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Land Development Code
West Austin variance case troubles some neighbors
This month, the Board of Adjustment will take another look at a West Austin case that has some (but not all) neighbors disturbed. Phil Moncada represented Lee Ann Concienne before the board. Concienne is seeking several variances for her home…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 1, 2015
Council loosens rules on accessory dwelling units
Austin homeowners hoping to build accessory dwelling units on their properties now have a better chance of being able to do so, based on new rules that City Council passed on Thursday. The measure reducing restrictions on accessory dwelling units,…
City Council • By Tyler Whitson • Nov 20, 2015
Council mulls granny flats, garage apartments
Ahead of a Thursday vote that could loosen rules for building accessory dwelling units such as granny flats and garage apartments, City Council debated the potential benefits and risks of the move at a work session on Tuesday. Council Member…
Land Development Code • By Tyler Whitson • Nov 18, 2015
BoA fails to get past cinder block wall
Fences might make for good neighbors, but apparently 9-foot-tall cinder block walls are another matter entirely. At their last meeting, Board of Adjustment members considered a variance for a wall that has already been constructed along Speedway at 101 W.…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 5, 2015
Murky CodeNEXT process raises eyebrows at Planning Commission
This month, the city will hold events designed to test aspects of the ongoing CodeNEXT Land Development Code rewrite, and last week some Planning commissioners were concerned that they were unprepared for the exercise. The events, called “Sound Check,” will…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 3, 2015
Casa de Luz parking troubles back at City Hall
It’s been a while since Casa de Luz was at City Hall, but the business and its parking woes were back, albeit briefly, at last week’s Board of Adjustment meeting. This time, founder Eduardo Longoria was at the Board of…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 21, 2015
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Clarksville home gets its basement at the BoA
Though not everyone was thrilled by the news, plans for a new home in Clarksville are moving forward as proposed after a variance from the Board of Adjustment. Matt Fajkus, who is the architect for the project, spoke on behalf…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 21, 2015
ADU discussion takes a turn
Though there was some hope that City Council would end its consideration of an accessory dwelling unit ordinance yesterday, it was misplaced. Council voted unanimously on Thursday to adopt the recommendations of the Planning and Neighborhoods Committee, but it did…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 16, 2015
Council may finally bid adieu to ADU deliberation
After more than a year, City Council is closing in on new regulations for accessory dwelling units that, ostensibly, will make it easier for Austinites to build small, secondary homes on their property. As Council Member Greg Casar announced at…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 15, 2015
PUD rules change ambles on
A bid to change the way the city approves Planned Unit Developments is moving forward, sort of, but it appears that no changes will be made in haste. On Thursday, City Council passed a diluted version of Mayor Pro Tem…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 6, 2015
BoA tempers West Austin parking plan
A West Austin homeowner hoping to expand his house will also have to find room for a parking space, after a semi-successful visit to the Board of Adjustment. Heidi Goebel, who is an architect (and former Board of Adjustment member),…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 6, 2015
Music school wins parking reduction variance
A future music school earned a parking reduction variance from the city of Austin’s Board of Adjustment two weeks ago when attorney David Cancialosi successfully argued that parking compliance would have run the property afoul of the city’s Save Our…
