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Tag Archives: CodeNEXT
Divided Council debates approach to CodeNEXT
Those who enjoy debate about how the city will approach the rewrite of the its Land Development Code are in luck: City Council will consider its approach to CodeNEXT for a third time later this month. Council held the first…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 7, 2014
Austin Monitor Radio, Show 22
Brennan Griffin and Amy Hartman of AURA join Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the past, present, and future of the organization. Link below.
Development • By Michael Kanin • Oct 29, 2014
Council delays vote to choose CodeNEXT process
After listening to opinions from staff, consultants and members of the public about how to move forward with the CodeNEXT process, City Council voted at a public hearing Thursday to keep all options on the table until it reopens the hearing and…
Development • By Tyler Whitson • Oct 27, 2014
Staff plans for South Lamar development mitigation
A memo distributed last week by the City of Austin Planning and Development Review Department director Greg Guernsey lays out a set of recommendations from city staff designed to mitigate some effects of development on neighborhoods in the South Lamar…
Development • By Michael Kanin • Oct 10, 2014
Planning Commission weighs in on CodeNEXT
Austin’s Land Development Code rewrite continues to move forward, and its first major decision point is almost here. Opticos principal Dan Parolek told the Planning Commission last week that the approach alternatives were an important milestone in the code rewrite…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Oct 2, 2014
Micro unit ordinance fails to win over commission
A proposed micro unit ordinance got a small amount of support at the Planning Commission last week, but it was not nearly enough to win its recommendation. Commissioners made it clear that they were not opposed to the idea of…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 29, 2014
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Commission backs middle ground approach to LDC rewrite
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…
Development • By Tyler Whitson • Sep 22, 2014
Committee says Austin not ready for micro units
Though they may not be a bad idea, it just may not be the right time for micro units in Austin. That was the sentiment at the Planning Commission Codes and Ordinances committee Tuesday, where commissioners voted unanimously to deny…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 19, 2014
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…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Aug 26, 2014
Ethics Review Commission dismisses complaint against Neslund
The Ethics Review Commission dismissed a complaint Tuesday night that Melissa Neslund should have registered as a lobbyist, after a hearing that chair Austin Kaplan called perhaps the board’s most contentious. A special called meeting of the commission weighed whether…
Local Politics • By Jenny Blair • Aug 13, 2014
Council resolution would move city closer to allowing very small units
The City of Austin may soon designate a clear path within its Land Development Code for residents to legally construct and dwell in very small houses pending approval of a resolution to be voted on at today’s regular Austin City Council meeting.…
Development • By Tyler Whitson • Aug 7, 2014
Ingle accuses Land Development Code panel member of ethics violation
Neighborhood activist Mary Ingle heightened the controversy around the city’s Land Development Code rewrite process Thursday by alleging that a member of the committee working on the rewrite has violated city ethics rules. In a sworn complaint, Ingle alleges that…
