Light shone through the cracks in the contact team model for neighborhood planning during deliberation over a neighborhood plan amendment at the most recent meeting of the Planning Commission. The Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Plan, adopted in 2002, includes voluntary design guidelines for the area, one of which is to minimize the use of the garage […]
Bouldin Creek Neighborhood Association
Covers the area, roughly, south of Lady Bird Lake, north of Oltorf Street, west of South Congress Avenue and east of South Lamar Boulevard.
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‘Stealth venue’ gets caught in neighborhood’s radar
A note to Austin business owners: When seeking a late-hours permit, you might want to make sure that your social media doesn’t celebrate “great noise” as a positive attribute, particularly if your establishment is nestled between Bouldin Creek and Zilker neighborhoods. Last week, members of the Planning Commission considered a Conditional Use Permit (CUP) that […]
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Big changes at Green Pastures get HLC blessing
Plans to develop beloved institutions in Austin rarely go smoothly. But at the most recent Historic Landmark Commission meeting, South Austin’s Green Pastures proved the exception to the rule, when proposed development was embraced. The new owners of Green Pastures are proposing to construct two three-story hotel buildings, a greenhouse, a laundry room/office and a […]
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Developers vow to pay affordable housing fees despite changes to PUD
Changes to Austin’s Hyatt Regency on Barton Springs Road are on the way. The Hyatt is part of a 9.56-acre Planned Unit Development that was approved by City Council in 2007. As part of that original agreement, developers promised to donate a sum of money toward affordable housing based on how many residential units were […]
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BOA balks at mandating design standards for Bouldin Creek project
Bouldin Creek Neighborhood’s bid to require compliance with its design standards found a receptive audience at the Board of Adjustment last week. However, the board balked at requiring new construction to comply with the neighborhood’s voluntary standards. Owners Eustolio Vasquez and Jose Castro were seeking variances to decrease minimum lot width requirements for their […]