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

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

Council approves HOME phase one, looks ahead to phase two

"...prevent Council from adopting a holistic revision to the LDC and won. This year, the same group successfully sued..."

Dec. 15, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

As Council Works to Improve Affordability With HOME, How Will Displacement Factor In?

Research shows small lots boost affordability though concerns linger

"...communities of color as prior efforts to revise the LDC. “We’ve always opposed this kind of zoning,” Austin NAACP..."

Dec. 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Planning Commission Recommends Adopting HOME Amendments ... With Amendments

There’s no place like HOME

"...Leslie Pool, might have similar unintended consequences. Only, the LDC changes might incentivize sprawling duplexes rather than single-unit homes...."

Nov. 24, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Get Ready for an Unprecedented Joint Meeting on Land Use Changes

City Council and Planning Commission meet Thursday

"...by increasing housing supply throughout the city. The proposed LDC changes under public review are:..."

Oct. 27, 2023 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

"...On the other end of the argument are the..."

Aug. 25, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

It’s Expensive to Build in Austin, and Regulations Are Adding Cost

Red tape raises rent

"...offered by the researchers, including both reforms to the LDC that could ease the cost burden of expensive land..."

Aug. 4, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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 Member Seeks to Make Homeownership More Attainable With Smaller Lot Sizes

Can Council meet the missing middle?

"...Taken together, the two LDC amendments in Pool's resolution could finally open the door..."

July 21, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Attitudes on Land-Use Change as Limits on Building Near Houses Are Eased

Council cuts compatibility with little opposition

"...8, to draft amendments to the Land Development Code (LDC) that would allow tall apartment buildings to develop closer..."

June 9, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Council Poised to Pass Three Housing Supply-Friendly Items

The most controversial would allow larger apartment complexes near single-family homes

"...items would only be a few among dozens of LDC items they're already working on. That's why Council is..."

June 9, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Moves to Ensure People Actually Live Near Project Connect Stations

What’s the point of public transit if nobody can use it?

"...Staff hopes to bring Council potential LDC amendments and a draft ETOD zoning overlay late 2023..."

March 10, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

Lawsuit Threatens Council’s Modest Progress on Housing Crisis

Same group that blocked land code rewrite in 2020 is back

"...filed a lawsuit aimed at undoing recent, less ambitious LDC changes City Council adopted to address Austin’s housing supply..."

March 6, 2023 News Post by Austin Sanders

A New Council With New Energy Aims to Get City Hall Unstuck

Change is coming, but how much?

"...trauma caused by the second attempt at revising the LDC," which was eventually thrown out in court. "I don't..."

Jan. 20, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

The Quest for Nine Votes on Land Use Code

Council proposes revising Austin's strict compatibility standards

"...owners to protest the envisioned code overhaul, unless the LDC revisions could secure a nine-vote supermajority on Council, rather..."

Dec. 16, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Considers How Fast to Move on Land Development Code Reform

Sometimes the tortoise loses

"...of time and money" on efforts to reform the LDC, Adler said. "Quite frankly, we haven't really delivered in..."

Dec. 2, 2022 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

Who Will Be the New Council Voice for District 9?

Eight candidates vie for Austin's most powerful YIMBYs and NIMBYs

"...majority of D9 candidates want to see a simplified LDC and streamlined review process that would allow the market..."

Oct. 28, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: The Ghosts of Austin’s Future

Two different City Councils; four different land use results

"...a 9-2 supermajority), Council manages to push through an LDC rewrite that's both broader and more targeted than CodeNEXT..."

Oct. 21, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

The Mayor’s Race Offers Clear Choices on How Austin Should Grow

Election marks a critical juncture on the way to Austin's future

"...policy ideas on housing. She advocates for adopting the LDC text changes independently from the zoning map (basically, the..."

Oct. 14, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin at Large: The Bold Eye of the Beholder

Watson releases his first housing proposals, puts his “get it done” brand to the test

"...As for the benighted LDC, Watson's one-two punch, which could be bold, is to..."

July 22, 2022 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

City Council to Tweak Compatibility Rules Amid Housing Crisis

Can a change help stem rising housing and rent costs?

"...of the time. Staff has recommended Council consider other LDC changes that could help, like smaller lot sizes and..."

June 10, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Recap: Once-Sacred Neighborhood Protections Battered by Austin's Affordability Crisis

Are taller buildings with less parking the answer?

"...change the 60- and 90-foot height limits in the LDC for most corridor properties. It proposes raising allowable heights..."

May 21, 2022 News Post by Maggie Q. Thompson

Public Notice: Showdown on Main Streets

Applying the kinder, gentler Land Development Code rewrite to transit corridors

"...agree that 1) there is a lot about the LDC that doesn't work well, and 2) there are a..."

May 20, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Good Riddance

With CodeNext finally dead, can we finally move ahead?

"...evolved, nor has anyone yet ventured to restart the LDC rewrite process until the final nail had been driven..."

March 25, 2022 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Proposed Development Would Revive Austin Opera House but Faces Neighbor Opposition

200 Academy Drive: Big hit or last call?

"...footage limits on the "cocktail lounge" use (what the LDC labels the CS-1 zoning category required for alcohol sales)...."

Jan. 21, 2022 News Feature by Kevin Curtin

Seven Candidates Vie for the Future of District 4

Special election decides who will complete Greg Casar's term at City Hall

"..."extremely destructive for our future" and said that future LDC changes need to be vetted through community and neighborhood..."

Jan. 7, 2022 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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

Council Seeks Consensus as It Eyes Affordability Crisis

A lot is not enough

"...since a Travis County district court ruled that any LDC rewrite would effectively need a supermajority of nine votes,..."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Austin At Large: Blinking in the Bright Light

Austinites stagger into the post(?)-pandemic streets, waving at the new neighbors

"...then to be the inevitable approval of the new LDC, after eight years of work, on a 7-4 vote...."

Dec. 3, 2021 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

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