Page 1 of 2 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #63 July 5, 2017 at 6 pm ‐ 9 pm Boards & Commissions Room 301 W 2nd St Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:00‐6:15) 2. NEW BUSINESS (6:15‐8:00) a. Approval of Minutes b. Discussion on Affordable Housing and Density Bonus Chapter (35 mins) c. Discussion on Possible Action on CAG Report (60 mins) i. Discuss Affordable Housing Issue Brief ii. Review Final Report d. Future CAG presentation at PC/ ZAP Meeting (10 mins) 3. FINAL COMMENTS FROM CAG MEMBERS (8:00‐9:00) 4. ADJOURN UPCOMING EVENTS a. Deadline for feedback on the Proposed Zoning Map to be considered for incorporation into the second draft of the Land Development Code 7/7 b. Deadline for feedback on the Affordable Housing Chapter to be considered for incorporation into the second draft of the Land Development Code 7/16 Page 2 of 2 For more information on CodeNEXT please visit our website at www.austintexas.gov/codenext To read and comment on the Draft Land Development Code visit www.codenext.civicomment.org To see the Draft Proposed Zoning Map visit www.codenext.engagingplans.org To sign up for Office Hours visit www.tiny.cc/codenextofficehours 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 2 days notice before the meeting date. Please call Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department, at 512‐974‐2743, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Code Advisory Group, please contact Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department at 512‐974‐2743 or Ashley.Greenstein@AustinTexas.gov.
Land Development Code Advisory Group Final Report Submitted July XX, 2017 Jim Duncan, Chair, Dave Sullivan, Vice Chair Cesar Acosta Christopher Allen Melissa Beeler Mandy De Mayo Richard Heyman Lauren Ice Patricia King Eleanor McKinney Terry Mitchell Susan Moffat Elizabeth Mueller Eric Schultz Jose Valera Colby Wallis Nuria Zaragoza Steven Zettner TABLE OF CONTENTS (to be completed) Executive Summary Introduction CAG Member Poll Results Issue Briefs and Recommendations By General Topic (if you prefer, you could do a separate entry for each issue brief, but with 27 of them it may make the Table of Contents enormously long – your call). Code Structure and Analysis Environment and Parkland Infrastructure Building and Standards Communities for All Ages Process and Nonconforming Issues Proposed Future Code Additions Affordability Incentives (Placeholder) Missing Code Elements and Analyses Conclusion Appendix A. About the CAG B. CAG Member Submissions B.1 Details of Proposed Future Code Section on the Arts, Dave Sullivan B.2 Compatibility Proposed Green Infrastructure Buffer, Eleanor McKinney B.3 Draft LDC Open Space and Environment Comments, Eleanor McKinney B.4 Public School Impacts, Susan Moffat B.4a Collected Comments, Susan Moffat B.5 NBE Presentation Notes for Planning Commission, Eleanor McKinney and Lauren Ice B.6 Number of AISD Students in Recent East Austin Multi‐family Developments, Nuria Zaragosa C. Submissions from City Boards and Commissions C.1 Community Development Commission CodeNEXT Letter C.2 Design Commission CodeNEXT Working Group Suggested Schedule C.3 Environmental Commission Motion on Review Process C.4 Environmental Commission Motion, Recommendations C.5 Parks Board Resolution C.6 CAG Boards & Commissions Forum, Staff Response Executive Summary Austin City Council in December 2012 created the Land Development Code Advisory Group (CAG) to gather community outreach on the City's effort to rewrite its land development code (CodeNEXT). Council also charged CAG to evaluate CodeNEXT against the eight Priority Programs in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. This report summarizes key issues raised by the public, and offers recommendations that attempt to bring the code closer into alignment with the priorities of Imagine Austin. It also includes results of a CAG member poll intended to fulfill portions of the charge related to Imagine Austin and code implementation, as well as a list of key elements and analyses that were unavailable for the CAG’s consideration at the time of this report, but which we believe are crucial to an informed review of the draft code and maps. Additional information, including comments received from city boards and …
LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE ADVISORY GROUPFINAL REPORTJULY 6, 2017 2Approved July 5, 2017Submitted by: Jim Duncan, ChairDave Sullivan, Vice ChairCesar AcostaChristopher AllenMelissa BeelerMandy De MayoRichard HeymanLauren IcePatricia KingEleanor McKinneyTerry MitchellSusan MoffatElizabeth MuellerEric SchultzJose ValeraColby WallisNuria ZaragozaSteven Zettner MEMORANDUM TO: Austin City Council, Planning Commission, and Zoning and Platting Commission FROM: Gregory I. Guernsey, AICP, Director Planning and Zoning Department DATE: August 14th, 2017 SUBJECT: CodeNEXT Advisory Group (CAG) Report I am pleased to announce the release of the final report by the Land Development Code Advisory Group (CAG). This report represents the culmination of years of effort by many individuals, and we thank them for their service. Serving as the Executive Lead of the CAG, I have witnessed the many discussions that have occurred over the past four years. I commend the CAG for their hard work and their commitment to summarizing the views of 17 different representatives into one comprehensive report. The Mayor, Chair Jim Duncan, and I want to express our gratitude to all of the CAG members, current and former, for their time and dedication to this important project. “I would like to thank the Land Development Code Advisory Group for the hard work and countless hours they have spent working to help the CodeNEXT team and the community create a new code that will work for all Austinites. I want to thank every CAG member, current and former, who has served on this board since its inception more than three years and 63 meetings ago. This group represents a broad cross-section of Austin, and I know the recommendations they have made in their final report will help in the creation of an improved land development code. I hope that despite the group’s official dissolution, CAG members will continue to stay involved in the CodeNEXT process as active and engaged citizens.” - Mayor Steve Adler “The report summarizes key issues raised by the public over the course of the CAG’s existence, and offers recommendations that attempt to bring the code closer into alignment with the priorities of Imagine Austin. Austin continues to experience severe growing pains and it is likely impossible to fully reconcile the many divergent community viewpoints related to land development. While CAG members have attempted to identify chief issues of concern and to provide constructive recommendations for improvement, we must emphasize that the issues contained in this report are by no means exhaustive and that …
CREANDO LA CIUDAD DE AUSTIN QUE IMAGINAMOS CodeNEXT Advisory Group ANUNCIO DE INTERÉS DE LA COMUNIDAD Descripción del Anuncio: Evento de participación pública en español para coleccionar información y comentarios relacionados con la iniciativa CodeNEXT que es el proyecto para actualizar el código de desarrollo urbano (Land Development Code) de la ciudad de Austin. Fecha y Hora: Miércoles 28 de Junio, 7‐8:30pm Museo y Centro Cultural Carver, 1165 Angelina Street La presentación comenzará aproximadamente a las 7:30 pm En esta reunión, se discutirá que es CodeNEXT, porque se debe interesar en el proyecto, y que puede hacer para proveer su opinión. Para más información, favor de contactar a Debbie Valero al (512) 974‐3531.
Page 1 of 2 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #62 June 12th 2017 at 6:00 pm‐9:00 pm Waller Creek Center, Room 104 625 E 10th Street Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:00‐6:15) 2. NEW BUSINESS (6:15‐8:55) a. Approval of Minutes b. Issue briefs for Final Report i. CAG reviews remaining issue briefs and polls support for each. ii. CAG report structure iii. Review charge to Advisory Group and Imagine Austin Priority Programs Poll c. Agenda Items for Final CAG meeting 7/5 (8:55‐9:00) ADJORNMENT For more information on CodeNEXT please visit: www.austintexas.gov/codenext To read and comment on the Draft Land Development Code visit: www.codenext.civicomment.org To see the Draft Proposed Zoning Map visit: www.codenext.engagingplans.org To sign up for Office Hours visit: www.tiny.cc/codenextofficehours Page 2 of 2 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 2 days notice before the meeting date. Please call Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department, at 512‐974‐2743, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Code Advisory Group, please contact Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department at 512‐974‐2743 or Ashley.Greenstein@AustinTexas.gov.
