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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting variances for the property located at 4502 Avenue F from certain floodplain regulations prescribed by City Code for construction of a single family residential dwelling unit in the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Waller Creek; establishing the conditions for the variances; and providing an expiration date for the variances. Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
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Lead Department
Austin Watershed Protection.
Fiscal Note
This item has no fiscal impact.
For More Information:
Kevin Shunk, Floodplain Administrator, 512-974-9176, kevin.shunk@austintexas.gov; Rebeka McKay, Supervising Engineer, 512-974-3353, rebeka.mckay@austintexas.gov.
Additional Backup Information:
The owner of the property located at 4502 Avenue F has filed an application for a residential building permit (permit application number 2026-018822 PR) for a proposed single-family dwelling unit on a vacant lot. The proposed development is to construct a one-story 1,827 square-foot building.
A single-family building existed on this lot until 2018 when it was demolished. This proposed development could have been approved administratively if it were submitted prior to demolishing the building.
The property is located entirely within the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Waller Creek.
The owner seeks variances from the City's floodplain management regulations to 1) encroach on the 25-year and 100-year floodplains with the proposed building; 2) not provide normal access from the building to an area that is a minimum of one foot above the design flood elevation (100-year floodplain); and 3) exclude the proposed building footprint from the required drainage easement.
Austin Watershed Protection recommends approval of this variance request with the following conditions:
1. The applicant shall dedicate an easement to the City as required by City Code Section 25-7-152 (Dedication of Easements and Rights...
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