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Zoning
Asian center zoning change moves forward
On Thursday, Council Member Alison Alter offered a zoning solution to satisfy the needs of the Asian American Cultural Center at 11713 Jollyville Road, yet placate neighbors fearful of increased traffic and apartment buildings looming over their single-family neighborhoods. Amy…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Dec 4, 2018
Council approves 18 townhouses in Northeast Austin
In spite of opposition from neighbors who fear flooding and increased traffic, at its Nov. 15 meeting City Council overwhelmingly approved a rezoning to allow the construction of 18 new homes on a vacant lot at 10300 Dessau Road. The…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Nov 21, 2018
Berkman zoning sparks quiet argument
Council Member Ora Houston joined her colleagues Thursday in a unanimous vote to rezone properties on Berkman Drive, but she was clearly conflicted about it. The decision will allow a developer to build 40 rental units and assorted retail in…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 20, 2018
Planning Commission recommends Sekrit Theater move forward with tiny housing development
The Planning Commission recommended a rezoning Tuesday for an East Austin venue known as Sekrit Theater that will enable the owner to turn the two-acre plot into a tiny housing development, with some conditions. The owner, Austin artist Beau Reichert,…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Nov 15, 2018
Despite road plans, Council OKs zoning
Council rejected recommendations of the city’s zoning and transportation staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission at Thursday’s meeting, granting on first reading a request for commercial and mixed-use zoning on a northeast Austin property at 9100 Brown Lane. The…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 2, 2018
Planning Commission balks at neighborhood VMU
At its Oct. 23 meeting, the Planning Commission found itself reeling at a request for vertical mixed use on a rezoning case in Windsor Park at 6203, 6205 and 6207 Berkman Drive. The applicant presented two options that were agreed…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Oct 31, 2018
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ZAP favors half of zoning case
In the end, the Zoning and Platting Commission approved a rezoning for 200 feet of a property just east of U.S. Highway 183 at 7712 FM 969. However, the approval was made not exactly at the recommendation of staff or…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Oct 23, 2018
ZAP commissioners clash on a vote for extended Rundberg Lane and Belmont Apartments
Between the rotating podium speakers and the flurry of questions from across the dais, everyone had at least a few clashing opinions about a District 1 rezoning case at the Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday night. LDG Development LLC…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Sep 28, 2018
Zoning OK'd for affordable housing
With the recently released University of Texas gentrification study on their minds, City Council members on Thursday gave final approval for a zoning change that will allow construction of 258 apartments – including a few three-bedroom units – in North…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Sep 24, 2018
Ballpark Apartments protesters disrupt Planning Commission meeting
This week’s Planning Commission meeting came to an unexpected and abrupt pause on Tuesday. Around a dozen protestors from Defend Our Hoodz, or Defiende el Barrio, chose to stand and chant in the middle of the agenda reading rather than…
Zoning • By Alyx Wilson • Sep 14, 2018
Powell Lane apartments win first-round OK
City Council last week unanimously approved on first reading a zoning change for 8 acres in North Central Austin with just a few questions and little discussion. The developer’s representative, Alice Glasco, said the magic words – affordable housing –…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Sep 5, 2018
Council rejects campgrounds with bar
On a vote of 6-5 last Thursday, City Council rejected a zoning change that would have allowed a developer to put a campground with rental recreational vehicles as well as a bar at the end of a narrow lane in…
