Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 1 C20-2023-043 Planning Commission Meeting April 30, 2024 Cole Kitten, PTP, Division Manager Background On February 1, 2024, City Council adopted Resolution No. 20240201-054, initiating changes to the Land Development Code to modify parking regulations in downtown. “so that the regulations…help achieve the goals of reducing the overall number of new parking spaces built within downtown Austin to meet parking needs more efficiently and creating a more walkable, pedestrian-oriented built environment with fewer large above-ground parking structures.” These modifications could include: • • • implementing parking soft caps and requiring a fee for parking built above soft caps; reducing the maximum motor vehicle parking allowed for a development downtown from the existing maximums in City Code Chapter 25-6, Article 7, Division 5; and requiring developers to decouple parking as part of the gatekeeper requirements for the Downtown Density Bonus Program. 2 4/23/2024 FTA New Starts Application Existing Land Use Criteria Central Business District Parking “A more constrained parking supply (fewer spaces per employee or square foot) indicates that transit is likely to be more competitive in this market, and therefore may support a higher land use rating. “ Economic Development Effects Criteria Transit-Supportive Plans and Policies “Elimination or reduction of minimum parking requirements, as well as establishment or reduction of maximum requirements, are strategies that are considered transit-supportive and may support a higher rating.” 3 4/23/2024 ULI Technical Assistance Panel Report 4 4/23/2024 ULI Technical Assistance Panel Report 5 4/23/2024 ULI Technical Assistance Panel Report 6 4/23/2024 Staff Analysis Parking Calculations Total Site Plans Total Spaces 76 30,165 Parking Spaces Minimum Average Median Maximum 0 397 278 2,064 *based on approved site plan applications from 2013 to present 7 Staff Analysis Parking Calculations • The amount of parking allowed is calculated based on a site’s land uses and parking ratios in Appendix A of the Land Development Code. • Parking has not been required in Downtown since 2013 and citywide since 2023 (Appendix A is still used to calculate parking maximums and required accessible spaces). • Parking Downtown is currently capped at 60% of the previous requirement in Appendix A and can be exceeded up to 110% upon request. • Prior to 2013, a minimum of 20% for all developments and 60% for residential uses was required, with no parking maximum. *not the complete l ist of uses Percent of Appendix A = 68% 8 4/23/2024 …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2023-043 Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 1 Description: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a maximum off-street motor vehicle parking limit for properties zoned Central Business District (CBD) and Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) and an administrative process, like a variance, to exceed the maximum parking limit under certain conditions. Background: Initiated by Resolution No. 20240201-054 On February 1, 2024, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 20240201-054, initiating changes to the Land Development Code to modify non-zoning parking regulations so that the regulations meet parking needs more efficiently, achieve the goals of reducing the overall number of new parking spaces built within downtown, and create a more walkable, pedestrian-oriented built environment with fewer large above-ground parking structures. The Downtown Parking Requirements amendment is one of the transit-supportive code amendments staff is prioritizing in Spring 2024 to help ensure adopted regulations intended to benefit the Project Connect Phase 1 Austin Light Rail project can be considered as part of the preliminary ratings package for federal funding that will be submitted in Summer 2024. Summary of Proposed Code Amendment: The proposed code amendments will: 1. Revise the existing “soft parking cap”: • Properties zoned CBD and DMU: Soft parking maximum reduced from 60% to 40% of former Appendix A requirement. • Developments under 10,000 sq ft or with 70 or fewer residential units can continue to include up to 60% of parking spaces formerly required by Appendix A. 2. Only allow more parking than the “soft cap” under certain conditions: • The director may allow more parking than the soft cap allows if: o There is no risk to public health, safety, or welfare and it aligns with planning policies for the area; and o Parking is part of a shared parking facility; or o Parking is rented or sold separately from the building space; or o Parking is designed and constructed for conversion to usable building space in the future; or o Parking is underground; or o Mitigation Fees are paid for parking built above the parking maximum and go toward multimodal improvements. 