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 …
