* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:08] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. UH, IF WE COULD HAVE OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES STATEMENT PLEASE. AND THE TIME IS ONE O'CLOCK AND WE ARE BEGINNING THIS PUBLIC HEARING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. HELLO. HI. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE DO HAVE SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES. WE'RE LOCATED IN THE INTERPRETER CABIN. IT'S LOCATED RIGHT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE. ALRIGHT. UH, BEFORE WE BEGIN, I DO WANT TO REMIND EVERYONE THAT WE ARE CURRENTLY UNDER A CITY MASK MANDATE. UH, THE EXCEPTION WILL BE YOU DO NOT HAVE TO WEAR YOUR MASK IF YOU ARE AT THE PODIUM TO SPEAK OR AS I AM SITTING DOWN TO SPEAK RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT. MY NAME IS JOHN BUSTAMONTE AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER. I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION. ALRIGHT, I LIKE TO DO ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT. UH, MARCO BARROS, UH, REPRESENT DISTRICT NINE CHARLES FUENTES OF DISTRICT THREE. MARK WHITE. DISTRICT 10. SUMMER GRADE HOUSE DISTRICT ONE. ROB SIPES. DISTRICT SEVEN, FRANCINE ROMERO, DISTRICT EIGHT. DISTRICT FOUR DISTRICT SIX. ALRIGHT. STAFF IS A QUORUM PRESENT. A QUORUM IS PRESENT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. UH, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH STANDS? ONE NATION UNDERG GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL. ALRIGHT, PRIOR TO COMMENCING OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW THE MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF IF YOU WOULD. SO BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN YOUR PHONES ON VIBRATE OR TURN THEM OFF. THE ZONING COMMISSION IS AN 11 MEMBER BODY APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ZONING CASES UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION. YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD YOUR CASE TO CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CASE MANAGER. STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE REQUEST. PART OF THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION. FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION IN ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THE REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING. YOU WILL BE CALLED AN ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION. FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO A SPEAKER, THAT SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO PEOPLE GIVING THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL OF NINE MINUTES. THOSE GIVING UP THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGNED INTO SPEAK. THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS. THANK YOU CHAIR. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, BEFORE WE BEGIN TODAY'S HEARING IN EARNEST TO TALK ABOUT, UH, THE VARIOUS ITEMS ON OUR AGENDA, I WANNA TAKE A POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE AND A LITTLE MOMENT OF EVERYONE'S TIME, UH, TO THANK A VERY IMPORTANT MEMBER OF OUR COMMISSION WHO HAS BEEN HERE FOR EIGHT YEARS AND WILL NO LONGER BE WITH US AFTER THIS MEETING. AT LEAST AS A MEMBER OF, OF THE ZONING COMMISSION. I THINK SHE WILL CONTINUE TO SERVE THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR A VERY LONG TIME. UH, DR. FRANCINE ROMERO, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ALL OF YOUR WORK ON THE ZONING COMMISSION OVER TIME, YOUR LEADERSHIP AS CHAIR, YOUR GUIDANCE FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO HAVE COME IN AND SERVED WHILE YOU HAVE BEEN ON THIS COMMISSION. YOUR SERVICE HAS BEEN AN INSPIRATION AND IS SOMETHING THAT I THINK WE ALL WOULD WANT TO EMULATE ON THIS DAIS HERE. AND I HOPE YOU ALL LOOK TO DR. ROMEO AND SEE A WONDERFUL EXAMPLE OF THE KIND OF CIVIC SERVICE THAT MAKES OUR CITY GREAT, DR. ROMEO. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. I'M NOT GONNA GIVE ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER THE CHANCE TO SPEAK 'CAUSE WE WOULD BE HERE ALL DAY. UM, . [00:05:01] SO STAFF, IF WE [Zoning Items  ] COULD, COULD WE GO OVER THE ITEMS THAT ARE POSTPONED OR WITHDRAWN? THE ITEMS THAT ARE POSTPONED AND WITHDRAWN TODAY ARE ITEM NUMBER ONE. IT IS WITHDRAWN. IT WAS A HISTORICAL CASE ENDING IN 2 86 HL AT 2 34 YUCCA STREET. THIS CASE HAS COMPLETELY BEEN WITHDRAWN FROM THE PROCESS. IF IT WANTS TO RESTART, A NEW APPLICATION WILL HAVE TO BE SUBMITTED. ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, IT IS POSTPONED TODAY AND WE'LL COME BACK AT A DI ANOTHER DATE. UH, THERE WILL BE NEW PUBLICATION AND NOTIFICATION FOR THIS ITEM AND THIS IS ITEM 2 67 THAT IS LOCATED AT 40 36 COLLIBRA ROAD. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND SO FOR THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE, IF YOU ARE HERE TO ADDRESS EITHER OF THOSE TWO ITEMS, THEY WILL NOT BE HEARD. IF YOU ARE WITHIN THE NOTIFICATION RANGE, THEY WILL BE RE-NOTICE AND YOU WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO COME BACK AT THAT TIME IF THEY ARE IN FACT RENO. ALRIGHT, STAFF, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE AND GO OVER THE ITEMS THERE. YES SIR. I'M JUST DOUBLE CHECKING TO SEE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SIGNED IN TO SPEAK FOR THESE ITEMS TO MAKE SURE WE DO CAPTURE EVERYONE WHO IS HERE FOR THESE ITEMS. UH, MR. GEORGIA COSTA, WHAT ITEM NUMBER ARE YOU HERE FOR? FOR ITEM NUMBER 14 IT LOOKS LIKE, UH, RIDGE PATH. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE ON COMBINED HEARING. AGENDA ONE, IT'S ITEM NUMBER FIVE, ENDING IN 1 6 4 AT 1603 AND 1607 WEST ELOSA DRIVE. WE DO HAVE A SPEAKER IN THE AUDIENCE, UH, TO SPEAK IN FAVOR OF THIS PROJECT. ITEM NUMBER NINE, ENDING IN 1 2 9 ON PLEASANTON ROAD. ITEM NUMBER 12 HAS, UH, SEVERAL VOICE, WELL IT HAS A COUPLE OF VOICEMAILS AND SOME PUBLIC SPEAKING SO WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO MOVE THIS ONE TO INDIVIDUAL. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS MOVING THE INDIVIDUAL AND WE HAVE A NUMBER OF PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR THIS ITEM AS WELL. ITEM NUMBER 13 WENT TO A RECUSAL AGENDA, WHICH IS COMBINED HEARING NUMBER TWO. SO THEN THE NEXT ITEM WILL BE ITEM 16 FOR CONSENT COMBINED HEARING, UH, CONSIDERATION AT 2 46 EAST SAVAS STREET. CASE NUMBER ENDING 2 7 7. ITEM NUMBER 18, ENDING IN 2 81 AT EAST WOODLAWN. ITEM 21 ENDING IN 2 84 AT 24 26 CG LANE. ITEM 22 ENDING IN 2 8 5 CD LOCATED AT 1 21, UH, SORRY, THE 12,100 BLOCK OF SOUTH U SS HIGHWAY 2 81. AND FINALLY ITEM NUMBER 23, WHICH IS A HISTORICAL DESIGNATION ENDING 2 8 7, LOCATED AT 1502 BUENA VISTA STREET. MR. CHAIR, THANK YOU. IS ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE HERE TO SPEAK, UH, AGAINST ANY OF THE ITEMS THAT WERE LISTED WITH THE EXCEPTION OF GUS ECKERT ROAD, WHICH IS NOW ON INDIVIDUAL? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA NUMBER ONE, SEEING NONE, IF WE COULD READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD PLEASE. ITEM NUM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C TWO NA, A H O D, THE C TWO A H O D LOCATED AT 1603 AND 1607 WEST OF MOOSA DRIVE. THERE WERE 26 NOTICES MAILED SIX RECEIVED IN FAVOR. TWO. RECEIVED AN OPPOSITION AND A POTTO. A PETITION TOTALING 45 INDIVIDUALS IN SUPPORT. ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C THREE R TO I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED IN C ONE AND MF 33. ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1305 PLEASANTON ROAD. THERE WERE 27 NOTICES MAILED. TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM RMM FOUR A H O D TO I D Z ONE A H O D WITH USES PERMITTED IN C ONE [00:10:01] LIGHT COMMERCIAL LOCATED AT 2 46 EAST OF IO STREET. THERE WERE 35 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX TO MF 33 WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 6 25 EAST WOODLAWN AVENUE. THERE WERE 15 NOTICES MAILED TO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUBMITTED A LETTER OF NON OPPOSITION. ITEM NUMBER 21 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM OH TWO A H O D TO C TWO C D A H O D LOCATED AT 24 26 CG LANE. THERE WERE 15 NOTICES MAILED TO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C TWO A H O D TO C TWO C D A H O D WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR WAREHOUSING LOCATED AT IN THE 12,100 BLOCK OF SOUTH US HIGHWAY 2 81. THERE WERE 46 NOTICES MAILED, ONE RECEIVED A FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION AND NO RESPONSE FROM MISSION DE LAGO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND FINALLY, ITEM NUMBER 23 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C TWO TO C TWO HL WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1502 BUENAVISTA STREET, THERE WERE 23 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR A MOTION SIR. UH, I DO NEED TO HAVE THE INDIVIDUALS WHO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN FAVOR. UH, WE HAVE, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE, JERRY AO. UH, MR. ORONO, DO YOU CONTINUE TO WANNA SPEAK GIVEN THAT IT'S ON CONSENT? THANK YOU, SIR. NEXT I ALSO HAVE MARIAN FLORES AND JOSE RODRIGUEZ. UH, MS. FLORES, MR. RODRIGUEZ, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S ON CONSENT? THANK YOU MR. RODRIGUEZ. OKAY. I DON'T SEE MR. RODRIGUEZ. THANK YOU. NEXT GUSTAVO GARZA AND MR. GARZA, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK GIVEN THAT IT'S ON CONSENT? OKAY. THANK YOU SIR. VERY GOOD. AND DID I CAPTURE EVERYONE THAT WAS SIGNED UP FOR THAT ITEM? YES. ALRIGHT. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT FROM ANY ITEM ON COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE? YES, SIR. WE ALSO HAD FOR NUMBER 18, UH, MR. DUVALL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IN FAVOR. MR. DUVALL, DO YOU WANT TO CONTINUE TO SPEAK IN FAVOR? YOU DO. PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US YOUR OPINION OF THIS ZONING APPLICATION. IT IS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. SO, UH, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE. UH, AH, THAT'S WHAT YOU MEAN. THERE WE GO. OKAY. LEARNING HERE. UH, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS JOHN DUVAL. I AM A PART OWNER IN THIS PROPERTY. UH, WE BASICALLY SIMPLY WANT TO RENOVATE THE PROPERTY. IT'S SINGLE FAMILY RIGHT NOW. UM, THERE ACTUALLY ARE ROUGHLY I THINK FIVE, UH, UNITS, UH, COLLECTIVELY AND OUR HANDS ARE TIED. WE DON'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING OTHER THAN, UH, DO A COMPLETE RENOVATION ON THE INSIDE AND ON THE OUTSIDE, INTERIOR, EXTERIOR TO REALLY BEAUTIFY IT, UM, TO ATTRACT A DIFFERENT TYPE OF TENANT, UH, AND MAKE IT MORE DESIRABLE. SO, UM, THAT IS THE STRUGGLE AT THE MOMENT AND WHY WE ARE ADVOCATING FOR, UH, MF 33. AND I FELT INCLINED TO SPEAK, UM, AND MENTION THAT BECAUSE SOMETIMES, UM, NEIGHBORS GET VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DEVELOPMENT GETTING OUT OF HAND AND THAT'S NOT THE CASE HERE. THANK YOU MR. DEVAL. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT IN FAVOR OF THE ITEMS ON COMBINED HEARING? NUMBER ONE, NOT THAT I CAN DISTINGUISH HERE. ANYONE IN THE AUDIENCE THAT DIDN'T CALL GET CALLED ON SOMETHING THAT I READ INTO THE RECORD? THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. I'M NOT REALLY GLARING AT YOU. NO. UM, THANK YOU. THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR A MOTION. MR. CHAIR IS COMMISSIONER SE. I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER 5 9 16 18 21, 22, [00:15:01] AND 23. ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALRIGHT. UH, SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FUENTES. UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF, OF THE ITEMS AS READ INTO THE RECORD BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. CHAIRMAN FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES. SORRY. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE. AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMONTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. UM, OUR NEXT ITEM IS COMBINED HEARING NUMBER TWO, WHICH IS A RECUSAL DOCKET CONSISTING OF ITEM NUMBER 13. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS RECUSED HERSELF, SHE IS LEAVING THE HEARING ROOM. AND YES, FOR THOSE WHO WERE PRESENT FOR ITEMS ON COMBINED HEARING, NUMBER ONE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY IF YOU DON'T WANT TO. SO IF YOU WANT ANOTHER COUPLE OF HOURS OF HEARING, STICK AROUND. UH, LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE TIME IS ONE 16. AND COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS LEFT THE HEARING ROOM. IF WE COULD PLEASE BEGIN THE CONSIDERATION OF ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE. THANK YOU, SIR. YES. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C THREE TO L WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME, GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 1600 BLOCK OF WEST LOOP. 1604 NORTH. THERE WERE SIX NOTICES MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ALRIGHT, UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A DISTRICT SIX CASE. UM, COMMISSIONER HUY, IS THERE A MOTION? YES, I MOVE. WE, UH, APPROVE, UH, ITEM NUMBER, UH, 13 ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU, SIR. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND CAME. ALL RIGHT. THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 13 BY COMMISSIONER HUI AND, UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KAMATH. ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER PUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IF WE COULD GET COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO REENTER THE HEARING ROOM AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THE TIME IS ONE 18. AND COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS REJOINED OUR HEARING. IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT COMBINED HEARING NUMBER THREE ITEM, WHICH IS OUR CONTINUANCE DOCKET. YES SIR. THE FIRST ITEM TO CONSIDER IS ITEM NUMBER THREE. THEY'RE REQUESTING A REZONE FROM R SIX TO RMM FIVE A H O D LOCATED AT 5 0 6 EAST ASHBY PLACE. THERE WERE 33 NOTICES MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION. TOBIN HILL IS OPPOSED TO RMM DISTRICTS BUT NOT OPPOSED TO R SIX CD. THE APPLICANT HAS RES REQUESTED ADDITIONAL TIME ON THIS ITEM AND SO THEY ARE SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO JANUARY THE 18TH OF 2022. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. OKAY. UM, MOTION TO CONTINUE. ITEM NUMBER THREE TO THE JANUARY 18TH ZONING COMMISSION HEARING. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. THERE'S, UH, A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO JANUARY 18TH BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOTTLES DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER TO MY LEFT TO MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE, ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUS. AYE. MOTION PASSES. OKAY. IF WE CAN MOVE ON [00:20:01] TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE. WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER SIX AND ITEM NUMBER 11. WONDERFUL. UH, THESE ARE BOTH CONTINUANCES TO DECEMBER THE SEVENTH AND WE DO HAVE INDIVIDUALS THAT SIGNED UP IN THE AUDIENCE TO SPEAK ON THESE. SO THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM I ONE H AND I ONE AS WELL AS MF 33 H, UH, TO REZONE TO MF 33 AND MF 33 H WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME, LOCATED IN THE 9,400 BLOCK OF SOUTHEAST LOOP. 4 10 16 NOTICES MAILED ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, FIVE IN OPPOSITION VIA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED. 21 INDIVIDUALS OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET ARE IN FAVOR. 362 ARE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA AND THERE IS A PETITION OF 681 INDIVIDUALS OPPOSED. THIS ITEM IS SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER THE SEVENTH. THE NEXT ITEM SEEKING A CONTINUANCE IS ITEM NUMBER 11. THIS IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX, R 20 AND MF 25 TO M F 18 AND R SIX WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 7,000 BLOCK OF HUBERMAN ROAD, THERE WERE 37 NOTICES MAILED TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR FOR IN OPPOSITION. FIVE OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET ARE IN OPPOSITION AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO NATURAL AREAS. AGAIN, THIS ITEM IS SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO 12 SEVEN MR. CHAIR. VERY GOOD. AND WE DO HAVE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK. UH, FOR THOSE MEMBERS OF THE AUDIENCE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON SIX AND 11, YOU'RE WELCOME TO SPEAK TODAY. UM, THEY ARE SEEKING CONTINUANCES TO DECEMBER 7TH, SO YOU WILL ALSO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THEN. YOU CAN SPEAK TODAY, YOU CAN SPEAK DECEMBER 7TH. YOU CAN SPEAK BOTH ENTIRELY. UP TO Y'ALL FIRST SPEAKER PLEASE. UH, IS SYLVIA ESTRADA FOR ITEM NUMBER SIX. MS. ESTRADA, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK TODAY? I'M GIVING MY TIME TO BRADY ALEXANDER. OKAY. UH, MR. ALEXANDER HAS BEEN GIVEN HER TIME. BRADY ALEXANDER. IS THERE ANYONE ELSE, MR. ALEXANDER, WHO'S GONNA GIVE YOU TIME? NO. OKAY. VERY GOOD. PLEASE COME FORWARD. MR. ALEXANDER, INTRODUCE YOURSELF. UH, TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. MY NAME, MY NAME IS BRADY ALEXANDER. I LIVE AT 1 8 3 9 EAST PYRON 7 8 2 2 3. UM, I'M READING THIS STATEMENT BECAUSE IT WAS GIVEN TO ME SINCE, UH, OLGA MARTINEZ COULD NOT BE HERE. I WILL BE BRIEF AS YOU HAVE MANY OTHER THINGS TO DO. I WILL READ IT VERBATIM. THE VIA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ASSOCIATION STANDS IN OPPOSITION OF THE MF 33 ZONING REQUEST. WE ASK THAT YOU ALSO CONSIDER THE MORE THAN 600 SIGNED AND ONLINE PETITION SUBMITTED THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS. EVEN WITH VARYING LOT ACREAGES, WE HAVE TRIED TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT ON ZONING THAT WILL ENSURE THE PROPOSED 350 APARTMENT UNITS IS FOLLOWED BY PROPER ZONING SINCE THEY REFUSE TO DO A DEEDED RESTRICTION. MF 33 ZONING IS UNNECESSARY FOR THE ACREAGE AND THE NUMBER OF APARTMENTS PLANNED ZONING IS THE ONLY GUARANTEE OUR COMMUNITY HAS THAT DEVELOPERS WILL KEEP THEIR WORD. WE OFFERED AN MF 18 IF IT WAS ACTUALLY AT 20 ACRES, WE COULD COMPROMISE. IF IT IS LOWER, THE BUYER WILL ONLY PURCHASE THIS PROPERTY IF ZONED MF 33 AS WAS TOLD TO US IN A MEETING, AS I SAID BEFORE, WHETHER THEY BUILT 350 APARTMENTS OR NOT. IF THIS PROPERTY IS LATER SOLD AS AN MF 33, THEN DEPENDING ON THE ACREAGE, MANY MORE UNITS COULD BE BUILT IN SPEAKING WITH RESIDENTS FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY. THEY DO NOT WANT TRAFFIC FROM THE APARTMENTS GOING THROUGH THEIR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD AND WANT A BARRIER IN PLACE TO BLOCK ACCESS. NONE OF THESE HAVE BEEN DEALT WITH ON ANY SITE PLAN AND NO SITE PLAN HAS BEEN SUBMITTED ALL EFFORTS ON BEHALF TO COMPROMISE WHAT THE APPLICANT HAVE FAILED. THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT YOU NOT SUPPORT THIS MF THREE MF 33 ZONING REQUEST. THANK YOU. OLGA MARTINEZ, PRESIDENT OF VIA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. ALEXANDER. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE THIS FOR ITEM NUMBER 11, SAGE GIBSON. MR. OR MS. GIBSON SAGE GIBSON. I'LL WAIT UNTIL THE THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. GIBSON. NEXT SPEAKER PLEASE. JULIE SIMS. MS. SIMS. THANK YOU MS. SIMS AND KIRSTEN NICHOL. MS, PLEASE DO IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND GIVE US YOUR OPINION REGARDING THIS ZONING [00:25:01] REQUEST. HELLO, MY NAME IS KIRSTEN NICHOL. I LIVE AT 2 5 2 0 2. I'M A RUTH PARKWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 7. UM, THIS ZONING REQUEST IS GOING TO BUILD POTENTIALLY AN APARTMENT COMPLEX ON A TINY LITTLE ROAD THAT IS BY A, A WILDERNESS AREA THAT CANNOT SUPPORT A GIANT APARTMENT COMPLEX. IF YOU WANNA BUILD SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THERE, THAT WOULD BE OKAY. HOWEVER, THE ROAD THAT GOES THROUGH THERE IS, HAS A DANGEROUS CURVE THAT GOES AROUND THAT CORNER. EACH APARTMENT COMPLEX HAS TO HAVE TWO EXITS. THAT IS THE ONLY ROAD THAT WILL SUPPORT THOSE TWO EXITS. I, THERE'S NO TRAFFIC STUDY DONE SO FAR. THERE'S NO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY, THERE'S NO SCHOOL STUDIES, THERE'S NO FLOOD STUDIES. I DON'T SEE HOW THIS COULD EVER PASS. IT SITS RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM OF A FLOOD ZONE. UM, I WAS TOLD BY SOMEBODY ELSE THAT THE WATER HAS ACTUALLY COME UP TO FOUR FEET IN THAT AREA. I DON'T KNOW HOW THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THAT MUCH WATER GOING UNDERNEATH AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. AND IT'S A GIANT BRICK AT THE END OF A FLOOD ZONE. SO I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE BUILT. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE APPROVED IF YOU WANNA DO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, I COULD SEE HOW THAT COULD PASS, BUT THIS WAS NOT SOMETHING THAT SHOULD PASS. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. NICHOL. THANK YOU. AND SIR, I BELIEVE WE HAVE SOME VOICEMAILS ON THIS ITEM AS WELL. LET ME SEE HOW MANY, AND YOU CAN GAUGE IF YOU WANNA PLAY THEM NOW OR PLAY THEM AT THE NEXT MEETING. VERY GOOD. I DO HAVE ONE CLARIFICATION THAT WAS, UH, TOLD TO ME A MOMENT AGO. ITEM NUMBER SIX ACTUALLY NEEDS A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME THAN JUST DECEMBER 7TH. THEY WOULD LIKE A CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 21ST. OKAY. WE WILL ENTERTAIN SEPARATE MOTIONS FOR EACH ITEM WHEN THAT TIME IS APPROPRIATE. UM, BUT WE WILL DO THAT. AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER SIX AND I WILL ASK FOR A MOTION ON ITEM NUMBER 11 INDIVIDUALLY. FOUR. LET'S PLAN HIM. WE'LL HEAR HIM AGAIN NEXT TIME. THIS IS ALAN BORG. I LIVE IN DISTRICT EIGHT OF SAN ANTONIO AT TWO FOUR THREE ZERO TWO GRACE PARK. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (404) 386-1607. I'M CALLING IN OPPOSITION TO CASE NUMBER ZED DASH 2 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 1 8. I'M A USER OF FRIEDRICH PARK. I TRAVELED THROUGH THAT AREA DAILY. ANY ADDITIONAL CONGESTION CAUSED BY ACCIDENTS WOULD BE A DISASTER FOR THIS AREA. WE DON'T HAVE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO SUPPORT IT AND I AM IN ABSOLUTE OPPOSITION TO ANY APARTMENT COMPLEXES BEING AUTHORIZED FOR DISTRICT DATE. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS ANN RENOLD. MY ADDRESS IS 75 99 ERMAN ROAD. I'M CALLING IN OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING COMMISSION CASE NUMBER C 2021 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 2 1 8. UH, INCREASING THE PROPERTY DENSITY FROM, UH, EARTH OR FROM RURAL TO, UH, URBAN, UH, DEVELOPMENT. UH, THE BASIS FOR THIS IS LARGELY ON THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE. THERE'S A HILL AND TWO BLIND CURVES, WHICH ALREADY ARE VERY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC AND ADDING MORE CARS. THEY MAKE IT IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO BE ABLE TO LEAVE OUR OWN DRIVEWAY. THANK YOU. AND I HOPE THAT YOU'LL OPPOSE THIS UNTIL THE CITY'S BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A SUFFICIENT ROADWAY FOR SAFE TRAVEL. THANK YOU. HELLO, MY NAME IS JULIE ULI. I CURRENTLY LIVE ON BLUE STAR DOWNTOWN. HOWEVER, UNTIL RECENTLY WE LIVED IN THE DOMINION AT NINE MAYBERRY LANE. I'M CALLING REGARDING CASE NUMBER Z 2 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 2 1 8, UH, APARTMENTS ON HOWMAN DRIVE. I STILL TAKE MY DOG TO MARGARITAVILLE, WHICH IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF OAK AND NSSA, WHICH NSA BECOMES HOWMAN DRIVE. AND THERE ARE TIMES OF THE DAY DURING SCHOOL PICK UP AND DROP OFF WHERE YOU CANNOT DRIVE ON SSA SLASH HOWMAN. THE TRAFFIC IS STOPPED. I HAVE TO PARK AND WALK BAR VILLE TO PICK UP MY DOG. I THINK ADDING HUNDREDS MORE CARS TO THIS ROAD IS A DANGEROUS DECISION. I DON'T KNOW IF A TRAFFIC IMPACTS ANALYSIS HAS BEEN DONE. IT SEEMS STRANGE THAT THAT ZONING [00:30:01] IS APPROVED BEFORE THOSE ARE DONE. THAT'S BEEN THE CASE FOR THE DOMINION APARTMENTS WHERE THE ZONING CHANGE HAS BEEN APPROVED TO MULTIFAMILY, BUT THERE'S BEEN PERFORMED YET. I RECOMMEND THAT THIS ZONING NOT BE CHANGED. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (607) 227-3561. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE. THE LAST ONE IS KRISTEN KIRSTEN NICHOL, AND SHE IS HERE IN THE AUDIENCE TODAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AS WELL AS ONE CLARIFICATION, NOW THAT WE HAVE PLAYED THESE, UH, THESE ARE IN THE RECORD, SO IF THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PHONE CALLS NEXT TIME, WE WILL PLAY THOSE, BUT WE WILL NOT PLAY THESE AGAIN. EXCELLENT. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION. ALRIGHT. UH, AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR, WELL, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION REGARDING ITEM NUMBER SIX. UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES. IT'S A DISTRICT THREE CASE. A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 21ST. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE DECEMBER 21ST. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER BOTS. UH, THERE'S A MOTION TO CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 21ST BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOTS DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONER TO MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL VOTE. MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO DECEMBER 21ST. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER BOTS. YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMONTE AYE. MOTION PASSES. AT THIS TIME I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER 11. AND THIS IS A DISTRICT EIGHT CASE. SO, UH, DR. ROMERO, UH, YEAH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION. I HAVE A BRIEF COMMENT, BUT I'LL HOLD THAT UNTIL YOU THINK IT'S TIME. UM, I WILL MOVE FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR ITEM NUMBER 11 TO DECEMBER 7TH. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER FUENTES SECOND. ALRIGHT, UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. UH, DR. ROMERO. UH, I JUST WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW WE'VE, UM, I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT FOR QUITE A WHILE ON THIS ONE. UM, AND CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. I ALSO WANNA CLARIFY, I KNOW THE FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO NATURAL AREAS DID NOT RESPOND, BUT THE REASON WE'RE CONTINUING IT, ONE OF THE REASONS IS THEY ARE MEETING TOMORROW NIGHT AND WE WANTED TO GIVE THEM SOME MORE TIME. THANK YOU SO, UH, SO MUCH DR. ROMERO. ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. THE MOTION IS FOR A CONTINUANCE DECEMBER 7TH BY COMMISSIONER ROMERO WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSANTE AYE. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING DOCKET. SO IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ANY OF THE CASES THAT WE'VE DISCUSSED AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO LEAVE AND YOU MAY DO SO, IF YOU WANT TO HANG OUT, UH, I THINK WE HAVE THE ROOM RIGHT NOW, SO YOU MAY DO SO. UH, IF WE CAN BEGIN OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING DOCKET AND I BELIEVE THAT BEGINS WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REBECCA RODRIGUEZ. I'M A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C THREE TO C TWO C D SS WITH A CONDITIONAL USE IN SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR WAREHOUSING WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 14,700 TRADESMAN DRIVE, THERE WERE 96 NOTICES MAILED. ZERO IN FAVOR, SIX IN OPPOSITION AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE WOODS OF CHAU COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION. THE EXISTING C THREE IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED C TWO CD IS ALSO APPROPRIATE. OFFICE WAREHOUSE USES ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED ALONG TRADESMAN DRIVE, INCLUDING PROPERTIES DIRECTLY ABUTTING THE SUBJECT SITE. WHILE THERE ARE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS TO THE SOUTH AND EAST, THE CONDITIONAL USE CAN BE UTILIZED TO IMPOSE ANY NEEDED RESTRICTIONS TO BUFFER THE RESIDENTS FROM THE PROPOSED WAREHOUSE. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF IS A AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. OKAY. AND IS THERE A SAS REPORT? YES, THERE WAS ONE . OH YEAH. OKAY. THANK YOU. OOPS. MY GUEST CLIENT IS SAS AFER PROTECTION AND EVALUATION. UH, WE HAVE REVIEWED THE ZONING APPLICATION FOR, FOR A PROJECT LOCATED NEAR THE SOUTHERN INTERSECTION OF TRADESMEN DRIVE AND QUARRY RUN, UH, ROAD TO ALLOW FOR A WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT. CURRENTLY THE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED, THE WESTERN AND SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE SITE IS WITHIN A FLOODPLAIN. NO SENSITIVE FEATURES WERE OBSERVED ON SITE, [00:35:01] NOR NOTED ON FILE SAWS. THIS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE REPORT TO INCLUDE 48% PREVIOUS COVER FOR THE 92.5 ACRE SITE AND A FLOODPLAIN FLOODPLAIN BUFFER. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MR. ESCALANTE IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE? GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST. MARY'S, SUITE 2,700. UM, AS STAFF AND SAWS HAVE STATED, THIS IS A REZONING FOR 90 92 0.5 ACRES. THIS PROPERTY WAS ORIGINALLY THE SUBJECT OF A REZONING IN 2008 OF 160 ACRES. THE NORTHERN HALF, WHICH IS, HAS ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED AT THAT TIME. IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT IT WOULD TAKE PROBABLY UNTIL 2040 TO FILL IN THIS TRADESMAN QUARRY, WHICH IS A QUARRY PROBABLY FROM THE FIFTIES OR SIXTIES. UH, DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT WE'VE HAD IN SAN ANTONIO, THE SITE IS, IS ALMOST FULL. THEY ANTICIPATE WITHIN THE YEAR IT'LL BE FULL AND THEY CAN START TRYING TO REDEVELOP THE PROPERTY. AS PART OF THAT, THEIR THEIR GOAL IS TO DEVELOP A LARGE DIRECT DELIVERY WAREHOUSE ON THE SITE. AND IN WORKING WITH STAFF, WE'VE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT WITH THE EXISTING PLAN OR SECTOR PLAN DESIGNATION, THAT THE BEST ZONING TO REQUEST IS C TWO C D S FOR WAREHOUSING. NOW I'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THE WOODS OF SHAVIN NEIGHBORHOOD ON THIS CASE. THEY, THEY SURROUND THE PROPERTY ON TWO SIDES, THE EASTERN AND SOUTHERN BOUNDARIES. WHEN WE REZONED THE PROPERTY IN 2008, WE DID EXTENSIVE DEEDED RESTRICTIONS AT THAT TIME. YOU KNOW, MAINTAINING THE, THE BERM THAT SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, 200 FOOT BUILDING SETBACKS, 150 FEET, UH, LANDSCAPE BUFFERS, UH, LIGHTING RESTRICTIONS, NUMEROUS RESTRICTIONS. BUT AS PART OF OUR NEGOTIATIONS WITH THEM, THEY'VE ASKED FOR AN AMENDMENT TO THAT, TO UP, TO UPDATE THOSE. WE ARE GOING TO DO THAT. I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM ON THAT AND I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK FORWARD WITH, TO WORK WITH THEM GOING FORWARD ON THIS. UH, BEFORE WE GET TO COUNCIL TO FINALIZE THAT AMENDMENT. THANK YOU. AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE. THANK YOU. MR. CHRISTENSEN. IS THERE A PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. WE HAVE TWO VOICEMAILS. VERY GOOD. IF WE COULD PLAY THOSE VOICEMAILS. HELLO, I AM MARY ARD, UM, AND I'M A RETIRED PHYSICIAN IN PUBLIC HEALTH WITH A SPECIALTY IN MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH. I LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE REQUESTED ZONING CHANGES. THE CASE NUMBER IS Z 2 0 2 0 1 0 7 0 0 2 3 C D F. MY ADDRESS IS 1 4 3 1 5 SCHUMER OAK WOOD STREET AND ANTONIO, TEXAS. I AM CALLING IN OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGES THAT ARE REQUESTED FOR THIS HEARING. TODAY I ATTENDED A TOUR OF THE PROPERTY GIVEN BY THE ATTORNEY WHO EXPLAINED THAT PERMISSION WAS BEING REQUESTED TO ALLOW A COMMERCIAL BUSINESS TO BUILD A STRUCTURE THAT WOULD OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK, MOST LIKELY IN A AMAZON WAREHOUSE WAY WITH TRUCK TRAFFIC, LIGHTING, STORAGE, AND DELIVERY DAY AND NIGHT OF UNSPECIFIED SUBSTANCES AND ITEMS. AS A PHYSICIAN AND A PARENT, I AM GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND HEALTH IMPACTS OF THE RESULTING NOISE, LIGHT AND AIR POLLUTION. I NOISE 24 7 FROM ROAD TRAFFIC WILL BE INCREASED. BACKUP KEEPERS AND TRUCKS REQUIRED BY OSHA ARE LOUD ENOUGH TO BE HEARD BY WORKERS WITH EARPLUGS IN THE AREA. NOISE POLLUTION SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTS BOTH PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH. IT HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED TO INCREASED RISK FOR SLEEP DISTURBANCES, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HEART DISEASE, AND STRESS IMPACTING ALL AGE GROUPS, ESPECIALLY DEVELOPING CHILDREN. TRAFFIC IS A MAJOR SOURCE OF AIR POLLUTION, VEHICLE EXHAUST AND EMISSIONS, SECONDARY POLLUTANTS FORMED IN THE ATMOSPHERE. ROAD DUST, TIRE WEAR, ALL DEGRADES AIR QUALITY. THE ALAMO AREA COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS NOTED IN THEIR 2019 REPORT QUOTE ON-ROAD VEHICLES, HAVE TRADITIONALLY REPRESENTED THE SIGNIFICANT SOURCE OF ROUS OXIDE IN THE REGION. END QUOTE, A REPORT OUT JUSTICE MONTH SHOWS THAT SAN ANTONIO'S AIR QUALITY AGAIN FAILED TO MEET FEDERAL E P A REQUIREMENTS. TRAFFIC RELATED AIR POLLUTION HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH A WIDE RANGE OF ADVERSE HUMAN HEALTH EFFECTS, INCLUDING ASTHMA, ONSET AND AGGRAVATION, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE, REDUCED LUNG FUNCTION, IMPAIRED LUNG DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN, PRETERM AND LOW BIRTH WEIGHT INFANTS, CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA AND PREMATURE DEATH. ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT NEGATIVELY AFFECTS HUMAN HEALTH, INCREASING RISKS FOR OBESITY, DEPRESSION, SLEEP DISORDERS, DIABETES, BREAST CANCER, [00:40:01] AND MORE. IN ADDITION, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE DEMONSTRATES THAT ARTIFICIAL LIGHT AT NIGHT ALSO HAS NEGATIVE AND DEADLY EFFECTS ON MANY CREATURES, INCLUDING AMPHIBIANS, BIRDS, MAMMALS, INSECTS, AND PLANTS. I STAND IN OPPOSITION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE WHICH WILL NEGATIVELY IMPACT PEOPLE. AND GOOD MORNING. MY NAME IS MAUREEN MCCONNELL. I LIVE AT 1 4 3 0 7 SCHU MAR OAKWOOD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 9 AND I AM THE HOMEOWNER. THIS IS IN DISTRICT EIGHT I AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 387-9417. I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE TO CASE NUMBER Z LIKE VEDA 2 0 2 0 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 2 3 0 T AS IN CHARLIE, D AS IN DELTA S AS IN SIERRA. I AM VERY OPPOSED TO THIS ZONING CHANGE BY THE TRADESMAN QUARRY. MY PROPERTY DIRECTLY BACKS UP TO THE TRADESMAN QUARRY. I'M VERY CONCERNED FOR THE ENVIRONMENT AS WELL AS MY OWN PERSONAL HEALTH AND THAT OF MY NEIGHBORS DUE TO ANY DUST FROM CONSTRUCTION, NOISE POLLUTION, WHICH COULD AFFECT MY SLEEP. I'M ALREADY SUFFERING FROM SLEEP APNEA AND THERE'S ALREADY NOISES COMING FROM THE QUARRY IN THE PAST. AND I'M VERY CONCERNED THAT WITH THE 24 HOUR SEVEN DAY A WEEK OPERATION, WHICH HAS BEEN PROPOSED WITH THE ZONING CHANGE, THAT THAT IS GONNA GREATLY AFFECT SOUND POLLUTION AND MAKE IT DIFFICULT FOR A LOT OF MY NEIGHBORS AND MYSELF TO SLEEP AT NIGHT OR ON THE DAY. ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WHO MIGHT HAVE CHILDREN, YOUNG CHILDREN OR BABIES. I'VE HELD CONCERNS ABOUT THE DUST, THE DAMAGE THAT COULD POSSIBLY HAPPEN FROM THAT DUST TO THE WILDLIFE AS WELL AS ALL MY PLANTS AND GARDEN IN THE BACKYARD. ANY DAMAGE THAT COULD INFLICT ON MY ROOF FROM CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS DRIFTING OVER UNDER THE ROOF. I JUST GOT IN 2018 AFTER THE HAILSTORM OF 2016. AND I'M JUST CONCERNED OVERALL, I HAVE NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE VARYING HEALTH CONDITIONS AND I JUST THINK THAT THIS ZONING CHANGE IS GONNA MAKE THAT A LOT WORSE. AND SO I AM STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THE ZONING CHANGE, THE ZONING REQUEST FOR THIS CASE IN DISTRICT EIGHT. AND I KINDLY REQUEST THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION PLEASE VOTE NO OR AT LEAST DELAY AND SPEND SOME TIME TO PROPERLY RESEARCH THE HEALTH OF THE HUMANS AND THE HEALTH OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND ANY NEGATIVE IMPACTS IN ALL OF THOSE AREAS FROM ANY POTENTIAL CONSTRUCTION FROM THE ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. HAVE A GOOD DAY. