Committee on Zoning, Landmarks & Building Standards — May 6, 2026 summary
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Meeting scheduled May 6, 2026 at City Council Chamber (City Hall). Agenda items include a resolution to rename the Austin Satellite Senior Center, two landmark designation ordinances, issuance of multiple large-sign permits, and referral of a broad set of map amendment and rezoning applications for new and adaptive‑reuse residential and mixed‑use projects across multiple wards.
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- Resolution R2026-0023384 referred: Renaming Austin Satellite Senior Center as "Lillian Drummond Austin Satellite Senior Center" (Sponsors: Taliaferro; Co-sponsors Ervin, Mitts).
- Landmark designation ordinances referred: O2026-0023890 (St. Paul Christian Methodist Episcopal Church, 4644 S Dearborn St) and O2026-0023266 (30 N LaSalle St).
- Multiple large-sign permits listed/issued for locations including East Village Dental (901 N Ashland Ave), Wells Fargo (3907 S Dr Martin L King Jr. Dr and 3162 N Clybourn Ave), Planet Fitness (1755 W Fullerton Ave), Uniqlo (600 N Michigan Ave), Hampton Inn & Suites (33 W Illinois St), The Goddard School (727 N Milwaukee Ave), and Tony’s Fresh Market (2551 W Cermak Rd).
- Extensive map amendment and rezoning cases referred for consideration involving DX, B, C, RT, RM and Planned Development changes to permit new construction, adaptive reuse, conversions to multi-unit and mixed-use buildings, and accessory uses (examples include adaptive reuse at 212 E Ohio St for multi-unit residential; new mixed-use and residential projects at addresses such as 3240 W Lawrence Ave, 2652 W Chicago Ave, 526 N Western Ave, and many others listed in the agenda).
- Several items recorded as "Pass as Revised" or otherwise advanced on the agenda, including: NO. 22959 (1061 W Van Buren St — Pass as Revised), NO. 22987 (multi-site 1415 N Dayton etc. — Pass as Revised), NO. 21123 (1338 W Lake St — Pass as Revised), and NO. 22741 (215 N Racine Ave — Pass as Revised).
- Previously deferred items returned for consideration include large residential and planned development proposals (examples: Woodlawn Manor L.P. affordable elderly housing proposal at 6151-6159 S University Ave / 1144-1160 E 62nd St).
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Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
Written public comment deadline: May 5, 2026, 8:00 AM
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- Noticehttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/b4a1af4a-b36b-4676-a8c0-fff1ba1b7fe1.pdf
- Summaryhttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/32765808-f28f-46cb-aaff-07d3c3b20019.pdf
- Agendahttps://occprodstoragev1.blob.core.usgovcloudapi.net/meetingattachmentspublic/f4e3a1c8-3514-47a4-8f1c-a3c477eeaa3f.pdf
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