Next meeting: Zoning Workshop VII. More details below.

Click here for information on Brackenridge. In April, staff presented four draft chapters at the Mid-Process Review. All four can be downloaded here, in Word or PDF. Please note: some chapters begin with a list of questions that staff have for stakeholders; please take a look and let us know what you think. We will be taking comments on these chapters by phone or email.

See here for the current state of the Future Land Use Map for the West Austin Neighborhood Group Planning Area (Central West Austin west of MoPac) and here for the current state of the Future Land Use Map for the Windsor Road Planning Area (Central West Austin east of MoPac).

A copy of the Transportation chapter on its own, in Word format, is available here.

Welcome to the neighborhood planning process! We greatly appreciate your interest in the Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan. Your input and involvement in the plan directly affect its quality, usefulness, and the implementation of plan recommendations. For a general introduction to neighborhood planning, visit our Overview of Neighborhood Planning. To browse other education and background materials, visit Neighborhood Planning Library Resources.

The Central West Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area is bounded to the north by 35th Street and 38th Street, to the south by Town Lake (west of MoPac) and 24th Street (east of Mopac), to the east by Lamar Boulevard, and to the west by Town Lake. MoPac is the eastern boundary of the West Austin Neighborhood Group Planning Area (Tarrytown) and the western boundary of the Windsor Road Planning Area (Bryker Woods and Pemberton Heights). See a map of the neighborhood boundaries here.

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Next Meeting

First, we will examine the possibility of changing the current zoning of the office and residential development located at 1717, 1721, 1801, 1803 and 1805 W. 35th from office to zoning that allows office and residential uses. Second, we will discuss the potential to rezone the property at 3402 Kerbey Lane (currently used as an office) from residential to office zoning.

Land Use & Zoning Tools

The following table-top tools are available during the land use mapping sessions. The PDF copies below are provided for stakeholders who want their own copies.

• Collaboration Basics for Neighborhood Planning
• The Neighborhood Planning Process Summarized
• Land Use Planning Principles
• Land Use categories
• Zoning site development standards
• List of zoning districts
• Infill Options & Design Tools Booklet
• Compatibility height & setbacks
• Guide to Land Use Standards
• Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool

Previous Meetings and Updates

Zoning Workshop VI
Monday, November 2, 2009, The Sanctuary, 2600 Exposition Boulevard , 6:30-9:00PM

Stakeholders supported changing the zoning at 3111 Windsor Road (Tarry Court) from LO to MF-1. Stakeholders supported changing the zoning at 700 Hearn Street (The Willows) from CS to MF-6. Regarding the property at 2309 Pruett, staff agreed to check on the possibility of SF-6 due to the small lot size. Staff confirmed with zoning planners that MF-2 is the appropriate category because it will make the use conforming. While we realize the lot size is not large enough for MF-2, it is the City’s position not to downzone established uses that do not create health or safety issues. Regarding the property at 2311 Pruett Street, the site of an existing house, approximately 6 stakeholders preferred single-family zoning and approximately 3 stakeholders (including the property owner) preferred MF-6 to match the Willow’s recommended zoning.

Zoning Workshop V
Tuesday, October 13, 2009, The Sanctuary, 2600 Exposition Boulevard , 6:30-9:00PM

Stakeholders supported changing the zoning at Walsh Boat Landing from SF-3 to Public. Stakeholders supported changing the zoning at 1500 and 1300 Scenic from CS to MF-4 and MF-3, respectively. Stakeholders supported changing the zoning at 3411, 3412 & 3500 Bonnie Road from CS to SF-3. Regarding the property at 1504 Robinhood, the site of an existing office, approximately 7 stakeholders preferred Neighborhood Office zoning and approximately 5 stakeholders preferred Neighborhood Office-Mixed Use zoning with a conditional overlay limiting residential use to single-family and duplex.

Zoning Workshop IV
Mondaday, September 21st, The Sanctuary, 2600 Exposition Boulevard , 6:30-9:00PM

Stakeholders heard a proposal from the property owner of Elm Terrace (3215 Exposition Boulevard) to have Multi-Family 1 (MF-1) zoning and an alternative proposal from neighborhood stakeholders for Single-Family 3 (SF-3) zoning. When asked which zoning proposal was preferred, approximately 57 stakeholders preferred SF-3 and approximately 23 stakeholders preferred MF-1.

