Planning
Monday, August 27, 2018 by Jack Craver
Planning
Shoal Creek plan includes wins, losses for density advocates
On Thursday, City Council unanimously approved the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan, a document that outlines how the neighborhood, which is bound by MoPac Expressway, U.S. Highway 183, Burnet Road and Anderson Lane, will accommodate future population growth.The plan does…
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
BoA considers a quirky corner case
Sometimes, a permit can be granted or revoked based on a four-degree angle.“Even though I’m at an intersection, the city does not consider this a corner lot,” Joshua Lien, the owner of 14000 Echo Lane, explained to the Board of…
Monday, August 20, 2018 by Jack Craver
Planning
Do ‘flag lots’ threaten neighborhood character?
No neighbors voiced opposition to the plans, but two members of the Planning Commission last Tuesday voiced concern about a developer’s attempt to subdivide three large lots in East Austin to create “flag lots” that would each include two homes.The…
Friday, August 17, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
For grandfathered signs, the proof is in the permitting
Occasionally, despite one’s best intentions to provide the right board or commission with the proper permitting to ensure a smooth continuation of a project, a request is presented incorrectly.“I’m not sure that this item is properly before the board,” Assistant City…
Thursday, August 16, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Planning
Cellphone tower ruffles Board of Adjustment
Sometimes, if you don’t know what to do, you have to ask.Vincent Huebinger, representing Crown Castle International and Dean Davidov in a request to relocate a single-antenna cellphone tower to another location at 610 1/2 Kenniston Drive on the southeast…
Tuesday, August 14, 2018 by Chad Swiatecki
Planning
Four city parcels ID’d for redevelopment focus in next budget
The Economic Development Department is recommending City Council spend the next budget year focusing on putting four pieces of city-owned property into higher use with mixtures of housing, commercial space, parklands and more.A recent memo detailed the department’s efforts since…
