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Item 2 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is being asked to OK the early payoff (called "defeasance") of up to $5 million in 2025 city bonds, with the money coming as an upfront payment from private developer Greystar rather than from city coffers. It's a behind-the-scenes financial step tied to the bigger public-private redevelopment of the City-owned St. John Properties at 800 E. St. Johns Avenue, a planned mixed-use project on the old North IH-35 parcels. The item is listed with no fiscal impact to the City and works alongside related Items #3 and #4.
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Item 3 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council would green-light selling the St. John site at 800 E. St. Johns Ave., split into two parcels (St. John North and South), to a public facility corporation affiliated with the Housing Authority of the City of Austin for multifamily housing and retail development. The vote also satisfies the legal requirement that the city's governing body sign off on developments built on these properties. According to the agenda, this item has no fiscal impact. It's tied to companion Items #2 and #4.
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Item 4 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is set to amend this year's Financial Services Capital Budget to put $1,079,193 from the sale of city-owned land at the St. John Site (800 E. St. Johns Ave) back into the historic St. John neighborhood. The money is earmarked for connectivity, accessibility, and amenities — essentially reinvesting land-sale proceeds into the community around the property. It's tied to companion Items #2 and #3 on the same agenda.
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Item 39 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city wants to bring in outside help to keep building and site plan reviews moving — hiring SAFEbuilt Texas for building plan review and inspections, and Freese and Nichols for site plan review services. If you've ever waited on a permit in Austin, this is the kind of behind-the-scenes staffing move aimed at clearing the queue. The contract is capped at $1,000,000, split between the two firms and funded through the Development Services operating budget.
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Item 51 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
Council is kicking off a major rewrite of Title 25, the city's Land Development Code, to reshape zoning and transportation rules. The resolution would create new zoning districts, update regulations, and streamline street design, building, and site development standards — all aimed at making it easier to get around Austin by means other than a car. Because it touches everything from how land gets zoned to how streets are built, the changes could ripple across future development citywide. Staff would report back to Council with their progress.
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Item 58 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
Council is kicking off changes to the city's land development code (Title 25) to make it easier to build or revamp park amenities on Austin's parkland. This is the early, get-the-ball-rolling step — directing staff to draft amendments rather than approving final rules — so what counts as an 'amenity' and how that plays out on the ground would come later. If you've ever wished it were simpler to add facilities at your neighborhood park, this is the process that could clear the way.
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Item 67 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
Council is holding a public hearing on a major rewrite of downtown density rules, creating two new bonus zoning districts—DDB400 and DDB850—that let developers build taller and tweak site standards in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits. The changes would also adjust Rainey Street's rules and shrink the eligibility area for the existing Downtown Density Bonus Program, dropping certain properties roughly west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street. The item has no fiscal impact to the city.
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Item 71 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to grant floodplain variances for a property at 1812 Clifford Avenue, which sits in the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Boggy Creek. The variances would clear the way to build a single-family home there, with certain conditions and an expiration date attached. Building in a floodplain raises questions about flood risk and creek safety, so the conditions matter. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 72 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This item asks the Council to hold a public hearing and consider granting variances from the city's floodplain rules so a single-family home can be built at 4502 Avenue F, which sits in both the 25-year and 100-year floodplains of Waller Creek. Because the property falls in flood-prone territory, the ordinance would set specific conditions for the variances and put an expiration date on them. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 73 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on an ordinance that would pull three properties — at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive — out of the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and redraw the plan's boundary. That matters because the ERC Regulating Plan sets the development rules for this fast-changing stretch of East Riverside, so removing these parcels changes what's allowed there. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 74 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to grant variances from Austin's floodplain rules so a duplex can be built within the 100-year floodplain of Tannehill Branch Creek at 4905 Prock Lane. If approved, the ordinance would set conditions for the variances and an expiration date. It matters because the city's floodplain regulations are meant to manage flood risk, and this would carve out an exception for one property. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 75 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city wants to rezone about 208 acres of downtown — roughly the area west of I-35, east of Nueces, north of Lady Bird Lake, and south of East 11th Street — to add a downtown density bonus 400 (DDB400) combining district. Density bonus programs let developers build taller or denser in exchange for community benefits, so this could shape how much new development downtown can pack in. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change, and there's a public hearing scheduled before any vote.
