Allandale residents concerned about the arrival of intense commercial activity in a largely residential neighborhood achieved a partial victory at the Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday. Robert P. Stern, who is planning to add a 2,424-square-foot restaurant and 994 square feet of retail space to the southwest corner of Hancock Drive and Bull Creek […]
Allandale Neighborhood Association
Allandale is located in ZIP codes 78756 and 78757. The neighborhood boundaries are, roughly, Burnet Road to the east, Mopac Expressway to the west, Hancock Drive to the south, and West Anderson Lane to the north.
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Classical School faces new problems (corrected)
The city of Austin’s Planning Commission postponed a decision on a Conditional Use Permit for the Austin Classical School as commissioners look for a compromise between the school and its neighbors. The school was seeking a Conditional Use Permit in order to open and operate a primary school with 99 students at 6301 Woodrow Ave. […]
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Board rules Allandale Airstream can stay
At least one home in Allandale will remain weird, though the homeowner will have to work hard to obscure it if he doesn’t want to run afoul of city code again. Andrew Hutton was before the Board of Adjustment last December, seeking the variance that would allow him to use plants to camouflage his Airstream trailer […]
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Burnet Road bar seeks compromise with Allandale neighborhood
The fight over Little Woodrow’s on Burnet Road isn’t over yet. Though the proposed Little Woodrow’s Bar at 5425 Burnet Road managed to earn a zoning change in March, the owners still need a Conditional Use Permit to operate. Since winning the protracted zoning battle at City Council, the restaurant and bar has been […]