Tag Archives: City of Austin Land Development Code
Land Development Code: Density and impervious cover
With the first reading of the new Land Development Code draft expected by Council in two short weeks, the Watershed Protection Department is working to finalize its recommendations. Despite the tight timeline, Environmental Officer Chris Herrington told the Environmental Commission…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 26, 2019
Reporter's Notebook: Code warrior
Nineteenth-century home discovered in Northeast Austin… Homes dating prior to the 20th century are rare in Texas. Therefore, discovering one is a momentous event. Historic Landmark commissioners expressed excitement at the announcement from Historic Preservation Officer Steve Sadowsky that the…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Nov 25, 2019
Historic Landmark Commission expresses displeasure at preservation efforts in LDC draft
As Council’s first vote on the new Land Development Code draft inches ever closer, the Historic Landmark Commission publicly weighed in at its Nov. 18 meeting – and its reaction was not a positive one. Of particular concern was the…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 21, 2019
How heritage tree regulations change under new draft code
Transition zones have proved to be a divisive topic at City Hall during the ongoing discussions about the Land Development Code draft. These zones, which are meant to promote “missing middle” housing options and increase density, are raising eyebrows due…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 20, 2019
Council argues over adopting zoning map
City Council still has at least two more work sessions and a public hearing in which to understand and hash out differences of opinion about the new Land Development Code before Dec. 9, the first of three readings to adopt…
Land Development Code • By Jo Clifton • Nov 19, 2019
Council approves amendments to city code and new floodplain maps
City Council has unanimously approved amendments to the city code redefining what constitutes the 25-year and 100-year floodplains in Austin. The changes also amend floodplain regulations and expand staff’s ability to approve residential redevelopment within the expanded floodplains. The proposed…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Nov 18, 2019
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Reporter's Notebook: Easy as L, D, C
Diversify the LDC… At Saturday’s joint meeting of the arts and music commissions, the two groups each approved a request that the Planning Commission adjust the language in a recent addition to the draft Land Development Code that is being…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Nov 18, 2019
Council debates the potential impact of large-scale rezoning on property taxes
Some of City Council’s internal conflict over the Land Development Code may be tied to different understandings of how zoning and development affect residential property taxes. The code rewrite lead team told Council on Tuesday that many residents are worried…
Land Development Code • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 14, 2019
Land code heads to City Council with request to focus development on West Austin instead of East
Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized – but first, one city body is asking that the plan encourage development farther west instead of…
Land Development Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Nov 14, 2019
Austin City Council will start voting on a new land code in December. Here are five terms to know.
The city of Austin has spent almost eight years and roughly $11 million rewriting its land use code, the set of rules dictating what you can build in the city and where you can build it. Much of the code…
Land Development Code • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Nov 12, 2019
Parks board recommends that the Parkland Dedication Ordinance remain untouched
The city of Austin has had a Parkland Dedication Ordinance as part of its Land Development Code since 1985. The ordinance has been updated three times since its institution, with the most recent iteration in 2016, after two years of…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Oct 30, 2019
Taco trucks, booze and day care: Commission talks site use in code draft
The current Land Development Code rewrite is usually discussed in either the big-picture abstractions of elected leaders or the detailed, close-up focus of city staffers. Yet more practical questions tend to get little public attention. But at its meeting last…
