Item 4 - Active Code Amendment Cases Nov 2024 — original pdf

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Case Number Name Description Initiated By Resolution Stage Status Active Code Amendment Cases - November 2024 C20-2024-022 Density Bonus for Commercial Highway & Industrial Zones (DB240) Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new density bonus combining district for commercial highway and industrial base zoning districts that will modify uses (including allowing residential use); and modifications of site development regulations (including height), off-street parking design and loading regulations, sign regulations, landscaping or screening regulations in exchange for providing community benefits, including income restricted units or providing a fee-in-lieu. City Council 20240718-091 Review and Adoption C20-2024-021 Safety Bollards Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to require the installation of crash-rated bollards or other similar safety barriers to prevent vehicle-into-building crashes at the pedestrian entrances of medical facilities with nearby vehicular traffic. City Council 20240718-092 Review and Adoption Lead Department Sub Department Planning In Process - ➡ Codes & Ordinances 9/18/2024 ➡ Planning Commission 10/22/2024 (Postponed 10/8/2024) ➡ City Council 11/21/2024 (Postponed 11/7/2024 & 10/24/2024) In Process - ➡ Codes & Ordinances 10/16/2024 ➡ Planning Commission 12/10/2024 (Postponed 11/12/2024) ➡ City Council 12/12/2024 Timeline to be determined. TPW Planning C20-2024-020 Preservation Bonus Update Phase 2 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to make additional updates to the Preservation Bonus Program. City Council 20240718-090 Development and Engagement C20-2024-018 DDB/Downtown Amendments Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify the Downtown Density Bonus program including height and FAR allowances, subdistrict boundaries, and parking standards. City Council 20240718-185 Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by December 2025. Planning C20-2024-017 Planned Development Area 2 (PDA2) Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new combining district, to be known as Planned Development Area 2, that will apply in industrial base zoning districts and allow for modifications to site development regulations (including height), off-street parking design and loading regulations, sign regulations, landscaping or screening regulations, and additional non-residential uses. City Council 20240718-091 Review and Adoption C20-2024-016 Preservation Bonus Update Ph 1 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to allow two new housing units to reach 0.65 FAR if the third housing unit on the site is an existing preserved housing unit, and with no new individual unit exceeding 0.4 FAR. City Council 20240718-090 Planning In Process - ➡ Codes & Ordinances 9/18/2024 ➡ Planning Commission 10/22/2024 (Postponed 10/8/2024) ➡ City Council 11/21/2024 (Postponed 11/7/2024 & 10/24/2024) Anticipating review and adoption by April 2025. DSD Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to update tree planting, preservation, and mitigation requirements as directed by HOME Phase 1. City Council 20231207-001 Anticipating review and adoption May 2025. DSD Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) in response to Resolution No. 20221208-064 and Ordinance No. 20231207-001, to align short-term rental regulations with recent court decisions and regulate STR platforms. City Council 20221208-064 Anticipating review and adoption April 2025. DSD Planning C20-2024-013 Article 9 Landscaping Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to move the landscape requirements from Chapter 25-2, Subchapter C, Article 9 to Chapter 25-8, Subchapter C. City Council 20230720-126 Anticipate review and adoption May 2025. DSD C20-2024-012 NBG Regulating Plan (Bonus Program) Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) relating to the North Burnet/Gateway Regulating Plan to keep the base entitlements the same and increase the allowable maximum height and FAR in all subdistricts through a development bonus. City Council 20230504-20 Timeline to be determined. Planning C20-2024-010 UNO Update Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO) including height allowances, district boundaries, parking standards, and design criteria. City Council 20240418-077 Anticipating review and adoption by May 2025. Planning Housing,TPW, PARD Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement C20-2024-015 Tree Preservation and Planting Requirements Update C20-2024-014 STR Modifications 1/3 11/14/2024 C20-2024-008 Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 2 C20-2024-004 ETOD Overlay (Phase 2) C20-2024-003 East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan Update C20-2024-002 NBG Regulating Plan (Signage) C20-2023-045 Site Plan Lite Phase 2 & Infill Plats Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify downtown parking requirements that include counting above ground structured parking towards FAR, increasing base FAR, removing the Downtown Density Bonus FAR caps, requiring Great Street Standards in all of downtown, with potential for an administrative variance, and other changes necessary to achieve the same goals. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to implement the ETOD Policy Plan including development and application of an ETOD Overlay that would include a bonus program in the vicinity of ETOD stations. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to update the East Riverside Regulating Plan to align with the ETOD Policy Plan. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify the Regulating Plan for the North Burnet/Gateway Zoning District (North Burnet/Gateway Regulating Plan) to add optional Sign standards. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) related to development regulations applicable to residential re-subdivisions and development regulations and applications for multi-family residential site development of five to sixteen units. City Council 20240201-054 Development and Engagement Will be addressed by C20-2024-018 DDB/Downtown Amendments. Planning City Council 20230309-016 Anticipating review and adoption May 2025. Planning City Council 20240201-054 Anticipating review and adoption April 2025. Planning City Council 20230504-020 Timeline to be determined. Planning City Council 20221201-048 Review and Adoption DSD Planning In Process - ➡ Codes & Ordinances 4/1/2024 ➡ Planning Commission 11/12/2024 (Postponed 10/22/2024; 10/8/2024; 8/27/2024; 7/9/2024; 6/11/2024; 5/14/2024) ➡ City Council 11/21/2024 (Postponed 11/7/2024; 9/12/2024; 7/18/2024; 5/30/2024) C20-2023-042 Public Safety Density Bonus Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to include public safety purposes as an element in density bonus programs and Planned Unit Developments. City Council 20231130-074 