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, SIR. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. CHRISTENSEN. A BRIEF REBUTTAL, UM, NO REAL REBUTTAL, I MEAN LEGITIMATE CONCERNS. UM, AS IT STANDS TODAY, THERE'S CONSTANTLY EARTH MOVERS, BULLDOZERS, GIANT TRUCKS DELIVERING CLEAN FILL TO THE SITE. SO I'M SURE THEY HAVE SOME COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ACTIVITY THAT'S GOING ON TODAY. THERE'S NO REAL MEDIATION OF THE DUST ISSUES WE HAVE TODAY. IF THE SITE'S ALLOWED TO BE DEVELOPED AS YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO REPLANT IT. THE CITY WILL REQUIRE TREE PLANTINGS. UM, WE'RE GONNA HAVE A 200 YEAR FLOOD EVENT DETENTION BASIN ON THE SITE TO COLLECT ANY, UH, RAINWATER RUNOFF FROM THIS PROPERTY. WE FEEL WE CAN ADDRESS THOSE. LIKE I SAID, WE JUST WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO DEVELOP THE PROPERTY FOR, FOR WAREHOUSING. UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AND I'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THAT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT EIGHT CASE, UH, COMMISSIONER O'NEAL TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. OKAY, THANK YOU. PATRICK, I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU. CAN YOU JUST DESCRIBE AGAIN, UM, FOR THE, FOR THE HOMEOWNERS WHOSE HOMES BACK UP TO THIS AND THEY'RE IN THEIR BACKYARD AND THEY LOOK OUT, WHAT DO THEY SEE? SO WHEN THEY LOOK OUT THEIR BACKYARD, THEY BASICALLY SEE A 25 TO 30 FOOT BERM THAT WAS CREATED WITH PHIL AND ROCK WHEN THE SITE WAS A QUARRY. THAT WAS A PART OF SOME LITIGATION THAT WAS CONDUCTED IN THE SEVENTIES BETWEEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE QUARRY. SO THE FIRST THING THEY SEE IS A LARGE BERM AND THEN WE HAVE TO MAINTAIN THAT BERM THAT'S IN THE DEEDED RESTRICTIONS WE HAVE TODAY. WE CANNOT DEMOLISH THE BERM OR WE'D HAVE NO ACCESS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, YOU AND I HAD TALKED ABOUT, UM, 'CAUSE THIS IS CONDITIONAL, I CAN PUT CONDITIONS ON IT. UH, WE DIDN'T TALK ABOUT THAT. WE TALKED ABOUT IT WITH THE NEIGHBORS, BUT NOW I'M THINKING I'LL DO IT MYSELF. UM, WE HAD TALKED ABOUT LIMITING ENTRY EXIT FROM UNIVERSITY OAK IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS, BUT WOULD IT BE POSSIBLE TO JUST NOT HAVE ENTRY AND EXIT FROM UNIVERSITY OAK AT ALL SILENT LAWNS? THERE'S NOT ANY FIRE CODE ISSUES WITH THAT. I DON'T THINK MY CLIENT HAS ANY BIG ISSUES TRADESMAN'S THE PRIMARY INGRESS AND EGRESS ROUTE ON THAT. I MEAN, IF, IF YOU'D [00:45:01] WANT TO MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION TO COUNCIL, I'M FINE WITH THAT AND I WILL CERTAINLY RESEARCH THAT BEFORE WE GET TO COUNCIL. OKAY. AND WOULD YOU AGREE TO, UM, A CONDITION OF DOWN LIGHTING? ABSOLUTELY. WE'RE IN THE MILITARY LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICT. WE'LL COMPLY WITH THAT AND THERE'S ALSO ADDITIONAL LIGHTING REQUIREMENTS IN OUR DE RESTRICTIONS, BUT YES, NO, NO ISSUE WITH DOWNWARD LIGHTING. OKAY. THEN I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF. UM, IF I WANNA ADD THAT CONDITION, AND OF COURSE I DON'T WANNA IMPACT THE, UM, ENTRY EXIT FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. I COULD JUST SAY THAT THE UM, PROPERTY OWNER WOULD NOT USE UNIVERSITY OAK FOR INGRESS EGRESS. CAN I ADD THAT AS A CONDITION? YOU COULD, BUT WE WOULD STILL NEED TO VET THAT OUT, UH, THROUGH OUR TRAFFIC TEAM. SO, UM, I MEAN THAT MAY BE SOMETHING THAT, UH, THE, THE COUNCIL OFFICE COULD ADD IF IT, IF IT IS SOMETHING THAT IS DOABLE AS OPPOSED TO, UM, A CONDITION HERE AT THE, AT THE COMMISSION LEVEL. OKAY, THAT MAKES SENSE BECAUSE THEN I THINK PLAN B IF THAT DOESN'T WORK WOULD BE TO AT LEAST RESTRICT USE OF THAT STREET IN THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SO YEAH, ONE OF THE OPTIONS IS, I MEAN IF IT, IS IT A CONCERN JUST FOR PUBLIC ACCESS OR IS IT A CONCERN FOR THE BUSINESS TO ACCESS IT? WELL, I DON'T THINK THERE WOULD BE PUBLIC ACCESS, IT'S JUST THE, THEY HAVE TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT FOR THIS BUSINESS. WE WOULD WANT IT TO BE OPEN FOR EMERGENCY ACCESS, BUT JUST AS A GENERAL RULE THAT THE BUS, THAT THE TRUCKS WOULD NOT BE COMING IN AND OUT UNIVERSITY OAKS BUT ONLY ON TRADESMEN. YEAH, I THINK WE NEED TO, TO VET THAT OUT JUST TO BE SURE, UH, WITH OUR TRAFFIC TEAM. BUT, UM, AND, AND THEN IF IT, IF IT IS A POSSIBILITY TO LIMIT THAT, WE CAN DO THAT AT THE COUNCIL LEVEL. OKAY. WELL THE COUNCIL OFFICE IS AWARE OF THAT AND I KNOW THEY'RE LISTENING RIGHT NOW, SO, UM, THAT WILL BE IN THE FUTURE. I WANT THE NEIGHBORS TO UNDERSTAND WE'RE NOT FORGETTING ABOUT THAT. UM, THE H O A IS, WELL THAT'S NOT A QUESTION. UH, TELL ME WHAT M L O D SAYS ABOUT DOWN LIGHTING. SO I KNOW WHETHER I NEED TO PUT IT IN AS A CONDITION OR NOT. IT'S AUTOMATICALLY REQUIRED TO HAVE DOWN LIGHTING. THERE ARE, UM, CERTAIN, UM, REQUIREMENTS DEPENDING UPON IF IT'S AN MLR ONE OR AN MLR TWO, UH, AND THE, AND THE RANGE AND INTENSITY OF THAT LIGHTING, BUT ALL OF IT IS REQUIRED TO BE DOWNWARD LIGHTING. IT CANNOT SHINE UP AND IT CAN, AND THE CODE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR IT TO ILLUMINATE ONTO ADJACENT USES. OKAY. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OMAL. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? NO QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT. AND UM, YOU HAD SPOKE ABOUT FILLING THE QUARRY THAT, THAT IT ORIGINALLY IT WAS GONNA TAKE 40 YEARS AND NOW IT'S ALMOST FULL. UM, LOOKING AT THE AERIAL, I NOTICED THAT THERE'S A OBVIOUS, UH, GRADE DIFFERENCE. DOES THAT MEAN WHEN YOU SAY FULL, DOES THAT MEAN THAT IT'S GONNA BE EVEN OR IS THERE STILL GONNA BE A DROP? UH, SO INTERESTINGLY ENOUGH, I MEAN THE ELEVATION HERE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS HIGHER THAN THIS AREA UP HERE, WHICH IS THE EXISTING, UH, TRADESMAN QUARRY DEVELOPMENT THAT'S ALREADY BEEN DEVELOPED AS YOU CAN KIND OF SEE THIS LINE RIGHT HERE THAT IS BASICALLY A, UM, A LIMESTONE CLIFF IF YOU WILL. AND THEN HERE'S, YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE BERM THAT'S, THAT'S ALSO ABOVE THAT. THE FILL IS JUST GOING TO EQUAL BASICALLY THE ENTRANCE THAT'S RIGHT HERE ON TRADESMAN DRIVE, WHICH WILL BE THIS, THIS IS THE BASIN FOR, FOR THE DETENTION BASIN, BUT THE FILL WILL STILL BE PROBABLY 50 TO A HUNDRED FEET BELOW THE AVERAGE STREET WIDTH AND WOODS OF SHAVANNA. WE'RE NOT FILLING UP HILLS, WE'RE JUST FILLING UP TO A GRADE THAT'S EVEN WITH THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTH. OKAY. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL MY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIPES. COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. ANY QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, UH, COMMISSIONER ROMERO TO YOU FOR, UH, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, I KNOW THAT NEIGHBORS ARE CONCERNED, UM, THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN WORKING WITH THEM AND THIS IS ESSENTIALLY A DOWN ZONING. UH, SO FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO, I AM GOING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH ALL SAWS RECOMMENDATIONS. ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH ALL SAWS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO. SECOND. SECOND, SECOND. ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA GO WITH COMMISSIONER WHITE FOR THE SECOND, UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. SEEING NONE AGAIN. UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL WITH ALL SAWS. RECOMMENDATION FOR ITEM NUMBER TWO BY COMMISSIONER ROMERO WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE [00:50:01] AYE. COMMISSIONER BOTTLES? YES. C COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER FOUR. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS RICHARD BA VASQUEZ, THE ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES HERE IN SAN SAN ANTONIO. ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS LOCATED AT 8 1 9 HIGHWAY GOING FROM R SIX TO CT C TWO CD. ALL OVERLAYS ARE MAINLY THE SAME. THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR ANIMAL AND PET SERVICES, OUTDOOR TRAINING, BOARDING RUNS, PENS AND PADDOCKS PERMITTED. THERE WERE 31 NOTICES SENT OUT. ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO POSTS AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE CANTINA COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA AND THE C THREE OR C TWO OR C THREE DISTRICT IS ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR ZONING AND ITS CURRENT LOCATION ALONG THE RADO HIGHWAY. THE PROPOSED C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR ANIMAL AND PET SERVICES IS TOO INTENSE FOR THE AREA AND IT'S NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE DESIGNATION. THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CONDITION DOWN TO USE DOWN A USE ALLOWED BY A RIGHT IN AN L LIGHT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICT. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. VERY GOOD, THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE REQUESTING, UH, THIS REZONING. THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON TO EVERYONE. COUNCIL ZONING COMMISSION MEMBERS. MY NAME IS EDUARDO DILORETO WITH PARA AND COMPANY. I LIVE IN 25 0 5 1 WEST INTERSTATE 10 IN SAN ANTONIO. SO, UM, THE MAIN, UH, PURPOSE OF THIS ZONING CHANGE IS, UH, OUR CLIENT OWNS, UH, SMALL PET SERVICES, UH, BUSINESS. THEY ARE SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS. THEY STARTED AT A VAN AND NOW THEY RENT THERE. AFTER THAT, THEY RENTED THE PROPERTY, THEN THEY COULD BE ABLE TO TO BUY IT AND, UM, HE STILL WORKS FULL-TIME AND SHE TAKES CARE OF THE, OF THE BUSINESS. AND, UH, THE MAIN INTENT, UH, OR THE, THE NEED THAT THEY HAVE IS TO JUST ADD A 400 SQUARE FEET TO THAT, UH, SMALL, UH, LUCKY DOG, UH, WASH WAGON PET SERVICES. THEY, THEY DO BASICALLY PET GROOMING DOWN THERE. UM, THE, THE SITUATION I DON'T HAVE, IF WE, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE THAT IMAGE. THE PROPERTY IS, UM, CONTENT BY BASICALLY TWO ZONINGS OR IT WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUR. UM, FOUR, FOUR PROPERTIES IN ONE LOT. AND THREE THIRDS OF THE, OF THE PROPERTIES ARE C THREE ALREADY. AND THE SMALL ONE THAT IS STILL ARE SIX IN THE, IN THE BACK. RIGHT. SO, UM, THE MAIN TENS WERE GOING THROUGH PLATTING PROCESS AND WE CONSIDERED, UM, YOU KNOW, THAT IT WAS PROCEEDING TO HAVE A REZONING TO HAVE ALL THE PROPERTY INTO A COMMERCIAL ZONING, WHICH IS THE NATURAL ZONING FOR THAT, FOR THAT NEW DALE HIGHWAY. THE MAIN INTENT FOR THEM IS IN THE FUTURE THEY MAY BE ABLE TO, TO, YOU KNOW, MAYBE UPGRADE OR HAVE A, YOU KNOW, IMPROVE THEIR SERVICES AND THEIR BUSINESS AND MAYBE HAVE SMALL DOG PARK OUTSIDE JUST FOR THEIR, THEIR PET GROOMING, UH, YOU KNOW, SERVICES TO BE ABLE TO TAKE THE DOGS OUTSIDE, THE PETS OUTSIDE AND, AND JUST THAT, THAT'S, THEY ARE, THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THAT'S GONNA HAPPEN SINCE THEY SINCE A REALLY SMALL BUSINESS, THEY'RE DOING THEIR BEST. UM, AND THEY WANT JUST TO INVEST AND, YOU KNOW, CREATE JOBS AND, AND HAVE THEIR, THEIR BUSINESS GROW AND DO THE THINGS THAT THE BEST WAY THEY CAN. WE ALWAYS TRY TO, TO WORK TOGETHER WITH THE CITY IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CITY AND OF COURSE THE, THE, THE OWNER AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD. AND THAT'S THE MAIN REASON. AND OF COURSE, UH, WE ARE WILLING TO ACCEPT WHATEVER DECISION THE, THE ZONING COMMISSION, UH, DECIDES ON THIS. UM, THAT'S, UH, THE MAIN, AND I'M OPEN TO ANSWER ANY, ANY QUESTIONS. I HOPE I, I'VE BEEN CLEAR ABOUT IT. IT, THE, THE INTENT IS JUST TO, IN THE FUTURE, TO AVOID ANY ADDITIONAL EXPENSES ON THE OWNER, DO THE ZONING CHANGE AT THIS TIME, AND HAVE ALL THE PROPERTY UNDER ONE ZONING. AND IF THEY CAN ADD THOSE SERVICES, IT'S NOT GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING LIKE, YOU KNOW, HUNDREDS DARK. JUST A FEW OF THEM. THEY JUST WANT TO DO IT RIGHT [00:55:01] NOW. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THIS IS A DISTRICT FOUR CASE COMMISSIONER KAMATH, IT'S TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. YEAH. UH, THIS A QUESTION FOR THE, UH, APPLICANT, UH, THIS LUCKY, LUCKY DOG, UH, SERVICES. ACTUALLY I'VE BEEN THERE. I LOOK, WALKED, DROVE AROUND. THEY THEY HIRING IN BUSINESS RIGHT NOW, AREN'T YOU? YES. SO THIS ADDING THIS ADDITIONAL LOT, UM, SO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A DOG PARK THERE, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, WHERE THE, THE BUSINESS IS LOCATED RIGHT NOW. IT'S C C THREE. YEAH. RIGHT. UM, THE, THEY DON'T HAVE A SIDE PLAN OR THEY DON'T HAVE A YET THE IDEA WHERE OR HOW THEY WOULD LAY OUT, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE BUILDING ADDITION OR HOW THEY WILL, RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE ABOUT 500 SQUARE FEET OF BUSINESS. THEY'RE ADDING 400 MORE TO THE CURRENT, UH, BUSINESS. AND, UM, AND THEY, THEY STILL DON'T KNOW. OF COURSE THEY'RE OPEN TO TO, AND, AND THEN THEY, THEY UNDERSTAND AND THEY ARE WILLING TO SET, UH, A FENCE AND THE LANDSCAPE BUFFER FOR THAT, THE ZONING ESTABLISHED PER CODE AND THEY'RE OKAY WITH ALL OF THAT. YEAH. WILL YOU BE, UH, AMENABLE FOR THE, UH, PUTTING THE BUFFER BETWEEN THAT RESIDENTIAL LOT BEHIND YOU? SURE. UH, WHAT AND, UH, UH, OR EIGHT FOOT FENCE? UH, HOW MANY FOOT EIGHT FEET? YEAH. AB ABSOLUTELY THE OWNER IS WILLING TO, TO, TO PUT A FENCE IN, IN THE BUFFER. YES. ABSOLUTELY. NOW IS THE APPLICATION FOR REZONING TO C TWO RIGHT NOW OR IS C THREE C TWO? C TWO C TWO CD? YES. OKAY. YEAH. OH, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS TO THE APPLICANT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER KAMATH. ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER KAMATH TO YOU FOR A MOTION? YEAH. UH, AND DISCUSSION. THE, I BELIEVE IT'S, UH, IT'S A GOOD THING THAT, UH, YOU CAN, YOU CAN GO BACK TO. THANK YOU. YEAH, THE, I BELIEVE IT'S A GOOD THING THAT THE BUSINESS IS ADDING ON, UH, THE ADDITIONAL LOT, UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S RIGHT NEXT TO THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL. THE OTHER TWO LOTS ARE ACTUALLY C THREE AND THEY ARE, UH, IT'S A NEW LAREDO HIGHWAYS, PRETTY MUCH A COMMERCIAL, UH, BUSINESSES ON THE LAREDO HIGHWAY. AND, UH, THE APPLICANT HAS, UH, AMENDED OR AT LEAST AMICABLE FOR ADDING THE, UH, BUFFER ZONE OF 15 FOOT AND EIGHT FOOT FENCE, UH, NEXT TO THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL LOT. SO DUE TO THOSE TWO ITEMS BEING ADDED ON TO THE APPLICANT'S ORIGINAL APPLICATION, I MOVE THAT, UH, NUMBER FOUR, ITEM NUMBER FOUR BE APPROVED, UH, AS AMENDED BY THE APPLICANT ON THE DAES RIGHT NOW. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER KAMATH, A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT WITH THE CONDITIONS OF THE BUFFER ALONG THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY AND THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE. ARE THOSE CONDITIONS FOR THE MOTION? YES, CHAIRMAN? YES. VERY GOOD. UH, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH CONDITIONS REGARDING BUFFERING AND AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES. THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE WAS TRYING TO HEAD FAKE ME THERE. UM, ALRIGHT. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. THIS IS A MORE A QUESTION TO STAFF. DO WE NEED TO DESIGNATE WHAT THE BUFFER IS? LIKE THE DISTANCE OF THE BUFFER? DID HE MENTION A WIDTH? UH, BECAUSE THERE'S ALREADY A BUFFER REQUIREMENT OF AT LEAST 15 FEET, UH, BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL ZONING. OKAY, THANKS. ALRIGHT, SO COMMISSIONER CAME WITH, WITH THAT, IS THERE AN ADDITIONAL BUFFER? NO, 15 FOOT SHOULD BE GOOD. OKAY. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. UM, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YEAH, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. UM, I, I DO THINK THAT WE HAVE TO BE, UH, COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT THERE IS A, A RESIDENCE NEXT DOOR AND THAT A DOG PARK OR, YOU KNOW, BARKING DOGS [01:00:01] THAT ARE OUTSIDE COULD BE A DISRUPTION TO THAT. BUT I DO THINK THAT, UM, CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A BUFFER AS WELL AS AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE, UM, I THINK IT'S AN APPROPRIATE USE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER? ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, UM, THE MOTIONS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ ON THE RECORD. UH, BY COMMISSIONER KAMATH WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMONTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, RICHARD B. VASQUEZ ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. UM, ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, LOCATED AT 1 0 2 3 AGNE AVENUE GOING FROM R SIX TO MF 18. ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. UM, THERE WERE 23 NOTICES SENT OUT. TWO IN FAVOR, FIVE POSTS. BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED, UM, THE PORS, UM, UH, THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED M F 18 LIMITED DENSITY RESIDENTIAL IS OUTTA CHARACTER WITH THE AREA AND WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL DENSITY TO AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY. NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. UM, IS THE APPLICANT MR. DELGADO IN THE AUDIENCE DELGADO? MR. DELGADO, ARE YOU PRESENT? MR. DELGADO? ARE YOU PRESENT? BUELLER. BUELLER. ALRIGHT. NOPE, HE IS NOT. ALL RIGHT. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, THE APPLICANT IS NOT PRESENT. LET ME REMIND EVERYONE. THE APPLICANT IS NOT PRESENT. UH, ARE THERE PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THIS ITEM? UH, MARK SPIELMAN. MY NAME IS MARK SPIELMAN, LIVE AT 900 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE. UM, CO-CHAIRMAN OF BEACON HILLS ZONING COMMITTEE. UH, WE HAD A LETTER THAT I WAS GONNA READ INTO, UH, THE, UH, RECORD, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, UH, WE HAD MET SEVERAL TIMES. WE'VE BEEN MEETING WITH THIS, UH, DEVELOPER SINCE APRIL, AND IN THAT EIGHT MONTHS HE HAS GIVEN US LOTS AND LOTS OF DIFFERENT PLANS. AND SO THE LETTER IS NOT REALLY APPROPRIATE BECAUSE IT ADDRESSES SOME OF THE CONTINGENT PLANS THAT HE HAS DISCUSSED WITH US OVER THAT PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE ADDRESSING DOWN ZONING. SO THE ONLY PARTS OF THE, THE LETTER I CAN REALLY READ ARE, ARE, UH, YOU KNOW, JUST A SHORT DISCUSSION THAT SAYS THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE AS OPPOSED TO THIS REQUEST. OUR MIDTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN HAS THIS BLOCK OF AGONE DESIGNATED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, WHICH IS DEFINED IN THE PLAN AS ONE TO TWO UNITS. THIS STRETCH OF AGONE BETWEEN SUMMIT AND MAGNOLIA IS POPULATED ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. CONSISTENT WITH THE PLAN, THE PLANNING COMMISSION VOTED, UH, UNANIMOUSLY TO RECOMMEND DENIAL, UH, FOR MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USE. THE REQUEST TO REZONE MF 18 IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE AND INCONSISTENT WITH OUR PLAN. UH, THAT HAS THE AREA OF HIGHER DENSITIES, UH, LOCATED ON CORNERS ALONG CORRIDORS OF BLANCO WOODLAWN AND SPECIFIC BLOCKS SUCH AS MAGNOLIA, UH, AND MF 18 ON THIS HALF ACRE LOT WOULD RESULT IN ALLOWING NINE UNITS WHERE CURRENTLY THERE'S ONLY ONE. UH, WE HAVE SURVEYED THE NEIGHBORS, UH, THAT LIVE ALONG THE 200, UH, FEET OF AGONE AND AGARITA AND THEY WERE OVERWHELMINGLY OPPOSED TO THE DENSITY. [01:05:02] UH, NOVEMBER, UH, SEVENTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THEY ACTUALLY ALL GOT TOGETHER ON, UH, CARL, UH, FRONT LAWN ON, ON 10 22. PEOPLE BROUGHT THEIR LAWN CHAIRS, THEY DISCUSSED THE THING. WE DON'T DO THIS. I MEAN, WE'RE REALLY A PRETTY AGGRESSIVE NEIGHBORHOOD AND EVEN WE WERE SHOCKED THAT, THAT THAT MANY RESIDENTS WOULD COME OUT AND FEEL SO STRONGLY OPPOSED TO THIS. SO, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'RE REALLY WANTING, UH, DEVELOPMENT AND WE'RE ENCOURAGING IT WHEREVER WE CAN ON THOSE CORRIDORS WHERE IT'S APPROPRIATE. THIS IS REALLY SPOT ZONING THAT WE'RE TRYING TO CORRECT ALREADY. UM, WE'RE VERY MUCH OPPOSED TO IT AND SO ARE THE NEIGHBORS. THANK YOU. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. SPIELMAN. ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? THAT'S ALL THAT SIGNED IN. ALL RIGHT. HEARING NONE, UM, QUESTIONS OF NO ONE, UH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE OR, OR STAFF, UH, , BUT YOU CAN ALSO MOVE ON TO A MOTION SHOULD YOU FEEL THAT APPROPRIATE. . OKAY. UM, I, I DID HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS. SO, UM, I JUST WANTED TO, UM, CONFIRM WITH STAFF THE CURRENT LAND USE CLASSIFICATION WOULD ALLOW HOW MANY UNITS? SO THE PROPERTIES CURRENTLY ZONED ARE SIX. UM, IT ALLOWS ONE, UM, HOUSE PER LOT SO LONG AS IT, IT MEETS SAY 6,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS SIZE. UM, AT HALF AN ACRE THEY COULD SUBDIVIDED, UM, AND ADDRESS OFF OF PEARL COURT AND SO THEY COULD HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL UNITS. SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE 6,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT SIZE, IT MIGHT END UP BEING ABOUT TWO ADDITIONAL UNITS IN TOTAL ON THE PEARL COURT SIDE. AND WHAT ABOUT UNDER THE PLAN, THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL? WELL, AS CURRENTLY ZONED, THEY'RE, THEY'RE, THEY'RE ALLOWED TO JUST PROCEED TO A BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS SO LONG AS THEY MEET THE DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS. OKAY. AND, UM, THE MF 18, WOULD THAT ALLOW AN INCREASE IN THE ALLOWED HEIGHT? MF 18, I BELIEVE IS STILL RESTRICTED TO TWO AND A HALF STORIES. 35 FEET. YEAH. OKAY. THANKS. ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT, NOW TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND MOTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION, UH, FOR DENIAL FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN. UM, THERE'S A LOT OF REASONS, UM, BUT I THINK PRI PRIMARILY THE FACT THAT THE LAND USE PLAN, WHICH IS A, IS A FAIRLY RECENT LAND USE PLAN THAT DESIGNATED THIS AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND ONLY WOULD ALLOW JUST A COUPLE OF UNITS. AND, AND IT'S REALLY, IT OUTLINES THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND OBVIOUSLY WHEN THAT WENT THROUGH A PUBLIC PROCESS, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S IDEA BEHIND WHAT THEY HAD PLANNED FOR THIS AREA AND REALLY, UM, AS MR. SPIELMAN SAID, UM, THEY ARE, THEY ARE SEEKING DEVELOPMENT IN CERTAIN AREAS AND THERE WAS A LOT OF THOUGHT PUT INTO THIS. SO I THINK THAT CHANGING THIS, UM, AFTER SUCH THOUGHT WAS PUT INTO IT IS NOT APPROPRIATE. I THINK THERE IS MULTIPLE ADVERSE IMPACTS THAT COULD OCCUR AS A RESULT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. UM, AND, AND AS WELL AS PUBLIC POLICY. AND MR. SPIELMAN ALSO SAID SOMETHING THAT, THAT I HAVE IN MY NOTES, WHICH IS, I, THIS TO ME WOULD BE A CASE OF SPOT ZONING WHERE WE REALLY DO HAVE ONE ONE LOT THAT'S BEING GIVEN SPECIAL CONSIDERATION. SO FOR THOSE REASONS AND AS WELL AS, UM, THE FACT THAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED FOR DENIAL, UM, I'M ALSO MAKING A MOTION FOR, FOR DENIAL. OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. THERE'S SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIPES, UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. UM, AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER BOTTO STEPPED OUT AT 2 0 5. UH, COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT, BRIEFLY FOR MY OWN POSITION, I AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE SAID. ADDITIONALLY, FOR APPLICANTS FOR FUTURE REFERENCE SHOW UP TO THE MEETINGS, UH, THIS APPLICANT DID NOT SHOW UP TO PLANNING. THAT PLANNING REQUEST. AMENDMENT WAS DENIED. IF YOU'RE SEEKING AN AMENDMENT, SHOW UP TO THE HEARING. ALRIGHT. VERY WELL. THERE IS A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIPES FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. CHAIR BUSANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. ALRIGHT, [01:10:01] THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MR. SPIELMAN. UM, MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SUMMER MCCANN ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS LOCATED AT 1431 THRA BOULEVARD GOING FROM R FOUR TO I D Z ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. THERE WERE 15 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. THREE IN OPPOSITION AND THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE GREATER BELLEVUE AREA COMMUNITY PLAN, AND IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A PLAN AMENDMENT TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION IS PENDING THE NOVEMBER 17TH HEARING. THE EXISTING R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING DISTRICT FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED I D Z LIMITED INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR SEVEN DWELLING UNITS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND WOULD ADD ADDITIONAL DENSITY THAT IS OUT OF CHARACTER WITHIN THIS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER REBATO RETURN TO THE HEARING AT 2 0 9. UH, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR REQUEST FOR REZONING. PLEASE. PLEASE. MY NAME IS DANIEL AGUILAR. UH, ADDRESS IS, UH, 7 0 4 2 ALAMO DOWNS PARKWAY, SUITE 5 5 0. UM, THE REQUEST IS TO GET, UM, DUPLEXES, UH, WE ASK FOR CAN I GET THAT PAPERWORK FOR I D Z ONE, UH, WHICH ALLOWS FOR 18 UNITS PER ACRE, UH, WHICH WOULD LIMIT THIS 0.4, ONE ACRE TRACK TO, OH, THIS IS JUST FOR MY NOTES. IT WOULD LIMIT THE 0.4, 0.41 ACRE TRACK TO SEVEN UNITS. UM, WE HAD MULTIPLE CONVERSATIONS BACK AND FORTH WITH ZONING. UM, WE TRIED TO DO AS MUCH AS WE COULD TO GET TO THE OWNER'S GOAL OF DOING THIS DUPLEXES AND TRY TO STAY WITHIN THE BOUNDS OF THE REQUIREMENTS. UH, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. UH, WE WANT TO DO THREE DUPLEXES AND ONE SINGLE FAMILY HOME. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. AGUILA. UH, YOU CAN SIT DOWN BUT MAY MAYBE STAY A LITTLE CLOSE, MAYBE THE FIRST ROW. UM, ALRIGHT. ARE, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM NOBODY'S SENDING TO SPEAK ON THIS CASE? VERY GOOD. THIS IS A, UH, DISTRICT ONE CASE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS, PLEASE. I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT. COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND MOTION. OKAY. I'M MAKING A MOTION FOR DENIAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 10. UM, FOR ALL THE REASONS STATED IN THE STAFF, UH, REPORT, UM, AS WELL AS I THINK SOMETHING THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER ON THIS CASE, UM, IS PUBLIC POLICY AND THE FACT THAT THE CITY REALLY IS IN AN AFFORDABLE HOUSING CRISIS. THIS AREA IS AN AREA OF NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND, UM, THE SIZE OF THE LOT, IT'S 18,000 SQUARE FEET. IT COULD EASILY BE SUBDIVIDED INTO FOUR AND WE COULD HAVE FOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, UH, BUILT HERE IN THIS AREA. UM, I, I THINK THAT BY INCREASING THE DENSITY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING, I THINK THAT THAT COULD BE A, A REAL ISSUE, UM, GOING FORWARD IN THAT IT WOULD AFFECT THE PROPERTY VALUES OF THE SURROUNDING, UM, RESIDENCES AND COULD CAUSE, UM, SOME GENTRIFICATION TO OCCUR THE, THE G WORD. UM, SO I THINK THAT THAT'S A REALLY IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION IN THIS CASE AS WELL AS CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES DUE TO INCREASED TRAFFIC. UM, AS WELL AS, UM, ALSO THE FACT THAT IT, THAT IT IS SUITABLE AS IT'S PRESENTLY ZONED AND WE COULD HAVE DEVELOPMENT HERE. SO FOR THOSE REASONS, I'M MY MOTION'S FOR DENIAL. OKAY. THERE IS A MOTION. THERE IS A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER OAL. UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT, ON MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE. THE MOTION IS FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE FOR ITEM NUMBER 10 WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ROMERO. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. [01:15:01] COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. AGUILAR. GOOD LUCK TO YOU. UM, IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER 12, IF, GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REBECCA RODRIGUEZ. I'M A ZONING PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 48 91 GUSS ECKARD ROAD, THERE WERE 26 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR TO AN OPPOSITION 58 IN SUPPORT OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY. THREE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY AND NO RESPONSE FROM 1 65 ASSOCIATION INC. THE EXISTING R SIX IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS IS APPROPRIATE DUE TO THE LARGE TRACKS OF LAND FOUND IN THIS AREA. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMMERCIAL USES FOUND IN THE AREA, INCLUDING ARAN TRANSITIONAL REHAB CENTER, LOCATED A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE SUBJECT SITE. ADDITIONALLY, THE SITE IS SURROUNDED BY MULTI-FAMILY ZONING DISTRICTS AND RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICTS ARE ONLY FOUND IN THE SOUTH OF THE PROPERTY. THE PROPERTY IS ALSO IN CLOSE RANGE TO FREDERICKSBURG, UH, ROAD WHERE MORE INTENSIVE COMMERCIAL USES ARE COMMONLY FOUND. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. ALRIGHT, IS THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT ? GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR COMMISSIONERS. CAROLINE MCDONALD, BRANDON ORTIZ. UH, ONE 12 EAST PECAN SUITE 1360 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AND APPLICANT. UM, AS STAFF STATED, THE PROPERTY IS, UH, JUST UNDER THREE ACRES IN THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA, WEST OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD IN THE U S A A CAMPUS. UH, HERE'S AN AERIAL. RED.IS WHERE THE PROPERTY IS. YOU CAN SEE FREDERICKSBURG ROAD ON THE EAST AND GUS ECKER GOING FROM EAST AND THEN WEST TO SOUTH. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. UH, AGAIN, AS STAFF INDICATED, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED R SIX, BUT IS CURRENTLY UNOCCUPIED AT THIS TIME. THERE ARE A MIXTURE OF RESIDENTIAL AS WELL AS COMMERCIAL ZONING DISTRICTS SURROUNDING US. UM, BUT YOU CAN SEE, AS I HAVE INDICATED ON THIS ZONING MAP, WE HAVE RV AND BOAT STORAGE, A WATER TOWER, A VA BUILDING, SOME UNDEVELOPED LAND, AND AS YOU HEAD SOUTH ON, UH, GUS ECKERT THERE WITH THE C THREE R, WE DO HAVE, UM, A REHABILITATION CENTER. NEXT SLIDE. UH, THIS IS A LAND USE MAP SHOWING, UH, THE PROPERTY AS IT STANDS IN THE MED CENTER AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN. UH, THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED NOT TOO LONG AGO IN 2019, AND WE ARE DESIGNATED AS MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE PLAN CALLS FOR A MIXTURE OF, UH, COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS, AND THEN WITH THE PROXIMITY OF THIS SITE TO FREDERICKSBURG ROAD AND SIMILAR COMPATIBLE USES IN THE URBAN MIXED USE IN C TWO IN THE AREA, WE DO BELIEVE THE ZONING IS APPROPRIATE, UH, FOR THIS PROPERTY PLANNING COMMISSION WILL CONSIDER THE PLAN, UH, TOMORROW. NEXT SLIDE. THIS IS JUST A ZOOMED IN VERSION OF THE AERIAL. YOU CAN SEE AGAIN OUR SURROUNDING USES. UH, NEXT SLIDE AND THEN AGAIN, UH, ZOOMED OUT FOR REFERENCE. NEXT SLIDE SHOWS OUR CONDITIONAL USE SITE PLAN FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS. UM, EXISTING STRUCTURES ON SITE WILL BE, UH, TORN DOWN, UM, AS THEY'RE VERY OLD. AND THEN THREE NEW STRUCTURES WILL BE CONSTRUCTED, UM, THAT WILL CONSIST OF, UM, A LIVING QUARTERS COMMUNITY ROOM AND KITCHEN FOR THE HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR, UM, A, UH, RECOVERY CENTER TO OPERATE ON SITE. UM, IT WILL HAVE, CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN REAL QUICK? YEAH, SORRY. UM, IT WILL HAVE A LARGE COM, UH, COMMUNITY GARDEN FOR OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES YOU CAN SEE IN THAT SPACE, UM, IN THE BACK. AND THEN THERE IS AN ENTRANCE AND EXIT ON GUS ECKERT AS WELL AS AMPLE PARKING. HOWEVER, RESIDENTS WILL NOT HAVE VEHICLES, UM, AND ALL VISITORS ARE OFFSITE. NEXT SLIDE. SO WHY ARE WE REQUESTING A HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS AND, AND WHAT [01:20:01] IS SERENITY STAR, THE OWNER AND, AND TO BE OPERATOR OF THE RECOVERY CENTER? I, I WILL BRIEFLY GO INTO SERENITY STAR, HOWEVER, WE DO HAVE THE FOUNDERS AND OPERATORS AS WELL AS MANY, UM, CLIENTS OF THEIRS HERE TODAY, AND THEY CAN MOST CERTAINLY ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. SERENITY STAR IS A NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION FOCUSING ON RECOVERY AND REHABILITATION OF IN INDIVIDUALS SUFFERING, UH, WITH ADDICTION. SERENITY STAR WAS FOUNDED IN 2009 IN SMITHVILLE, TEXAS. IT WILL BE A UNIQUE CENTER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AS A NONPROFIT. THEY DO NOT TURN PEOPLE AWAY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE INSURANCE OR ENOUGH MONEY TO PAY FOR, UH, REHABILITATION AND RECOVERY. I SAY THEY'RE UNIQUE. THEY ARE BECAUSE THERE'S NOT A SIMILAR CENTER HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND THEY INTEGRATE THEIR, THEIR RESIDENTS, THEIR CLIENTS, BACK INTO THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THEIR ASSOCIATED PROGRAMS LIKE COMFORT CAFE. SERENITY STAR IS A SPIRITUAL PROGRAM FOCUSED ON THE PRACTICE OF DEVELOPING SKILLS AND RELATIONSHIPS NEEDED FOR A SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY. ALL ALL STAFF ARE THE FOUNDERS AND FORMER CLIENTS. THIS IS NOT A MEDICAL CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY TREATMENT FACILITY. THEY FOCUS ON PERSONALIZED PROGRAMS, 12 STEP SOBER SUPPORT AND PEER COUNSELING. JUST TO NAME A FEW. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. AS A NONPROFIT, THEY'RE FUNDED PRIMARILY THROUGH COMFORT CAFE. I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE HAD ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS HAVE BEEN THERE. THEY WERE PREVIOUSLY ON FREDERICKSBURG OR BAND BANDERA. EXCUSE ME. BANDERA. I'VE BEEN TO THE LOCATION AS THEY HAVE JUST OPENED ON LOS PATIOS. UM, VERY, VERY WONDERFUL FOOD AND, AND GREAT COMPANY. UM, THEIR LOCATION IN SMITHVILLE HAS BEEN SO SUCCESSFUL THAT THEY, UH, SINCE OPENING IN 2009, THEY'RE LOOKING TO EXPAND. