T5MS

T5MS is one of the proposed new form-based transect zones -- it is a moderate/high intensity T5 zone and a Main Street zone. It allows six-story "main street" and "midrise" buildings, generally with a retail/commercial use in the ground floor and residential or office above. In its "open" subzone, T5MS.O, it allows the ground floor to be residential as well. Examples of typical buildings include the Burnet Flats and the AMLI on Burnet, the Mosaic at Mueller, and many other vertical mixed-use buildings along major corridors in Austin. Much of South Lamar has been mapped with this zone, matching most of the recent construction there. It is described in full at | 23-4D-2180 (page 178 of the draft 1 "Zoning Code" PDF of 23-4 and page 95 od 24D-2).

T5MS is one of the zones that bakes in a modified -- and much more reasonable -- version of Austin's infamous "compatibility" standards.

Generally, this is a great zone. We would like to see it mapped more places.

Problems

- Six stories is a bit shorter than might be best in some of the places this is mapped; it would be good to have a "T5+" that allows, say, 10-12 stories in some of the places on major corridors where that would be appropriate.

Specifications

			Max Footprints
Allowed Form	Min. Lot Dims	Min Lot Size	Ground	Upper Floor	Max u/ac	Max Stories			Max Sq. Footage	Max u/ac	Max FAR	Impervious Cvr	Building Cvr
Main Street	40x100	4000	275x100	150x65**	275*	6	75	85	102000		25.5	0.9	0.95
Live/Work	18x100	1800	275x100	150x65**	220*	4	50	60	102000		56.67	0.9	0.95
Mid-Rise	75x100	7500	275x275	150x65	275*	6	75	85	246375		32.85	0.9	0.95