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 …
