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Environmental Commission backs floodplain variance for 199‑unit affordable complex on Rundberg Lane
Summary
The commission recommended approval of a Runberg Lane multifamily project that requests floodplain modification and compensatory restoration for a 0.72‑acre floodplain impact; the recommendation passed 10‑1 with conditions including 0.67 acres of restoration, invasive removal, a hedgerow outfall and payment to the riparian mitigation fund.
The Austin Environmental Commission on April 1 recommended approval of a floodplain modification for a proposed 199‑unit affordable housing development at 204 E Rundberg Lane after hearing a detailed staff presentation and applicant response.
John Clement, assistant environmental program manager with Austin Watershed Protection, summarized the site constraints: the property abuts tributaries of Little Walnut Creek, contains mapped floodplain and a critical water quality zone, and presently supports canopy that includes understory invasive species. Clement described the requested variance to place a portion of the structure within the mapped floodplain while requiring…
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