Zoning Workshop III
Thursday, September 10th, The Sanctuary, 2600 Exposition Boulevard , 6:30-9:00PM

Staff presented the purpose of the Neighborhood Conservation Combining District. Staff discussed that as the neighborhood stakeholders previously recommended no zoning changes for the Tarrytown Shopping Center, the City cannot accept a recommendation for lowering height at the shopping center. The neighborhood recommended changing the zoning of a portion of Westenfield Park from Multi-Family 2 to Public. Also, the neighborhood recommended keeping the City-owned property at Lake Austin Boulevard and Veterans Drive as Single-Family 3 but changing the property zoned Neighborhood Commercial (LR) to Public. Staff will get confirmation from the appropriate City department. The neighborhood voted against adopting the Front Porch design tool and will continue discussing placement of garages and parking at the next meeting.

Zoning Workshop II
Tuesday, August 11th, Austin State School NEOS Building, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:30-9:00PM

Staff gave a presentation about various Special Use Infill Options. The neighborhood recommended against all of the options. While City staff is required to recommend for Small Lot Amnesty, the neighborhood opposes adding Small Lot Amnesty. Lastly, the neighborhood decided not to make any zoning changes for the Tarrytown Shopping Center. Stakeholders asked to discuss height restrictions at a future meeting.

Zoning Workshop I: Zoning Education and Process
Wednesday, July 29th, Austin State School NEOS Building, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:30-9:00PM

Primarily and educational workshop, Staff gave a presentation of how and why zoning is changed through the neighborhood planning process. Zoning tools such as Neighborhood Plan Combining Districts, Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts, Conditional Overlay and the various Infill Options were briefly reviewed. Stakeholders in attendance decided to include Front-Yard Parking and Mobil Food Vending regulations with the adoption of the neighborhood plan in the near future. All other zoning tools and options will be discussed and decided on in the next few workshops.

Twenty-Fifth Land Use Meeting: Future land use of remaining properties in Central West Austin, Tuesday, July 7th, Austin State School NEOS Building, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:30-9:00PM

Staff gave a brief update of the Brackenridge Tract conceptual plan presented by design firm, Cooper Robertson, to the UT Board of Regents on June 18th, 2009. The future land use discussions for the Central West Austin neighborhood planning area drew to a close with the last remaining decisions having been made as follows: The Sanctuary site—split recommendation of Civic & Single Family; Wells Fargo Bank site on Windsor Road—Single Family; Multifamily on the north side of Windsor Road (2 properties)—Single Family; Multifamily development along W 35th Street and Pecos—Higher Density Single Family; Multifamily property at Walsh Boat Landing—Multifamily; North side of Enfield Road between Mopac and Exposition Blvd—Multifamily; south east corner of Enfield and Exposition, down to O. Henry Middle School—Multifamily and Single Family.

Documents: Remaining Properties Reference Map | WANG Working Future Land Use Map

Twenty-Fourth Land Use Meeting: Future Land Use of the Residential areas in Central West Austin, Wednesday, June 17th, Austin State School NEOS Building, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:30-9:00PM

Discussion regarding the future land use of the core residential areas for both the Windsor Road Planning Area and the West Austin Neighborhood Group Planning Area took place. In the Windsor Road Planning Area, it was decided that everything that had not had a future land use applied thus far would be designated for Single Family use on the Future Land Use Map. In the West Austin Neighborhood Group Planning Area, almost everything that did not have a future land use applied thus far was also designated for Single Family use on the Future Land Use Map with the exception of a few areas that would need further discussion. Those areas include the south-east corner of Enfield and Exposition Blvd, the condominium project at Enfield and Lake Austin Blvd (immediately north of Boat Town), as well as the condominium project at the south-east corner at 35th and Pecos.

