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Case Number Name Description Initiated By Resolution Stage Status Lead Department Sub Department Active Code Amendment Cases September 2025 N/A Crestview TOD Update 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. C20-2025-014 TOD Updates/Rezonings Update regulations within the 3 existing TOD boundaries C20-2025-013 New Zoning Districts (Plaza Saltillo, MLK, and N. Lamar / Justin Blvd.) to align with ETOD Policy Plan and other recent code amendments such as parking modifications, ETOD Overlay Phase 1, etc. Identifies gaps in base zones and proposes new zones to fill those gaps, including missing middle and mixed-use transit- supportive base zones that could be used going forward in addition to or instead of the current slate of residential, office, and commercial base zones. City Council 20240321-034 Development and Engagement Will be addressed by TOD Updates/Rezonings. Austin Planning Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by September 2027. Austin Planning City Council 20230720-126 Initiation Anticipating initiation in February 2026 and review and adoption by December 2026. Austin Planning C20-2025-011 SB 840 Related Updates to 25-2 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to update zoning regulations to address SB 840 changes. C20-2025-010 CBD Amendments Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a base height limit within the Central Business District (CBD) zoning district. SB 840 SB 840 Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by February 2026. Austin Planning Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by October 2025. Austin Planning C20-2025-009 Parkland Drainage Easement Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to allow an administrative variance for a development on parkland owned by the City of Austin. Planning Commission Development and Engagement C20-2025-004 Life Science Land Use Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a life science land use and regulations allowing a property to be used for life science in commercial and industrial zoning districts. City Council 20250327-063 Development and Engagement In Process - ➡ COJC 11/12/2025 ➡ Planning Commission 12/9/2025 ➡ City Council 01/2026 TBD Timeline to be determined. Austin Watershed Protection Austin Planning 1/5 8/25/2025 2:22:24 PM C20-2025-002 DB90 Fee-in-Lieu C20-2024-022 Density Bonus for Commercial Highway & Industrial Zones (DB240) Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to amend Density Bonus 90 (DB90) Combining District regulations to add an option for a fee-in-lieu for nonresidential space above zoning base district height or zoning base district FAR to be directed to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund. 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. Planning Commission Development and Engagement Will be addressed by Citywide Density Bonus. Austin Planning City Council 20240718-091 Review and Adoption Indefinitely postponed at December 12, 2024, City Council. Austin 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 Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning 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 2026. Austin 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 Indefinitely postponed at December 12, 2024, City Council. Austin Planning C20-2024-015 Tree Preservation and Planting Requirements 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 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. 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 Initiation Timeline to be determined. Austin Development Services Austin Development Services 2/5 8/25/2025 2:22:24 PM C20-2024-012 NBG Regulating Plan (Bonus Program) C20-2024-010 UNO Update C20-2024-008 Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 2 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. Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal Article 3 Division 9 University Neighborhood Overlay District Requirements and to create Density Bonus University Neighborhood Overlay (-DBUNO) and rezone 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 to apply -DBUNO and amend the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan, an element of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan, to change the future land use map for the same property from multiple land use designations to High Density Mixed Use. 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. City Council 20230504-20 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning City Council 20240418-077 Review and Adoption Postponed at the June 5, 2025, Council meeting and timeline to be determined. Austin Planning Austin Housing, Austin Transportation and Public Works, Austin Parks and Recreation City Council 20240201-054 Development and Engagement Will be addressed by DDB/Downtown Amendments. Austin 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 Development and Engagement Will be addressed by UNO Update. Austin Planning C20-2024-004 ETOD Overlay (Phase 2) + Citywide Tiered Density Bonus Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to implement the ETOD Policy Plan by creating an ETOD Overlay with a bonus program near ETOD stations, and to establish tiered citywide density bonus programs by creating new combining districts and aligning the Density Bonus 90 (DB90) and Vertical Mixed Use (V) combining districts within that framework. City Council 20230309-016; 20250605-080 Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by May 2026. Austin Planning C20-2024-003 East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan Update Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to update the East Riverside Regulating Plan to align with the ETOD Policy Plan. City Council 20240201-054 Development and Engagement Anticipating review and adoption by November 2026. Austin Planning 3/5 8/25/2025 2:22:24 PM C20-2024-002 NBG Regulating Plan (Signage) 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. City Council 20230504-020 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning 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). City Council 20230504-022 Development and Engagement Suspended. Austin Transportation and Public Works 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 20221027-039 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin 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 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin 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. Planning Commission C20-2023-023 Notification Modification Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify public City Council 20230720-124 hearing notification requirements and procedures. Development and Engagement Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning Austin Development Services 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 addressed by New Zoning Districts. Austin Planning Austin Housing C20-2023-007 Town Zoning Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create a new zoning overlay. Planning Commission Development and Engagement Will be addressed by Citywide Density Bonus. Austin Planning C20-2023-003 Substandard Lots C20-2022-025 Greenfield Drainage for Redeveloped Sites Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to allow the disaggregation of substandard lots and lots that qualify for small-lot amnesty. 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.” City Council 20230309-024 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin Development Services City Council 20220609-061 Development and Engagement Timeline to be determined. Austin Watershed Protection Austin Planning 4/5 8/25/2025 2:22:24 PM 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 Development and Engagement Planned to be addressed by New Zoning Districts. Austin Planning 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. City Council 20220915-090 Review and Adoption Indefinitely postponed at September 12, 2024, City Council. Austin Planning Austin Housing 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 Timeline to be determined. Austin Planning 5/5 8/25/2025 2:22:24 PM