3. Reduce the absolute maximum amount of car parking allowed: 4/30/24C20-2023-0431 • Current parking maximum reduced from 110% to 80% of parking spaces of former Appendix A requirement. • All developments allowed up to 100% of parking spaces of former Appendix A requirement, if excess spaces above the 80% limit are included underground. …
Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Overlay Code Amendment Planning Commission April 30, 2024 C20-2023-004 Public Hearings & Engagement Additional Open Houses May 6, 2024 (West Austin) May 8, 2024 (East Austin) Joint City Council & Planning Commission Meeting April 11, 2024 Open Houses April 17, 2024 + April 20, 2024 (Virtual) Planning Commission Meetings April 23, 2024 + April 30, 2024 City Council Meeting May 16, 2024 2 Engagement Channels Mailed Notice and Media – ETOD Notice – News Coverage – Social Media – Advertising Website, Email, and Phone Open Houses 3 ETOD Engagement by the Numbers (as of 4/25) Notices mailed out: 39,084 (ETOD only) Visits to www.SpeakUpAustin.org/TransitLDC: 5,221+ (2,039+ visits to the ETOD Overlay SpeakUp webpage) Phone calls/emails: 78 (ETOD only) Comments on speakupaustin.org: 35 (ETOD only) Speakers at April 11 Joint Meeting: 181 (115 in favor, 58 against, 8 neutral) Attendees at 4/17 In-Person Open House: 88+ Attendees at 4/20 Virtual Open House: 75+ 4 Additional Open Houses May 6, 2024 6-8 PM Anderson High School 8403 Mesa Drive May 8, 2024 6-8 PM George Washington Carver Museum and Cultural Center 1165 Angelina Street 5 ETOD Overlay – Clarifications Rezoning to DBETOD will not require someone to redevelop Existing businesses do not have to stop operating DBETOD projects will be able to follow relaxed compatibility standards Future phases of work will: – Consider all Project Connect lines – Consider increased entitlements – Calibrate density bonus/consider additional community benefits ETOD/DBETOD could be added to properties within ½ mile of LRT and Priority Extensions through future rezoning requests 6 Schedule April 30 (today): Council Work Session April 30 (today): Planning Commission | ETOD Overlay May 6: Additional Open House (West Austin @ Anderson HS) May 8: Additional Open House (East Austin @ Carver Museum) May 14: Council Work Session May 16: City Council 7 For More Information Website: SpeakUpAustin.org/LDCupdates Email: LDCupdates@austintexas.gov Phone: (512) 974-7220 8 Thank You Council Direction Electric Vehicle Charging HOME Phase 2 Citywide Compatibility Changes ETOD Overlay Resolution No. 20230608-082 provided direction to create a new land use for Electric Vehicle charging and define where EV charging facilities could be located. Resolution No. 20230720-126 provided direction to reduce minimum lot sizes for single-family zoning districts. Resolution No. 20230608-045 provided direction to simplify …
ORDINANCE AMENDMENT & REZONING REVIEW SHEET Amendment: C20-2023-004 ETOD Overlay (Phase 1 Austin Light Rail alignment and Priority Extensions) Description: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create an Equitable Transit- Oriented Development (ETOD) Overlay combining district and an ETOD Density Bonus combining district (DBETOD), and to apply these combining districts to certain lots within a half-mile of the Phase 1 Austin Light Rail alignment and Priority Extensions. The ETOD Overlay combining district is proposed to prohibit or make conditional certain non-transit supportive uses. The ETOD Density Bonus combining district is proposed to create a density bonus program that allows residential uses, modifies development regulations to increase maximum height (up to 120 feet total), and modifies various site development standards including compatibility. DBETOD allows developments to participate in a density bonus program if they provide affordable