REGULAR MEETING OF THE CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 Some members of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee may be participating by videoconference. Public comment will be allowed in person or remotely via telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once, either in-person or remotely, and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, contact Jordan Feldman at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Nadia Barrera-Ramirez, Chair Betsy Greenberg, Vice Chair Alejandra Flores Chris Gannon CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Casey Haney Felicity Maxwell Lonny Stern AGENDA Speakers signed up for public communication will each be allowed three minutes to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee special called meeting on April 29, 2026. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. C20-2026-008 5811 Southwest Parkway SOS Amendment: Approve a recommendation to Planning Commission to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code) to grant a site- specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway described in SPC-2025-0066C. This action concerns land located in the Barton Springs Zone. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Jordan Feldman at Austin Planning, at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee, please contact Jordan Feldman at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov.
SPECIAL CALLED MEETING OF THE CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 The Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee convened in a special called meeting on Wednesday, April 29, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Dr in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Barrera-Ramirez called the meeting of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee to order at 6:17 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Betsy Greenberg Commissioners in Attendance Virtually: Felicity Maxwell Chris Gannon AGENDA PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee regular meeting on April 15, 2026. The minutes from the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee on April 15, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Greenberg’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. C20-2025-16 Downtown Density Bonus Update Phase 1: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal regulations related to Downtown Density Bonus Program and Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations and establish new Downtown Density Bonus 400 (DDB400) and Downtown Density Bonus 850 (DDB850) combining districts, that grant additional building height and modifies uses and site development regulations, in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits, for properties that are located Downtown. The motion to recommend the staff recommendation to Planning Commission failed on Commissioner Gannon’s motion due to a lack of a second. The item was moved forward to Planning Commission without a recommendation. 3. Officer Elections. Conduct elections for Chair and Vice Chair. Commissioner Barrera-Ramirez was elected as Chair on Commissioner Greenberg’s motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. Commissioner Greenberg was elected as Vice Chair on Commissioner Barrera- Ramirez's motion, Commissioner Maxwell’s second on a 4-0 vote. STAFF BREIFINGS 4. Staff briefing on the April 2026 Schedule of Active Code Amendments Gantt Chart. Presentation by Jordan Feldman, Principal Planner, Austin Planning. Not presented due to a lack of quorum. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS None were discussed. ADJOURNMENT Chair Barrera-Ramirez adjourned the meeting at 6:55pm due to a lack of quorum. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than …
MEMORANDUM To: From: Date: Subject: Mariana Kreuger, Chair, and Commissioners of the Environmental Commission Liz Johnston, Environmental Officer Austin Watershed Protection August 12, 2026 Site-Specific SOS Amendment for 5811 Southwest Parkway SPC-2025-0066C The purpose of this memorandum is to inform you that on the August 19, 2026, Environmental Commission agenda is a proposed amendment to the City’s Save Our Springs ordinance and related variances to Chapter 25-8 of the Land Development Code. The ordinance is being brought forward to enable development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway (SPC-2025-0066C). This action concerns land located in the Barton Springs Zone. Project Description and Background On January 31, 2019, City Council approved Resolution No. 20190131-040 to initiate variances and amendments to the Land Development Code, including site-specific amendments to Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative) as minimally required to address development related to the proposed development at 5811 Southwest Parkway. The 3.206-acre site is an abandoned mobile home park with outdated septic systems and failing drain fields that were constructed several years before the property was annexed by the City of Austin. The septic fields are to be removed, and the new development will be utilizing public wastewater. The applicant is proposing a site-specific SOS amendment to allow for the proposed development of the site while providing on site water quality treatment, a small reduction in impervious cover, and native plantings. The site is in the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone and Barton Springs Zone within the Barton Creek Watershed. The entire 3.206-acre site is located in uplands with no Critical Water Quality Zone (CWQZ) or Water Quality Transition Zone (WQTZ). There are also no Critical Environmental Features (CEFs) on the site. The existing impervious cover is 1.0258 acres or 44,683.848 square feet. Summary of Code Amendment The amendment under consideration is related to proposed development at 5811 Southwest Parkway that was submitted for review in February 2025. The property is located in the Barton Creek Page 1 of 3 Date: Subject: August 12, 2026 Site-Specific SOS Amendment for 5811 Southwest Parkway SPC-2025-0066C Watershed, in the Barton Springs Zone, and within the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer, which pursuant to current city code and the Save Our Springs (SOS) ordinance, requires non-degradation water quality treatment for all development and impervious cover limited to 15% Net Site Area (NSA). The 3.026-acre site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway is …
