Public Notice: Where’s Our LDC Rewrite?

Back into the looking glass with your City Council

"...rulings that killed the unpopular CodeNEXT Land Development Code rewrite process – just so they can pass a plan..."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice – LDC Rewrite: If Not Now, When?

Further thoughts on housing affordability and how it might be affected by the city Land Development Code

"...and the hype were that the embattled land code rewrite was going to fix that (or at least start..."

April 9, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Loses Court Challenge Over LDC Protest Rights

Ruling voids prior 7-4 votes on code rewrite; next steps unclear

"...first two City Council votes on Austin’s effort to rewrite its Land Development Code, because the city failed to..."

March 19, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Prepares for Round 2 of the Land Use Rewrite

Calm before the code

"...Hall's focus this week has already shifted to the LDC, with work sessions on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 4..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Not So Down With LDC

"...Dear Editor, Your recent reporting on the LDC rewrite is clearly one-sided. Mr. Barbaro’s opinion piece claiming..."

Feb. 10, 2020 Postmarks

Blood, Sweat, Tears, and the LDC

"...voted last week to base the Land Development Code rewrite on city staff and consultants’ Draft 3 of CodeNEXT...."

May 7, 2019 Postmarks

Public Notice – LDC Revision: Notes & Notices

"...Now that city officials are admitting that the LDC Revision does not, will not, cannot, and was never..."

Oct. 18, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: LDC Developments

Suit set; ZAP zinger; ashes for ASH?

"...wakes to the new year, the Land Development Code rewrite process moves on in all its spastic glory:..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

City Loses Court Challenge Over LDC Protest Rights

Ruling voids prior 7-4 votes on code rewrite; next steps unclear

March 27, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

Sound Check, a week of city development code-related events, kicks off Nov. 16

"...they say, you'll help ensure that the final updated LDC is as helpful and clear as possible to all..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Public Notice: Adjusting to a Virtual Reality

City Council and LDC rewrite team both trying to figure out the new normal

"...is the first reappearance of the Land Development Code rewrite, or more specifically the District Court ruling against the..."

April 10, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council Recap: Land Code Revision Advances to Final Round

Late-night second-reading vote features familiar 7-4 split

"...debate, the Austin City Council advanced its effort to rewrite the Land Development Code to the third-and-final stage late..."

Feb. 14, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

When Did the Single-Family Home Go From Being the American Dream to an Urbanist Nightmare?

One policy wonk's view of how we got here

"...civic disputes, this one over the Land Development Code (LDC) rewrite. That may sound boring, and it pretty much..."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

Austin's Land Use Debate Returns to the Spotlight

A new draft code has risen out of CodeNEXT's ashes

"...Fourteen months after the Land-Development-Code-rewrite-that-shall-not-be-named went down in flames, amid squabbles over parking requirements..."

Oct. 11, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Amid All the Closings, an Opening?

Land Development Code not back to square one

"...against the city’s process for the Land Development Code rewrite, regarding giving notice to affected citizens and allowing protest..."

March 27, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Austin At Large: Let Me Make Things Clear

Yes, we need to move ahead quickly – but not recklessly – with a new land code

"...from readers: "His position on the Land Development Code rewrite is unclear" and "He needs to be more specific"..."

Feb. 21, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

First Hearing for Land Development Code Revision Lawsuit

Plaintiffs claim city hasn't met state law requirements for zoning changes

"...essentially nullify the City Council votes to approve the LDC on first and second reading; they claim the city..."

March 13, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

City Hall Ready for Liftoff on New Land Use Rules

It's as easy as flood protection, affordability, parking, transition zones ...

"...code and map in future drafts before the new LDC gets its third and final reading next year...."

Dec. 13, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Developing Stories: The Mistake on the Lake

The 'Save Town Lake' lawsuit turns up a legal mystery at City Hall

"...no explicit height restrictions. In a 1999 "plain English rewrite" of the Land Development Code, the height limits in..."

Sept. 21, 2007 News Column by Katherine Gregor

2019's Big Stories Shaping Austin's Path Into a New Decade

Never a slow news day

"...big year for Austin's exhausting, fraught, but hopefully beneficial rewrite of its Land Develop­ment Code. For the first time,..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

City Sued Over Land Use Code Revision

Homeowners, neighbors want to protest rezoning

"...argues that the law does not apply to comprehensive rewrites of the entire code, such as the one that..."

Dec. 20, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Motherless Austin

Building a better city, but at what cost?

"...Anyway, speaking of the LDC rewrite:..."

Nov. 29, 2019 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Top 10 Stories of 2021

Some top topics on the community news front

"...May 21: "Home Prices Still High" This was an..."

Dec. 17, 2021 News Column by Nick Barbaro

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

Austin City Council Shows Surprising Interest in Upzoning

Mayor throws a curveball in advance of Monday's new Land Development Code revision report

"...some council members and the neighborhoods they represent. The LDC rewrite will allow more housing, Adler and others have..."

Nov. 22, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Department of Unintended Consequences

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

"...In the ongoing debate about Austin's Land Development Code rewrite, there's usually a point when someone says, "Well, we..."

Jan. 24, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

CodeNEXT Year, Maybe

The city's land use rewrite had one helluva year

"...CodeNEXT, the city's massive rewrite of its 30-year-old land development code, had one helluva..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council Recap: (A Little More) Help Is On Its Way

Relief to include direct cash aid to struggling Austinites

"...18, voided Council’s first two votes on the new LDC, and indicated the only way forward would be for..."

April 10, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: Take It From a Ninja ...

You know, you could just not say anything. Try that.

"...But wait, you may ask, didn't LDC opponents already fight and badly lose this battle at..."

Jan. 10, 2020 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis

Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back

"...sued the city in 2020, effectively killing efforts to rewrite the Land Development Code, has struck again. This time,..."

March 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

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