06 C20-2025-010 - CBD Amendments - Draft CBD Amendment — original pdf

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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 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 DRAFT DOCUMENT (SUBJECT TO CHANGE) PART 1. The table in Subsection (D) of City Code Section 25-2-492 (Site Development Regulations) is amended to establish a maximum height of 350 feet for Central Business District (CBD) zoning district site development regulations and modify corresponding cells within the table to reflect Maximum Height/350/CBD. PART 2. Eligibility, Floor-to-Area Ratio and Height Maps (Figure 2) of City Code Section 25-2-586 (Downtown Density Bonus Program) is repealed in its entirety and replaced with the Eligibility, Floor-to-Area Ratio and Height Maps (Figure 2) attached to this ordinance as Exhibit “A”. PART 3. Paragraph (2), Subsection (B) (Downtown Density Bonus Maps and Table) of City Code Section 25-2-586 is amended to read as follows: (2) Properties in the Rainey Street Subdistrict may participate in the Downtown Density Bonus Program only for floor-to-area ratio that exceeds 8:1 or height above 350 feet. To achieve floor-to-area ratio up to 8:1 or height between 41 feet and 350 feet, properties in the Rainey Street Subdistrict must comply with Subsection (C)(4) of Section 25-2-739 (Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations) of the City Code. PART 4. Paragraph (6), Subsection (B) (Downtown Density Bonus Maps and Table) of City Code Section 25-2-586 is amended to read as follows: (6) Notwithstanding the limitation provided for in Subsection (B)(3) of this section, the city council may grant [to an applicant] additional floor-to-area ratio or height that exceeds the maximum floor-to-area ratio or height in Figure 2 if: (a) The applicant wants to exceed floor-to-area ratio or height and has already achieved the maximum [floor-to-area ratio] in Figure 2 by participating in the Downtown Density Bonus Program; (b) The applicant submits a written request and rationale for the additional floor-to-area ratio or height to the director; (c) The director makes a written recommendation on the application and then 06 C20-2025-010 - CBD Amendments1 of 4submits the recommendation to the Planning Commission for its review and recommendation; and (d) The city council determines that the additional floor-to-area ratio or height should be granted because: (i) The applicant has offered additional community benefits described in Subsections (E)(1)—(12) above and beyond those offered to achieve the floor-to-area ratio or height in Figure 2; (ii) The applicant agrees to use the same methodology and bonus area granted for each community benefit as described in the downtown density bonus program to achieve the desired bonus area; (iii) The city council determines that awarding the additional floor-to- area ratio or height substantially furthers the goals and objectives of the Downtown Austin Plan and the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan; and (iv) the applicant has agreed that any residential parking space shall be offered separately from the dwelling unit. PART 5. Paragraph (5), Subsection (C) of City Code Section 25-2-739 (Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations) is amended to read as follows: (5) Development in the Rainey Street Subdistrict may participate in the Downtown Density Bonus Program as provided below. (a) In order to achieve bonus area exceeding the floor-to-area ratio of 8:1 or height above 40 feet in the Rainey Street Subdistrict, development must comply with the requirements of Section 25-2-586 (Downtown Density Bonus Program) of the City Code. The requirements of the Downtown Density Bonus Program apply only to that portion of development that exceeds a floor-to-area ratio of 8:1 or height above 40 feet. (b) The maximum height and maximum floor-to-area ratio that development in the Rainey Street Subdistrict may achieve by participating in the Downtown Density Bonus Program are shown on Figure 2 of Section 25- 2-586 (Downtown Density Bonus Program) of the City Code. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 06 C20-2025-010 - CBD Amendments2 of 4 (c) Austin Housing [The Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office] will conduct compliance and monitoring of the affordability requirements of the Downtown Density Bonus Program. [this ordinance.] The director of Austin Housing [Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Office] shall establish compliance and monitoring rules and criteria for implementing the requirements of the Downtown Density Bonus Program [this ordinance]. PART 6. This ordinance takes effect on _________________________, 2025. 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 06 C20-2025-010 - CBD Amendments3 of 4DRAFT 3:1 90’ 4:1 100’ 8:1 200’ 8:1 200’ 15:1 400’ 8:1 200’ 25:1 350’ 5:1 120’ 5:1 120’ 15:1 400’ 3:1 50’ 3:1 90’ 5:1 120’ 8:1 200’ 15:1 350’ 15:1 350’ Maximum Floor Area Ratio (FAR) Maximum Height Public Parks/Open Space (Ineligible) Areas Ineligible for Downtown Density Bonus Program (Height and density may not exceed underlying zoning) NOTE: Maximum heights shown do not reflect restrictions imposed by Capitol View Corridors (CVC) or special districts. NOTE: Properties in the Rainey Street Subdistrict of the Waterfront Overlay must obtain a floor area ratio (FAR) of up to 8:1 or height up to 350 feet by meeting the requirements of Section 25-2-739 of the City Code. FAR exceeding 8:1 or height exceeding 350 feet may be obtained through the Downtown Density Bonus Program, as described in Section 25-2-586 of the City Code. EXHIBIT "A" 06 C20-2025-010 - CBD Amendments4 of 4