Development
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 by Syeda Hasan
Housing
‘Prop A’ could bring unprecedented investment in affordable housing in Austin
Austin voters will decide this November on the fate of seven bond propositions totaling $925 million. Proposition A asks voters to decide on a $250 million bond for affordable housing.If approved, the proposition would provide money for the city to build, repair and maintain…
Wednesday, October 17, 2018 by Alyx Wilson
Planning
Planning Commission approves the removal of a heritage tree downtown
The Planning Commission approved a rare heritage tree variance at a recent meeting.The commission only sees cases like this one, where people are looking to remove protected trees that exceed 30 inches in diameter, once a year or less. This…
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Alyx Wilson
Planning
ZAP recommends driveway at South Chisholm Trail
After several years of debate on what to do with the two lots on the corner of Slaughter Lane and South Chisholm Trail, a deal has been struck. Jim Wittliff, representing the property owner Mario Solis, presented the compromise for…
Tuesday, October 16, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
No-show at the Board of Adjustment almost gets denied variance
For the second month in a row, the case of 4913 Avenue G came before the Board of Adjustment, and for the second time, it was postponed due to logistics.Although last month the case was postponed due to issues with…
Friday, October 12, 2018 by Alyx Wilson
Planning
Island Cove boat dock variance passes with some tension from neighbors
At its Oct. 2 meeting, the Zoning and Platting Commission approved an environmental variance on a site plan for a boat dock sitting below Mount Bonnell at 4409 Island Cove. The variance passed with a “soft no” from staff and…
Thursday, October 11, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Development
Board of Adjustment denies variance for storage center sign
These days, a roadway sign is no longer the sole indicator of a business’ location, but merely confirmation that Google Maps did indeed lead to the desired location.“In the day of Google Maps … once you’ve been there, you know…