ENVIRONMENT AND PARKLAND Issue 7: Water quality protections need strengthening. (Lauren, Ele) Recommendations: 1. Reinstate the Environmental Commission’s right to an annual review of the Urban Watersheds Structure Control Plan as well as any new Suburban Watersheds Structure Control Plan. (Text) 2. Decrease the threshold for requiring water quality controls from 8,000 square feet of impervious cover, to 5,000 square feet, staff’s original recommendation. (Policy) 3. Bring forward the recently codified Impervious Cover Restrictions for Education Facilities found in § 25‐8‐366. (Text) Issue 8: Draft does not adequately protect rights of the public in privately owned, publicly accessible open space subject to public/private partnership agreements or other city consideration. (Rich) Recommendations: 1. Add to sections 23‐3B‐2030, 23‐4C‐1070 and elsewhere in the code as appropriate, the following language: “All privately owned, publicly accessible civic, open space, or parkland subject to 23‐3B‐2030 or similar provisions in the code shall afford the same rights and protections for free speech and assembly to residents as comparable publicly owned civic, open space, and parkland.” C. INFRASTRUCTURE Issue 9: Drainage and flooding provisions may be insufficient to address impacts of increased development. (Lauren, Ele) Recommendations: 1. Provide watershed capacity analysis for every watershed in the City to understand and account for the limitations of the modeling and to provide a baseline of actual current impervious cover that will inform our zoning map and maximum impervious cover requirements. (Map/Policy) 2. Prohibit fees‐in‐lieu when downstream drainage systems are at or exceeding capacity, eliminating staff discretion in such cases. This could be accomplished by a map, regularly updated with modeled data, to show areas where fees‐in‐lieu are prohibited. (Text) Issue 10: Draft does not adequately address connectivity and flooding improvements triggered by remodels. (P) (Lauren, Ele) Recommendations: 1. Create a remodeling threshold for providing public benefit improvements, including flooding mitigation, streetscape improvements and connectivity improvements (e.g. sidewalks and safe crossings). (Mobility Code Prescription Paper, page 17) 2. The scope of upgrade requirements or incentives should reflect the scope of the remodel project. 3. Consider severity of need for the upgrades based on mobility, flooding and infrastructure issues in the surrounding area. 4. Alternatively, incentivize removal of impervious cover and addition of trees and rain gardens, by allowing site disturbance over the standard threshold without triggering a full blown site plan. Issue 12: Redirect some savings from lower minimum parking requirements into area connectivity improvements. (Nuria) Recommendations: 1. Charge a …
Page 1 of 2 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #59 June 5, 2017 at 6 pm ‐ 9 pm Waller Creek Center, Room 104 625 E 10th St Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:00‐6:15) 2. NEW BUSINESS (6:15‐8:55) a. Approval of Minutes b. Issue briefs for final report i. Chair work group introduces issue briefs (some issue briefs for which little discussion is required may be acted on in one vote) ii. Discussion pros/cons, recommendations iii. CAG vote on brief c. CAG report structure 3. Agenda Items for Final CAG meeting (8:55‐9:00). 4. Adjourn (9pm). UPCOMING EVENTS a. Code TALK – Permitting 6/7 b. Deadline for feedback to be considered for incorporation into the second draft of the Land Development Code 6/7 c. Due date for CAG issue briefs for the CAG Final Report 6/7 d. Last CAG Meeting 7/7 Page 2 of 2 For more information on CodeNEXT please visit our website at www.austintexas.gov/codenext To read and comment on the Draft Land Development Code visit www.codenext.civicomment.org To see the Draft Proposed Zoning Map visit www.codenext.engagingplans.org To sign up for Office Hours visit www.tiny.cc/codenextofficehours 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 4 days notice before the meeting date. Please call Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department, at 512‐974‐2743, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. For more information on the Code Advisory Group, please contact Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department at 512‐974‐2743 or Ashley.Greenstein@AustinTexas.gov.
