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Korean church rezoning moves at snail's pace
The struggle persists over the rezoning of the former site of the Korean United Presbyterian Church on Justin Lane. Neighbors who see the possibility of increased traffic and danger to pedestrians continue to clash with those who see the possibility…
Development • By Jo Clifton • Dec 1, 2015
Korean church rezoning inspires competing petitions
Last week, the Planning Commission gave its blessing to a new set of plans for redeveloping the former site of the Korean United Presbyterian Church in Crestview. The case will now head to City Council with neighborhood supporters, a list…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 3, 2015
Korean church rezoning fails without a motion
By declining to take action, City Council quickly scuttled a developer’s plans Thursday to build 70,000 square feet of office space and approximately 10 apartments in the Crestview neighborhood. Developer David Kahn purchased the site at Justin Lane and Cullen…
Development • By Jo Clifton • May 15, 2015
Planning Commission delays action on new Crestview church redevelopment proposal
It’s Round 2 in the fight between Crestview neighborhood activists and developer David Kahn. The neighborhood won the first round in May, when City Council declined to endorse Kahn’s request for a zoning change to build a 70,000-square-foot office complex…
Development • By Jack Craver • Aug 21, 2015
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Tick Tock: Austin City Council Meeting 11.12.2015
Tick Tock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from Council day. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding. Votes are color-coded: Green for yeas, red for nays, et cetera. It’s embedded…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Nov 16, 2015
TickTock: Austin City Council Meeting 10.15.2015
TickTock is the sortable-by-item-number transcript of Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin’s Twitter feed from City Council. Simply click on the item number to scroll to the corresponding tweet. ITEMS 3 6 10 30 35 38 39 42 47 48 49…
Austin • By Michael Kanin • Oct 18, 2015
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Candidate Zone gets into zoning
District 7 candidate Melissa Zone took on the proposed office development at the Crestview Korean Church this week. In a news release about the proposal, Zone wrote that the case is an example of a process problem in Austin, where…
Crestview rallies against office building
Crestview residents turned out in force at last week’s Planning Commission meeting to protest a proposed office building in their neighborhood. Though developer David Kahn argued that the office project was an appropriate buffer between residential and commercial uses, neighbors…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 3, 2014
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TipSheet: Austin City Council, 11.12.15
The Austin City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 12, 2015
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 10.15.15
The Austin City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 15, 2015
TipSheet: Austin City Council, 10.1.15
The Austin City Council will hold its regular meeting Thursday. Below is a list of items we’re watching. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda. The Office of the City Clerk posts a copy…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 1, 2015
Most zoning items to be postponed this week
During a recess in its budget deliberations on Tuesday, City Council went into work session mode to hear from Planning Director Greg Guernsey about Thursday’s zoning cases. Mayor Steve Adler noted that Council members might all be very tired on…
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