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Planning Commission hears complaints, offers amendments on new STR ordinance in marathon hearing

Over the course of more than three hours, the Planning Commission heard often rancorous public comments on a new ordinance that would regulate short-term rentals, then voted to recommend 11 of their own amendments to the ordinance at its regular…

Housing • By Miles Wall • Feb 14, 2025

City considers new STR rules requiring oversight from platforms

The city’s proposed overhaul of regulations for short-term rental properties could tighten licensing requirements, impose new restrictions on ownership, and shift enforcement responsibilities onto rental platforms. Members of City Council and the Planning Commission got a detailed look at the…

Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Feb 10, 2025

Neighbors turn out for Manor Road proposal

A proposal to amend a city plan surrounding Capital Metro’s Martin Luther King Jr. Station was met with anger from neighbors during a Planning Commission meeting on Jan. 28 and a successful request from developers for commissioners to postpone any…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Feb 4, 2025

Planning Commission endorses plan for vacant lot on Bruning Avenue

A small vacant lot and former junkyard in the North Loop neighborhood may become part of a new housing development stretching across three addresses after a Planning Commission vote to recommend rezoning the tract in a meeting on Jan. 14.…

Zoning • By Miles Wall • Jan 29, 2025

Planning Commission OKs re-rezoning in Montopolis

The Planning Commission voted to recommend a rezoning petition for a long-empty parcel of land in the Montopolis neighborhood during its Jan. 14 meeting. The vote was contrary to the recommendation of Planning Department staff, who cited concerns about road…

Planning • By Miles Wall • Jan 24, 2025

Council approves requiring safety bollards at new medical facilities

City Council agreed unanimously on Thursday to require installation of safety barriers, called bollards, at the pedestrian entrances of medical facilities when a new facility is being constructed. The new rules are intended to prevent the kinds of tragedies that…

City Council • By Jo Clifton • Dec 13, 2024

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Planning Commission recommends rezoning of Anderson Square

The Planning Commission voted to rezone Anderson Square in Tuesday’s meeting against staff’s recommendation.  The property is a 16-acre retail center near the intersection of North Lamar Boulevard and U.S. Highway 183 – currently home to businesses such as Hobby…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 25, 2024

Commission fails to reach recommendation on historic zoning for East Austin house

After a series of votes, the Planning Commission failed to reach a decision on recommending historic zoning for an East Austin house, leaving the issue to be decided by City Council without their input.  The property at 900 Spence St.…

Preservation • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 20, 2024

Planning Commission postpones East Austin rezoning decision after clerical error

After more than half a dozen community members took the dais to speak against an East Austin rezoning request, the Planning Commission voted to postpone its decision due to a clerical issue in the agenda. This marks the second consecutive…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 15, 2024

Planning Commission postpones decision on Anderson Square rezoning

The Planning Commission unanimously voted to postpone a rezoning request for Anderson Square in North Austin after the property owner requested an amendment to the application, seeking to increase the maximum height limits. A 16-acre retail center near the intersection…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Nov 14, 2024

Planning Commission postpones commercial rezoning of East Austin church

Though the Planning Commission voted at its most recent meeting to recommend commercial rezoning for the Alpha Seventh Day Adventist Church property on 51st Street, a posting error means that vote will need to take place again. The church community…

Zoning • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Oct 25, 2024

Planners vote to preserve east side building despite developer opposition

The Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to move forward on historic zoning for the building at 1500 East 12th St., which is estimated to have been built near the turn of the 20th century. According to city documentation, over the…

Preservation • By Madeline de Figueiredo • Oct 10, 2024

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