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Zoning
Milky Way property zoned for single-family condos, with conditions
City Council has taken action on a zoning case at the city’s western edge that some residents and environmental advocates say could result in catastrophe. Before Council approved the request Thursday, Joyce Statz, president of Austin Firewise Alliance, framed the…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 5, 2019
Cooper Lane condo zoning wins initial approval
After a long and contentious day dealing with questions of where the homeless may sit or lie down, and following the final vote on an equally contentious rezoning of property on East Riverside Dr., last Thursday Council gave first round…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Oct 23, 2019
Planning Commission recommends food truck in Tarrytown
Tarrytown may be a centrally located neighborhood, but it is not very walkable. To give neighbors at least one option that is accessible on foot, David Kanne, a resident and local developer, purchased the 11-unit multifamily complex at 2401 Winsted…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 10, 2019
Pioneer Crossing PUD changes course, adding parkland
Having passed through and received an approval recommendation from the Zoning and Platting Commission on Sept. 17 for its 14th amendment, the Pioneer Crossing planned unit development arrived at the Environmental Commission on Oct. 2. A 376-acre portion of the…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 7, 2019
Council advances controversial rezoning, annexation deal
A cul-de-sac property at the western edge of the city’s limited purpose jurisdiction continues to fuel debate over appropriate levels of sprawl in Austin’s Hill Country. Sitting at the end of Milky Way Drive, which is the site’s only access…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Oct 7, 2019
Council moves forward with zoning under 'Byzantine' Land Development Code
The new owners of a former drive-thru bank at 1900 W. William Cannon Drive were able to get part of what they were seeking on first reading of their zoning case before Council last week. After much conversation, Council voted…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Sep 26, 2019
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Taco PUD site marches on, again
Council unanimously gave first-reading approval last week to new planned unit development zoning for the small property known as the Taco PUD just across the street from Lady Bird Lake at Riverside Drive. Although the Taco Cabana has not operated…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Sep 24, 2019
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…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Aug 29, 2019
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…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Aug 15, 2019
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…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Aug 9, 2019
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…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Jul 29, 2019
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…
