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Meeting of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee December 18, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. Permitting and Development Center (PDC) – Room #1406 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive Austin, TX 78752 Some members of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee may be participating in the video conference. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by 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. To 512-974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov. Jordan Feldman, register, liaison, board email call the or at COMMITTEE MEMBERS PRESENT Alejandra Flores (Chair) Claire Hempel (Vice-Chair) COMMITTEE MEMBERS ABSENT Greg Anderson Betsy Greenberg Lonny Stern Awais Azhar CALL TO ORDER Call to order at 6:18 Meeting recessed at 6:20 PM on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 and reconvened on Wednesday on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 6:30 P.M. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Speakers signed up prior to commencement of the meeting will be allowed to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. 1 DRAFT APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approval of October 16, 2024, meeting minutes. Vice Chair Hempel motioned to approved the meeting minutes of the October 16, 2024 meeting, seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. The motion was unanimously approved with Commissioner Azhar absent. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Discussion and possible action to recommend initiation of amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify permitted uses along Imagine Austin corridors. Commissioner stern presented Chair Flores motioned to recommend initiation of the code amendments to the Planning Commission seconded by Vice Chair Hempel. Commissioner Stern motioned to amend the recommendation add the language “THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that drive-thru services are expressly prohibited for all commercial uses as described in this proposal. This prohibition applies to, but is not limited to, restaurants, banks, pharmacies, and any other commercial establishments utilizing drive-thru operations as part of their service model. All new businesses shall comply with this prohibition. Non-conforming uses established prior to the effective date of this resolution shall be subject to review for potential relocation, discontinuation, or modification in accordance with applicable laws and regulations” seconded by Hempel. Amendment passes 4-0-1 with Commissioner Greenberg abstaining and Commissioner Azhar absent. Commissioner Greenberg motioned to amend the recommendation to add direction to staff to study unintended consequences of creating non-conforming uses, including those identified in the ETOD overlay. Amended passes unanimously with Commissioner Azhar absent. Chair Flores’ base motion to recommend initiation to the Planning Commission passes as amended unanimously with Commissioner Azhar absent. 3. Discussion and possible action to recommend initiation of amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify permitted and conditional uses for residential zones. Commission Stern presented. Commissioner Stern motioned to recommend initiation of the code amendments to the Planning Commission seconded by Commissioner Anderson. Commissioner Stern motioned to amend the recommendation to add Planned Unit Development, to read “Allowable uses in all MF zoning categories, all zoning categories using a PDA Combining District or Planned Unit Development…” seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. The amendment was unanimously approved with Commissioner Azhar absent. 2 DRAFTCommissioner Stern motioned to amend the recommendation to limit commercial uses to the ground floor, seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. Commissioner Stern offered a substitute motion to limit commercial uses to the ground floor in MF zoning categories, seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. Motion fails 1-4. Commissioner Stern’s base motion to recommend initiation to the Planning Commission passes as amended with a vote of 4-1 with Commissioner Greenberg voting no. DISCUSSION ITEMS 4. Update on Active and Upcoming Code Amendments. City Staff: Jordan Feldman, Planning Department, (512) 974-7288. Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov, Paul Ray Books, Planning Department, (512) 974-3173, Paul.Books@austintexas.gov. Jordan Feldman presented. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS ADJOURNMENT Chair Flores adjourned the meeting at 7:39 pm The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the American with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give notice at least 2 days before the meeting date. Please call Jordan Feldman, at 512-974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov for additional information; the City receives and accepts Video Relay Service (VRS) calls from people who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing. For more information on the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee, please contact Jordan Feldman, at 512-974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov. 3 DRAFT