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Planning
Parks board vote could delay 'fast-tracked' health center for Dove Springs
A community health center proposed for the Dove Springs area in Southeast Austin could be delayed by several months after the city’s Parks and Recreation Board voted last week to delay approving the use of parkland to build the long-needed…
Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Sep 3, 2019
Despite reduction in size, subdivision still troubles neighbors and ZAP
After failing to get his 82-lot subdivision at 9406 Morninghill Drive approved last fall, David Knapp refiled a subdivision application for his 51-acre ranch late last year. But this time he requested the approval of a plan that would include…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Sep 3, 2019
Planning Commission debates transportation corridors and density
Does an extra 0.05 miles from a transportation corridor make a difference when it comes to deciding the appropriate level of density for a property? The Planning Commission found itself pondering this question at its Aug. 13 meeting while deliberating…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Aug 26, 2019
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…
Planning • By Ryan Thornton • Aug 7, 2019
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…
Planning • By Chad Swiatecki • Aug 2, 2019
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…
Planning • By Ryan Thornton • Aug 1, 2019
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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…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 23, 2019
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…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 18, 2019
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…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 16, 2019
County approves new Steiner Ranch evacuation route over neighborhood opposition
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted unanimously Tuesday to approve a new emergency route to help residents of Steiner Ranch escape the community in the event of wildfires. The 600-foot road, known as Route B, will connect Flat Top Ranch…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Jul 12, 2019
Board of Adjustment denies case in consideration of trees
On Monday night, trees became the centerpiece of a dock variance discussion at the Board of Adjustment. The property at 2710 Scenic Drive currently has a half-constructed boat dock, big enough for only one boat, that the new property owners…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jul 11, 2019
Cultural center variance goes before Board of Adjustment for a third time
When the Board of Adjustment voted last month to deny the reconsideration of a case and let their original judgment for a variance at 810½ San Marcos St. stand, it turns out that the vote negated their original vote of…
