The Austin City Council has approved on first reading a change to the city code that will clear the way for the construction of a new fly tower at the
“In our neighborhood, we have taken the position that any additional height has to be tied to some community benefit,” said Jeff Jack. “And, of course, we look at Zack Scott as a community benefit.” But, Jack said, “there are four or five other sites adjacent to Zach Scott that we’re concerned with…that developers in the future will point to Zach Scott’s fly tower as a reason to ask for additional height for their sites.”
As part of an agreement worked out between the theatre and the neighborhood association, the theatre will oppose any future requests by neighboring property owners for height increases. That agreement also calls for the theatre to work to avoid using the surrounding neighborhood for parking as it expands. “It’s their intent to accommodate their parking within their existing lease line, or if it’s off site, that it would be in a zoning category where the base zoning requirements are respected,” said Jack.
The changes requested by the neighborhood association will also strictly limit what constitutes a public theatre. “It doesn’t apply to other city-owned land…or any other governmental entities such as AISD or