Planning
Wednesday, August 7, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Planning
Council likely to delay vote on street impact fees
City Council will likely allow two more weeks for dialogue before the Austin Transportation Department begins crafting details of its street impact fee program.With Council expected to adopt street impact fees in January 2020, Council Member Ann Kitchen said during…
Friday, August 2, 2019 by Chad Swiatecki
Planning
Plans for city’s East Austin parcel show possibilities under affordability programs
A pair of development proposals created as an exercise for the Urban Land Institute, a nonprofit research and education organization, shows what’s possible as the city looks to use its idle properties and a mix of new development and financing…
Thursday, August 1, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Planning
Commission proposes code change to get housing in opportunity zones
Federal opportunity zones were designed to spur growth in economically disadvantaged areas, but the Planning Commission says the incentives are driving commercial development to the detriment of the city’s housing supply.Economic Development Department staff will give an overview and update…
Tuesday, July 23, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Water drainage fears force postponement at ZAP
Drainage engineering studies are site-specific and don’t always capture the concerns of adjacent properties. However, without addressing those concerns, a study doesn’t always tell the whole story.At the July 16 meeting of the Zoning and Platting Commission, Commissioner David King…
Thursday, July 18, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Third time not the charm for River Place case at ZAP
At the end of Milky Way Drive there’s a 42-acre greenbelt buffering the River Place neighborhood from Balcones Canyonlands Preserve. Since 2015, there has been an ongoing debate over how best to develop that tract of land.The latest hearing on…
Tuesday, July 16, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Request to increase impervious cover for 12,000-square-foot home postponed by BoA
A couple building their dream home can find it disheartening to make it through the architectural design and site plan process, only to have an administrative hiccup put their plans on pause.John and Amy Porter, who own 1704 and 1706…
