Drag Development Villa-fied

The Villas on Guadalupe goes back to the drawing board.

"...Guadalupe. Council approved, sending the Villas back to the Zoning and Platting Commission as a new zoning case...."

Nov. 16, 2001 News Feature by Lauri Apple

City of Dreams

Visions in Earlier Austin Plans Not Unlike Our Own

"...nor access to the sorts of planning tools -- zoning, subdivision controls, limited-purpose annexation, extra-territorial jurisdiction, a Planning Commission..."

Dec. 1, 1995 News Feature

TDH: 8/16/11

Wind power, Downtown parking debate and other renewable resources

"...of City Council’s recent tweaks to the city’s historic zoning program, and one long-floated as accompanying any change to..."

Aug. 16, 2011 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and happenings from Austin and beyond

"...Council last week postponed its marquee item – the rezoning of Rainey Street – after the emergence of so-far-irreconcilable..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...But concern over ARA's request to redefine the area's zoning resurfaced Thursday night from supporters of Bennett Consolidated Inc.'s..."

Dec. 11, 1998 News Feature

Why Portland Doesn't Look Like Austin

Rose (City)-Colored Glasses

"...on a weeknight to fine tune the zoning code might not be your notion of a good..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Cast Away

Pure Castings, Zavala Elementary, pollution, jobs ... and the neighborhood

"...manager's office to explore this proposal. As the current zoning stands, should Pure Castings move or close, it will..."

Aug. 28, 2009 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Real Deal

"...City's corporate limits, the City will initiate the necessary zoning changes to authorize the land uses in Section N..."

Dec. 1, 2000 News Feature

Slum, Sweet Slum?

An Annual Look at My Own Backyard

"...examined (or understood, or chose to understand) the current zoning in the area. This is exactly the sort of..."

Oct. 24, 1997 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Squaring the Triangle

The Three Austins Collide at a Central-City Crossroads

"...later on, when the city has to deal with zoning, MHMR will want out of the deal."..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

One Size Doesn't Fit All

City Land Code Revisions

"...tolerated for so many years. Watson points to special zoning categories in the downtown district as viable options for..."

Dec. 8, 1995 News Feature

Once More Into the PUD

Council crosses swords over Austin Oaks planned unit development

"...an office park, be developed under the existing, conventional zoning. Other witnesses, including representatives of the nearby Northwest Austin..."

March 27, 2017 News Post by Michael King

The Next Steps for Elysium Park

Affordable housing development gets first-reading approval

"...last week's meeting received Council's first-reading approval of a zoning change (from light-industrial to multifamily residential) that, if sustained,..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Members Spar on Affordable Housing, Meaning of Compassion

"...affordable housing, ground transportation chauffeurs, excessive water bills, and zoning to allow for a Boys and Girls Club facility..."

April 15, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Naked City

"...remove fraternities and sororities in West Campus from a zoning overlay meant to encourage density in the neighborhood. Council..."

Dec. 14, 2007 News Feature

Naked City

"...to save the Mean Eyed Cat, approving a cocktail-lounge zoning change it needs in order to continue operation. The..."

June 15, 2007 News Feature

This Land Is Our Land

News From the Fronts of State-City Land War

"...amendments to the LDC - which happens with every zoning case - themselves constitute a "plan." This is a..."

April 24, 1998 News Column by Mike Clark-Madison

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...were opposed to BFI getting the contract." -- A.S. Rezoning Victory..."

July 4, 1997 News Feature

Oh, Build Me a Home

Architects Espouse "Traditional Neighborhood Districts"

"...language that would establish the TND as a separate zoning classification. After circulating throughout the spring for review and..."

May 23, 1997 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Freeport Wins Small

Thousands and Thousands of Dollars

"...wastewater service (read: a city sewer), and most require zoning approval from the council. One would think Freeport might..."

May 19, 1995 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

How the Red River Cultural District Was Made

Decades of off-kilter activity and music activism culminate in our current concert hub

"...it as "a thumbs-up from the city" without any zoning protections from development. The title's ephemeral nature came into..."

Jan. 31, 2020 Features Feature by Rachel Rascoe

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...cost is being paid for with city bonds. The zoning is a sweetheart deal at five-plus net residential units..."

Oct. 6, 2006 Column

City Hall's Bumpy Road

Can Austin planners and the City Council ever bring an end to the local transportation wars?

"...efforts are now concentrated in the Neighborhood Planning and Zoning Dept., whose name is self-explanatory. See "Who Does What,"..."

May 23, 2003 News Feature by Lauri Apple

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...funding for affordable housing." Actually, Griffith regularly votes against zoning for affordable housing. She's currently opposing an affordable housing..."

March 15, 2002 Column

Saturday Night Live

Mayor Kirk Watson takes his downtown vision to the streets

"...like that, but you need to have some conditional [zoning] overlays [to prevent the sale of alcohol]. One of..."

Oct. 2, 1998 News Feature by Kayte VanScoy

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

"...LDC. Those are very different and separate from the zoning, land use, and community relations issues discussed here...."

Feb. 7, 2020 News Feature by Daryl Slusher

CodeNEXT Prepares to Rewrite Austin

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

"...to use, and also declaring that the existing 33 zoning districts it's based on are "ineffective in creating a..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Katie Matlack

Res Publica

Citizens calendar, Aug. 14-19

"...NORTH LAMAR COMBINED NEIGHBOR­HOOD ZONING WORKSHOP Help shape the future of your neighborhood. 6:30pm...."

Aug. 14, 2009 News Feature

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Dunbar's article of Dec. 30 ["Lakeway: Desperate Suburbanites in Zoning War," News], he stated that the ARC site straddles..."

Jan. 6, 2006 Column

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Would rural zoning help? Austin has zoning and still has problems. County..."

May 30, 2003 Column

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