Apr 08, 2025 Planning Commission

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UH, WITHIN COUNCIL

[CALL TO ORDER]

SO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR PRESENCE WHEN I CALL YOUR NAME.

AND I'LL GO IN ORDER AS I SEE IT ON THE AGENDA.

SO, CHAIR HEMPEL HERE.

VICE-CHAIR ARE HERE.

COMMISSIONER ANDERSON HERE.

COMMISSIONER WOODS.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER HOWARD.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER VARE RAMIREZ.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER MAXWELL.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER AMEND.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER POWELL.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER SKIDMORE.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER HILLER.

HERE.

COMMISSIONER LAN HERE.

AND COMMISSIONER HANEY HERE.

THAT IS AMAZING.

WE HAVE A FULL HOUSE THIS EVENING.

UM, I'M ALSO RECOGNIZING OUR CHAIR BOARD ADJUSTMENT.

JESSICA GOEN.

ALRIGHT, WELL YOU, WE'LL SEE SOME NEW FACES THIS EVENING.

UM, SO I WANT TO TAKE A MOMENT TO, UM, WELCOME OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS, POWELL HILLER AND LAN.

AND SO, UM, I'LL GO START ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.

COMMISSIONER POWELL, WOULD YOU LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOURSELF? NO, OF COURSE.

THANK YOU.

CHAIR A.

ALL MY NAME'S ADAM POWELL.

FIRST THING YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT ME AND WHY I'M SERVING ON PLAN.

JUST THAT I LOVE AUSTIN, TEXAS.

IT IS A CITY THAT I WAS BORN IN ST.

DAVID'S HOSPITAL RIGHT OFF OF 35.

THE CITY THAT MY PARENTS MET IN AND GOT MARRIED IN THE JAPANESE GARDEN IN ER.

AND SO FOR ME IT'S ABOUT GIVING BACK TO OUR CITY, MAKING IT A BETTER PLACE EVERY DAY.

IN TERMS OF WORK EXPERIENCE, I BRING WHOLE BUNCH FROM COMMUNITY ORGANIZING TO TEACHER RECRUITING, TO A WHOLE LOT OF LOCAL ADVOCACY ON THESE ISSUES.

AND THEN CURRENTLY THOUGH, I'M ALWAYS JUST SPEAKING FOR MYSELF AS A VOLUNTEER HERE.

I SERVE AS THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER ASSOCIATION, WHICH IS THE NONPROFIT THAT SUPPORTS AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER.

SO I'M EXCITED TO SOUND OFF AND CONTRIBUTE TO THESE IMPORTANT ISSUES AND BE A PART OF THE PROCESS.

AND I ALSO HAVE TO THANK COUNCIL MEMBER SIEGEL FOR APPOINTING ME AND THE TWO CHAIRS WHO WERE IN THE SEAT BEFORE ME.

RYAN JOHNSON, WHO'S HERE TODAY.

AND THEN TODD SHAW, WHO DID FANTASTIC JOBS AND LOVE ME.

VERY BIG SHOES TO FILL.

THANK YOU.

COMMISSIONER HILLER.

HI, I, SORRY.

ALL RIGHT.

.

I BE A LOT QUICKER THAN ADAM 'CAUSE I'M UNCOMFORTABLE ALREADY.

UH, I'M JOSH SCHILLER.

I AM A LONG TIME RESIDENT OF AUSTIN.

CAME HERE TO GO TO THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT THIS POINT, ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO.

UH, I AM THE HUSBAND TO BETA.

I HAVE A 11 YEAR, SORRY, 8-YEAR-OLD AND A 6-YEAR-OLD JAMES AND OLIVIA.

AND I AM REALLY EXCITED ABOUT GIVING A CHANCE TO PARTICIPATE AND, UH, HOPEFULLY EVERYBODY WILL BEAR WITH ME WITH THE, UH, INEVITABLE LEARNING CURVE.

THANKS.

I'M STILL IN THE LEARNING CURVE.

I'VE BEEN HERE FOR SIX YEARS.

AND COMMISSIONER LAN.

HI, GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS ANNA LAN.

I AM A TEXAS NATIVE.

I GREW UP IN EL PASO AND I'VE BEEN LIVING IN AUSTIN FOR EIGHT YEARS.

I'M CURRENTLY A TRANSIT ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT MANAGER AT CAT METRO.

I WORK ON A LOT OF PROJECTS WHERE TRANSIT INTERSECTS WITH HOUSING AND POLICY.

I'M REALLY EXCITED TO BE HERE AND I'M MOM TO TWO LITTLE BOYS WHO ARE BORN AND RAISED IN AUSTIN.

THANKS.

THANK YOU.

AND I DO WANNA GIVE A COMMISSIONER JOHNSON AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY GOODBYE.

WOW.

THANK YOU.

UH, WOW.

IT'S WEIRD BEING ON THIS SIDE.

YOU'RE ALL SO MUCH TALLER FROM DOWN HERE.

UM, I'LL BE QUICK.

JUST THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR HAVING ME FOR THE LAST, UH, 14 MONTHS OR SO IN THE COMMISSION, ALTHOUGH IT FELT A LOT LONGER THAN THAT.

SO, GET READY ADAM.

UM, IT'S BEEN A WONDER.

WONDERFUL.

JUST PLEASURE TO SERVE THE CITY IN THIS CAPACITY.

UM, I'M JUST SO INSPIRED BY ALL OF YOU FOR STANDING UP AND VOLUNTEERING TO DO THIS.

I, I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE I WAS JUST SPEAKING WITH, UH, A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC, PHILIP WILEY.

UH, A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T REALIZE HOW MUCH WORK ALL OF THE MEMBERS OF PLANNING COMMISSION AND ALL OF THE CITY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS PUT IN, INCLUDING OUR STAFF AND THE LIAISONS.

UM, AND I JUST THINK IT'S SO EN ENCOURAGING TO SEE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE WILLING TO STEP UP AND DO THAT WORK TO MAKE THEIR COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE.

SO THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF THAT AND KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK.

THANK YOU.

WE'LL MISS YOU.

YES, VICE CHAIR.

UM, I DID WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK, HONESTLY COMMISSIONER JOHNSON, YOUR WRITER'S BEEN 14 MONTHS, IT FEEL LIKE YEARS, UM, THAT WE SERVE WITH YOU.

AND I THINK JUST THE KNOWLEDGE AND GRAVITY THAT YOU BOUGHT BROUGHT TO THIS DI FROM THE WORK THAT YOU'VE BEEN DOING, BUT ALSO JUST YOUR ABILITY TO REALLY DIG INTO DETAILS AND HAVE THOSE CONVERSATIONS.

I JUST WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE, NOT JUST OF COURSE TO THE DISTRICT, BUT ALSO TO THE CITY AT LARGE.

AND I WANNA SAY, UM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT WAS 14 MONTHS, I FEEL LIKE YOU, THE IMPRINTS THAT YOU HAVE LEFT ON A LOT OF DIFFERENT POLICIES THAT WERE WORKED ON, THOSE WILL LIVE WAY BEYOND THAT.

AND I JUST REALLY WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE.

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SO AS USUAL, TONIGHT'S MEETING WILL BE HYBRID, ALLOWING FOR A VIRTUAL QUORUM.

UM, WE ONLY HAVE ONE PERSON COMMISSIONER HOWARD VIRTUAL TONIGHT.

SO IT'S ALMOST LIKE PRE COVID TIMES.

I'M NOT TRYING TO CALL YOU OUT, COMMISSIONER HOWARD .

SO, UM, SIMILARLY, SPEAKERS CAN PRESENT FROM THE CHAMBERS OR PARTICIPATE VIRTUALLY.