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Item 76 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for two Montopolis-area properties — 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street — from Single Family to Multifamily Residential, an amendment to the Montopolis Neighborhood Plan. The shift would clear the way for denser housing in that East Austin pocket, which is why neighbors are watching closely. Heads up: city staff recommend denying the multifamily change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, so Council is stepping into a split.
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Item 77 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning case for two East Austin properties at 318 Saxon Lane and 6328 El Mirando Street, where the owner wants to switch from townhouse/condo zoning (SF-6-NP) to low-density multifamily (MF-2-NP) — a change that would allow more apartment-style housing on the land. There's a split in the recommendations here: city staff want council to deny the request, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it, so the council gets to break the tie after a public hearing.
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Item 78 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a zoning request for the property at 3900 West Howard Lane out in the Walnut Creek Watershed. ICU Medical wants to shift the site from straight limited industrial (LI) to a limited industrial-planned development area (LI-PDA), which adds a customized development plan layer on top of the existing industrial zoning. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the change, and the Council will hold a public hearing before voting.
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Item 79 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to terminate an old restrictive covenant tied to a 1981 zoning case on the property at 3900 W. Howard Lane, out in the Walnut Creek watershed. The owner, Otsuka ICU Medical, is asking to clear the covenant off the books, and both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the termination. Lifting these old land-use restrictions can change what's allowed to be built or done on the site down the road.
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Item 80 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 8011 Brodie Lane in the Williamson Creek Watershed. The owner, Cool Breeze Residential Properties, wants to switch from neighborhood office-mixed use (NO-MU-CO) to limited office-mixed use (LO-MU-CO) zoning, and city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission are recommending LO-MU. Council will hold a public hearing before deciding whether to approve the change, which would adjust what kinds of uses are allowed on the site.
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Item 81 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city wants to give the Hill-Thompson House at 1906 Maple Avenue official historic landmark status, adding an "H" to its existing zoning in the Boggy Creek Watershed. That landmark designation comes with extra protections and review for any future changes to the property, and it's backed by both the Historic Landmark Commission and the Planning Commission. Council will hold a public hearing before voting on the rezoning.
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Item 82 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 301 1/2 North Lamar Boulevard, near Lady Bird Lake, that would shift it from downtown mixed use to a general commercial services-mixed use designation with a vertical mixed use building and density bonus (CS-MU-V-CO-DB90). The density bonus and vertical mixed use elements signal a taller, denser project that mixes housing with commercial space in a prime spot by the lake. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 83 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for a property at 1608 West 6th Street near Lady Bird Lake, where the owner wants to shift from office zoning (GO-NP) to neighborhood commercial zoning (LR-CO-NP) — the kind of change that would clear the way for a restaurant on the site. Both city staff and the Planning Commission have recommended approving it, with the commission signing off on an amended version. Council will hold a public hearing before voting.
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Item 84 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to terminate the public restrictive covenant tied to two older zoning cases on a cluster of properties along East Riverside Drive (near Lady Bird Lake and Harper's Branch watersheds). Restrictive covenants set rules on how land can be used, so lifting it could change what's allowed to be built or done on these parcels. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the termination.
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Item 85 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to terminate a decades-old restrictive covenant tied to four parcels along East Riverside Drive (1317, 1405A, 1405B, and 1507), near the Lady Bird Lake and Harper's Branch watersheds. The covenant dates back to a 1972 zoning case, and lifting it would remove development limits that have been attached to the land. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the termination, which the Schuler Family Trust requested.
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Item 86 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a first-reading vote on rezoning property along South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive — near Lady Bird Lake — to add it to the South Shore Planned Unit Development. The change would shift the land from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a PUD-NP designation, which can come with custom rules, fee waivers, or modified city regulations specific to the development. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving it, with the commission backing a modified version.
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Item 92 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Results pendingunofficial
This item tweaks an earlier ordinance governing the Downtown Density Bonus Program — the system that lets developers build bigger in exchange for community benefits. Specifically, it changes the timing for when the updated rules apply to projects seeking bonus square footage, and it pushes the date when the City Manager must come back to Council with proposed changes to the maximum base height in the Central Business District. The update has no fiscal impact.
