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November 15 Session Coming on LDC Changes

NWACA and surrounding neighborhoods will be holding an information session about the proposed changes to the Land Development Code
  • Wednesday, November 15
  • 6:30 to 8:00 pm
  • Huffman Hall, St. Matthew's Episcopal Church
  • 4121 Steck Avenue (large parking lot)


    • See this flyer for information about the agenda. There will be handouts of some of the key documents, as...
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    Zoning / LDC Changes Proposed

    (updated on 11/17/23) Homeowners received a purple post card about October 15th, pointing out that Land Development Code (LDC) changes are being proposed to:
  • allow up to 3 housing units, including tiny homes and recreational vehicles (RVs), on a single-family (SF) zoned property,
  • revise regulations that apply to a property with 2 housing units, and
  • remove restrictions on...
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    NWACA Annual Neighborhood Meeting – May 12, 2022



    NWACA Annual Neighborhood Meeting – May 12, 2022 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church – Huffman Hall Please join us at our annual neighborhood meeting to learn what’s happening in NWACA and around Austin. During the first hour of the meeting, you’ll hear from :
  • Robert Nash, NWACA President – NWACA Events and Focus
  • Alison Alter, Mayor...
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    Quarterly NWACA Road Construction Report – Spring 2022

    There are three major road construction projects scheduled for our area. Preliminary work has already started on two of them with heavier work scheduled for the last half of this year. 1. As was mentioned in a recent NWACA Notes posting, the actual construction on widening Spicewood Springs Road is forecast to start this fall and...
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    Solidarity Statement from the NWACA Board



    In light of recent antisemitic events across our community, the NWACA Board has issued the following statement repudiating such actions and expressing our full support of the Jewish community: The Northwest Austin Civic Association (NWACA) stands with the Jewish community. Hate and anti-Semitism have no place in our community, no place in our city. The display...
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    Detailed FAQ on Public Safety



    In early September, questions that were commonly heard in our neighborhood regarding policing and public safety were collected and sent to Councilmember Alter's office for answers. A brief version of the response by her office is published in the October issue of the NWACA Newsletter. The full response from April Brown, an aide to Councilmember Alter,...
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    LDC (CodeNEXT) Updates Published 1/31/20

    Late Friday evening January 31, 2020, new maps were released which involve new areas of “up-zoning”- allowing greater density, deeper into some of the neighborhoods in NWACA, for the creation of “Missing Middle” residential housing, coded as R-4. Our neighborhood could be zoned for far more density than the original map called for. It is important...
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    Latest Updates on LDC (CodeNEXT) Revision

    As we have updates for the NWACA Community regarding the revision of Austin's Land Development Code, we will be putting them here. Items will appear in the order of latest information first. Posted 4/6/20 - from the LDC Revision Team working on the LDC: On March 18, a Travis County District Court Judge ruled that...
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    NWACA Community Meeting July 25, 2019

    NWACA Community Meeting - Understanding Changes to City of Austin Ordinances and Help for the Homeless On July 25, 2019 NWACA held a community meeting to hear about changes to City of Austin ordinances as they relate to no sit/no lie/public camping and to discuss productive solutions about how to help the homeless in our area,...
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