AND COMMISSIONER HOWARD, JUST REMEMBER TO HAVE YOUR, SEND YOUR SIGN IN SHEET TO OUR STAFF LIAISON AND HAVE YOUR YELLOW, GREEN, RED, AND YELLOW ITEMS FOR VOTING.

AND IF I MISS YOU, JUST COME OFF MUTE AND LET ME KNOW THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, UM, TO OUR, UM, THE PUBLIC THAT'S HERE.

IF YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, YOU SHOULD RECEIVE AN EMAIL PRIOR TO THE COMMISSION TAKING UP YOUR ITEM AND SPEAKERS CAN DONATE, DONATE TIME, BOTH THE SPEAKER DONATING TIME AND THE SPEAKER RECIPIENT, FORGIVE ME, MUST BE IN PRESENT IN PERSON WHEN THE ITEM IS CONSIDERED.

SO I WILL HAVE ASSISTANCE FROM MS. GARCIA IN ANNOUNCING THE SPEAKERS DURING OUR PUBLIC HEARINGS.

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CHAIR.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER SIGN IN FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION IS STEWART, HARRY HIRSCH.

STEWART, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES CHAIR.

MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I USED TO SAY MY NAME WAS STUART HIRSCH, BUT NOW I SAY STUART HARRY HIRSCH.

'CAUSE THERE'S A HEDGE FUND GUY IN BOSTON WHO SPELLS IT THE SAME WAY.

AND I DON'T WANT TO BE CONFUSED WITH HIM.

UH, THE CITY COUNCIL ON APRIL 20TH, 2000 APPROVED SMART HOUSING ORDINANCE.

IT REPLACED THE FORMER AFFORDABLE HOUSING POLICY OF THE LAST CENTURY.

BUT IT WASN'T JUST 'CAUSE IT WASN'T STUPID HOUSING.

LIKE THE POLICIES OF THE LAST CENTURY.

SMART ACTUALLY STOOD FOR SAFE MIXED INCOME, ACCESSIBLE, REASONABLY PRICED AND TRANSIT ORIENTED.

AND LAST YEAR I APPEARED BEFORE YOU ALMOST EVERY MONTH TOTALLY UNSUCCESSFULLY TO ARGUE THAT THE AFFORDABILITY PERIOD FOR SMART SHOULD MOVE FROM THE FIVE YEARS ESTABLISHED 25 YEARS AGO TO 40 YEARS, WHICH WE'VE HAD AT THE UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY FOR A LONG TIME.

REASONABLY PRICED MEANS THAT THE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD INCOME IS NOT MORE THAN 80% MEDIUM FAMILY INCOME, AND IT ALSO MEANS THAT THEY'RE NOT SPENDING MORE THAN 30% ON THEIR MORTGAGE OR RENT.

SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT AFFORDABILITY BEFORE HERE, WE OFTEN TALK ABOUT INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING, WHICH IS NOT THE SAME AS SMART HOUSING BECAUSE INCOME RESTRICTED HOUSING DOESN'T PUT A RESTRICTION ON THE MAXIMUM RENT OR MORTGAGE JUST PUTS A RESTRICTION ON THE INCOME.

SO I'M COMING BACK TO YOU IN 2025.

I STARTED WORKING HERE AT THE BUILDING INSPECTION DEPARTMENT HERE AT 3 0 1 WEST SECOND STREET IN 1977.

UH, AND I WAS ONE OF ABOUT A DOZEN CITY EMPLOYEES WHO WROTE THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE AND CONCURRENTLY ALL THE CRITERIA MANUALS AT THE SAME TIME.

SO I FEEL IT'S MY JOB AS A RETIREE TO SHOW UP EVERY NOW AND THEN AND POINT OUT TO YOU WHAT I THINK WILL BE A GOOD PATH TO PURSUE AND IN A GOOD PATH TO AVOID.

I ALSO WANNA HIGHLIGHT FOR YOU THIS, THIS MONTH, THE BLOOMBERG BUSINESS WEEK HAS AN INTERESTING ARTICLE ON THE IMPACTS OF, UH, THE PATTERNS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN AND AT COMMUNITY COLLEGES THROUGHOUT THE STATE OF TEXAS.

IT'S THE APRIL EDITION, AND I THOUGHT YOU'D BE INTERESTED IN THAT.

AND THE OTHER THING I WANT TO BRAG ABOUT MY COUNCIL DISTRICT, I TELL PEOPLE I'M STEW FROM DISTRICT TWO.

UH, I BELIEVE DISTRICT TWO HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF HOME OWNERSHIP.

I BELIEVE THAT DISTRICT TWO ALSO HAS THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF HISPANIC RESIDENTS OF ANY DISTRICT IN THE CITY.

AND MY PARTICULAR ZIP CODE, ACCORDING TO THE DATA I'VE RECEIVED IN THE LAST MONTH, OUR HOME SALE PRICES HAVE DROPPED MORE THAN $50,000 IN A YEAR.

SO IT MAY BE INTERESTING AS YOU DISCUSS, UH, TONIGHT AND ON FUTURE AGENDAS, WHAT SHOULD BE THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN THAT YOU REMEMBER THAT SMART HOUSING IS THE ADOPTED POLICY HASN'T BEEN REPEALED, STILL IN PLACE AND REASONABLY PRICED IS IMPORTANT.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION IS PHILIP WILEY.

PHILLIP, YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

UH, FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU EVERYONE.

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW MEMBERS, UH, AND TO THOSE THAT ARE LEAVING US SOON.

UH, A LOT OF GRATITUDE FOR ALL YOUR WORK UP THERE.

UH, AND ANYBODY THAT GOT AN AWARD, IT WAS VERY WELL DESERVED.

UM, I AM HERE TO TALK ABOUT SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND HOW IT APPLIES TO THE,

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UM, AND I'M CALLING THIS DISCUSSION, WHICH I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF, WHICH MAY BE TO SOME OF YOUR RELIEF, UH, SCM 8 61 IN RECOGNITION OF, UH, UH, A RESOLUTION THAT WENT FORWARD IN DECEMBER, UH, PROMOTING, UH, UM, CONTINUING EDUCATION AT ALL LEVELS, INCLUDING COMMISSIONS AND, UH, COUNCIL.

UM, UH, TODAY I'M GONNA FOCUS ON MOBIL MOBILITY ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT.

UH, NEXT CHART, PLEASE.

UM, THE LAST TIME I WAS HERE, WE, I SORT OF HIT THE THREE MINUTE MARK WHEN I, I TRIED TO MAKE THE POINT THAT, UH, THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF WALK SHEDS THAT, THAT YOU ALL MIGHT WANT TO GET FAMILIAR WITH.

THE FIRST IS WHAT WE WOULD CALL A TRANSIT WALK.

SHE, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT IN EAD.

UM, I'M HERE TO TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT'S MORE OF A CENTER WALK SHED, WHICH I'M REFERRING TO AS A MOBILITY ORIENTED DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF TODD, UH, MOD.

UM, AND, AND JUST QUICKLY ON THIS CHART, I'VE TRIED TO, UH, AT, AT A SIMPLE LEVEL EXPLAIN THE DIFFERENCES.

A TRANSIT WALK SHED, YOU WALK SOMEPLACE AND, AND SOME PEOPLE THINK 10 MINUTES IS A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF WALK TO A TRANSIT STATION.

WHEN YOU GET THERE, YOU WAIT, YOU WAIT FOR MAYBE FIVE MINUTES, THAT WOULD BE A GOOD WAIT.

THEN YOU TAKE TRANSIT AND THAT'S GONNA TAKE TIME.