5811 Southwest Parkway Site-Specific SOS Amendment SPC-2025-0066C Austin Watershed Protection | August 19, 2026 SOS Amendment ▪ 1992 Save Our Springs (SOS) ordinance adopted by citizen initiative ▪ Per 25-8-515, variances to SOS are not allowed ▪ Supermajority of Council must approve amendments to SOS ▪ Council Resolution #20190131-040 on January 31st, 2019 “The City Council initiates site specific amendments to the Land Development Code, including Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address proposed redevelopment of the 3.026- acre site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway.” 2 The Site SPC-2025-0066C 3 Site Features ▪ Barton Creek Watershed ▪ Barton Springs Zone Classification ▪ Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone ▪ Full Purpose Jurisdiction ▪ Council District 8 ▪ All uplands (no Critical Water Quality Zone (CWQZ); no Water Quality Transition Zone (WQTZ) ▪ No Critical Environmental Features (CEFs) ▪ 3.206 Acres ▪ Existing Impervious Cover 33.9% (1.0258 acres or 44,683.848 sqft) ▪ Septic fields will be removed and the new development will utilize public wastewater 4 The Site 5 The Site 6 SOS Initiating Resolution ▪ January 31, 2019: City Council initiates a site-specific amendment to the Land Development Code, including Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address proposed redevelopment of 5811 Southwest Parkway. ▪ Once a complete application for development has been filed by representatives of 5811 Southwest Parkway (submitted February 2025), the City Manager is directed to work with the applicant to minimize departure from code requirements while maximizing environmental protection and return to Council with an ordinance that: a) allows for no increase in existing impervious cover on the site; if feasible, identifies ways to decrease the amount of impervious cover; b) c) provides water quality treatment consistent with City Code Section 25-8-26 (Redevelopment Exception in the Barton Springs Zone) for all redevelopment areas and to the extent feasible for the entire site; incorporates additional environmental and resource-efficient strategies; and d) e) preserves the requirements of the Hill Country Roadway regulations. 7 SOS Amendment ▪ SOS requirement for impervious cover limited to 15% Net Site Area (NSA) (0.4539 acres or 19,771.88 sqft) ▪ Proposed impervious cover reduced from 33.9% to 33.5% Gross Site Area (GSA) (1.01 acres or 43,995.60 sqft) 8 SOS Amendment ▪ SOS requirement for non-degradation water quality treatment ▪ The initiating resolution only requires Barton Springs Zone Redevelopment level water quality …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET C20-2026-008 Amendment: C20-2026-008 Site-Specific SOS Amendment. Description: Amends Land Development Code (LDC) 25-8 Article 13 Save Our Springs Initiative of the Land Development Code for proposed development at 5811 Southwest Parkway. Proposed Language: Consider an ordinance granting a site-specific amendment to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 (Save Our Springs Initiative), as minimally required to address development at the site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway. This action concerns land located in the Barton Springs Zone. Summary of proposed code amendment The amendment under consideration is related to proposed development at 5811 Southwest Parkway that was submitted for review in February 2025. The property is located in the Barton Creek Watershed, in the Barton Springs Zone, and within the recharge zone of the Edwards Aquifer, which pursuant to current city code and the Save Our Springs (SOS) ordinance, requires non-degradation water quality treatment for all development and impervious cover limited to 15% Net Site Area (NSA). The 3.026-acre site located at 5811 Southwest Parkway is an abandoned mobile home park. To redevelop the site as a childcare facility (commercial), the owner is committed to no expansion of impervious cover and standards that meet and exceed all the requirements of the Barton Springs Zone redevelopment ordinance. The owner is also committed to incorporating additional environmental and resource-efficient strategies such as rainwater harvesting systems and green roofs, design of swales and appropriate setbacks integrated into a healthy landscape, clustered development and hardscapes to preserve undisturbed space and trees, use of native plant species, and no use of toxic pesticides and herbicides. The SOS ordinance would limit the total impervious cover for the site to 15% Net Site Area (NSA) (0.4539 acres or 19,771.88 sqft). The proposed SOS amendment requests an impervious cover limit of 33.5% Gross Site Area (GSA) (1.01 acres or 43,995.60 sqft). The site currently has existing impervious cover of 33.9% (1.0258 acres or 44,683.848 sqft ). Lastly, because LDC 25-8-515 prohibits variances from the SOS Ordinance, a site-specific amendment to the SOS Ordinance approved by a supermajority of the City Council is necessary to allow the proposed development of 5811 Southwest Parkway. The proposed site-specific SOS amendments are being requested to allow the following improvements: • Removal of an abandoned mobile home park with outdated septic systems and failing drain fields • Construction of a childcare facility with a covered play area, sport court, …
