More on the Interim Restrictions - McMansion Ordinance

from Felicia Adams, RNA Co-president

Neighbors,
As most of you now know, last Thursday the Austin City Council voted 6-0 to pass the interim regulations only on 1st reading only.  At the meeting this Thursday, they will continue the public hearing and finalize the ordinance (2nd and 3rd readings).

Here is a graphic that explains the new interim restrictions (McMansion Ordinance) done by the Pemberton Heights NA.

Take a look and understand just what these interim restrictions mean.  Many of those who originally opposed the ordinance, after learning that their projects could be built as designed, changed their thinking once they actually understood what the restrictions meant.

At last Thursday's public hearing before the Council vote, over 350 people signed up to speak.  About 260 of them signed up to speak in opposition.  I think 94 signed up supporting the new interim restrictions; mostly neighborhood associations and regular folks, many of whom had been personally affected by having a too-large residential structure near them.  You can be certain that the home builders, developers, and Realtors are arming the troops as we speak and will be back this week stronger than ever.  There is considerable pressure to severely weaken, or more to the point, to gut, the ordinance on Thursday. These are some large organizations that can mobilize thousands of people to act!  The Home Builders Association is claiming that this large turnout in opposition demonstrates that the Council is operating without a mandate from the citizens of Austin.

This is an important issue for neighborhoods all over Central Austin.  Our City Council is taking a big risk during this election year to help us preserve our central city neighborhoods.  Something that we've been asking for help with for years.  They've made a daring move and the neighborhoods need to make it known that the Council has our support.  It is imperative that we let them know that they are moving in the right direction.  Almost no one, not even most of the developers that spoke in opposition of the ordinance, thinks that building out of scale McMansions on small lots is a good idea.   

Get the word out!  LARGE turnout needed at Thursday's Council meeting.  And DO THESE 3 THINGS:

1.  Send an EMAIL to Council to let them know that the citizens of Austin do support the ordinance.
Collectively: http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/groupemail.htm

or Individually: 
Mayor Wll Winn:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/connect/email_willwynn.htm
Mayor Pro Tem Danny Thomas:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/thomas.htm
Betty Dunkerley:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/dunkerley.htm
Lee Leffingwell:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/leffingwell.htm
Brewster McCracken:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/mccracken.htm
Raul Alverez:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/alvarez.htm
Jennifer Kim:  http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/council/kim.htm

2.  Get to City Hall and SIGN UP in support of ITEM #43.  You can do it anytime between now and the Thursday hearing. 
3.  SHOW UP on Thursday!


Felicia Adams
Rosedale Neighborhood Association
Co-president

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