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CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 REGULAR MEETING OF THE CODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE DRAFT MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026, AT 6:00 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), ROOM 2103 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DR AUSTIN, TEXAS 78752 The Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee convened in a Regular meeting on Wednesday, February 18, 2026, at 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive in Austin, Texas. Chair Flores called the codes and Ordinances Joint Committee Meeting to order at 6:02 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Alejandra Flores, Chair Betsy Greenberg Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Felicity Maxwell Lonny Stern Casey Haney joined the commission late at 6:47 p.m. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL None present. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee meeting on December 2025. 17, The minutes from the Codes and Ordinance Joint Committee regular meeting on December 17, 2025, was approved unanimously on a 4-0 vote on a motion by Commissioner Greenberg, seconded by Chair Flores. DISCUSSION AND ACTION ITEMS 2. Approve a recommendation to the Planning Commission to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify existing requirements and establish new requirements related to rezoning applications. that give notice of zoning and the posting of signs The motion to approve the recommendation to Planning Commission to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to modify existing requirements and establish new requirements related to the posting of signs that give notice of zoning and rezoning DRAFTCODES AND ORDINANCES JOINT COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2026 applications was approved on Commissioner Greenberg’s motion, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell on a vote 4-0 with the following changes: a. Revert 25-1-136 (B) to current code b. Change 25-1-136 (E) to “Require at least one street sign on every street frontage and require at least one sign every 200 feet along street frontage up to a maximum of three signs and a total of ten total.” c. Only applicable for the subject tract STAFF BRIEFINGS 3. Staff briefing on the February 2026 Schedule of Active Code Amendments Gantt Chart. Presentation by Jordan Feldman, Principal Planner, Austin Planning. Jordan Feldman presented. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS The motion to approve an election for Chair and Vice Chair at the April 15, 2026, meeting was approved unanimously on a 5-0 vote on a motion by Chair Flores, seconded by Commissioner Greenberg. ADJOURNMENT Chair Flores adjourned the meeting at 6:53 p.m. without objection. The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Reasonable modifications and equal access to communications will be provided upon request. For assistance, please contact the Liaison or TTY users’ route through 711. A person may request language access accommodations no later than 48 hours before the scheduled meeting. Please call or email Jordan Feldman at Austin Planning, at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov, to request service or for additional information. For more information on the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee, please contact Jordan Feldman at (512) 974-7288, Jordan.Feldman@austintexas.gov. DRAFT