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Tag Archives: City of Austin Planning Commission
Planning Commission elects new leadership
At its regular meeting on Tuesday, the Planning Commission voted to elect new leadership. Todd Shaw was selected as chair and Claire Hempel will serve as vice chair. The two are replacing former Chair Conor Kenny and Vice Chair Fayez Kazi.…
Planning • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 28, 2020
Planning Commission approves Ben White rezoning request despite staff concerns
At its meeting last week, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a request to rezone 7135 E. Ben White from Limited Industrial Services (LI) to Multifamily Residence – Moderate-High Density (MF-4). The commission approved the application despite staff concerns that the…
Land Development Code • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 19, 2020
Springdale Farm project earns variance from Planning Commission
At its Tuesday meeting, the Planning Commission passed an environmental variance for 755 Springdale Road. The applicant, StoryBuilt, has sought the change for more than a year, but the case failed to clear the Environmental Commission earlier this summer due to concerns…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 14, 2020
Planning Commission approves Nuckols Crossing zoning change
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Planning Commission approved a zoning change for 4500 Nuckols Crossing from Single-Family Residence – Standard Lot (SF-2) to Multifamily Residence – Moderate-High Density (MF-4) with a conditional overlay removing all the MF-4 entitlements except…
Zoning • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 4, 2020
Planning Commission tackles more Montopolis cases
On Tuesday, the Planning Commission denied two out of three Montopolis area rezoning cases that neighborhood activists railed against back in June. At the end of June, the commission passed two of the five cases that the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan…
Planning • By Nina Hernandez • Aug 3, 2020
Planning Commission approves rezoning for MLK property despite concerns over process
The Planning Commission voted at its Tuesday meeting to recommend a zoning change for 5201 E. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. from Family Residence (SF-3) to Multifamily Residence – Medium Density (MF-3). The applicant initially requested Multifamily Residence – Highest…
Zoning • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 17, 2020
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Planning Commission postpones long-dormant Nuckols Crossing case
On Tuesday night the Planning Commission yet again postponed consideration of a rezoning at 4500 Nuckols Crossing against the wishes of the applicants and their representatives. The applicants’ agent, Victoria Haase, told the commissioners that the applicants urged them to…
Zoning • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 16, 2020
Two Montopolis rezoning cases move forward
The battle over a group of Montopolis rezoning cases continued at the Planning Commission last Tuesday. One of the cases – 1.32 acres at 200 Montopolis Drive and 6206 Clovis – passed on consent, and three others were postponed. After…
Zoning • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 29, 2020
Planning Commission punts MLK zoning case so applicant can work with neighbors
This story has been corrected to reflect a reconsideration of the case by the Planning Commission at the end of its meeting. The Planning Commission voted at its Tuesday meeting to postpone consideration of a zoning change for 5201 E.…
Zoning • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 25, 2020
Montopolis rezonings draw community ire
The Planning Commission is scheduled to hear a cluster of five development cases in Montopolis today, and it hasn’t escaped the notice of community leaders. Eight separate addresses covering more than 10 acres of the Southeast Austin neighborhood are seeking…
Zoning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 23, 2020
Planning Commission declines to rescind Simon-Caskey Tract plan
After a lengthy discussion at Tuesday night’s meeting, the Planning Commission ultimately voted to uphold its April 28 vote on the Simon-Caskey Tract Preliminary Plan in City Council District 8. The preliminary plan, approved April 28, calls for the development…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • May 28, 2020
Planning Commission approves subdivision in West Oak Hill despite deed restriction concerns
At its May 12 meeting, the Planning Commission unanimously approved a preliminary plan for the Twilight Gardens subdivision in West Oak Hill. The plan will create 20 lots on 17.92 acres in Southwest Austin. Jerry Perales of Perales Land Development,…