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO AGAIN, WHY HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS? UM, INFORMATION BULLETIN 5 32, UH, ISSUED BY THE CITY A COUPLE YEARS AGO ON CONGREGATED LIVING USES. THESE ARE THE DIFFERENT USES DESCRIBED IN THE U D C AND SERENITY STAR DOESN'T QUITE FIT INTO SOME OF THE MORE COMMONLY KNOWN, UM, USES BECAUSE, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, TRANSITIONAL HOME, UH, THESE AREN'T, YOU KNOW, CLIENTS OF THEIRS AREN'T ON PAROLE, THEY AREN'T COURT ORDERED TO BE THERE. UM, A NURSING FACILITY, UH, I THINK THAT SPEAKS FOR ITSELF. SO THIS ISN'T A MEDICAL TREATMENT CENTER. THERE AREN'T LICENSED NURSES ADMINISTERING MEDICINE. AND SO BECAUSE OF THE ACTIVITIES ON SITE WITH THE SERVICES, WITH, YOU KNOW, MENTAL HEALTH, HEALTHCARE, ALCOHOL, DRUG ABUSE SERVICES, WE DO BELIEVE, AND, AND I BELIEVE STAFF AGREES WITH US, UM, HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS IS, IS THE MOST APPROPRIATE USE. NEXT SLIDE. SO WE DO BELIEVE, UH, THE REQUESTED ZONING IS COMPATIBLE WITH WHAT IS IN THE AREA. AS ALONG WITH THE USES. UM, THE HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS WILL ALLOW SERENITY STAR TO OPERATE A RECOVERY CENTER ON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY OPEN TO MEN, WOMEN, AND FAMILIES. UM, AND THIS TYPE OF RECOVERY CENTER IS MUCH NEEDED, VERY NON-TRADITIONAL FOR, FOR WHAT IS IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, THERE IS SOME OPPOSITION HERE TODAY. UH, I I WANTED TO TAKE A MOMENT TO ADDRESS IT, UM, BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO HEAR SOME CONCERNS AND THEY'RE PRIMARILY, UH, ABOUT CRIME. AND, UH, PARTICULARLY I'D LIKE TO ADDRESS A SIGN THAT WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, NOT BY MY CLIENT TODAY ABOUT THE PROPERTY BEING A DRUG HOUSE. UM, SINCE ITS OPENING IN 2009, THERE HASN'T BEEN A SINGLE INCIDENT AT THIS SMITHVILLE LOCATION FOR SERENITY STAR. NO POLICE REPORTS. ALL RESIDENTS CLIENTS ARE VETTED BY BOTH TERRY AND ROSIE, THE TWO FOUNDERS BEFORE STARTING THEIR RECOVERY JOURNEY. NO VISITORS ARE ALLOWED ON SITE EMPLOYEES AND RESIDENTS ONLY. UM, IF VISITORS DO WANT TO MAKE CONTACT, THEN THEY ARE TRANSPORTED TO AND FROM THE CAMP. COMFORT CAFE, UM, EMPLOYEES ON SITE ARE TRAINED TO HANDLE POTENTIAL INCIDENTS. UM, IF A RESIDENT AND IF A RESIDENT NO LONGER WISHES TO RESIDE AT SERENITY STAR, A FAMILY MEMBER IS THEN CONTACTED OR A SAFE, UH, METHOD OF TRANSPORTATION IS PROVIDED. UM, ONE OF THE COMMENTS WE DID RECEIVE WAS THEY'RE AFRAID THAT, UM, SOME OF THE CLIENTS ON SITE OR, OR RESIDENTS AS I'VE BEEN CALLING THEM, WILL COME INTO THE COMMUNITY TO THE SOUTH AND START BREAKING INTO AND VANDALIZING THEIR VEHICLES AND HOMES. UM, THAT'S NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE AND WE DON'T EXPECT IT TO HAPPEN NOW. UM, I JUST WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A POINT THAT WE HAVE SEVERAL SERENITY STAR CLIENTS HERE TODAY. IF YOU COULD ALL PLEASE STAND, THEY'RE [01:25:01] MORE THAN WILLING, UH, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT YOU HAVE. UM, AND THEY ARE ALL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, BUT, UM, I, I DO BELIEVE WE SELECTED FIVE OR SIX RATHER TO, TO TO SUMMARIZE, UM, YOU KNOW, THEIR EXPERIENCES AND, AND THEIR, THEIR TIME AT SERENITY STAR. UM, SO WITH THAT, UH, YOU KNOW, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE SONY CASE SO THAT THIS CAN MOVE FORWARD AND THIS GREAT PROGRAM CAN, UM, OPEN UP HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. MCDONALD. PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, SIR. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF THEM AND, UM, AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THEY ARE ALL IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. SO WE WILL START WITH TERRY LOPEZ. I'M SORRY, LET'S START WITH DAVID. DAVID JU ZEKI AND HE, HE'S AGAINST IT. SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. AND I'M DAVID DUSKY. I OWN THE PROPERTY AT 48, UH, 53 AND 48 39, GUS SACRED LANE. LANE. AND I HAVE OWNED IT, UH, SINCE, UH, ABOUT, UM, 1990. SO DURING THAT TIME, UH, WE LIVED IN, UH, IN, UM, ON GOOD TERMS WITH THE NEIGHBOR, UH, MRS. UNDERWOOD. AND, UM, THERE WERE PEOPLE WHO LIVED THERE. UH, THEY WERE TENANT, UH, IT WAS AS THE ZONING WOULD INDICATE OUR, UH, MULTIPLE, UH, FAMILY UNITS ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY. UH, THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD, UH, TO THE CURRENT OWNERS IN, UH, 2020, UM, IN MARCH OF 2020, I BELIEVE THAT IS. AND SINCE THAT TIME, WE'VE HAD TWO BREAK-INS, BOTH BREAK-INS, UH, COINCIDE WITH WORK DAYS THAT THE, UH, THEY HAD ON PROPERTY. AND I WOULD LIKE TO SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T POINT FINGERS, DIDN'T SEE ANYONE, HOWEVER, THAT BOTH, BOTH TIMES THE, UH, THE WORK DAYS WERE ON SITE. UM, AND, UH, IT WAS WITHIN A WEEK THAT MY PROPERTY WAS BROKEN INTO, HAD NEVER BEEN BROKEN INTO BEFORE. I DO HAVE THE POLICE REPORTS THAT I CAN MAKE AVAILABLE TO YOU IF YOU'D LIKE TO SEE THEM. AND AS FAR AS NO CRIME EVER, UH, IN THEIR AUSTIN FACILITY, UH, IN SMITHVILLE, I CONTACTED THE SMITHVILLE POLICE, UH, DEPARTMENT. THEY SAID THERE IS A RANDOM CRIME, UH, PETTY TYPE CRIME. AND THE BIGGEST CRIME WAS A PERSON WHO WAS HELD HOSTAGE AT THE FACILITY FOR TWO DAYS. AND, UH, THEY HAD TO EVENTUALLY, UM, NEGOTIATE THE RELEASE OF THAT PROPERTY THERE. NOW I OWN THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY NEXT DOOR. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY ANY OF THE REPRESENTATIVES. ANY, UH, THE THIS NICE LEAST SPOKEN LADY. NO ONE HAS CONTACTED ME. NO ONE HAS ASKED MY OPINION. NO ONE HAS ASKED CAN WE WORK IT OUT? IF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S SORT OF BEING RAMMED DOWN, UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S THROAT. NOW ALL THESE PEOPLE THAT SIT HERE, IT'S NICE AND I, I WISH THEM THE BEST, BUT THEY'RE HERE BECAUSE THEY'RE UNDEREMPLOYED OR UNEMPLOYED AND THEY HAVE THE TIME TO BE HERE. THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, IS WORKING, MADE UP OF WORKING CLASS PEOPLE WHO ALL GO TO WORK. NOW, YOU KNOW, YOU PRESENT THAT SCENARIO IN YOUR OWN NEIGHBORHOOD AND YOU ALSO PRE PRESENT. I WOULD IMAGINE THAT THERE'S A, UH, AS A DRUG, UH, PATH TO GET CLEAN AND ALCOHOL PATH TO GET CLEAN IS, IS LONG. AND IT'S DIFFICULT THAT THERE ARE MANY FAILURES. AND DURING THOSE FAILURES THERE, THE INCIDENCE OF CRIME IS HIGH. WE DO HAVE A CURRENT FACILITY HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. IT'S CALLED HAVEN FOR HOPE. IT'S CITY FUNDED. THEY OFFER HELP TO PEOPLE WITH THESE SORT OF PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE THE RESOURCES. AND WITHIN THAT TIME, THAT HAVEN FOR HOPE EXISTED WITHIN TWO YEAR PERIOD, 1,870, UH, 77, UM, CRIMES IN A TWO YEAR PERIOD WERE COMMITTED. UM, I HAVE A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE IN THAT CRIME WAS COMMITTED ON MY PROPERTY, HAD NEVER BEEN HAPPENED BEFORE. IT IS WAY OUT OF THE, UH, ZONE TO GO FROM C R SIX TO C TWO. AND I THINK IT IS INAPPROPRIATE ZONING AND I'M IN SURPRISED THAT STAFF WOULD THAT'S, WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU SO MUCH SIR, WOULD RECOMMEND APPROVAL. THANK YOU, SIR. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND DR. AMERIT, I APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT ON THIS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. NEXT PLEASE. TERRY LOPEZ, FOLLOWED BY ROSIE LOPEZ. MS. LOPEZ, YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS, PLEASE? YES, TERRY LOPEZ. 8 2 0 8 STERLING GREEN DRIVE. UM, I'M NOT QUITE SURE WHAT, UM, THE PREVIOUS SPOKESPERSON WAS TALKING ABOUT. THERE IS NO HOSTAGE [01:30:01] TAKING , ACTUALLY, WE HELP PEOPLE PACK WHEN THEY DON'T WANNA BE THERE. UM, SERENITY STAR IN SMITHVILLE HAS, AND, UH, WE'VE HAD A LOT OF SAN ANTONIO RESIDENTS, UM, REACH OUT TO US IN SMITHVILLE. UM, SO HERE SEEM LIKE A NATURAL, UH, NEXT STEP. COMFORT CAFE OPERATES, UM, WITH ALL OUR RESIDENTS AND THEY HAVE THE ABILITY TO HANDLE MONEY. SO, UH, THE STEALING ASPECT IS NOT THERE. UM, I WANNA SAY THAT I UNDERSTAND PEOPLE'S, UM, HESITANCY, UH, TRADITIONAL TREATMENT HAS NOT SEEMED TO WORK, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS SERENITY STAR IS IN EXISTENCE. UM, WHAT ELSE CAN I SAY? WE'RE A SAFE, SOBER, SPIRITUAL ENVIRONMENT. I WOULD LOVE TO SPEAK TO ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS. WE'RE VERY OPEN TO THAT. UM, AND MARY UNDERWOOD, ACTUALLY THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAS FINANCED THIS PROPERTY FOR US. SO SHE, HER GRANDSON WENT THROUGH OUR PROGRAM AND WAS, UM, VERY IMPRESSED AND WANTED US TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE THE COMMUNITY HERE WITH THE SAME ADVANTAGE. UM, ONE LAST THING. I'VE BEEN TO HAVEN FOR HOPE AND WE ARE A VERY DIFFERENT, DIFFERENT, UM, PROGRAM. IT'S VERY INTIMATE, IT'S VERY SMALL, IT'S VERY HANDS ON. WE, WE KNOW WHEN PEOPLE ARE OFF PROPERTY, WHEN THEY'RE NOT, WHEN THEY'RE NOT. UM, WE HAVE STAFF WHO ARE THERE LIVING ON PROPERTY 24 HOURS A DAY. SO, UM, AND IT'S NOT THE, UM, THE LARGE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT THEY DEAL WITH. UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. , I'M AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND I'LL LET ROSIE COME UP. THANK YOU MS. LOPEZ. THANK YOU. ROSIE LOPEZ, FOLLOWED BY PATRICK THOMAS THOMPSON. SORRY, I'D LIKE BY ROSIE. UH, MR. THOMPSON, IS THAT YOU SIR? UH, MR. THOMPSON IS YIELDING HIS TIME. ANYONE ELSE YIELDING THEIR TIME TO ROSIE LOPEZ? SEEING NONE, MS. LOPEZ, YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. OH, . HI THERE. MY NAME'S ROSALINA LOPEZ, FULL NAME. UH, I RESIDE AT 8 82 0 8 STERLING GREEN DRIVE IN SAN ANTONIO. UH, WE MOVED HERE PRETTY MUCH ABOUT TWO AND A HALF YEARS AGO. UM, I WANNA GO BACK TO WHAT THE OPPOSER WAS SAYING ABOUT YES, WE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN MARCH. I'M GOING TO GET COMFORTABLE. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS. I PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN MARCH OF 2020. 2020, I THINK IT WAS A, A MONTH LATER COVID HIT HIT. UM, SO REALLY WHEN WE TRIED TO WORK ON THAT PROPERTY, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE ACCESSIBILITY. SO IT FEELS LIKE IT'S, NOBODY'S BEEN ABLE TO TAKE CARE OF IT. BUT WITH OUR EXPERIENCE, ONCE WE'RE ON PROPERTY, I MEAN, ONE OF THE THINGS WHEN WE TALK ABOUT SERENITY START, WE'RE REALLY A COMMUNITY, UH, RECOVERY PLACE THAT WE NOT ONLY TEACH THE INTERNAL HEALING, BUT HOW TO BE CONSCIOUS OF OUR COMMUNITY. WHAT IS COMMUNITY, COMMUNITY CONNECTION, EARTH CONCERNS? SO THERE'S A LOT OF LOVE AND INSIGHT THAT GOES AROUND THE RECOVERY ASPECT OF SERENITY STORE. WE ARE DIFFERENT THAN TRADITIONAL TREATMENT ON MANY LEVELS. UM, OUR STAFF HERE HAVE ALL GONE THROUGH OUR PROGRAM. SO SOME, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE A SIX MONTH TO A YEAR PROGRAM OPTION TO GO AND BE, UH, PILLARS OF THEIR COMMUNITY, WHICH MANY HAVE DONE IN AUSTIN AND ARKANSAS AND UTAH. PEOPLE HAVE TRAVELED AND DONE AMAZING THINGS WITH THEIR RECOVERY AND SUSTAIN THEIR RECOVERY. UM, SO WITH OUR STAFF, YOU KNOW, SOME CHOOSE SERENITY STAR AS THEIR PATH AND CONTINUE TO GROW. AND SO WE HAVE EIGHT YEARS, 15 YEARS, UH, ME, I'M CELEBRATING 17 YEARS IN ABOUT TWO WEEKS, MAYBE NEXT WEEK, UM, NOVEMBER 25TH. BUT, UM, SO WITH SERENITY STORM, IT'S BEEN ESTABLISHED [01:35:02] IN SMITHVILLE. UM, WE HAD MANY OPPOSITIONS IN THE BEGINNING, BUT WE SHOWED WITH OUR GROWTH, WITH OUR COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS, UM, OUR TRANSPARENCY THAT WE'VE GROWN 11 YEARS INTO, YOU KNOW, OUR COMMUNITY IN SMITHVILLE, TEXAS, AND WHICH IS ALSO BASTROP COUNTY. AND BASTROP COUNTY HAS SUPPORTED US A HUNDRED PERCENT. UM, SO, UM, WITH OUR FUTURE VISION OF FUTURE HOPE, IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT REALLY BRINGING SAFETY TO OUR COMMUNITY, NOT BRINGING DANGER. AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE MENTALITY OF, OF ACTIVE ADDICTION, YES, THAT'S CRIME, BUT RECOVERY AND RECOVERY PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY THE OPPOSITE. THEY ACTUALLY OPEN THEIR HEARTS TO BE MORE OF CONCERN AND OF OUR NEIGHBORS, YOU KNOW, SO WE'RE NOT ONLY ARE WE PROTECTING OURSELVES WHEN THIS ENVIRONMENT, BUT OUR COMMUNITY. SO I GUESS STILL GOT THREE MINUTES. ANY QUESTIONS? , MS. LOPEZ, IF THERE ARE QUESTIONS, WE'LL, WE'LL CALL YOU BACK UP, BUT WHAT ELSE CAN I, YOU KNOW, SO, YOU KNOW, WITH COMFORT CAFE, WE HAVE A RECORD HERE FOR, UH, BEING OPEN TWO AND A HALF YEARS. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BANDERA LOCATION GOT FLOODED OUT. WE HAD A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM LEON VALLEY WILLING TO HELP US OUT. THEY REALLY SEE. SO, YOU KNOW, WE ARE TRANSPARENT. SO OUR CA OUR CAFE IS RUN BY VOLUNTEERS SERVICE. THEY DO SERVICE WORK, IT'S, THEY HAVE OTHER BUSINESSES, OTHER SIDE JOBS, OR GO TO SCHOOL. SO IT'S, UM, SO WE ARE COMMITTED TO EVEN FRIDAY, SATURDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUNDAY WE'RE WORKING BEING OF SERVICE. BUT MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY WE'RE ALSO WORKING, YOU KNOW, PART OF OUR PROGRAM FOR SERENITY STORE. THE VISION ON THAT PROPERTY IS CLASSES WILL BE RESUMING MON MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE AS A GROUP, YOU KNOW, ALWAYS, THERE'S NEVER SOMEBODY WALKING ALONE. IT'S ALWAYS SUPPORT SUPPORTED BY OTHERS. UM, WE HAVE PEER SUPPORT FOR THAT MANNER. SO, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY WE DO EVERYTHING TOGETHER WITH OPEN HEART, UH, WITH INTEGRITY. ALL THE TOOLS THAT WE'VE LEARNED ARE REALLY, UH, FEEL LIKE WE DIDN'T KNOW WE HAD PRIOR TO OUR HEALING. SO THE RECLAMATION OF OUR SPIRIT AND OUR SOUL AND WHO WE ARE AND WHAT WE'RE MEANT TO BE IS WHAT WE'RE REPRESENTING TODAY. YOU KNOW, UM, AND WHEN I SAY PEER TO PEER, YOU KNOW, WE ARE THE VOICES. WE ARE THE ONES THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED, YOU KNOW, THE NEGATIVE SIDE. SO WE'RE ABLE TO SPOT THAT NEGATIVE REAL QUICK. AND OH, NOT AFRAID TO SAY, SAY, HEY, YOU'RE DOING WRONG. OR CALL THE NECESSARY, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE THAT'S NEEDED TO CALM THAT, UH, WHATEVER YOU WANNA CALM THAT SITUATION DOWN. BUT, UM, EVERYBODY THAT, THAT WE ASSESS THAT COMES TO SERENITY STAR, YOU KNOW, THEY WANNA BE THERE. IT'S NOT, WE ARE NOT TWISTING THEIR ARM. UH, THEY'RE NOT BEING FORCED THERE. SO THAT MAKES IT A REALLY SUCCESSFUL, UH, COMMUNITY WHEN EVERYBODY WANTS TO WORK TOGETHER ON THE BIGGER PURPOSE AND THE BIGGER VISION. AND THAT'S WHAT WE REPRESENT. SO I HOPE THE OPPOSITION CAN UNDERSTAND THIS AND ANYBODY THAT FEELS THAT THIS IS NOT A SAFE PLACE. OKAY, THANK YOU MS. LOPEZ. PATRICK THOMPSON. SO, UH, MR. THOMPSON GAVE HIS TIME TO MS. LOPEZ, UH, CHRISTY, UH, TERRY AND ROSIE, I THINK YOU'VE IDENTIFIED THE THREE OTHERS THAT YOU WANNA SPEAK. SO JUST IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, CAN YOU JUST ASK THEM TO COME UP HERE ACTUALLY? YEAH, IF WE CAN DO THAT. OKAY. SO JAMES, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND GO THROUGH AND CALL EVERYONE'S NAME. IF YOU, UM, WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO SPEAK, YOU CAN JUST SAY THANK YOU. YOU CAN GIVE TIME TO SOMEONE ELSE, WHATEVER YOU LIKE, BUT IT WILL REGISTER YOU AS SOMEONE WHO IS IN FAVOR AND YOU CAN GIVE THAT TIME UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MS. FLORES. JAMON BEDOY, I'M GONNA SPEAK. OKAY. IS ANYONE GIVING THEIR TIME TO MR. BEDO? NO. . WHAT'S YOUR NAME, SIR? JUSTIN. JUSTIN MOLE. OKAY, GOT IT. YOU DON'T HAVE TO USE IT. YEAH, RIGHT. . WELL, [01:40:01] HOW ARE Y'ALL DOING? GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, YEAH, WELL MY NAME'S JAMESON BEDOY. UM, I WROTE THIS ON BEHALF OF SERENITY STAR, WHICH IS MY HOME, MY COMMUNITY, MY FAMILY. I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR WHEN I FIRST WALKED INTO THE DOORS OF SERENITY STAR. I JUST KNEW I WAS BEATEN DOWN, LONELY, DESPERATE, NEEDED TO CHANGE SOMETHING. TURNS OUT I NEEDED TO CHANGE EVERYTHING. I HAD NO IDEA HOW MUCH SELF-HATRED I WAS WALKING AROUND WITH. EVERYTHING THAT I DID WAS BASED IN LOW WORTH. I WAS A GNARLY ALCOHOLIC. BIG TIME. YEAH, GNARLY ALCOHOLIC THAT WOULD DO EVERY DRUG THAT YOU PUT IN FRONT OF ME, BASICALLY ANYTHING THAT WOULD GET ME AWAY FROM MYSELF. AND TO TOP IT OFF, I HAD A HORRIBLE EATING DISORDER THAT, I MEAN, ALL SELF HATRED, HORRIBLE EATING DISORDER, THAT ON A GOOD DAY I WOULD ONLY THROW UP THREE TO FOUR TIMES A DAY. UM, I HAD SO MUCH SHAME AROUND ALL THAT. UM, SO MUCH SAME, SO MUCH I DIDN'T WANNA LOOK AT MYSELF. THEN I GOT INTO METH AND STARTED TO COMPLETELY LOSE MY MIND. NOW I'M ALMOST 28 MONTHS SOBER. IT IS NOT JUST A SOBRIETY, A SERENITY STAR. THEY SHOW YOU HOW TO BE FREE. THAT'S THE BEST, THAT IS THE BEST TODAY. I FEEL FREE TODAY. I LOVE MYSELF AND I ALSO KNOW THAT THERE'S MORE OF ALL THAT TO COME AS I CONTINUE TO DO THE WORK. UM, IT'S LIKE ROSIE SAID, I DON'T HAVE TO BE HERE, BUT I LOOK FORWARD TO EVERY DAY. I LOOK FORWARD TO DOING THE WORK AND GROWING MORE EVERY DAY. THAT'S WHAT I'M HERE FOR. AND JUST BECOMING MORE FREE, BECAUSE BACK THEN I WASN'T FREE AT ALL. IT WAS JUST, I JUST FELT LIKE EVERYTHING WAS AGAINST ME. EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING WAS AGAINST ME. I HATED EVERYTHING. EVERYTHING HATED ME. UH, JUST NO, UM, STARTING TO DO THE WORK. UM, TURNS OUT THAT I COULD SEE , I COULD SEE MY PART IN ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT I HAD, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, STARTING TO WORK AND JUST BECOMING MORE FREE EVERY DAY. IT'S BEAUTIFUL. UM, I ALSO HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. I CAME TO SERENITY THIS TIME, UM, THREE DAYS BEFORE HER, UH, THREE DAYS BEFORE HER 10TH BIRTHDAY. UH, ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS I'VE EVER DONE, YOU KNOW, WASN'T THERE FOR THE BIRTHDAY. UM, JUST WITH THE WORK THAT I'VE DONE HERE. UM, I THOUGHT WE HAD A CLOSER RELATIONSHIP BEFORE, BUT, UM, NOW THAT I LOOK BACK ON IT, I CAME INTO RE I CAME INTO RECOVERY JUST IN TIME AS A NINE YEAR OLD GIRL. SHE'S VERY SMART. SHE'S STARTING TO KNOW THINGS. SHE'S STARTING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WHAT'S GOING ON. UM, I CAME IN, I CAME IN TO GET HELP JUST, JUST IN TIME FOR THAT. UM, OUR RELATIONSHIP IS STRONGER THAN IT'S EVER BEEN. UM, SO IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THERE'S SO MANY, SO MUCH BEAUTY IN THIS. EVERY NIGHT THAT I GO TO SLEEP SOBER AND I WAKE UP, NOT SEARCHING FOR A BOTTLE IS A DAMN MIRACLE. AND I HONESTLY DON'T THINK I COULD'VE FOUND THIS ANYWHERE ELSE. I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH ABOUT TERRY AND ROSIE AND ALL THE PEOPLE THAT CAME BEFORE ME WHO GAVE ME THIS CHANCE AS I CAME IN WITH NO MONEY. I JUST SHOWED UP. LITERALLY, I SHOWED UP LIKE AT 10 30 AT NIGHT AND SLEPT IN A PARK AND WAITED TILL THE MORNING. AND IT TOOK ME A COUPLE TRIES. THEY, THEY LET ME IN. LIKE, THAT'S JUST HOW IT WAS. THERE WAS NO PHONE CALLS, THERE WAS NO NOTHING. I JUST SHOWED UP ON THE DOORSTEP WITH NO MONEY. SO, UM, I'VE LIVED MY WHOLE LIFE IN SAN ANTONIO BESIDES THE YEAR I SPENT IN SMITHVILLE. IT WOULD TRULY BE A GIFT TO HELP ADDICTS FROM THIS COMMUNITY. PEOPLE THAT MIGHT THINK THERE'S NO HELP OUT THERE TO HELP THEM THROUGH SERENITY START WHERE I GOT MY LIFE, LIFE BACK. THAT WOULD TRULY BE A GIFT. UM, YEAH, I JUST THINK THAT WOULD BE AMAZING. LIKE I SAID, I'VE BEEN HERE MY, MY ENTIRE LIFE AND THEN I THOUGHT, I DIDN'T THINK THERE WAS ANYTHING OUT THERE FOR, TO GET HELP AND UM, YOU KNOW, I FOUND SERENITY STAR. SO LIKE, UH, MY BROTHER'S AN ADDICT TOO. UM, I HAVE ADDICTION, I HAVE ALCOHOLISM IN MY FAMILY AND STUFF LIKE THAT. AND, UH, I CAN'T HELP ANYBODY WHO DOESN'T WANT TO GET HELPED. SO, UM, BUT PEOPLE THAT DO WANT HELP AND UM, TO HELP THEM THROUGH WHERE I GOT MY LIFE BACK THROUGH SERENITY STAR IN THIS COMMUNITY THAT I'VE BEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE, UH, WOULD BE AN AMAZING THING FOR ME. SO THAT'S ALL I GOT. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU SIR. THANK YOU. MS. FLORES. NEXT. TIFFANY GALVAN. AND IS ANYONE GIVING TIFFANY THEIR TIME? YOUR NAME? YOUR NAME. MA'AM. MCGUIRE. OKAY. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. THANK YOU MS. MCGUIRE. I JUST HAVE A QUICK POINT OF ORDER. YES. I'M SORRY IF, AND I DON'T MEAN TO SAY WHAT THE INTENT WAS, BUT IF THE INTENT WAS TO IDENTIFY THREE PEOPLE TO SPEAK AND EVERYBODY'S GOING TO GET AN ADDITION, NINE MINUTES TOTAL, I WASN'T SURE IF THAT WAS YOUR INTENT. AND I KNOW WE'RE THE ONES ASKING YOU, YOU'RE NOT ASKING FOR EXTRA TIME, BUT WE'RE ASKING ALL OF YOU. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE CLEAR WHAT IT IS. YOUR INTENT WAS HERE. YEAH. IT WAS NOT OUR INTENT. I CAN HEAR ROSIE. THANK YOU MS. GALVAN. YOU HAVE SIX MINUTES. THANK YOU. I WILL BE BRIEF. UM, MY NAME IS TIFFANY GALVAN. I LIVE AT 2 1 4 ROANOKE STREET, 7 8 2 2 8. I AM A NON-PROFIT FUNDRAISING PROFESSIONAL WHO'S WORKED PROFESSIONALLY IN SAN ANTONIO AMONGST MANY NON-PROFITS [01:45:01] FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS. I'M A LITTLE NERVOUS . UM, I WAS ACQUAINTED WITH, I BECAME ACQUAINTED WITH ROSIE AND TERRY ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO WHEN I HELPED THEM, UH, WHEN SOMEONE ACTUALLY STIFFED THEM AT COMFORT CAFE AND I HELPED CREATE A P EIGHT FORWARD PROGRAM. UM, AND THROUGH MY EXPERIENCE IN MEETING TERRY AND ROSIE AND THE BEAUTIFUL PEOPLE HERE FROM SERENITY STAR, THEY HAVE BEEN NOTHING BUT AMAZING NEIGHBORS. THE AND, AND PEOPLE AND FAMILY MEMBERS NOW THAT I'VE GROWN TO KNOW AND LOVE INDIVIDUALLY. THIS LOCATION IS REALLY JUST GOING TO BE A LIVING FACILITY AND AN EXTENSION OF WHAT THE BEAUTIFUL PROGRAM THAT THEY'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED AT COMFORT CAFE. COMFORT CAFE, AS THEY'VE DONE IN BOTH LOCATIONS, BOTH THE BANDERA AND LOS PATIOS LOCATION, THEY'VE MADE IT MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MORE ATTRACTIVE TO THE SURROUNDING AREA THAN SAN ANTONIO COULD HAVE EVER BELIEVED OR DREAMED OF. AND I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANOTHER NOTE THROUGH THEIR SERENITY WORKS, UM, ARM, UH, THEY ACTUALLY FIX HOUSES AND, AND SMALL REPAIRS. SO YOU KNOW, MR. GENTLEMAN, IF YOU HAVE ANY ISSUES, UH, MONTY CAME OVER TO MY HOUSE AND FIXED MY TOILET FOR VERY REASONABLY PRICED AS JUST A DONATION. UH, THEY ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE AND I THINK THAT THEY WILL MAKE A GREAT ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST TRYING TO LIVE THEIR LIVES IN RECOVERY AS THEY'VE DONE THE HARD WORK TO GET HERE AND TO DO. AND I'D JUST LIKE TO THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR TIME TODAY AND THANK THE AMAZING PEOPLE OF SERENITY STAR FOR LOVING ME AND FOR BEING IN MY LIFE. THANK YOU, MS. ALVAN. THANK YOU. OKAY, SO THIS BEING A PUBLIC HEARING, WE DO NEED TO READ EVERYONE'S NAMES. SO I WILL READ EVERYONE'S NAMES AND IF FROM THAT POINT YOU WANT TO ISOLATE WHO'S TO SPEAK, WE CAN DO IT THAT WAY. BUT I HAVE TO, FOR THE RECORD, GET ALL THESE NAMES IN THERE. SO I'M JUST GONNA START. LOGAN RHODES, DALTON DEWIN, BRANDON RUIZ, JACOB HANKER, CHRIS HOMER, LILY RINK, GABE, UH, GABRIEL MARTINEZ, GINA RAMIREZ, JC CLARK, AND MICAH MARCH. ALRIGHT, SIR, YOU STOOD UP. WHAT'S YOUR NAME? CHRIS HOMER. ALRIGHT. CHRIS HOMER. ALRIGHT. UH, AND HE'S GONNA SPEAK WONDERFUL. MS. HOMER. UH, MR. HOMER, THREE MINUTES. IS THAT APPROPRIATE? GREAT. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, MR. HOMER, PLEASE INTRODUCE YOURSELF. TELL US WHERE YOU LIVE AND TELL US ABOUT, UH, YOUR OPINION ON THE ZONING CASE. HI, MY NAME IS CHRIS HOMER. I LIVE AT 9 9 3 1 HYATT RESORT DRIVE, APARTMENT 1 2 2 4. UM, I CAME THROUGH SERENITY IN 2016. UM, I CAME IN WITH A LOT OF TRAUMA, A LOT OF PAIN, A LOT OF HEARTBREAK IN MY LIFE, AND I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO MOVE FORWARD. I DIDN'T KNOW WHO I WAS. I DIDN'T KNOW, UM, WHAT I WANTED FROM LIFE. I DIDN'T THINK THAT I DESERVED ANYTHING MORE IN LIFE. UM, THE PEOPLE AT SERENITY STAR WHO WERE THERE BEFORE ME WERE ABLE TO TEACH ME HOW TO LOVE MYSELF. I WAS ABLE, I WAS GIVEN THE SPACE AND THE TIME TO EXPLORE WHO I AM AND TO EXPLORE WHAT I WANT FROM LIFE. UM, AND INSIDE OF THAT I HAVE FOUND THAT PART OF MY PURPOSE IS HELPING OTHERS. I'VE STAYED ON AS A STAFF MEMBER AT SERENITY STAR AND HELPED MANY PEOPLE WHO HAVE COME IN, IN THE SAME PLACE THAT I WAS IN. UM, AND I WANT TO BE ABLE TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE HERE BECAUSE IN THE RECOVERY AND TREATMENT COMMUNITY, IF YOU DON'T HAVE INSURANCE, YOUR FAMILY DOESN'T HAVE MONEY, OR YOU'VE BURNED ALL OF YOUR BRIDGES AND YOU FINALLY WANT HELP, YOU'RE NOT GONNA GET IT. AND I DIDN'T HAVE ANY OF THAT STUFF. AND SERENITY STAR OPENED THEIR DOORS TO ME. UM, SINCE THEN, I HAVE STAYED SOBER. I'VE GOTTEN MARRIED, I'VE OPENED MY OWN BUSINESS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, IT'S CHANGED MY LIFE. IT'S GIVEN ME A LIFE AND I HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HELP OTHERS. SO I JUST WANNA MAKE SURE THAT THAT OPPORTUNITY IS GIVEN TO SAN ANTONIO, WHICH HAS BEEN SO WONDERFUL TO US. UM, THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ANY FURTHER SPEAKERS? YEAH. YES, YOU SIR. BRANDON RUIZ. MR. RUIZ, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. HI, MY NAME IS BRANDON RUIZ. UM, MY ADDRESS IS 5 8 1 8 SHERBROOK OAK, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 9. UM, I'M 33 YEARS OLD AND NEXT MONTH I WILL BE CELEBRATING THREE YEARS CLEAN AND SOBER. UM, I'VE WRITTEN A WHOLE SPIEL DOWN A TESTIMONIAL, AND I JUST FEEL, FEEL I NEED TO SAY MORE. YOU KNOW? UM, I'M ABLE TO BE HERE TODAY BECAUSE I HAVE A GOD THAT WANTS ME TO STAND IN MY TRUTH AND IN MY PURPOSE. AND THAT'S WHAT ALL OF US ARE HERE TO DO. I'VE GROWN UP HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND LOOKING BACK ON MY LIFE AND LOOKING BACK IN MY ADDICTION AND MY CHILDHOOD, [01:50:01] UM, YOU KNOW, I WAS NEVER IN A SAFE PLACE TO HAVE ANY SORT OF CONNECTION. AND THAT WAS THE ONLY THING I WAS IN PURSUIT OF GROWING UP, WAS SAFETY AND CONNECTION. HAVING AN ALCOHOLIC MOTHER, AN EMOTIONALLY UNAVAILABLE FATHER, DIDN'T HAVE THAT CHANCE. YOU KNOW, UH, WHAT I HAD WAS GENERATIONAL WOUNDS THAT WERE PASSED ON TO ME, WHICH BROUGHT UP, UH, CODEPENDENT COPING MECHANISMS, WHICH LED ME DEEP INTO MY ADDICTION. AT 15 YEARS OLD, AT 16, I HAD MY FIRST OVERDOSE DETOX, 30 DAY TREATMENT, PSYCH MEDS, AND SENT ON MY WAY. THAT WOULD BE MY STORY FOR THE NEXT 12 YEARS HERE IN SAN ANTONIO HAVEN FOR HOPE. ALL OF IT, YOU KNOW, UM, THE FIRST TIME I FELT SAFE, I WAS 30 YEARS OLD AND AT THE TIME I WAS BACK IN RECOVERY. HAD FOUR MONTHS SOBER, GOT THE JOB, GAINING ALL THE POSSESSIONS, AND GETTING NO CLOSER TO THE SUSTAINABLE RECOVERY THAT I DEEPLY NEEDED. THAT SENSE OF SAFETY CAME WHEN I WALKED IN TO THE DOORS OF, UH, COMFORT CAFE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. AND I WILL FOREVER BE GRATEFUL FOR THAT DAY. I WILL. UM, 30 YEARS OLD, THE FIRST TIME I FELT SAFE, YOU KNOW? AND WHEN I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE HEALING THAT THEY PROVIDE, I LEFT EVERYTHING. I QUIT MY JOB, LEFT THE RELATIONSHIP, WASN'T MANAGING THE SOBER LIVING HOUSE ANYMORE. I LEFT IT ALL BECAUSE I WANTED TO BE A PART OF IT. UM, I FINALLY FELT SAFE AND I WAS ABLE TO HAVE THAT CONNECTION I WAS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR. AND THAT CONNECTION WAS ME, BUT I DIDN'T UNDERSTAND THAT. BUT THEY LOVED ME UNTIL I DID, YOU KNOW, AND PART OF MY PURPOSE. AND I TRULY BELIEVE IT. THERE'S NO COINCIDENCE THAT TERRY AND ROSIE DECIDED THAT THEIR PURPOSE WAS IN SAN ANTONIO BECAUSE SAN ANTONIO NEEDS THEM. THEY NEED US. I NEEDED THEM. I WAS CLOSER TO DEATH THAN I WAS TO LIFE WHEN THEY CAME INTO MY LIFE. AND I KNOW THERE'S SO MANY MORE PEOPLE LIKE THAT IN SAN ANTONIO. I KNOW THEM PERSONALLY. I SEE IT AND I FEEL THEM. AND I AM NOT DOING EVERYTHING I CAN IF I DON'T GIVE AWAY ALL THE THINGS THAT WERE GIVEN TO ME TO THE OTHER ADDICT. AND THAT'S ALL I HAVE. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ANYONE ELSE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. ANY OTHER PUBLIC SPEAKERS? THAT'S ALL WE HAVE OTHER THAN LET'S CHECK VOICEMAILS PLEASE. OKAY. WE DO HAVE TWO VOICEMAILS. ALL. IF WE COULD PLAY THOSE, PLEASE. UH, YES. THIS IS EVERYBODY IN NINETY ONE FIFTY RIDGE PATH. UH, PHONE NUMBER'S TWO ONE ZERO EIGHT SEVEN FIVE ZERO. HI, I'M BRITTANY LEE GARCIA FROM FIVE ZERO ZERO SEVEN TAYLOR KENTON. UH, MY PHONE NUMBER'S (210) 834-2966. CASE NUMBER ENDING IN 2 3 8. I'M OPPOSED TO THE ZONING AND PLANNING CHANGES FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS. THIS AREA CURRENTLY ZONED R SIX. IT IS SURROUNDED BY MULTIFAMILY AND R FOUR. THIS AREA IS INTENDED TO HAVE RESIDENTIAL USE, NOT COMMERCIAL. SO DISCUSS ECKER SIZE FOR COMMERCIAL USE IN THE MEDICAL CENTER REGIONAL PLAN LINE USE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER THREE TALKS ABOUT MEDIUM AND HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AREAS THAT MAY REQUIRE REZONING TO A HIGHER LEVEL OF RESIDENTIAL DENSITY. CONVERTING THIS FROM MEDIUM DENSITY TO URBAN MIX USE AND R SIX TO C TWO C D IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE NEED TO ACCOMMODATE FUTURE RESIDENTIAL GROWTH. LAND USE RECOMMENDATION NUMBER FOUR TALKS ABOUT PROMOTING AND PRESERVING HIGHER INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USES ALONG THE FOUR 10 I 10 INTERSECTION. THIS AREA IS NOT IN THE FOUR 10 I 10 INTERSECTION. HOUSING RECOMMENDATIONS ONE THROUGH FOUR. DISCUSS REINVESTING IN EXISTING HOUSING AND ADDING AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPTIONS. REMOVING AN R SIX AND MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DESIGNATION IS CONTRARY TO THIS RECOMMENDATION. NOW, FUTURE LAND USAGE CATEGORY WHEN THE PLAN WAS ADOPTED, THE FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORY COULD HAVE BEEN CHANGED, BUT WASN'T. THE PLAN WEBSITE ACTUALLY SUGGESTS CHANGING THE ZONING TO OTHER RESIDENTIAL CATEGORIES FOR MORE HOUSING, NOT CHANGING IT TO COMMERCIAL USE. THE INTENTION IS FOR THIS AND SURROUNDING LOTS TO MAINTAIN THE MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL CATEGORY. SO AS FAR AS HEALTH ISSUES, THIS LOCATION'S NOT ADJACENT TO ANY MEDICAL FACILITIES THAT THE CLIENT MIGHT NEED AS WITHDRAWAL SYMPTOMS FROM ALCOHOL OR SUBSTANCE ADDICTION MAY RESULT IN SEVERE MEDICAL COMPLICATIONS. AND EVEN DEATH RELAPSE IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG THOSE ATTENDING REHABILITATION. AS PER THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. STUDIES SHOW THAT RELAPSE RATES FOR ALL SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS ARE 40 TO 60%. OTHER LOCATIONS IN THE MEDICAL CENTER WITH COMMERCIAL ZONING AND LANG USAGE CATEGORIES THAT ARE IN CONCERT WITH THE MEDICAL REGIONAL CENTER PLAN ARE CLOSER TO EMERGENCY ROOMS AND THE APPROPRIATE MEDICAL FACILITIES. [01:55:01] AND AS A REGISTERED NURSE IN THE PSYCHIATRIC AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE DISORDER FIELD, I HAVE DONE THIS FOR ALMOST 12 YEARS NOW. AND SO I FEEL THAT THE MEDICAL ISSUE IS VERY IMPORTANT BECAUSE IT CAN BE DEADLY. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, SIR. UH, OH. YEAH. AND I AM CALLING REGARDING THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY ON, UH, GUS ECKER ROAD. UM, I LIVE AT 5 0 1 4 KENTON RAPIDS, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 0. AND I AM VOTING NO AGAINST THE REZONING OF THE PROPERTY, UH, FOR COMMERCIAL USE FOR A DRUG AND ALCOHOL, UH, REHABILITATION CENTER. THIS IS A, A RE A RESIDENTIAL AREA THAT IS LOCATED ADJACENT TO THAT, UH, PROPERTY. AND WE ARE VOTING, NO, BOTH MY HUSBAND AND I, GABRIEL AND DINI MEJIA. UM, THERE'S TOO MANY CHILDREN THAT WALK THE AREA. UH, AND IT, WE JUST FEEL THAT IT WOULD BE VERY INAPPROPRIATE USE OF THAT PROPERTY. AND WE ARE VOTING, NO, 5 0 1 4 KENTON RAPIDS, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 OH. AND THIS IS REGARDING CASE NUMBER 2 3 8 C D OR THE LAST FEW DIGITS. THE CASE, THE FULL CASE NUMBER IS Z 2 0 2 1 1 0 7 0 0 2 3 8 CD. AGAIN, JEANNIE MEJIA AND GABRIEL MEJIA 5 0 1 4 KENTON RAPID, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS SEVEN EIGHT TWO FOUR ZERO. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 710-3501. WE ARE VOTING NO AGAINST REZONING OF THAT PROPERTY FOR A DRUG AND ALCOHOL REHABILITATION CENTER. NOW, I BELIEVE THAT'S IT. ALRIGHT. I HEARD THE ORIGINAL ONE AND I THOUGHT THAT WAS PART OF IT. . NOPE. THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. FLORES. UH, THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL. MS. MCDONALD. I ALMOST SKIPPED OVER YOU, BUT I DIDN'T, ACCIDENTALLY TOOK THE CLICKER. SO, UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. JUST GOING TO BE BRIEF. UM, WE'RE HAPPY TO MEET WITH THE GENTLEMAN THAT SHOWED UP HERE TODAY. UM, WE HAVE BEEN MEETING OR RATHER, UH, CORRESPONDING WITH THE 1 6 5 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO OUR SOUTH. UM, WE ARE OPEN AND WELCOME TO MEETING ANYONE THAT HAS ANY CONCERNS. I THINK THE PEOPLE THAT DID SPEAK TODAY, UM, WE'RE ABLE TO ELABORATE MORE ON, ON WHAT THE USE WILL BE. THE, IT'S A LONG-TERM RECOVERY. UM, I WILL NOTE THE PROPERTY WAS VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS PRIOR, OR, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO SERENITY STARS PURCHASE, THEY DID ENCOUNTER A NUMBER OF ENCAMPMENTS ON THE PROPERTY THAT THEY, THEY WERE WORKING TO, TO REMOVE. UM, SO THEY, THEY ARE MAINTAINING THE PROPERTY. UM, SO I DO WANNA POINT OUT MR. DREW POWER, WHO'S HERE. HE, UH, WORKS DOWN THE ROAD. HE WASN'T ABLE TO SIGN UP TO SPEAK, BUT, UH, HE WORKS DOWN THE ROAD FROM THIS, THIS LOCATION AND HE IS IN SUPPORT. UM, SO I'LL JUST CLOSE WITH, UM, IT'S FORTUNATE THAT, THAT THOSE THAT ARE PRO PROTESTING HAVE NOT FOUND THEMSELVES OR A LOVED ONE IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY NEED HELP. UM, BUT SERENITY STAR IS HERE TO HELP THOSE WHO ARE IN NEED. UM, SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT TODAY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH. MR. MCDONALD. THIS IS A DISTRICT EIGHT CASE. UH, COMMISSIONER O'NEAL TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. UH, MS. MCDONALD, I'M GONNA HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS FOR YOU. CAN WE GET, CAN WE GET THE AERIAL UP? I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF, OF WHAT'S WHERE. UM, I BELIEVE MR. JUKI LIVES SORT OF TO THE NORTHEAST OF THIS PROPERTY. UM, I'M NOT, YEAH, I'M NOT SURE WHERE. OKAY. I CAN ASK HIM IN A MINUTE. OKAY. BUT, BUT THE BOAT STORAGE IS, UM, TO THE WEST? YES. AND WHAT EAST? SORRY? EAST. OH IT IS. OKAY. RIGHT HERE. SO I'M POINTING TO IT ON THE BIG SCREEN. UM, OKAY. YEAH. SO WHAT, WHAT ARE, WHAT IS ALL THAT ON THAT? UM, VIA [02:00:01] BEL CARRA? UP BEHIND THAT. WHERE? RIGHT HERE? YEAH. ALL IN ALL IN THERE. WHAT IS THAT? THEY'RE, UH, TOWN HOMES, I BELIEVE. OKAY. UM, HOW MANY RESIDENTS, UH, WOULD BE IN THIS FACILITY AT, AT A GIVEN TIME? SO THEY HAVE CAPACITY FOR UP TO 25 MEN, 12 WOMEN AND FIVE FAMILIES. UM, THE MEDICAL CENTER ASSOCIATION, HAVE THEY RESPONDED THAT MAY BE FOR STAFF? ARE THEY IN SUPPORT? WE HAVE HAD, UH, CONVERSATIONS WITH JIM REED. WE HAVEN'T RECEIVED A FORMAL RESPONSE YET THOUGH. OKAY. I THINK MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF. I'M JUST TRYING TO DIG A LITTLE BIT DEEPER INTO HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS AND THE ACTUAL USE. UM, IN TERMS OF HAVING MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS THERE, PEOPLE GIVING MEDICAL ATTENTION OR DISPENSING PRESCRIPTION DRUGS, IS THAT ALLOWED IN HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS OR HOW, HOW DOES THAT WORK? HUMAN SERVICES CAMPUS INCLUDE A LOT OF, UH, DIFFERENT SERVICES ACCORDING TO OUR DEFINITION IN THE U D C, UH, FROM EDUCATION, UH, TO DAYCARE SERVICES, TO MEDICAL CARE SERVICES, SOCIAL SERVICES. IT, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE A HOLISTIC APPROACH, UM, IN ORDER TO, UH, SERVE CERTAIN POPULATIONS, BUT IT'S ALSO RESIDENTIAL IN NATURE. OKAY. SO THEN, UM, I HAVE A QUESTION, UM, PERHAPS FOR CAROLINE, IF YOU CAN'T ANSWER, UH, MAYBE THE APPLICANTS CAN. SO THERE ARE NO DOCTORS OR MEDICAL PERSONNEL ON SITE HERE, IS THAT CORRECT? MM-HMM. WOULD, WOULD YOU LIKE TO COME ANSWER? SO WE DON'T TAKE ANYBODY DIRECTLY, UM, INTO OUR PROGRAM. THEY GO TO DETOX AT A MEDICAL FACILITY, GET MEDICAL CLEARANCE, AND THEN WE ASSESS. OKAY. SO THERE WON'T BE ANY, UH, DETOX ADD? YEAH, YOU CAN ADD, COME ON UP. UM, BECAUSE I MEAN, WE DO NOT, OUR, OUR CLIENTS ARE VERY MICROPHONE. WE DON'T, WE CANNOT ACCEPT HIGHER LEVEL CARE, LIKE, UH, DUAL DIAGNOSE. I MEAN, THE MEDICALS, MEDICINES THAT WE ADMINISTER ARE JUST LOW BOTTOM WHERE IT'S NOT, UH, IF ANYBODY NEEDS TO HAVE MEDICAL ATTENTION, WE CAN'T ACCEPT THEM AS A CLIENT. SO WE ASSESS THAT SITUATION. OKAY. BUT I, I BELIEVE, 'CAUSE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF KNOWLEDGE OF HOW THESE WORK, THAT WHEN PEOPLE COME IN AND THEY, UH, NEED TO TAKE PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE MM-HMM. THAT THERE'S USUALLY SOMEBODY THERE WHO HELPS TO ADMINISTER THAT. YEAH. AND SO WHO DOES THAT THAT, 'CAUSE I'M JUST TRYING TO GET A SENSE OF LIKE THE LAND USE THAT'S ACTUALLY GOING ON HERE. SO, UH, IF A CLIENT IS PRESCRIBED MEDICATION THROUGH A DOCTOR, ONE OF OUR STAFF, IT'S, IT'S LOCKED IN A, IN A MED CLOSET, WHATEVER, ONE OF OUR OLDER STAFF GIVES THEM WHAT IT SAYS ON THE BOTTLE. OKAY. GOT IT. THANK YOU. UM, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK, UH, MR. JUKI, I HOPE I'M NOT MISPRONOUNCING THAT. IF YOU COULD COME UP AND PERHAPS WITH A POINTER, JUST, UH, SHOW WHERE YOU LIVE ON THIS MAP, IF YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH THAT. THE, THE PROPERTY THAT I OWN, UH, LET'S SEE. I DON'T KNOW HOW TO POINT, SHOULD I WALK TO THE MAP TO POINT? OKAY. OKAY. THIS IS THE LASER POINTER. OH, IT WORKS. OH, IT DOESN'T, OH, . UH, THE, UH, LITTLE DOG LEG THERE TO THE RIGHT, TO THE BOTTOM RIGHT IS WHERE IS THE PROPERTY THAT I OWN? IT EXTENDS ALL THE WAY TO WHERE THE LOOP IS MADE TO THE KIND OF THE BOTTOM RIGHT. UH, THE FENCE INTO WAS CUT INTO THE PROPERTY IN THAT VERY CORNER, COMING FROM THEIR PROPERTY TWICE. THAT'S, THAT'S HOW I KNOW IT DIDN'T COME FROM THE STREET OR ANYWHERE ELSE. THE FENCE WAS CUT IN THAT CORNER. OKAY. AND IS, IS THAT YOUR RESIDENCE? IT IS NOT MY RESIDENCE, NO. IT IS. I MAINTAIN AN OFFICE THERE. OKAY. UM, ALL RIGHT. BUT I'M SEMI-RETIRED DUE TO HEALTH ISSUES, SO. OKAY. THANK YOU, SIR. YOU'RE WELCOME. APPRECIATE IT. