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ALL RIGHT, WE ARE READY TO START.
[2:00 P.M. - Call to Order]
IT IS TWO O'CLOCK ON MARCH 24TH.I'D LIKE TO CALL ON TODAY'S PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
IF STAFF CAN PLEASE PLAY THE SPANISH INTERPRETER PLEASE.
MAY STAFF PLEASE CONDUCT ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA PRESENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER ZUKI PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE PRESENT, COMMISSIONER ORIAN PRESENT VICE CHAIR PECK PRESENT.
AND COMMISSIONER SIEGEL PRESENT.
UH, MAY STAFF THE MEETING FORMAT FOR TODAY, PLEASE TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE.
THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE CVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE IN PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW SAN ANTONIO.GOV/DSD OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3 TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENT, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES.
THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING.
STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS RECEIVED ARE PART OF THE OFFICIAL WRITTEN RECORD FOR ITEMS ON INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATIONS.
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, STAFF WILL PLAY ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL.
LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE'LL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENTS.
SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS.
UM, TODAY WE DO HAVE TWO AGENDAS, THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA AND INDIVIDUAL HEARING ITEMS. UM, ALL ITEMS ON TODAY'S
[Consent Agenda]
AGENDA ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT, UM, EXCEPT FOR ITEM 17 MAY STAFF.PLEASE CONFIRM THAT IS CORRECT.
THE BALANCE OF THE AGENDA WITH EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEM 17 ARE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE CONSENT AGENDA BY MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS? SO MOVED.
COMMISSIONER PECK BY GARCIA A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES? YES.
COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA.
COMM COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.
AND MADAM CHAIR GONZALEZ? YES.
UH, SO NOW THAT TAKES US TO ITEM NUMBER
[17. 21-2352 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2021-11600009 (Council District 10): A request by Montoya Graham, representative, for approval of a Resolution to amend the San Antonio International Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan for the City, by changing the future land use from “Neighborhood Commercial” to “Community Commercial” on Lot 9, Block 51, NCB 17192, located at 3965 Thousand Oaks Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2021-10700030 CD) (Justin Malone, Planner, (210) 207-0157, Justin.Malone@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department)]
17.IF STAFF CAN PLEASE PROVIDE THAT PRESENTATION.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS PLAN AMENDMENT ENDING IN 0 0 9.
IT IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT VICINITY
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PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.LOCATED AT 39 60 5,000 OAKS DRIVE.
THERE WERE, EXCUSE ME, NINE NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM OAK GROVE ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO ALLOW FOR SLIGHTLY MORE INTENSE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG THE MAJOR THOROUGHFARE OF THOUSAND OAKS DRIVE.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE CHANGE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL PROVIDES THE APPLICANT THE ABILITY TO OPERATE AUTO, AN AUTO SALES BUSINESS WITHOUT NEEDING HIGHER INTENSITY REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE.
ADDITIONALLY, THE REQUESTED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ADJACENT PROPERTY TO THE NORTHWEST AND IS ALSO LESS INTENSE THAN THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL LAND USE ACROSS THE STREET.
IS THE APPLICANT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY? STAFF IS THE APPLICANT IN ATTENDANCE TODAY? I WAS WAITING FOR CONFIRMATION FROM LOGAN, BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THEY'RE ON THE LINE.
UH, I BELIEVE THAT IF, IF, IF YOU ARE ON THE LINE, WHICH I BELIEVE THEY ARE, SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO HIT STAR SIX TO UNMUTE.
I'M ON THE LINE, I'M ON THE LINE.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO ADD ANYTHING TO THE PRESENTATION, SIR? NO MA'AM.
I I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T KNOW IT WAS OFF MUTE, BUT NO MA'AM.
IF YOU ALL HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M JUST AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
WE'LL KICK OFF QUESTIONS WITH COMMISSIONER CARILLO.
I WAS, I'M LOOKING AT THESE PICTURES HERE FROM STAFF AT STUFF SCROLLING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.
SO IS THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? I, I WAS CONFUSED BECAUSE I LOOKED IT UP ON GOOGLE MAPS PER, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THE MEETING.
I WAS, I WASN'T SURE IF IT WAS THAT VACANT LOT THAT'S NEXT TO IT.
JUST, UM, NORTHEAST OF WHAT YOU HAVE, OR SORRY, NORTHWEST OF WHAT YOU HAVE OUTLINED THERE.
THERE'S, THERE'S SUPPOSED TO BE AN AUTO SALES IN, UH, I'M SORRY.
WE'LL KICK OFF QUESTIONS WITH COMMISSIONER
I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS HER QUESTION.
I'M TRYING TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSIONER'S QUESTION.
SO YOUR, YOUR QUESTION IS ABOUT THE LOCATION.
I'M SORRY, I COULDN'T HEAR CHRISTIE.
YEAH, CHRISTY CALL OUT CHRISTIE, IS IT, IT'S IT'S ADJACENT TO THE VACANT LOT? NO, IT'S ACT, YEAH.
