Land Use /tags/land-use Land Use en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:03:00 GMT Builders can now construct homes on less land, as Austin’s new minimum lot size goes into effect /austin/2024-08-16/builders-can-now-construct-homes-on-less-land-as-austins-new-minimum-lot-size-goes-into-effect Starting Friday, landowners can apply to split their land into smaller lots. But builders in Austin say existing regulations will likely make this hard to do. Fri, 16 Aug 2024 10:03:00 GMT /austin/2024-08-16/builders-can-now-construct-homes-on-less-land-as-austins-new-minimum-lot-size-goes-into-effect Audrey McGlinchy An appeals court will hear arguments over Austin's land code rewrite. Here's what the case is about. /austin/2021-11-17/an-appeals-court-will-hear-arguments-over-austins-land-code-rewrite-heres-what-the-case-is-about In an attempt to correct course on a yearslong attempt to rewrite Austin's building rules, the city will argue it did not sidestep state law when drafting new zoning laws. Wed, 17 Nov 2021 11:01:00 GMT /austin/2021-11-17/an-appeals-court-will-hear-arguments-over-austins-land-code-rewrite-heres-what-the-case-is-about Audrey McGlinchy Racist Clauses Are Common In Local Zoning Documents. Several Texas Bills Would Make It Easier To Change That. /texas/2021-05-14/racist-clauses-are-common-in-local-zoning-documents-several-texas-bills-would-make-it-easier-to-change-that Amending a restrictive covenant often requires hiring a lawyer and getting buy-in from a majority of neighbors. HB 1202, which passed out of the House and is being considered by the Senate, could make deleting discriminatory language easier. Fri, 14 May 2021 19:54:20 GMT /texas/2021-05-14/racist-clauses-are-common-in-local-zoning-documents-several-texas-bills-would-make-it-easier-to-change-that Audrey McGlinchy Land Code Heads To City Council With Request To Focus Development On West Austin Instead Of East /austin/2019-11-12/land-code-heads-to-city-council-with-request-to-focus-development-on-west-austin-instead-of-east Austin’s new land use code, which determines what can be built in the city and where, is one step closer to being finalized � but first, one city body is� Wed, 13 Nov 2019 05:37:49 GMT /austin/2019-11-12/land-code-heads-to-city-council-with-request-to-focus-development-on-west-austin-instead-of-east Audrey McGlinchy Austin City Council Will Start Voting On A New Land Code In December. Here Are 5 Terms To Know. /austin/2019-11-12/austin-city-council-will-start-voting-on-a-new-land-code-in-december-here-are-5-terms-to-know The City of Austin has spent almost eight years and roughly $11 million rewriting its land use code; that’s the set of rules dictating what you can build� Tue, 12 Nov 2019 13:48:30 GMT /austin/2019-11-12/austin-city-council-will-start-voting-on-a-new-land-code-in-december-here-are-5-terms-to-know Audrey McGlinchy