AND THEN YOU WALK SOMEWHERE ELSE ALTOGETHER.

THIS TRIP COUNT IS GOING TO BE REASONABLY AT LEAST 20 MINUTES, UH, A CENTER WALK SHED.

YOU GET OUT, YOU, YOU HAVE YOUR SHOES ON AND YOU WALK AND YOU GET THERE.

YOU GET FROM A TO B.

SO OBVIOUSLY, UH, 10 MINUTES ISN'T THE RIGHT BENCHMARK THERE.

15 TO 20 MINUTES IS PROBABLY A MORE REALISTIC, UH, STARTING POINT TO, TO THINK ABOUT THAT.

AND JUST AS A PRACTICE EXERCISE, IF, IF YOU THINK ABOUT SOME OF THE TRIPS YOU'VE TAKEN THAT INVOLVE THE AIRPORT, UM, THINK ABOUT ALL THE STEPS THAT ARE INVOLVED THERE.

JUST GETTING TO THE AIRPORT IS, IS THE BEGINNING OF THE JOURNEY.

UM, UH, NEXT CHART PLEASE.

THIS IS A, UH, MOBILITY ORIENTED WALK SHED THAT HAS AS A CENTER, UH, 2006 LEONA, WHICH IS IN EAST AUSTIN BY THE, THE BASEBALL STADIUM, UH, COMPLEX.

ON THE OTHER SIDE OF I 35.

UT IS PUTTING UP, UH, AT LEAST TWO UH, BUILDINGS OVER THERE.

AND THIS IS WHAT YOU WOULD, UH, ENVISION AS A 0.75 MILE OR 15 MINUTE WALK FROM WHERE THOSE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE.

AND THIS IS TO BE CONTINUED .

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS CHAIR.

THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS FOR PUBLIC COMMUNICATION.

GREAT, THANK YOU.

UM, FIRST ITEM ON

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DOES ANYONE HAVE EDITS TO THOSE MINUTES? ALL RIGHT.

HEARING NONE THOSE MINUTES AS ARE POSTED IN THE BACKUP WILL BE ADDED TO THE CONSENT AGENDA, SO WE'LL MOVE ON.

OUR FIRST ACTIVITY TODAY IS TO VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ITEMS THAT ARE CONSENT APPROVAL, DISAPPROVAL, POSTPONEMENTS OF PUBLIC HEARINGS OR NON-DISCUSSION ITEMS. VICE CHAIR AZAR WILL READ THE PROPOSED CONSENT AGENDA AND IDENTIFY THOSE THAT ARE CONSENT POSTPONEMENT AND NON-DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS.

YOU'LL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO REQUEST CONSENT ITEMS TO BE PULLED FOR DISCUSSION.

VICE CHAIR.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

THESE ARE PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS FOR TONIGHT.

SO ITEM NUMBER TWO IS THE PLAN AMENDMENT MPA DASH 2023 DASH 0 4 0 4 4 3 0 2 KNUCKLES CROSSING DISTRICT TWO.

THIS ITEM IS UP FOR STAFF POSTPONEMENT TO MAY 27TH.

I NUMBER THREE IS A REZONING C 14 DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 2 8 SH.

THE BLUE MID LAMAR SQUARE, DISTRICT NINE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

I NUMBER FOUR IS A, UH, REZONING C 14 DASH 2 24 DASH 0 1 6 3 1700 SOUTH LAMAR DISTRICT NINE.

THIS ITEM IS UP FOR APPLICANT POSTPONEMENT TO MAY 13TH.

I NUMBER FIVE IS A REZONING C 14 DASH 2025 DASH 0 24 LINE DISTRICT FIVE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT I NUMBER SIX IS ALSO A REZONING C 14 DASH 2025 DASH 0 2 3 2 3 4 109 MARATHON DISTRICT 10.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT.

ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, UM, IS A REZONING C EIGHT 14 DASH ZERO SIX DASH 0 1 0 9 0.03.

LAKE SHORE, PUT AMENDMENT, UH, NUMBER THREE, DISTRICT THREE.

THIS ITEM IS UP FOR A STAFF POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 22ND.

ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS AN LDC AMENDMENT C 20 DASH 2025 DASH 0 0 1 AMENDMENTS TO THE EASTER RESIDE CORRIDOR REGULATING

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THIS ITEM IS UP FOR STAFF POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 22ND.

ITEM NUMBER NINE IS THEIR RIGHT OF WAY VACATION 2020 DASH USER 2 5 89 LM 21 JULIANA COVE, DISTRICT THREE.

THIS ITEM IS OFFERED FOR CONSENT I NUMBER 10 IS ALSO RIGHT OF WAY OF VACATION, 2024 DASH 0 8 5 0 5 5 LM 11 6 3 2 ST.

THOMAS DRIVE, DISTRICT TWO.

THIS ITEM IS ALSO OFFERED FOR CONSENT CHAIR.

THAT'S ALL FOR OUR PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS. AND I ALSO WANNA MENTION THAT ITEM NUMBER 12, WHICH IS A DISCUSSION ACTION ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO CITY CODE TITLE 25, UM, RELATED TO THE PRESERVATION BONUS THAT IS ALSO UP FOR STAFF POSTPONEMENT TO APRIL 22ND.

THANK YOU CHAIR.

THANK YOU.

VICE CHAIR, DO ANY COMMISSIONERS NEED TO RECUSE OR ABSTAIN FROM ITEMS ON THE AGENDA? OKAY.

UM, MS. GARCIA, DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS? YES.

CHAIR.

STARTING ON ITEM FOUR, UM, OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS MICHELLE HOUSEMAN.

MICHELLE, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

HELLO CHAIR COMMISSIONERS.

I'M MICHELLE HOUSEMAN WITH LANDY SOLUTIONS REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT.

AND ITEM NUMBER FOUR, WE ARE ASKING FOR A POSTPONEMENT TO MAY 13TH AND IT IS OUR FIRST REQUEST, SO WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT YOU POSTPONE.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER, MOVING ON TO SPEAKERS IN OPPOSITION.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION IS DREW ECKY.

DREW WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.

DREW, PLEASE PRESS SIX AND PROCEED WITH YOUR REMARKS.

YOU WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

LOOKS LIKE HE'S NOT IN OUR QUEUE AT THE MOMENT.

IF HE JOINS US, I'LL MAKE SURE TO COME BACK TO HIM.

MOVING ON TO ITEM FIVE.

OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS RICKA KEEPERS.

RICKA, YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

GOOD, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

I'M REALLY ONLY HERE IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS FOR ME.

I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE YOU WERE AWARE THAT WE WERE HERE, UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS.

THANK YOU.

IT'S PRETTY SIMPLE.

IT'S A SALON.

I DON'T THINK YOU WOULD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT THANKS.

THANK YOU.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS JED TAYLOR.

JED, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

I HI GUYS.

I AM HERE REPRESENTING MY WIFE'S SALON.

UH, BEEN IN THE AUSTIN AREA FOR 20 YEARS, AND, UH, JUST WANNA TELL YOU A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PLACE, UM, AS WE'RE TRYING TO GET THIS REZONING.

IT'S A SMALL BUILDING, 550 SQUARE FEET.

SHE DOES NOT ACCEPT ANY WALK-INS.

SHE HAS BEEN IN THE BUSINESS FOR 20 YEARS AND WELL RESPECTED.

UM, IT'S A SMALL PLACE ON SOUTH LAMAR, UH, RIGHT BEHIND THE NEW HATTIE BEES AND BEHIND MATTO RANCHO.

UM, I JUST WANNA BE HERE TO REPRESENT HER, SO THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

MOVING ON TO ITEM SIX.

OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS MICHAEL WHALEN.

