Design CommissionJune 23, 2025

03. Urban Design Guidelines Update Template Concepts — original pdf

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Urban Design Guidelines Update Template Ideas Background • What are the Urban Design Guidelines and how are they used Specific guideline Demonstrate in design documents Brush Square Background What are the Urban Design Guidelines and how are they used The current 2009 revision of the original Downtown Design Guidelines includes a global refocus of the applicability, enlarging it to include any areas in the city which, through general agreement, seek to create and shape dense development. References to downtown and boundaries and districts have generally been removed, and the name has been changed to Urban Design Guidelines of Austin. - p. 1 of the Urban Design Guidelines 25-2-586 DDBP gatekeeper requirement: 1. AEGB 2-star rating 2. Great Streets 3. Urban Design Guidelines substantial compliance 4. Community Benefits Background What are the Urban Design Guidelines and how are they used City design & sustainability standards • Referenced in two of the Council Resolutions • Design Commission uses these to evaluate municipal buildings • Sustainability standards are encapsulated in a Memo responding to Resolution 20210902-042 Background RESOLUTION NO.20210902-046 What is the Urban Design Guidelines update? • Make more applicable to projects in urban areas outside of the urban core. • Better align with policies, plans and best practice • since 2000. Incorporate infrastructure design guidelines as directed in the Council resolution. Working Groups • Buildings Streetscapes • • Open Spaces • Urban Structures Infrastructure • Background We are here Current template Other templates Other templates Template ideas Current draft: 1. Core Principles (7 total) 2. Guidelines (48 total) 3. Applicability (private projects, public projects, public infrastructure) 4. Priorities (Tier 1 and Tier 2) 5. Values (Climate & Environment, Mobility & Connectivity, Equity & Affordability, Cultural Preservation, Health Safety Welfare, Design Excellence, Adaptability & Resilience) 6. Intent 7. Conditions 8. Examples Template ideas • Core Principles (7 total) • Guidelines (48 total) Divide guidelines into sections Template ideas Concepts 1. Highly visual 2. Colorful 3. Thematic 4. Design brand Section cover page (photo of Austin with Protect elements highlighted) 2 guidelines per page 1 guideline per page