Every neighborhood in Austin has a distinct character worth preserving and building upon. The diversity of lifestyles and uniqueness of our living environments has given our city its personality and feel. The new Code will put a framework in place to better protect, enhance, and ensure the long-term stability and appeal of our neighborhoods.
A revised land development code could:
- Provide a document that is more accessible and easier to understand for all users.
- Provide more effective zoning tools to address specific issues.
- Help define what we can build near or within neighborhoods.
- Make neighborhood plans and visions are easier to access and understand.
- Ensure that new buildings will make good neighbors with existing ones – in terms of their size, character and design, and allowed uses.
- Reinforce the mix of creative small businesses that prosper in Austin’s neighborhoods, integral to defining their character.
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