MICHAEL, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

I GUESS THAT MEANS SOMEBODY'S SIGNED UP AGAINST MICHAEL WHALE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.

UH, IT'S A STRAIGHTFORWARD REQUEST.

WE'RE REQUESTING A SLIGHT CHANGE, UH, TO THE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY OF 41 0 7 MARATHON BOULEVARD JUST OFF OF NORTH LAMAR.

UH, IT'S BEEN USED, UH, THE OWNER'S BEEN USING THE PROPERTY FOR UNOFFICIAL OFFSITE COVERED ACCESSORY PARKING FOR AN ADJACENT USE, AND THEY'VE BEEN WORKING JUST TO BRING IT INTO COMPLIANCE.

SO EVENTUALLY THE PROPERTY WILL BE IN A POSITION TO USE IT FOR SOMETHING OTHER THAN ACCESSORY PARKING, BUT THAT'S NOT TODAY.

TODAY WE JUST WANNA LOOK AT THIS INTERIM ACCESSORY USE AND WE'VE NARROWLY TAR TAILORED OUR REZONING REQUEST AND RECOGNITION OF THAT.

UH, IT'S CURRENTLY THE BASE ZONING'S LO, WE'RE REQUESTING LR AND WE'LL HAVE TO COME BACK THROUGH FOR CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT, UH, FOR THE ACCESSORY USE TO BE IN COMPLIANCE.

SO IT'S A MATTER OF TRYING TO GET THE PROPERTY IN COMPLIANCE.

THANKS.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

MOVING FORWARD TO ITEMS SEVEN AND EIGHT, RICHARD SU IS THE PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR.

RICHARD, YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

THIS WILL BE SPECIAL.

MY NAME IS RICHARD SETTLE.

I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, AND I'M NOT SURE WHICH ONE IS AT THE LAKE SHORE OR THE VACATION.

THIS ONE IS FOR,

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AND THEN ON, UM, JULIANA COVE AS WELL.

WE HAVE YOU SIGNED UP, BUT THERE'S NO OTHER SPEAKERS AS WELL, THEN I'M IN FAVOR.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

MOVING FORWARD TO ITEM 10.

OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS STEVEN JAMESON.

STEVEN WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.

STEVEN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND PROCEED WITH YOUR REMARKS.

YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

STEVEN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND PROCEED WITH YOUR REMARKS.

YOU WILL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

HI, THIS IS STEVE JAMESON WITH JAMESON CIVIL ENGINEERING.

I'M JUST HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS IF, IF ANYBODY HAS ANYTHING ON THE ENGINEER OF RECORD, IT'S, IT'S A RIGHT OF WAY VACATION.

THANK YOU STEVEN.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS KATHERINE LO LOZA.

KATHERINE WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.

CATHERINE, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND PROCEED WITH YOUR REMARKS.

YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, LOOKS LIKE CATHERINE'S NOT IN OUR QUEUE.

AGAIN, IF SHE JOINS, WE'LL BE SURE TO COME BACK TO HER.

AND MOVING FORWARD TO ITEM 12.

OUR FIRST SPEAKER IN OPPOSITION IS BETSY GREENBERG.

BETSY, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

THIS ONE.

THANK YOU MEMBERS OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION.

MY NAME IS BETSY GREENBERG AND I LIVE NEAR UNO.

I ASKED STAFF FOR THE DRAFT CODE FOR THE UPDATED UNO AND THIS MORNING WAS TOLD QUOTE, WE DON'T HAVE A DRAFT ORDINANCE YET.

IT SHOULD BE COMPLETED PRIOR TO OUR PLANNING COMMISSION PUBLIC HEARING ON APRIL 22ND.

SO IT SHOULD BE AVAILABLE IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS.

WITHOUT THE DRAFT CODE, IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO KNOW EXACTLY WHAT'S BEING PROPOSED.

UM, THIS REALLY IS NOT GOOD FOR THE COMMISSION TO BE ABLE TO, UM, EVALUATE IT.

AND IT'S CERTAINLY NOT GOOD FOR THE PUBLIC.

SO I HOPE YOU'LL LET THE STAFF KNOW THAT NOT HAVING IT READY UNTIL THE DAY OR DAY, FEW DAYS BEFORE THE HEARING IS REALLY NOT ACCEPTABLE SINCE THE BELL DIDN'T RING.

UM, I HAVE TWO OTHER COMMENTS, BOTH BASED ON THE INFORMATION AND THE COMPREHENSIVE ANALYSIS OF DENSITY BONUS PROGRAMS. REMEMBER THE NUMBER THREE, I'LL SEND YOU THE LINK THOUGH.

FIGURE THREE AND TABLE THREE, FIGURE THREE IN THAT STUDY SHOWS THAT AS BUILDING HEIGHT INCREASES, THE CONSTRUCTION COST PER SQUARE FOOT ALSO INCREASE, AND THAT INCREASES EXPONENTIAL, NOT LINEAR.

THIS MEANS THAT PROJECTS USING THE PROPOSED HEIGHTS FOR UNO WILL PRODUCE EXPENSIVE LUXURY HOUSING INSTEAD OF HOUSING APPROPRIATE FOR STUDENTS.

THAT'S FIGURE THREE.

TABLE THREE DESCRIBES THE UNO INCOME RESTRICTED RENT STANDARDS, WHICH ALLOW RENTAL BY THE BEDROOM.

THE STUDY POINTS OUT THAT AS A RESULT, AFFORDABLE RENTS FOR MULTI BEDROOM UNITS FAR EXCEED THE INCOME RESTRICTED RENTS ALLOWED IN-BED UNITS IN ANY OTHER DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM IN THE CITY.

THIS IS UNFAIR TO THE STUDENTS WHO NEED AFFORDABLE HOUSING.

SO I HOPE THAT IF YOU'RE THINKING ABOUT AMENDMENTS TO THE PROPOSAL, UM, YOU'LL LOOK AT THOSE TWO ISSUES.

TABLE THREE AND FIGURE THREE AND A DRAFT CODE THAT'S AVAILABLE WELL BEFORE YOUR HEARING.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU SO MUCH.

IT LOOKS LIKE DREW Z DECKY SPEAKING ON ITEM FOUR.

AND CATHERINE LOZA SPEAKING FOR ITEM 10 ARE BOTH NOT IN OUR QUEUE.

SO CHAIR, THAT CONCLUDES THE SPEAKERS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU.

DO WE HAVE ANY COMMISSIONERS THAT WANT TO PULL ANY OF THE CONSENT ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION OR OTHERWISE HAVE QUESTIONS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST TWO MEETINGS? I SEE COMMISSIONER MAXWELL SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HANEY.

UNLESS THERE IS OBJECTION, THAT MOTION PASSES.

ALRIGHT.

UM, THAT WAS UNANIMOUS.

SO THIS CONCLUDES THE CONSENT AGENDA.

ALRIGHT, WE DON'T HAVE ANY ZONING CASES TO HEAR THIS EVENING, SO WE'RE GOING TO

[11. Staff briefing on proposed amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to repeal regulations related to the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO) and establish a new Density Bonus University Neighborhood Overlay (DBUNO) combining district. Presentation by Alan Pani, 512-974-8084, alan.pani@austintexas.gov, Planning Department.]

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TYPICALLY FOR OUR BRIEFINGS WE ALLOCATE 15.

UM, UNLESS THERE IS OBJECTION TO THAT, UM, WE WILL ALLOW STAFF 20 MINUTES.

ALL RIGHT, FOR OUR NEW COMMISSIONERS, UM, WE'LL HEAR STAFF'S PRESENTATION AND THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL SPEAKERS SIGNED UP FOR AND, AND AGAINST THIS ITEM, THIS IS A BRIEFING.

