Item 75 Passedunofficial
C20-2024-018 - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning approximately 208 acres of property generally located west of I-35, east of Nueces Street, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street to add downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district. Staff Recommendation and Planning Commission Recommendation: To grant downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district zoning. Applicant: City of Austin. City Staff: Alan Pani, Planner Principal, Austin Planning, Alan.Pani@austintexas.gov.
The city wants to rezone about 208 acres of downtown — roughly the area west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street — to add a downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district. Density bonus programs let developers build taller or denser in exchange for community benefits, so this could shape how much new development downtown can pack in. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change, and there's a public hearing scheduled before any vote.
"item number 75 is adopted with council member duchen abstaining from the vote" — meeting transcript (unofficial)
What got said
- Approved on all three readings as a downtown density bonus rezoning