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Tag Archives: City of Austin Board of Adjustment
South Austin case closed, garage remains open
A South Austin homeowner’s plea to retain a garage door ended this week at the Board of Adjustment. Ginny Catania, who is the owner of 903 Ethel St., won her latest variance request. Though Catania had initially sought to retain…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 15, 2015
BOA puts plan for new kindergarten on hold
Plans to add a kindergarten to St. Andrews Episcopal School remain on hold for now. McLean & Howard, LLP attorney Jeff Howard represented St. Andrews School, which is located at 32nd Street and Wabash Avenue. He explained to the Board…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 14, 2015
BOA sides with staff on neighborhood appeal
Plans for a home at 2015 Goodrich Ave. will go on after the Board of Adjustment ruled against a neighborhood appeal earlier this month. Before the appeal reached the earlier hearing, three of the neighborhood’s other complaints had been resolved. The…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 22, 2014
Homeowners seek to preserve vegetation, lake view
A fight over the value of invasive species ended in a postponement at the Board of Adjustment last week. Ginger and John Mitchell are permitted to build a dock at their home on Lake Austin. But the places where they…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 18, 2014
Cultural icon or not, panel says Airstream is still RV
They may have a dedicated following, but under city code Airstream trailers are still recreational vehicles, and parking one in your front yard comes with the same consequences. Andrew Hutton is asking the Board of Adjustment for a variance from…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 16, 2014
Board of Adjustment worries about envelope pushing
With the likelihood of a complete pass from the city fading, one South Austin homeowner will be looking for creative solutions for the problems triggered by a garage door this month. Though some members of the Board of Adjustment appeared…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 12, 2014
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BoA changes designation for two CrossFit facilities
During a dramatic, packed-beyond-capacity special meeting, the Board of Adjustment voted to reverse a previous staff decision and change the land use designation for two CrossFit locations in Brentwood. The new land use designation could potentially put CrossFit Central, 6205…
Development • By Gene Davis • Oct 29, 2014
Speedy BoA won't indulge no-shows at meeting
Toward the end of what a staff liaison called a historically short meeting, the Board of Adjustment took the uncommon step of denying three variance requests in which the applicants did not show up on time to present their cases.…
Development • By Gene Davis • Oct 22, 2014
Highland area development still seeking signs
A second visit to the Board of Adjustment was not enough for a North Central Austin development that hopes a network of signs will help increase its visibility. Since the last visit, developers of the Linc on Middle Fiskville Road…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 22, 2014
Cherrywood casita gets BoA approval
Despite a squabble over parking that split the Board of Adjustment last week, plans for a Cherrywood casita will move forward. Homeowner Holly Kincannon was asking for two variances in order to build a casita behind her house at 3102 Lafayette…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 16, 2014
Whisper Roundup: Accuracy a casualty in mayor's race
Longtime readers of the Austin Monitor and its predecessor will remember Whispers as a column of information about what is really going on at City Hall, Travis County and the myriad other entities we cover. With our recent changeover to…
Development • By Austin Monitor • Sep 12, 2014
Board grants variance for novel preservation plan
The Board of Adjustment gave the go-ahead for a novel preservation strategy at its Monday night meeting. Newcastle Homes’ Lex Zwarum’s proposal, which he describes as a “win-win,” will zone the existing house at 2100 East 14th St. as a…