IT'S ACTUALLY A PART OF THE PARKING LOT THAT, UH, IS ON 3 9 6 5.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE, THE FRONT, THE FRONT FIVE SPACES OF THE PARKING LOT.
SO IT'S, IT'S DIRECTLY TO THE, IT WOULD BE TO THE EAST OF THE EXISTING GAS STATION, CORRECT? YES MA'AM.
IT DEPENDS ON WHICH WAY YOU'RE FACING THE GAS STATION.
IF YOU'RE WALKING OUT OF THE GAS, IF YOU'RE WALKING OUT OF THE GAS STATION, IT'S TO THE WEST OF THE GAS STATION RIGHT THERE, THE, THE FIVE PARKING SPACES RIGHT IN THE FRONT.
SO DO YOU WANNA HAVE CHART AUTO SALES IN THIS SPACE? THE SPACE DOESN'T SEEM ADEQUATE TO ACCOMMODATE AUTO SALES AND I'M JUST CURIOUS WHAT KIND OF, UM, CONGESTION THAT DOES UH, IN THAT ONE LITTLE SPACE.
IT'S A SMALL CAR LOT WITH FIVE BARS AND UNDER.
UM, YEAH, I'M JUST TRYING TO WRAP MY HEAD ON THAT.
I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THE MOMENT.
JUST A REMINDER, IF YOU'RE NOT SPEAKING WITH YOU ALL, COMPLET YOURSELF, UM, AT THIS TIME, ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS FOR ITEM NUMBER 17? YEAH, IT'S THE SAME QUESTION.
UH, DOES THE SPACE ALLOW FOR, UH, SEVERAL VEHICLES FOR SALE IN THIS SMALL PARKING LOT? WOULD IT ALLOW CUSTOMERS TO GO IN AND OUT? WOULD YOU HAVE ENOUGH SPACE FOR THE CUSTOMERS TO COME AND PARK WITHOUT INTERFERING WITH THE, UH, COMMERCIAL FACILITY IN THE BACK AND THE GAS STATION
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ENTRANCE AS WELL? DO YOU HAVE A SPACE FOR ALL OF THAT IN THIS LITTLE PARKING SPACE? YES, CORRECT.REGARDLESS, REGARDLESS OF OF, GO AHEAD SIR.
I WAS JUST GONNA NOTE THAT REGARDLESS OF THE USE, THEY WILL HAVE TO MAINTAIN ADEQUATE PARKING FOR ALL OF AS IS ALREADY DESCRIBED ON THE LOT.
SO IF THEY HAVE PARKING SPACES FOR EXISTING USES, THOSE WILL HAVE TO BE MAINTAINED AND THEIR USE WILL ALSO HAVE TO BE EVALUATED FOR PARKING SPACES.
AND JUST TO ADD THAT, I'M SORRY.
IT WILL BE A SMALL CAR LOT WITH FIVE CARS IN UNDER AND THERE'S ADDITIONAL PARKING PLACE, UH, ADJACENT DIRECTLY IN FRONT THAT ARE NOT, UM, A PART OF THE FIVE PARKING SPACES.
UM, DOES THAT MEAN THAT YOU'LL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM FIVE VEHICLES FOR SALE AT A TIME? YES SIR.
AND SINCE I'M BY MYSELF, THAT'S ALL I REALLY WANTED TO DO.
AND I, I'VE TALKED TO THE OTHER TENANTS THAT ARE THERE AND I'VE ALREADY LET THEM KNOW THAT, UH, I PROBABLY WILL NEVER HAVE FIVE CARS, BUT I DID LET THEM KNOW THAT THEY COULD STILL PARK IN THOSE FIVE SPACES.
IF THERE ARE NO CARS THERE JUST TO BE, UM, LET 'EM KNOW WE'RE STILL SHARING THE PARKING EVEN THOUGH THEY, A LOT OF THEM TO ME, I TOLD THE OTHER TENANTS IF, IF THEY NEEDED IT, IT'S MORE THAN WELCOME TO PARK THERE.
KRISTA, CAN, CAN YOU PLEASE CONFIRM THAT THERE IS A, THERE IS A MAX NUMBER OF OF VEHICLES OR IS THERE A WAY FOR US TO BE ABLE TO MONITOR THAT OR ENFORCE THAT? YES MA'AM.
AS PART OF THE ZONING CASE THAT IS ACCOMPANYING THIS, IT, IT ENDS IN THREE ZERO CD.
THEY HAVE TO PROVIDE A SITE PLAN AND ON THAT SITE PLAN THAT WILL GET EVALUATED WHEN IT GOES TO ZONING COMMISSION.
AND SO THAT IS ALSO A DISCUSSION THAT CAN OCCUR AT THAT TIME.
THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? NO MORE FOR ME.
HEARING NONE, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 17.
COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ, I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE I, I'M SORRY TO GO KEEP DOING BEATING A DEAD HORSE, BUT I WANNA MAKE SURE I UNDERSTAND THIS CORRECTLY.
