Item 29 — Thursday, October 8, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
South Capital of Texas Highway rezoning
- Location
- 1120, 1120½, 1122 and 1220 South Capital of Texas Highway Southbound.
- Requested decision
- Hold a public hearing and rezone office/commercial property to neighborhood commercial with vertical mixed use, a conditional overlay and density-bonus zoning.
- Recommendation
- Staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend the requested zoning.
Details and official wording
C14-2025-0089 - 1120 and 1122 S Capital of Texas Highway - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 1120, 1120 1/2, 1122, and 1220 South Capital of Texas Highway Southbound (Eanes Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from limited office (LO) district zoning and neighborhood commercial (LR) district zoning to neighborhood commercial-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90 (LR-V-CO-DB90) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant neighborhood commercial-vertical mixed use building-conditional overlay-density bonus 90 (LR-V-CO-DB90) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: AREIT City View LLC. Agent: Drenner Group, P.C. (Leah M. Bojo). City Staff: Jonathan Tomko, AICP, Austin Planning, 512-974-1057. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.
"Without objection, the consent agenda is adopted. [2:35:46 PM]" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Residents and neighborhood representatives strongly opposed the rezoning, citing traffic safety on Loop 360, inadequate infrastructure, environmental concerns, and lack of a full traffic impact analysis.
- Councilmember Ellis offered and the council adopted direction to the city manager to coordinate with TxDOT, Travis County, Westlake, Eanes ISD, and the Lost Creek Limited District on transportation safety improvements in the corridor.