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Environmental Commission backs bird‑friendly building rules, asks council to act
Summary
On Sept. 17 the Austin Environmental Commission voted unanimously to ask City Council to pursue land‑development changes requiring bird‑safe facades and dark‑sky lighting for larger commercial and multifamily buildings and to require city buildings to follow the same standards.
The Austin Environmental Commission voted unanimously Sept. 17 to ask City Council to begin amending the city’s land‑development code to require bird‑friendly building measures for commercial and multifamily buildings larger than 10,000 square feet and to adopt dark‑sky lighting standards. The commission added a provision asking that city‑owned buildings be required to set the same example.
Commissioners said the change would protect birds that migrate along the Central Flyway and reduce deadly collisions with glass and light at night. “It is estimated that approximately 1,000,000,000 birds die every year due to collisions with buildings,” said Leslie Lilly, environmental…
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