rental or ownership housing or fees-in-lieu that meet certain requirements. Background: Initiated by Resolution No. 20230309-016 and Resolution No. 20240201-054 On March 9, 2023, City Council approved Resolution No. 20230309-016 accepting the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development Policy Plan and directing the City Manager regarding next steps for implementation. To provide further direction on one of those next steps, the creation and application of an ETOD Overlay, Council approved Resolution No. 20240201-054. The ETOD Overlay is one of the transit-supportive code amendments staff is prioritizing in Spring 2024 to help ensure adopted regulations intended to benefit the Project Connect Phase 1 Austin Light Rail project can be considered as part of the preliminary ratings package for federal funding that will be submitted in Summer 2024. Summary of Proposed Code Amendment: The proposed code amendment will create two new combining districts: 1. ETOD Overlay combining district (ETOD) will prohibit or make conditional those land uses that are not transit-supportive, and 2. ETOD Density Bonus combining district (DBETOD) will create a density bonus program that: • Allows residential uses, • Modifies development regulations to increase maximum height (up to 120 feet total), and • Modifies various site development standards. The two new combining districts will be applied to certain lots through a rezoning within a half-mile of the Phase 1 Austin Light Rail alignment and Priority Extensions as shown on Figure 1. 4/30/2024C20-2023-0041 Figure 1: Parcels Proposed for Rezoning into the ETOD and DBETOD Combining Districts 4/30/2024C20-2023-0042 ETOD Overlay Combining District (ETOD) – Proposed Uses to Prohibit or Make Conditional The following lists delineate land uses that …
SPECIAL CALLED PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA Tuesday, April 30, 2024 The Planning Commission will convene in a Special Called meeting at 4:00 PM on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, at City Hall, Council Chambers 1001 301 W. Second Street, Austin, TX. Some members of the Planning Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Greg Anderson – Secretary (District 4) Awais Azhar – Vice-Chair (Mayor) Nadia Barrera-Ramirez (District 3) Grayson Cox (District 10) Adam Haynes (Mayor) Claire Hempel – Chair (District 8) Patrick Howard (District 1) Ryan Johnson (District 7) Felicity Maxwell (District 5) Jennifer Mushtaler (District 6) Alberta Phillips (Mayor) Danielle Skidmore (District 9) Alice Woods – Parliamentarian (District 2) Ex-Officio Members Jessica Cohen – Chair of Board of Adjustment Jesús Garza – Interim City Manager Candace Hunter – AISD Board of Trustees Richard Mendoza – Director of Transportation and Public Works EXECUTIVE SESSION (No public discussion) The Planning Commission will announce it will go into Executive Session, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, to receive advice from Legal Counsel on matters specifically Attorney: Steven Maddoux 512-974-6080 Executive Liaison: Joi Harden 512-974-1617 Commission Liaison: Andrew Rivera, 512-974-6508 listed on this agenda. The Commission may not conduct a closed meeting without the approval of the city attorney. Private Consultation with Attorney – Section 551.071 PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the closure of speaker registration will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING 1. LDC Amendment: C20-2023-043 - Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 1 Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a maximum off- street motor vehicle parking limit for properties zoned Central Business District (CBD) and Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) and an administrative process, like a variance, to exceed the maximum parking limit under certain conditions. Recommended Cole Kitten, 512-974-6442, cole.kitten@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department 2. LDC Amendment: C20-2023-004 - ETOD Overlay (Phase 1 LRT) Request: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create regulations that would apply to properties that are located within a half mile of the planned Phase 1 Light Rail and Priority Extensions (also known as the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) overlay). Recommended Warner Cook, 512-978-1724, warner.cook@austintexas.gov Planning Department Staff Rec.: Staff: ADJOURNMENT The City of Austin is committed to compliance with the …
