Land Development Code

Austin’s Land Development Code (LDC) Rewrite
The rewrite, once dubbed Code NEXT has returned, and on an accelerated timeline. The goal is to expand housing opportunities and affordability by increasing density, limiting the impact of compatibility standards, and eliminating parking requirements. Hyde Park will be significantly impacted.

Top Items

• November 7, 2019 Preservation Austin’s Recommendations for the City of Austin’s Proposed 2019 Land Development Code. https://www.preservationaustin.org/blog/preservation-austin-recommends-changes-to-land-development-code

• November 6, 2019 Hyde Park Neighborhood Contact Team Statement Regarding Land Development Code Rewrite (.pdf)

• HPNA LDC Resolution November 2019 (.pdf)
  These resolutions were passed by members of the Hyde Park Neighborhood Association present at the Association’s meeting on November 4, 2019

• October 15, 2019 Joint Neighborhood Meeting with Mayor Adler
  View the Q&A about the draft LDC with residents of Hyde Park, Heritage, Hancock, North University, North Loop and Ridgetop at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TbxeKW-oSI

• Oct 4th Draft
  View the draft code and maps on the City’s LDC website (http://austintexas.gov/department/land-development-code-drafts). See materials from the October 2019 HPNA meeting about the implication for Hyde Park.

Resources and links with more information

City of Austin

• October 4, 2019 Draft LDC Release:  View the draft code and maps on the City’s LDC website. Of note are: the proposed zoning viewer, where you can look at current zoning and proposed zoning by property; zoning maps by district; council mapping criteria; and a 41-page staff report with important background information—a must read

• Office of the City Manager Land Code Development: proposed timeline, blog posts, meet the team, memos and documents, council meeting videos, and more

• September, 11, 2019 Work Session: Update on Land Development Code Revision including Neighborhood Conservation Combining Districts (NCCDs)

• August 28, 2019 LDC Staff Briefing on Transition Zones: City Council Special Called Meeting. Staff also talked about parking, accommodations for missing sidewalks, and other items of interest. The presentation is about 40 minutes, with 80 minutes of questions from Council Members following; it’s worth watching!

• Office of the City Manager Land Code Development: proposed timeline, blog posts, meet the team, memos and documents, council meeting videos, and more

• August 20, 2019 Land Development Code PowerPoint Presentation: Austin City Council Worksession

• August 13, 2019 Housing and Planning Committee: Item 4: Briefing Discussion on the Land Development Code Revision. Sponsors: Council MemberGregorio Casar, and Council Member Paige Ellis

• August 7, 2019 LDC Revision Blog: What happens to existing single-family Single-Family Homes in Transition Areas? Answers to “concerns that the new regulations would make existing single-family homes non-conforming. These concerns included not only potential limitations on expansions or alterations, but also impacts that the label “nonconforming” may have on individual properties”

• August 6, 2019 City Council Work Session: Item B2 Staff Update on Land Development Code Revision

• May 2, 2019 City Council Policy Guidance: answers to questions about scope of code revision, missing middle housing types, parking requirements, and affordable housing

• May 2nd Meeting: Special City Council Meeting

• Opticos Design: What is Missing Middle? Information about Missing Middle Housing from Opticos, City of Austin Consultant for CodeNext

Hyde Park

• October 2019 HPNA Meeting Materials: At the October 7th HPNA meeting, we discussed the draft LDC and its implications for Hyde Park. Included below are materials from the meeting as well as relevant sections of the code and what this might look like in our neighborhood.

• October 15, 2019 Joint Neighborhood Meeting with Mayor Adler
  View the Q&A about the draft LDC with residents of Hyde Park, Heritage, Hancock, North University, North Loop and Ridgetop at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TbxeKW-oSI

Citywide Materials

• Released Code and Maps

  1. Proposed Zoning Viewer

  2. Staff Report

Hyde Park Specific Materials

• District 9 Map (6mb .pdf file)

  1. Oct 7 HPNA Presentation

  2. Main Street Specifications

  3. RM1 Specifications

  4. R4 Specifications

  5. F25 Information

  6. Historic Structures Information

  7. Off Street Parking Reductions

What these might look like

• Example of Avenue A (RM4)

  1. RM1 Max Build Out Example

  2. R4 Max Build Out Example

• HPNA Summary of 9/11/2019 City Council Briefing on NCCDs

• HPNA Leadership Summary of 9/6/2019 Meeting with Annick Beaudet, City Leader of LDC Rewrite

• HPNA Summary of 8/28/2019 City Council Briefing with 9/9/2019 LDC Staff clarifications in blue

• August 2019 Pecan Press: map of transition zones in Hyde Park (cover) and overview of concerns (President’s Letter)

• June 2019 Pecan Press: how city council directives might affect Hyde Park

• Current Zoning Map for Hyde Park, 2017 (PDF): current zoning map of Hyde Park

City Contacts

• Email Steve Adler: https://www.austintexas.gov/email/steveadler

• Email All City Council Members: http://www.austintexas.gov/service/email-all-austin-city-council-members