City of Austin - File #: 26-1459

File #:

26-1459

Type:

Pre-Selected Item

Status:

Agenda Ready

File created:

3/18/2026

In control:

City Council Work Session

On agenda:

3/24/2026

Final action:

Title:

A resolution initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create new zoning districts that will allow for a range of small housing types such as townhomes, cottage courts, and small-scale multi-unit residential uses (also known as "missing middle housing") and new zoning districts that will allow for developments that mix residential and commercial or civic uses (also known as "mixed-use"); and to amend existing Land Development Code provisions and administrative barriers to better facilitate missing middle housing and mixed-use development Pulled by Council Members Vel?squez and Duchen.

Sponsors:

Council Member Paige Ellis, Mayor Pro Tem José ''Chito'' Vela, Council Member Krista Laine, Council Member Ryan Alter, Mayor Kirk Watson

Attachments:

1. Draft Resolution, 2. Exhibit A, 3. Missing Middle and Mixed-Use Zoning Study, 4. Memo, 5. Recommendation for Action

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Title

A resolution initiating amendments to City Code Title 25 (Land Development) to create new zoning districts that will allow for a range of small housing types such as townhomes, cottage courts, and small-scale multi-unit residential uses (also known as “missing middle housing”) and new zoning districts that will allow for developments that mix residential and commercial or civic uses (also known as “mixed-use”); and to amend existing Land Development Code provisions and administrative barriers to better facilitate missing middle housing and mixed-use development

Pulled by Council Members Velásquez and Duchen.

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