Development
Thursday, November 14, 2019 by Audrey McGlinchy
Land Development Code
Land code heads to City Council with request to focus development on West Austin instead of East
Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized – but first, one city body is asking that the plan encourage development farther west instead of…
Wednesday, November 13, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Land Development Code
Board of Adjustment soundly rejects variances over ‘egregious’ code violations
After dedicating nearly a year to the construction of his personal residence at 504 Sunny Lane, StoryBuilt founder Ryan Diepenbrock found his construction choices to be the subject of a case at the Board of Adjustment last Thursday.Diepenbrock, who was…
Tuesday, November 12, 2019 by Audrey McGlinchy
Land Development Code
Austin City Council will start voting on a new land code in December. Here are five terms to know.
The city of Austin has spent almost eight years and roughly $11 million rewriting its land use code, the set of rules dictating what you can build in the city and where you can build it.Much of the code can…
Friday, November 8, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Land Development Code
Planning Commission links impervious cover to affordable housing
The Land Development Code draft relies heavily on expanded affordable housing bonus opportunities to reach its nearly 400,000-unit capacity. Altogether, the bonuses would net just under 180,000 units, with about 9,000 of those income-restricted. But site regulations like impervious cover…
Thursday, November 7, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
In the midst of preservation push, city permits demolition of church
After the Historic Landmark Commission initiated historic zoning for the Prince of Peace Lutheran Church at 1711 E. Oltorf St. last July, the status of the midcentury, A-frame church became tenuous as its integrity continued to degrade month after month.Finally,…
Tuesday, November 5, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
Rendon House deemed worthy of preservation due to exceptional merit of its prior owner
Edward Rendon Sr.’s contributions to the East Austin community have never been in question. However, whether or not his house is eligible to be zoned historic to commemorate his efforts has become a subject of debate.Rendon was an activist who…
