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Council District 5

Austin council district · 204 unique cases
284
Hearings (10-yr)
205
Unique cases
53.5%
Approval (of decided)
34.5%
Postponement
2016–2026
Active
45
Since 2024

Hearings by year

Council District 5: hearings by year2016: 32, 2017: 28, 2018: 48, 2019: 40, 2020: 12, 2021: 30, 2022: 19, 2023: 30, 2024: 28, 2025: 11, 2026: 6244832’1628’1748’1840’1912’2030’2119’2230’2328’2411’256’26

Outcome distribution

Council District 5: outcomesApproved: 147 (52%), Postponed: 95 (33%), Denied: 33 (12%), No decision: 9 (3%)52%33%12%Approved 147Postponed 95Denied 33No decision 9

Versus the field

Postponement rate vs the fieldCouncil District: 34%, Field median: 44%Council District34%Field median44%
Approval rate 53.5% — above the field (46.1%) by 7.4 pts.

Hearing timeline

Hearing dateOutcomeDistrictAgentFirm
2026-05-12PostponedD5Ricca KeepersKeepers Land Planning
2026-04-21ApprovedD5Jennifer HanlenSiteATX
2026-03-24PostponedD5Ricca KeepersKeepers Land Planning
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Most active firms here

Drenner Group 24Keepers Land Planning 23Thrower Design 22Armbrust & Brown 22Land Answers 11Quiddity Engineering 10

Most active attorneys here

Ricca Keepers 23Amanda Swor 18Victoria Haase 12Michael Whellan 12Gemsong N. Ryan 10Ron Thrower 10

Recent cases

C14-2025-0104C14-2025-0113NPA-2025-0030.01SPC-2025-0244AC14-2024-0092C14-2025-0075 ✓C14-2025-0058 ✓C14-2025-0063 ✓
District coverage: 81% of hearings carry a mapped council district; the remaining 19% are untagged in the source record and excluded from district rollups.
Austin Development Watch · every figure traces to a certified record · data through 2026-07-06 · gate-certified · generated 2026-07-07