Design commissioners press staff on converting downtown guidelines into prescriptive standards Commissioners raised legal and procedural concerns over a fast‑moving plan to turn discretionary urban‑design guidelines into prescriptive standards for the downtown density‑bonus program, warning the change could shrink the commission’s review role and be difficult to revise once implemented.

Commissioners in Austin are raising alarms over a proposed shift from flexible urban-design guidelines to strict standards, fearing a loss of influence on downtown development.

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