Planning
Monday, November 18, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Council approves amendments to city code and new floodplain maps
City Council has unanimously approved amendments to the city code redefining what constitutes the 25-year and 100-year floodplains in Austin. The changes also amend floodplain regulations and expand staff’s ability to approve residential redevelopment within the expanded floodplains.The proposed code…
Friday, November 1, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Planning
‘Statesman’ site moves forward while staffers work on financing, governance for district
City staff has offered the first round of comments and requests for more information on the redevelopment plans for the 18.9 acres of waterfront property currently occupied by the Austin American-Statesman, with the site seen as the centerpiece of the…
Thursday, October 24, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Planning
Atlas 14 flood plain ordinance advances with residential improvements waiver
The Watershed Protection Department has crafted a way to help residents living in the city’s flood plain continue to make improvements to their homes as one component of an ordinance amending city floodplain regulations.The Planning Commission endorsed the proposal Tuesday,…
Monday, October 21, 2019 by Elizabeth Pagano
Planning
Council OKs ‘Domain on Riverside’
After months of combative public hearings, City Council has approved the vast, controversial Eastside development nicknamed the “Domain on Riverside.”The 97-acre project promises to bring housing, retail, restaurants and offices to Riverside Drive and Pleasant Valley Boulevard. But the development…
Friday, October 18, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Developer turns variance process upside-down, asks Environmental Commission for ‘feedback’
In an unusual request, development lawyer Richard Suttle with Armbrust & Brown appeared before the Environmental Commission on Oct. 16 to ask not for a site plan variance, but for feedback on a possible upcoming one.“I’m anticipating needing to come…