SPEAKER REGISTRATION All participants wishing to address the commission must register to speak. Public participation is available by teleconference or in-person. Teleconference Registration Registration for participation by teleconference closes on Monday April 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM. Teleconference code and additional information to be provided after the closing of the teleconference registration period. In-Person Registration While in-per son registrants are encouraged to register in advance of the meeting, in-pe rson registration closes at 3:00 PM the day of the meeting utilizing a mobile device to scan the below QR c ode whic h will be displayed in Council chambers. Mobile devices will als o be available at the meeting for public use for the purpose of s peaker registration. Speaker Donation of Time For discussion cases, speaker donation of time is an available option for in-person participants. Both the registered speaker donating time and the speaker recipient must be present when the public hearing is conducted. See chart below regarding speaker time allotments. Click on link below or scan the QR code and submit the form to register to speak. Speakers should submit a separate registration form for each item of interest. https://forms.office.com/g/irmTaGAqPp Please contact Andrew Rivera, Commission Liaison, for ques�ons regarding speaker registra�on at Andrew.rivera@aus�ntexas.gov or by phone 512-974-6508. Presenta�ons and handouts are requested to be e-mailed to Commission Liaison Andrew Rivera at Andrew.rivera@aus�ntexas.gov by 1:00 PM day of the mee�ng. PARKING & VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation. SPEAKER TIME ALLOTMENT: The anticipated allotted speaker time is 2 minutes per registered speaker. An in-person speaker can receive donated time from 2 registered speakers present in-person. Please contact Andrew Rivera, Commission Liaison, for questions regarding speaker registration at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov or by phone 512-974-6508. Presentations and handouts are requested to be e-mailed to Commission Liaison Andrew Rivera at Andrew.rivera@austintexas.gov by 1:00 PM day of the meeting. PARKING & VALIDATION Parking is available at the City Hall parking garage and is free with validation.
For Planning Commission (April 30, 2024) Working draft – subject to change ORDINANCE NO. ________________ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE TITLE 25 TO AMEND SECTION 25- 6-591 RELATING TO PARKING REQUIREMENTS. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. City Code Section 25-6-591 is amended to add a new Subsection (X) to read: 25-6-591 PARKING PROVISIONS FOR DEVELOPMENT IN THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT (CBD), THE DOWNTOWN MIXED USE (DMU) DISTRICT, THE PUBLIC (P) ZONING DISTRICTS, AND THE UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY (UNO) DISTRICT (A) The requirements of this section apply to the: (1) central business district (CBD); (2) downtown mixed use (DMU) zoning district; (3) public (p) zoning district within the area bounded by Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard; IH-35; Lady Bird Lake; and Lamar Boulevard; and (4) university neighborhood overlay (UNO) district. (B) Off-street motor vehicle parking is not required within the central business district (CBD) or downtown mixed use (DMU) zoning districts except as provided by this subsection. For purposes of this subsection, off-street parking includes any parking that is designated to serve a use and is not located in a public right-of-way, regardless of whether the parking is onsite or offsite. (1) If off-street parking is provided, it must include parking for persons with disabilities as required by the Building Code and may not include fewer accessible spaces than would be required under Paragraph (2)(a) of this subsection. (2) Except for a use occupying a designated historic landmark or an existing building in a designated historic district, off-street motor vehicle parking for persons with disabilities must be provided for a use that occupies 6,000 square feet or more of floor space under the requirements of this paragraph. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 Draft 4/26/2024 COA Law Department Page 1 of 4 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 For Planning Commission (April 30, 2024) Working draft – subject to change (a) The following requirements apply if no parking is provided for a use, other than parking for persons with disabilities: (i) the minimum number of accessible parking spaces is calculated by taking 100 …
WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLANNING COMMISSION – VERSION 1 APRIL 30, 2024 ORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 25-2 OF THE CITY CODE TO CREATE A NEW ZONING DISTRICT AND NEW DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM DISTRICT RELATING TO EQUITABLE-TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT AND REZONING AND CHANGING THE ZONING MAP TO INCLUDE EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (ETOD) COMBINING DISTRICT AND DENSITY BONUS ETOD (DBETOD) COMBINING DISTRICT TO THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT FOR PROPERTY WITHIN A CERTAIN DISTANCE ALONG NORTH LAMAR BOULEVARD, GUADALUPE STREET, SOUTH CONGRESS AVENUE, AND LOCATED SOUTH OF U.S. HWY 183 AND NORTH OF LIGHTSEY ROAD/WOODWARD STREET. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PART 1. Subsection (F) of City Code Section 25-2-32 (Zoning Districts and Map Codes) is amended to delete “corridor overlay” and to add a new combining district that reads as follows: (F) Combining districts and map codes are as follows: (22) Equitable Transit-Oriented Development ….ETOD (23) density bonus ETOD …. DBETOD PART 2. Division 6, Article 2, Subchapter A of City Code Chapter 25-2 (Zoning) is amended to add a new Section 25-2-182 to read: § 25-2-182 EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (ETOD) COMBINING DISTRICT PURPOSE AND BOUNDARIES. (A) The purpose of the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) combining district is to enhance transit-supportive uses, encourage more intentional and equitable land stewardship with increased bicycle, pedestrian, and transit connectivity, housing options and opportunities, public realm activation, and new economic opportunities near public transit. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 4/26/2024 10:06 AM ETOD/ ETOD Density Bonus Combining District Page 1 of 17 COA Law Department 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 WORKING DRAFT – SUBJECT TO CHANGE PLANNING COMMISSION – VERSION 1 APRIL 30, 2024 (B) The boundaries of the ETOD district are identified in Exhibit “A” (ETOD Boundaries) and shall be incorporated into Chapter 25-2 (Appendix G). PART 3. Division 6, Article 3, Subchapter C of City Code Chapter 25-2 (Zoning) is amended to add a new Section 25-2-653 to read: § 25-2-653 EQUITABLE TRANSIT-ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT (ETOD) COMBINING DISTRICT REGULATIONS. (A) This section applies to a property with ETOD zoning. (B) This section governs over a conflicting provision of …
Amendment Item (HOME Phase Commissioner Reference Document No. 2, Compatibility, Proposing EV Charging, OR Amendment ETOD Overlay) Pg #/Section # of document Hempel #1 Downtown Parking Hempel Downtown Parking Changes, 4/30/24 N/A version sent on Friday 4/26/24 Hempel #2 Downtown Parking Hempel Downtown Parking Changes, 4/30/24 N/A version sent on Friday 4/26/24 Proposed Amendment Proposed Text Change, IF Text Change Included in Amendment (YES/NO) necessary (Underline added text/Strikethrough deleted text) General: Staff to consider steps No toward implementation of a free or very low cost downtown circulator, similar to The Dillo. General: Staff to consider No encouraging or requiring charging and storage for e-bikes in addition to the increase in bicycle parking quantities that will arise from this ordinance. No No References and Notes (if needed) There are many reasons people take shuttles instead of or in addition to walking, but if the perception of decreased availability of downtown parking is going to happen, there should be a way for people to from place to place in downtown. For example, The desire is for people to choose other modes of transportation to access downtown. E-bike usage is rising, and encouraged through rebates with Austin Energy. Places for e-bike users to charge should be considered, as well as safe places to store bikes, particuarly e-bikes.
