10/05/2026
Four of the 24 rezonings filed with the City of Austin since June 1 ask for the new density bonus. One is a 7-acre site at Tillery Street, Govalle Avenue and Linden Street in 78702, filed September 16.
It asks for the lowest tier, DBCBase, which adds no height to the commercial zoning the land already has. What it changes is the rulebook: no floor-area or density cap, no story limit, and in exchange at least 10 percent of the homes must be income-restricted (households at or below 50 percent of median family income for rentals, 80 percent for homes for sale).
If you own next to a site like this, the ordinance sets a floor. Next to a one-to-three unit home zoned SF-5 or stricter: no more than 60 feet tall within 50 feet of the property, a buffer at least 25 feet wide, equipment noise capped at 70 decibels at the shared line, and the trash slab at least 15 feet away. A rezoning can modify those for a specific site, so read the case itself: C14-2026-0067. It is in review, and our copy of the city's records shows no hearing date yet.
The filing, the ordinance and the zoning map around it, with sources: https://austin.localteam.house/news/austin-density-bonus-tillery-rezoning
Have you ever gotten a city rezoning notice in the mail for a lot near yours?
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