Though City Council will likely select a CodeNEXT approach Thursday, it will also consider a resolution designed to ensure that any interim Land Development Code changes are consistent with the goals of the Imagine Austin Comprehensive Plan. That resolution, which Council discussed at its work session Tuesday, would direct the city manager to work with […]
CodeNEXT
CodeNEXT is the name given to the land development code rewrite process undertaken in the early 2010s by the City of Austin.
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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 part of the hearing at its last meeting. Thursday night, members took more public testimony and […]
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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. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/174499415″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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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 considers a decision at its Nov. 6 meeting. In order for staff to continue with […]
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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 region. This comes after a resolution from Council Member Laura Morrison called on staff to […]
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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 process. However, he stressed that the code approach did not actually involve revisions to the […]
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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 micro units. However, their concerns about the timing of the change were strong enough that […]
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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 against the item at Tuesday’s meeting, asserting that Planning and Development Review Department staff’s recommendation […]
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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 recommending a code amendment that would reduce barriers to building micro units in the city. […]
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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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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 Neslund, a Land Development Code Advisory Group member, is a lobbyist. Austin Neighborhoods Council president […]
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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. According to the draft discussed at Tuesday’s Council work session, the resolution would direct City […]