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Tag Archives: City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission
City ponders giant increase in sidewalk investments
Now that Uber and Lyft have driven over the horizon, some are looking to their feet for transportation options. At the moment, the odds are good that those feet may be standing on broken or incomplete sidewalks. But if the…
Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 11, 2016
ZAP votes to replace chair, barely
The election of commission officers is usually a rote affair. But that was not the case at Tuesday night’s Zoning and Platting Commission meeting, where a long discussion preceded the ousting of Chair Gabriel Rojas in favor of a “reluctant”…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 21, 2016
ZAP calls for CodeNEXT process change
With a Land Development Code rewrite well underway and a draft version expected early next year, the city’s land-use commissions are weighing in on how they would like more input. If the Zoning and Platting Commission has its way, there…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 19, 2016
Too many land-use professionals?
At Monday’s City Council Audit and Finance Committee meeting, Council members rejected the idea of allowing the Environmental Commission to have five land-use professionals among its 11 members. The current rules governing membership on the Environmental Commission allow for only…
City Charter • By Jo Clifton • Apr 14, 2016
Movement at ZAP to replace chair
Gabriel Rojas, chair of the Zoning and Platting Commission, started Tuesday night’s ZAP meeting with an apology. Referring back to the March 15 meeting of the commission, during which action on the Austin Oaks planned unit development was postponed indefinitely…
Zoning • By Jo Clifton • Apr 7, 2016
Steck House case returns to BoA one last time
The development surrounding the Steck House was once again in question at the Board of Adjustment for just under an hour last week. Although the board voted to reconsider the case, in the end, board members did not change their…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 21, 2016
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After Austin Oaks charrette, strong divisions remain
Despite some hope that a charrette process would lead to smooth(er) sailing for the Austin Oaks planned unit development, conflict persists. In late January, developers and neighborhood representatives spent five days working on the details of the PUD, which is…
Planning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 25, 2016
Zoning Commission narrowly avoids threat of lawsuit
The Zoning and Platting Commission spent just over half of its four-hour meeting Tuesday debating the merits of a project that the panel does not actually have the authority to change or reject. The commission ultimately voted to approve city…
Land Development Code • By Jack Craver • Feb 23, 2016
Reporter's Notebook: STRs forever (and ever)
Airbnb talks SXSW… Once again, short-term rentals are coming back to City Council. With a phase-out of Type 2 short-term rentals still on the table, the industry’s biggest players are working to let Austinites know the value they bring to…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Feb 22, 2016
ZAP OKs medical offices in South Austin
Competing concerns over facilitating the construction of a medical office and maintaining the character of a quiet area led to a compromise among members of the Zoning and Platting Commission on Jan. 19. The panel voted to recommend rezoning a…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Feb 2, 2016
ZAP says no to gas station, yes to office space
The site of a burned-down day care center will now likely become office and retail space, thanks to action taken by the Zoning and Platting Commission last week. The commission adopted city staff’s recommendation that the .96-acre plot of land…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jan 29, 2016
Zoning commissioner voices concerns about Austin Oaks charrette
Developers and neighbors participating in the design charrette regarding Austin Oaks, a proposed major mixed-use development at the southwest corner of MoPac Expressway and Spicewood Springs Road, told the Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday that preparations for the event…
