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Tag Archives: City of Austin Planning Commission
Night Owl gets late-night permit
After a visit to the Planning Commission, Burnet Road’s Night Owl will indeed be open to night owls. Commissioners voted 9-2 last week to grant a Conditional Use Permit to the Night Owl bar at 8315 Burnet Road. The permit…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 29, 2016
Guadalupe amendment moves to Council without endorsement
Sometimes it’s easier to say what something isn’t than to say what it is. For example, not many people know what an “activity corridor” is under the Imagine Austin plan. But, for the time being, a section of Guadalupe is…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 26, 2016
Commission split on mixed-use zoning near Lamar
The Planning Commission urged a property owner and his neighbors to try to reach a compromise Tuesday after a hearing in which both sides of a contentious zoning case accused the other of duplicity. “They’re traumatized; I’m traumatized,” said John…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Aug 25, 2016
Commission starts process on affordable housing incentive program
The city Planning Commission on Tuesday kicked off the creation of an amendment to Austin’s land development code to encourage developers to build more affordable housing. The objective of the proposal, which is only in the beginning stages of being…
Land Development Code • By Jack Craver • Aug 1, 2016
'Stealth venue' gets caught in neighborhood’s radar
A note to Austin business owners: When seeking a late-hours permit, you might want to make sure that your social media doesn’t celebrate “great noise” as a positive attribute, particularly if your establishment is nestled between Bouldin Creek and Zilker…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 18, 2016
South Congress hotel waivers trump some neighbors' worries
After a successful night at the Planning Commission, a new South Congress hotel will have both a pool and a driveway — despite concerns about their placement from neighbors and the church next door. While the zoning at 2510 South…
Zoning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 11, 2016
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Planning Commission OKs zoning change for St. James Baptist Church
Concerns voiced by neighbors about gentrification and traffic resonated with members of the Planning Commission but ultimately did not sway members from recommending a zoning change that will turn a plot of undeveloped land in East Austin into dozens of…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jul 7, 2016
Carport/garage rules lose traction at commission
Given a Planning Commission vote and a range of opposition willing to stay late to fight, it seems unlikely that McMansion rules on carports and garages will be changing any time soon. At their most recent meeting, Planning Commissioners considered…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 6, 2016
Planning Commission OKs Thornton apartments over neighbor objections
The increased traffic might not be ideal, but neighbors opposed to a proposed 70-unit apartment building on Thornton Road are getting about as good a deal as they can expect from the land, suggested members of the Planning Commission on…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Jun 30, 2016
Planning Commission wants bond to focus on car alternatives
It’s far from clear if Austin voters will end up approving any mobility bond, let alone the $720 million measure floated by Mayor Steve Adler. But if the city does get the nod from voters for a once-in-a-generation increase in…
Transportation • By Jack Craver • Jun 7, 2016
Austin land use commissions grapple with proposed reforms
The two dozen Austinites who signed up for the thankless task of recommending planning and zoning changes to City Council agree on at least one thing: there has to be a better way. Members of the Planning Commission and the…
City Hall • By Jack Craver • Jun 2, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: Coming around
I told you so… City Council Member Don Zimmerman may not get his Council colleagues to embrace his libertarian beliefs, but he appears hopeful that there may be a day when they view city staff with as much suspicion as he…
