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Commission urges council to let nonresidential uses access density bonuses outside downtown
Summary
The commission voted unanimously to ask City Council to allow mixed-use projects outside downtown to use DB-90 and DBE-Todd density programs for nonresidential uses above ground-floor levels, to support more mixed-use development without lengthy PUDs.
The Austin Planning Commission unanimously approved a motion recommending that City Council revise two density-bonus sections so that nonresidential and mixed-use projects outside downtown can use density programs to achieve heights and floor-area allowances comparable to residential projects.
Commissioner Ahmed introduced the motion asking that, as the city updates DB-90 and DBE-Todd in response to state law changes, density…
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