On Thursday City Council rejected an appeal from Casa de Luz, a vegan restaurant on Toomey Road that has had multiple disputes with building officials, the latest one specifically about compliance with requirements of the city fire code. The appeal in question was from a determination by the Building and Fire Code Board of Appeals […]
Casa de Luz
This longtime Austin restaurant and community center founded on the principals of macrobiotics.
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Casa de Luz continues fight with city
Casa de Luz, a vegan restaurant on Toomey Road, has been involved in an ongoing dispute with city building officials over its compliance with requirements of the Fire Code for the past eight years. City Council will be asked to resolve the latest clash at Thursday’s meeting. At issue is an appeal of a ruling […]
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Casa de Luz parking troubles back at City Hall
It’s been a while since Casa de Luz was at City Hall, but the business and its parking woes were back, albeit briefly, at last week’s Board of Adjustment meeting. This time, founder Eduardo Longoria was at the Board of Adjustment seeking a parking variance to reduce the number of required spaces from 46 to […]
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Council approves metered parking plan at Butler Shores park
After a City Council vote last week, plans to meter parking at the Butler Shores Ball Field parking lot in South Austin are moving forward. Council approved the plan in a 6-1 vote, with Council Member Kathie Tovo voting no. Tovo argued that there were reasonable alternatives to installing the meters, including enforcing […]