Twenty-Third Land Use Meeting: Future Land Use of the Austin State School property, Wednesday, June 3rd, Austin State School NEOS Building, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:30-9:00PM

Documents: None

Twenty-Second Land Use Meeting: Continued discussion and decision for the future land uses on West 35th Street from Mills Avenue to Glenview in addition to discussion of the northern side of West 34th Street from Mills Avenue to Kerbey Lane, May 11th, Monday, 2009, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Bryker Woods Elementary School Cafeteria, 3309 Kerbey Lane.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use Options Reference | Land Use & Zoning Matrix

Twenty-First Land Use Meeting: Continued discussion and decision for the future land uses on West 35th Street from Jefferson to Mills Avenue in addition to discussion of the northern side of West 34th Street from Jefferson to Mills Avenue, April 21st, Tuesday, 2009, 6:30pm to 8:30pm, Bryker Woods Elementary School Cafeteria,3309 Kerbey Lane.

With and increase in new meeting attendees, Staff gave a brief summary of the Central West Austin Neighborhood Planning Process. Future land use discussions started with the remaining properties between West 34th Street and West 35th Street from Kerbey Lane to Jefferson Street. A majority of the stakeholders attending the meeting decided that maintaining the current office uses would best serve the neighborhood’s needs in the future. As such, this area will be designated as Office on the Future Land Use Map. With insufficient time remaining during the meeting, properties along the south side of 35th Street from Glenview to Mills Ave and properties on the north side of 34th Street from Kerbey Lane to Mills Ave were not discussed. Discussion of these remaining areas will continue during the next workshop.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use Options Reference | Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session

Twentieth Land Use Meeting: Continued discussion and decision for the future land uses on West 35th Street from Jefferson to Mills Avenue in addition to discussion of the northern side of West 34th Street from Jefferson to Mills Avenue, April 8, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd).

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use Options Reference | Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session

Nineteenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on future land use options for 35th Street, west of Shoal Creek Greenbelt, March 25, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd).

Discussion regarding how to use the land along the southern portion of West 35th Street from Oakmont to the intersection of Jefferson Street and West 35th took place. A majority of the stakeholders in attendance decided to apply the Neighborhood Commercial land use category to properties on this block up to but not including the property on the south west corner of the intersection of Jefferson and West 35th Street. However, Staff cannot support a Neighborhood Commercial designation for all of these properties on the Future Land Use Map because of the residential uses that exist on a few parcels. Alternatively, Staff recommends the Neighborhood Mixed Use designation for the properties that currently have a residential use on them. It was understood by meeting attendees that both the neighborhood recommendation as well as a staff recommendation for these particular properties will move forward and be presented side by side in the plan. The properties on the south west and south east corner of the Jefferson and West 35th intersection were decided for Commercial land use on the Future Land Use Map.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool | Land Use Options Reference | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session

Eighteenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 34th Street from Lamar to Shoal Creek, March 11, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd).

After a quick review of the comments received during the October 22nd brainstorming exercise for 34th street, Staff led a discussion of what land use options would best fit the desires of the stakeholders for 34th Street, east of Shoal Creek Greenbelt. Stakeholders completed discussion for the area that resulted in a recommendation of mostly Office and Commercial for the Future Land Use Map. The only exception was the application of Mixed Use on the small parcel, north side of 34th Street, owned by Seton Hospital. Draft language for St. Andrews and W 34th Street was presented with stakeholder comments recorded. Staff gave a presentation about the applicability of the Core Transit Corridor designation for 34th Street. The discussion concluded with the decision to maintain W 34th Street as an Urban Roadway rather than requesting a change in the roadway designation to Core Transit Corridor. In an effort to prepare for the next area of land use discussion, a quick review of West 35th and portions of W 34th, west of Shoal Creek, drew the meeting to a close.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool

Seventeenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 31st and 32nd St west of Lamar and 34th St from Lamar to Shoal Creek, February 25, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd).

Staff introduced the new Land Use & Zoning Matrix tool along with explanation of how to use it. The Matrix tool was used to define the land use options for the Randalls & Medicine Shoppe parcels in addition to the parcels along Lamar at 31st and 32nd Streets and the interior parcels of this block as well. Stakeholders completed discussion of the above parcels with the conclusion that Randalls, The Medicine Shoppe, and properties fronting Lamar at 31st Street will be Mixed Use on the Future Land Use Map. Properties interior to Lamar at 31st and 32nd street blocks were selected for Mixed Use Office. There was consensus that Seton Daughters of Charity property will remain Multifamily. There was not consensus between stakeholders and Staff on the property immediately to the east. Stakeholders wish the property to remain Single Family on the Future Land Use Map. However, Staff cannot support a Single Family designation for this property on the FLUM. Staff can support a multi-family designation to compliment the Seton Daughters of Charity property immediately to the west. It was understood by meeting attendees that both the neighborhood recommendation as well as a staff recommendation for this property will move forward and be presented side by side in the plan. Draft text coordinating with specific areas was presented and stakeholder comment was recorded.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Land Use & Zoning Matrix Tool

Sixteenth Land Use Meeting: Review of Land Use Planning Process and Progress, February 11, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd).