Amendment No. Item (HOME Phase 2, Commissioner Reference Pg #/Section # Proposed Amendment Compatibility, EV Charging, OR Proposing Document of document ETOD Overlay) Amendment Proposed Text Change, IF necessary (Underline added text/Strikethrough deleted text) Text Change Included in Amendmen t (YES/NO) References and Notes (if needed) 1 Maxwell Page 7 of 17 -§ 25-2- Updated Line 157 (2) If a site includes an existing non- Yes 654 (F) language for residential use, the proposed development ETOD Draft Ordinance ETOD must: redevelopment (a) provide current non-residential space requirements operators with notice and information about the proposed development on a form approved by the director; and (b)grant a non-residential space operator the option to lease a non-residential space following the completion of redevelopment. 2 Maxwell Page 7 of 17 -§ 25-2- Remove Strike lines 190 - 192 (d) i-ii Yes 654 (G) and replace with (i) may not have more than two stories of non- location of residential uses language related to commerical space 3 Maxwell General Amendment Related to 4(c) (a) Add more internal uses including Mix of Uses establishing commercial uses on an internal (Line 184) street potential bonuses for creative spaces, civic uses, cultural uses open to the public, non profit community spaces, public bathrooms and specific commerical spaces (b) Expand to include outdoor uses such as sidewalks, internal walkways, bike lanes open to the public, parks, plazas and environmental features & recreational features that are open to the public (in conjunction with Parkland Dedication) (c) Incentivize Transit infrastructure & features including but not limited to bus stops, bus charging facilities, electrical equipment needed by transit in coordination with Cap Metro / ATP (d) create incentrive program for legacy businesses, and commerical uses as outlined in Section F, Subsection 1 Standards in the Great Streets Program, University Neighborhood Overlay, and South Central Waterfront and apply as appropriate to the DBETOD overlay Section 4.3.3.C standards for Section 4.3.3.C in Subchapter E, in Subchapter E ensuring best practices for Transit Oriented Development for VMU buildings. Connect infrasturcture as a community benefit within an Infrastructure density bonus requirement 4 Maxwell General Amendment Street Incorporate specfic street standards as outlined 5 Maxwell General Amendment Related to Staff shall consider updated and revised 6 Maxwell General Amendment Project Consider Project Connect transit supportive https://library. municode.co m/tx/austin/co des/code_of_o rdinances?nod ETOD Draft Ordinance ETOD Draft Ordinance ETOD Draft Ordinance ETOD Draft Ordinance ETOD Draft Ordinance
ETOD Overlay r Document No. Commissione Reference Pg #/Section # Proposed Amendment Proposed Text Change (Underline added References and Notes (if needed) WG Vote Azhar Vote Cox Vote Haynes Vote Johnson Vote Maxwell Phillips Vote text/Strikethrough deleted text) Tally Vote 1 Azhar ETOD Page 11 of 16 -§ Minimize the redevelopment of existing naturally occurring affordable housing Necessary Changes will need to be 6/6 Yes Yes yes Yes Yes Yes Ordinance 25-2-654 (I) by adding an adapted multi-family redevelopment requirement. Draft V1 For redevelopment with an existing multi-family structure, an applicant must: made in Chapter 4-18 to reflect these changes. Text Change Included in Amendment (YES/NO) No (1) replace all existing units that were affordable to a household earning 60 percent MFI or below in the previous 12 months and have at least as many bedrooms as those units; (2) provide current tenants with notice and information about the proposed development with a timeframe of 180 days consistent with requirements adopted under Section 25-1-711 (Purpose, Applicability, Exceptions And Definitions), Section 25-1-712 (Tenant Notification Required), Section 25-1- 713 (Additional Notice Requirements), and Section 25-1-717 (Offenses) and allow tenants to terminate leases without penalty or prejudice during the period for which notification is provided; (3) pay a tenant relocation fee established by separate ordinance as a condition of approval. The Housing director shall deposit a fee imposed under this section into the Developer Fund for Tenant Relocation Assistance, which is established under this section. The director shall use the fund to provide tenant relocation assistance to eligible tenants at the development or site for which the payment was made, consistent with requirements adopted under Section 25-1 714 (Tenant Relocation Program); and (4) grant income-eligible current tenants the option to lease one of the affordable units a unit of comparable affordability and size following completion of redevelopment. Grant all other tenants the option to lease a unit of comparable affordability and size following completion of redevelopment. multi-family structure may pose a health hazard for existing tenants, requiring extensive repairs. recommendation usage/impact of the ETOD density bonus program, including yields of affordable housing (on-site and fee in lieu), usage of fee-in-lieu funds, number of total residential units created, commercial space developed or redeveloped, and other key metrics including equity impacts. 