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Tag Archives: City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission
ZAP postpones Grove PUD debate after seven hours of testimony
After roughly seven grueling hours of testimony from neighbors on both sides of the issue, the Zoning and Platting Commission opted shortly before 3 a.m. Wednesday to postpone its decision on a controversial planned unit development proposed for a 75-acre…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Jun 24, 2016
Shoal Creek PUD remains in limbo for now
Discussion surrounding the Grove at Shoal Creek Planned Unit Development continues to dominate some of the city’s boards and commissions. Last week, the Zoning and Platting Commission illustrated that point by taking an hour to postpone the case. Commissioners voted…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 13, 2016
Austin land use commissions grapple with proposed reforms
The two dozen Austinites who signed up for the thankless task of recommending planning and zoning changes to City Council agree on at least one thing: there has to be a better way. Members of the Planning Commission and the…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Jun 2, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: Passes and postponements
Official solicited, got free SXSW passes… Rondella Hawkins, who oversees the city’s Office of Telecommunications and Regulatory Affairs, requested and received three complimentary badges for 2016’s SXSWi, the interactive portion of the famous festival that Austin hosts, from festival director…
City Hall • By Austin Monitor • May 23, 2016
City ponders giant increase in sidewalk investments
Now that Uber and Lyft have driven over the horizon, some are looking to their feet for transportation options. At the moment, the odds are good that those feet may be standing on broken or incomplete sidewalks. But if the…
Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 11, 2016
ZAP votes to replace chair, barely
The election of commission officers is usually a rote affair. But that was not the case at Tuesday night’s Zoning and Platting Commission meeting, where a long discussion preceded the ousting of Chair Gabriel Rojas in favor of a “reluctant”…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 21, 2016
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ZAP calls for CodeNEXT process change
With a Land Development Code rewrite well underway and a draft version expected early next year, the city’s land-use commissions are weighing in on how they would like more input. If the Zoning and Platting Commission has its way, there…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 19, 2016
Too many land-use professionals?
At Monday’s City Council Audit and Finance Committee meeting, Council members rejected the idea of allowing the Environmental Commission to have five land-use professionals among its 11 members. The current rules governing membership on the Environmental Commission allow for only…
City Charter • By Jo Clifton • Apr 14, 2016
Movement at ZAP to replace chair
Gabriel Rojas, chair of the Zoning and Platting Commission, started Tuesday night’s ZAP meeting with an apology. Referring back to the March 15 meeting of the commission, during which action on the Austin Oaks planned unit development was postponed indefinitely…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Apr 7, 2016
Steck House case returns to BoA one last time
The development surrounding the Steck House was once again in question at the Board of Adjustment for just under an hour last week. Although the board voted to reconsider the case, in the end, board members did not change their…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 21, 2016
After Austin Oaks charrette, strong divisions remain
Despite some hope that a charrette process would lead to smooth(er) sailing for the Austin Oaks planned unit development, conflict persists. In late January, developers and neighborhood representatives spent five days working on the details of the PUD, which is…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 25, 2016
Zoning Commission narrowly avoids threat of lawsuit
The Zoning and Platting Commission spent just over half of its four-hour meeting Tuesday debating the merits of a project that the panel does not actually have the authority to change or reject. The commission ultimately voted to approve city…