In order to address concerns raised about how long the process has been taking, staff gave a presentation on the purpose of land use planning and how it is beneficial for the neighborhood and the City as a whole. More specifically, clarification was given to what the neighborhood plan can and cannot accomplish for the neighborhood in addition to re-defining the roles of staff and the stakeholders. Stakeholders were asked to give input on their ideas of what makes a neighborhood plan successful as well as what doubts they had about the plan.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Memo from Greg Guernsey

Fifteenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 35th St east of MoPac and between 38th St and Lamar (continued), January 29, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility (3601 Lake Austin Blvd). For more details, see the documents attached to the Twelfth Land Use meeting (below).

Discussion regarding the future land use of the Randalls and Medicine Shoppe parcels continued. Staff presented draft plan text for these two parcels and stakeholders worked through fine tuning the text. Future land use decisions were postponed while staff considers the requested VMU FLUM category. Properties in the block between W 32nd and W 31st were discussed. Decisions for this area were postponed pending further research of the conditional overlay (zoning) in this area as well as the VMU FLUM category request.

Documents: Agenda | Presentation | Options handouts one & two | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session

Fourteenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 35th St east of MoPac and between 38th St and Lamar (continued), January 14, 2009, 6:30pm to 9:00pm. For more details, see the documents attached to the Twelfth Land Use meeting (below).

By request, staff gave a presentation about the process required for a neighborhood plan amendment and a zoning change, in addition to how the Future Land Use map and zoning are related. The differences between Mixed Use land use categories and Mixed Use zoning categories were discussed. Workshop attendees designated most properties fronting Lamar Blvd and W 38th Street as Mixed Use on the Future Land Use map.

Documents: Agenda | Options handout | Mixed Use handout | the un-shown powerpoint | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session | Decisions from January 14

Thirteenth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 35th St east of MoPac and between 38th St and Lamar (continued), Thursday, December 4, 6:30pm to 9pm. For more details, see the documents attached to the Twelfth Land Use meeting (below). Meeting attendees chose to reflect the properties as a mix of Single-Family and Multifamily uses on the Future Land Use Map. The two most northern St. Andrew's parcels will be considered for future land use when the discussion for land uses along W 34th takes place.

Documents: Agenda | Powerpoint presentation | Results from December 4 meeting

Twelfth Land Use Meeting: Deciding on options for 35th St east of MoPac and between 38th St and Lamar, Wednesday, November 19, 6:30pm to 9pm.

At the November 19th meeting, options for the area south of West 38th, east of West 35th and Shoal Creek Blvd, and west of Lamar Blvd were presented. Stakeholders discussed the appropriate land use category for St. Andrews Episcopal School, Seton Hospital, and the properties along West 38th Street and between Lamar Blvd and Medical Parkway.

Documents: Agenda | Powerpoint presentation | Options handout | Decisions from Nov. 19 meeting | Results from Oct. 22 brainstorming session

Eleventh Land Use Meeting, Wednesday, October 22, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility.

At this meeting, stakeholders will discuss the non-single family areas east of MoPac: along 35th St and 34th St, and between 38th St and 31st St and Shoal Creek and Lamar Blvd (see the map here).

Documents: Agenda | Corridor handout

Tenth Land Use Meeting, Wednesday, October 8, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility.

Options based on the Sept 24 brainstorming session for Deep Eddy along Lake Austin Boulevard will be presented and discussed. Download them here.

Documents: Agenda | Results

Ninth Land Use Meeting, Wednesday, September 24, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Hancock.

This meeting mostly concluded the discussion of land use options for Enfield Road and the intersection of Enfield Road and MoPac. See the options here. Stakeholders broke into four groups to brainstorm things they like about Deep Eddy along Lake Austin Blvd, as well as improvements that could be made to land uses. The results from the brainstorming session will be presented at the next meeting.

