On April 18, the Austin City Council approved new requirements for bedroom windows in commercial building projects. Beginning May 20, Development Services Department staff will begin reviewing for access to natural light for all sleeping rooms in new commercial building projects.
Sources of natural light can include exterior windows or natural light borrowed from other rooms, either through windows, glazed doors on common walls, or skylights/light tubes. These requirements do not affect residential projects or building projects submitted for review before May 20.
Thank you to everyone who provided input on these new requirements or participated in our stakeholder engagements earlier this year.
City of Austin Development Services Department
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