Development
Monday, July 22, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Housing
Disability committee pushes city to help address evictions
Advocates for the disabled community are pushing the city’s departments in charge of housing services to find ways to decrease the number of evictions their community experiences while also adding housing supply designed for accessibility.At this month’s meeting of the…
Thursday, July 18, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Third time not the charm for River Place case at ZAP
At the end of Milky Way Drive there’s a 42-acre greenbelt buffering the River Place neighborhood from Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Since 2015, there has been an ongoing debate over how best to develop that tract of land.The latest hearing on…
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Request to increase impervious cover for 12,000-square-foot home postponed by BoA
A couple building their dream home can find it disheartening to make it through the architectural design and site plan process, only to have an administrative hiccup put their plans on pause.John and Amy Porter, who own 1704 and 1706…
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Zoning
Planning Commission offers no recommendation on mobile home rezoning in airport overlay zone
Despite a City Council directive to identify mobile home parks with improper zoning and work toward aligning the zoning and the use on sites, in some instances city staff identified mobile home zoning as inappropriate and withdrew those sites from…
Friday, July 12, 2019 by Jack Craver
Planning
County approves new Steiner Ranch evacuation route over neighborhood opposition
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new emergency route to help residents of Steiner Ranch escape the community in the event of wildfires.The 600-foot road, known as Route B, will connect Flat Top Ranch Road…
Thursday, July 11, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Board of Adjustment denies case in consideration of trees
On Monday night, trees became the centerpiece of a dock variance discussion at the Board of Adjustment.The property at 2710 Scenic Drive currently has a half-constructed boat dock, big enough for only one boat, that the new property owners were…
