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Council members postpone rework of city’s SMART housing policy

Austin City Council members postponed a re-tool of the transit portion of the city’s SMART housing policy Thursday. The move came over the objections of Council Members Chris Riley and Bill Spelman, who noted the importance of timing the redefinition…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2014

Council, EUC fill most seats on city’s Generation Plan Task Force

Austin City Council members and their appointees on the city’s Electric Utility Commission Thursday filled the majority of the seats on a task force set up to complete the first review of Austin Energy’s 2010 Generation Plan. That document, a…

Resources • By Michael Kanin • Mar 28, 2014

Council moves forward with proposal to allow micro apartment units

The discussion about micro apartment units boiled down to a few small details at Thursday’s City Council‘s meeting.   Council members approved a resolution 7-0, initiating a code amendment that could decouple parking requirements from units that are less than…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 28, 2014

Planning Commission OKs variance for Lake Austin boat dock

Though they faced criticism from residents on the other side of Lake Austin, the owners of a Rob Roy property are well on the way to getting a boat dock.   The Planning Commission voted unanimously to approve the variance…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 27, 2014

Morrison resolution seeks to preserve ability to get New Starts grant

Council Member Laura Morrison has crafted a resolution she hopes will help preserve affordability along a proposed new mass transit route and ensure that the city can secure federal money in the form of a Federal Transportation Agency New Starts…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Mar 27, 2014

Law Department clashes with Auditor over approval of city contracts

In reviewing the city’s contract development and approval process, the City Auditor’s Office managed to unearth process trouble and engage a defiant Law Department. Both were on hand at Wednesday’s Council Audit and Finance Committee meeting.   The Auditor’s Office…

Local Politics • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 27, 2014

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Residents complain about development at Commissioners Court

A development near Lake Travis brought a contentious public hearing to Tuesday’s Travis County Commissioners Court.  A developer is looking to create a detached-condominium subdivision tentatively called the Summit at Lake Travis.   The project is slated for land off…

Development • By Jimmy Maas • Mar 26, 2014

Medical School construction to bring changes to Red River Street

The character of Red River Street as it runs through the new University of Texas Dell Medical School is set to change under current plans for the development of that area.   According to Austin Transportation Director Robert Spillar, “The…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Mar 26, 2014

Riley’s push for micro-apartments draws complaint from Morrison

A push from Council Member Chris Riley to revise Austin’s Land Development Code to include new provisions to encourage the construction of micro-apartments raised concerns from Council Member Laura Morrison at Council’s Tuesday work session. There, Morrison argued that the…

Development • By Michael Kanin • Mar 26, 2014

City buying Circle C area golf course, preventing development

Congratulations, Austinites, you are the new owners of the Grey Rock Golf Course and Tennis Facility.   In a vote of 6-1, the City Council voted Thursday to purchase the Southwest Austin course, for $9.6 million dollars. For that price,…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2014

Commission initiates code amendment for small lot amnesty

Modifications to the city’s small lot amnesty policy continue to move forward, with a code amendment now on the horizon.   The Planning Commission voted unanimously at its last meeting to initiate the code amendment, which will clarify that the…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2014

ZAP backs compromise with developer, neighborhood on duplexes

Brokering a compromise between worried neighbors and developers, the Zoning and Platting Commission last week asked that plans for a duplex development in far South Austin be scaled back.   The owners, Brian and Geryl Winterowd, were seeking a change…

Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 25, 2014

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