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Austin planners outline phased overhaul of downtown density-bonus program
Summary
Planner Alan Pani told the Downtown Planning Commission the city will rezone a core phase‑1 area into new combining districts that lock in additional height in exchange for affordable housing and community benefits; staff plans a staff proposal through Feb–Mar and engagement in March–April with adoption steps March–May.
Alan Pani, principal planner with Austin Planning, told the Downtown Planning Commission that staff will approach a phased update of the downtown density‑bonus program by rezoning a defined phase‑1 core into new combining districts that standardize the additional height and community‑benefit expectations across properties.
"Sites that participate in the downtown density bonus, must meet gatekeeper requirements as well as provide community benefits and in exchange they receive additional entitlements," Pani said, describing how the program will move from a height/FAR map toward fixed combining‑district entitlements that a property owner may request through rezoning.
Why it matters: the density bonus is one of the few tools the city uses…
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