Page 1 of 9 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #61 June 5, 2017 at 6 pm ‐ 9 pm Waller Creek Center, Room 104 625 E 10th St Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. PUBLIC COMMENT (6:00‐6:15) A representative from Go Austin Vamos Austin read a testimony of another resident who raised questions on how the code is addressing flooding and traffic. Dave Sullivan responded by siting a portion of the code which has increased the requirements for flood water retention on new developments. Stuart Hersh recommended that the code should be simplified such as in the days that parts of the city were zoned A,B,C, and D. He also sang a Genesis song to reiterate his point. 2. NEW BUSINESS (6:15‐8:55) a. Approval of Minutes Minutes approved b. Issue briefs for final report i. Chair work group introduces issue briefs (some issue briefs for which little discussion is required may be acted on in one vote) The following items passed on consent – 4, 5, 6, 26, 27 Issue 4: Draft does not provide adequate urban heat island mitigation. Page 2 of 9 Recommendations (Consent): 1. Define the site plan submittal requirements for three to nine units. Incorporate all tree preservation requirements. 2. Provide for combined side and rear setbacks in transect zones for the purpose of tree preservation. Provide front setbacks with sufficient depth for new tree planting. 3. Allow site disturbance beyond the limit of construction for site plan exemptions for the purpose of planting trees and installing rain gardens. 4. Incorporate green building requirements into all transect zones. Calibrate these requirements to the building form. Incentivize projects that go above and beyond the requirements. 5. Incorporate Green Streets standards for street trees including soil volume requirements. 6. Incorporate the Functional Green standards into the draft code update. Issue 5: Water stewardship provisions and analyses incomplete. Recommendations (Consent): 1. Update the onsite beneficial use section of the draft code to indicate the type of green infrastructure elements to be employed. 2. Remove obstacles to the use of rainwater harvesting systems. 3. Clearly indicate porous pavement, …
A. GENERAL ISSUES Issue 1: Additional data and 3‐D modeling needed to optimize CodeNext trade‐offs. Recommended Changes: 1. City Council should require additional scenario testing of trade‐offs during the process of refining both CodeNext rules and the mapping, in particular of transportation, stormwater capacity, and housing mix by bedroom count. 2. City Council should make this decision as soon as possible. 3. Fund access and full training on these tools for boards and commissions, and City Council staff. 4. Provide access and online training to the public. 5. Provide 3‐D visualization models of each of the zones, their combined impact per block, and compatibility to adjacent zoning districts. Issue 2: CodeNext mapping should reflect not just near‐term market demand, but Imagine Austin’s community goals. Recommended Changes: 1. Map out all Imagine Austin centers and corridors with transect zones over the coming five years. 2. Consider some T6 zoning in regional centers, including the North Burnet Gateway, possibly Howard Lane TODs. 3. Prioritize certain Imagine Austin centers outside the urban core for additional infrastructure investment to incentivize new development. 4. Rebalance transect zone requirements and mapping to better achieve community goals for income and age diversity & livability, in all parts of town, not just areas already experiencing high development pressure. 5. Rebalance mapping to support small and iconic business along corridors and retain the community character. Issue 3: Draft increases complexity by using Transect, Non‐transect and legacy Title 25 zones simultaneously. (NZ) Recommended Changes: 1. Move forward with a single transect code format. 2. Ensure that residential and adjoining commercial zones on a given block are consistently transect or Title 25 zones. 3. Map transect zones at transit‐oriented nodes outside the urban core, as part of the initial mapping. B. ENVIRONMENT Issue 4: Draft does not provide adequate urban heat island mitigation. (EM) Recommended Changes: 1. Define the site plan submittal requirements for three to nine units. Incorporate all tree preservation requirements. 2. Provide for combined side and rear setbacks in transect zones for the purpose of tree preservation. Provide front setbacks with sufficient depth for new tree planting. 3. Allow site disturbance beyond the limit of construction for site plan exemptions for the purpose of planting trees and installing rain gardens. 4. Incorporate green building requirements into all transect zones. Calibrate these requirements to the building form. Incentivize projects that go above and beyond the requirements. 5. Incorporate Green …
