Tag Archives: Planned Unit Development
Zoning Commission delays Austin Oaks PUD indefinitely
The Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development (PUD) drama will live to see many more days. But some members of the Zoning and Platting Commission are not happy about it. “When we heard this case before, on July 7th, we were…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Sep 17, 2015
Council likely to postpone "Grove" zoning decision
A quorum of City Council members sent a clear message at a Tuesday work session that they plan to postpone a zoning decision set for Thursday related to the Grove at Shoal Creek. “Frankly, I don’t know enough about this…
Development • By Tyler Whitson • Aug 12, 2015
Austin Oaks PUD saga continues
It has been almost a year since developer Twelve Lakes LLC requested a zoning change for the proposed Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development, and it will likely be more than two months before the city is able to come to…
Planning • By Tyler Whitson • Jul 9, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Running late
Council still behind on appointments… Many of the city’s current boards and commissions have met for the last time, and in just over a week their memberships will expire. But the question remains: Are the new commissions ready? Not quite.…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jun 22, 2015
Reporter's Notebook: Appointment drama continues
Casar challenges District 6 appointment … Last Friday, Council Member Greg Casar used the City Council Message Board to announce that he will be asking Council to rescind the District 6 nomination to the Commission on Immigrant Affairs, Rebecca Forest.…
Reporters' Notebook • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 13, 2015
Northwest PUD project remains stalled
Though developers introduced it last summer, the Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development continues to linger among the city’s boards and commissions as the neighborhood and developers work on hammering out some kind of compromise. Developer Spire Realty Group LP has…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Apr 9, 2015
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Neighbors organize against planned Northwest PUD
The Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development in Northwest Austin has already come under fire, inspired an opposing website and sparked the creation of a new neighborhood alliance, despite being very early in the zoning process. Developers Spire Realty Group LP…
Austin • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 9, 2014
Token hearing held for controversial Marshall PUD
City Council members and neighbors both had concerns about a proposed Planned Unit Development in Southwest Austin last week, despite the fact that neither group actually has a say in what will happen with the development. As part of the…
City Council • By Elizabeth Pagano • Nov 25, 2014
PUD changes planned
Proposed changes to the city’s Planned Unit Development ordinance that are intended to increase on-site affordable housing are moving forward with the full support of City Council. Council members voted 7-0 to approve a resolution whose objective is to close the…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 26, 2014
Council eyes curtailing fee-in-lieu for PUDs
In a move to get developers to build on-site affordable housing, City Council members are considering offering fewer choices to those who use planned unit development zoning. A resolution — sponsored by Council Member Laura Morrison and co-sponsored by Kathie…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 24, 2014
Austin Oaks PUD draws concerns from residents, Council members
Though still in its early stages, a new Planned Unit Development in northwest Austin is already furrowing brows. The Austin Oaks Planned Unit Development would be built on 31.37 acres at the southwest corner of Spicewood Springs Road and MoPac…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 11, 2014
Council grants floodplain variance for Park PUD on Barton Springs
Despite warnings from staff, the City Council approved a floodplain variance for one of South Austin’s most familiar lots at its June 12 meeting, finally clearing the way for development of the Park PUD. In March 2011, after a…
