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Planning Commission discusses whether city should preserve industrial areas
A case at the Planning Commission on March 28 sparked discussion about whether the city should try to preserve remaining industrial areas or encourage their redevelopment. In question is a 13-acre property at 5010 Burleson Road in Southeast Austin. The…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Apr 4, 2023
Redevelopment of East Austin dairy plant gets Planning Commission approval
A dairy plant in East Austin could soon be redeveloped into a massive mixed-use project, pending the outcome of a zoning change request. Developer Endeavor Real Estate plans to build 1,400 multifamily units, a 220-room hotel, 411,500 square feet of…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 31, 2023
Rezoning could bring 'missing middle' housing to South Austin property
The Zoning and Platting Commission on March 21 recommended a rezoning that would allow “missing middle” housing to be built on a property in the Matthews Lane neighborhood in South Austin. The request would change the zoning on a 3-acre…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 27, 2023
ZAP recommends rezoning for 330-unit apartment project along Dessau Road
The Zoning and Platting Commission on March 21 recommended a rezoning that would allow a 330-unit apartment project on Dessau Road to move forward, with a majority of the commission dismissing concerns from neighbors that the apartments would “destroy” the…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 24, 2023
Zoning case at Planning Commission highlights ‘broken’ Land Development Code, prompts fixes from Council
A zoning case heard by the Planning Commission on Tuesday called attention to what commissioners called the city’s “broken” Land Development Code, which they said in effect forced them to recommend industrial zoning on an East Austin property in order…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 17, 2023
Berkman zoning change wins City Council approval
City Council approved a major increase in zoning for a less than 1-acre site at 6305 Berkman Drive last week. The move will allow the developer to build about 34 one- and two-bedroom units, compared to the 10 units that…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Mar 14, 2023
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More housing coming to North Shoal Creek neighborhood, pending rezoning
The Planning Commission Feb. 28 recommended rezoning a 3-acre site along Shoal Creek Boulevard to allow a 330-unit multifamily housing project. The request would change the zoning for properties at 8640 and 8700 Shoal Creek Blvd. from Limited Industrial (LI)…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 9, 2023
695 homes – many of them affordable – planned on East Riverside
The Planning Commission on Tuesday recommended approval of a zoning change that could bring a large mixed-use project with affordable housing to Riverside Drive. Plans for the project at 6610 East Riverside Drive include 600 residential units, half of which…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 3, 2023
Zoning change to allow Austin FC’s minor league team to charge admission
The Zoning and Platting Commission recommended approval of a zoning change last Tuesday that would allow Austin FC to charge admission to games for its minor league affiliate, Austin FC II. The request would change the zoning at St. David’s Performance…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 28, 2023
ZAP rejects request for mixed-use zoning next to single-family homes
The Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday opposed rezoning a single-family lot to mixed-use zoning, siding with neighbors who fear that commercial uses will encroach into their single-family neighborhood. The property in question is at 12604 Blackfoot Trail in Northwest…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 27, 2023
Plans for cocktail lounge on Guadalupe draw neighborhood concerns
Residents of the Heritage neighborhood showed up in force last Tuesday at the Planning Commission to object to a proposed cocktail lounge at 3100 Guadalupe St. The site, currently home to a dry cleaners, is set to be transformed into…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 3, 2023
Planning Commission OKs Cameron Road VMU rezoning
The Planning Commission last Tuesday recommended Vertical Mixed-Use zoning on a 1.6-acre site at 7601 Cameron Road over opposition from several neighbors. The site’s owner requests a zoning change from Community Commercial (GR-CO-NP) to Vertical Mixed-Use (GR-MU-V-CO-NP), which would allow…
