Tag Archives: Zoning and Platting Commission
South Austin multifamily project gets ZAP approval, Council postponement
The Zoning and Platting Commission has recommended multifamily zoning for a project at 10304 Old San Antonio Road in South Austin. But City Council will not take up the case until next year amid questions about traffic safety and flooding. Wendy…
Zoning • By Daniel Salazar • Dec 17, 2020
ZAP approves rezoning for multifamily near Connally High School
The Zoning and Platting Commission has approved a rezoning request for a multifamily apartment complex on Austin’s far northern fringe. At its Tuesday meeting, ZAP approved rezoning 23.6 acres of undeveloped land for the Cypress Creek Apartment Homes at 1417…
Zoning • By Daniel Salazar • Oct 23, 2020
ZAP to consider Training Kitchen request as commission grapples with postponement woes
At the Zoning and Platting Commission Tuesday night, a rezoning request from a nonprofit that wants to build a community center on a South Austin lot was postponed by commissioners until early October. But the discussion underscored the commissioners’ frustration about how the…
Planning • By Daniel Salazar • Sep 18, 2020
ZAP tweaks proposed merger of housing and planning departments
The Zoning and Platting Commission on Tuesday discussed the potential merger between the Neighborhood Housing and Community Development and the Planning and Zoning departments. After multiple commissioners expressed concerns about the measure, they voted unanimously to include three recommendations to…
Planning • By Nina Hernandez • Jul 24, 2020
ZAP approves restaurant use for plot at Slaughter and Cullen despite neighborhood concerns
On Tuesday night, the Zoning and Platting Commission agreed to an applicant’s request to remove restaurant (general) and restaurant (limited) uses from the conditional overlay attached to the property. Rob Pivnick of LG Slaughter and Cullen LLC owns 116 W.…
Development • By Nina Hernandez • Jun 19, 2020
ZAP commissioners recommend zoning change for affordable senior living
The developer DMA Companies hopes to rezone a 4.5-acre site at 6306 McNeil Drive to Medium-Density Multifamily Residence (MF-3) from the existing Interim Rural Residence (I-RR) zoning. The change will allow for the construction of 147 affordable senior living units…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • May 12, 2020
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ZAP recommends less density than staff does for South Austin site
At its Feb. 18 meeting, the Zoning and Platting Commission debated how much density is too much for the lot at 6917 Colton Bluff Springs Road. Although the land is intended for a single project, the 23-acre site is divided…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Feb 24, 2020
Despite public opposition, plan for directing school traffic gains ZAP approval
Many factors go into the planning of schools, and chief among them is safety. Concern over whether a children’s educational facility belonged in an industrial park spurred a discussion about the appropriate zoning choice for the site at the Jan.…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • Jan 14, 2020
Zoning and Platting Commission weighs in on proposed fire code
As Austin weathers the dog days of summer, wildfire risk is once again a hot topic in the city. A new report this week by the Office of the City Auditor said that the city could be doing a better…
Fire • By Jessi Devenyns • Aug 20, 2019
Mobile home rezoning case raises questions about living arrangements
In an attempt to tackle gentrification head-on, last August City Council directed city staff to begin rezoning mobile home parks that were operating as such but were not appropriately zoned. Six of those rezoning cases came before the Zoning and…
Zoning • By Jessi Devenyns • May 13, 2019
Traffic concerns for proposed Braker Lane development give Zoning Commission pause
At the corner of Braker Lane and Dessau Road sits an oddly shaped 0.9-acre parcel of land that has been the subject of at least two heated zoning disputes. In mid-2016, the owner of 1308 E. Braker Lane, Sinh Tron…
Zoning • By Jack Craver • Jan 7, 2019
Camelback is back, but this time at the Ethics Review Commission
After so much contention and inflamed passions on both sides, it’s no surprise that the story of the Camelback planned unit development did not end with the Nov. 1 approval by Council. On Dec. 12, the Ethics Review Commission heard…