UM, SO WE'LL GET A ROUND OF QUESTION AND ANSWER.

UM, IF YOU'RE ONE OF THE EIGHT SPOTS, YOU GET FIVE MINUTES.

UM, AND WE CAN ALWAYS VOTE TO EXTEND IF WE HAVE A LOT OF QUESTIONS, UM, THAT WANT TO BE ASKED.

BUT WE ARE NOT ACTING ON THIS ITEM TONIGHT.

THIS WILL BE HEARD ON THE 22ND.

ALRIGHT.

ALRIGHT, MR. YEAH, SO THIS IS REALLY JUST A, A PREVIEW OF AN ITEM THAT'S GONNA BE COMING BACK.

UH, NEXT MEETING.

UH, MY NAME IS PAUL BOOKS.

I'M REPRESENTING THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT TONIGHT.

UM, AND I'M GONNA BE GIVING AN OVERVIEW OF THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE UNIVERSITY NEIGHBORHOOD OVERLAY OR UNO, UM, AND THE KIND OF ONGOING PUBLIC REVIEW PROCESS.

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TODAY'S PRESENTATION WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOP TOPICS, BACKGROUND ON UNO, THE CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION THAT INITIATED THE UPDATES, THE PROPOSED CHANGES, THE PROCESS FOR IMPLEMENTATION, AND THE NEXT STEPS MOVING FORWARD.

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SO YEAH, AND NEXT SLIDE AGAIN.

OOPS, SORRY.

THERE WE GO.

UM, UNO WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 AND UPDATED IN 2014.

AND AGAIN IN 2019 THE PROGRAM AIMED TO PROMOTE HIGH DENSITY PEDESTRIAN FRIENDLY DEVELOPMENT IN THE WEST CAMPUS AREA.

DUE IN PART TO THE SUCCESS OF THE PROGRAM, THE POPULATION IN WEST CAMPUS HAS GROWN TO OVER 28,000 RESIDENTS.

ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, YOU CAN SEE THE EXISTING UNO APPLICABILITY AREA AND THE SUBDISTRICTS.

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IN APRIL, 2024, CITY COUNCIL ADOPTED A RESOLUTION DIRECTING STAFF TO EXPLORE UPDATES TO UNO.

THIS RES RESOLUTION INITIATED CHANGES TO THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE MEANT TO BE IMPLEMENTED BY THIS SPRING.

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THE RESOLUTION'S GOALS ARE TO PROVIDE QUALITY, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE LIVING, ESPECIALLY FOR STUDENTS.

THIS IS ACCOMPLISHED BY INCREASING HOUSING CAPACITY AND AFFORDABILITY, ENSURING ACCESS TO DAILY NEEDS AND SERVICES IN WEST CAMPUS, AND SUPPORTING LIGHT RAIL AND MOBILITY ENHANCEMENTS.

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SOME KEY DIRECTION PROVIDED BY CITY COUNCIL TO BE CONSIDERED INCLUDED.

REMOVING HEIGHT LIMITS FOR THE INNER WEST ADOBE SUBDISTRICTS, ALIGNING HEIGHT LIMITS WITH THE ETOD OVERLAY, EXPANDING UNO BOUNDARIES AND ALLOWING MORE PROPERTIES TO PARTICIPATE, MODIFYING SUBDISTRICT BOUNDARIES, ENSURING AN APPROPRIATE STEP DOWN IN HEIGHTS AND EXPANSION AREAS AND DISCOURAGING ABOVE GROUND PARKING IN FAVOR OF UNDERGROUND PARKING.

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ALRIGHT, AND MOST OF Y'ALL ALREADY KNOW THIS, BUT FOR SOME OF Y'ALL THAT ARE NEW TO THE COMMISSION, UPDATING THE LAND DEVELOPMENT CODE FALLS A THREE STEP PROCESS INITIATION, DEVELOPMENT, ENGAGEMENT, AND REVIEW AND ADOPTION.

SO WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE REVIEW AND ADOPTION PHASE AND WE'VE MET WITH THE CODE JOINT COMMITTEE AND ARE PLANNING TO MEET WITH THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UM, FOR ACTION.

NEXT, NEXT MEETING.

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TO IMPLEMENT THE REQUESTED CHANGES, STAFF PROPOSES TO CREATE A NEW ZONING DISTRICT THAT CONSOLIDATES THE EXISTING UNO REGULATIONS AND INCLUDES THE REQUESTED UPDATES.

AS YOU GUYS KNOW, THE REZONING PROCESS REQUIRES PUBLIC NOTIFICATION AND PLANNING, COMMISSION REVIEW AND CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.

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ADDITIONALLY, UNO IS PART OF THE CENTRAL AUSTIN COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AND AMENDMENTS TO THE FUTURE.

LAND USE MAP OR, OR FLUM WILL BE NEEDED TO ALIGN WITH THE UPDATED DEVELOPMENT ENTITLEMENTS.

AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, UM, THE EXISTING AREA IS DESIGNATED AS HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE IN THE DARKER BROWN OR MIXED USE IN THE LIGHTER BROWN.

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STAFF PROPOSED TO UPDATE THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION FOR THE UNO DISTRICT TO HIGH DENSITY MIXED USE.

THIS IS APPROPRIATE FOR AREAS THAT, UM, ALLOW FOR THREE TO ONE FAR OR GREATER.

AND THIS REQUIRES SIMILAR NOTICE AND PUBLIC HEARING REQUIREMENTS TO THE REZONING PROCESS.

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OKAY, AND WE'RE GONNA GET INTO THE PROPOSED CHANGES.

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THIS SLIDE PROVIDES AN OVERVIEW OF THE DRAFT PROPOSED CHANGES AND TO THE EXTENT TO WHICH THEY HAVE BEEN MODIFIED FROM THE EXISTING REGULATIONS.

SOME ELEMENTS REMAIN UNCHANGED WHILE OTHERS ARE NEW REQUIREMENTS ALTOGETHER.

AND WE'RE GONNA GO INTO EACH ONE IN MORE DETAIL IN THE COMING SLIDES.

THE DRAFT PROPOSAL IS STRUCTURED INTO GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

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I'M GONNA START BY LOOKING AT THE GENERAL REQUIREMENTS NEXT SLIDE.

BASED ON CITY COUNCIL DIRECTION AND ANALYSIS OF ADJACENT PROPERTIES, THE APPLICABILITY OF THE UNO PROGRAM IS PROPOSED TO BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE COMMERCIAL AND MULTIFAMILY PROPERTIES ADJACENT TO THE CURRENT BOUNDARIES, THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES ALIGN WITH THE DOWNTOWN CENTER ADOPTED IN THE IMAGINE AUSTIN COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.

SO THIS MAP ON THE SLIDE IN BLUE SHOWS THE PROPOSED BOUNDARIES AND THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES SHOWN WITH THE YELLOW OUTLINE.

UNO WILL REMAIN A VOLUNTARY PROGRAM WITH DEVELOPMENTS WHO OPT IN SUBJECT TO THE PROGRAM'S REGULATIONS.

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SOME BASIC COMPONENTS OF THE PROGRAM REMAIN UNCHANGED.

THIS INCLUDES SITE DEVELOPMENT EXEMPTIONS SUCH AS MAXIMUM FLOOR AREA RATIO AND MINIMUM SITE AREA REQUIREMENTS.

ADDITIONALLY, REGULATIONS RELATED TO STREET WALL AND OCCUPANT SPACE REMAIN UNCHANGED.

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THE PROPOSAL ALSO UPDATES OR MODIFIES SOME UNO SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR STREET SCAPES.

