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Council splits on floodplain variances; one extension approved, a garage-to-living-space variance fails
Summary
Council split on two floodplain items: it approved an extension of a previously granted variance but denied a separate garage-to-habitable-space variance after Watershed Protection recommended denial.
The Austin City Council considered two floodplain‑related items and reached divergent outcomes. The council approved an extension of a previously granted floodplain variance for a multi-story site (Item 130) but denied a variance request that would allow a detached garage to be converted into habitable living space within the floodplain (Item 131).
Lede: Watershed Protection staff recommended denial for the garage conversion because the structure did not meet the city’s “freeboard” requirement and lacked the necessary structural certification and safe-access measures required for habitable space in the floodplain. The council voted to deny that variance; a separate extension for a previously granted…
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