Documents: Agenda | Corridor handout for Deep Eddy along Lake Austin Blvd | Sept 24 results

Eighth Land Use Meeting, Thursday, September 11, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Hancock.

The second part of the new discussion format for land use areas. At this meeting, staff presented land use options for Exposition from Windsor to Enfield and Enfield from Exposition to MoPac, based on stakeholder brainstorming during the August 27 meeting. Stakeholders discussed two of the four areas; see the results here.

Documents: Land use options | Results for Exposition and the intersection of Exposition and Enfield | Stakeholder comments from August 27 | Corridor handout from August 27

Seventh Land Use Meeting, Wednesday, August 27, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Red Bud.

Introduced a new framework for land use meetings. In the first, stakeholders will break down into groups and brainstorm what they like about the corridor now and would like in the future. In the second, staff will present the Future Land Use categories that would achieve the different ideas that stakeholders discussed in the first meeting. Stakeholders will then select an option to put in the plan.

At the Seventh meeting, participants brainstormed on future uses for Exposition Blvd and Enfield Rd, from Windsor over to MoPac. Staff presented this handout for context on these two roads. The results of the brainstorm are available here.

The group also reviewed and discussed results from prior meetings relating to Windsor Road. The results are available here.

Sixth Land Use Meeting, Saturday, August 2, 9am to 1pm, LCRA Red Bud.

Topic: Continuation of the discussion of Exposition Boulevard from Westover to Windsor, and Windsor Road from Exposition to MoPac. Results for Exposition Blvd are available here.

Fifth Land Use Meeting, Wednesday, July 23, 6:30pm to 9pm | Agenda

The three land use groups continued their work on identifying future land uses for Exposition Blvd and Windsor Rd.

Brackenridge Workshop, Saturday, July 12. | Agenda

Staff presented an overview of the Brackenridge Tract and its development agreement. A researcher at the Biological Field Lab gave a presentation on what the Field Lab does. Stakeholders were asked what the pros and cons were of the current uses on the Brackenridge Tract, and what their preferences were for the Tract in the future.

Documents: Presentations: by City staff, by the Biological Field Lab | Stakeholder responses | Helpful information | For more information on the Brackenridge Tract, see below.

Third Land Use Meeting, Thursday, June 26, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Board Room.

Second Land Use Workshop, Thursday, June 12, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA, Hancock Bldg, Board room.

First Land Use Workshop, Wednesday, May 21, 6:30pm to 9pm, LCRA Red Bud Facility. | Agenda

Staff reported on their first meeting with the Brackenridge Tract consultants, which included a tour of Lions Golf Course. The consultants, led by David McGregor, of Cooper Robertson, attended part of the meeting, and introduced themselves. Staff also announced the formation of a transportation sub-committee to discuss in more detail some of the problems that came up during the April 26 Mid-Process Review.

Staff talked about land use patterns within Central West Austin, as well as the context the neighborhood is in within the city as a whole, and introduced the framework of corridors and nodes that will be used to break the neighborhood into manageable pieces for future land use meetings (see the corridor and node map and schedule.

There was a discussion of "things to protect and preserve" and "things to change or enhance;" see the results in this photo of the meeting's white board. Finally, the group began putting colors on the map: some civic uses (public schools, fire, and EMS) and parks and open spaces.

Land Use Education Workshop, Wednesday, May 7, 6:30pm to 9pm, Austin State School | Agenda

This meeting will introduce the first step in the land use planning process, and set the foundation for the upcoming land use meetings.

Documents: Presentation | Current Land Uses Maps: WANG, Windsor Road.

Open House: Mid-Process Review, Saturday, April 26th, Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., in the "NEOS" building. Agenda

Staff presented the drafts of four chapters (Transportation, Parks and Environment, Community Life, and Neighborhood in Context) to stakeholders, who broke into two groups to discuss them. Staff will continue to take comments on these chapters in the coming months.

Documents: Introductory presentation | Meeting notes | Chapter drafts (Word) (PDF)

Residential Review, Code Enforcement, Housing Affordability, and Historic Preservation, March 29th, Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., in the "NEOS" building.

