Working Group Priority Actions are highlighted
Housing and Neighborhoods / Building Block 2 Label
Actions
Action Type
HN A17
Develop regulations and standards that promote
Regulation
Priority Program(s)
innovative and diverse residential architecture that is sensitive to the surrounding neighborhood. HN A18
Work with employers to locate their place of business Coordination along activity centers and corridors in proximity to
• Develop and maintain household affordability throughout Austin.
residential areas that could provide housing for their employees. HN A19
Ensure harmonious and compatible transitions be-
Regulation
• Revise Austin’s development regulations
tween neighborhoods and adjacent commercial,
and processes to promote a compact and
mixed-use, and denser housing by regulating set-
connected city.
backs, building mass and height, and other design elements and uses. HN A20
Develop and implement strategies that address spill-
Regulation
• Revise Austin’s development regulations
over parking from commercial districts into adjacent
and processes to promote a compact and
residential areas that include increased public trans-
connected city
portation, better pedestrian and bicycling amenities, improved signs and parking management. HN A21
Align future development with the growth concept
Policy
map through adoption of small-area plans (e.g., neighborhood, corridor, and station area plans) that contain provisions set forth in Imagine Austin, including: - Areas experiencing change - Infill Development - Activity centers and corridors - Increased density - Open space and open space connectivity - Historic preservation - Neighborhood preservation - Transitioning between land uses - A variety of housing types - Affordable housing - Brownfield and greyfield redevelopment - Public Transportation HN A22
Ensure outreach efforts for the ongoing comprehen-
Policy
sive planning program as well as small-area plans are directed toward attracting a diversity of stakeholders including under-represented demographic and socio-economic groups. 216 | Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan
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