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 …
