Despite disagreement over the best way to move forward with CodeNEXT, the Zoning and Platting Commission has approved city staff’s recommendation for a middle-ground approach to rewriting the Land Development Code. Commissioner Gabriel Rojas was the only commissioner to vote against the item at Tuesday’s meeting, asserting that Planning and Development Review Department staff’s recommendation […]
City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission
The City of Austin’s Zoning and Platting Commission addresses issues of land use as assigned to it by Austin’s City Code. It has sovereign authority, or the right to make final decisions on certain cases.
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Auto dealer storage garage riles Allandale residents
A group of Allandale neighborhood residents aired their frustrations about Charles Maund Volkswagen’s presence in the area at the last Zoning and Platting Commission meeting. The problem centers around the dealership’s planned construction of a three-story parking garage for nearby vehicle storage. It would be located on the northeast corner of Burnet Road and Pegram […]
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BoA puts South Austin project on hold
Plans for a mixed-use development in South Austin hit a snag at the Board of Adjustment last week, where a request for a compatibility waiver was met with skepticism and a postponement. PSW Real Estate is planning to build more than 47,000 square feet of condominiums and about 7,000 square feet of office space on […]
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ZAP OKs zoning change for northside bar
Those spoiling for a fight were left unfulfilled Tuesday night, when the Zoning and Platting Commission calmly recommended zoning for a northwest bar and restaurant, despite existing code violations. The owners of Pour House Pints and Pies at 11835 Jollyville Road were seeking a change from their current zoning, which is a mix of Limited […]
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ZAP approves zoning change to allow proposed learning center
The Zoning and Platting Commission refused to let zoning stand in the way of education last week. Commissioners voted 5-0 to recommend a mix of Single Family and Neighborhood Commercial – Mixed Use (LR-MU) zoning at 2103 West Slaughter Lane. Commissioners stipulated that all existing development standards on the lot remain in place. Commissioners Cynthia […]
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ZAP grudgingly OKs subdivision variance for gated community
Members of the Zoning and Platting Commission railed against the traffic flow planned for a gated community in the city’s two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction, but finally approved the subdivision Tuesday night. Developers were asking for a variance in order to make the subdivision streets private streets. Travis County Commissioners approved that request June 10. Because the […]
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ZAP postpones case for salvage business in hopes of a better plan
After nearly a decade worth of talks with the city about its fate, an environmentally complicated piece of Northwest Austin land had its turn at the Zoning and Platting Commission last month but came away with a postponement. The city annexed the five-acre property, where Ace Auto Glass operates at 6308 Spicewood Springs Road, […]
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ZAP rejects neighborhood’s plea to keep new traffic off their street
The Zoning and Platting Commission heard a plea from a group of South Austin residents to keep traffic from a proposed development off their street, but the panel said no to their concerns. Most of the neighbors who spoke at the commission meeting supported a South Austin development in the 7400 block of Cooper […]
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ZAP backs project on Spicewood Springs Road despite objections
The Zoning and Platting Commission gave its blessing to more commercial zoning on Spicewood Springs Road at its last meeting, despite worries from neighbors that the change would just lead to more problems for residents of the area. The proposed Overlook at Spicewood Springs site is between MoPac Boulevard and Loop 360, at 4920 […]
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ZAP rejects variance and zoning request for Del Valle development
Acknowledging staff concerns that a plan for a Del Valle development conflicted with one of the basic principles of Imagine Austin, the Zoning and Platting Commission rejected a variance and subdivision request Tuesday night. But Cuatro Consultants Engineer Hugo Elizondo said, “The neighborhood is very interested in this project. There is a real need […]
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Council hears early report on future of boards and commissions
Austin City Council members appeared generally receptive to a host of potential changes to the structure of the city’s many – some say too many – boards and commissions. Still, as the Boards and Commission Transition Taskforce, which has become known as the Commission on Commissions, made its presentation at last week’s Council work session, […]
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ZAP backs compromise with developer, neighborhood on duplexes
Brokering a compromise between worried neighbors and developers, the Zoning and Platting Commission last week asked that plans for a duplex development in far South Austin be scaled back. The owners, Brian and Geryl Winterowd, were seeking a change from SF-2 zoning to SF-3 zoning at 2507 Mitchell Lane. In addition to the base […]