The Board of Adjustment rejected a request last week from a Lake Austin homeowner seeking to build a tram to a boat dock. Chris Pacitti was seeking variances from the Land Development Code that would have allowed him to construct the tram to a proposed boat dock at his 70 Pascal Lane home. Board members […]
Lake Austin
Lake Austin is a water reservoir on the Colorado River, and the source of Austin’s drinking water. It was created by the 1939 construction of the Tom Miller Dam and is managed by the Lower Colorado River Authority.
Posted inLand Development Code, Zoning
Board summarily rejects Lake Austin variances
The Board of Adjustment pulled no punches Monday night, but it did knock out a pair of questionable variance requests. Board members swiftly denied two Lake Austin impervious cover requests and brushed off a last-minute withdrawal request that could have allowed similar variance wishes to return to the board in the near future. David Cancialosi was […]
Posted inDevelopment, Environment
ZAP discusses Lake Austin accessibility
An uncontested request to allow a new residential boat dock on Lake Austin prompted the Zoning and Platting Commission to discuss the difficulty property owners face when making lake access ways more accessible. City staffer Liz Johnston said at the commission meeting Tuesday that the city enforces the same standard for all applicants seeking to […]
Posted inAustin, Development
Homeowners seek to preserve vegetation, lake view
A fight over the value of invasive species ended in a postponement at the Board of Adjustment last week. Ginger and John Mitchell are permitted to build a dock at their home on Lake Austin. But the places where they could build the dock without a variance would either kill the plants they love or […]
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Zoning and Platting says no to wheelchair tram
Following a lengthy discussion last week about setting precedents, the Zoning and Platting Commission narrowly voted to deny a property owner’s request to build a wheelchair tram from his backyard to Lake Austin. Applicant Rod Roberts said he requested variances to build the tram — or inclined elevator — on his property at 3961 Westlake […]
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Panel rejects tram, but hopes for creative solutions
The Environmental Board continued to take a hard line against allowing Lake Austin homeowners more than one path of access to the lake from their ridgetop homes last week. This time, William and Kathryn Darling were requesting a variance for a tram at their 2908 Scenic Drive home. Their agent, Phil Moncada, explained that the […]