Land Development Code
Friday, October 25, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Commission debates neighborhood planning and housing equity under code rewrite
The Planning Commission is divided over the role existing neighborhood plans should play in the new Land Development Code.Residents who benefit from neighborhood plans defended their merits Tuesday and urged commissioners to do more to help preserve those plans in…
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Planning Commission offers solutions to missing-middle housing problem
Transition zones continue to divide the city’s elected and appointed officials in discussions over the Land Development Code.Several City Council members have already taken issue with the way the zones – meant to promote missing-middle housing types in Imagine Austin…
Tuesday, October 22, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
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Board of Adjustment waits for new code to make a decision on a fence
Slow and steady wins the race, and sometimes that requires a case postponement – or two, or three – to successfully acquire a variance.Such was the case at the Oct. 14 meeting of the Board of Adjustment, where Corey Keller…
Thursday, October 17, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Board of Adjustment debates how far is too far to read a sign
The Hill Country Roadway Ordinance mandates that any sign along Highway 360 be less than 12 feet high, smaller than 64 square feet and conceal exterior lighting.However, Ben Robinson, who was representing the applicant for the Nalle Woods apartments at…
Wednesday, October 16, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Board of Adjustment wants to participate more fully in LDC review
The Land Development Code draft continues to make its way through the city’s boards and commissions, making its latest stop at the Board of Adjustment on Monday night.The Board of Adjustment is tasked with sending feedback to the Planning Commission…
Tuesday, October 15, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Planning Commission begins tackling the new LDC draft
Friday, Oct. 4, was a big day for the city of Austin. That afternoon ushered in the draft of the city’s most recent attempt to rewrite its Land Development Code, kicking off months of discussions about the topic.The Planning Commission…
