Land Development Code
Friday, January 31, 2020 by Jo Clifton
Land Development Code
Planners seeking the ‘missing middle’ in zoning
During the past 10 years, only about 2 percent of housing units built in Austin fell within what planners call the “missing middle,” according to planners rewriting the city’s Land Development Code. Annick Beaudet and Laura Keating, who reported to…
Thursday, January 30, 2020 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Real Estate Council warns of potential land use code pitfalls
Members of the Real Estate Council of Austin believe their input was largely ignored when the city made its last major attempt at a Land Development Code revision under CodeNEXT. At a Land Development Code luncheon Wednesday, Geoffrey Tahuahua, the…
Friday, January 17, 2020 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
BOA denies a new build designed for a new decade
When the first Lake Austin Watershed Ordinance went into effect in 1980, some properties had development rights curtailed overnight. The property at 2803 Edgewater Drive is one of those cases where the ordinance limited the buildable area on the property’s…
Thursday, December 12, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Draft Land Development Code approved on first reading
Wrapping up a three-day effort, City Council approved the draft Land Development Code text and map on first reading in a 7-4 vote Wednesday afternoon.In accordance with Council direction, the code revision team will now work to compile and publish…
Tuesday, December 10, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Council sets off on long journey to code adoption
City Council took its first go at a first reading of the draft Land Development Code on Monday. Due both to the scope of the issue and scheduling conflicts, that attempt will now be spread out over today and Wednesday,…
Monday, December 9, 2019 by Audrey McGlinchy
Land Development Code
White homeowners dominate input over Austin’s land code rewrite. One group is trying to change that.
More than 100 people sat in Austin City Hall chambers just past 10 a.m. on Saturday, gearing up to share their thoughts about the city’s rewrite of its Land Development Code. Council Member Alison Alter, who represents part of Northwest…