2 Azhar Azhar Create a process by which some of the requirements in Subsection (J) can be No This is contingent on Azhar 6/6 …
Submitted by Commissioner Phillips ETOD Amendments 1. Create a Fee-in-Lieu Oversight Committee that would review the use of Fee-in-Lieu and make recommendations regarding the use of Fee-in-Lieu funds for the development of affordable housing, vouchers, etc. This committee should be made up in part by community members directly-impacted by the displacement crisis (low-income homeowners who are property-tax burdened, renters who are rent-burdened, and community members with lived experience of homelessness), as well as frontline community organizations that work with these communities. 2. Create the North and South Zones in this ETOD. Take staff recommendation for the South Zone. Create new density bonus/affordability benchmarks for North Zone (segments of Lamar and Burnet) that runs north of 15th Street to Crestview. Amend the ETOD density bonus to require that units are affordable at 40% MFI to 60% MFI and cap the MFI at the current level for 2024 OR assess the income-level of residents at risk of displacement and housing insecurity annually to set income requirements at that level. Rational for 2: These are very different areas income-wise and racial-wise. South Zone is high-wealth and predominantly White so it might not be possible to lower density bonus/affordability in this zone. But the North Zone is significantly lower in wealth, more diverse racially and ethnically with surrounding neighborhoods that are home to BIPOC communities, and working-income people of all races. Some businesses within the North Zone also reflect those demographics. The ETOD is going to significantly increase land values not just in the ETOD, but to adjacent and nearby homes and neighborhoods, creating the same unintended consequences created by the Plaza Satillo TOD and the MLK Station TOD. For truly equitable transit-oriented development Council must incentivize building of units at much deeper levels of affordability in the North Zone and possibly in the student zone. Doing this also will help maximize public transit use. Fee in-lieu. If affordable units are at or below 50% MFI, units should be built onsite 3. in the ETOD/DBETOD and not subject to fee-in-lieu except where alternative areas for expanded affordable housing are identified so the fee in-lieu is actually going to expanding affordable housing and not steered to housing vouchers that can’t be used readily or timely because of large waiting lists. The exception would be for the downtown corridor provisions that provide fee in-lieu to permanent affordable housing or housing vouchers to house unsheltered Austin residents. …
The Heritage Neighborhood is bordered by Guadalupe, Lamar, 28th and 38th Streets. The Heritage Neighborhood Associa@on represents residents of the neighborhood and is open for membership without charge. The Heritage Neighborhood Associa@on makes the following recommenda)ons concerning the proposed ETOD/DBETOD overlay: • Ini@ate sta@on area planning for all sta@on on the current rail alignment. As the sta@on areas within Heritage are part of the Central Aus@n Neighborhood plan, the plans could be updated as needed to support transit with the goal of avoiding displacement of both businesses and residents. As with the original neighborhood plan and plan amendments, updates should be completed with community par@cipa@on. • Apply the ETOD overlay only within ½ mile of sta@ons on the current rail alignment. • Postpone considera@on of DBETOD or approve it only as a paper district similar to DB90. Both of these density bonus programs will enhance the FTA applica@on by illustra@ng the op@ons for dense housing without limi@ng op@ons for sta@on area planning. DBETOD zoning should not be approved on a parcel by parcel or broad basis un@l aSer sta@on area planning is complete. • Remove the fee-in-lieu op@on from the DBETOD. • Enhance the benefit of the $300 million in an@-displacement funding by revising the current guidance