Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors

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Alison Alter
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Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors

Post by Alison Alter »

Colleagues,

We believe there is consensus on this Council to increase housing capacity on our corridors to meet our housing goals and to support our transit investments.

We present the following proposed options related to corridors, compatibility, and parking for feedback from the public and our council colleagues. We have been working hard these past few weeks to develop a proposal to address this very important issue that also reflects diverse viewpoints. We have all made compromises to bring this negotiated proposal forward for feedback, and we think you’ll recognize the suggestions from many of the conversations held over the last 8+ years.

The following proposal would only apply on Larger and Medium-sized corridors as defined in the document linked below. Potential changes would apply except when current regulations allow more relaxed compatibility or parking regulations than those being proposed here.

Following today’s work session and so that they’re available for Thursday’s council meeting, we are sharing our thoughts for discussion and feedback. Thank you all for your patience and grace this morning as we finished preparing this for posting; we understand there are a lot of details at play here. We will also try to assemble and post a map that reflects this proposal for closer study, as requested.

PDF: http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 162237.pdf

Regards,

MPT Alter
CM Fuentes
CM Pool
CM Ellis
Mayor Adler
Council Member, District 10
Ann Kitchen
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Re: Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors

Post by Ann Kitchen »

Colleagues,

I'd like to share with you all information on current VMU and compatibility in case it is helpful. This is information that was presented during our South Austin VMU Community Meeting and shared with constituents.

Vertical Mixed-Use Zoning Presentation:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121339.pdf

Compatibility Presentation:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121409.pdf

Project Connect Map:
http://assets.austintexas.gov/austincou ... 121442.pdf

Best Regards
Ann Kitchen
City Council D5
Ann Kitchen
Council Member District 5
Jose Chito Vela
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Re: Draft Proposal on Compatibility and Parking on Corridors

Post by Jose Chito Vela »

Colleagues,

Thank you for the draft proposal, I am heartened to see Council looking at increasing housing capacity on our corridors. However, I want to make sure our decisions on compatibility along the corridors are based on an outcome-oriented approach guided by data. Staff's analysis of the proposed VMU2 draft found that it would only allow 34% of zoned sites to achieve the 90 feet of height permitted under VMU2. We need a similar analysis for this proposal. Instead of arbitrarily picking compatibility distances, we should understand how much we are actually increasing housing capacity along those corridors. Austin's compatibility limits are so strict, that even a substantial reduction in compatibility requirements may have very limited effect on the ability to build housing along our corridors.

Chito
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