City Rezoning of Jimmy Clay and Roy Kizer Golf Courses
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C14-2026-0032 - City-Initiated Rezoning of Jimmy Clay Golf Course and Roy Kizer Golf Course - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive (Williamson Creek and Onion Creek Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning and development reserve (DR) district zoning to public (P) district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant public (P) district zoning. Owner/Applicant: City of Austin (Austin Parks and Recreation). Agent: Austin Parks and Recreation (Ricardo Soliz). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.
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Verify golf course land is off-limits for housing
Applies if: You are evaluating sites at or adjacent to 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive.
Why now: Staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission both recommend rezoning from SF-3 and DR to P for 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive, and the council result is not recorded in C14-2026-0032.
What to do: Confirm with city planning that the SF-3 and development reserve zoning on the Jimmy Clay and Roy Kizer land would be replaced by public (P) zoning, which removes the residential entitlement for any adjacent land assembly or acquisition pitch. Drop assumptions of residential density on these parcels unless the rezoning fails.
Act before: After the next material record update
Ask why city is rezoning golf courses to public
Why now: The August 27, 2026 council item for C14-2026-0032 lists the City of Austin as both owner and applicant and records no outcome, leaving the motive and result unstated.
What to do: Ask planner Nancy Estrada and Parks and Recreation agent Ricardo Soliz why the city is initiating this rezoning of its own golf courses now, and whether any future use change or sale is contemplated. Also ask for the final council outcome, because the record shows none.
Act before: After the requested records are produced
Check golf course rezoning to public district near you
Applies if: You live or own property near 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive or in the Williamson Creek or Onion Creek watersheds.
Why now: The council item C14-2026-0032 proposes rezoning from SF-3 and DR to P, a change both staff and the Zoning and Platting Commission recommend, with Austin Parks and Recreation as owner and applicant.
What to do: Look up the proposed public (P) zoning for the Jimmy Clay and Roy Kizer golf course land at 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive and compare it with the current single-family (SF-3) and development reserve (DR) zoning. The change would remove the residential and reserve designations from this parkland, so confirm what that means for land near your home before the council acts.
Act before: After the next material record update
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C14-2026-0032 - City-Initiated Rezoning of Jimmy Clay Golf Course and Roy Kizer Golf Course - Conduct a public hearing and approve an ordinance amending City Code Title 25 by rezoning property locally known as 5400 Jimmy Clay Drive (Williamson Creek and Onion Creek Watersheds). Applicant Request: To rezone from family residence (SF-3) district zoning and development reserve (DR) district zoning to public (P) district zoning. Staff Recommendation and Zoning and Platting Commission Recommendation: To grant public (P) district zoning. Owner/Applicant: City of Austin (Austin Parks and Recreation). Agent: Austin Parks and Recreation (Ricardo Soliz). City Staff: Nancy Estrada, Austin Planning, 512-974-7617.