The Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday recommended rezoning a property in South Austin to allow more single-family homes despite opposition from neighbors who say they have been inundated with new development without the infrastructure to support it. The site in question at 7500 Wynne Lane is currently zoned Mobile Home Residence (MH). The property […]
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City stepping up safety measures to address Rainey Street concerns
City leaders are moving ahead with lighting and other safety measures in the Rainey Street district in response to a pair of recent late-night drownings and growing speculation that nightlife patrons are unsafe in the entertainment district. The Austin Police Department focused patrols in the district over the weekend, joining additional park rangers stationed along […]
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West Downtown on track to receive national historic status
Austin could soon welcome a brand-new historic district into the mix, with an application for the West Downtown National Register District lined up to get the rubber stamp next month. Located west of the Capitol between Seventh and 15th streets, the proposed district is a trove of historic architecture, charting Austin’s course from 19th-century settlement […]
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ZAP opposes commercial rezoning on Anderson Mill
The Zoning and Platting Commission Tuesday recommended denying a rezoning for a North Austin property, with commissioners agreeing with city staffers that the requested commercial zoning would not be appropriate. The 1-acre site at 9815 and 9817 Anderson Mill Road is currently zoned Neighborhood Commercial (LR-CO). The property owner, Ramin Zavareh, requests Commercial Services (CS) […]
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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 property owner requests a change from industrial to commercial use on the site’s Future Land […]
Posted inHousing
Austin launches displacement prevention pilot program
Austin will soon have a network of displacement prevention organizers connecting vulnerable communities with the city programs and resources they need to stay in their homes and communities. The city announced the program’s launch on March 30, during a press conference featuring City Council members Vanessa Fuentes and Natasha Harper-Madison. The Displacement Prevention Navigator pilot […]
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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 offices, 66,000 square feet of restaurant space and 40,000 square feet of retail on the […]
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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 site at 7605 Albert Road, currently developed with a single-family home, from Development Reserve (DR) […]
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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 character of their single-family neighborhood. The case concerns a 12-acre tract at 10701 Dessau Road […]
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Landmark Commission stalls demolition at former summer camp in Northwest Hills
A sprawling lot in Northwest Hills – once home to a summer camp for boys – could be headed to City Council’s agenda sometime soon, after a move to zone the site historic secured approval from the Historic Landmark Commission earlier this month. Built around 1940 for army captain and outdoorsman Warren Penn Knox, the […]
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Mixed-use project in Bouldin Creek clears final hurdle
The Board of Adjustment granted a height increase March 13 that will allow a mixed-use project in the Bouldin Creek neighborhood to move forward. Plans for the Copeland at 1000 S. First St. include two condominium buildings with a total of 120 units, a 95-room hotel and 65,000 square feet of offices, all with underground […]
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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 to allow housing. “The code is broken,” Commissioner João Paulo Connolly said. “We’re given broken […]