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Multifamily Rezoning at 2117 W 49th St.

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C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.

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The Austin Independent School District seeks to rezone two properties, 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue, from family residence (SF-3) to multifamily residence highest density with a conditional overlay (MF-6-CO), which would allow multifamily housing on the sites. City staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommend granting the request.
4 eventsFirst seen May 7, 2026Last activity Sep 24, 2026Case ID: C14-2025-0094
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Attorney

Pull the opposition petition in the apartment rezoning

Applies if: You represent a party affected by the rezoning of 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave.

Why now: The September 10 and September 24 Council items (C14-2025-0094) state a valid petition was filed in opposition, while the May 7 and May 21 items did not mention one.

What to do: Obtain the filed petition and the validity determination from city planning staff, and ask what voting threshold it triggers for the Council. Without knowing that, you cannot judge whether the staff-recommended zoning can still be approved as requested.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: City Council — Sep 24, 2026 →
Journalist

Ask why the school district apartment rezoning keeps returning

Why now: The item appeared May 7, May 21, September 10 and September 24 with no outcome recorded, and the petition language only appears from September 10 onward, despite staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommending the highest-density multifamily zoning with a conditional overlay (MF-6-CO).

What to do: Ask city planning staff (Cynthia Hadri) and the Austin Independent School District what caused four Council hearing appearances between May and September, and when the opposition petition was filed. Also ask what the district plans to build on the land it owns, since the record doesn't say.

Act before: After the requested records are produced

Source: City Council — Sep 24, 2026 →

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Hearing
Agenda Ready

C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

Hearing
Agenda Ready

C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620. A valid petition has been filed in opposition to this rezoning request.

Hearing
Agenda Ready

C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.

Hearing
Agenda Ready

C14-2025-0094 - 2117 W 49th St. and 4709 Rosedale Ave. Multifamily - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 2117 West 49th Street and 4709 Rosedale Avenue (Shoal Creek Watershed). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning to multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant multifamily residence highest density-conditional overlay (MF-6-CO) combining district zoning. Owner/Applicant: Austin Independent School District (AISD). Agent: Dubois Bryant & Campbell, LLP (David Hartman). City Staff: Cynthia Hadri, Austin Planning, 512-974-7620.