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Tag Archives: City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission
ZAP cites density issues in denying planned Steiner Ranch project
The last residential project proposed for the Steiner Ranch development failed to win over a concerned Zoning and Platting Commission last month. “It’s like we’re holding this hostage, and that’s really not appropriate… (But) I don’t want to read…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 4, 2013
Commission recommends zoning change for 13-acre tract in South Austin
With Election Night activities going on elsewhere, the Zoning and Platting Commission had a quiet meeting Tuesday, focusing on a single case in Southwest Austin. The Sawmill Drive property that the panel considered is just northwest of the Oak…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 8, 2013
Environmental Board denies variance, orders fill removed from lot
Though it has been in place for years, the Environmental Board definitively shut down a variance request that would have allowed a huge amount of fill to remain in northeast Austin. Instead, the board recommended that that fill be removed,…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 28, 2013
ZAP denies contentious rezoning request at Balcones Country Club
Opponents of a bid to develop Balcones Country Club land won a unanimous victory at the Zoning and Platting Commission last week. The Balcones Country Club Membership Association brought forward the proposal to rezone four lots from Rural Residential…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 11, 2013
Eastside juice bar gets go-ahead despite some Council misgivings
Despite hand-wringing over the prospect of a drive-though in far East Austin, a modest juice bar proposal emerged unscathed from City Council consideration last week. “Here’s a guy trying to make a go of a small business. Everybody knows…
