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HOME Phase 2, Compatibility, and EV Charging Code Amendments Planning Commission April 23, 2024 April 23, 2024, Planning Commission Meeting  Electric Vehicle Charging Use  HOME Phase 2 (Smaller Lot Size for One Unit)  Citywide Compatibility Changes Note: Equitable Transit-Oriented Development (ETOD) Overlay will be considered at the April 30, 2024, Planning Commission meeting 2 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 3 Engagement Channels  Mailed Notice and Media – Purple Postcard – ETOD Notice – News Coverage – Social Media – Advertising  Website, Email, and Phone  Open Houses 4 Engagement by the Numbers (as of 4/22)  Notices mailed out: 671,912 + 39,084 (ETOD)  Visitors to www.SpeakUpAustin.org/TransitLDC: 4,990+  Phone calls/emails: 202+  Comments on speakupaustin.org: 150+  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+ 5 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 6 EV Charging Use – Clarifications  EV Charging Use prohibited underground because: – EV vehicle fires generate a great deal of smoke and burn very hot. Underground prohibition will assist with smoke removal should an incident occur. – Smoke removal could take days if the EV incident is below the first level below grade, and any access to the garage or vehicles in the garage would be prohibited during that time.  No changes to EV Charging as part of accessory parking – The proposed regulations only apply when EV Charging is the principal use on the site. 7 HOME Phase 2– Clarifications  45% Impervious Cover Requirement – The 45% impervious cover limit helps ensure there is space for rainwater to be absorbed or directed to a storm drainage system so it does not negatively affect neighboring properties. – In residential subdivisions, drainage systems are designed assuming 45% impervious cover for residential lots.  Emergency Access – The current practice of requiring a fire lane or sprinkler system for structures out of reach of the fire hose from the street would be continued. – The fire hose length of 150 ft is sufficient to reach the median lot depth. 8 Citywide Compatibility – Clarifications  25' Compatibility Buffer is much more flexible than current 25' "No-Build" Setback – Compatibility Buffer requires vegetative screening and allows low-impact structures, including stormwater infrastructure, retaining walls, driveways, parking, landscaping, fences, trails, or sidewalks. With very limited exceptions, the current "no build" setback does not allow anything to be built. – Standards for the Compatibility Buffer are in § 25-8-700.  Proposed changes would reduce the overall area subject to compatibility by nearly 94% 9 Schedule  April 23 (today): Planning Commission | HOME Phase 2, Compatibility, and EV Charging  April 30: Council Work Session  April 30: 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 10 For More Information  Website: SpeakUpAustin.org/LDCupdates  Email: LDCupdates@austintexas.gov  Phone: (512) 974-7220 11 Thank You