Land Development Code
Thursday, September 12, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Nearing October, code rewrite team admits difficulty with Council direction
Residents will soon be able to peruse the draft version of the new land use code, scheduled for public release in October, but the Land Development Code revision team says complications in the current code have made it difficult to…
Friday, August 30, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Staff proposes exchanging parking for sidewalks
There is a controversial assumption informing the work of the Land Development Code revision team: That is, shrinking the city’s mode share of motorists driving alone from 74 percent to 50 percent in the next two decades will require, to…
Wednesday, August 28, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Land Development Code
$2.8M earmarked for land use rewrite
The rewrite of the city’s Land Development Code is expected to account for approximately $2.8 million in the next budget, all of it coming from funds put on hold when City Council canceled the process known as CodeNEXT last year.Consultants…
Tuesday, August 27, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Board of Adjustment seeks more information, postpones adaptive reuse project
In an effort to create market-rate affordable housing in North Austin, a developer is attempting to reuse the existing 281 units of the Austin Suites Motel at 8300 N. Interstate 35.In order to accomplish this goal, the developer came to…
Monday, August 26, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
City prepares for ‘shot clock’ bill with code amendments
Just in time, City Council approved changes to the Land Development Code Thursday intended to buffer the city’s subdivision development application process against House Bill 3167, known as the “shot clock” bill, effective statewide Sept. 1.Council members across the dais…
Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Housing supply and demand debate resurfaces over code rewrite
The Land Development Code rewrite team is going far beyond previous efforts in Draft 3 of CodeNEXT with its housing capacity goals. According to staff, aiming for more housing units in general will also help secure affordable housing while addressing…
