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East Austin neighborhood fights church over redevelopment plan
It was meant to be a practical plan for a local church to get out of debt. But when St. James Missionary Baptist Church requested that part of its property be rezoned in order to build new condominiums, it tapped…
Zoning • By Cate Malek • Aug 19, 2016
Zoning Commission tries to limit lengthy testimony
Apparently traumatized by two marathon hearings over the controversial Grove at Shoal Creek planned unit development, members of the Zoning and Platting Commission spent more than an hour Tuesday discussing ways to limit the amount of time consumed by public…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Aug 18, 2016
Playground plan stalls at BoA
Although those hoping for a playground at Club Creek Apartments will get another shot at a variance next month, it’s not looking promising. Laura Klein spoke on behalf of the apartment complex’s owner, PPA Group, at the Board of Adjustment…
Zoning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 11, 2016
More neighbors sued over restrictive covenant
Attorneys for Mark Dawson Homes have made good on the threat to sue 61 homeowners in the Crestview neighborhood’s Meadowlawn subdivision, claiming that the lawsuit is the only avenue they have to remove a restrictive covenant that might prevent the…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Aug 10, 2016
Neighbors seek to block new mental health clinic in North Austin
A group of neighbors in Northeast Austin is seeking to stop a mental health clinic from coming to their area, saying they are concerned about the safety of children at a nearby elementary school. Austin Travis County Integral Care, the…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Aug 8, 2016
After some haggling, commission approves a few apartments in Allandale
Allandale residents concerned about the arrival of intense commercial activity in a largely residential neighborhood achieved a partial victory at the Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday. Robert P. Stern, who is planning to add a 2,424-square-foot restaurant and 994…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jul 25, 2016
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Del Valle neighbors lobby against mobile home park
Del Valle residents who came to a meeting of the Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday to oppose the construction of a mobile home park in their area clearly didn’t do themselves any favors with some of the arguments they…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jul 21, 2016
South Congress hotel waivers trump some neighbors' worries
After a successful night at the Planning Commission, a new South Congress hotel will have both a pool and a driveway — despite concerns about their placement from neighbors and the church next door. While the zoning at 2510 South…
Zoning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 11, 2016
Planning Commission OKs zoning change for St. James Baptist Church
Concerns voiced by neighbors about gentrification and traffic resonated with members of the Planning Commission but ultimately did not sway members from recommending a zoning change that will turn a plot of undeveloped land in East Austin into dozens of…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jul 7, 2016
Council taps into zoning relief for South Austin beer store
A South Austin boutique beer shop looking to sell growlers to go got a boost from City Council on Thursday, but it’s not out of the woods yet. Council approved on first reading a measure to change WhichCraft Beer Store’s…
Zoning • By Caleb Pritchard • May 13, 2016
Council: Keep San Antonio Street property at 60 feet
With only seven of its members voting, City Council on Thursday unanimously endorsed Downtown Mixed-Use zoning (DMU) for a property on the west side of downtown but refused to grant the 90-foot height requested by the applicant and recommended by…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Apr 15, 2016
One Two East gets Council preview
The battle over One Two East has been brewing on the east side for months. On Thursday, it will finally land at City Council, and this week’s Council work session offered a glimpse of what might be to come. The…