Masterplan Austin

From Start to Satisfaction

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Zoning Services

  • Site investigations
  • Due diligence research
  • Analysis of both developed and underdeveloped properties
  • Management of all steps in the zoning approval process
  • Representation and presentation before city staff, neighborhood groups, zoning commissions, boards of adjustment, and city councils
  • Creation of PUD (Planned Unit Development) district ordinances to establish specialty zoning regulations
  • Representation of case data and hardships for variances and special excepitons
Why do you need a consultant?
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Zoning is the prime tool for implementing a city’s Comprehensive Plan. By controlling land uses and setting development standards throughout the city, zoning can guide development. Zoning sets standards for building setbacks, building height, parking, screening, and permitted activities.

Zoning patterns are not necessarily a statement of current policies. Land uses evolve as the goals of a community or landowner change, as the population grows, and in response to serving the needs of a community.

As a result, issues related to zoning are extremely complicated to navigate, and change is normally met with resistance at the governmental level. Masterplan Austin has decades of experience working through many complicated zoning issues. From interpreting standards to lobbying for change, we’ve done it all.