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Item 104 Thursday, May 28, 2026 No vote recorded
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to pull 1404 East Riverside Drive out of the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and redraw the plan's boundary to match. The Regulating Plan sets the specific zoning and development rules for that stretch of East Riverside, so removing this property changes which rules apply to it going forward. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 105 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for a property out on the East U.S. 290 service road, in the Walnut Creek watershed. The owner wants to switch from community commercial and limited industrial designations (both with conditional overlays) to a straight limited industrial service (LI) zoning, which would loosen the existing conditions on how the land can be used. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 106 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to grant historic landmark status to the Goins-Versea-Nitschke House at 907 East 13th Street in the Waller Creek Watershed, rezoning it from SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP. The case is notable because the Historic Landmark Commission is pushing for the designation while the property owner, Bubble Bee LP, is opposed — meaning Council is weighing landmark protection against the owner's wishes. Staff, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission all recommend approval.
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Item 107 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The owners of property at 1404 East Riverside Drive are asking the city to update the future land use map for the Greater South River City Neighborhood Plan, shifting the designation from a Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The change near Lady Bird Lake would clear the way for apartment-style housing on the site, and both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving it. This is one of a pair of cases tied to the broader rezoning of this Riverside parcel.
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Item 108 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive, near Lady Bird Lake, that would shift it from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a planned unit development (PUD-NP). PUDs are a flexible zoning tool that can swap out standard city rules in exchange for community benefits, and this ordinance may include fee waivers, modified regulations, and property acquisition. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change for the applicant, South Shore Apartments Owner LP.
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Item 109 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for several properties along South Capital of Texas Highway (off Loop 360) in the Eanes Creek Watershed, asking to switch from office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a vertical mixed-use, density bonus 90 designation that allows taller buildings with a housing component. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving it, but it matters because a valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the threshold of council votes needed to pass.
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Item 110 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for a property at 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street, where the owners want to shift the zoning to allow liquor sales (the CS-1 designation) on the East Side parcel in the Lady Bird Lake Watershed. There's a notable split here: city staff recommend denying the change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it — and a valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the bar for approval. The outcome matters for neighbors who'll live next to whatever this becomes and for the business owners betting on the new use.
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Item 111 Thursday, May 28, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is the second and third reading of an amendment to the Circuit of the Americas planned unit development out at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, in the Dry Creek and Maha watersheds. The change would update the conditions of the PUD zoning, and the ordinance could include fee waivers, alternative funding methods, tweaks to city regulations, or property acquisition. First reading already passed 10-0 back in April, so this vote would finalize those changes.
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Item 36 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This ordinance updates Austin's density bonus and incentive programs—the deals where developers get to build more in exchange for affordable units—by tweaking the rules in City Code Chapter 4-18. It clarifies that tenants have the right to organize, lets the director add tenant protections to land use restriction agreements, allows development applications to move forward before those agreements are signed, permits fee waivers, and requires an on-site relocation specialist while creating a new offense and penalty. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 38 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is weighing a 45-year development agreement for roughly 2,614 acres in the city's extraterritorial jurisdiction known as "Dog's Head" — the stretch bounded by the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130. The deal would set the ground rules for a big mixed-use development, spelling out allowable land uses, trail and open space requirements, impervious cover and water quality limits, drainage and floodplain rules, and income-restricted housing provisions. It also lines up the property owner's consent to future annexation and sets expectations for changes to the Austin Strategic Mobility Plan, a regulating plan, and a tax increment reinvestment zone managed by a new local government corporation.
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Item 39 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This would set up an interlocal agreement with Travis County so the City of Austin could handle development regulations — processing, permitting, and enforcement — for about 2,614 acres in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction. The area, known as "Dog's Head," sits where the Colorado River, US Highway 183, and State Highway 130 come together. The deal would also cover the roadways and right-of-way within and abutting that area, clarifying who's in charge of development on the city's eastern edge.
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Item 46 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution would grant a redevelopment exception in the Barton Springs Zone, clearing the way for the proposed SoLa Mixed Use development on a 4.78-acre tract along South Lamar Boulevard and Skyway Circle. The site currently holds commercial, retail, office, and duplex uses, and the exception lets it redevelop under special rules tied to the environmentally sensitive Barton Springs watershed. The applicant would owe a Barton Springs Zone mitigation fee of $535,381.23.
