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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 citywide compatibility standards and make them less restrictive. Resolution No. 20240201-054 provided direction to create and apply a new zoning district to support the Phase 1 Austin Light Rail alignment and Priority Extensions 10 ETOD Overlay 11 ETOD Overlay Goals  Increase opportunities to live and work near transit  Provide for more affordable, income-restricted housing opportunities near transit  Preserve existing affordable housing and priority businesses/services  Prevent increase in uses that limit transit effectiveness  Maximize Austin’s transit investments by pairing them with supportive land use regulations 12 ETOD Overlay: Proposed Code Amendment Proposed amendment creates two combining districts:  ETOD Overlay combining district (ETOD) restricts certain non-transit-supportive uses  ETOD Density Bonus district (DBETOD) creates 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 13 ETOD Overlay: Proposed Rezoning Proposed rezoning applies ETOD and DBETOD to certain lots within ½ mile of the Phase 1 Austin Light Rail alignment and Priority Extensions In the future, ETOD / DBETOD can also be applied with:  Individual property-owner initiated rezoning application  Additional Council-directed rezonings Properties must have ETOD district applied to have DBETOD district applied (and access the bonus program) 14 ETOD Overlay Applicability  Parcels within a ½ mile of Phase I Austin Light Rail Alignment and Priority Extensions except: – Airport Overlay, ERC Regulating Plan, South Central Waterfront, Downtown Density Bonus, University Neighborhood Overlay, existing TODs – SF, MH, LA, RR, AV, DR, P, L, -PDA, PUD, and Unzoned parcels – Geographically separated areas – Parcels near East Riverside Corridor (ERC) – Any remaining parkland 15 ETOD Overlay: Use Restrictions ETOD district will restrict uses by making them conditional or prohibited.  No residential uses are further restricted in the proposal  Code generally allows existing uses to continue as nonconforming uses If a site is subject to existing use restrictions, the more restrictive of the two (existing regulations OR ETOD district) would control. 16 ETOD Overlay: Use Restrictions (cont.) Prohibited Uses Commercial  Automotive Sales  Agricultural Sale and Services  Automotive Rentals  Automotive Repair Services  Building Maintenance Commercial (cont.)  Equipment Sales  Exterminating Services  Funeral Services  Marina  Recreational Equipment Maintenance & Storage  Recreational Equipment Services  Campground  Carriage Stable  Convenience Storage  Drop-off Recycling Collection Facility  Electronic Prototype Assembly  Electronic Testing  Equipment Repair Services  Research Assembly  Research Testing Sales Services Services Services  Research Warehousing  Scrap and Salvage  Service Station  Stables  Vehicle Storage          Industrial Basic Industry General Warehousing and Distribution Limited Warehousing and Distribution Recycling Center Resource Extraction Agricultural Animal Production Crop Production Horticulture Indoor Crop Production Conditional Uses Commercial  Alternative Financial Services  Automotive Washing  Bail Bond Services  Commercial Blood Plasma  Commercial Off-Street Center Parking  Communications Services  Construction Sales and  Electric Vehicle Charging Services (New use)  Kennels  Monument Retail Sales  Off-Site Accessory Parking  Pawn Shop Services  Pedicab Storage and Dispatch  Special Use Historic Industrial  Custom Manufacturing  Light Manufacturing 17 ETOD Overlay: Bonus Overview Requirements / Restrictions:  Affordable housing requirements  Protections when certain properties redevelop: – For existing tenants of affordable housing – For certain small businesses, creative spaces, childcare and adult care, grocery, medical offices, etc.  Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) style design standards 18 ETOD Overlay: Bonus Overview (cont.) Affordable Housing Requirements:  Ownership Projects: – 12% of total units affordable to households at 80% MFI and below – May be satisfied through fee-in-lieu  Rental Projects: – 15% of total units affordable to households at 60% MFI and below OR – 12% of total units affordable to households at 50% MFI and below 19 ETOD Overlay: Bonus Overview (cont.) Additional Entitlements Available For Participating:  Residential uses allowed in all base zones  Up to 60 feet additional height, up to a total height of 120 feet compatibility  Relaxation of some site development standards including  May supersede certain more restrictive regulations 20 Existing LO site LO site developed with ETOD Density Bonus 21 Existing CS site CS site developed with ETOD Density Bonus 22 Existing MF-6 site MF-6 site developed with ETOD Density Bonus 23