ORDINANCE NO. 040826-56 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE AUSTIN TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN BY ADOPTING THE CENTRAL AUSTIN COMBINED NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUSTIN: PARTI. Findings. (A) In 1979, the Cily Council adopted the "Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan." (B) Article X, Section 5 of the City Charter authorizes the City Council to adopt by ordinance additional elements of a comprehensive plan that are necessary or desirable to establish and implement policies for growth, development, and beautification, including neighborhood, community, or area-wide plans. (C) In December 2002, the Central Austin neighborhood was selected to work with the City to complete a neighborhood plan. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan followed a process first outlined by the Citizens' Planning Committee in 1995, and refined by the Ad Hoc Neighborhood Planning Committee in 1996. The City Council endorsed this approach for neighborhood planning in a 1997 resolution. This process mandated representation of all of the stakeholders in the neighborhood and required active public outreach. The City Council directed the Planning Commission to consider the plan in a 2002 resolution. During the planning process, the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Team gathered information and solicited public input through the following means: (1.) neighborhood planning team meetings; (2) collection of existing data; (3) neighborhood inventory; (4) neighborhood survey; (5) neighborhood workshops; (6) community-wide meetings; and (7) a neighborhood final survey. Page 1 of 3 (D) The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan recommends action by the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Team, City staff, and by other agencies to preserve and improve the neighborhood. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan has six major goals: (1) preserve the integrity and character of the single-family neighborhoods; (2) preserve the historic character and resources of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan area neighborhoods; (3) allow mixed-use development along the existing commercial corridors that is pedestrian oriented, neighborhood friendly, neighborhood scaled, and serves neighborhood needs; (4) West Campus should become a dense, vibrant, mixed-use and pedestrian oriented community; (5) provide a safe environment and opportunities for people to use all modes of transport; and (6) enhance and preserve existing open space, parks, and the natural environment. (E) On April 27, 2004, the Planning Commission held a public hearing on the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan and recommended adoption of the Plan. (F) The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan is appropriate for adoption as an element of the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan furthers the City Council's goal of achieving appropriate, compatible development within the area. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan is necessary and desirable to establish and implement policies for growth, development, and beautification in the area. PART 2. Adoption and Direction. (A) Chapter 5 of the. Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan is amended to add the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan as Section 5-19 of the Comprehensive Plan, as set forth in Exhibit A to this ordinance, and incorporated as part of this ordinance. (B) The city manager shall prepare zoning cases consistent with the land use recommendations in the Plan. Page 2 of 3 (C) The city manager shall provide periodic updates to the City Council on the status of the implementation of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan. (D) The specific provisions of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan take precedence over any conflicting general provision in the Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan, PART 3. This ordinance takes effect on September 6, 2004. PASSED AND APPROVED August 26 ., 2004 Will Wynni Mayor APPROVED: ATTEST: Allan Smith Shirley A. City Attorney City Clerk Page 3 of 3 EXHIBIT A The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan West University/North University/Hancock August 2004 Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan An Amendment to the City of Austin's Comprehensive Plan The Austin Tomorrow Comprehensive Plan Chapter 5 Section 5-19 Exhibit A Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan CITY COUNCIL Mayor Will Wynn Mayor Pro Tern Jackie Goodman CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS Raul Alvarez Betty Dunkerly Daryl Slusher Danny Thomas Brewster McCracken CITY MANAGER Toby Futrell ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER Laura Huffman NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND ZONING DEPARTMENT Alice Glasco, Director Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan By adopting the plan, the City Council demonstrates the City' s commitment to the implementation of the plan. However, every recommendation listed in this plan will require separate and specific implementation. Adoption of the plan does not begin the implementation of any item. Approval of the plan does not legally obligate the City to implement any particular recommendation. The implementation will require specific actions by the neighborhood, the City and by other agencies. The Neighborhood Plan will be supported and implemented by • City Boards, Commissions and Staff • City Departmental Budgets • Capital Improvement Projects • Other Agencies and Organizations • Direct Neighborhood Action. Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan Acknowledgements The following individuals dedicated many hours to the development of this plan through their regular participation in the planning process: Barbara Bridges Dohn Larson Mark Burch Laurie Limbacher Colleen Daly Mary Gay Maxwell Jim Damron Mike McGinnis Tressie Damron Karen McGraw John Foxworth Mike McHone AI Godfrey Cathy Norman Linda Guerrero Oscar Rodriguez Rick Hardin Lin Team Rick Iverson Raymond Tucker Rusty Jackson Dana Twombly Don Wukasch The following organziations also contributed to the success of the planning process: Special thanks to the Austin Presbyterian Seminary for the generous use of their facilities for numerous meetings during the planning process. Additional thanks are extended to the Episcopal Seminary of the Southwest, First English Lutheran Church, and St. Paul Lutheran Church for the use of meeting space. Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan Neighborhood Planning Team The Neighborhood Planning Team (NPT) is a group of people who have participated in the development of a plan. In the event that a property owner requests a plan amendment, this group will be responsible for determining the sentiment of neighborhood stakeholders and submitting a letter of support or opposition to the plan amendment application before the scheduled Planning Commission hearing. The plan amendment process ordinance states the Neighborhood Planning Team shall include at least one representative from the following groups within a neighborhood plan area: • Property owners • Renters • Business owners • Neighborhood associations. The NPT also has the ability to submit an application to amend a neighborhood plan outside the scheduled time period for plan amendments. The teams can also submit an application on behalf of another person who wishes to apply for a plan amendment outside of the amendment cycle for that planning area. The Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan Contact Team members are members of the Central Austin Neighborhood Planning Advisory Committee (CANPAC). The current membership of this group consists of representatives from the seven neighborhood associations/neighborhood groups that actively participated throughout the development of the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan: Eastwoods Neighborhood Association Hancock Neighborhood Association Heritage Neighborhood Association North University Neighborhood Association (NUNA) Shoal Crest Neighborhood Association University Area Partners (UAP) West University Neighborhood Association. Prior to submitting any plan amendment applications or letters of support or opposition for plan amendments, the contact team must adopt by-laws governing their membership and decision-making procedures. Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan City Staff Acknowledgements Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Staff for this plan were: Tom Bolt Mark Walters Jackie Chuter Laura Patlove Glenn Rhoades Ricardo Soliz, Manager Neighborhood Planning Alice Glasco, Director Neighborhood Planning and Zoning A special thanks is extended to City of Austin staff who contributed to this plan. Steve Barney, NHCD Brian Block, NPZD Kelly Crouch, NPZD Susan Daniels, TPSD Gordon Derr, TPSD Mike English, Law Department Greg Guernsey, NPZD Stuart Hersh, NHCD Janet Howard, TPSD Greg Kiloh, TPSD Lisa Kocich, NPZD Sonya Lopez, NPZD Jana McCann, TPSD Carl McClendon, WPDR Diana Minter, Law Department Pat Murphy, WPDR Annie Pennie, NPZD Mike Poer, TPSD Ryan Robinson, TPSD Steven Rossiter, NPZD Steve Sadowsky, TPSD Adam Smith, NPZD Annabeth Stem, NPZD Kristen Strobel, NPZD Deborah Thomas, Law Department Kathleen Welder, NPZD Scott Whiteman, NPZD Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Plan TABLE OF CONTENTS Neighborhood Planning in the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area 5 Neighborhood Planning in the Central Austin Combined Neighborhood Planning Area 6 Vision