Approve an ordinance amending City Code Chapter 14-11 (Use of Right-of-Way) to exempt existing historic buildings or structures from the requirement to obtain an encroachment agreement or a license agreement in order to continue encroaching into a City right-of-way or easement, provided the structure or improvement does not interfere with the City’s use of the right-of-way or easement. Funding: This item is projected to result in unrealized revenue of $18,040 in fees for each qualifying historic property in the Fiscal Year 2025-2026 Austin Transportation and Public Works Operating Budget and future budgets.

This ordinance would change City Code so that historic buildings already poking into a City right-of-way or easement no longer have to get an encroachment or license agreement to stay put — as long as they don't get in the way of the City's use of that space. It's a break for owners of older Austin properties whose stoops, walls, or structures predate today's rules. The trade-off: the City projects it would forgo $18,040 in fees for each qualifying historic property in the current and future budgets.

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