Development
Friday, July 10, 2020 by Nina Hernandez
Housing
City evaluates rental assistance program, prepares for round two
Back in May, the city’s Relief of Emergency Needs for Tenants program disbursed $1.2 million in emergency rental assistance to 1,680 families across the city. This week, the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development Department, in conjunction with the Housing Authority of…
Thursday, July 9, 2020 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Goodnight Ranch working on PUD amendment, adds extra parkland
Goodnight Ranch, a planned unit development off Slaughter Lane in Southeast Austin, was originally approved in 2006. Sixteen years later, the neighborhood’s developers are looking to amend the PUD in order to create a municipal management district, add additional permitted land…
Thursday, July 9, 2020 by Nina Hernandez
Zoning
ZAP approves East Austin zoning change with condition
At its Tuesday evening meeting, the Zoning and Platting Commission voted to recommend a zoning change at 5601 Nixon Lane. The commission voted in favor of the 4.67-acre property, at the corner of Nixon Lane and FM 969, changing from Community…
Wednesday, July 1, 2020 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
HLC wants further scrutiny of home in the ‘Air-Conditioned Village’
Seventy years ago, 22 homes in Northwest Austin served as the test case for bringing central air conditioning to the middle classes. Today only 15 of those homes remain standing, with one more proposed for demolition.The midcentury modern home at…
Monday, June 29, 2020 by Nina Hernandez
Zoning
Two Montopolis rezoning cases move forward
The battle over a group of Montopolis rezoning cases continued at the Planning Commission last Tuesday. One of the cases – 1.32 acres at 200 Montopolis Drive and 6206 Clovis – passed on consent, and three others were postponed. After…
Thursday, June 25, 2020 by Nina Hernandez
Zoning
Planning Commission punts MLK zoning case so applicant can work with neighbors
This story has been corrected to reflect a reconsideration of the case by the Planning Commission at the end of its meeting.The Planning Commission voted at its Tuesday meeting to postpone consideration of a zoning change for 5201 E. Martin…
