Long-awaited draft code affecting what can be built in Austin released

AUSTIN (KXAN) — City leaders are releasing their development plans that will impact what can be built in Austin, once adopted.
The plans are called CodeNEXT. It is the city’s land development code, which hasn’t been updated in the last 30 years.
The release of the CodeNEXT draft will kick off several months of the city trying to get the community involved, starting with a public event at Palmer Events Center from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 1, which will include