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Item 54 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The council is holding a public hearing on whether to grant floodplain variances so a property owner at 1120 Denfield Street can convert an accessory structure into a dwelling unit. The catch is that the site sits within the 100-year floodplain of Tannehill Branch Creek, so the variances are needed to move forward. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 55 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This item asks Council to overhaul the rulebook for how Austin's transit projects get built — repealing an old ordinance and amending the Land Development Code to change development review, water quality compliance, street design, and utility infrastructure standards for transit projects. It also opens the door to waiving or exempting certain fees, or using alternative funding methods, for that transit work. A public hearing is part of the process, so the public gets a chance to weigh in. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
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Item 56 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on a new citywide density bonus program that would let developers build taller — sometimes more than 30 feet above the base zoning height — in exchange for affordable housing and other community benefits. The proposal rewrites City Code Title 25 to create new zoning districts that would apply to commercial and multifamily zones, replacing the existing DB90 combining district and the Vertical Mixed Use (VMU) overlay. It matters because it reshapes how much housing can rise across Austin and what neighbors can expect from new development. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 57 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on an ordinance that would pull the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive out of the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and redraw the plan's boundary. The East Riverside Corridor has its own special set of development rules, so taking a parcel out of that plan changes which zoning standards apply to it. The item is listed as having no fiscal impact.
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Item 58 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to remove a small sliver of land — about 0.107 acres at 1604 Bruton Springs Road in District 10 — from Austin's city limits. The disannexation would happen under Texas Senate Bill 1844 from this year's legislative session, and part of the property currently sits in Austin's full purpose jurisdiction while the rest is in limited purpose jurisdiction. The city says the change has no fiscal impact.
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Item 60 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to annex roughly 2,614 acres in eastern Travis County — the area known as "Dog's Head," tucked between the Colorado River, US 183, and SH 130 — into the city's full-purpose jurisdiction. Annexation would bring the land fully under Austin's rules, kick off a regulating plan for the property, and amend the city's Strategic Mobility Plan, with a service plan agreement set with the landowner. The property currently sits in Austin's extraterritorial jurisdiction next to Districts 1, 2, and 3, and the item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 61 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 8901 East U.S. 290 Highway out near the Walnut Creek Watershed. The owner wants to shift the land from its current commercial and limited industrial designations (each with conditional overlays) to a straight limited industrial service (LI) zoning, which would lift those existing conditions. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting the LI zoning.
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Item 62 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
The city is weighing whether to give the Goins-Versea-Nitschke House at 907 East 13th Street historic landmark status, which would change its zoning from SF-3-NP to SF-3-H-NP. The twist here is that the Historic Landmark Commission is the one pushing for the designation while the property owner, Bubble Bee LP, is opposed — so this hearing pits preservation interests against the owner's wishes. Staff, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission all recommend granting the landmark zoning.
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Item 63 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a neighborhood plan amendment for 1404 East Riverside Drive, just off Lady Bird Lake, that would change the property's future land use designation from a Specific Regulating District to Multifamily Residential. The shift matters because it clears the way for apartment-style housing on the site and updates the Greater South River City Combined Neighborhood Plan to match. City staff recommend approval, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 64 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning request to transform the property at 1404 East Riverside Drive, near Lady Bird Lake, from its current East Riverside Corridor mixed-use designation into a planned unit development (PUD-NP). PUDs are big-deal rezonings that can come with their own customized rules — the ordinance here may include waivers of City regulations, fee exemptions, and alternative funding methods. City staff recommend approving it, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026, ahead of this Council vote.
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Item 65 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a proposed change to the neighborhood plan's future land use map for a few properties near East Annie and Brackenridge Streets in the East Bouldin Creek Watershed, shifting them from Civic to Multifamily Residential. The land is owned by South Austin Christian Church, and the change would clear the way for housing on the site. City staff recommend approving the multifamily designation, with the Planning Commission slated to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 66 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a zoning case for property at 206 and 206 1/2 East Annie Street and 1710 Brackenridge Street, just off South Austin in the East Bouldin Creek Watershed. The applicant wants to rezone from single-family (SF-3-NP) to medium-density multifamily (MF-3-NP), which would open the door to more housing units on the site. City staff recommend granting the change, while the Planning Commission was set to weigh in on May 12, 2026.
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Item 67 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on a request to rezone a property along the I-35 northbound service road near Lady Bird Lake. The applicant wants to shift one tract from limited office-mixed use to the more flexible general commercial services-mixed use, which opens the door to a broader range of businesses, while a second tract would keep its limited office-mixed use designation. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change as requested.
