Zoning
Thursday, August 29, 2019 by Jo Clifton
Zoning
Garrison Park zoning change wins initial approval
At last week’s meeting, Council narrowly approved a zoning change to allow six townhomes to be built in the midst of a small single-family neighborhood in South Austin. The vote to change zoning from Family Residence (SF-3) to Urban Family…
Thursday, August 15, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Zoning
Planning commissioners say South Lamar development will make Austin a ‘real city’
To bring more commercial and multifamily space to the South Lamar Corridor, Endeavor Real Estate Group, the owner of a 1.8-acre lot on the corner of South Lamar Boulevard and Bluebonnet Lane, requested a zoning change at the Aug. 13…
Friday, August 9, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Zoning
Council OKs ‘Domain on Riverside’ on first reading
City Council sided with the Planning Commission Thursday in approving a first reading of a request to rezone five tracts of land comprising nearly 100 acres to accommodate the mixed-use development project once known as Project Catalyst, now known as…
Monday, July 29, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Zoning
Planning Commission rejects city’s gradualism in modest rezoning case
The Planning Commission clashed with city staff Tuesday by voting in favor of a request to rezone two lots at 6501 and 6503 Cannonleague Drive from Family Residence (SF-3) to Urban Family Residence (SF-5).According to staff, the requested designation could…
Thursday, July 25, 2019 by Ryan Thornton
Zoning
Zoning request highlights role of commission, need for new land use code
The Planning Commission went against the official staff suggestion Tuesday evening, recommending the addition of a Vertical Mixed Use designation to the current General Commercial Services-Mixed Use Combining District-Neighborhood Plan Combining District zoning of 3706 Goodwin Ave., near the intersection…
Monday, July 15, 2019 by Jessi Devenyns
Zoning
Planning Commission offers no recommendation on mobile home rezoning in airport overlay zone
Despite a City Council directive to identify mobile home parks with improper zoning and work toward aligning the zoning and the use on sites, in some instances city staff identified mobile home zoning as inappropriate and withdrew those sites from…
