City Council should reject the re-zoning of lots 2108 & 2110 on East 22nd Street because the re-zoning knowingly broke city commitments and because the re-zoning will destroy Austin’s historic Blackland neighborhood.
Council should direct their Planning and Zoning Commissions, and their staff, to start over, this time adhering to the city’s processes and public commitments.
Council should require a new zoning solution which:
1. first follows the approved Upper Boggy Creek Neighborhood Plan, which explicitly requires preservation of the residential character of Blackland,
2. then addresses the property developer’s desires, and
3. always follows city processes and commitments.
Staff and the Planning and Zoning Commissions are the experts. They know what can and cannot be done. Council should direct them to “think outside their boxes”.
I also suggest to Council that the proposed re-zoning damages Austin’s reputation. Destroying the residential character of historic Blackland in 2026, for the short-term benefit of wealthy property owners, has too many similarities to Austin’s infamous 1928 Master Plan.
Please reject the re-zoning. Please direct staff and the commissions to do it again - correctly.
My detailed explanation of why the committees and staff broke city commitments is here https://www.oraatx.com/blog/2026/3/9/what-austin-did-wrong-re-zoning-blackland-properties
My comments to the Planning Commission on 27 Jan 2026 are here: https://youtu.be/yoSAHV7e2Nk