Environment
Monday, November 4, 2013 by Elizabeth Pagano
Environment
City studies changes to allow aggregates in commercial projects
Changes to commercial landscaping requirements that previously prohibited the use of aggregate materials in commercial projects are on the way. Though the process is still in the early stages, the city is taking a serious look at how it…
Thursday, October 31, 2013 by Michael Kanin
Environment
Leffingwell votes against climate protection clause in CAMPO plan
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell found himself Wednesday defending a controversial vote to take references to climate protection and greenhouse gas emissions out of the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s 2040 plan. Leffingwell told In Fact Daily that he cast his…
Monday, October 28, 2013 by Elizabeth Pagano
Development
Environmental Board denies variance, orders fill removed from lot
Though it has been in place for years, the Environmental Board definitively shut down a variance request that would have allowed a huge amount of fill to remain in northeast Austin. Instead, the board recommended that that fill be removed,…
Tuesday, October 22, 2013 by Elizabeth Pagano
Environment
Downtown tree canopy only 14 percent according to city survey
The long-awaited results of a downtown tree survey prompted by the city’s Heritage Tree Ordinance are in. Last week, Environmental Board members got their first view of the completed survey, which will be used to help the city’s boards…
Monday, October 14, 2013 by Elizabeth Pagano
Development
Watershed Ordinance rewrite still has some hurdles to overcome
The massive Watershed Protection Ordinance passed its first official hurdle at City Council earlier this month, though a few bones of contention remain and much more discussion is likely on the horizon. After unanimously approving the new ordinance on…
