26-2427: 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.

Description

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.

Summary

Austin’s City Council considered rezoning about 0.95 acres at 4201–4203 Westbank Drive in District 8 from single-family residential (SF-2) to neighborhood commercial (LR). The property already contains a multi-tenant retail building, parking, and businesses including a furniture store, restaurant, animal clinic, pharmacy, and dry cleaner. The change would make the existing commercial use conform to Austin’s Land Development Code; no construction or demolition is proposed. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommended approval, with no identified issues. Future development would remain subject to drainage, watershed, landscaping, transportation, and other site requirements, including possible right-of-way dedication along Camp Craft Road.