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Staff presents Airport Boulevard rezoning proposal to expand housing capacity; discussion to continue
Summary
Planning staff introduced a rezoning request for 1811 Airport Blvd to add a DB‑90 overlay that would allow additional floors and more homes (including some income‑restricted units); the applicant outlined site infrastructure deficiencies and potential public benefits; hearing continued beyond provided transcript.
Planning staff briefed the commission on a rezoning request for 1811 Airport Boulevard (item 16) seeking a floor‑area/height overlay (DB‑90) to enable substantially more housing and targeted income‑restricted units at a site bounded by major corridors. Staff recommended GR‑MU DB‑90 MP as appropriate for the site given its proximity to two Imagine Austin corridors and transit access.
Victoria Hassie, representing the landowner, described the existing condition: an older, blank‑walled warehouse on a roughly 3.1‑acre tract with inadequate detention infrastructure, no street activation, and opportunities to introduce trees, sidewalks and retail activation through redevelopment. Hassie said adding the overlay would allow 100+ additional homes relative to current zoning, some of which would be income‑restricted, and would trigger upgrades to infrastructure such as detention systems and street frontage.
The transcript ends during the applicant’s presentation; commissioners had not yet moved to public testimony or a final vote in the portion provided. Staff and the applicant indicated redevelopment could address current infrastructure deficiencies, pedestrian activation and increased housing supply.
Next steps: the case will proceed through public hearing, testimony and deliberation; commissioners and staff will evaluate project details, affordable housing commitments and infrastructure upgrades during subsequent discussion and any future vote.
