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Jonathan Sosebee

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

The record, at case level

Of Jonathan Sosebee’s 3 unique cases, 2 have concluded — reached a Planning Commission or ZAP decision — and 2 of those ended in approval at their final hearing: 100.0%.

At least 3 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

Jonathan Sosebee: hearings by year2023: 2, 2024: 1122’231’24

Outcome distribution

Jonathan Sosebee: outcomesApproved: 2 (67%), Postponed: 1 (33%)67%33%Approved 2Postponed 1

Hearing timeline

Hearing dateOutcomeDistrictFirm
2024-06-04Approved · Became law · Approved on all three readings. · Council 2024-07-18D2Kimley-Horn
2023-09-05Postponed · Became law · Approved on all three readings as read into the record · Council 2023-11-30(none)Kimley-Horn
2023-09-05Approved · Became law · Approved on all 3 readings · Council 2023-10-19(none)Kimley-Horn

Firm

Kimley-Horn

Where they practice

D2 1

Hearing-level rates, for comparison

Postponement rate vs the fieldJonathan Sosebee: 33%, Field median: 44%Jonathan Sosebee33%Field median44%
Approval rate 66.7% — above the field (46.1%) by 20.6 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 66.7% (vs the field’s 46.1%) and postponement is 33.3% — 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

C14-2024-0028C14-2023-0077C14-2023-0061
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