to use the funds within one mile of bus or rail sta@ons and instead restrict the use of these funds to within ½ mile of light rail sta@ons. The an@- displacement money should priori@ze housing for very- and extremely-low income households. Ra)onale: Equitable Transit oriented development is intended to support transit while also avoiding the gentrifica@on and displacement of both exis@ng residents and businesses that is typical with tradi@onal transit-oriented development (TOD). The Heritage Neighborhood supports these goals, has encouraged mixed use developments on our corridors and developed the plan that includes the most successful density bonus program in the city while s@ll ensuring compa@ble development with the mixture of housing types in our area. ETOD and DBETOD zoning is proposed for every commercial, mul@family, or mixed-use property in the Heritage neighborhood that is within the City’s measurement of ½ mile of the proposed light rail line. The proper@es proposed for ETOD/DBETOD oSen exceed ½ mile of sta@ons, the area considered by the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) when evalua@ng investment grants. While DBETOD is intended to increase housing density near transit, without corresponding policies to protect local businesses and naturally occurring affordable housing …
Registered Speaker List for Planning Commission Special Called Meeting April 30, 2024 Jason John Paul Haskins, AIA Stuart Hersh Jenny Grayson Sterling King Dwayne Reid Megan Meisenbach Betsy Greenberg John Good Susan Rodenko John Tomanovich Leigh Ziegler Karen McGraw Barbara McArthut Cindi Reid Bethany Carson Brad Massingill Kyle McCollum Amy Voorhes Peter Breton Karen Kreps Felix De Portu Srikar Nalluri JANIS REINKEN Monica Guzmán Roy Waley Tai Hovanky Christopher Page Omar VasquezAlpizar Shane Johnson Lauren Ross Iliana Medrano Joe Riddell Michael Whellan Zqach Faddis Alexia Leclercq Carlos Pinon JANIS REINKEN
PLANNING COMMISSION April 30, 2024 MINUTES The Planning Commission convened in a meeting on April 30, 2024, in Council Chambers of City Hall, 301 W. 2nd Street, Austin, Texas and via videoconference @ http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Chair Hempel called the Commission Meeting to order at 4:05 p.m. Commission Members in Attendance: Greg Anderson- Secretary Awais Azhar -Vice-Chair Nadia Barrera-Ramirez Grayson Cox Adam Haynes Claire Hempel - Chair Patrick Howard Felicity Maxwell Jennifer Mushtaler Alberta Phillips Danielle Skidmore Alice Woods Jessica Cohen – Ex-Officio Absent Candice Hunter - Ex-Officio Richard Mendoza – Ex-Officio Jesús Garza– Ex-Officio PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the closure of speaker registration will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION The first four (4) speakers signed up prior to the closure of speaker registration will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. PUBLIC HEARING Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: 1. LDC C20-2023-043 - Downtown Parking Modifications Phase 1 Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a maximum off-street motor vehicle parking limit for properties zoned Central Business District (CBD) and Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) and an administrative process, like a variance, to exceed the maximum parking limit under certain conditions. Recommended Cole Kitten, 512-974-6442, cole.kitten@austintexas.gov Transportation and Public Works Department Motion by Chair Hempel, seconded by Commissioner Cox to grant staff recommendation to amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to establish a maximum off1street motor vehicle parking limit for properties zoned Central Business District (CBD) and Downtown Mixed-Use (DMU) and an administrative process, like a variance, to exceed the maximum parking limit under certain conditions, as amended, was approved on a vote of 11-0. Commissioner Mushtaler off the dais. Commissioner Woods absent. 2. LDC C20-2023-004 - ETOD Overlay (Phase 1 LRT) Amendment: Request: Staff Rec.: Staff: Amend City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create regulations that would apply to properties that are located within a half mile of the planned Phase 1 Light Rail and Priority Extensions (also known as the Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) overlay). Recommended Warner Cook, 512-978-1724, warner.cook@austintexas.gov Planning Department Motion by Vice-Chair Azhar, seconded by Commissioner Maxwell to grant staff recommendation, as amended, to create regulations that would apply to properties that are located within a half mile of the planned Phase 1 Light …