Focus: Jessica King from Residential Review talks about the city's review of new construction, demolitions, and remodels and how to report violations. Susan Villareal from historic preservation talked about historic designations and historic districts. Paul Tomasovic of Code Enforcement talked about how to spot and report code violations. The group did a mapping exercise to look at what areas could be designated historic and what characteristics of housing in the neighborhood they wanted to preserve.

Documents: Agenda | Presentations: part 1, part 2 | Meeting notes | Comments.

Community Life, Safety, and Housing Affordability, March 5th, Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., in the "NEOS" building. Agenda

Focus: Neighborhood crime and safety presentation from APD Sergeant Dustin Lee, followed by a presentation of staff discussions with the principals of Brykerwoods Elementary, Casis Elementary, and O. Henry Middle Schools. We ran long and did not get to the housing affordability section. Before the meeting, the vision statements (below) were presented and attendees voted for their favorites.

Documents: Planning staff presentation | APD presentation | Crime maps: personal, property, nuisance, drug/alcohol | Crime tallies by offense | APD Districts for Central West Austin

Links: Sergeant Lee mentioned two online safety resources the city provides. First is the Resource Manual, which directs citizens to city resources for complaints or problems. Second is APD's online crime map viewer.

Creeks and Erosion, February 20th, Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., in the "NEOS" building. Agenda | Mapping Exercise handout

Focus: Watershed Protection and Development Review staff talked to the neighborhoood about water quality and drainage issues. A mapping exercise looked at flooding and erosion problems and opportunities for water quality improvement.

Documents: Powerpoint presentation part one; part two.

Trees, January 30, 2008, Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., in the "NEOS" building. Agenda | Tree mapping exercise handout.

Focus: Hear about Austin's tree protection and planting programs and how Austin Energy manages trees alongside its utility infrastructure. You can help prepare for this meeting by thinking about the questions in this file. We will be discussing some of the different roles that trees can play in shaping neighborhood character, providing shade for pedestrians, lowering energy costs, and improving creek erosion.

Documents: Neighborhood planning staff presentation | Austin Energy presentation | Tree protection regulations presentation. For more information, please see the City's information on urban forestry and Austin Energy's tree trimming website.

Process Check-up & Vision, Wednesday, January 9, 2008, 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., in the "NEOS" building. | Agenda & upcoming meeting schedule | Meeting Notes

Focus: Bring in the New Year by reviewing what we covered in 2007, and looking forward to what we will be doing in 2008—trees, creek erosion, neighborhood character, housing, land use, and zoning. We also introduced the draft recommendations for the parks and open space chapter, and workshopped a vision statement. We continue to take comments on both of these (see "Documents," below). Please email Greg Claxton at gregory.claxton@ci.austin.tx.us.

Documents: Powerpoint presentation | draft Vision handout | Parks and Open Space handout

Transportation Workshop, Wednesday, December 5, 2007, 6:45 – 9:00 p.m., Austin State School, 2203 W. 35th St., in the "NEOS" building. | Agenda | Meeting Notes

Focus: Review what we learned in the last two meetings and work on the draft Transportation goal--get ready for the discussion by downloading the draft goal here. Break into groups for a mapping exercise to revise and extend transportation issues and concerns in the neighborhood.

Documents: PowerPoint presentation | Concerns and opportunities regarding a potential commuter rail station at 35th St. | Transportation Goal handout.

Maps: Two maps were handed out at this meeting; see below for the Traffic Count map and the Traffic Collisions map.

MoPac and Mass Transit, November 14, 2007 | Agenda | Meeting Notes

Focus: Presentation from the Texas Department of Transportation, Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority, and the Austin/San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District regarding Loop 1 (MoPac) and mass transit. Stakeholders will provide input on recommendations for bikes, sidewalks, traffic circulation, mass transit, and Loop 1 (MoPac).

Documents: PowerPoint presentations from the Central West Austin planning team (including TxDOT Loop 1/MoPac presentation), Austin-San Antonio Intermunicipal Commuter Rail District, and Capital Metro. A second Capital Metro presentation, about their long- and short-range planning efforts, was not given during this meeting, but can be viewed here: Capital Metro Long and Short Range Planning.

Traffic Circulation and Management, Bikes, and Sidewalks, October 17, 2007 | Agenda | Meeting Notes

Focus: Presentation from City of Austin Public Works Department regarding bikes, sidewalks, cut-through traffic, speeding, and other traffic circulation issues. Stakeholders provide input on recommendations for bikes, sidewalks, and traffic circulation.