Development and Engagement To be part of Density Bonus Comprehensive Amendments. Planning FIRE C20-2023-040 Eliminate Minimum Parking Requirements Phase 2 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to eliminate the minimum number of off- street motor vehicle parking spaces currently required in Regulating Plans and Neighborhood Combining Conservation Districts (NCCDs). C20-2023-037 S.M.A.R.T. Housing Updates Phase 2 Amend the City’s S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program and City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to improve the functionality of the program. C20-2023-036 Tenant Notification and Relocation Phase 2 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to change site development regulations for mobile home parks to preserve mobile home parks as long-term residential uses, such as increasing the minimum number of days for residential stays. City Council 20230504-022 Timeline to be determined. TPW City Council 20230720-129 Anticipating review and adoption in June 2025. Housing City Council 20221027-039 Anticipating review and adoption in 2026. Planning C20-2023-023 Notification Modification Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify public hearing notification requirements and procedures. City Council 20230720-124 Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption December 2025. Planning DSD C20-2023-017 Affordability Unlocked Expansion Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new tier within the Affordability Unlocked Development Bonus Program (“Affordability Unlocked”) for developments that do not utilize City of Austin housing development assistance programs. City Council 20230608-041 Development and Engagement Planned to be part of Density Bonus Comprehensive Amendments. Housing Planning C20-2023-016 Single-Family Ownership Bonus Program Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create an affordable housing bonus program related to ownership units in single-family residence zoning for developments not receiving development assistance from the city. City Council 20230608-040 Development and Engagement Planned to be part of Density Bonus Comprehensive Amendments. Housing Planning C20-2023-014 Underground Electric Utility Distribution Lines Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to implement converting existing overhead electric distribution lines to underground electric utility distribution lines and advancing the development of underground electric utility infrastructure in new construction projects. City Council 20230323-084 Anticipating review and adoption in 2026. AE DSD Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement 2/3 11/14/2024 C20-2023-003 Substandard Lots Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to allow the disaggregation of substandard lots and lots that qualify for small-lot amnesty. City Council 20230309-024 Timeline to be determined. DSD City Council 20220609-061 Anticipating review and adoption May 2025. WPD Planning C20-2022-025 Greenfields Drainage for Redeveloped Sites Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to provide increased stormwater management for redeveloping properties that do not have modern drainage infrastructure; previously referred to as “greenfields detention.” C20-2022-024 Colorado River Protections Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to increase erosion protections along the Colorado River below Longhorn Dam. City Council 20220609-061 Review and Adoption C20-2022-003 South Central Waterfront Combining District and Density Bonus Program Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish boundaries for new zoning districts located in the vicinity commonly known as the South Central Waterfront; creating a new zoning district and modifying related site development regulations and compatibility standards; creating a new zoning district for density bonus that includes granting additional floor-to-area ratio in exchange for providing community benefits; and initiating zoning and rezoning and necessary neighborhood plan amendments for eligible properties located within the boundaries of the new zoning districts. N/A Crestview TOD Height Amendment Amend the Lamar Blvd./Justin Lane “Crestview” TOD Station Area Plan and regulating plan to match the height limits achievable with a density bonus in Phase 1 of the ETOD Overlay and align the density bonus program to match other elements of Phase 1 of the ETOD Overlay if recommended. City Council 20220915-090 Review and Adoption In Process - ➡ Codes & Ordinances 10/16/2024 ➡ Planning Commission 12/10/2024 (Postponed 11/12/2024) ➡ City Council 12/12/2024 In Process: ➡ Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee 4/1/24 ➡ Planning Commission 4/9/24 ➡ City Council Postponed Indefinitely (Postponed 9/26/2024) WPD Planning Planning Housing City Council 20240321-034 Timeline to be determined. Planning C20-2024-005 UNO Height Restrictions Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to remove maximum height restrictions for the Inner West Campus subdistrict of the University Neighborhood Overlay. Planning Commission Will be addressed by C20-2024-010 UNO Update. Planning C20-2023-032 Mobile Food Establishment Distance Filing Deadline Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to remove the February deadline for requesting additional distance requirements in n § 25-2-812 – Mobile Food Establishments. Planning Commission Anticipating review and adoption in 2026. Planning C20-2023-031 Front or Side Yard Parking Filing Deadlines Amend City Code Title 12 (Traffic Regulations) to remove the February deadline for requesting parking restrictions in § 12-5-29 Front or Side Yard Parking. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning overlay. C20-2023-007 Town Zoning Planning Commission Planning Commission C20-2022-018 Noxious Land Uses Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create new land uses or conditional uses for certain zoning districts Planning Commission C20-2021-002 Affordability Unlocked Site Plan Changes Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) site plan regulations related to Affordability Unlocked. Planning Commission Anticipating review and adoption in 2026. Planning Planned to be addressed by Density Bonus Comprehensive Amendments or New Zoning Districts. Planning Planned to be addressed by New Zoning Districts. Planning Planned to be addressed by C20-2023-045 Site Plan Lite 2 & Infill Plats - Proposed response to this directive will be included in response to second directive under “Site Plan Lite.” DSD C20-2018-004 Mirrored Glass Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to rewrite definition of mirrored glass to incorporate best practices. Planning Commission Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption in 2026. Planning Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Development and Engagement 3/3 11/14/2024