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Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance granting floodplain variances for the property located at 1213 Fort Branch Boulevard from certain floodplain regulations prescribed by City Code for the construction of two single-family dwelling units within the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Fort Branch 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, 512-974-9176, Kevin.Shunk@austintexas.gov; Rebeka McKay, 512- 974-3353, Rebeka.McKay@austintexas.gov.
Additional Backup Information:
The owner of the property located at 1213 Fort Branch Boulevard, through their agent, Jennifer Hanlen, has filed an application for a residential building permit (permit application number 2025-091168) for two proposed single-family dwelling units. The proposed development is to construct one three-story, 2,775- square-foot building with a 116-square-foot porch and one two-story, 2,332-square-foot building with a 121- square-foot patio. One single-family building existed on this lot at the time of the application.
The property is located partially within the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Fort Branch Creek. One proposed building is located in the 25-year and 100-year floodplains and one proposed building is located in the 100-year floodplain.
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 buildings; 2) not provide normal access from the buildings to an area that is a minimum of one foot above the design flood elevation (100-year floodplain); and 3) exclude the proposed building footprints from the required drainage easement.
Austin Watershed Protection recommends denial of this variance request. Since there was on...
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