Documents: PowerPoint Presentation

Brackenridge Tract Update On October 12, 2007, the Brackenridge Tract Task Force presented its report to the University of Texas Board of Regents. On November 9, 2007, the Board of Regents took public comments. In response to the report, City Manager Toby Futrell has submitted a letter which outlines the City’s interests.

Parks and Open Space Workshop, September 27, 2007 | Agenda | Meeting Notes

Focus: Presentation from the City Parks and Recreation Department and Keep Austin Beautiful. Stakeholders provide input on recommendations for parks and open space.

Documents: PowerPoint Presentation

Vision and Goals Workshop, Thursday, September 13, 2007 | Agenda | Meeting Notes

Focus: stakeholders writing a vision and goals for the neighborhood plan

Documents: PowerPoint Presentation, Examples of a Vision from other plans, Examples of Goals from other plans, Results from the August 30 Vision Mapping exercise

Mapping the Neighborhood Vision, Thursday, August 30, 2007 | Agenda | Notice | Meeting Notes

Focus: neighborhood demographics and stakeholders neighborhood vision map exercise

Documents: Definition of Vision, Goals, Objectives, and Recommendations, PowerPoint Presentation

Second Workshop, Wednesday, August 1, 2007 | Agenda | Notice

Focus: planning process questions and major issues

Documents: What were stakeholders issues, expectations, and questions from the July 11 Meeting?

First Workshop, Wednesday, July 11, 2007 | Agenda | Notice | Meeting Notes

Focus: stakeholder issues in the planning area

Documents: What issues you would like to discuss?, Powerpoint Presentation

Neighborhood Plan Kickoff Meeting, Thursday, June 21, 2007 | Agenda | Notice | Meeting Notes

Documents: Powerpoint Presentation, Stakeholder Input, Meeting Game

Maps and Documents

You may need to save these files to your computer first, and then open them

Brackenridge information

UT's Brackenridge Planning Process Schedule:

• August 12: Informational Session, 6:30pm, LCRA Hancock Bldg, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
• November 3 - 7: Weeklong Workshop, LCRA Colorado Room, 3700 Lake Austin Blvd
• May 20, 2009: Project Update Session: 9:30am-11:30am & 6:30pm-8:30pm, LCRA RED BUD Center
• June 18, 2009: Presentation by Cooper, Robertson & Partners: Two Conceptual Master Plans related to Brackenridge Tract, 1pm; 201 West 7th Street, Suite 820

More information on UT's process can be found at utbracktract.com and at the Board of Regents.

West Austin Neighborhood Group Brackenridge survey results

Other data:

• City Manager letter to the Board of Regents
• Responses to questions submitted by a neighborhood stakeholder
• Preliminary wastewater system assessment for the Central West Austin Planning Area
• Map of the Brackenridge Tracts

Maps

These are large files stored on our ftp site.
Base Map | 2003 Land Use Map
Aerial Photo Maps: 2006 | 1997 | 1940
Traffic count map (explanation of map; traffic count data)
Traffic collision map(explanation of map)
Zoning & Drinking Water Protection Zone Map

Documents

Initial Population Data Summary
Council Resolution authorizing the Central West Austin Neighborhood Planning Initiative
Building Permit Data, 1990-2007
West Austin Neighborhood Group Demographics
Windsor Road Demographics
Austin Police Department Area Statistics
Neighborhood survey results

Neighborhood Planning Goals

These will be formulated among stakeholders throughout the process. Two draft goals have been established, though they may be revised in future meetings.

Parks Draft Goal

"Preserve and enhance existing parks and recreational areas and facilities in the Central West Austin Planning Area, as well as open space on large properties (e.g., State School, Brackenridge Tract, etc.). Create additional public open space such as trails, pocket parks, and landscaped traffic islands, as well as parks and recreational areas and facilities on large properties."

Transportation Draft Goal

"Support and not compromise the livability and vitality of Central West Austin neighborhood streets by not widening existing streets, enhancing safety and convenience for pedestrians, cyclists and transit users (with particular attention to routes serving neighborhood schools, parks, and libraries), improving access to reliable transportation services, enforcing speed limits, controlling on-street parking to protect residents' property rights, and maintaining acceptable traffic service levels and traffic safety and protecting against cut-thru traffic."