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Item 68 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to tweak the zoning conditions for the Springdale Road property near Springdale Farm in East Austin's Boggy Creek Watershed. The land stays under the same CS-MU-CO-NP commercial-mixed-use district, but the request changes the specific conditions attached to it. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 69 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a zoning case for a property at 4503 East Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, where the owner wants to rezone from community commercial (GR-NP) to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1-NP) — the designation needed to operate as a liquor store. Council will hold a public hearing before deciding, and both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the change. If approved, it clears the way for liquor sales at the site in the Tannehill Branch Watershed near the MLK corridor.
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Item 70 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for several parcels along South Capital of Texas Highway (in the Eanes Creek Watershed), shifting from limited office and neighborhood commercial zoning to a combined designation that allows vertical mixed-use buildings under the DB90 density bonus program. The DB90 piece matters because it lets developers build taller and denser in exchange for affordability commitments, so it shapes what could eventually rise on this site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 71 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for the property at 8701 N. Mopac (along the northbound service road in the Shoal Creek Watershed) from Commerce to Mixed-Use Activity HUB/Corridor. The change would amend the North Shoal Creek Neighborhood Plan, opening the door to a mix of residential and commercial uses on a site currently slated just for commerce. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the new designation.
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Item 72 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 8701 North Mopac Expressway, in the Shoal Creek Watershed, that would shift it from general commercial services (CS) to limited industrial services with a planned development area overlay (LI-PDA). The change would open the door to a wider range of light-industrial uses on the site, and both city staff and the Planning Commission are recommending approval. Council will hold a public hearing before voting on the ordinance.
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Item 73 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a rezoning request for the property at 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street, where the owners want to shift the zoning to allow commercial liquor sales (CS-1). It's worth watching because city staff recommend denying the change while the Planning Commission recommends granting it — and a valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the bar for approval. Council will hold a public hearing before deciding.
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Item 74 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is the second and third readings of an ordinance to amend the Circuit of the Americas planned unit development out near 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard, in the Dry Creek and Maha watersheds. The amendment changes the conditions of the PUD zoning, and the ordinance may include fee waivers, alternative funding, modifications of city regulations, and property acquisition. First reading passed 10-0 back on April 23, so this vote could finalize the changes for the COTA site.
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Item 75 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This is a zoning request for 500 East FM 1626 Road, out in the Onion Creek Watershed, where the owner wants to switch from commercial-mixed-use zoning to commercial-liquor sales (CS-1) — the category that allows liquor sales on site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend granting it, but with a conditional overlay attached (CS-1-CO) that adds restrictions. The Council will hold a public hearing before deciding, so neighbors who want a say should weigh in.
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Item 76 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This item is a public hearing and vote on rezoning a couple of parcels near 49th and Rosedale, in the Shoal Creek Watershed, from single-family (SF-3) to the city's highest-density multifamily category with conditions (MF-6-CO). The land is owned by Austin ISD, and both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change, which would open the door to denser housing on the site. If you live or own property nearby, the shift from single-family to high-density apartments is the kind of change worth weighing in on.
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Item 80 Thursday, May 21, 2026 Passedunofficial
This resolution kicks off a stakeholder process to revisit Austin's density bonus and incentive programs under Chapter 4-18, Article 2 — the rules that offer developers extra building capacity in exchange for community benefits. Council wants staff to explore changes to redevelopment requirements and to tenant and business protections tied to these voluntary programs, then report back. For renters and small businesses in buildings that could be redeveloped, the outcome could shape what safeguards apply when a project moves forward.
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Item 15 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city wants to hire Phoenix I Restoration and Construction to build out the Zilker Clubhouse over at our beloved Zilker Metro Park. If approved, the contract would run $5,420,000 plus a $650,400 contingency, for a total not to exceed $6,070,400, with funding coming from the Parks and Recreation Department's Capital Budget. It's a sizable investment in one of Austin's most-visited green spaces.
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Item 26 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 9-1unofficial
This kicks off changes to Austin's land development code to let two- and three-unit homes get built in any zoning district where single-family or multifamily housing is already allowed, building on the city's earlier HOME initiative. It also tells the City Manager to find ways to make small-scale residential projects more feasible and report back to Council. The idea is to open up more housing options across more neighborhoods.