Land Development Code Advisory Group COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Description of Announcement: Community stakeholder engagement event educating the public on specific topics of the CodeNEXT Land Development Code. The event will include a panel of community experts, a presentation from code writers, and the opportunity for the public to ask staff questions about the code. Date and Time: May 8th, 2017 at 6pm Location: Town Lake Center, 721 Barton Springs Rd, Austin TX, 78704 Board Liaison Contact Name: Ashley S. Greenstein Liaison Telephone Number: 512‐974‐2743
Land Development Code Advisory Group COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Description of Announcement: Community stakeholder engagement event educating the public on specific topics of the CodeNEXT Land Development Code. The event will include a panel of community experts, a presentation from code writers, and the opportunity for the public to ask staff questions about the code. Date and Time: April 19th, 2017 at 6pm Location: City Hall Council Chambers, 301 W 2nd St, Austin TX, 78701 Board Liaison Contact Name: Ashley S. Greenstein Liaison Telephone Number: 512‐974‐2743
Page 1 of 2 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #59 April 19th 2017 at 7:15 pm ‐ 9 pm Austin City Hall – Council Chambers 301 W 2nd St Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). AGENDA CALL TO ORDER 1. INTRODUCTIONS BY CAG CHAIR (7:15‐7:20) 2. NEW BUSINESS (7:20‐8:50) a. Consultant presentation on the rezoned map of the City of Austin followed by Q&A from CAG 3. FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS (8:50‐9:00) a. Upcoming Code TALK meetings (Affordability 5/8, Mobility 5/31, Permitting 6/7) b. District‐ based Mapping Meetings starting 4/22 c. B&C Comments to CAG deadline 5/15 d. Next CAG Meeting 5/24 ADJORNMENT 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. Meeting locations are planned with wheelchair access. If requiring Sign Language Interpreters or alternative formats, please give at least 4 days notice before the meeting date. Please call Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department, at 512‐974‐2743, for additional information; TTY users route through Relay Texas at 711. Page 2 of 2 For more information on the Code Advisory Group, please contact Ashley Greenstein in the Planning and Zoning Department at 512‐974‐2743 or Ashley.Greenstein@AustinTexas.gov.
Page 1 of 3 Land Development Code Advisory Group Meeting #59 April 19th 2017 at 7:15 pm ‐ 9 pm Austin City Hall – Council Chambers 301 W 2nd St Austin, TX 78701 www.austintexas.gov/codenext Charge to Advisory Group: Assist in public outreach and provide feedback on development and implementation of a revised land development code (Resolution #20121206‐074) and focus its efforts to ensure the CodeNEXT process supports all of the Priority Programs as outlined in the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan (Resolution #20150521‐026). PRESENT: Jim Duncan, Dave Sullivan, Susan Moffat, Eleanor McKinney, Melissa Beeler, Mandy De Mayo, Liz Mueller, Steven Zettner, Colby Wallis, Lauren Ice, Chris Allen ABSENT: Cesar Acosta, Eric Schultz, Terry Mitchell, Jose Valera, Pat King, Rich Heyman, Nuria Zaragosa AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Meeting Called to order at 7:25pm 1. INTRODUCTIONS BY CAG CHAIR (7:15‐7:20) 2. NEW BUSINESS (7:20‐8:50) a. Consultant presentation on the rezoned map of the City of Austin followed by Q&A from CAG Colby Wallis believes that the map maintains community character but doesn’t create capacity, specifically enough space for T4 & T5. He wants to understand how we got the housing numbers for each transect. Mr. Wallis is concerned that we still have low density residential in our urban core. He wants more corner stores in neighborhoods. Consultant John Miki responded that this is a process to implement existing plans and existing policies. He believes anything more requires policy changes, future planning and discussion with neighbors. Page 2 of 3 Melissa Beeler wants to know why there are non‐transect zones in the urban core. John Miki said we will have more discussions. Jim Duncan added that the zones selected fit the current grid and land use patterns. Steve Zettner brought data on the disappearance of family friendly housing. John Miki explained that some of the zones were carried forward because of complicated CO’s. Mandy De Mayo brought up the 135K unit proposal by the mayor and asked whether the 140K proposed by this code and indicated by the ET software is aspirational. Chris Allen was concerned about the non‐transect zones in the urban core. He wants greater simplicity in the new code and believes that we are creating two separate codes. He also wanted to know if there is a way we can cope with fine grain differences of intensity. John Miki said the urban core may potentially be mapped transect, but there would …
Land Development Code Advisory Group COMMUNITY INTEREST ANNOUNCEMENT Description of Announcement: Community stakeholder engagement event to collect information and feedback relating to the CodeNEXT Land Development Code. Date and Time: April 8th, 2017 at 2pm Location: Anderson High School, 8403 Mesa Dr., Austin TX, 78759 Presentation will begin at approximately 2:30 pm Board Liaison Contact Name: Ashley S. Greenstein Liaison Telephone Number: 512‐974‐2743
