Tag Archives: City of Austin University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO)
City eyes code amendments to increase affordable housing for UT students
City Council members hope that a series of amendments to a planning tool can increase housing affordability and the quality of life for University of Texas students, with the possibility of bringing a much-needed grocery store to the West Campus…
Housing • By Chad Swiatecki • Apr 16, 2024
Qadri sets sights on closing ‘windowless-apartment loophole’
District 9 City Council Member Zo Qadri will sponsor a resolution “kick(ing) off the process to close the windowless-apartment loophole,” which in recent years has surfaced as a problem for students at the University of Texas at Austin and residents…
Housing • By Emma Freer • Sep 8, 2023
BoA approves variance for illuminated sign on the Drag
The Board of Adjustment granted the Church of Scientology a variance request for a change to the church’s logo on its sign facing the street. Mike McHone, who represented the Church of Scientology at the BoA meeting that took place…
Land Development Code • By Ava Garderet • Mar 1, 2023
Council sets its sights on affordable student housing
City Council newcomer Ryan Alter is making headway, kicking off his tenure with a call for more robust housing in the increasingly unaffordable neighborhoods around Austin’s college campuses. Alter’s resolution, which passed unanimously, directs city staff to explore partnerships and…
Housing • By Kali Bramble • Feb 28, 2023
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Environmental Commission recommends removal of two West Campus heritage trees
The Environmental Commission has recommended the conditional removal of two heritage trees from a property near UT Austin that is being developed as student housing. The 32-inch red oak, in “fair” condition, and a 25-inch pecan tree in poor condition…
Environment • By Sumaiya Malik, Reporting Texas • Apr 13, 2021
Shocking none, BoA OKs illuminated sign on the Drag
The Board of Adjustment unanimously approved a variance that will allow a new lighted sign on Guadalupe Street. Most of the questions at the meeting Monday were directed at the city code itself, which apparently prohibits illuminated signs despite their…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 12, 2020
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West Campus overlay grows without Planning Commission expansion
The 2004 University Neighborhood Overlay district has made West Campus a strong contender for the most urban neighborhood in the city. City Council passed an amendment to the district Thursday that will help generate even more growth, but some of…
Planning • By Ryan Thornton • Nov 18, 2019
Planning Commission endorses West Campus density
When the University Neighborhood Overlay (UNO) was established in 2004, the idea spurring its creation was to increase housing opportunities for students in an area close to classrooms and campus life. In the 15 years since, the need for affordable…
Planning • By Jessi Devenyns • Sep 17, 2019
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Planning commissioners strike heritage tree compromise
When it comes to preserving heritage trees, when should development take precedence? That was the question planning commissioners sought to answer at their most recent meeting, where developers of a property at 2111 Rio Grande St. were seeking variances to…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 6, 2019
Planning Commission OKs taller building in West Campus
The Planning Commission granted near-unanimous approval for a rezoning in West Campus to allow an old student housing complex at 2408 Leon St. to be replaced with a new, larger apartment complex. The property owner, Arlington Capital Austin, wants the…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Mar 14, 2019
Form-based considerations inform West Campus variance case
In the haze of CodeNEXT fever, the form-based language of building types and footprints continues to creep into discussions of land use, and those considerations found their way into the Board of Adjustment’s meeting Monday night. For its final item, the board…
Development • By Joseph Caterine • Mar 17, 2017
New co-op wrangles with parking at BoA
Could a brand-new co-op be on the way in the University Neighborhood Overlay? Probably, but there are some parking issues to clear up before the project can move forward. Though some Board of Adjustment members seemed wary of the request…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 16, 2016
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