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Item 30 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a public hearing on whether to pull three properties — at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive — out of the East Riverside Corridor Regulating Plan and redraw the plan's boundary. The ERC Regulating Plan sets the development rules for that fast-changing stretch of Riverside, so carving out parcels changes what can be built there and under which standards. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 32 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning change request for two properties near Rosedale at 2117 W. 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave., owned by Austin ISD. The plan would rezone the land from single-family (SF-3) to the city's highest-density multifamily category (MF-6-CO), opening the door to denser housing on the site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change.
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Item 33 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city's looking to add a historic landmark designation to the Mayer-Howse House at 810 West 10th Street, just off Shoal Creek downtown. The rezoning would tack an "H" onto the property's existing zoning, formally recognizing it as a landmark while keeping its general office and transit-oriented development designations intact. Staff, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission all recommend approval, and the property owner supports the change.
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Item 34 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The city is weighing whether to give the Dr. O.H. and Mrs. Thelma Elliott House at 2207 East 22nd Street, in the Boggy Creek Watershed, an official historic landmark designation. The rezoning would shift the property from family residence (SF-3-NP) to family residence with a historic landmark tag (SF-3-H-NP), recognizing its significance and adding preservation protections. Staff, the Historic Landmark Commission, and the Planning Commission all recommend approving it.
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Item 35 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is holding a public hearing on the fourth amendment to the Parmer North planned development area, covering a cluster of properties along East Parmer Lane, McCallen Pass, Parmer Ridge Drive, and Harris Ridge Boulevard in the Harris Branch Watershed. The land would keep its limited industrial-planned development area (LI-PDA) zoning, but the conditions attached to that zoning would change. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the request.
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Item 36 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passed 9-1unofficial
This is a rezoning request for 2825 Hancock Drive in the Shoal Creek Watershed, which would shift the property from limited office (LO) to community commercial with a conditional overlay (GR-CO) — a change that allows for a broader range of commercial uses. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving it, but a valid petition has been filed in opposition, which raises the bar for what the council needs to approve the change. If you live or work near this Hancock Drive spot, this one's worth watching.
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Item 37 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Postponedunofficial
This is a zoning request to expand the South Shore Planned Unit Development near Lady Bird Lake, covering properties at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive. The owners want to shift from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a planned unit development-neighborhood plan designation, which can come with its own set of modified city regulations and possible fee waivers. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the change, and this is just the first reading, so there's still a public hearing where neighbors can weigh in.
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Item 40 Thursday, May 7, 2026 Passedunofficial
The Council is kicking off a process to amend the East Riverside/Oltorf Combined Neighborhood Plan, looking at whether to switch the land use designation for three properties along South Lakeshore Boulevard and East Riverside Drive from Specific Regulating District to Mixed-Use. This is the first step that opens the door to potentially different development on these parcels in a fast-changing East Riverside corridor, so neighbors watching that area will want to track where it heads.
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Item 20 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
Council is weighing a two-year contract with HHM & Associates to update the survey of historic resources across East Austin, a part of town where questions about preservation and change run deep. The survey helps the city keep track of buildings and places that carry historic significance, which can shape future development and preservation decisions in the area. The contract would not exceed $577,362, drawn from Austin Planning's operating budget.
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Item 31 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This ordinance would change City Code so that historic buildings already poking into a City right-of-way or easement no longer have to get an encroachment or license agreement to stay put — as long as they don't get in the way of the City's use of that space. It's a break for owners of older Austin properties whose stoops, walls, or structures predate today's rules. The trade-off: the City projects it would forgo $18,040 in fees for each qualifying historic property in the current and future budgets.
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Item 33 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Failed 10-0
Council is weighing whether to extend wastewater service to a 2.85-acre tract at 1107 Castle Ridge Road, which sits in some of Austin's most sensitive turf — the Drinking Water Protection Zone, the Barton Springs Zone, and the city's two-mile extraterritorial jurisdiction. Because it touches the Barton Springs watershed, extending utility lines here is the kind of decision that carries environmental weight beyond a single hookup. There's no fiscal impact to the city; the property owner pays the infrastructure costs to connect to Austin Water's system.
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Item 38 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is kicking off a rezoning process for the property at 5807 Ross Road that would allow food sales to operate there. This resolution is the first step, formally starting the change rather than finalizing it. If it moves forward, neighbors could see a new food-related business at that spot.
