Item 67 — Thursday, May 28, 2026
Agenda PDF Legistar Official votes
Source information changed after this summary was written. The earlier summary is withheld.
Current official agenda wording
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.
"item number 67, as amended, is adopted, with council member duchen being shown abstaining and two absences" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
Attributed statements from the meeting transcript, not official agenda values.
- Two Qadri amendments adopted incorporating commission recommendations and phase-two direction
- Downtown Austin Alliance recommended higher height limits and eliminating fee escalation
The roll call
Approved as amended 8-0
Member records (11)
- Kirk Watson Mayor Yes
- Natasha Harper-Madison D1 Absent
- Vanessa Fuentes D2 Absent
- José Velásquez D3 Yes
- José "Chito" Vela D4 Yes
- Ryan Alter D5 Yes
- Krista Laine D6 Yes
- Mike Siegel D7 Yes
- Paige Ellis D8 Yes
- Zohaib "Zo" Qadri D9 Yes
- Marc Duchen D10 Abstain