House Makes Its First Post-Freeze Moves to Fix the Grid

Who's got the power?

"...state law provisions that stymied Austin's Land Development Code revision process last year. Currently, property owners in Texas have..."

March 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council District 10: In Seven-Car Race, Alter Finds Center Lane

D10 appears most likely to end in a December run-off – predicting who will make it past Nov. 3 is not easy.

"...to build smaller and denser housing. For Alter, the LDC revision, which is now tied up in court, had..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Candidates in District 6 and 10 Diverge on Police, Housing, Land Use

Race(s) to the West

"...Alter remains committed to an LDC vision that she sees as adhering more closely to..."

Aug. 21, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

What’s on City Council's Agenda This Week?

Council has its hands full. Here are some of the agenda items we're watching.

"...Item 73: Did you think the Land Development Code Revision was dead? Maybe not! Council approved the extension of..."

July 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

Could the new land development code actually make Austin less affordable?

"...look at parts of the newest draft of the LDC rewrite, the one they'll consider and presumably vote on..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Council District 7: Land-Use Politics Take Center Stage

"...for her vote with the Council minority against proposed revisions to the LDC rewrite. Pool said her goal was..."

Oct. 9, 2020 News Feature by Beth Sullivan

Council Recap: Hey, Remember That Thing We Asked You to Do?

City Council revisits resilience hubs and Rainey Street density

"...first week in May will also likely feature a revision of the Downtown Density Bonus Program and the parallel..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Hall Moves a Little Bit Closer to Decriminalization

Pot, or not?

"...to protest new zoning under the Land Development Code Revision process. CMs Kathie Tovo, Leslie Pool, and Alison Alter..."

Jan. 31, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

On Compatibility, Staff Tells Adler, Thanks, but No Thanks

Previously drafted Land Development Code changes were better, they say

"...In an email, Alter remembers that LDC Revision effort less fondly. "The LDC rewrite process ......"

Nov. 4, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Chronicle Endorsements for the November General Election

Our picks for the local, state, and national races you'll see on your ballot

"...camping ban, and "reimagining public safety" by demanding needed revisions to the police contract and authoring the Council plan..."

Oct. 2, 2020 News Feature by The Chronicle Editorial Board

Public Notice: The Beat(ing) Goes On

Never a dull moment on the Land Development Code front

"...on Friday, Oct. 25, with proposed corrections, clarifications, and revisions to the draft code based on testing and feedback..."

Nov. 1, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin At Large: Voices In Our (Old) Heads

OK Boomers, do you now regret pushing for 10-1? Where do you think it went wrong?

"...either transit or active transportation (i.e., road warriors), opposes revision of Austin's land development code, and opposes any efforts..."

July 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Is a New Austin Land Development Code Done Yet?

Council: Stick a pin in that!

"...intermittently throughout the day from aggrieved speakers on code revision – to get to the end of their business...."

May 3, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Second Phase of Major Zoning Changes to Increase Middle-Income Housing Kicks Off

You can comment on HOME 2.0 Thursday

"...build many more market-rate units than three. “During the LDC revision,” Azhar said, “we had consultants who do this..."

April 9, 2024 News Post by Lina Fisher

A Budget Forged in Crisis Looks Toward Long-Term Opportunities

Resilience, rethinking, recovery

"...Development Code, which established as a primary goal of LDC Revision (the job of P&Z) the production of the..."

July 24, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Public Notice: More Unintended Consequences

If you build it ...

Jan. 31, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Breaking the Code

Plain English Is the Goal for Land Development Rules

"...long: At 600+ pages and growing every week, the LDC is longer than the rest of the City Code..."

May 15, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Austin’s Exclusionary Housing Policies Are Getting Revolutionary Rewrites

After decades of resistance doors open for less-wealthy Austinites

"...For any one of these LDC amendments to pass would be a transformative change to..."

July 28, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Dives Deep Into Racism at APD, Land Use

Busy week isn't over yet, with development code hearing Saturday

"...the week; they have been posting amendments to the LDC draft ahead of a first-reading vote scheduled for Monday,..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Gets Surprised by APD's New State Grants

Refund the police?

"...of the lawsuit that stopped the Land Development Code Revision before Council could adopt the new code through a..."

Aug. 28, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Find Out More About the Land Development Code

Only the hottest links for you zoning junkies

"...Staff report on the draft LDC rewrite: This 50-page summary is a good place to..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature

Council Prepares for Round 2 of the Land Use Rewrite

Calm before the code

"...three) required votes to approve the Land Devel­op­ment Code revision next week (see "When Did the Single-Family Home Go..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Homeowners Sue to Block Code Changes Meant to Increase Affordability

The same group won a suit in 2020 over land use reforms

"...2020 to halt the impending adoption of a comprehensive revision to the city’s Land Development Code, which outlines what..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Breaking Down What the HOME Initiative’s Passing Means for Austin

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...successful. In 2020, opponents of the Land Development Code Revision sued the city to prevent Council from adopting a..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Ten Local Stories That Got Overshadowed

Most of these could top the charts in a normal year ...

"...5) March 18: City Loses LDC Court Chal­lenge Just as COVID-19 arrived in Aus­tin, District..."

Dec. 18, 2020 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Austin at Large: Does Austin Need SF Zoning?

Or is this status quo protection already obsolete in the City That Never Shrinks?

"...More than a decade after a Land Development Code Revision was proposed as the most important action the city..."

Oct. 8, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council Shapes Land Use Overhaul on Second Reading

Debate continues as Austin learns to code

"...arguments voiced during that two-hour session generally reflected what LDC activists have said for years: one group urging Council..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Where Are They Now?

"...Land Development Code Revision..."

Aug. 20, 1999 News Feature

Public Notice: Here Comes the Vote

Council preps for marathon Land Development Code hearing and first reading

"...two lengthy work sessions on the Land Develop­ment Code revision this Tuesday and Wednesday, City Coun­cil takes a breather..."

Dec. 6, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

2020 Council Races Already Taking Shape

Alter draws a challenger for D10 seat

"...didn't say if she supported the Land Devel­op­ment Code Revision in its current form or, like the D10 incumbent,..."

Dec. 27, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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