THE MINIMUM DIMENSIONS WILL NOW REFER TO THE PEDESTRIAN ZONE DIMENSIONS OF THE TRANSPORTATION CRITERIA MANUAL.

BUT THE STREET FURNISHING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING STREET TREES, BENCHES, TRASH SKEPTICALS, AND BIKE RACKS WILL REMAIN SETBACK.

STANDARDS ARE UPDATED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE FIRE DEPARTMENT ACCESS.

THE PROPOSAL ALSO MODIFIES THE USES THAT ARE ALLOWED TO BE INCORPORATED INTO OUR PARTICIPATING DEVELOPMENT.

TO PROHIBIT OR MAKE CONDITIONAL NON-TRANS SUPPORTIVE USES AND UPDATE THE LIST OF LOCAL USES FOR BUILDING DESIGN, THE UNO GUIDELINES WILL CONTINUE TO BE REQUIRED AND THE GREEN BUILDING REQUIREMENT IS INCREASED FROM ONE STAR TO TWO STARS.

LASTLY, THE PROPOSAL ENHANCES SCREENING REQUIREMENTS FOR TRASH OR SKEPTICALS AND ABOVE GROUND PARKING.

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THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES A MAXIMUM PARKING PROVISION MODELED ON THE RECENT CHANGES TO DOWNTOWN.

THIS NEW PARKING MAXIMUM SETS A LIMIT AT 40% OF THE FORMER MINIMUM PARKING REQUIREMENTS WITH AN ALLOWANCE UP TO 60% IF AT LEAST HALF THE PARKING IS PROVIDED.

UNDERGROUND BICYCLE PARKING REQUIREMENTS HAVE ALSO BEEN UPDATED TO ENSURE NEW DEVELOPMENTS HAVE ADEQUATE BIKE FACILITIES.

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THE PROPOSAL INCLUDES REFERENCES TO NEW LEASE AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS.

NEW PROVISIONS INCLUDE DISPERSION OF AFFORDABLE UNITS, EQUAL ACCESS TO AMENITIES, AND APPLYING TENANT PROTECTIONS AND REDEVELOPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR EXISTING MULTIFAMILY AND CERTAIN COMMERCIAL U USES.

STAFF IS ALSO RECOMMENDING RESTRICTIONS ON EARLY LEASING AND ACCOMMODATIONS FOR DELAYED OCCUPANCY.

THESE PROVISIONS WOULD BE ADDED THROUGH AN AMENDMENT PROCESS TO FOUR 18, ARTICLE TWO, WHICH LAYS OUT REQUIREMENTS FOR DENSITY BONUS PROGRAMS. IN ADDITION TO THE LEASE, THE NEW LEASE PROVISIONS FOUR 18 WILL BE AMENDED TO INCLUDE A PROHIBITION ON A WINDOWLESS BEDROOM FOR DEVELOPMENTS THROUGH THE UNO PROGRAM.

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AND WE'RE NOW GONNA TAKE A LOOK AT THE SUBDISTRICT REGULATIONS.

THIS MAP SHOWS THE CURRENT UNO SUBDISTRICTS WITH THE INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT SHOWN IN RED AS THE HIGHEST DENSITY DISTRICT WITH THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 300 FEET.

THE OUTER WEST SUBDISTRICT HAS VARIOUS HEIGHT LIMITS TAPERING DOWN TOWARDS THE PERIMETER OF THE UNO AREA.

THE CITY COUNCIL REQUESTED MODIFICATION TO THESE SUBDISTRICT BOUNDARIES, IN PARTICULAR EXPANSION OF THE INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT AND MODIFICATION TO ALLOWED BUILDING, BUILDING HEIGHTS.

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THIS MAP SHOWS PROPOSED SUBDISTRICTS WITH OUTER WEST SHOWN IN BLUE, INNER WEST AND RED.

AND A NEW TRANSIT CORE SUBDISTRICT SHOWN IN YELLOW SUBDISTRICTS WERE MODIFIED AS DIRECTED BY CITY COUNCIL RESOLUTION TO ACCOMMODATE THE HOUSING CAPACITY NECESSARY TO REACH THE POPULATION TARGETS FOR THE DISTRICT AND TO ALLOW HEIGHT LEVELS OF DENSITY OR THE, EXCUSE ME, THE HIGHEST LEVELS OF DENSITY CLOSEST TO THE UNIVERSITY AND WEST MALL LIGHT RAIL STATION.

AND WE'RE NOW GONNA TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT EACH SUBDISTRICT.

THE TRANSIT CORE SUBDISTRICT PROMOTES HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, LOCATES GREATEST DENSITY NEAR THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS CAMPUS AND THE PLANNED LIGHT RAIL ALONG GUADALUPE, IT INCORPORATES PARTS OF THE PREVIOUS ADOBE GUADALUPE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICTS.

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THE INNER WEST SIMILARLY PROMOTE PROMOTES HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.

IT'S THE NEXT CLOSEST SUBDISTRICT TO THE CAMPUS AREA.

IT EXPANDS INNER WEST AND INCREASES ALLOWED

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THE EXISTING BOUNDARIES, AGAIN, ARE SHOWN IN YELLOW WITH THE, WITH THE, UH, RED, THE AS THE PROPOSED AREA.

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THIS CHART SHOWS THE SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS FOR THE TRANSIT CORE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICTS BUILDING HEIGHTS CAN REACH 600 FEET IN THE TRANSIT CORE SUBDISTRICT AND 420 FEET IN THE INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT.

THIS IS AN INCREASE FROM THE 300 FOOT MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE EXISTING INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT TO DISCOURAGE ABOVE GROUND PARKING.

A MAXIMUM OF THREE FLOORS IS PROPOSED.

ADDITIONAL PARKING WOULD NEED TO BE LOCATED BELOW, BELOW GROUND ONE COMMUNITY BENEFIT GATEKEEPER OPTION WILL BE REQUIRED AND DEVELOPMENTS MUST ADHERE TO NEW TOWER SPACING STANDARDS.

AND BOTH OF THOSE I'M GONNA COVER IN THE NEXT COUPLE SLIDES.

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DEVELOPMENTS IN THE TRANSIT CORE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICTS MUST INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE OF THE GATEKEEPER COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS.

THE MENU OF OPTIONS WILL ENCOURAGE CREATIVE AND ORIGINAL DESIGN THAT ACCOMMODATES DIFFERENT SITE CONDITIONS.

TOGETHER, THESE OPTIONS WILL CREATE A COM COMPLETE COMMUNITY WITH INCENTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT TO PROVIDE FOR DAILY NEEDS SUCH AS GROCERY STORES AND RETAIL SPACES, ALONG WITH INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS SUCH AS ONSITE WATER REUSE SYSTEMS AND GREEN ROOF ELEMENTS TO MITIGATE DEVELOPMENT IMPACTS.

AND, AND NOT SHOWN ON THIS SLIDE, BUT WITHIN THE UPDATED PROPOSAL IS AN EXEMPTION FROM THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIREMENTS FOR DEVELOPMENTS WHICH PROVIDE A MAJORITY OF THEIR UNITS OR BEDROOMS AS AFFORDABLE.

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MANY RECENT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN UNO ARE BUILT NEARLY LOT LINE TO LOT LINE LIVING, LITTLE SPACE BETWEEN BUILDING BUILDINGS AS SHOWN IN THIS EXAMPLE, STAFF RESEARCH REGULATIONS FOR TALL BUILDINGS ACROSS NORTH AMERICAN CITIES AND MILD IMPACTS OF VARIOUS OPTIONS.

