Zoning and Planning Commission approves AM Station rezoning with waiver for rear tract

The Austin Zoning and Planning Commission on Tuesday approved a rezoning for the AM Station site at 7000, 7008 and 7010 Johnny Morris Road that will allow a mixed-use commercial fronting parcel and a mainly residential rear parcel, and granted a waiver to the DB‑90 ground-floor commercial requirement for the rear tract.

Jonathan Tomko, a planner with the City of Austin Planning Department, told commissioners the request (C14-2024-0069) asks to rezone the eastern portion (Tract 1, about 9.6 acres) to CSMU‑CO and the western portion (Tract 2, about 7.68 acres) to GR‑CO DB‑90 as amended. "Staff supports the applicant's request," Tomko said, noting that conditional overlays for each tract would prohibit a set of uses listed in the staff report and that the department supports the applicant's requested waiver of the ground-floor commercial requirement…