Item 67 Passedunofficial
Conduct a public hearing and consider an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create new density bonus zoning districts and establish regulations and requirements that apply to new density bonus zoning districts including allowing additional building height, modifying uses, and modifying site development regulations in exchange for providing affordable housing and other community benefits; to modify Rainey Street Subdistrict Regulations relating to participation in the Downtown Density Bonus Program; and to decrease the eligibility area and remove certain properties from participating in the Downtown Density Bonus Program generally located west of I-35, east of Nueces Street, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street (the new density bonus zoning districts are also known as downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district and downtown density bonus 850 (DDB850) combining district). Funding: This item has no fiscal impact.
Council is holding a public hearing on a major rewrite of downtown density rules, creating two new bonus zoning districts—DDB400 and DDB850—that let developers build taller and tweak site standards in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits. The changes would also adjust Rainey Street's rules and shrink the eligibility area for the existing Downtown Density Bonus Program, dropping certain properties roughly west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street. The item has no fiscal impact to the city.
"item number 67, as amended, is adopted, with council member duchen being shown abstaining and two absences" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Two Qadri amendments adopted incorporating commission recommendations and phase-two direction
- Downtown Austin Alliance recommended higher height limits and eliminating fee escalation