Juliet Five Family Holdings Retail Rezoning at 4201 Westbank Drive
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C14-2026-0043 - 4201 Westbank Retail - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4201 Westbank Drive (Eanes Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single family residence standard lot (SF-2) base district zoning to neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Juliet Five Family Holdings, LLC. Agent: McLean and Howard, LLP (Laci Ehlers). City Staff: Reese McMichael, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-7633.
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Confirm whether Westbank Drive retail rezoning finished all readings
Why now: The matter is still listed active with next step "Unknown" despite a public hearing and ordinance item posted for City Council on September 10, 2026 (file C14-2026-0043).
What to do: Request the September 10 Council minutes and the ordinance draft from the case file to determine whether the item was approved, postponed, or approved on first reading only — the matter record shows the hearing was set but records no outcome or next procedural step. Until you can document the disposition, do not advise a client that the neighborhood commercial zoning is final or that any conditions were imposed.
Act before: After the Council disposition and ordinance text are obtained
Check Eanes Creek watershed caps on Westbank Drive retail plans
Why now: The September 10 Council item describes rezoning from single family residence standard lot to neighborhood commercial base district in the Eanes Creek Watershed, with staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommending the base district and no conditions listed.
What to do: Pull the staff zoning report and site data for 4201 Westbank Drive before programming square footage — the property sits in the Eanes Creek Watershed, and watershed impervious-cover limits, not the neighborhood commercial base district, will likely set the buildable retail and parking envelope. Also confirm the recommendation is for the base district with no conditional overlay attached, because an unconditioned grant leaves the full neighborhood commercial use list available rather than a trimmed one.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why single-family-to-retail rezoning drew no conditions
Why now: The September 10 item shows staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission aligned on granting neighborhood commercial base district zoning with no overlay noted, for owner Juliet Five Family Holdings, LLC represented by McLean and Howard, LLP (Laci Ehlers), with staff contact Reese McMichael at 512-974-7633.
What to do: Ask case manager Reese McMichael in Austin Planning why both staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommended unconditioned neighborhood commercial zoning on a single-family lot in a creek watershed, and whether any neighborhood opposition or conditional overlay was proposed and dropped. Request the staff report, the Commission's vote tally, and the applicant's correspondence with the agent to see whether the unconditional recommendation followed negotiation or arrived that way.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Learn what commercial zoning allows at 4201 Westbank Drive
Why now: The applicant requested rezoning from single family residence standard lot to neighborhood commercial base district, and staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommended granting it; staff contact is Reese McMichael, 512-974-7633.
What to do: If this rezoning takes effect, the house lot at 4201 Westbank Drive shifts from standard single-family zoning to a commercial district that permits retail and service businesses with customer parking, deliveries, signage and evening hours next to homes. Call the case manager to ask whether any restrictions on uses, hours, or driveway access onto Westbank Drive are attached — if none are, they can only be added while the ordinance is still before Council.
Act before: After the rezoning ordinance is finally adopted
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C14-2026-0043 - 4201 Westbank Retail - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 4201 Westbank Drive (Eanes Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from single family residence standard lot (SF-2) base district zoning to neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial (LR) base district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Juliet Five Family Holdings, LLC. Agent: McLean and Howard, LLP (Laci Ehlers). City Staff: Reese McMichael, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-7633.