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Student-Oriented Apartments Seek Zoning Change

AUSTIN-Austin City Council today hears the pros and cons for the 150-unit Villas on Guadalupe, a student apartment complex on the fringe of the University of Texas campus. Planners say it's a good fit, but opponents fault parking provisions and building height.

By Tim Green | Updated on January 09, 2002

AUSTIN-Today, a zoning change that would clear the way for an apartment complex on the north edge of the University of Texas campus goes before Austin City Council. Approval would start the ball rolling on the 150-unit Villas on Guadalupe, which is aimed at UT students.

The apartments, however, have drawn opposition from a neighborhood group. The North University Neighborhood Association says the project has too many apartments, inadequate provisions for parking and proposed buildings are too tall. The developer has reduced the number of units from 163 and made changes to the parking layout.

The zoning change, from commercial to a multifamily category, goes to the council with recommendations for approval from the planning and zoning commission and city staff. Glenn Rhoades, a city staffer, tells GlobeSt.com that multifamily zoning suits the neighborhood better than the current zoning, which allows for an even busier development.

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