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Tag Archives: City of Austin Planning Commission
Mistakes add more twists to East Austin church case
Most of the Planning Commissioners were attending their first meeting last week. After initial introductions, they quickly found themselves in the deep end, when they were asked to consider the fate of East Austin’s Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 20, 2015
Austin Monitor Radio: Planning Commissioners look ahead
City of Austin Planing Commissioners Stephen Oliver and Jean Stevens join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the future of the commission. Show is embedded below.
Development • By Michael Kanin • Jul 20, 2015
Planning commissioners say they don't have enough legal advice
The Planning Commission isn’t getting all of the legal advice it needs, according to Stephen Oliver, the newly elected commission chair. City attorneys, who are typically present at the beginning of meetings to give legal opinions on development issues, often…
Development • By Jack Craver • Jul 17, 2015
Neighborhood concerns too late to block Montopolis development at Planning Commission
Despite vociferous objections from a neighborhood association leader, the city of Austin’s Planning Commission voted unanimously Tuesday night to approve a preliminary plan to construct a 12-home subdivision at 737 Montopolis Road. City staff had recommended approval of the plan…
Development • By Jack Craver • Jul 17, 2015
New parkland dedication fee would "maintain" park-to-person ratio
With recent unanimous approval from members of the city’s Planning Commission, the Parks and Recreation Department says it might soon be able to recalibrate the fee it charges residential developers in lieu of making parkland available. Developers unwilling or unable…
Parks • By Audrey McGlinchy, KUT • Jul 10, 2015
Worried neighbors win over commissioners in East Austin zoning case
Last week, neighbors stayed past midnight at the Planning Commission to protest a zoning change on “Death Hill,” as it’s locally known. Their concerns about safety, traffic and gentrification in that area of East Austin resonated with commissioners, who overwhelmingly…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 6, 2015
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Home of legendary UT coach remains in limbo
After a trip through the Planning Commission last week, the fate of famed University of Texas track coach Clyde Littlefield’s former house remains uncertain. Commissioners voted 4-3 to deny historic zoning for the West Campus home, with Chair Danette Chimenti…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 3, 2015
Lightsey 2 back at City Hall, again
A neighborhood push to landmark a house that will otherwise be demolished to make way for development fell flat at the Planning Commission last week. Planning Commissioners voted 3-5 to designate the Lightsey-Russell House as a historic landmark, which is…
Preservation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 29, 2015
East Austin church relocation shakes up neighbors
East Austin’s Greater Mt. Zion Baptist Church is moving, and neighbors are concerned about who might be moving in. Church supporters and people concerned about what new development could mean for their neighborhood packed City Hall on Tuesday night. The existing…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 26, 2015
Springdale Farm conflict moves to AISD
A dispute that was seemingly settled by the Planning Commission made its way to the Austin Independent School District on Monday night after residents surrounding Springdale Farm proactively reached out to trustees during public comment. Springdale Farm, a 5-acre farm located…
Austin • By Courtney Griffin • Jun 24, 2015
Committee circles accessory dwelling unit changes
The City Council Planning and Neighborhoods Committee took on accessory dwelling units at its Monday meeting. Though members acknowledged they had a lot of work to do on the ADU ordinance, at their most recent meeting they largely steered clear…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 18, 2015
Springdale Farm loses event fight
The question of how an urban farm should be used got heated at a meeting of the Planning Commission on Tuesday when a motion to grant a conditional use permit for outdoor entertainment and off-site parking at East Austin’s Springdale Farm…
