Zoning
Friday, July 13, 2018 by Jack Craver
Zoning
North Austin apartment complex could include 125 affordable units
In many ways, the zoning case before the Planning Commission this Tuesday involving a proposed 258-unit apartment building was pretty typical. A developer wanted to build more units, and nearby neighbors were unhappy about it.What was unusual about the proposed…
Tuesday, June 19, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Zoning
Council gives final OK to 4 East project
Utilizing both the density bonus program within the Plaza Saltillo Transit-Oriented Development and the CURE density bonus program, developer Tocayo Investments GP LLC and CC Third and Comal LP won the right to develop six properties on East Fourth Street…
Thursday, June 7, 2018 by Jessi Devenyns
Zoning
ZAP struggles to recommend zoning campsite
Deep in the eastern reaches of Austin is a campground project that Glen Coleman, an agent for the project, says “will bring back the good old days of Austin.”On June 5, Coleman brought the project, which is located at the…
Tuesday, May 29, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Zoning
County residents learn zoning lesson
Some Travis County homeowners have learned zoning regulations the hard way as they oppose rezoning of property across the street from their homes.Last week, City Council voted 9-1 on first reading to approve mostly warehouse zoning, with some multifamily, on…
Thursday, May 3, 2018 by Jo Clifton
Zoning
Despite staff objection, Slaughter zoning OK’d
Jim Wittliff of Land Answers Inc. represents the owner of two lots on Slaughter Lane, one of which is adjacent to a small residential street. After meeting with members of the Slaughter Lane Neighborhood Association last November, Wittliff told the…
Friday, April 20, 2018 by Sommer Brugal
Zoning
Commission votes to allow residential buffer between neighborhood and small business development
At its April 17 meeting, the Zoning and Platting Commission approved a rezoning on Ferguson Lane and Sansom Road, despite strong urges to reject the proposal from the residents of Walnut Place Neighborhood Association. The agreed-upon motion includes a residential…
