Tag Archives: South Lamar Neighborhood Association
South Lamar neighbors to get office traffic instead of residential traffic
Nearly two years ago, the Planning Commission voted 10-1 to recommend a zoning change that would allow a 70-unit apartment building to be built on a vacant lot at 2413 Thornton Road. As is often the case in zoning battles,…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Mar 20, 2018
Developer accuses BoA's King of ethics violations
The city’s Ethics Review Commission will hold a preliminary hearing next Wednesday to determine whether there are “reasonable grounds” to consider an ethics complaint filed against Board of Adjustment member Bryan King. Ross Wilson of PSW Real Estate, which is…
Development • By Jo Clifton • May 5, 2017
Thornton Road developer nixes zoning request
Developer PSW Real Estate on Wednesday withdrew its request for a change to multifamily (MF-4) zoning for 2413 Thornton Road in South Austin, as well as its application to the neighborhood housing department for participation in the city’s Smart Housing…
City Council • By Jo Clifton • Mar 23, 2017
BoA backs city in 'structural trellis' case
A bid to change the way the city allows homes to be attached to each other fell short at the Board of Adjustment’s most recent meeting, despite widespread skepticism toward the central idea that an arbor is a “structural element.”…
Land Development Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Dec 22, 2016
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Planning Commission OKs Thornton apartments over neighbor objections
The increased traffic might not be ideal, but neighbors opposed to a proposed 70-unit apartment building on Thornton Road are getting about as good a deal as they can expect from the land, suggested members of the Planning Commission on…
Planning • By Jack Craver • Jun 30, 2016
Council shoots down Thornton Road Studios rezoning
A group of artists, musicians and small business owners in South Austin was granted a stay of execution related to its work spaces last Thursday night, when City Council denied a zoning change that would have transformed the property into…
Zoning • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 7, 2016
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Planning Commission punts controversial Thornton Road project to Council
Neighborhood activists appeared to score a partial victory Tuesday when the Planning Commission voted to forward a controversial proposal for a major development on Thornton Road to City Council without a recommendation. Although a majority of commissioners present voted to…
Development • By Jack Craver • Jan 14, 2016
Foundation Communities project back on track after BoA delay
An attempt to thwart construction of Foundation Communities’ Bluebonnet Studios fell flat at the Board of Adjustment on Monday night. Michael Sullivan, who owns the property adjacent to the Bluebonnet Studios site, asked the board to reconsider two city staff…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jul 14, 2015
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It's not over till it's over: Lightsey 2 at Council today
Today, City Council members will consider a resolution that could conclude the saga of a South Austin development that is no stranger to City Hall. The item is another chapter in the seemingly endless saga of the Lightsey 2 development. That…
City Hall • By Elizabeth Pagano • Mar 5, 2015
Commission powers remain unclear, residents remain agitated
On Tuesday, Planning Commissioners opted to postpone an item that should clarify whether they have the ability to approve a subdivision without requiring connectivity. But the sea of bright yellow t-shirts at the meeting made it clear that the issue…
The Code • By Elizabeth Pagano • Feb 12, 2015
South Austin park is nameless no more
Though discussion remained contentious up until the bitter end, the third time proved the charm last week for a once-nameless park in South Austin. City Council christened the park at 3000 Del Curto Road “The Tom Lasseter South Lamar Neighborhood…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Sep 5, 2014
Board of Adjustment postpones request to ease setbacks on lot
A variance request for an empty lot in South Austin was met with questions from the Board of Adjustment at a recent meeting. Jennifer Garcia of Kimball Bruehl Garcia Estes was representing property owner Robert Lee, requesting a variance…
Development • By Elizabeth Pagano • Jan 28, 2014
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