Ferris v. City of Austin

OPINION

DAVID PURYEAR, Justice.

This case deals with the application of municipal land-use regulations and the judicial deference afforded to the decisions made by administrative bodies to vary the terms of those regulations. Appellee, the City of Austin (“City”), in its proprietary capacity as developer of certain property in East Austin, sought relief from its own zoning regulations, those governing the size and shape of lots prior to development, so that it could construct between ten and twenty townhomes on property along East 12th Street and Navasota Street in Austin. At a public hearing,…