Austin At Large: Say Farewell to Greg Guernsey

An exit interview with Austin’s longtime planning chief

"...happy – for me! – that I'm leaving," says Greg Guernsey, director of Austin's Planning and Zoning Department since..."

July 12, 2019 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

CodeNEXT Draft 3 Release Punted to February

Nov. 28 deadline now all but a memory

"...Kiolbassa relayed the news tonight from project executive lead Greg Guernsey...."

Nov. 15, 2017 News Post by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Wrecks Austin

Or did Austin wreck CodeNEXT?

"...it made sense in the Eight­ies," said Planning Commissioner Greg Anderson, but not for the city's future. Eric Bramlett,..."

May 25, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXT Loses Another Manager

CodeNEXT project manager Jim Robertson steps down from his post after accepting a job with the city of Boulder two weeks ago

"...CodeNEXT deadlines, according to Planning and Zoning Department Director Greg Guernsey. He still expects to release a public draft..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

Point Austin: Suburban Nightmare

PromiseLand West amphitheatre plans drown out neighborhood opposition

"...email appeared out of the blue, but its author, Greg Guernsey, director of the city's Plan­ning and Development Review..."

Nov. 18, 2011 News Column by Amy Smith

Developing Stories

More lessons from Seattle

"...Greg Guernsey, who became Austin's director of Neighborhood Planning and..."

June 15, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Introducing CodeNEXT Draft Three

Now the fun begins

"...won't be available until next week.) But CodeNEXT lead Greg Guernsey insists the latest iteration is more user-friendly. Opticos..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

CodeNEXTension

CodeNEXT timeline punted back three months

"...code consultants get the rewrite right. Yet project lead Greg Guernsey denied that talk during Tuesday's meeting of the..."

Nov. 17, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

In-Comprehensible? ANC Balks at Comp Plan.

ANC fears Imagine Austin will unravel neighborhood planning efforts

"...Steven Aleman points to an Oct. 15 memo from Greg Guern­sey, director of the Planning and Devel­opment Review Department,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

1915 David St.

Project prompts rethinking on what it means to remodel

"...But Planning and Development Review Department Director Greg Guernsey said he interpreted the ruling differently. If owner-developer..."

June 25, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Showdown at David Street: City Regs Broken at Will

Gasp! City staff helps developer skirt the law.

"...both the original front house and a "garage apartment." (Greg Guernsey, director of the city's Planning and Development Review..."

April 30, 2010 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

"Some Dates Will Change"

ZAP Chair Jolene Kiolbassa predicts "a crazy sprint to the finish"

"...discussion, which lasted more than two hours. Project lead Greg Guernsey confirmed staff is on track for February, though..."

Jan. 5, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

City Hall Hustle: History Abated

Council returns to the vexing question of historic zoning

"...act on recommendations Planning and Development Review Department Director Greg Guernsey made to council last month: limiting owner-initiated historic..."

June 11, 2010 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Holly Street Hoopla

An attempt to develop a Neighborhood Plan Contact Team for Holly Street went down in flames – again

"...development projects. According to Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Director Greg Guern­sey, who attempted (without much success) to lead the..."

June 5, 2009 News Feature by Michael King

CodeNEXT's Delay, "Good for Austin"

Land-use rewrite gets punted to little complaint

"...from a voicemail left by CodeNEXT's executive project lead Greg Guernsey, the city's Plan­ning and Zoning Department director, indicating..."

Nov. 24, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Planning for Better Plans

What's been going on at the local Planning and Zoning Department?

"...for actions by the Planning and Zoning Department Director Greg Guern­sey. It does not speak to the merits of..."

Nov. 18, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Keeping the Lights on at Casa de Luz

The iconic Austin eating-and-meeting place dearly wants to continue pursuing its macrobiotic mission – but can't quite seem to comply with public safety codes

"...there, according to advocates, Planning and Devel­op­ment Review Director Greg Guernsey insists that the business has been misidentified since..."

June 14, 2013 News Feature by Elizabeth Pagano

Developing Stories: 'L' Is for 'Lake' – and Legal and Ludicrous

The Waterfront Overlay has an intricate history

"...help answer these questions, Neigh­bor­hood Planning and Zoning Director Greg Guern­sey provided the relevant ordinance documents and some interpretations...."

Sept. 14, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

Council Watch

Planning Commission and two council members consider measures to reduce commercial noise pollution near residential land; Vista Ridge PUD developer negotiates compromise agreement on its single-family development overlooking Bull Creek.

"...That may be changing, however. DRID principal planner Greg Guernsey says his department recently purchased decibel meters and..."

Jan. 14, 2000 News Column by Kevin Fullerton

Council: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend

The Grove, Oaks, and Austin Water in between

"...tinkering may be in play. Several council members – Greg Casar, Delia Garza, Mayor Pro Tem Kathie Tovo –..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

CodeNEXT: Take Four?

When is an addendum really a new draft?

"...has added new sections, and removed others. Planning Com­mis­sioner Greg Anderson railed against the addendum at the PC meeting..."

April 27, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: “We Can’t Hear You.”

CodeNEXT planning process remains a mystery

"...Planning and Development Review Director Greg Guernsey seems to still believe that version 2.0 will..."

June 2, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Planning From The Neighborhoods Up

"...see the same kind of mismatch anywhere else," says Greg Guernsey of the city's Development Review and Inspection Dept...."

Aug. 1, 1997 News Feature

Public Notice: They’re Baaack!

Council faces a busy first week

"...Day, and another presenting a Distinguished Service Award to Greg Guernsey, who's retiring after 13 years as director of..."

Aug. 2, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT: Will We or Won’t We Vote on It?

From the petition hearing to Council, this week's land use code updates

"...to the dais "fairly quickly," said project executive lead Greg Guernsey...."

July 6, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: And, We’re Off …

Council tees up CodeNEXT for a loooong drive, takes a breather

"...manner, in the requested time frame. Planning Dept. Direc­tor Greg Guernsey noted that even deciding what constitutes an appropriate..."

June 29, 2018 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT Cliffs Notes

Busy season begins for land use rewrite

"...Project lead Greg Guernsey submitted PC's recommendation report, documenting 117 motions and..."

June 1, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Public Notice: Tool of Racism?

CodeNEXT fears aired; hopes expressed

"...is always better than fearful speculation. Toward the end Greg Guernsey, director of the Planning and Zoning Department, stated..."

Feb. 24, 2017 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT Leak Stirs Up Drama

Long-awaited land development code proposal expected Jan. 30

"...the proposal. On Wednesday, Jan. 11, Carnahan, her boss Greg Guernsey, and Opticos reps Peter Park and John Miki..."

Jan. 20, 2017 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

CodeNEXT Is Coming

Special called CodeNEXT meeting signals new day forward for land development

"...jarring piece of news: Planning and Zoning Department head Greg Guernsey told the assembly that CodeNEXT's "very ambitious schedule"..."

Oct. 28, 2016 News Feature by Caleb Pritchard

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