Neighborhood Vision Proposals

At the January 9th meeting, staff put forward a proposal for a vision for Central West Austin and received extensive feedback on it. Staff also offered to take vision statement suggestions from neighborhood stakeholders. The staff proposal and received statements are listed below. None of these are adopted; all are presented for information and discussion purposes only, in the order they were received.

• "Central West Austin is and will remain a place for families seeking a sustainable, traditional neighborhood, with environmental, recreational, and small-scale, locally owned commercial amenities. Central West Austin will contribute to the city as a whole by being a good steward of Austin’s history, amenities and infrastructure, and by being a pioneer in improving the environment and promoting a healthy way of life." (Staff proposal from January 9.)
• "Central West Austin is and will remain a place for families seeking a safe, attractive, walkable neighborhood with quality parks, schools and commercial amenities that are appropriately oriented and scaled to the neighborhood. Central West Austin will contribute to the city as a whole by being a good steward of Austin’s history and by setting an example as an inner-city neighborhood that continues to improve the quality and diversity of residential life as it evolves over time."
• "Central West Austin has historically been and should remain family-oriented neighborhoods characterized by predominately single family residences supported by neighborhood-oriented environmental, recreational and commercial amenities. Future commercial or residential development should be environmentally and pedestrian friendly and appropriate in location, scale and context to both the immediate area and the larger surrounding neighborhood. Future infrastructure and community development should add to and enhance the existing attractive community and family oriented features of the neighborhoods."
• "I submit the following phrases and sentences to the scrutiny of the group:
  • "Central West Austin is and will remain a safe, quiet, tree-covered (sustainable) residential neighborhood...
  • "with recreational amenities, convenient, small-scale services and commercial amenities ...
  • "as well as several historically important institutions that serve the residents of the larger city.
  • "Central West Austin wants to be be active in promoting a healthy way of life, respectful of the environment and of the natural wealth that exists: Shoal Creek, Lake Austin, Deep Eddy, and the Brackenridge Tract.
  • "Residents will contribute to the city as a whole by being good stewards of Austin's history, infrastructure, recreational amenities, and the natural wealth of the site: Shoal Creek, Lake Austin, and the Brackenridge Tract."
• Central West Austin is and will remain a sustainable, traditional, and predominantly single-family neighborhood with housing, environmental, and recreational amenities and small scale, locally-owned commercial amenities all suitable in such a neighborhood. For the benefit of the neighborhood and of the city as a whole, Central West Austin will be a good steward of Austin's history, of the neighborhood character and amenities, and of infrastructure located within the neighborhood, will actively promote a healthy way of life, and will participate in the growth of the city in ways that are appropriate for, and that preserve the present character, of the neighborhood.
  • Questions: Does “be a good steward” of “infrastructure” imply that CWA will accept expansion of the footprint of MoPac or other transportation, utility, or other infrastructure elements?
  • Do “single-family neighborhood”, or family neighborhood, or other combinations of family, traditional, housing and neighborhood express the idea that “single family housing” structures will predominate in the area, with multiple family housing units not being, or becoming, the norm?
• The Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan shall preserve the existing character and integrity of single-family neighborhoods to reflect the historical nature and residential character of the neighborhood. The plan will address the needs of a diverse pedestrian, bicycle and kid friendly community and provide safe parks and attractive open spaces. Any commercial, retail or multi-family development will be located at the edges of the neighborhood (e.g., at the Brackenridge Tract, Camp Mabry or the Austin State School, if developed) with transitional zoning and buffering to protect the existing single-family homes in the neighborhood. New development will be appropriately oriented and scaled relative to the neighborhood in the combined planning area.
• Central West Austin is a collection of four predominantly single family neighborhoods supporting and supported by small scale businesses with tree lined streets and local schools worthy of protection as it accommodates planned growth.
  
  Central West Austin should remain a place for residents seeking a sustainable neighborhood,with environmental friendly and compatibly scaled recreational and commercial amenitiessupported by mass transportation and walkable environments.
  
  Central West Austin will contribute to the city as a whole by being a good steward of Austin's history, amenities and infrastructure, and by being active in improving theenvironment and promoting a healthy way of life.

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