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South Central Waterfront's environmental standards approved by Environmental Commission
After years of planning on paper, the South Central Waterfront Regulating Plan is finally one step closer to reality after the Environmental Commission recommended the associated environmental development standards to City Council. Along the shores of Lady Bird Lake, there…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • May 25, 2018
City planners picture fewer cars on Congress
Imagine if the main street of Texas had wider sidewalks, dedicated bike lanes and no pull-in parking spaces. That’s one potential outcome of the city of Austin’s Congress Avenue Urban Design Initiative. Last week, the Public Works and Planning and…
Planning • By Caleb Pritchard • May 21, 2018
North Shoal Creek plan put on hold
Despite an overwhelming workload courtesy of CodeNEXT, Planning Commissioners managed to spend more than three hours discussing a plan centered on just one neighborhood at its most recent regular meeting. Neighbors have been pushing for a North Shoal Creek Neighborhood…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 4, 2018
Planning Commission skeptical of apartment complex in Southeast Austin
Things aren’t looking good for a landowner in Southeast Austin hoping to turn a 10-acre tract into a 125-unit apartment community. At its latest meeting, few members of the Planning Commission voiced support for the request by the property owners,…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Apr 19, 2018
Affordability trumps traffic concerns for Govalle apartment complex
The Planning Commission recommended that City Council approve a zoning change that will allow a 290-unit apartment complex to be built at 1125 Shady Lane, near the intersection of Bolm Road and Airport Boulevard. The commission voted 7-4 to change…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Apr 17, 2018
BoA puts Bouldin variance on hold
There’s no use being coy at the Board of Adjustment. That’s the lesson one Bouldin Creek homeowner learned at its most recent meeting. Architect David Webber spoke on behalf of homeowners William Mass and Nancy Hellman. Webber was seeking a…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 17, 2018
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Grove PUD remains in limbo
The drama over the Grove at Shoal Creek may be far from over. The project has been tangled in city bureaucracy ever since City Council greenlighted the controversial planned unit development at the corner of 45th Street and Bull Creek…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Apr 13, 2018
Grove PUD plan postponed
The Grove at Shoal Creek Planned Unit Development was back at City Hall for a moment this week. This time, the Zoning and Platting Commission postponed approval of its preliminary plan, with some commissioners citing unanswered questions about the plan,…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 5, 2018
City leaders discuss legacy of segregation from 1928 plan
At a press conference at City Hall on Monday, city leaders and activists recognized the 90th anniversary of Austin’s first zoning code, which enshrined legal segregation by race and ethnicity. The 1928 Master Plan was most notable for establishing the…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Mar 20, 2018
Austin could change the way it issues demolition permits
As the number of demolitions soars in Austin, the city is considering changing the way it issues permits to make sure teardowns are done safely and people affected are properly notified. Since 2010, the number of demolition permits issued in…
Planning • By Syeda Hasan • Mar 7, 2018
Staff overrules Design Commission on downtown tower
A controversial downtown tower is moving forward despite the Design Commission’s declaration that it violates the city’s urban design guidelines. The project at 405 Colorado St. would replace a surface parking lot with a 25-story structure with 13 levels of…
Planning • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 26, 2018
Catellus on shortlist to develop Colony Park
The city has taken a big step toward selecting Catellus Development Corp. as the master developer for the Colony Park development in East Austin. Catellus, the company chosen in late 2004 to be the master developer for the Mueller community,…
