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Tag Archives: City of Austin Board of Adjustment
Environmental Board nixes variance for tram
Though there was some debate, Environmental Board members in the end voted against granting a variance that would have allowed building a tram along Lake Austin. The board had already rejected a request at its previous meeting for a variance…
Environment • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 19, 2014
Council rejects eastside zoning request despite error in city permit
A neighborhood association squared off against its own president at City Council last Thursday during a contentious East Austin rezoning case. In the end, Council members sided with the neighborhood and denied the zoning change on a 3-4 vote. Toria…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 18, 2014
Board of Adjustment rules on several Lake Austin cases
Austin’s Board of Adjustment made several decisions last week related to residential changes in the Lake Austin area. A request to tear down a boathouse behind a home on Tortuga Trail was blocked by Board Member Michael Von Ohlen,…
Development • By Kara Nuzback • Jun 17, 2014
Planning Commission allows beleaguered B&B to finish construction
After months of limbo, the Adams Park Bed and Breakfast is finally on the verge of some relief from a months-long process of staff error and commission meetings that has left them stranded. Owners Liz and Sidney Lock returned…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 22, 2014
Board of Adjustment grants variance to allow home to remain
Perseverance paid off at the Board of Adjustment, where after a postponement, a denial and a reconsideration, one East Austin homeowner ultimately won a variance that will allow his house to stay put. Casey Weems returned to the board…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 19, 2014
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BoA bounces Hyde Park B&B case back to Planning Commission
The owners of the Adams House Bed-and-Breakfast might be feeling a bit like a pinball, being bounced back and forth between two city boards, neither of which appears to want to deal with their issue. The innkeepers, already dealing with…
Development • By Heydn Ericson • May 5, 2014
Board of Adjustment postpones variance to enclose South Austin carport
A request for a garage in South Austin spiraled into a late-night philosophical discussion at the Board of Adjustment. Allison Marshall was seeking a variance that would allow her to decrease her front yard setback so that she could…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 28, 2014
Board of Adjustment postpones variance for title loan company
The Board of Adjustment is taking extra time to consider a case that could test the city’s new ordinance regulating payday lenders. One company, Texas Title Loans, is complaining that the law is being improperly applied to them retroactively. …
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 22, 2014
Board rejects setback variance, says small house is too big for its lot
It’s a really small house, but according to members of the Board of Adjustment, it’s too big for the lot. A request for a second setback variance for an East Austin home failed to win sufficient support from the board…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 22, 2014
Artz Rib House project shows difficulty with remodeling plans
Though there were strong indications that some Board of Adjustment members are among those missing a restaurant where Artz Rib House once stood, they will have to wait along with everyone else for a proposed remodel to get sorted with…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 17, 2014
Board of Adjustment to look at tram regulations on Lake Austin
The Board of Adjustment will take a closer look at whether trams should be allowed on Lake Austin, even if they have to take a longer route to get there. The subject arose at last week’s board’s meeting when…
