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Riverside PUD gains second-round approval

Although a neighboring property owner tried to prevent Thursday’s vote by seeking a postponement of the second and third readings on rezoning of a property at 200 E. Riverside Drive, attorney Richard Suttle convinced City Council to move forward with…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Mar 3, 2025

DB90 designation signals redevelopment on Hart Lane

A proposal to rezone several tracts of land on Hart Lane to allow for more intensive redevelopment under the DB90, or Density Bonus 90, zoning district was recommended by the Zoning and Platting Commission by an 8-1 vote during a…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Feb 21, 2025

Planning Commission bucks opposition to recommend DB90 for Red River plots

The Planning Commission voted 9-0-1, with Commissioner Grayson Cox abstaining, to recommend a proposal from a landowner to rezone three addresses on Red River Street in the Hancock neighborhood that was widely panned by neighbors at a public meeting on…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Feb 20, 2025

Council-initiated Dessau Road rezoning for nonprofit office to be returned with dueling recommendations

A rezoning initiated by City Council on two properties that local nonprofit Foster Village plans to use for office space will come back with dueling recommendations from the Planning Department and the Zoning and Platting Commission after the latter voted…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Feb 13, 2025

Neighbors turn out for Manor Road proposal

A proposal to amend a city plan surrounding Capital Metro’s Martin Luther King Jr. Station was met with anger from neighbors during a Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 28 and a successful request from developers for commissioners to postpone any…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Feb 4, 2025

Planning Commission endorses plan for vacant lot on Bruning Avenue

A small vacant lot and former junkyard in the North Loop neighborhood may become part of a new housing development stretching across three addresses after a Planning Commission vote to recommend rezoning the tract in a meeting on Jan. 14.…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Jan 29, 2025

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Southeast rezoning will allow huge increase in multifamily units

Last week, City Council gave final approval to developers who want to demolish 210 aging multifamily residences and replace them with 1,100 new units plus commercial development on Willow Creek Drive near Pleasant Valley Road in Southeast Austin. The 7-acre…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Dec 17, 2024

ZAP Commission forwards recommendation allowing some commercial uses in residential zones

The Zoning and Platting Commission voted to move forward a recommendation on allowing some commercial uses in residential zones to the Codes and Ordinances Joint Committee and Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee. The proposed recommendation allows limited commercial uses in residential…

Development • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Dec 6, 2024

Planning Commission recommends rezoning of Anderson Square

The Planning Commission voted to rezone Anderson Square in Tuesday’s meeting against staff’s recommendation.  The property is a 16-acre retail center near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and U.S. Highway 183 – currently home to businesses such as Hobby…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 25, 2024

Winding, narrow Thornton Road to get more housing

After two unsuccessful attempts to update the zoning on some commercial property on a narrow South Austin street, the owners succeeded in getting City Council approval to rezone the property at 2313, 2315, 2401 and 2413 Thornton Road at the…

Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Nov 19, 2024

Planning Commission postpones East Austin rezoning decision after clerical error

After more than half a dozen community members took the dais to speak against an East Austin rezoning request, the Planning Commission voted to postpone its decision due to a clerical issue in the agenda. This marks the second consecutive…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 15, 2024

Planning Commission postpones decision on Anderson Square rezoning

The Planning Commission unanimously voted to postpone a rezoning request for Anderson Square in North Austin after the property owner requested an amendment to the application, seeking to increase the maximum height limits. A 16-acre retail center near the intersection…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 14, 2024

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