Tag Archives: Austin Code
Neighbors lose fight against metal building
There was sympathy on the dais, but last week District 10 residents lost a City Council appeal against a building constructed without a permit. Though some Council members openly expressed regret about the decision, they voted 6-3-1 to deny the appeal.…
The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • May 19, 2015
Police to enforce noise ordinance during RoundUp
The Austin Police Department says it will enforce the city’s noise ordinance in the West Campus area during the University of Texas RoundUp festivities, scheduled for this weekend. RoundUp is a nationally known weekend of parties and live performances put…
Austin • By Sunny Sone • Mar 27, 2015
Zimmerman: Fine Code Compliance for losing case
City Council Member Don Zimmerman has proposed a unique punishment for the city’s Code Compliance Department when it loses a case in Municipal Court: It will have to pay. Zimmerman, who has made no secret of his disdain for the…
Austin • By Jo Clifton • Mar 5, 2015
Audit finds short-term rental enforcement lacking
Members of the Council Audit and Finance Committee learned Monday that, though the city has had success in bringing illegal short-term rentals into compliance, those that do not come into compliance are falling through the cracks. On a positive note,…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 16, 2014
City looks to improve rental registration program
As part of an ongoing effort to beef up how the city addresses problem rental properties, City Council will consider whether to amend its rental registration program today. So far, the program has managed to capture only a handful of…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 20, 2014
Code violators may get administrative hearings
The Code Department may soon have a new tool to enforce city code, if an ordinance passes at today’s City Council meeting that would create an administrative hearing process for certain violations. Code Department Director Carl Smart told Council members…
Resources • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 23, 2014
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Commission denies commercial zoning for resident’s garage
An attempt to rezone a North Austin property from single-family to residential simply to increase the impervious cover on the lot found no friends at the Planning Commission last week. Minh-Tu Ngoc Doan explained that he had no intention…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 29, 2014
Planning Commission hears pros, cons of Megabus permit
Austin Megabus, the low-cost intercity transit company, will be making a return stop at the Planning Commission next month in order to address the concerns of unhappy neighbors. Megabus NE, LLC was seeking a Conditional Use Permit from the…
Transportation • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 11, 2014
Standards Commission imposes hefty fine for neglected house
Austin’s Code Compliance Department is making efforts to resolve outstanding cases involving dilapidated homes, but some members of the city’s Building and Standards Commission say the department’s fines are too high, and the city should take more responsibility for homes…
Development • By Kara Nuzback • Mar 4, 2014
Council members question staff over code enforcement issues
Members of the Council’s Health and Human Services Committee Tuesday questioned city staff over their ongoing efforts to revamp code compliance. Code enforcement has been in the spotlight since a balcony collapse at the Woodridge Apartments set off a wave…
