City Council, March 24, 2026
Decided: Missing Middle / Mixed-Use zoning tools initiation (item A40)
What happened
On March 24, 2026, Austin acted on Missing Middle / Mixed-Use zoning tools initiation (item A40).
The Austin City Council held a work session on 2026-03-24 with no final votes; all items were briefings and pulled agenda items for Thursday's meeting.
- Jurisdiction
- Austin, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- March 24, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Decided
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Homeless Strategic Plan (item A31) amendments discussion
Council Member Alter discussed forthcoming amendments to the Homeless Strategic Plan striking a specific numerical bed-capacity target while retaining shelter-expansion KPIs and adding new KPIs for Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH) and Rapid Rehousing. Director David Gray of the Austin Homeless Services office participated; the plan is expected to be approved by Council on Thursday. No vote taken at this work session.
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Key Decisions (4)
Homeless Strategic Plan (item A31) amendments discussion
Missing Middle / Mixed-Use zoning tools initiation (item A40)
Digital wayfinding kiosk / off-premises digital sign code amendment (item A66)
I-35 Cap and Stitch program briefing and staff funding recommendation
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Development Activity (4)
Missing Middle and Mixed-Use Zoning Tools
Residential
Ike Digital Wayfinding Kiosks
Infrastructure
CapMetro Digital Signage Program
Infrastructure
I-35 Cap and Stitch Program
Infrastructure
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Planning staff reported Austin is 'nowhere near having enough affordable…
Commercial Demand
Ike's VP stated advertising demand in Austin is higher than…
Infrastructure
Rising construction costs (11th/12th Street cap deck jumped from ~$50M…
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Who spoke
20 distinct speakers; 16 identified names.
All speaker roles: 3 Witness, 6 Staff, 8 Councilmember, 1 Attorney, 1 Mayor, 1 Public.
Identified name roles: 3 Witness, 6 Staff, 6 Councilmember, 1 Mayor.
Speaker sample: Kim Olivares, Staff.
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Zoning terms (8)
42 recorded timestamps
- duplex (4 timestamps)
- residential (7 timestamps)
- density (3 timestamps)
- rezoning (5 timestamps)
- approved (6 timestamps)
- zoning (11 timestamps)
Decision moments (4)
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