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Planning Commission OKs rezoning for 1700 South Lamar after neighborhood debate
Summary
The Planning Commission voted to recommend rezoning a 5.2-acre site at 1700 South Lamar Boulevard to allow taller, mixed-use development with on-site affordable housing and a 75-foot vegetative setback after extensive public comment and conditions negotiated with neighbors.
The City of Austin Planning Commission on Aug. 12 voted to recommend rezoning a 5.2-acre site at 1700 South Lamar Boulevard, approving the staff-backed proposal that would allow increased height and mixed-use development while requiring on-site affordable units and a 75-foot setback along the western property line.
Marcela Boudreaux, a planner with the City of Austin Planning Department, told commissioners the site is on an Imagine Austin corridor and a core transit corridor and is within a quarter-mile of rapid transit. Boudreaux said staff recommended CSV DB 90 for the front tract and CSV with a conditional overlay for the western tract, noting the conditional overlay includes prohibited uses and the 75-foot building setback to address adjacency to low-density homes.
The applicant told the commission the proposal was amended after nine months of outreach: Michelle Hausman, representing the applicant, said the team reduced height on the western tract from 90 feet to 60 feet and agreed to the setback and prohibited uses. "This…
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