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Item 39 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This resolution would have the City Manager give the Community Development Commission a heads-up whenever a rezoning application comes in for a property that already has multifamily housing on it. The idea is to loop the Commission in early enough that it can weigh in with recommendations before Council makes a call. For renters living in those buildings, it's a chance to have an advisory body flag concerns as zoning changes move through the pipeline.
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Item 49 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is holding a public hearing on whether to disannex about 0.198 acres at 1810 Rockcliff Road in District 8, effectively redrawing the city's boundary to remove this small parcel. The move is being made under Texas Senate Bill 1844, passed in the 89th Regular Session. Part of the property currently sits in Austin's full-purpose jurisdiction and part in its limited-purpose jurisdiction. The item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 50 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
The Council is holding a public hearing and weighing an ordinance to disannex roughly 0.277 acres at 6705 Elfland Drive in District 10, pulling that small parcel out of Austin's full-purpose city limits under state law (Senate Bill 1844). It's a tiny boundary tweak, but it shifts which jurisdiction the property answers to for services and rules. The item is noted to have no fiscal impact.
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Item 51 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
Council is holding a public hearing on whether to disannex about 0.219 acres at 6703 Elfland Drive in District 10, removing it from Austin's full-purpose city limits under Texas Senate Bill 1844. Disannexation reshapes which services and rules apply to a property, so even a small parcel signals how state law is reworking the city's boundaries. The city notes this item has no fiscal impact.
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Item 52 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Postponed 11-0
Council is holding a public hearing on an ordinance that would rewrite the rules for those old billboards around town that don't meet today's sign code. The changes spell out when and where these non-conforming billboards can be relocated, plus new height limits if they move. The item also waives the usual steps for amending the sign code, including standard public hearing notice and Planning Commission review. The change has no fiscal impact.
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Item 55 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This is a public hearing on whether to change the future land use designation for five properties on Middle Fiskville Road, near North Lamar in the Walnut Creek Watershed, from Neighborhood Commercial to the broader Commercial category. The shift would open the door to a wider range of business uses on the site, tied to a proposed automotive sales operation. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend granting the Commercial designation.
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Item 56 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
This is a rezoning request for four properties on Middle Fiskville Road, in the Walnut Creek Watershed, that would shift the land from residential and neighborhood commercial uses to general commercial services — the kind of zoning that opens the door to a use like automotive sales. The applicant wants a straight CS-NP designation, but both staff and the Planning Commission recommend adding a conditional overlay (CS-CO-NP), which typically limits certain uses or sets extra conditions on the site. Council will hold a public hearing before deciding which version, if any, to approve.
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Item 57 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Passed 10-0
Circuit of the Americas — the home of Austin's Formula 1 track out at 9201 Circuit of the Americas Boulevard — wants to tweak the rules governing its planned unit development for the third time. The amendment would change conditions of the existing PUD zoning and could include fee waivers, alternative funding methods, modifications of City regulations, and property acquisition. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the change, which heads to a public hearing before council votes.
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Item 58 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Postponed 10-0
This is a rezoning request for a property at 8901 East U.S. 290 (out in the Walnut Creek Watershed), where the owner wants to switch from commercial and limited industrial zoning with conditional overlays to straight limited industrial service (LI) zoning. Dropping the conditional overlays opens the door to a wider range of industrial uses on the site. Both city staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend approving the LI zoning.
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Item 59 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Postponed 10-0
This is a public hearing and first-reading vote on rezoning three parcels near Lady Bird Lake — at 1705 and 1717 South Lakeshore Boulevard and 1712 East Riverside Drive — to fold them into the South Shore Planned Unit Development. The shift from East Riverside Corridor zoning to a PUD-NP designation matters because PUDs come with their own custom rulebook, and this ordinance could include waivers of City fees, modifications of City regulations, and even property acquisition. Both city staff and the Planning Commission recommend approving the PUD-NP zoning, with the Commission backing a modified version.
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Item 60 Thursday, April 23, 2026 Postponed 10-0
This is a rezoning request for 1811 East Cesar Chavez Street, where the owners want to switch the property's zoning to allow commercial liquor sales (CS-1) in this East Side spot along the Lady Bird Lake Watershed. There's a real split here: city staff recommend denying the change, while the Planning Commission recommends granting it — and neighbors have filed a valid petition in opposition, which raises the bar for Council approval. The hearing gives the community a chance to weigh in before Council decides.
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