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Ethan Harwell

Land-use attorney of record · 2 unique cases
4
Hearings
2
Cases
1
Concluded
100.0%
Approved of concluded
2023–2026
Active
3
Since 2024

The record, at case level

Of Ethan Harwell’s 2 unique cases, 1 have concluded — reached a Planning Commission or ZAP decision — and 1 of those ended in approval at their final hearing: 100.0%.

At least 1 of these cases are confirmed adopted as Council ordinances (Council records run only through 2026-04-23, so this is a floor, not a rate).

Counted once per case, not once per hearing: a case postponed several times before approval would otherwise read as several losses and one win.

Hearings by year

Ethan Harwell: hearings by year2023: 1, 2024: 0, 2025: 0, 2026: 3231’23’24’253’26

Outcome distribution

Ethan Harwell: outcomesApproved: 1 (25%), Postponed: 3 (75%)25%75%Approved 1Postponed 3

Hearing timeline

Hearing dateOutcomeDistrictFirm
2026-05-05PostponedD1Kimley-Horn
2026-03-17PostponedD1Kimley-Horn
2026-02-17PostponedD1Kimley-Horn
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Firm

Kimley-Horn

Where they practice

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Hearing-level rates, for comparison

Postponement rate vs the fieldEthan Harwell: 75%, Field median: 44%Ethan Harwell75%Field median44%
Approval rate 25.0% — below the field (46.1%) by 21.1 pts.

At the hearing level every appearance counts, so a case postponed N times adds N postponements and one decision. Hearing-level approval-of-decided is 25.0% (vs the field’s 46.1%) and postponement is 75.0% — both far from the case-level figure above, for exactly that reason. Two stages, two denominators: these are commission-stage outcomes (approve vs. postpone/deny at the Planning Commission or ZAP hearing), not the City Council vote. Once a Commission-recommended case reaches Council it is approved in the high-90s%, so a low commission-stage approval rate reflects strategic postponement, not defeat.

Recent cases

C14-2025-0112C14-2022-0156
Austin Development Watch · every figure traces to a certified record · hearing data through 2026-05-19 · Council outcomes through 2026-04-23 · gate-certified · generated 2026-07-29