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Tag Archives: City of Austin Zoning and Platting Commission
More homes on the way to substandard Rogers Lane
Rogers Lane, a steep, narrow road in East Austin, has seen substantial development recently. On Tuesday, the Zoning and Platting Commission heard a rezoning case that could bring 107 additional units to the street, drawing concern from some residents. The…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • May 19, 2022
ZAP unable to mediate inter-church zoning dispute
The Zoning and Platting Commission couldn’t agree on a rezoning for an apartment project with up to 300 units, in part because of a disagreement between two churches about a restrictive covenant. After multiple failed motions on March 1, the commission…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Mar 18, 2022
ZAP OKs live music, alcohol sales at soccer-themed food court
The Zoning and Platting Commission on Feb. 15 recommended allowing live music and additional cocktail lounge space at the Pitch, a food court concept next to Austin FC’s training center. The Pitch, which opened earlier this month, features an outdoor…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 23, 2022
ZAP disapproves of rezoning for cliffside condos
Should extreme topography influence whether or not to grant a rezoning? That was the main question the Zoning and Platting Commission wrestled with Tuesday over a request to rezone a property at 4833 Spicewood Springs Road to allow 20 condo…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 18, 2022
Small business forced to pay thousands on zoning 'technicality'
The Zoning and Platting Commission Tuesday blamed the city’s complex code after hearing the case of a landscaping business being forced to rezone its property at a cost of thousands of dollars. The 1.7-acre property at 13561 Pond Springs Road…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Feb 7, 2022
ZAP members OK 'spot zoning' for ADU
Last Tuesday, the Zoning and Platting Commission heard what may be one of the last requests to build an accessory dwelling unit on a Single Family Residence-Standard (SF-2) lot after City Council resolved to allow ADUs in such spots in December.…
Planning • By Jonathan Lee • Jan 11, 2022
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Committee sends 'meeting place question' to full Council
Although they rejected the idea of changing the bylaws of three land use commissions to designate a specific meeting place, members of the City Council Audit & Finance Committee on Wednesday expressed their willingness to consider directing staff to hold…
City Hall • By Jo Clifton • Dec 16, 2021
Land use commissions worry move from City Hall will hurt public participation
In a rare joint meeting, three land use commissions frustrated by an unwelcome move from City Hall grilled city staff last Monday about why meetings will soon be held in the new Permitting and Development Center. The staffers, after hearing…
City Hall • By Jonathan Lee • Dec 6, 2021
ZAP says MF-2 too dense for Menchaca, a Project Connect corridor
On Tuesday, the Zoning and Platting Commission rejected Multifamily Low-Density (MF-2) zoning for three properties along Menchaca Road over objections from some commissioners who argued for more density on a corridor slated for Project Connect investment. “When I look at…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Nov 22, 2021
Land use commissions face uphill battle to stay at City Hall
When City Council approved plans for a new Permitting and Development Center in 2017, the idea was that all land use commissions would eventually hold meetings there as part of a “one-stop shop” for all things development. But now that…
City Hall • By Jonathan Lee • Nov 16, 2021
ZAP votes against rezoning for affordable housing project, the Rhett
The Zoning and Platting Commission Tuesday recommended denying a rezoning for the Rhett, an affordable housing project at 1000 East Yager Lane in North Austin. The commission’s vote comes as the city falls short on its affordable housing production goals.…
Zoning • By Jonathan Lee • Oct 22, 2021
As one family finds out, rezoning a property in Austin 'takes perseverance'
Most of the time, developers’ representatives appear before the Zoning and Platting Commission to request a zoning change. But on Tuesday, the commission heard a request not from someone looking to turn a profit, but from a family aiming to…
