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Developers brief commission on 600 East Riverside PUD concept; commissioners ask for more detail on waterfront impacts
Summary
A development assessment briefing for a proposed PUD at 600 East Riverside Drive (approx. 1.75 acres) drew questions about waterfront overlay consistency, potential uses (including a private dock), height and impervious‑cover changes; no vote was taken — staff called this an early stage DA and invited feedback.
A development assessment briefing on Aug. 6 introduced preliminary plans for a proposed planned unit development (PUD) at 600 East Riverside Drive, a roughly 1.75‑acre, mixed‑use redevelopment site along the Lake/Blunn Creek confluence on Austin’s South Central waterfront.
The applicant described a constrained, mostly paved site today and said the project would pull buildings and impervious cover away from the creek and lake edge, install contemporary water‑quality treatment, replant riparian vegetation and provide mixed commercial/residential uses with parking in the building footprint. The applicant is pursuing a PUD to allow height, density and several code modifications because the current site and waterfront overlay limit standard redevelopment options.
Why it matters: the property sits directly adjacent to Lady Bird Lake/Blunn Creek and the South Central Waterfront planning area. Commissioners and public commenters emphasized that the waterfront overlay, neighborhood plans and the broader South Central Waterfront vision should guide any concessions; several speakers warned against “spot zoning” by approving multiple small PUDs that…
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