Yards paved to make un-permitted parking spaces dominate One Stop agenda
The city notified the building owner of the violations five years ago. The adjudication hearing is set for tomorrow. Fines could come to $500 a day.
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Their purchase offer rejected, residents ask Council to make Newcomb one-way
Safety concerns are cited as long-simmering neighborhood feud appears to be entering its final rounds.
Audio: Holy Cross residents wary of proposed riverfront apartment complex
A large, mixed-use complex will change the character of their neighborhood tucked along the river, residents say. The developer says she's not surprised people are wary, and they'll love the project once it's done.
Live blog: Planning Commission considers selling Newcomb Boulevard to residents
Residents want to buy the street so they can keep up a fence blocking one end.
Holy Cross residents say PR campaign is ginning up support for riverfront development
A battle over perception is brewing where the Industrial Canal meets the river. A developer wants to put apartment buildings on the old site of the Holy Cross school. Neighbors say the project doesn’t fit their neighborhood, and their voices are being drowned out by a public-relations campaign.
City Hall increasing the frequency of its administrative hearings on zoning violations
Homeowners and businesses cited for breaking land-use rules will now face twice-a-month hearings. Next week's hearings include a paved yard and improper restaurant signs on Carrollton Avenue.
Former councilman Jon Johnson denied zoning favor by former colleagues
He was seeking a wavier that would allow him a three-unit building in 9th Ward that's zoned for two-family housing.
Invasion of the parking snatchers: panel to address lawn-paving epidemic
The zoning panel hears about safety issues and access for the handicapped, but the overarching reason for a lot of illegally paved yards is less often acknowledged: personal convenience at the expense of neighbors.
Convicted councilman is set to ask former colleagues for a 9th Ward zoning favor
Disgraced former City Councilman Jon Johnson plans a return to the Council Chambers Thursday, though from the other side of the dais as he begs for special after-the-fact permission from his former colleagues to build a three-plex.
City approves demolition of seven buildings for CVS at Elysian and Claiborne
One member of the public objected, saying neighbors had just learned about the project. An engineering firm representative said project leaders would revise the site plan based on their input.