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AS PROPOSED AT A HEIGHT OF 120 FEET, BUILDINGS WILL BE REQUIRED TO STEP BACK 20 FEET FROM A PARCEL WITH A MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT GREATER THAN 120 FEET OR 40 FEET FROM AN EXISTING BUILDING OF 120 FEET IN HEIGHT OR GREATER.

ALTERNATIVELY, IF THE LOT WIDTH IS UNDER A HUNDRED FEET, THEN THE MAXIMUM BUILDING COVERAGE PROPORTIONS OF A BUILDING ABOVE 120 FEET IS 65%.

ESSENTIALLY ALLOWING SMALL, SMALLER LOTS TO USE THAT 65% BUILDING COVERAGE.

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THE OUTER WEST SUBDISTRICT FOLLOWS A MID-RISE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.

IT IS LOCATED A 15 TO 20 MINUTE WALK TO CAMPUS WITH ACCESS TO TRANSIT OPTIONS.

IT PROVIDES A BALANCE BETWEEN THE DENSER SUBDISTRICTS CLOSER TO THE UNIVERSITY AND THE LOWER DENSITY NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE WEST.

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HEIGHT ALLOWANCES WILL BE STANDARDIZED ACROSS THE DISTRICT WITH A MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF 90 FEET.

A MAXIMUM OF TWO STORIES OF ABOUND ABOVE GROUND PARKING IS PROPO PROMO PROPOSED AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFIT REQUIRES ARE NOT PROPOSED TO APPLY TO THIS SUBDISTRICT.

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PROPERTIES WITHIN 75 FEET OF THE PROGRAM BOUNDARY MAY BE IMPACTED BY COMPATIBILITY DUE TO THEIR PROXIMITY TO SINGLE FAMILY USES BEYOND THE PROGRAM BOUNDARIES.

AND THERE'S NO TRIGGERING PROPERTIES CURRENTLY WITHIN THE UNO DISTRICT.

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SO NOW WE'LL DISCUSS THE AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PARTICIPATING IN THE DENSITY BONUS PROGRAM.

STARTING WITH THE RENTAL LIMITS, THE EXISTING UNO PROGRAM ALLOWS FOR PROPERTIES TO MEET AFFORDABILITY REQUIREMENTS BY PROVIDING A PERCENTAGE OF BEDROOMS OR A PERCENTAGE OF UNITS AS AFFORDABLE.

YOU'LL CONTINUE TO SEE THIS OPTION FOR EITHER RENTAL BY THE BEDROOM OR BY THE UNIT IN THE PROPOSAL.

THE EXISTING PROGRAM REQUIRES PARTICIPATING DEVELOPMENTS TO PROVIDE UNITS AT THE 60% MFI LEVEL FOR THE FIRST TIER, AND A COMBINATION OF THE 60% AND 50% MFI LEVELS FOR THE SECOND TIER TO ALLOW FOR MORE ELIGIBLE STUDENTS TO BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO LIVE WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

STAFF IS PROPOSING TO ACQUIRE ALL AFFORDABLE UNITS AT THE DEEPER 50%.

MFI LEVEL STAFF IS ALSO PROPOSING TO HAVE RENTAL LIMITS ESCALATE BASED ON THE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS FOR PROPERTIES THAT ARE RENTED BY THE UNIT.

YOU CAN SEE THE CURRENT RENTAL LIMITS ON THIS TABLE.

AS A REMINDER, THESE LIMITS ARE UPDATED ANNUALLY BY THE HOUSING DEPARTMENT.

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THE PROPOSAL CONTINUES TO INCORPORATE A TIERED AFFORDABILITY REQUIRE REQUIREMENT SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS PROPERTY OWNERS TO CHOOSE A HEIGHT BONUS THAT BEST FIT THEIR DEVELOPMENT WHILE MAXIMIZING OVERALL AFFORDABLE HOUSING PRODUCTION.

AFFORDABILITY SET ASIDES AND ASSOCIATED HEIGHT BONUSES ARE ASSIGNED BASED ON THE SUBDISTRICT IN BOTH THE TRANSIT CORE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT PROVIDING 20% OF BEDROOMS OR 10% OF UNITS

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A SECOND TIER IS OFFERED IN THE TRANSIT CORE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICT, WHICH ALLOWS DEVELOPMENTS TO REACH A MAXIMUM, THE MAXIMUM HEIGHT OF THE SUBDISTRICT BY PROVIDING ADDITIONAL 10% OF BEDROOMS OR 5% OF UNITS WITHIN THAT SECOND BONUS AREA.

AS AFFORDABLE, A FEE IN LIEU OF ONSITE BEDROOMS IS AVAILABLE FOR THE SECOND TIER OF THE BONUS PROGRAM.

FOR THE OUTER WEST SUBDISTRICT, 20% OF BEDROOMS OR 10% OF UNITS MUST BE PROVIDED AS AFFORDABLE.

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SO THIS SLIDE WRAPS UP AND SUMMARIZES THE SITE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS ACROSS THE THREE SUBDISTRICTS.

THESE CHANGES ARE EXPECTED TO RESULT IN HIGH RISE DEVELOPMENT IN THE TRANSIT CORE AND INNER WEST SUBDISTRICTS.

TYPICAL OF RAINY STREET AND UNO SINCE THE HYDE AMENDMENTS IN 2019 AND CONTINUED MIDRISE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OUTER WEST SUBDISTRICT.

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SO TO ENSURE BROAD COMMUNITY INPUT, WE'VE ENGAGED WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS IN INCLUDING COMMUNITY GROUPS, NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, UT FACULTY, STUDENT GROUPS, AND TENANT ADVOCATES.

TWO PUBLIC SURVEYS WERE DISTRIBUTED TO OVER 6,000 INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS, EACH YIELDING OVER 300 RESPONSES.

THIS ENGAGEMENT OFFERED VA VALUABLE INSIGHTS INTO COMMUNITY PRIORITIES AND CONCERNS REGARDING DEVELOPMENT IN THE UNO AREA.

A PREFERENCE FOR DIVERSE BUILDING TYPES, CAREFUL ATTENTION TO TRANSITIONS AND STRONG SUPPORT FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING CAME TO THE FOREFRONT OF RESPONSES.

THESE FINDINGS HELP GUIDE THE DRAFT PROPOSAL THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED TODAY.

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AND AS I'VE MENTIONED A COUPLE TIMES, WE'LL BE AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING ON APRIL 22ND AND AT CITY COUNCIL FOR CONSIDERATION ON MAY 8TH.

OH, SORRY, NEXT SLIDE.

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THERE'S THE TIMELINE AND I THINK NOW WE'RE READY FOR QUESTIONS.

THANKS, PAUL.

I THINK FIRST WE'LL HEAR FROM OUR SPEAKERS.

OUR PRIMARY SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS EDWIN BATISTA.

EDWIN WILL BE JOINING US VIRTUALLY.

EDWIN, PLEASE PRESS STAR SIX AND PROCEED WITH YOUR REMARKS.

YOU'LL HAVE FIVE MINUTES.

HELLO? YES, WE CAN HEAR YOU.

GO AHEAD.

OKAY, GREAT.

THANK YOU.

UH, GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONERS.

MY NAME IS EDMOND BALTISTA.

I AM A RESIDENT OF DISTRICT SEVEN.

I MOVED TO AUSTIN IN 2016 AND LIVED IN THE WEST CAMPUS NEIGHBORHOOD FOR THREE YEARS, FROM 2016 TO 2019.

AND AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THOSE THREE YEARS WERE PIVOTAL TO MY, UH, EXPERIENCE HERE IN THE CITY IN VARIOUS WAYS AND IN, AND IT'S CLOSELY TIED TO HOUSING.

