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Tag Archives: City of Austin Board of Adjustment
BoA to interpret rule on attic dormers next month
For almost a year, the Zilker Neighborhood Association has been waiting for an explanation about McMansion dormers. This week, association members took their questions to the Board of Adjustment and asked for an interpretation. After a discussion of the issue,…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 16, 2015
BoA approves variance and chides HOA
Rules may be rules, but this week one northwest homeowners association learned that it takes more than dogma to get the Board of Adjustment on board with nudging a backyard shed and foundation. Homeowners Yaguo Wang and her husband, Jian…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 15, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Appointment drama continues
Casar challenges District 6 appointment … Last Friday, Council Member Greg Casar used the City Council Message Board to announce that he will be asking Council to rescind the District 6 nomination to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs, Rebecca Forest.…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 13, 2015
BOA denies variances for Lake Austin tram
The Board of Adjustment rejected a request last week from a Lake Austin homeowner seeking to build a tram to a boat dock. Chris Pacitti was seeking variances from the Land Development Code that would have allowed him to construct…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 23, 2015
Neighbor's garage won't stop duplex, says board
A neighborhood association bid to overturn a building permit based on a neighbor’s garage lost an appeal at the Board of Adjustment last week. The board voted 6-1 to deny the appeal, with Board Member Stuart Hampton voting in opposition. Board…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 19, 2015
Board summarily rejects Lake Austin variances
The Board of Adjustment pulled no punches Monday night, but it did knock out a pair of questionable variance requests. Board members swiftly denied two Lake Austin impervious cover requests and brushed off a last-minute withdrawal request that could have…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 12, 2015
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BoA seeks answer to impervious cover question
As of last week, the Board of Adjustment was still looking for an explanation for an extra 10 percent of impervious cover in the plans for a Central Austin home. Board members postponed the case for a third time, in…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 23, 2015
Board rules tree-shielding carport must go
A Cherrywood resident who hoped to save both his cars and his trees found no fix at the Board of Adjustment. Adrian Young, who owns the house at 3216 Lafayette Ave., was seeking a variance to reduce the setback from…
Environment • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 17, 2015
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,…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 12, 2015
No-show is a no-go at the Board of Adjustment
The Board of Adjustment extended no favors to an East Cesar Chavez homeowner who failed to appear at its Monday night meeting. Instead, the board quickly voted against her request for a greater floor-to-area ratio than the McMansion Ordinance allows.…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 10, 2015
When is a carport a garage? Ask the BOA
At its last meeting, the Board of Adjustment considered whether staff had made an error by issuing a building permit at 904 Jessie St. David King, on behalf of the Zilker Neighborhood Association, made the appeal. In the end it…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 26, 2015
Yogurt shop variance request frozen for now
The Board of Adjustment gave an overall warm reception to a parking variance request sought for a new frozen yogurt shop on East Sixth Street. However, instead of granting the variance request, several BOA members said they thought the Development…
