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Land Development Code
Housing at odds with parkland and open space in code rewrite
The city’s well-established reputation as a land of abundant green spaces collided with its lack of housing supply last week as City Council debated amendments to the draft Land Development Code. At stake were city requirements for open spaces and…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 18, 2020
With second vote, Council advances draft land use code
While City Council has not arrived at a consensus on the draft Land Development Code, members began a conversation that could lead in that direction during Council’s second reading this week. Before Council approved the draft on second reading in…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 14, 2020
Public speaks on land use code second draft
City Council opened the floor to public comment Tuesday, leading up to its second reading on the revised draft of the Land Development Code. In total, there were 65 speakers, most of whom voiced objections of some sort to the…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 12, 2020
BoA: We don't 'pre-clear' cases
Obtaining a variance from city code is a multi-step process that can require applicants to visit various boards or commissions that weigh in with their expertise on aspects of a development project. In other cases, an applicant only comes before…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 7, 2020
Take a look at what could be built under Austin's proposed new land code
On Wednesday, the city of Austin revealed some models of what could be built under the proposed new Land Development Code, the rules that dictate what can be built in the city and where. It’s important to note that in…
Land Development Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 6, 2020
Council responds to code second draft
City Council took a few hours Tuesday afternoon to respond to the second draft of the revised Land Development Code in light of a new zoning map, a recalibrated density bonus program and reduced overall housing capacity. Last Friday, Jan.…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 5, 2020
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Austin releases reworked land code ahead of second of three votes to finalize
The Austin City Council released the second draft of its Land Development Code Friday, the latest step in the city’s more than half-decade-long attempt to update the rules determining what can be built in the city and where. “The code…
Land Development Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Feb 3, 2020
Planners seeking the 'missing middle' in zoning
During the past 10 years, only about 2 percent of housing units built in Austin fell within what planners call the “missing middle,” according to planners rewriting the city’s Land Development Code. Annick Beaudet and Laura Keating, who reported to…
Land Development Code • By Jo Clifton • Jan 31, 2020
Real Estate Council warns of potential land use code pitfalls
Members of the Real Estate Council of Austin believe their input was largely ignored when the city made its last major attempt at a Land Development Code revision under CodeNEXT. At a Land Development Code luncheon Wednesday, Geoffrey Tahuahua, the…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Jan 30, 2020
BOA denies a new build designed for a new decade
When the first Lake Austin Watershed Ordinance went into effect in 1980, some properties had development rights curtailed overnight. The property at 2803 Edgewater Drive is one of those cases where the ordinance limited the buildable area on the property’s…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 17, 2020
Draft Land Development Code approved on first reading
Wrapping up a three-day effort, City Council approved the draft Land Development Code text and map on first reading in a 7-4 vote Wednesday afternoon. In accordance with Council direction, the code revision team will now work to compile and…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Dec 12, 2019
Council sets off on long journey to code adoption
City Council took its first go at a first reading of the draft Land Development Code on Monday. Due both to the scope of the issue and scheduling conflicts, that attempt will now be spread out over today and Wednesday,…
