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As shown in the posted here, WANG has requested that the City Council dramatically slow the process for adopting CodeNext. WANG is concerned that the proposed Code was first published very recently, has continued to be revised in the intervening weeks, and remains incomplete. While City staff and its consultants, Opticos, have had over four years to develop this proposal, citizens are expected to assimilate unfamiliar and confusing terminology and concepts in order to provide a reasonable response to the proposal. We are also concerned that the proposal has been generated with no direct neighborhood input, and we now have only a few weeks to response. Accordingly, WANG urges Council to extend the time periods for comment, demand that Opticos deliver a complete and comprehensive revised LDC, and respect Imagine Austin, the Neighborhood Plans, and our Future Land Use Map.
The Central West Austin Neighborhood Plan Contact Team will hold its Annual Meeting on Monday, April 21, 2025 (6pm) at Howson Branch Library. The meeting agenda is set forth below: I. Call to Order A. Officer Election. Our current officers are Mike Cannatti (Chair), August Harris (Vice Chair), and Joyce Basciano (Secretary). Mike is stepping […]
WANG has sent a letter to the City of Austin Planning Commission regarding the Proposed HOME Ordinance. Click below to see the letter and information about the ordinance. WANG Letter to PC HOME 042224C H.O.M.E. and Compatibilty Ordinances
What Passed? and What Is Coming? Land Code Changes Passed in 2023 (“H.O.M.E” Phase 1) More Dwelling Units on Single-Family Lots Three dwelling units per lot are now authorized in single-family districts SF-1, SF-2, and SF-3. An 11,500 square foot lot zoned SF-2 or SF-3 can now have six units without a zoning change, […]
Reduction in Minimum Lot Sizes Having established the right to build three units per lot in Phase 1, the city council plans to reduce minimum lot sizes from 5,750 feet in SF-2 and SF-3 zones during Phase 2. It also plans to reduce the 10,000-square-foot-lot limit in SF-1 to a much smaller size (perhaps as […]