Z-2608 East Austin Street Rezone
Description
A request to rezone three East Austin Street properties from single-family residential to neighborhood commercial, heard with a public hearing.
Impact summary
The City Council denied it on May 19, 2026.
Approval would allow commercial development on what is currently single-family zoned land near downtown.
Applicant
- Name
- Clayton Walvoord, Rebecca Rather & Brad Oehler
- Address
- 408, 412 & 414 East Austin Street, Fredericksburg, Texas
At a glance
- Hearings
- 3
- Public comments
- 5
- Total mentions
- 3
Last vote · City Council
Last discussed May 19, 2026.
Meeting timeline (3)
City Council - May 19, 2026
Applicants sought to rezone three properties from single-family residential (R1) to neighborhood commercial (C1), their third attempt after a 2023 denial and a recent CBD request. The council denied it unanimously, upholding P&Z's 8-0 denial recommendation.
Planning and Zoning Commission - May 6, 2026
Three owners on the 400 block of East Austin asked to swap R1 zoning for neighborhood commercial, arguing the block is already a tourism corridor. The commission recommended denial after heavy neighborhood opposition.
City Council - Mar 17, 2026
A request to rezone three properties from single-family residential to Central Business District, which the Planning & Zoning Commission recommended denying 9-0 before the council's public hearing.
Related issues (1)
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