A local community group has created a very helpful video which takes you step-by-step through how to evaluate the potential impacts of CodeNEXT rezoning on your own property. This video focuses on the new LMDR zoning, which many of you do fall under.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oB69gob5yhY
Please take 11 minutes to watch this important video, and if you have concerns, please email the city council.
On June 5, the SRCC membership voted to approve a position paper created by the SRCC ad-hoc committee on the first draft of CodeNEXT, and on June 6 that paper was distributed to city staff, city council, and various city boards and commissions. A PDF of the final paper can be downloaded here. The city has posted it to their website, you can view it and many other position papers here.
THE HISTORY HUNT IS STILL COMING TO BLUE BONNET HILLS!
The original date of May 20 was rained out. The new date is:
SATURDAY, JUNE 24
9AM-11AM
BLUNN CREEK GREENBELT, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF EAST SIDE AND LOCKHART DRIVES
*FREE!* (RSVP REQUIRED)
Preservation Austin’s annual History Hunt is coming to Blue Bonnet Hills! This architectural scavenger hunt engages K-5 aged children and their families in learning about Austin’s historic neighborhoods. This year’s event will be their first in South Austin. Families will follow clues to (top secret) stops throughout Blue Bonnet Hills, learning about architectural elements and the neighborhood’s history along the way. Sack races, hula hoops, and other activities will abound. Refreshments will be provided at the finish line, where prizes will be awarded to the race champions.
The Blue Bonnet Hills neighborhood encompasses approximately four blocks and 22 acres. The boundaries follow those of the “Blue Bonnet Hills Addition, being the Paul Pfeifer Subdivision,†platted in 1928. The boundaries are E. Annie Street to the north, East Side Drive to the east, and Leland Street to the south. To the west, the boundaries are Newning Avenue and Brackenridge Street. This area was platted in 1928 and includes many Craftsman style homes built in the 1930s, as well as some Minimal Traditionalist and Tudor Revivals.
This event is free! All children must have an adult chaperone. RSVP to Programs Coordinator Lindsey Derrington at programs@preservationaustin.org is required by Friday, June 23.
https://www.preservationaustin.org/events/history-hunt-in-blue-bonnet-hills
SRCC GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING
Monday, June 5, 2017 7:15 PM
LIFE IN THE CITY UNITED METHODIST CHURCH
(formerly Grace UMC)
205 E. MONROE, AUSTIN, TEXAS
MINUTES
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Mayor Pro Tem Tovo will be sponsoring an ordinance to create a temporary “pop-up” plaza along Barton Springs Rd. off of S. Congress. The planners said they presented the idea during the South Central Waterfront Plan to SRCC last year.
This plaza closes off the dedicated right hand turn off Southbound South Congress Avenue onto Barton Springs Road; it’ll now require a sharper right onto Baron Springs Road at the Bat sculpture. Once in place, after about 12 months it will be reviewed before determining whether or not to make it permanent.
This PDF flyer gives a good idea of the vision for the overall South Central Waterfront, including the proposed plaza – where it will be, what it will look like, etc:
Barton Square Handout
The draft ordinance can be found here:
Barton Springs Plaza Ordinance Draft
