Item 5a - Presentation on Small Area Planning — original pdf

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Small Area Planning: Past, Present and Future Briefing to Small Area Planning Joint Committee December 9, 2020 Content Organization and Policy Framework Legacy Current Work Future Next Steps Organization and Policy Framework Department Merger and Staffing • Inclusive Planning Group • New Assistant Director • Coordination across divisions • Coordination across departments • Consultant augmentation 4 Planning is the act of 5 A Small Area Plan focuses on a sub-area within the city in a detailed way to address an area’s unique needs. This type of plan may cover various scopes and geographic scales. 6 Legacy Small Area Planning: Legacy • Neighborhood Planning • Neighborhood Plans • Neighborhood Plan Amendments/FLUM • Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Support • “NP” Overlay • Other Planning Areas and Districts • North Burnet Gateway • East Riverside Corridor • Downtown Austin Plan • UNO Overlay • NCCDs • TODs and Station Area Plans 8 Small Area Planning: Legacy • Neighborhood Planning • Neighborhood Plans • Neighborhood Plan Amendments/FLUM • Neighborhood Plan Contact Team Support • “NP” Overlay • Other Planning Areas and Districts • North Burnet Gateway • East Riverside Corridor • Downtown Austin Plan • UNO Overlay • NCCDs • TODs and Station Area Plans 9 Current Work Small Area Planning: Present • South Central Waterfront Planning Initiative • Palm District Planning Initiative • Green Line Corridor (in partnership with Capital Metro) 11 Small Area Planning: Present • South Central Waterfront Planning Initiative • Palm District Planning Initiative • Green Line Corridor (in partnership with Capital Metro) 12 Small Area Planning: Present • South Central Waterfront Planning Initiative • Palm District Planning Initiative • Green Line Corridor (in partnership with Capital Metro) 13 On the Horizon… • Northeast Austin Plan 14 Future Small Area Planning: Future Considerations • Land Development Code Rewrite outcome • Ongoing development of special studies and plans • Small area planning legacy • Project Connect • Racial equity and inclusion • Displacement prevention • Balance urgency and depth (may need to look at citywide solutions) 16 Possible Future Small Planning Product Lines 17 Next Steps Next Steps Winter-Spring 2021 • Analyze Project Connect Stations and Corridors • Analyze resources, expectations • Continue work on special studies and plans • Coordination with anti-displacement investment strategy Summer- Fall 2021 • SAPJC briefing on recommended future work program • Recommendation to City Manager, Council • Launch new small area planning program 19 Thank You Stevie Greathouse, Manager Inclusive Planning: Small Area Planning and Code Division Stevie.greathouse@austintexas.gov