W.A.N.G. NEWS

All neighbors are welcome. If you have an item for the agenda please email president@westaustinng.com prior to the meeting.

The West Austin Neighborhood Group 2023 Annual Meeting, Brunch and Election was held on Sunday, Oct. 29th from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at the Lions Municipal Golf Course Clubhouse. The first cold front of the fall brought blustery wind and rain, but that didn't keep our neighbors from joining the WANG Board for Cisco's breakfast tacos and a lively discussion on upcoming proposed Land Development Code changes!

We'd like to thank all the new neighbors who joined WANG and those who renewed their memberships. We'd also like to thank District 10 Council Member Alison Alter and Chief of Staff Kurt Cadena-Mitchell for speaking to our neighbors and answering so many questions about the H.O.M.E. Resolution. We so appreciate Council Member Alison Alter's being a voice for our neighborhoods and working with us to make our voices heard at City Hall. Opportunities for public input were discussed, and better options for the proposed changes to single-family zoning were heard.

Election Results: David Bolduc was formally elected as a new WANG Board Member. Sarah Cain, Heidi Gibbons and Bob Hamilton were all re-elected to the WANG Board.

If you were not able to attend the Annual Meeting you can renew your WANG membership online at http://westaustinng.com/neighborhood/join-wang/ or by mailing a check to the address at this link.

Thank you for attending our Annual Meeting and we hope to see you in the neighborhood!

• The Austin City Council will soon vote on a proposal to allow a minimum of three housing units on every single family zoned lot in Austin
  
• That number will grow next year, because City Hall plans to allow the subdivision of all lots into 2,500-square-foot parcels

The West Austin Neighborhood Group met on Monday, October 9, to discuss the City Council's proposed resolution to RE-DEFINE SINGLE FAMILY ZONING to allow 3 or more units to be built on single family zoned lots throughout the City, and, next year, to decrease the minimum lot size to 2500 sf. Compatibility setbacks, impervious cover and height restrictions will also be reduced or eliminated.

WANG's recommendations to the Planning Commission and City Council:

• SLOW DOWN! Listen to the people who live in neighborhoods!
• Respect Neighborhood Plans as guides for growth in single-family residential areas
• Retain the .4 FAR (Floor Area Ratio) in the McMansion Ordinance for all SF zones
• Any third unit allowed in single-family zoning should be a "tiny home" i.e. no larger than 400 square feet.
• Do not allow RVs to be used as homes
• Two phases of zoning amendments (one now, one next year) is not transparent because the second phase will change the terms of the first.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

THE CITY COUNCIL AND PLANNING COMMMISSION NEEDS TO HEAR FROM YOU, NEIGHBORS!

Please read the proposed PROPOSED CHANGES TO SINGLE FAMILY ZONING.

Let the City know that you would like to have a voice in this process that will dramatically change what can be built in your neighborhood if approved as written!

FILE A NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION PROTEST

Write to the Mayor and Council Members, or call their offices (see list below)

Sign up to speak at the Planning Commission and Council Meetings:

Planning Commission: Tuesday, November 14, 6 PM at City Hall

City Council: Thursday, December 7th, at 10 AM

ATTEND THE WEST AND NORTHWEST NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING ON NOVEMBER 15th 6:30 - 8:30 PM

Huffman Hall, St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church

8134 Mesa Drive/4121 Steck Avenue (large parking lot)

Questions? Contact WANG at wang-board@westaustinng.com

Mayor Kirk Watson:
kirk.watson@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2100

Natasha Harper-Madison (District 1):
natasha.madison@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2101

Vanessa Fuentes (District 2):
vanessa.fuentes@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2102

José Velásquez (District 3):
jose.velasquez@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2103

José “Chito” Vela (District 4):
chito.vela@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2104

Ryan Alter (District 5):
ryan.alter@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2105

Mackenzie Kelly (District 6):
mackenzie.kelly@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2106

Leslie Pool (District 7):
leslie.pool@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2107

Paige Ellis (District 8):
paige.ellis@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2108

Zohaib “Zo” Qadri (District 9):
zohaib.qadri@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2109

Alison Alter (District 10):
alison.alter@austintexas.gov | 512-978-2110

Thank you,

Holly

Holly Reed

President, West Austin Neighborhood Group

president@westaustinng.com

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