Development
Monday, January 14, 2019 by Alyx Wilson
Planning
Neighborhood planning poised to change
The Planning Commission was recently briefed on the future of small area planning by Planning and Zoning staff.Austin has focused its small area planning around the neighborhood planning strategy since a 1997 City Council resolution. But subsequent to a resolution…
Thursday, January 10, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
Old home in new historic district is approved for demolition
All things have their moment in the sun, and for an East Austin home at 4200 Wildwood Road, that moment seems to have come and gone. Today, the home is merely a cracked contribution to the Wilshire Woods National Register…
Wednesday, January 9, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
Historic Landmark Commission argues over definition of ‘significant’ for historic zoning
Anyone would agree that the Pease Mansion in the Old Enfield Neighborhood is a historic landmark. But what about all the other surrounding properties that inevitably pale in comparison?For the Tudor Revival-style house at 1602 Pease Road, city staff seemed…
Tuesday, January 8, 2019 by Jack Craver
Zoning
North Austin neighborhood group doesn’t want more renters
A family seeking to sell roughly 30 acres of undeveloped property in North Austin won approval last month from the Zoning and Platting Commission for a zoning change that will allow the land to be developed into over 130 homes,…
Monday, January 7, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Preservation
New construction is approved for historical lot in South Austin
Putting new construction on a historically zoned lot with an emblematic structure is not an everyday occurrence in Austin, so when it happens, it should be no surprise that it involves months of negotiation.After several months of back-and-forth with the…
Monday, January 7, 2019 by Jack Craver
Zoning
Traffic concerns for proposed Braker Lane development give Zoning Commission pause
At the corner of Braker Lane and Dessau Road sits an oddly shaped 0.9-acre parcel of land that has been the subject of at least two heated zoning disputes.In mid-2016, the owner of 1308 E. Braker Lane, Sinh Tron Le,…
