With All Deliberate Speed

Short-handed Council on homelessness, management, and carbon

"...Pro Tem. The short dais apparently only affected one zoning case – when a 5-4 approval, requiring six votes,..."

Aug. 14, 2017 News Post by Michael King

Council: Austin is Which Way?

Austin's planning woes have a long history

"...is becoming micromanagement, as well as a brace of zoning cases with the usual attempts at splitting the baby...."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Point Austin: Beside the Point

This week's action at City Hall

"...end. The grandfathering claim was first denied by the Zoning and Platting Commission, prompting the unsuccessful appeal to council...."

Jan. 20, 2006 News Column by Wells Dunbar

Point Austin: Beside the Point

City Council notes

"...Several of the zoning cases involve Westside historic zoning proposals, with none looking..."

April 15, 2005 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Local news this week in Austin

"...so far, no developer has managed to secure both zoning and the Smart Growth funds to put a TND..."

Feb. 16, 2001 News Feature by Erica C. Barnett

Council Watch

City lays out new housing program, Southpark Meadows goes for world-class venue, Zilker Neighborhood Association holds council candidates forum

"...Working on the city's zoning laws to encourage the construction of more affordable housing...."

April 28, 2000 News Column by Jenny Staff Johnson

Council Recap: Clearing the Decks for 2021 in a City That Never Stops Growing

Zoning, housing, and COVID relief dominate year's final meeting

"...Council did give final approval to a range of zoning cases that have been winding their way toward the..."

Dec. 11, 2020 News Post by Austin Sanders

Public Notice: Through the Looking Glass

The strange logic of "new urban" housing policy

"...the ones consistently arguing for more affordability components in zoning cases and in the Land Development Code rewrite, while..."

Sept. 18, 2020 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: Too Little Affordable Housing, or Too Much?

Two southeast projects divide dais; APD's state grants OK'd

"...first responders program, and processing evidence for sexual assault cases...."

Sept. 4, 2020 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Set to OK New Contract for Downtown Homeless Shelter

Council ready to take next (Front) Steps

"...of the Austin Police Department's handling of sexual assault cases, in the wake of unflattering national headlines and a..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

The Champion of Camelback?

Jonathan Coon pursues a complex project near the Pennybacker Bridge

"...Old zoning cases never die. They just get amended...."

Aug. 17, 2018 News Feature by Michael King

The People’s Plan to Curb Displacement

"This is coming from the Eastside, not coming from above, but below"

"...It was nearing 11:30pm on Tuesday when the Zoning & Platting Commission finally turned attention from individual zoning..."

March 9, 2018 News Feature by Sarah Marloff

Council: Hiding in Plain Sight

Immigration, Fire, Capitol view corridors fill out a busy Thursday

"...18: 70 Items that include sizable contracts, a dozen zoning cases, some potential revisions of Council procedures, and a..."

May 19, 2017 News Feature 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: From Kitty Hawk to Hornsby Bend

The Grove, Oaks, and Austin Water in between

"...this, there are nearly 30 unresolved (and much postponed) zoning cases, although Planning & Zoning Department Director Greg Guernsey..."

Dec. 16, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Grove at Shoal Creek Punted Again

Council wants to consider the project when it's "not competing" for airtime

"...break for dinner and then attempt to tackle three zoning cases. Right?..."

Sept. 30, 2016 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

City Council Preview: Juggling Act to Include Budget, Transportation Bond

Council agenda occupied by a handful of pressing subjects

"...and today's regular meeting (Aug. 11), which includes 30 zoning cases (Items 38-68) as well as an overflowing plate..."

Aug. 12, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Can Uber and Lyft Play Nice?

"If a business acts like it is above the law, it will pay a heavy price."

"...both the Lenox Oaks/Cactus Rose and One Two East zoning cases on its agenda this week, but don't expect..."

April 15, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Public Notice: Amnesty Now!

Council expected to tackle the issue of small-lot amnesty

"...affordability. This is City Council's week to take on zoning cases, and with the TNC snarl apparently postponed to..."

Feb. 12, 2016 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Council: It Never Rains but It Pours

How moving quickly on buyouts for the nearly 300 Onion Creek homeowners went unresolved

"...a deluge of other matters. This is nominally a "zoning" meeting, with no less than 40 cases on the..."

Nov. 13, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Public Notice: Test Your Water Knowledge

Everywhere you turn, the issue is water

"...done very well on its attempt to separate out zoning hearings into their own meetings; the preliminary agenda for..."

Feb. 20, 2015 News Column

Diving Right In

The new 10-1 Council begins to re-invent Austin government

"...the previous practice), and perhaps off-load executive sessions and zoning cases (often requiring their own, full-Council public hearings) to..."

Jan. 30, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Council: Back to the Future!

Seven-member Council on an 11-seat dais

"...draw controversy, even before they arrive at the 27 zoning cases. ... A few likely high (or low) lights:..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

10-1 Ticker... Election updates!

Forum drama abounds

"...conference paper ("Regulatory Takings," co-authored with Sumer Shelton) on zoning and eminent domain cases. Martinez attacks Adler's concluding suggestion..."

Oct. 3, 2014 News Feature by the News Staff

Council: Take the Steam Train

Can the city and Uber and Lyft come to an understanding?

"...with a full agenda (143 Items), including three dozen zoning cases, several public hearings (including the Urban Trails Master..."

Sept. 26, 2014 News Feature by Michael King

Poor Planning

Planning Commission has painful meeting

"...share of its agenda taken up by three separate zoning cases in which city staff had issued permits for..."

May 16, 2014 News Feature by Nick Barbaro

Running the Numbers

Previewing this week's agenda

"...Number of items on the zoning agenda, including a staff-opposed zoning upgrade on 38th Street..."

Oct. 29, 2010 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

The Daily Hustle: 6/25/10

Getting to the point

"...actions yesterday, council nearly punted on approving six historic zoning cases on its agenda, ultimately deciding to approve the..."

June 25, 2010 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Council's Got ... Talent?

At intermission, we talk to the headliners

"...bonuses. We were in a situation where all the zoning cases coming to us had different demands – developers..."

July 13, 2007 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...closely. Shorter streets could mean fewer lots in some zoning categories, as well as higher costs for curbs, gutters,..."

March 24, 2006 News Feature

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