Land Development Code Rewrite Draft 1
(this was the fourth iteration of rewriting the land development code)

Introduction

The documents on this page relate to the now superceded first draft of the rebranded Land Development Code Rewrite released on 04 Oct 2019. To see the current draft of the rebranded Land Development Code Rewrite, click here. To see the previous superceded CodeNext-branded drafts, visit one of these links: CodeNext1, CodeNext2, CodeNext3.

ZNA Comments to the City

The City staff developed a process to accept input from the community on the zoning map if submitted by November 6. City staff will deliver the maps with comments to their respective Council representative by November 13. The ZNA Zoning Committee submitted the the following two sets of maps and comments:

First Draft (04 Oct 2019) of the Latest LDC Rewrite

This is the most recent draft which was released on 04 Oct 2019:

Chapter 1: Introduction (PDF)
Chapter 2: Administration and Procedures (2.0 MB PDF)
Chapter 3: Zoning Code (51.2 MB PDF)
Chapter 4: General Planning Requirements (6.6 MB PDF)
Chapter 5: Subdivision (PDF)
Chapter 6: Permits and Special Approvals (PDF)
Chapter 7: Signage (5.2 MB PDF)
Chapter 8: Transportation (PDF)
Chapter 9: Infrastructure (1.3 MB PDF)
Chapter 10: Technical Codes (PDF)
Chapter 11: Airport Hazard and Compatible Land Use (PDF)
Chapter 12: Definitions and Measurements (PDF)

These are staff-proposed corrections/revisions since the first draft was released:

Supplemental Staff Report #2 [25 Nov 2019] (<1 MB PDF)
Supplemental Staff Report #1 [25 Oct 2019] (3.3 MB PDF)
Proposed Staff Text Revisions [04 Oct 2019] (<1 MB PDF)

Maps

The following maps were prepared by the ZNA Executive Committee. If you open both of the first two maps, you can compare the proposed zoning to the current zoning by alternately clicking on the browser tabs in which they open:

Allowable Uses

The following charts gives the proposed and current allowable uses by zone in the Zilker neighborhood and citywide:

Zilker-Related Code Information and Analysis

The ZNA Zoning Committee is just beginning analysis of the draft code released on October 4, 2019. However, one of the most significant changes affecting some homeowners in the Zilker neighborhood is the conversion of current SF-3 zoning to proposed R4 zoning (see the map of R4 zoning) which will prohibit single-family homes. Almost the entire neighborhood (any property within 1/2-mile of South Lamar Blvd or Barton Springs Rd) will be affected by the reduction in on-site parking requirements. This will ultimately lead to more parking on the streets. The front yard setback is being reduced from 25' to 15' in a significant portion of the neighborhood (see the map of R2B zoning).

The following table gives code requirements for the various categories and individual zones within those categories, but only for those categories and zones that exist within the Zilker neighborhood. The comments are not all encompassing, and there may be some exceptions, so refer to the actual language in the code. The term "corridors" refers to South Lamar Blvd and Barton Springs Road.

Category	Category Comments	Zone	Map	Zone Comments
Residential House-Scale Allowed Uses, Parking, General View Map	parking reduced from 2 to 1 space per unit; further reduced by 100% within 1/4 mile of corridors and by 50% within 1/2 mile of corridors	R2A	map
		R2B	map	front setbacks reduced from 25' to 15'
		R4	map	single-family use no longer allowed
Residential Multi-Unit Allowed Uses, Parking, General		RM1	map	single-family use no longer allowed in current SF-3
		RM2	map
		RM3	map
		RM4	map
		RM5	map
Mixed-Use Allowed Uses, Parking, General		MU1	map
		MU2	map
		MU3	map
		MU5A	map
		MU5B	map
Main Street Allowed Uses, Parking, General		MS2B	map
Main Street Allowed Uses, Parking, General		MS3	map
Other Allowed Uses, Parking, General		P (public)	map
		PR (park)	map
		PUD	map
		F25 (legacy)	map

The following are other important sections of the code relevant to the zoning in Zilker and comments above:

23-3C-2030 (land use definitions) (PDF)
23-3D-1030 (accessory dwelling unit) (PDF)
23-3D-2050 (parking reductions) (PDF)
23-4E-1 (citywide affordable housing bonus program) (PDF)

City Council Policy Guidance

The City Council provided policy guidance for rewriting the Land Develpment at their special called meeting on May 2, 2019. If you click on the preceding link, you will find additional links related to the meeting including the agenda, videos of the meeting, and a closed-caption transcript of the meeting as well as work papers and other backup documentation. The meeting was about 8-1/2 hours long. Or you can read a summary of that guidance.

City Council guidance was supposedly based on the following previously approved plans:

Land Development Code Rewrite Draft 1 (this was the fourth iteration of rewriting the land development code)