The City of Austin is sponsoring an ECC community meeting at 6pm on Thursday, September 24 to provide an opportunity for the applicants requesting a zoning change, the neighborhood planning contact team, and nearby residents/property owners to discuss the applicants’ proposed plan amendment and zoning change requests. An English/Spanish flyer providing meeting details is available here.
Following the community-led meetings, the ECCNPCT will hold a special meeting at 8pm to vote on whether to support each project.
Applicants Fair Market and Centro East are requesting a Plaza Saltillo TOD plan amendment to change the base height, or max height allowable, from 65 to 85 feet. The Fair Market office project is located at 1100 E. 5th St.; the Centro East office/residential project is located at 1501 E. 6th St. (between E. 5th and 6th Streets from Navasota to Onion).
Please find login information for the aforementioned meetings and relevant zoning case information below.
I. 6:00-6:45 pm: CENTRO EAST (office/residential), Case # NPA-2020-0002.02.
Login to the meeting online at: https://www.speakupaustin.org/npa (for technical assistance, call Rachel Tepper at (512) 974-1485).
The applicant proposes to amend the Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan to change the base maximum building height from 60 feet to 85 feet on the property. Centro East location. Centro East Zoning Change request. Centro East Zoning Map.
II. 7:00-6:45 pm: FAIR MARKET (office), Case # NPA-2020-0002.01
NOTE: THE CITY EXPERIENCED A TECHNICAL DIFFICULTY REQUIRING RESCHEDULING. THE COMMUNITY MEETING TO DISCUSS THE FAIR MARKET REZONING REQUEST WILL BE ANNOUNCED HERE ONCE RESCHEDULED.
Login to the meeting online at: https://www.speakupaustin.org/npa (for technical assistance, call Rachel Tepper at (512) 974-1485).
The applicant proposes to amend the Plaza Saltillo TOD Station Area Plan to change the base maximum building height from 60 feet to 85 feet on the property. Fair Market location map.
III. 8:00- 8:45pm: Virtual special-called meeting of the ECCNPCT.
Login to the meeting on Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83967881246. Zoom meeting ID: 839 6788 1246
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For more information about these cases, visit the city’s website. Information about land use and zoning descriptions are available here.
Please contact Maureen Meredith at 512-974-2695 or by e-mail at: maureen.meredith@austintexas.gov with any questions.