The Planning Commission isn’t getting all of the legal advice it needs, according to Stephen Oliver, the newly elected commission chair. City attorneys, who are typically present at the beginning of meetings to give legal opinions on development issues, often depart well before the meetings conclude, leaving commissioners on their own to predict the legal […]
Jack Craver
Posted inDevelopment, Planning, Zoning
Neighborhood concerns too late to block Montopolis development at Planning Commission
Despite vociferous objections from a neighborhood association leader, the city of Austin’s Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a preliminary plan to construct a 12-home subdivision at 737 Montopolis Road. City staff had recommended approval of the plan – which was brought forward by developer Joe Stafford, owner of Stafford Development LLC – […]
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Crestview park could be on the way
Crestview Neighborhood activists may finally get the new park they’ve wanted for years. Austin Energy is currently in the process of finding a new storage site so that one of its current properties, at 6909 Ryan Drive, can be converted into parkland or a combination of parkland and housing. City Council Member Leslie Pool, who […]