Environmental Commission backs Project Connect code changes, adds explicit reimbursement formula
After hearing Austin Transit Partnership and city staff, the Environmental Commission recommended City Council adopt amendments to Title 25 to streamline permitting for light rail, set project‑wide water‑quality rules and allow administrative heritage‑tree review — with an added requirement that any reimbursement for treatment exceeding regulatory requirements be calculated by a defined city formula (Appendix U).
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The City of Austin’s Environmental Commission on April 15 recommended that City Council adopt amendments to the land‑development code to support the Project Connect light‑rail program while adding a binding limit on how the city calculates reimbursements for water‑quality work that exceeds regulatory requirements.
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