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Tag Archives: City of Austin Planning Commission
Schlotzsky's PUD clears Planning Commission
On Tuesday night, the Planning Commission voted 10-3 to approve the zoning case for 218 South Lamar, otherwise known as the Schlotzsky’s planned unit development. Owners Michael and William Pfluger want to build a 96-foot-tall building that would include pedestrian-oriented…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • May 14, 2020
Compromise reached at Lantana PCA, Environmental Commission recommends project
After postponing its recommendation on the project consent agreement at the Lantana project in Southwest Austin, the Environmental Commission has reached an agreement with the developer and the Save Our Springs Alliance on how to move forward. On Tuesday, the…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Apr 27, 2020
Council postpones airport overlay amendments with related zoning case
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport plans to double in size over the next two decades, welcoming and sending off about 812 flights per day and serving as many as 30 million passengers a year by 2037. That increase in operations, said…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Mar 13, 2020
Planning Commission recommends Austin Green PUD with a laundry list of amendments
The Austin Green planned unit development, which is located just east of the Austin city limits on Harold Green Road, has now received two unanimous commission votes recommending that the 2,122-acre former sand and gravel mine receive PUD rezoning. On…
Development • By Jessi Devenyns • Mar 2, 2020
Planning Commission recommends Imagine Austin amendments but postpones neighborhood request
At Tuesday’s Planning Commission meeting, city staff asked commissioners for their recommendations for amending the language of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. Staff brought two requests to the dais. One was for an endorsement to alter the language of the…
Land Development Code • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 27, 2020
City addresses pedestrian access with advancement of zoning request at Graffiti Park site advances
The Colorfield, a 10-unit condominium project located on one of two lots that is home to the now-closed Graffiti Park, is inching closer to redevelopment after roughly two years of site plan review. City Council approved the zoning request for…
Zoning • By Ryan Thornton • Feb 25, 2020
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Planning Commission recommends rezoning for half of Castle Hill Graffiti Park
Two projects intending to replace the internationally famous “Graffiti Park” came before the Planning Commission on Jan. 28. However, only the 10-condo Colorfield project at 1006 Baylor St. received the commission’s recommendation. When the Historic Landmark Commission approved the demolition of…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 30, 2020
Planning Commission supports request for 400-foot buildings in East Austin
There are not many places in the city where buildings tower 400 feet into the sky. However, there is a chance that the areas of Austin where these skyscrapers are permitted are about to expand. In a 9-0-1 vote, the…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 21, 2020
Planning Commission recommends Rendon house for historic zoning over owner’s wishes
The Planning Commission took another step Jan. 14 to pave the way for historic zoning for the home of the late Edward Rendon Sr. despite continued opposition from one of Rendon’s 16 heirs. With a vote in favor of historic…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 16, 2020
Planning Commission recommends a commercial zoning change in the heart of Brentwood
Commercial enterprises are sprinkled throughout Brentwood, a residential neighborhood in North-Central Austin. However, the request for a zoning change to turn a residential home into a real estate office brought concerned residents to the Dec. 10 meeting of the Planning…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 6, 2020
West Campus home fails to receive required votes for historic designation
The Historic Landmark Commission recently recommended historic zoning for a 19th-century West Campus home at 704 W. 22nd St. against the owner’s wishes. Planning commissioners have now voted to deny the recommendation for historic zoning, preventing the case from moving…
Preservation • By Jessi Devenyns • Dec 17, 2019
Reporter's Notebook: Two Apples, one day
Update on Oakwood… A Dec. 13 memo from Austin Parks and Recreation Department Director Kimberly McNeeley gives an update to the Oakwood Cemetery archaeological findings, with “next steps for the reinterment, memorialization and educational outreach related to burials that were…
