Historic Landmark Zoning for Bethany Cemetery at 1308 Springdale Road
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C14H-2025-0117 - Bethany Cemetery - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1308 Springdale Road (Fort Branch and Tannehill Branch Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from public-neighborhood plan (P-NP) combining district zoning to public-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (P-H-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation, Historic Landmark Commission Recommendation, and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant public-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (P-H-NP) combining district zoning. Owner: Bethany Cemetery Association (Sue Spears). Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-approved). City Staff: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727.
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Obtain owner consent record for cemetery landmark rezoning
Applies if: You represent the cemetery association, a neighboring owner, or a party relying on the zoning outcome.
Why now: The record lists the Historic Landmark Commission as applicant, 'owner-approved', with the Bethany Cemetery Association as owner, for the P-NP to P-H-NP rezoning of 1308 Springdale Road.
What to do: Request the written owner consent from the Bethany Cemetery Association (contact Sue Spears) and the adopted ordinance text. Then check whether the consent matches the final landmark zoning terms. The applicant is the Historic Landmark Commission, not the owner, so the consent is what supports the 'owner-approved' label.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask whether Council adopted Bethany Cemetery landmark zoning
Applies if: No outcome of the August 27 hearing has been published.
Why now: The record shows only the 2026-08-27 Council public hearing on C14H-2025-0117 and lists the next step as unknown, even though the Historic Landmark Commission, Planning Commission, and staff all recommended approval.
What to do: Ask city staff contact Kalan Contreras (512-974-2727) whether the August 27 hearing ended in approval, and on which reading. Without that answer, readers can't tell whether the cemetery is now a protected landmark or still awaiting action.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
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C14H-2025-0117 - Bethany Cemetery - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1308 Springdale Road (Fort Branch and Tannehill Branch Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from public-neighborhood plan (P-NP) combining district zoning to public-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (P-H-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation, Historic Landmark Commission Recommendation, and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant public-historic landmark-neighborhood plan (P-H-NP) combining district zoning. Owner: Bethany Cemetery Association (Sue Spears). Applicant: Historic Landmark Commission (owner-approved). City Staff: Kalan Contreras, 512-974-2727.