Naked City

Council comes back after a month's hiatus with a number of potentially divisive issues on its plate.

"...the council be willing to lay down more far-reaching ordinances to enforce sustainable, affordable neighborhoods? The next few months..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

No G-Strings Attached

U.S. Supreme Court ruling requires nude dancers to wear pasties and g-strings, but Austin won't be making any changes.

"...cities and counties to overhaul their sexually oriented business ordinances. But in Austin and Travis County, most local officials..."

May 26, 2000 News Feature by Jonathan David Carroll

Take Five

In the Place 5 Race, Activism Is the Operative Word

"...with ANC President Will Bozeman on some Smart Growth ordinances the ANC was opposing (see "Council Watch," p.36). Slusher..."

April 14, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

Fanning the Flames

Did TV News Reports Jeopardize Out Youth Austin's Partnership With AISD?

"...emphasize "that the City of Austin has civil rights ordinances prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation. In addition, Title..."

March 24, 2000 News Feature by Suzy Spencer

There's Something About Mary

Mary arnold gets down to brass tacks on bradley deal

"...by Circle C -- adherence to the city's watershed ordinances "as amended from time to time." Because Mr. Bradley..."

March 10, 2000 News Feature by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Bradley Agreement

"...treated. Applicable regulations will be taken from three Austin ordinances, both past and present...."

Feb. 11, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Watch

City plots downtown's retail future

"...so that the school will be subject to city ordinances governing noise and the like...."

Feb. 4, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Road Show

watson goes to washington to talk transportation; city backs off of terrace pud money, no settlement yet with gary bradley, city may step in to stop expansion of hyde park baptist church, council to consider retail space at csc.

"...says city staff requested a waiver to the city's ordinances stipulating a minimum amount of ground floor, not to..."

Jan. 28, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Quotes of the Nineties

"...10. Austin's water quality ordinances "will cost the city $9 billion." That was the..."

Jan. 7, 2000 News Feature by Robert Bryce

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...law, and demonstrated remarkable ignorance of the city's traffic ordinances. Your paper could be far more aggressive in pointing..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Column

The Year It All Went Wrong

Looking back at club closings in Austin in 1999.

"...put pressure on the police to enforce Austin's noise ordinances, it resulted in multiple fines and even more ill..."

Dec. 31, 1999 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Council Watch

Council divided on Gotham condo project; Jesus Garza gets a big raise; East Austin residents voice concerns about the future of the brown building and flood control.

"...She said, "I know a lot more about writing ordinances now" than she did back in the Town Lake..."

Dec. 17, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

The Participants

"...Austin's Planning Commission, where he chairs the Codes and Ordinances subcommittee. Before joining the PC, Ben led the mid-Nineties..."

Dec. 3, 1999 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

City Says No to WTO

"...MAI and its consequences on state laws and local ordinances...."

Nov. 26, 1999 News Feature by Cheryl Bishop

Naked City

A Sinking Foundation?

"...in this village of roughly 5,000 don't have zoning ordinances to fight strip malls and parking lots, but they..."

Nov. 19, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Council Watch

City Council considers status of various development-related lawsuits in executive sessions.

"...5,000 that have "attempted to enforce three or more ordinances or amendments thereto" within a five-year period. The only..."

Oct. 22, 1999 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

On Good Land: The Autobiography of an Urban Farm

"...first. In his 20-year tenure at Fairview, Ableman fought ordinances to silence his roosters and to cease composting. He..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Food Review by Ronna Welsh

Working Assets

"...The joke about the aides getting to vote on ordinances is just that. But in the stupor of a..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature by Lisa Tozzi

The 'conditional' Lineup

"...the ones specified in the current and proposed overlay ordinances, there are 69 uses that will now require a..."

May 14, 1999 News Feature

Coach's Corner

"...a wide-eyed observer was certain skirted many of the ordinances of even our open-minded municipality...."

April 16, 1999 Column by Andy "Coach" Cotton

Dancing About Architecture

"...laws which may affect the area), especially regarding sound ordinances. "If you move down here," his wishful thinking concludes,..."

April 9, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Mum's the Word

Blind Oversight

"...see to indigent health care through earthly codes and ordinances...."

March 12, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

The Price of Progress

Worldly Roots

"...will of the people. We keep calling it city ordinances, but the truth is that we have control over..."

Feb. 26, 1999 News Feature by Charles Nafus

Turning Point

Relations on the Mend

"...focus of one of the most restrictive water quality ordinances in the country...."

Feb. 19, 1999 News Feature by Jenny Staff

If You Build It ...

What Dreams May Come

"...such company is among the prospective tenants there. Downtown ordinances are already so strict as to preclude building without..."

Feb. 5, 1999 News Feature by Kevin Fullerton

Page Two

"...of the next century, many of the water quality ordinances that certain legislatures see as an assault on property..."

Jan. 22, 1999 Column by Louis Black

A Year in the Life

"...3. "Jesus didn't say according to city ordinances and the health department." -- the Rev. Marvin "Bubba"..."

Jan. 8, 1999 News Feature

Dancing About Architecture

Ode To the Year Formerly Known as 1998

"...loading/parking statutes and between clubs and police over noise ordinances (though the latter has become a somewhat, er, quiet..."

Jan. 1, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City

Off the Desk:

"...he gives others: "Jesus didn't say, 'According to city ordinances and the health department,'" Acosca said bitterly. "The fact..."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature

Preaching to the Converted

"Troubling Era"

"...We've already dived headfirst into rewriting our codes and ordinances to make Smart Growth possible and preferred...."

Dec. 25, 1998 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

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