Item 63 Postponed 9-0
In plain language — from the agenda backup
This is a neighborhood plan amendment for 1404 East Riverside Drive, just off Lady Bird Lake, that would change the property's future land use designation from a Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The shift matters because it clears the way for apartment-style housing on the site and updates the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan to match. City staff recommend approval, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
The official agenda language
NPA-2026-0021.01 - 1404 East Riverside PUD NPA - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending Ordinance No. 20050929-Z001 for the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the land use designation on the future land use map (FLUM) on property locally known as 1404 East Riverside Drive (Lady Bird Lake and Harpers Branch Watersheds) from Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential land use. Staff Recommendation: To grant Multifamily Residential land use. Planning Commission Recommendation: To be reviewed on May 12, 2026. Owner/Applicant: South Shore Apartments Owner LP. Agent: Drenner Group, PC (Amanda Swor). City Staff: Maureen Meredith, Austin Planning, 512-974-2695.
"offered as a staff postponement to your may 28th council meeting" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
The roll call
Postponed to May 28, 2026 at the request of Staff 9-0
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Yes