Land Development Code
Friday, May 17, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
BoA postpones case to better understand 10-foot setback implications
After combining two plots of land in the West Austin Sweetbrush neighborhood in January and agreeing to conform to city of Austin ordinances in the process, the owners of 2404 Sweetbrush Drive came before the Board of Adjustment on May…
Thursday, May 16, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Land Development Code
Cronk names team, spells out process for land use code rewrite
City Manager Spencer Cronk has selected the team that will handle the creation and adoption of the city’s new land use code, with the goal of completing the process by the end of 2019.In a memo issued Tuesday, Cronk gave…
Thursday, May 16, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Mis-measured fence must come down to size, according to BoA
City code considers a swimming pool to be a backyard hazard that should be securely encircled by a solid fence – sometimes a fence that is higher than the 6-foot standard. However, a fence of increased height is only permitted…
Thursday, May 9, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Affordability Unlocked gets ZAP approval, with concerns
With a $250 million bond geared toward affordable housing, a goal to preserve 10,000 affordable units over the next 10 years and a City Council resolution seeking ways to increase the number of affordable units, city staff members brought forward…
Tuesday, May 7, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Growing up: Council wrestles with competing water and housing needs
Between an invasion of zebra mussels, an extended boil-water notice due to continued flooding and the concerning results of the Atlas 14 regional rainfall study, city water problems have crowded to the surface in the months since the last land…
Friday, May 3, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Council directs city staff on code rewrite
Austin City Council has spoken: It wants a new Land Development Code and map to look at and consider for adoption this year, ready to pass on first reading in October.Council voted during a special session Thursday afternoon to direct…
