It’s no secret that development is booming in Austin and its surrounding suburbs. Just north of Austin, the city of Round Rock is working to accommodate that growth by creating its first-ever land development code. One might think of the code as a rule book for new construction. It is a city document that guides […]
Planned Unit Development
A zoning classification designated by the city to allow greater flexibility for projects within its boundaries.
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The Grove at Shoal Creek moves closer to final Council OK
After months of discussion and more after-hours debate and testimony at City Hall last night, City Council is moving forward with plans for a controversial development known as the Grove at Shoal Creek. As with most discussions on the case, it lasted well into the evening with hours of testimony from both sides. It’s been […]
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Austin Oaks PUD wins ZAP recommendation
After hours of heated testimony and intense deliberation, the Zoning and Platting Commission passed a motion during its Nov. 1 meeting recommending the Austin Oaks planned unit development rezoning request with conditions. The project has been in the works since mid-2014, although the application submitted for review Tuesday night bears little resemblance to the original […]
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Austin Oaks PUD plods toward Council
Discussion of Austin’s “other” planned unit development – the Austin Oaks PUD – has been postponed to the Nov. 1 meeting of the Zoning and Platting Commission. The postponement came at the request of some of the nearby neighbors, who asked for more time to read the Traffic Impact Analysis (aka TIA) to better understand […]
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City Council approves Grove PUD ‘placeholder’
City Council took an important procedural step Thursday toward approval of a major planned unit development that has fiercely divided several neighborhoods in West Austin. Council voted to approve the Grove at Shoal Creek PUD on first reading, the first of three votes necessary to approve the final draft. However, the favorable vote by no […]
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Council wants to move forward with Grove PUD
Mayor Steve Adler hopes to start the process of approving the Grove at Shoal Creek, a controversial planned unit development in Central Austin, at City Council’s next meeting on Thursday. At a Council work session on Tuesday, Adler explained to Council colleagues that he supports approving a draft plan of the PUD on “first reading” […]
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Council inches closer to action on Grove at Shoal Creek PUD
For several months now, City Council’s decision about whether to approve the zoning for the Grove at Shoal Creek, a proposed 75-acre mixed-use development, has driven hours of debate and faced numerous delays. Why is it taking so long? When we’re not hearing about the Grove at Council meetings, behind-the-scenes discussions on the case can […]
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Council discusses transportation concerns at the Grove
City Council has only just dipped its toe into the debate over the Grove at Shoal Creek, the controversial mixed-use planned unit development proposed for a 75-acre lot in Central Austin. After postponing further discussion of the case after a three-hour public hearing last month, Council members spent just under two hours on Tuesday discussing […]
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Judge considers Rodgers’ Pilot Knob claims
How much notice should the City Council agenda provide to citizens who want to know what Council is doing that may impact their taxes and water rates? That’s one of the questions Judge Stephen Yelenosky will have to answer when he rules on Brian Rodgers’ lawsuit against the city of Austin. Yelenosky heard arguments on […]
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Environmental Commission fears Austin Oaks PUD will threaten too many trees
After months of contentious negotiations, the Austin Oaks planned unit development is nearing its hearing before City Council. But the Environmental Commission hopes to hash out a better tree plan before deciding whether to sign off on the project. At its meeting on Sept. 21, the Environmental Commission voted to convene a committee with representatives […]
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Grove PUD fight lives to see another day
It was already 9:45 p.m. on Thursday when City Council kicked off its first public hearing on the Grove at Shoal Creek, a controversial planned unit development proposed for a 75-acre lot in Central Austin, and Mayor Steve Adler announced that 179 people were signed up to speak their minds on the project. A large […]
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Council appears divided over Grove PUD
City Council on Thursday will finally begin its deliberations on the Grove at Shoal Creek, a controversial planned unit development proposed for a vacant 75-acre lot at the corner of Bull Creek Road and 45th Street. In anticipation of hours of testimony from members of the public both for and against the project, Council members […]