City Council gave first-reading approval Thursday to an ordinance that will eliminate an auto salvage business above Bull Creek, remove contamination in the critical water quality zone and add to the trail system for that area. In return, owner Roy Cavanaugh will have the right to trade about 230,000 square feet of impervious cover credits […]
Bull Creek
One of the tributaries to the Colorado River, starting in northwest Austin.
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Development rights swap coming to Council
The City Council Planning and Neighborhoods Committee voted 3-0 Thursday, with Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo abstaining, to recommend that the full Council enter into an agreement that will remove a longstanding auto salvage company from the banks of Bull Creek, remediate the contamination and transfer impervious cover credits to the owner for sale to […]
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Council limits Spicewood Springs project footprint
City Council voted Thursday to approve a zoning change that would allow a new professional office building on Spicewood Springs Road. Council limited the size of the structure to 12,000 square feet, despite protests from the applicants. The vote was 10-0, as Mayor Steve Adler recused himself, saying his law firm had dealings with one […]
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Council takes first step to buy Bull Creek land
With only Mayor Lee Leffingwell dissenting, the Austin City Council took a small step Tuesday toward the purchase of the prized piece of real estate at the intersection of Bull Creek Road and 45th Street from the Texas Department of Transportation. The state has given the city a deadline of Friday to make a deal. […]