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Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee Land Development Code change initiation Drainage Easements on PARD proper ty July 16, 2025 C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Intent of current code – Drainage Easements 2 5- 7 - 1 5 2 ( A ) T h e o w n e r o f r e a l p r o p e r t y p r o p o s e d t o b e d e v e l o p e d s h a l l d e d i c a t e t o t h e p u b l i c a n e a s e m e n t f o r s t o r m w a t e r f l o w t o t h e l i m i t s o f t h e 1 0 0- y e a r f l o o d p l a i n • Ensures that the current and future property owners know that flood risks exist on the property • Accomplished by surveying the floodplain area on the property C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T PARD project impacts under current code • • • • • R e q u i r e s s o l i c i t a t i o n a n d c o n t r a c t n e g o t i a t i o n R e q u i r e s m u l t i p l e r o u n d s o f s t a f f r e v i e w A D e c l a r a t i o n o f U s e ( D O U ) r e q u i r e s R e a l E s t a t e a n d L e g a l r e v i e w F i n a l a p p r o v a l r e q u i r e s m u l t i p l e l e v e l s o f e x e c u t i v e r e v i e w, s i g n a t u r e s a n d r e c o r d i n g w i t h a s s o c i a t e d C o u n t y f e e s O v e r a l l p r o c e s s c o s t : • • • consultant for survey (increased significantly over time) cost of staff time charged to the project (reducing available money for construction) adds cost/time to the site plan review process. P a r k p r o p e r t y r e m a i n s c i t y - o w n e d u n l e s s v o t e r a p p r o v e d f o r s a l e t h r o u g h a C h a p t e r 2 6 p r o c e s s . C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Proposed code Ad d p ublic p a rkla nd owned by the City of Austin to the list of op tions for a va ria nce Wo u l d n o t exe m p t p a rk l a n d f ro m f o l l ow i n g a l l c o d e r e q u i r e m e n t s f o r d eve l o p m e n t i n t h e f l o o d p l a i n I f a p ro p e r t y i s a p p rove d f o r s a l e, t h e n ew ow n e r wo u l d b e r e q u i r e d t o d e d i c a t e t h e e a s e m e n t o n c e a s u b d i v i s i o n o r s i t e p l a n a p p l i c a t i o n i s s u b m i t t e d . C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T Questions? Conta ct: Kevin Shunk WPD Floodplain Administrator Kevin.Shunk@austintexas.gov D’Anne Williams PARD Project Manager Danne.Williams@austintexas.gov C I T Y O F A U S T I N W A T E R S H E D P R O T E C T I O N D E P A R T M E N T 5