Even though they expressed a wide variety of opinions on the East Fourth Street zoning case, City Council members voted unanimously on first reading Thursday to grant a 60-foot height on the proposed office building and sent the developer off for more discussions with the East Cesar Chavez neighborhood. Attorney Michael Whellan of Armbrust & […]
CURE zoning
Central Urban Redevelopment zoning is a zoning district in downtown Austin.
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Commission split on CURE rezone east of I-35
A rezoning application for several properties on East Fourth Street is moving forward to City Council with no recommendation after a divided discussion at the Planning Commission’s Nov. 14 meeting on the appropriateness of the central urban redevelopment (CURE) combining district on the central east side. Council passed a resolution at its Oct. 19 meeting […]
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Council looks to roll back CURE zoning
Driven by concerns over gentrification, City Council is poised to do away with the final remnants of a policy that was put in place two decades ago to encourage redevelopment downtown. The central urban redevelopment (CURE) combining district that Council adopted in 1996 covered the entire downtown area between Lady Bird Lake, Lamar Boulevard, Martin […]
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Council makes late changes to Downtown Density Program
There were big changes at the last minute for the city’s Downtown Density Bonus Program Thursday night. City Council voted 7-0 to codify community benefits of the Downtown Density Bonus Program not relating to affordability. They also voted to include the Rainey Street area in the program and establish an affordable housing land trust […]