Austin City Council members voted Thursday to relax — a bit — zoning rules that limit how tall buildings can be within a certain distance of single-family homes. | AKMcGlinchy
But while the amended regulations passed with a unanimous vote, it was clear that several council members felt the changes might be too small to produce a significant amount of new housing.
“I would like us to be going further in relaxing compatibility,” Mayor Steve Adler said. “I recognize there are a lot of people in our community that would like us to go farther. I also recognize that there are people in our community that would like us not to change the existing situation.”," limit the height of buildings within a certain distance of single-family homes or land zoned as single family.
The rules before council's vote allowed developers to build up to 60-feet tall if they were at least 300 feet away from a single-family lot; that’s the distance of a football field. That left Austin, according to an analysis done by city staff, with some of the most restrictive compatibility rules compared to cities of similar sizes. Even after the changes Thursday, that may still be the case.
Buildings can now be built five feet higher than before. For example, prior to the changes made Thursday, developers could build up to 50-feet tall at 200 feet away from a lot zoned for single-family housing; they can now build 55 feet tall at that distance. Compatibility regulations now stop applying at 300 feet away from a piece of land zoned for single-family housing.
If developers agree to make some of the new housing affordable to people earning low incomes, the rules are even less restrictive. For instance, on what the council has deemed “larger corridors," developers could build up to 65-feet high if they're 100 feet away from a plot zoned for single-family housing.
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