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Tag Archives: City of Austin Planning Commission
Planning Commission OKs zoning change for hotel at 619 Congress Avenue
Plans for yet another downtown hotel took a step forward at this week’s Planning Commission meeting. Conventus Corporation and Finley Company, represented by Armbrust and Brown, were seeking a change from Central Business District (CBD) to CBD-CURE (Central Urban Redevelopment…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 14, 2014
Short-handed Planning Commission fails to endorse bicycle, trails plans
A depleted city Planning Commission was unable to approve either a new city Bicycle Master Plan or an Urban Trails Master Plan last month. Though a majority of commissioners present (four) voted to approve the Bicycle Master Plan, a no…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 7, 2014
Council gives go ahead to develop North Central Corridor Plan
The Austin City Council voted unanimously last week to let city staff begin planning updates to portions of Burnet Road and Anderson Lane in a venture unlike any the city has never embarked on before. Under the North Central…
Development • By Beth Cortez-Neavel • Jun 19, 2014
Residents say redevelopment project doesn’t have enough parking
Rapid redevelopment projects are starting to stack up in parts of East Austin, where even pro-growth residents are beginning to ask for a little breathing room. What they got was a little more time from the Planning Commission. At…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 17, 2014
Council removes covenant but postpones Lake Austin zoning case
Council members dispensed with at least one aspect of the 2208 Lake Austin Boulevard zoning case Thursday. While members postponed the main zoning case indefinitely, Council unanimously voted to remove a restrictive covenant on the property. Alice Glasco, representing…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 13, 2014
Despite criticism, Planning Commission reviews CodeNEXT rewrite
Though the process continues to draw criticism, the CodeNEXT code rewrite moves forward, and the Planning Commission looked at its latest benchmark last week. Planning and Development ReviewUrban Planner George Zapalac presented the Planning Commission with a draft of…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 5, 2014
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Developers disagree over projects planned along South First Street
What started out as a dispute between neighbors at the Planning Commission Tuesday turned out to be a disagreement between developers in South Austin. PSW Homes is planning to build more than 47,000 square feet of condominiums at 900…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 30, 2014
Council makes progress on Vested Rights Ordinance, with work to go
City Council members made some progress on the city’s new Vested Rights Ordinance Thursday, though it seems they are not close to completing their work on the full ordinance. Council members conditionally passed part of the ordinance unanimously in…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 23, 2014
Planning Commission allows beleaguered B&B to finish construction
After months of limbo, the Adams Park Bed and Breakfast is finally on the verge of some relief from a months-long process of staff error and commission meetings that has left them stranded. Owners Liz and Sidney Lock returned…
Uncategorized • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 22, 2014
Planning Commission nixes request for more impervious cover
Despite claims of staff error, the Planning Commission was unsympathetic to an East Austin homeowner in search of a zoning fix last week. Blake and Toria English, the owners of 1307 Waller Street, were seeking a change from SF-3…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 20, 2014
Planning Commission OKs permit for Megabus to use Whitis terminal
After a successful trip to the Planning Commission Tuesday, it looks like Megabus will be making its scheduled arrivals and departures in Austin. The Planning Commission voted 6-2 to grant the Conditional Use Permit that will allow Megabus NE,…
Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 15, 2014
BoA bounces Hyde Park B&B case back to Planning Commission
The owners of the Adams House Bed-and-Breakfast might be feeling a bit like a pinball, being bounced back and forth between two city boards, neither of which appears to want to deal with their issue. The innkeepers, already dealing with…
