26-2425: C14-2024-0017 - Christ Church Planning - NORTH - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 206 Medina and 1010 East 2nd Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

Description

C14-2024-0017 - Christ Church Planning - NORTH - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 206 Medina and 1010 East 2nd Street (Waller Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence-neighborhood plan (SF-3-NP) combining district zoning to general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (LR-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning. Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant general commercial services-mixed use-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-neighborhood plan (CS-MU-V-CO-NP) combining district zoning, as amended. Owner/Applicant: Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLC (Ron Thrower and Victoria Haase). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057.

Summary

The proposed Austin ordinance would rezone about 0.45 acres at 206 Medina Street and 1010 East 2nd Street in the East Cesar Chavez Neighborhood Plan area from family-residential (SF-3-NP) to general commercial services, mixed-use, vertical mixed-use, conditional-overlay zoning (CS-MU-V-CO-NP). The property, owned by Christ Church of Central Austin, is currently an undeveloped gravel parking lot. The overlay would prohibit numerous uses, including automotive services, hotels, entertainment venues, financial services, and warehousing. The zoning could support mixed-use development, including housing, while applying compatibility standards near single-family homes and a 60-foot height limit. Planning staff recommend less-intensive LR zoning, citing neighborhood transition and traffic concerns. The applicant requested an indefinite postponement for the September 10, 2026 hearing, so no final ordinance had been adopted.