UH, SO MUCH SO THAT, UM, AND THIS IS AS AN UNDERGRADUATE, BUT SO MUCH SO THAT WHEN I WAS, UH, STILL STUDYING FOR GRAD SCHOOL HERE, THAT I FOCUSED MY, MY MASTER'S REPORT ON THIS TOPIC OF STUDENTIFICATION HERE IN THE CITY.

AND, UM, I HAVE A LOT OF THOUGHTS ON, ON, UH, THIS PROPOSAL AND I'M REALLY EXCITED TO SEE IT MOVE FORWARD AND, UH, OF WHAT WOULD LIKE TO THINK STAFF AND, UH, THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS THAT HAVE PUT A LOT OF TIME AND EFFORT INTO THIS.

AND THERE'S A LOT OF GREAT STUFF HERE.

UM, IF I DO WANT TO RAISE SOME CONCERN AROUND CERTAIN ISSUES THAT I HOPE WILL BE TAKEN, UH, UH, FOR CONSIDERATION AND HOPEFULLY, UM, UH, AMENDED FIRST, THE FIRST THING BEING THE, UH, EXCLUSION OF THE GUADALUPE SUBDISTRICT FROM THE TRANSIT CORE, UH, SUBDISTRICT, I REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT, UH, THIS EXCLUSION WILL BENEFIT THE PEDESTRIAN EXPERIENCE OF, OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN REGARDS TO NOT ALLOWING 60 FOOT STORY BUILDINGS.

NEXT ALONG THE JAVAN, THOUGH IT MAY MAKE LOGICAL SENSE, UM, THESE ARE VERY SMALL, LOTS, VERY, VERY SMALL PARCELS THERE.

THERE'S, UNLESS THERE IS, UH, A MERGING OF THOSE, UH, PARCELS, IT'S GONNA BE DIFFICULT TO BUILD BIG BUILDINGS ALONG THE DRAG.

SO I THINK IT'S GREAT TO HAVE, UH, TO FOLLOW THE PRECEDENT THAT HAS BEEN SET BY THE NEW BUILDING, UH, UNION ON SAN ANTONIO, BUT ALSO THE CASTILIAN ON SAN, UH, SAN ANTONIO AS HEIGHT LIMITS AND, AND THEN THE SETBACK FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.

BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, I REALLY WANTED TO DISCOURAGE ANY AND ALL PARKING GOING FORWARD AS WELL.

I DON'T KNOW WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT PARKING WHEN WE'RE TRYING TO FOCUS ON TRANSIT AND WALKABILITY.

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I THINK EVERYTHING SOUTH OF 28TH STREET, EAST OF RIO GRANDE STREET, NORTH OF MLK SHOULD BE THE TRANSIT CORRIDOR FOR THE INNER WEST CAMPUS DISTRICT.

EVERYTHING SOUTH OF RIO, EVERYTHING SOUTH OF 28TH STREET, WEST OF 20 OF RIO GRANDE WEST TO SAN PEDRO AND EAST OF SAN GABRIEL, NORTH OF MLK SHOULD BE THE INNER WEST CAMPUS SUBDISTRICT.

AND THEN SIMPLY EVERYTHING WEST OF SAN GABRIEL AND NORTH OF 28TH STREET, PLUS THE HEMP HILL PARK SHOULD BE THE OUTER WEST CAMPUS SUBDISTRICT.

OTHER THAN THAT, I THINK WISHLIST ITEMS WOULD BE TO EXPAND THE 40 YEAR REQUIREMENT FOR SMART HOUSING FOR THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS AS THEY ARE GOING TO BE MORE, UM, UH, BUILT WITH STRONGER AND, AND BETTER CONSTRUCTION, UH, TECHNIQUES.

SO THEY SHOULD THEORETICALLY LAST LONGER AND WOULD ADVOCATE FOR THAT TO BE EXTENDED, UH, AND ALSO JUST IMPROVE THE LIST OF COMMUNITY BENEFIT OPTIONS.

I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE VERY NARROW.

SHOULD WE FOC WE SHOULD FOCUS MORE ON MICRO MOBILITY.

IT'S GREAT THAT THERE'S A PEDESTRIAN ZONE.

IT'S GOING TO BE REQUIRED FOR FUTURE DEVELOPMENT, BUT WE STILL HAVE ONLY ONE PROTECTED BIKE LANE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.

WE NEED TO HAVE BUILT INFRASTRUCTURE THAT SUPPORTS WALKING, BIKING.

AND RIGHT NOW, THERE IS NOT THAT GOING ON RIGHT NOW, AND I THINK THIS WOULD BE A GREAT OPPORTUNITY TO REALLY INCORPORATE MOBILITY.

UM, AGAIN, I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE, UH, SOME CONTINU CONSIDERATION FOR SOME OF THESE, UH, AMENDMENTS AND HOPE THAT, UH, THERE ARE SOME APPROVAL DISCUSSIONS FOR FOR THIS.

AND I, I REALLY, AGAIN, WANNA THANK THE STAFF AND KEN, YOUR, UH, THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR TIME ON, ON THIS, UH, EFFORT.

THANK YOU.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENTS.

OUR NEXT SPEAKER IN FAVOR IS PHILLIP WILEY.

PHILLIP, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES.

OKAY.

UM, THANK YOU.

THE, I REALLY PUT THIS CHART UP BECAUSE I WANTED TO TALK ABOUT UNO, BUT I COULDN'T EARLIER.

THIS CHART SHOWS YOU THAT THE LEADERS OF THE LEGISLATURE, THE LEADERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HAVE DECIDED THAT THE BENEFITS OF STUDENTS BEING CLOSE TO CAMPUS ARE SO GREAT THAT THEY'RE HAVING PEOPLE CROSS I 35 TO GET THERE.

NOW, SOMEDAY THERE MAY BE A CAP AND STITCH AND THE WALK IS MUCH BETTER.

AND THIS WALK SHED IMP ASSUMES IT'S GONNA GET MUCH BETTER.

AND IN PLANNING, YOU HAVE TO MAKE ASSUMPTIONS.

SO I THINK THAT'S A REASONABLE ASSUMPTION.

THINGS WILL GET BETTER FOR THOSE POOR PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING TO WALK ACROSS I 35.

WHEN THEY DO, THEY ARE STILL ONLY GONNA BE ABLE TO WALK IN 15 MINUTES TO A SUBSET OF CAMPUS.

SO IF YOU LOOK AT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE THINK IS A REASONABLE WALK, IT'S AT LEAST 15 MINUTES.

NEXT CHART, PLEASE.

THIS IS THE WALK FROM ROBIN'S PLACE.

ROBIN'S PLACE IS EXCLUDED FROM THE CURRENT VERSION OF UNO.

THIS IS A 15 MINUTE WALK FROM ROBIN'S PLACE.

YOU CAN SEE THAT YOU CAN GET TO MOST OF THE CLASSROOMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IF YOU EXTEND UNO TO ROBIN'S PLACE AND PUT AN APPROPRIATE LEVEL OF DENSITY THERE.

UM, NEXT CHART PLEASE.

SO AS FAR AS THE WORDS THAT GO WITH THIS, THE FIRST WAS THAT, UM, WE'VE KNOWN SINCE 2012 THAT THEY WANTED TO PUT THE STUDENTS OVER EAST OF I 35.

THEY'VE DONE THAT, THEY BOUGHT THE LAND, THEY'VE ANNOUNCED PLANS FOR TWO SEPARATE PROGRAMS. UM, THE, THE, AND JUST TO GIVE YOU THE ADDRESSES OF THESE DATA POINTS THAT I USED TO, TO, TO DRAW THE CIRCLES, THE, THE, THE ONE WAS, UH, ON LEONE WAS 2006 ON ROBIN'S PLACES 1906.