The city's attempt to rewrite its zoning code to allow more housing received a lot of pushback from homeowners.
The court ruled the City of Austin did not follow Texas law, which requires a governmental body to individually notify people who own property within a certain distance of land it wants to rezone. These property owners have the right to formally oppose — or protest — this change, which the governmental body must recognize.
These consequences will likely make passing a land code rewrite nearly impossible, at least with the current makeup of the City Council.
Alter the text for SF-3 to allow lot splitting and fourplexes on each like new legislation passed in other states. Mixed use/higher density near transit, etc.
MayorAdler Why have elections, if courts can arbitrarily step in and contravene local officials chosen at the ballot box?