It’s one of the most densely populated parts of the city, with nearby access to bike trails, downtown, public transit and Interstate 35, but development fights in the Rainey Street District have a familiar villain: traffic. Last week, the Planning Commission voted unanimously to remove a restrictive covenant in the heart of the district that […]
restrictive covenant
Binding legal obligations written into the deed of a property.
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Strip club shot down by Planning Commission
Plans to build a strip club at Ben White and I-35 hit a bump at the Planning Commission, where a “morals clause” in a private restrictive covenant gave some commissioners pause. Commissioners denied the zoning change in a vote of 9-1-1, with Commissioner Jose Vela voting in opposition and Commissioner James Schissler abstaining. For 31 […]
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Council removes covenant but postpones Lake Austin zoning case
Council members dispensed with at least one aspect of the 2208 Lake Austin Boulevard zoning case Thursday. While members postponed the main zoning case indefinitely, Council unanimously voted to remove a restrictive covenant on the property. Alice Glasco, representing the property owners, asked for the postponement in order to talk to the neighborhood, in […]
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Planning Commission opposes ending covenant to allow condos
Prospective developers of an East Austin tract might have to come up with another plan after the Planning Commission declined to recommend terminating a restrictive covenant on the property. Paul Saustraup asked to terminate the restrictive covenant at 1120 Tillery Street. The covenant rolls back zoning from the existing CS-MU-CO-NP to SF-4A-NP on the […]