SO THERE WILL BE NO RELOCATION OF THE EXISTING TENANTS.
YOU'LL BE UTILIZING PARKING SPACE, UM, ON THIS LOT.
SO THE FOUR OR FIVE TENANTS THAT WE SAW IN THE IMAGE EARLIER FROM STAFF WILL STILL BE, UM, REQUIRED TO UTILIZE WHATEVER REMAINDER SPACES ARE AVAILABLE.
STAFF, DO YOU MIND PUTTING UP THE, THE STREET FRONT OF THIS, UM, FACILITY, THE BUILDING AND THE ASSOCIATED LOT? I'M STRUGGLING TO UNDERSTAND HOW A CAR LOT CAN OCCUPY, UH, RETAIL THAT ONE THERE.
SO I MEAN IT APPEARS THERE ARE, MAYBE THERE ARE JUST TWO NO, GO BACK.
SO THERE ARE SEVERAL RETAIL LOCATIONS AND THERE ARE PARKING SPACES IMMEDIATELY IN FRONT OF THOSE STOREFRONTS.
BUT YOUR CAR SALES WILL UTILIZE THE LOTS THAT WE'RE, IF WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS HEAD ON, UTILIZE THE LOTS THAT ARE ON THE LEFT SIDE WHERE THE CURRENT BLACK, UH, SEDAN AND WHITE TRUCK ARE LOCATED.
OH, YOU PROBABLY CAN'T SEE WHAT WE'RE SEEING.
CAN YOU APPLICANT THERE? UM, THERE ARE ACTUALLY, AND AS SOON AS YOU TURN IN, THERE'RE ACTUALLY, LIKE, THERE ARE OTHER TENANTS LIKE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE LOT.
THERE'S ACTUALLY ADDITIONAL PARKING PLACE IN FRONT AS SOON AS YOU TURN IN.
THAT IS THE, THE, THE, MY FIVE ALLOTTED SPACES ARE IN THE FRONT, NOT DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING WHERE THE REST OF THE TENANTS SHERIFF'S PARKING, IT'S MORE TOWARD THE STREET.
UM, LIKE AS SOON AS YOU TURN IN RIGHT THERE, THERE'S TWO, TWO PARKING PLACES ON THE, UH, LEFT SIDE IF YOU'RE WALKING OUT OF THE BUILDING AND THREE PARKING PLACES ON THE RIGHT SIDE.
AGAIN, IF YOU'RE WALKING OUT OF THE BUILDING, BUT TO THE FRONT, RIGHT OFF OF THE STREET, NOT UP AGAINST THE BUILDING, NOT THOSE PARKING PLACES.
IF I'M SAYING THAT CORRECTLY, IF I, IF YOU
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UNDERSTANDYEAH, I, I APPLAUD YOUR EFFORT TO HAVE A BUSINESS AND
UM, GIVEN THAT THERE'S ALREADY RETAIL THERE AND IT JUST SEEMS A REALLY TIGHT SPACE FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.
UM, I, I DON'T, I STRUGGLE TO SEE HOW STAFF APPROVE THIS, BUT, UM, I I, I DON'T THINK I CAN SUPPORT THIS ITEM.
THIS JUST DOESN'T MAKE SENSE TO ME AND IT'S NOT PRUDENT PLANNING IN MY OPINION, BUT THANK YOU.
DO YOU COMMISSIONER CARILLO, DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEM NUMBER 17? I, UH, COMMISSIONER ORRIN, I'LL MAKE A MOTION.
UH, I, I MOVED TO APPROVE, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT.
CASE NUMBER PA DASH 2021 DASH 11 6 0 0 0 9.
A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? COMMISSIONER SIEGEL SECOND MAY STAFF CONDUCT A ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA? YES.
UH, LAST ITEM ON THE, ON THE AGENDA, APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
SECOND COMMISSIONER PROFIT MOTION BY COMMISSIONER CARILLO.
COMMISSIONER CARILLO HAYNES? YES.
COMMISSIONER CHRISTOPHER GARCIA.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
I JUST, UM, DO WANNA RECOGNIZE ONE OF OUR COMMISSIONERS.
UM, COMMISSIONER CARRIO HAS TWO EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENTS.
I HOPE SHE DOESN'T MIND ME ANNOUNCING.
UM, ONE, CONGRATULATIONS ON THE, UH, NEW ROLE AT C P SS.
AND TWO, CONGRATULATIONS ON, UM, YOUR RECENT MARRIAGE.
I THINK WE ALL NOTICED THAT YOU ADDED A, A LAST NAME.
SO CONGRATULATIONS, COMMISSIONER PERILLO.
THE MARRIAGE ISN'T RECENT, JUST THE NAME CHANGE.
IT TOOK ME A WHILE TO GET MY ACT TOGETHER, BUT THANK YOU FOR BOTH
CONGRATULATIONS, CONGRATULATIONS.
THAT CONCLUDES OUR, UM, MEETING IS TWO 19 AND OUR MEETING IS CONCLUDED.