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City Council, April 9, 2026

Votes on Indefinite postponement of NPA and rezoning items 46-50, unanimous

1h 27m10,985 words
30 mentionspublic hearingzoningapprovedmotion to approveannexationdensityresidentialrezoningAustin, TX
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What happened

The Austin City Council took up a largely routine April 9, 2026 agenda. The most substantive land-use action was the zoning consent agenda, which approved rezoning cases C14-2025-0109 (item 53, the Westland church site in District 9), C14-2024-0160 (item 54, 1000 Red River, a 3-a…

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
Austin, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
April 9, 2026
Decisions
12 zoning decisions
Outcome
Deferred, unanimous

Free sample: decision 1 of 12

City Council consent agenda (non-zoning)

Council adopted the full consent agenda including item 22 (purchase of 49 acres on Onion Creek parkland off Old San Antonio Road), items 6 and 7 (Austin Energy vegetation management contracts, $9M and $24M), item 10 ($7.3M Little Walnut Creek erosion/drainage emergency contract), item 13 ($81,000 added to a $5.8M Barton Creek slope stabilization), item 35 (emergency water agreement with City of Round Rock), and item 18 ($362,000 consulting contract). Adopted with Council Member Velazquez absent; Council Member Lane later shown voting in favor.

The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.

Meeting Summary

The Austin City Council took up a largely routine April 9, 2026 agenda. The most substantive land-use action was the zoning consent agenda, which approved rezoning cases C14-2025-0109 (item 53, the Westland church site in District 9), C14-2024-0160 (item 54, 1000 Red River, a 3-a…

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Key Decisions (12)

Approved

City Council consent agenda (non-zoning)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Public hearing item 43

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Annexation public hearing item 44

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Public hearing item 45

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Austin Housing Finance Corporation consent agenda

Vote: unanimous
Deferred

Indefinite postponement of NPA and rezoning items 46-50

Vote: unanimous
Continued

Postponement of items 51 and 52 to May 28

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rezoning item 53 - Westland church site (District 9)

Vote: unanimous
Approved

Rezoning item 54 - 1000 Red River

Vote: unanimous
Amended

Rezoning item 55 - Hancock area planned development

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Continued

Postponement of item 56 to April 23

Vote: unanimous
Withdrawn

Item 41 withdrawn

Development Activity (12)

Ada Anderson Place

Residential

Goodnight Ranch ownership housing

Residential

Johnny Limon Village

Residential

Preserve at Central Park

Residential

Market Signals (4)

Infrastructure

A public speaker warned Austin Water is overextended amid growing…

Housing Demand

AHFC approved a large slate of affordable-housing loans and acquisitions,…

Sentiment

Residents and a commissioner pressed Council on transparency, consulting-contract oversight,…

Commercial Demand

Eastern downtown around Red River is positioned for evolution with…

Who Spoke (19)

MayorCouncilmember · 4Staff · 2ClerkAttorney · 2Public · 6

On the record: the mayor, 4 councilmembers, 2 staff members, the clerk, 2 attorneys, and 6 members of the public.

Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

East Avenue rezone

Drenner Group, PCCase 26-1498
AmendedZoneWire called it
freeAmended5 conditions of approval
5 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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1811 East Cesar Chavez Street rezone

Lodhia Investments LLC and G N Exim Corporation Inc. Agent: Keepers Land PlanningCase 26-1501
ContinuedNot forecast
freeContinued

11904 Old San Antonio Road subdivision

Case 26-1440
No vote recorded

112 Medina Street rezone

Christ Church of Central Austin. Agent: Thrower Design, LLCCase 26-1413
No vote recorded

More land-use items (4)

4 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • 206 Medina Street rezoneCase 26-1414
    No vote recorded
  • 400 Vargas Road plan amendmentCase 26-1415
    No vote recorded
  • 400 Vargas Road rezoneCase 26-1416
    No vote recorded
  • 318 Saxon Lane plan amendmentCase 26-1417
    No vote recorded

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