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Annual Internal Review This report covers the time period of 7/1/2024 to 6/30/2025 _Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee_ (Official Name of Board or Commission) The Board/Commission mission statement (per the City Code) is: § 2-1-207 - CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE. (A) The city council creates the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee to consider and make recommendations to the Planning Commission regarding: (1) proposed amendments to the Land Development Code for which review is required under Section 25-1-502 (Amendment; Review); and (2) requests to initiate amendments to the Land Development Code under Section 25-1-501 (Initiation). (B) The committee consists of seven members, which shall include: (1) four members of the Planning Commission, selected by the Planning Commission; and (2) three members of the Zoning and Platting Commission, selected by the Zoning and Platting Commission. (Ord. No. 20160505-037, Pt. 1, 5-16-16) Annual Review and Work Plan 2024 1. Describe the board’s actions supporting their mission during the previous calendar year. Address all elements of the board’s mission statement as provided in the relevant sections of the City Code. As required by the City Code, the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee considered and made recommendations on the following amendments to the Land Development Code: 2024 – Recommended Initiation to full Planning Commission Hays Commons Site-Specific Save Our Springs (SOS) Amendment Initiation. Initiation of site-specific amendments to City Code Chapter 25-8, Subchapter A, Article 13 of the Save Our Springs Initiative as necessary for the Hays Commons Municipal Utility District. Permitted uses along Imagine Austin corridors. Initiation of amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify permitted uses along Imagine Austin corridors. Permitted and Conditional uses for Residential Zones. Initiation of amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify permitted and conditional uses for residential zones 2024 – Recommended to full Planning Commission C20-2022-003 South Central Waterfront Combining District and Density Bonus Program. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning district and modify related site development regulations and compatibility standards; and create a new zoning district for density bonus that includes granting additional floor-to-area ratio in exchange for providing community benefits; and to establish boundaries for the new zoning districts located in the vicinity commonly known as the South Central Waterfront. C20-2023-026 Live Music and Creative Space Bonus Phase 2. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a Creative Combining District and Development Bonus Program to enhance the development and preservation of live music venues and creative sector businesses. C20-2023-045 Site Plan Lite Phase 2 and Infill Plats. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) related to development regulations applicable to residential re-subdivisions and multi-family residential site development of five to sixteen units. 2 Annual Review and Work Plan 2024 C20-2024-011 Density Bonus 90 Revisions. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to revise uses, site development regulations, density bonus requirements and compatibility standards applicable in density bonus 90 (DB90) combining district. C20-2024-017 Planned Development Area 2 (PDA2) & Density Bonus for Commercial Highway & Industrial Zones. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a Planned Development Area 2 Combining District and a Density Bonus for Commercial Highway and Industrial zones Combining District that includes granting additional heights and residential uses in exchange for providing income restricted units or a fee-in-lieu. C20-2024-024 Colorado River Protections. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to increase water quality and erosion protections along the Colorado River below Longhorn Dam. C20-2024-021 Safety Bollards. An ordinance to 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 2024 – Forwarded to Planning Commission without Recommendation C20-2024-001 Onsite Water Reuse. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to clarify requirements for water conservation in the implementation of the Water Forward Plan, including distances for the Reclaimed Water Connection requirement, clarifying definitions, and modifying variances including adding certain affordable housing exemptions for Reclaimed Water Connections and Onsite Water Reuse requirements. 2025 – Recommended Initiation to full Planning Commission Non-residential uses in the Density Bonus 90 (DB-90) program. Initiation of code amendments related to nonresidential uses in the Density Bonus 90 (DB-90) program. 2025 – Recommended to full Planning Commission C20-2024-024 Area Plan Process Amendment. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to specify an amendment process for area plans, including station area vision plans, when process is not already defined in another section of City code. 3 Annual Review and Work Plan 2024 C20-2023-037 S.M.A.R.T. Housing Updates Phase 2. An ordinance to amend City’s S.M.A.R.T. Housing Program, including amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development Code), to improve the functionality of the program. 2025 – Forwarded to Planning Commission without Recommendation C20-2024-010 UNO Update. An ordinance to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal University Neighborhood Overlay District requirements and regulations, and to create a new zoning district for a density bonus program that grants additional building height and modifies uses and site development regulations, including compatibility standards, in exchange for community benefits, for property generally located west of the University of Texas, east of Lamar Boulevard, south of 29th Street and north of Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. 2. Determine if the board’s actions throughout the year comply with the mission statement. All actions taken by the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee were within the scope of the mission statement. 3. List the board’s goals and objectives for the new calendar year. A. Continue to serve as a starting point for the community to engage the city in the initiation of Land Development Code amendments B. Continue to responsibly consider initiation of amendments to the Land Development Code C. Continue to provide a venue for citizen input on proposed initiations and amendments to the Land Development Code D. Continue to provide careful consideration and recommendations to the full Planning Commission on potential amendments to the Land Development Code E. Continue to provide timely consideration of items previously initiated by City Council or Planning Commission F. Continue to serve as a link between the Zoning and Platting Commission and the Planning Commission G. Provide input and make recommendations on amendments, including the following, with the help of Planning Department Staff: 4 Annual Review and Work Plan 2024 1) - C20-2024-003 East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan Update Initiated by City Council on 2/1/2024 - 2) - C20-2024-004 ETOD Overlay (Ph 2) + Citywide Density Bonus Initiated by City Council on 3/9/2023 - 3) - C20-2024-015 Tree Preservation and Planting Requirements - Initiated by City Council on 12/7/2023 4) - C20-2024-018 Downtown Density Bonus Amendments - Initiated by City Council on 7/18/2024 5) - C20-2025-007 Tiered Density Bonus Initiated by City Council on 6/5/2025 - 5