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER [02:05:01] ROMERO. UH, MR. ESKI, JUST REALLY QUICKLY, UM, THAT CURSOR, THAT ARROW, IS THAT THE PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT THERE? YES, THERE'S THREE ACRES THERE. OKAY. I HAVE ONE MORE. OH, I'M SORRY. COMMISSIONER ROME. IT'S YOUR DAY. OKAY. UM, MSS MCDONALD, I THINK, I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT, UM, HOW THIS IS MAYBE THE ONLY FACILITY LIKE THIS FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T HAVE INSURANCE MM-HMM. . BUT EVEN IN TERMS OF PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE INSURANCE, UH, IN TERMS OF THIS SORT OF FACILITY WHERE, WHERE PEOPLE LIVE THERE MM-HMM. , HOW MANY ARE, IS THERE A WHOLE LOT OF THEM IN SAN ANTONIO? I MEAN, WHAT WOULD WE SAY THE SUPPLY IS? BECAUSE MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT EVEN FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE INSURANCE, THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF THIS SORT OF FACILITY. I DON'T KNOW. TERRY, ROSIE, DO YOU KNOW THE ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION OR? I, I REALLY DON'T KNOW THE TOP OFF THE TOP OF, CAN YOU COME OF MY HEAD? COME. SO PART OF THE ISSUE IS THE INSURANCE MAY PAY FOR 21 DAYS. IF SOMEONE FEELS THEY NEED LONG TERM, THERE AREN'T ANY OPTIONS. UM, THERE ARE A FEW, YOU KNOW, THE TRADITIONAL COURSE IS GO FROM THERE TO A SOBER HOME, BUT THAT'S NOT ENOUGH SUPPORT. YOU KNOW, CANCER PATIENTS GET FIVE YEARS OF SUPPORT BEFORE THEY'RE CONSIDERED IN REMISSION. UM, ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS HAVE A DISEASE, YOU KNOW, BUT I, I'M ASKING EVEN, EVEN GIVEN THE 28 DAY LIMIT. YEAH. WOULD YOU SAY THERE'S AN ADEQUATE NUMBER OF RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES IN SAN, IN SAN ANTONIO, FIRST CITY THIS SIZE? NO, ABSOLUTELY NOT. I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THERE'S AN ADEQUATE NUMBER FOR ANY CITY AT THIS POINT. UM, YOU KNOW, AND 2020 REALLY INCREASED THE NEED FOR TREATMENT. UM, PEOPLE, A LOT OF ADDICTION, UM, TREATMENT CENTERS ARE NOW FULL BECAUSE THE NEED STARTED GETTING BIGGER THAN WHAT WE HAVE. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. OKAY. NOW I'M DONE. THANK YOU, DR. ROMERO. UH, FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER ROMERO TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE MOTION. OKAY. ALL RIGHT. . OKAY. LET ME SAY THIS FIRST. JUST TO CLEAR THE AIR. THERE WAS A STANDOFF AT THE SMITHVILLE LOCATION. I LOOKED IT UP. SO I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT IT WAS FIVE YEARS AGO. IT WAS NOT FROM A RESIDENT OF THE FACILITY. UH, IT ENDED PEACEFULLY. AND I, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE PROBABLY HAVE THOSE THINGS THAT WHERE I WORK. I WON'T MENTION THE NAME . UM, I JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT TO ALL. UM, I, I DID REALLY WANNA SAY, UH, TOO, TO CONGRATULATIONS TO EVERYBODY HERE ON YOUR RECOVERY JOURNEY, AND I REALLY APPRECIATE YOU COMING OUT AND TALKING TO US TODAY. UM, I REALLY, I BELIEVE IN YOUR MISSION. IT'S, IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME. IT'S IMPORTANT TO ME THAT THIS IS THE LAST CASE I'M GONNA HEAR AS A ZONING COMMISSIONER, BUT I, I WANNA TALK ABOUT THE LAND USE JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE. UM, I, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS. I DON'T REALLY SEE THIS AS A FULLY RESIDENTIAL AREA. UM, THE RESIDENCES ARE ON THE SOUTH SIDE. UM, SO I DON'T SEE THIS AS COMING INTO THE MIDDLE OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA. AND TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL USE TOO. SO I, I DON'T SEE A CONCERN THERE. UM, I'M LOOKING AT HUMAN SERVICE CAMPUS, WHICH TO ME MAKES SENSE IN THE MEDICAL CENTER. UH, WE DON'T HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER ASSOCIATION, BUT IF THEY WERE OPPOSED TO IT, PRETTY SURE WE WOULD'VE HEARD BY NOW. UM, BUT THAT, THAT WILL COME BEFORE. UM, THIS GOES TO COUNCIL. I, I, THERE IS NO REASON TO BELIEVE THAT A HUMAN SERVICE CAMPUS AS A LAND USE OR THIS PARTICULAR LAND USE WILL BRING CRIME. UH, YOU KNOW, RELAPSE CAN BE A PROBLEM, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE A PROBLEM WHEN PEOPLE ARE HERE IN THIS FACILITY. UH, THAT'S NOT WHY IT'S HERE. IT'S HERE TO, UM, TO HELP PEOPLE. UH, SO I DON'T HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THAT. I DO THINK THERE'S A NEED FOR MORE FACILITIES LIKE THIS IN SAN ANTONIO. I WOULD, UH, REQUEST THAT YOU DO, UH, TALK TO MR. JUKI, UM, FIGURE OUT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH THIS FENCE, WHAT YOU CAN DO, UH, TO HELP HIM OUT THERE. UH, BUT ALL THAT SAID, I THINK IT'S EVERYTHING. I WAS [02:10:01] GONNA SAY, UH, I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 12. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, IS THAT COMMISSIONER KAMATH? WHO WAS IT? NOPE. FUENTES. EXCUSE ME. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FUENTES. UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER TO MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER TO MY LEFT. YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE. YEAH. UM, I, I JUST WANNA SAY TO ECHO COMMISSIONER ROMERO'S COMMENTS, I CONGRATULATE ALL OF YOU AND, AND I'M, UH, I'M JUST SORT OF IN, IN AWE OF, OF EVERYTHING YOU ALL GO THROUGH. YOU'RE FACED WITH TOUGH TIMES AND TO COME, COME THROUGH IT AND, AND PUT IN THE WORK, UH, TO BE WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, I THINK IS, IS, UM, REALLY ADMIRABLE. AND, AND EVERYBODY UP HERE RESPECTS THAT. SO, SO CONGRATULATIONS. UH, WITH THAT SAID, UH, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TO GO BACK TO THE LAND USE ISSUE. I MEAN, THAT'S JUST WHAT WE ARE TASKED, UM, WITH DOING, UM, THIS PARTICULAR PROPERTY. I, I DO, I WOULD TAKE A LITTLE EXCEPTION WITH WHAT, UH, DR. ROMERO SAID, BECAUSE I DO THINK THERE'S RESIDENTIAL USES, UM, NOT ONLY TO THE SOUTH, BUT ALSO WITH APARTMENTS AND, AND, AND TOWN HOMES AND EVERYTHING, UM, REALLY ON, ON EACH SIDE OF THIS PROPERTY. UM, THAT SAID, UM, WHEN I WEIGH HERE THE, UH, THE LAND USE ISSUES, UM, I, I ALSO FIND THAT, THAT THIS WILL BE AN APPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS AREA. AND SO FOR THAT REASON, UH, I'M GONNA BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. YEAH. AND TO ECHO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU GUYS FOR COMING OUT AND FOR SHARING YOUR STORY AND, AND SHARING YOUR SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT. AND I AGREE WITH, UM, WITH COMMISSIONER ROMERO IN THAT THIS, THIS IS KIND OF A MIXED USE AREA. THERE IS RESIDENTIAL, BUT THERE ARE ALSO C THREE ZONINGS. AND, UM, IT REALLY IS NOT JUST A PURELY RESIDENTIAL AREA. UM, AND, AND I THINK THAT GOES TO THE LAND USE, BUT ONE OF THE OTHER FACTORS THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CONSIDER UP HERE IN THE ZONING COMMISSION IS PUBLIC POLICY. AND I THINK THE FACT THAT THIS IS A FACILITY THAT'S BRINGING A MUCH NEEDED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY TO HELP FOLKS, AND THERE IS A MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS, THERE'S AN OPIOID CRISIS THAT OUR NATION IS FACING, I THINK THAT THAT IS AN OVERWHELMING FACTOR. AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE ALLOWED TO CONSIDER UP HERE IN, IN TAKING INTO, UM, ACCOUNT ALL OF THE LAND USE ASPECTS. SO FOR THAT REASON, I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. ALRIGHT. UM, I'M GOING TO ALSO TRY TO NOT JUST ECHO EVERYTHING THAT WAS SAID, BUT YOU KNOW, LIKE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, LIKE COMMISSIONER ROMERO HAS SAID, YOU KNOW, NOT ONLY DO I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SORT OF MIXED USE AREA ALREADY, THIS IS A MIXED USE FOR THIS SPECIFIC PROPERTY. AND SO IN THAT SENSE IT MAKES A LOT OF SENSE FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE. UH, BUT I WANT TO CLOSE, UM, WITH WISHING EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU THE BEST, WISHING YOU WHATEVER IT TAKES TO CONTINUE YOUR RECOVERY, CONGRATULATE YOU ON IT. AND I THINK I CAN SPEAK FOR EVERYONE HERE IN THAT REGARD. UM, SO THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL AND GOD BLESS. ALRIGHT, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12 BY COMMISSIONER O WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMIT? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTA AYE. MOTION PASSES. MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH. THE TIME IS CURRENTLY THREE 14. WE WILL STAND IN RECESS FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. THANK YOU SO MUCH. UM, THE TIME IS 3 23. I AM CALLING THIS MEETING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF SAN ANTONIO BACK INTO SESSION. UH, I WILL NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER BARROS, UH, HAS LEFT THE MEETING, UH, AS OF THE PRIOR BREAK AT THREE 14. AND I WILL ALSO NOTE THAT COMMISSIONER WHITE IS NOT CURRENTLY PRESENT, ALTHOUGH WE EXPECT HIM BACK. BUT SINCE WE HAVE A QUORUM, WE WILL CONTINUE WITH THE HEARING AND STAFF IF WE COULD NOW BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER 14 PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS REBECCA RODRIGUEZ. I'M A PLANNER WITH THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FIVE TO R FIVE CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. LOCATED AT 91 46 RIDGE PATH, THERE WERE 40 [02:15:01] NOTICES. MAILED ONE IN FAVOR. FOREIGN OPPOSITION AND NO RESPONSE FROM GREAT NORTHWEST COMMUNITY IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. THE EXISTING R FIVE IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED R FIVE CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA AS THERE ARE CURRENTLY NO MULTI-FAMILY OR DUPLEX USES FOUND WITHIN A REASONABLE DISTANCE. THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED IN AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD, MAKING THE REQUEST INCONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS, AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS REZONING. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS, CHAIR, ANTE AND THE REST OF THE COMMISSION. MY NAME IS ELAINE ZAVALA AND I LIVE AT 21 DEVON WOOD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 7. UM, I AM THE OWNER OF 9 1 4 6 RIDGE PATH, WHICH IS IN COMMISSIONER, UH, KEN WEESE, DISTRICT SIX. AND SO I'M HERE TO PRESENT TO YOU A SMALL NEW OPPORTUNITY FOR THE NORTHWEST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO. BUT BEFORE I BEGIN, HERE'S A LIST OF ITEMS THAT I'LL BE SPEAKING ABOUT. FIRST, I'D LIKE TO PROPERLY INTRODUCE MYSELF TO THE COMMISSION SO YOU KNOW MY BACKGROUND AND THEN I THOUGHT I'D TAKE YOU THROUGH THE SPECIFICS OF MY ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. I'LL FOCUS US IN ON THE LOCATION OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST, PLUS TOUCH ON ANY POTENTIAL IMPACTS THIS PROJECT MAY HAVE. NEXT SLIDE. COMMISSIONERS. I'M HERE TODAY REPRESENTING MYSELF. I'M A NATIVE TO SAN ANTONIO AND I SPENT ALMOST A DECADE LIVING IN THE VERY HOUSE NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY. THE HOUSE NEXT TO 9 1 4 6 RIDGE PATH STILL RESIDES WITHIN MY FAMILY TODAY. I'M AN ARMY BRATT AND MY LATE FATHER RETIRED ARMY. AND LIVING HERE IN MILITARY CITY U S A ONLY SEEMED NATURAL, I WOULD SAY COMING FROM A MILITARY FAMILY THAT INSTILLED MY PASSION FOR HELPING OTHERS LIKE MINE. THAT PASSION GREW INTO A CAREER AS I CURRENTLY WORK FOR THE TEXAS VETERANS COMMISSION, A STATE AGENCY DEDICATED TO HELPING VETERANS NAVIGATE THROUGH THE VA PROCESS AND OBTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARE UNIQUE TO THE STATE OF TEXAS. I'VE WORKED IN GOVERNMENT FOR NOW OVER 10 YEARS, AND I FIRST BEGAN MY CAREER WORKING FOR THE CITY OF AUSTIN'S HOUSING AUTHORITY. THERE MY EXPERIENCE HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THE NEED FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND VOUCHER PROGRAMS SUCH AS SECTION EIGHT AND HUD VASH FOR VETERANS. I SAW FIRSTHAND THE NEED FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE DUE TO IN, UH, HOUSING INEQUALITY, AND THAT WAS 10 YEARS AGO. SO NOW I KNOW THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING IS A NECESSITY. LASTLY, I LEARNED MUCH ABOUT GOVERNMENT THROUGH OBTAINING A MASTER'S IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. SO I RESPECT THE PROCESS THAT WE'RE HERE TODAY, PLANNING AND ZONING. SO THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING ME TO PRESENT MY CASE. NEXT 9 1 4 6 IS CURRENTLY ZONED R FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, AND I'M REQUESTING THE COMMISSION TO APPROVE A ZONING CHANGE ALLOWING CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO UNITS. I PROPOSE BUILDING A 3000 SQUARE FOOT DUPLEX. AS YOU CAN SEE ON THE SLIDE, THE BEFORE PICTURE IS THE CURRENT STATE OF THIS ADDRESS. IT IS AN EMPTY LOT, A LOT OF SINGLE, UH, THE LOT HAS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS ON THE THREE SIDES. THE PICTURE ON THE RIGHT IS A DESIGN RENDERING OF THE PROPOSED TWO STORY DUPLEX. SO ENVISION GOING FROM AN EMPTY LOT TO A GORGEOUS MULTIFAMILY HOME. NEXT SLIDE. NOW I WANNA FOCUS IN ON WHERE EXACTLY 9 1 4 6 RIDGE PATH IS LOCATED. THIS LOT IS LOCATED IN THE TEEL ROAD SUBDIVISION. IT IS NOT IN ANY H O A, BUT IT IS IN A SHORT DISTANCE FROM THE GA UH, GREAT NORTHWEST ASSOCIATION. I DID REACH OUT TO LEXI AND ED, THE COMMUNITY MANAGERS OVER THERE, AND I PROVIDED THE SAME PRESENTATION THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT TODAY, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, I WAS UNABLE TO GET A RESPONSE BACK, UH, TO GET ANY FEEDBACK FOR YOU TODAY. SO I WANNA STRESS THAT THE CHARACTER OF THE SUBDIVISION WILL STAY INTACT AS I PLAN TO BUILD THE DUPLEX WITH, UH, TO BE THE SIMILAR STYLE OF OTHER HOUSES IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. THE DUPLEX WOULD ONLY BE GENTLY ADDING DENSITY TO THIS SUBDIVISION BY ONE FAMILY. NEXT SLIDE. [02:20:02] AND SO NOW ONTO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS OF MY REQUEST. SOME EMBRACE CHANGE AND SOME FEAR IT. AND RIGHT NOW, ACROSS THE COUNTRY, SINGLE FAMILY ZONING IS CHANGING. THIS IS CAUSING SOME HOMEOWNERS HEARTBURN AT NIGHT, FEARING THAT THEIR PROPERTY VALUES AND THEIR QUALITY, QUALITY OF LIFE IS TAKING A NOSEDIVE. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS THOSE MISCONCEPTIONS AND TALK ABOUT, UH, THE UPSIDE OF THIS ZONING CHANGE. FIRST, I WANNA POINT OUT THAT THIS IS SMALL GROWTH. I'M PROPOSING A RESIDENTIAL DUPLEX BY ALLOWING ONE MORE UNIT ON THIS LOT, THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO GENERATE MORE TAX REVENUE, UM, ON THIS DEVELOPED, ON THE DEVELOPED LAND VERSUS IT BEING UNDEVELOPED AS IT IS RIGHT NOW. OF COURSE, PROVIDING MORE TAX DOLLARS FOR LOCAL SERVICES SUCH AS EMERGENCY SERVICE DISTRICTS, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, AND POSSIBLY MORE ART PROJECTS LIKE THE TESLA ROAD, UH, COMMUNITY FACILITY NEARBY. HOMEOWNERS MIGHT BE WORRIED ABOUT A DUPLEX DEPRECIATING THEIR HOME VALUES BECAUSE IT IS ALREADY AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD OF SINGLE HOME FAMILY DWELLINGS. BUT I WOULD LIKE TO POINT OUT, RESEARCH HAS NOT PROVEN THIS YET. WHAT THE DATA HAS SHOWN US IS THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION BUILT WITHIN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ACTUALLY INCREASED HOME VALUATIONS BECAUSE THE NEW DEVELOPMENT HAS A HIGHER PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT SIMPLY ON THE ACCOUNT THAT IT IS NEW. ULTIMATELY, NEW CONSTRUCTION WOULD BOOST NEW LIFE INTO THIS SUBDIVISION. SECONDLY, I PLAN TO BUILD AFFORDABLE LONG-TERM RENTAL HOUSING BY ALLOWING A DUPLEX. THIS WILL PROVIDE TWO MORE RENTAL UNITS INTO SAN ANTONIO'S HOUSING INVENTORY. BY INCREASING ZONING FROM SINGLE TO MULTIFAMILY, THE COST PER UNIT DECREASES AND THE SUPPLY INCREASES, THEREFORE PUTTING A DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON RENT PRICES IN THIS AREA. SO JUST THINK THESE TWO FAMILIES COULD CHOOSE TO LIVE IN AN URBAN AREA INSTEAD OF HAVING TO COMMUTE. FOR EXAMPLE, THAT NEW CONSTRUCTION THAT'S HAPPENING OUTSIDE OF 6 0 4 AND HIGHWAY FOUR AND HIGHWAY 90, THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO LIVE WITHIN 1604 AND EVEN GET TO FOUR 10 WITH A SHORT DRIVE DECREASING THEIR COMMUTE AND OVERALL AIDING TO THEIR QUALITY OF LIFE. BUT LASTLY, LET ME ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS A NEIGHBORING LANDLORD BROUGHT UP IN THEIR OPPOSITION TO THIS REQUEST. THEY HAD CONCERNS THAT THE PROPERTY SIZE APPEARED TOO SMALL. I WANNA REASSURE THE COMMISSION THAT I WORKED WITH AN EXPERIENCED ENGINEER TO CREATE THE SITE PLAN THAT IS PROPOSED. THE DUPLEX IS IN LINE WITH ALL SETBACKS IN LANDSCAPE BUFFERS TO COMFORT. COMFORT COMFORTABLY FIT WITHIN THIS LOT. THEY ALSO HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF CONFLICTS BETWEEN FAMILIES LIVING RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THIS IS AN ASSUMPTION OF A CONCERNED NEIGHBOR. AND I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT PROBLEMS LIKE THIS ARISE WHEN PROPERTY MANAGEMENT IS NON-EXISTENT. SO THIS DUPLEX, AS WELL AS MY FAMILY'S HOME NEXT DOOR IS, WILL BE MANAGED BY AN EXPERIENCED PROPERTY MANAGER THAT HAS OVER 20 YEARS EXPERIENCE. UH, NEXT SLIDE. SO IN CLOSING, THE ZONING SECTION STAFF RECOMMENDED THAT MY REQUEST BE DENIED SIMPLY BECAUSE THERE IS NO DUPLEXES IN THE AREA. I MUST RESPECTFULLY DISAGREE WITH THEIR RECOMMENDATION BECAUSE I WOULD BE TAKING A VACANT PIECE OF PROPERTY AND DEVELOPING ON IT WITH MINIMAL CHANGE TO THE CHARACTER OF THE SUBDIVISION AND TO THE, TO THE STATE OF THAT NEIGHBORHOOD. A DUPLEX IS NOT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX. IT IS ONE MORE UNIT THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED. THIS PROPERTY IS ONLY A 10 MINUTE WALK OR A ONE MINUTE DRIVE TO THE NEW TESLA ROAD COMMUNITY FACILITY THAT IS UNDERWAY WHERE A NEW GAS, OR I'M SORRY, WHERE AN OLD CHEVRON GAS STATION USED TO BE, AND TWO NEW FAMILIES WOULD BE ABLE TO ENJOY THAT GREENWAY AND ART DISPLAY. I BRING UP THAT FACILITY BECAUSE IT'S A PERFECT EXAMPLE, THAT THERE IS CHANGE HAPPENING IN OUR ESTABLISHED COMMUNITIES. I BELIEVE 9 1 4 6 RIDGE PATH IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH IN MY CHILDHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD. THEREFORE, I REQUEST THAT THE COMMISSION APPROVE MY ZONING CHANGE TO DEVELOP AN EMPTY LOT INTO A DUPLEX FOR ONE MORE FAMILY TO LIVE IN THE T ROAD SUBDIVISION. [02:25:01] THIS APPROVAL WOULD BE ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF POSITIVE CHANGE HAPPENING IN DISTRICT SIX. AND SO THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. I'M, I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MS. SAVALA. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE'VE GOT SOME VOICEMAILS AND WE ALSO HAVE IN THE, THE AUDIENCE TODAY, GEORGE ACOSTA. MR. ACOSTA, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND GIVE US YOUR OPINION OF THIS ZONING PROJECT. MY NAME IS GEORGE ACOSTA AND I LIVE IN ACTUALLY DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THIS PROPOSED LOT. SO 91 45 RIDGE PATH. AND I'M HERE TO OPPOSE BECAUSE WHEN WE HAD OUR HOUSE BUILT, WE HAD OUR HOUSE BUILT IN A SINGLE FAMILY COMMUNITY AND I WISH IT TO STAY THAT WAY. SO, UH, I AM HERE FOR THAT VERY REASON. UM, TRAFFIC, A LOT OF THE PICTURES THAT YOU SAW, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY WERE TAKEN, WHAT TIME OF DAY THEY WERE TAKEN? PROBABLY WHEN EVERYBODY WAS AT WORK BECAUSE THE STREET DOES NOT LOOK THAT WAY. IT IS LOADED WITH CARS UP AND DOWN THE STREET. UM, MY VEHICLE'S GOTTEN HIT TWICE ON THE STREET BY BRINGING IN A DUPLEX. YOU'RE BRINGING IN TWO FAMILIES. THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR THAT MS. VALLA SAYS, UH, SHE GREW UP IN, I DO NOT RECALL MS. VALLA. I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 21 YEARS. WE HAD OUR HOUSE BUILT PROBABLY FOUR YEARS, I GUESS, AFTER THEIRS WAS BUILT OR THAT HOUSE NEXT DOOR WAS BUILT. AND THAT HOUSE NEXT DOOR IS CURRENTLY RENTED OUT TO FOUR SINGLE INDIVIDUALS AND THEY HAVE FOUR CARS ON THE PREMISES. UH, SO BY BRINGING IN A DUPLEX, YOU'RE GONNA BRING IN MORE CARS, MORE PEOPLE. I HAVE WORKED ALSO AT THE SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY. I ALSO WORK IN THE HOUSING AUTHORITY IN RALEIGH, NORTH CAROLINA. THE, THE VALUE OF THE PROPERTIES WILL DROP BECAUSE YOU ARE MAKING THIS AN AFFORDABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR LOWER INCOME PEOPLE. UM, I STRONGLY OPPOSE AND I HOPE YOU SEE IT MY WAY. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THANK YOU MR. ACOSTA. ANY OTHER PEOPLE IN THE AUDIENCE? AND ACOSTA, MS. ACOSTA? THANK YOU. GOOD AFTERNOON. UM, FIRST I JUST WANNA SAY THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS FOR YOUR, YOUR ATTENTION AND YOUR PATIENCE IN ADVANCE. UM, WE DID BUILD THAT HOUSE OVER 27 YEARS AGO. WE'VE SEEN PEOPLE COME AND GO. MOST OF US WERE MILITARY. UM, I HAVE WORKED IN THE NON-PROFIT WORLD, UH, FOR SEVERAL YEARS. MR. COSTA, IF YOU JUST INTRODUCE YOURSELF AND TELL US YOUR ADDRESS. YES, I'M, I'M ANNA COSTA AND I'M AT 91 45 RIDGE PATH. THANK YOU. AND I'VE BEEN THERE FOR OVER 27 YEARS. UM, I HAVE SEEN PEOPLE COME AND GO. I'VE KNOWN MOST, MOST ALL MY NEIGHBORS. I WORK IN THE NONPROFIT INDUSTRY. I'VE BEEN HERE MOST OF MY LIFE IN SAN ANTONIO. I NOW WORK FOR THE ARCHDIOCESE. UM, BUT YOU NAME A NONPROFIT AND I'VE BEEN ASSOCIATED TO IT. SO I'M VERY ABOUT FAMILY LIFE, UM, COMMUNITY, UM, KEEPING THE PEACE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND EVEN THOUGH WE DON'T HAVE AN H O A, WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN SAFETY AND, UH, TAKING CARE OF OUR AREA TO INCLUDE, UM, WE HAVE OUR SCHOOL BUSES THAT RUN DOWN THAT STREET. WE HAVE, UH, A COACH THAT LIVES ON THE BACK, THAT COACHES MAJOR SOCCER, CHILDREN'S SOCCER TEAMS. SO WE'VE BEEN THERE A LONG TIME. AND I BEG FORGIVENESS TO MS. SAVALA. I BEG FORGIVENESS IF I'M INCORRECT, I DON'T REMEMBER HER. I'VE BEEN THERE OVER 27 YEARS. WE KNEW HOWARD, IF YOU FACE THE PROPERTY, THE HOUSE TO THE LEFT, HOWARD BUILT IT. HE LIVED THERE. I DON'T REMEMBER HIM HAVING CHILDREN. HIM AND HIS WIFE WERE THERE FOR A WHILE. UM, THEY MOVED ON ANOTHER COUPLE, MOVED IN WITH TWO YOUNG BOYS. THEY LIVED THERE FOR MANY YEARS. THE LADY DIED OF CANCER. SHE PASSED AWAY OF CANCER AND WE FOUND OUT THAT HE HAD BEEN RENTING ALL THAT TIME, BUT THEY WERE GREAT NEIGHBORS. BUT TO BUILD A DUPLEX NEXT DOOR, I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT'S NECESSARY. I CAN UNDERSTAND BUILDING A HOME, YOU KNOW, AND PROVIDING MORE ADDITIONAL RENTAL PROPERTIES, BUT IT'S TOO SMALL, IT'S TOO CROWDED. AND GEORGE IS CORRECT. THERE IS AT LEAST FOUR INDIVIDUALS LIVING. WE'VE SEEN ONE PERSON LEAVE AND THEN ANOTHER PERSON COME AND JOIN IN. AND EVEN OVER HALLOWEEN, THERE WAS AN ISSUE THAT I WOULD RATHER NOT GO INTO BECAUSE I SAW IT HAPPEN OUTSIDE. SO YOUR [02:30:01] RENTERS ARE NOT ALWAYS GOING TO CARE FOR THE PROPERTY THE WAY, YOU KNOW, HOMEOWNERS DO BECAUSE WE INVEST TIME AND EFFORT AND WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO SELL OUR HOMES FOR THE TRUE MARKET VALUE THAT THEY DESERVE. SO I HOPE THAT YOU WILL VOTE IN THE SAME DIRECTION THAT, YOU KNOW, WE FEEL, UM, IT NEEDS TO STAY A SINGLE FAMILY WITH ONLY ONE HOME BEING BUILT THERE. WE ALREADY KNOW THAT. NOW THE INTENTION IS ALSO TO RENT THAT FACILITY AND WE'LL JUST HAVE TO DEAL WITH THAT, YOU KNOW, BUT WE'VE BEEN THERE QUITE SOME TIME AND EVEN UPGRADED AND PAID EXTRA JUST TO HANG ONTO OUR TREES, YOU KNOW, WE WERE THERE BEFORE IT WAS ANNEXED. IT WAS OUT OF THE CITY LIMITS. AND EVEN THEN WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO, UH, TO PROCURE AND CARE FOR THE PROPERTY AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE. BUT LIKE I SAID, YOU KNOW, FORGIVE ME IF I'M MISTAKEN, I DO NOT REMEMBER HER. AND MY NIECE GREW UP, MY SISTER GREW UP ON THAT STREET. SO IT CONCERNS ME. THANK, THANK YOU MR. THAT WE NEED TO BE TRUTHFUL ABOUT THIS. THAT IS YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH. YES, THANK YOU. MM-HMM. , WE DO HAVE SOME VOICEMAILS NOW, SIR. OKAY. IF WE CAN PLAY THE VOICEMAILS, PLEASE, EVERYBODY, AND VISIT NINETY ONE FIFTY RIDGE PATH. UH, PHONE NUMBER'S TWO ZERO EIGHT SEVEN FIVE ZERO FOUR NINE TWO. I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO ZONE CHANGE REQUEST TO 91 46 BRIDGE PASS. UM, NOT NUMBER 13, BLOCK SIX N C B 18 48 4. UM, I'M CALLING TO SAY THAT I AM AGAINST IT, NOT IN FAVOR FOR IT. UM, I THINK, UH, THAT'S A MISTAKE. UM, BRINGING MORE, UH, RENTERS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S HARD TO FIND GOOD RENTERS AND YOU JUST DON'T KNOW AS IT IS. I'VE HAD ISSUES WITH OTHER NEIGHBORS IN THE PAST AND UNFORTUNATELY IN THIS AREA THERE'S NO H O A, SO THERE'S NOBODY WE CAN, UH, COMPLAIN WITH ISSUES TOO. SO, UH, YEAH, I'M AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. BYE. HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA JUAREZ AND I'M CALLING IN REGARDS, OH, UM, MY ADDRESS IS 91 31 RIDGE BREEZE, 7 8 2 5 0. AND I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO CASE NUMBER 2 75. UM, THE REASON THAT I AM OPPOSED TO, UM, A DUPLEX OR A TOWN HOME, WHATEVER THEY'RE TRYING TO DO, A MULTI-FAMILY UNIT, UM, BEHIND MY HOME IS BECAUSE ALL OF THE OTHER HOMES IN THAT ENTIRE AREA ARE SINGLE, SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. AND I'D LIKE TO KEEP THE UNIFORMITY AND I AM, UH, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES DECLINING AND ALSO THE STREET PARKING ON RIDGE POST, WHERE THE, WHERE IT'S BEING PROPOSED IS ALMOST NON-EXISTENT. IT IS. IT'S, UM, PEOPLE ARE PARKED ALL OVER THE STREET AND IT TENDS TO BE A VERY NARROW STREET AND IT'S A THOROUGH WAY FROM, UH, THE MAIN STREET, WHICH IS TESLA. UM, AND ALSO THE NOISE WITH MULTIPLE FAMILIES THERE AND, UH, POSSIBLE CONFLICTS BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS IS ANOTHER CONCERN. UM, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT THAT THAT'S GONNA HAVE TO GO INTO THAT VERY SMALL SPACE WITH ALL THAT LIMITED PARKING THAT I'M TALKING ABOUT. UH, ALL OF THAT IS A HUGE CONCERN. SO I APPRECIATE YOUR CONSIDERATION TO THIS MATTER AS I AM OPPOSED TO THE PROPOSITION OF, UM, OPENING THAT PROPERTY UP TO, UH, TO THOSE MULTI-FAMILY DWELLINGS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARIA JUAREZ. UM, MY HUSBAND IS JOSE JUAREZ AND WE ARE THE OWNERS OF 91 31 RIDGE BREEZE. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, SIR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU, MS. VALLA. REBUTTAL SHORT. YES. UH, SO I APPRECIATE HEARING ALL THAT FEEDBACK. UM, AND SO MY STATEMENT IS TRUTHFUL. MY PARENTS BOUGHT THAT HOME. IT WAS ACTUALLY A MODEL HOME, UM, FOR THAT SUBDIVISION. UH, WE MOVED THERE AND THAT'S WHY THERE IS THAT EMPTY LOT. THE, UM, PROPERTY WAS SOLD TOGETHER AND I REMEMBER PLAYING WITH VERY MANY OF THE CHILDHOOD KIDS IN THE, IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, SO I APOLOGIZE IF I'VE NEVER MET Y'ALL WHEN I WAS ABOUT FOUR YEARS OLD. UM, BUT SO WITH THAT SAID, UM, I HEAR A LOT OF CONCERNS ABOUT PARKING. UM, THE CURRENT RENTAL PROPERTY THAT WE HAVE NEXT DOOR HAS A LONG DRIVEWAY THAT REACHES TO THE BACK DETACHED GARAGE. THIS WOULD BE, UH, NOT QUITE THAT LONG, BUT YES, I CAN PUT CONDITIONS IN THE RENTAL LEASES TO ALLOW FOR MAYBE ONE, TWO CARS. [02:35:01] UH, NOT ONLY PARKED ONE IN THE DRIVEWAY, BUT ONE ON THE STREET TO HELP, UM, EASE THAT CONCERN OF PARKING AND TRAFFIC THROUGH THAT AREA. UM, AGAIN, TO TO TALK ABOUT PROPERTY VALUES. PROPERTY VALUES HAVE NOT SEEN A DECREASE, UM, BECAUSE OF MULTIFAMILY UNITS. UM, THIS UNIT I PROPOSE AND MY BUDGET IS 300 TO $325,000 TO BUILD. THEREFORE, THAT IS, UM, SLIGHTLY BIT HIGHER THAN SOME OF THE LARGEST HOUSES IN THAT AREA. THEREFORE, THAT'S THAT, UM, APPRAISAL PRICE WILL THEN BRING UP THE REST OF THOSE VALUES AS WELL. UM, BUT AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THIS IS JUST ONE MORE FAMILY IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I'M NOT BUILDING A TRIPLEX FOURPLEX APARTMENT COMPLEX. UM, THIS IS JUST UTILIZING LAND TO THE BEST OF ITS ABILITY AND HOPEFULLY, UM, TWO NEW FAMILIES CAN ENJOY THE TESLA ROAD SUBDIVISION. SO AGAIN, I ASK THAT YOU APPROVE THIS ZONING REQUEST. THANK YOU SO MUCH. THANK YOU MS. VALLA. UM, ALRIGHT, THIS IS A DISTRICT SIX CASE COMMISSIONER WHEAT TO YOU. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. UH, I WANNA THANK MR. VALLA AND, UH, COST US FOR COMING DOWN, UH, TAKING YOUR TIME TO COME SPEAK TO US. SO THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UH, QUESTION FOR MS. UH, ZAVALA ON YOUR ELEVATION OF YOUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. IS IT A ONE CAR GARAGE OR TWO CAR GARAGE? IT IS A, UH, ONE CAR GARAGE, YES. OKAY. UM, BUT AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED, I CAN, UH, PUT CONDITIONS IN THE LEASE THAT EITHER NO CARS ARE ON THE STREET PARKED OVERNIGHT, EVEN THOUGH THERE IS NO H O A RULE BECAUSE WE ARE NOT IN A H O A TO ADDRESS THOSE CONCERNS. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO I, I AGREE WE DO NEED MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SAN ANTONIO, BUT I ALSO HEAR SOME VERY LEGITIMATE CONCERNS FROM OUR NEIGHBORS. UM, SO AFTER I RECEIVED THIS CASE, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE DOWN, UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND KIND OF GET A FEEL OF WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE. UH, YOU, I DON'T LIVE VERY FAR FROM YOU AND I KIND OF STOPPED AT YOUR LOT AND I KINDA WATCHED AND, AND TRY TO IMAGINE WHAT A DUPLEX WOULD LOOK LIKE. AND IT'S A BEAUTIFUL LOT BY THE WAY. I LOVE THE TREES AND ALL THAT. BUT, UH, BUT AGAIN, UH, THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS THAT I HAVE, UH, WITH REGARD TO THIS PROJECT, BUT I'M GONNA HEAR FROM MY, UH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS TO SEE WHAT THEY, WHAT THEIR INPUTS ARE. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER. UH, QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT, QUESTIONS TO MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER KAMATH, I HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF. UH, THE 91 50 RIDGE PATH HAS A R FIVE SS, IS THAT, IS THAT CORRECT OR IS IT A MISTAKE? THE NEXT DOOR? UM, IT'S JUST ON R SIX THAT THERE'S NO SS OR CON CONDITIONAL USES, ANYTHING LIKE THAT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I WASN'T ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING. IT COULD BE A PRINT PRINT MISTAKE MAYBE. UM, I, I CAN'T REALLY SEE IT QUITE HONESTLY. UM, I'M TRYING TO PULL IT UP RIGHT NOW. OKAY. THE, UH, I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION. UH, THE OTHER QUESTION ALSO IS FOR THE STAFF. UH, CAN THE OWNER OF THIS LOT HAVE A, UM, HOUSE WHERE OCCUPANT, UH, THE OCCUPANT IS THE OWNER AND ALSO CAN HAVE AN A D U BEHIND THE HOUSE DETACHED? RIGHT. UM, SO IN ANY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT, IF THE PROPERTY OWNER RESIDES IN A UNIT ON THE PROPERTY, THEY CAN HAVE A BONUS UNIT FOR A TOTAL OF TWO UNITS. THAT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE IDENTIFIED THOUGH IN THIS PARTICULAR AREA. THERE ARE NOT A LOT OF BONUS UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN REQUESTED IN THIS AREA. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER. ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER, WE TO YOU? THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. SO AGAIN, UM, WHEN I VISITED THE, UH, THE PROPERTY, I, YOU KNOW, I, I LOOKED AROUND TO SEE WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE AVAILABLE OUT THERE. AND EVERYTHING THAT I SAW WERE SINGLE [02:40:01] UNITS, FAMILY HOUSES ON R FIVE AND ALSO WENT THROUGH THE, UH, THE STAFF RECOMMENDATION. AND WHAT THEY WERE LOOKING AT WAS, UH, ADVERSE IMPACTS IN THAT THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED, UH, DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. NOW WE DO HAVE DUPLEXES DOWN ON TEZO, BUT NOT IN THIS SUBDIVISION. AND WITH THAT, I'M GOING TO RECOMMEND, UH, DENIAL FOR THIS APPLICATION. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION, UH, RECOMMENDING DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER HUE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND? THERE IS A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE. UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS. STARTING WITH COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. YES. YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE. YES. UM, MS. VALLA, THANK YOU SO, SO MUCH FOR YOUR PRESENTATION. IT, IT WAS, IT WAS VERY WELL DONE. AND, AND, AND I, UM, YOU KNOW, I SYMPATHIZE WITH YOUR POSITION AND, AND AS YOU SAID, WANTING TO MAKE THE BEST USE OF, OF THE LAND. UM, FOR ME THOUGH, WE'VE GOTTA BE CONSISTENT UP HERE. I THINK WE HAD A, WE HAD A CASE EARLIER TODAY WHICH WAS, UH, SOMEWHAT SIMILAR, UH, TO THIS, WHICH WAS A, UH, A, A A, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, WHERE SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS, WAS GOING ON WHERE, WHERE SOMEBODY WANTED TO PUT MORE THAN ONE UNIT ON A PARTICULAR LOT. AND I JUST THINK THAT IT DOESN'T, UH, UNFORTUNATELY FIT WITH THE AREA. AND SO FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURPOSES OF, OF REMAINING CONSISTENT, CONSISTENT AND, AND LAND USE, UM, VALUES HERE WITH, WITH WHAT IS, AND, AND IT WOULDN'T BE APPROPRIATE IN THIS AREA. I, I AGREE WITH, WITH COMMISSIONER WE, AND SO THAT'S WHY I'LL BE SUPPORTING HIS MOTION. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WHITE. FURTHER DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT, UM, BRIEFLY ON MY PART, UH, ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER WHITE HAS SAID, I AGREE WITH YOU AS WELL, MS. SALLET. WE WOULD LIKE TO GET GREATER DENSITY, UH, WHETHER OR NOT, UH, SINGLE FAMILY ZONING SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXIST IN SAN ANTONIO AT THIS POINT AS A ZONING COMMISSION. WE NEED TO OPERATE UNDER THE RULES AS WE HAVE THEM. UH, THIS IS A MID-BLOCK PROPERTY IN A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD, AND SO I ALSO WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, MOTION IS FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER. WE WITH A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER WHITE. ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSTAMANTE. AYE. THE MOTION IS PASSED FOR DENIAL. OKAY, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM, PLEASE. ITEM 15. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SUMMER MCCANN, UH, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS LOCATED AT ONE 30 WEST MAYFIELD BOULEVARD, GOING FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD, UH, WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FORD DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. THERE WERE 23 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, AND THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SOUTH CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY PLAN AND IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS LOW DENSITY. THE CURRENT R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE AREA. THE PROPOSED R SIX CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS WOULD ALLOW FOR DENSITY THAT IS OUT OF CHARACTER AND INCONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN. THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES ARE ENTIRELY USED AS SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY INTEND TO AMEND THE REQUEST TO THREE DWELLING UNITS. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IS THE APPLICANT OR APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE PRESENT? GOOD AFTERNOON, CHAIRMAN. UH, MY NAME IS BALTAZAR CERNER FOR THE RECORD AND I REPRESENT MARY PENA, WHO'S THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AND I OFFICE OUT OF 2 3 7 WEST TRAVIS, SUITE 107 8 2 0 5. UM, WHEN WE FIRST, UH, WENT DOWN THIS ROAD TO FILE THIS ZONING CASE, WE FILED IT AS A FOURPLEX WITH ACCESSORY DWELLING AFTER SPEAKING TO STAFF, UH, AND SPENDING SOME TIME TALKING TO STAFF AND, UH, COUNCIL, UH, OUR COUNCILWOMAN VIA GRAND'S OFFICE, UH, WE'RE HERE TODAY TO FORMALLY, UM, AMEND OUR PETITION TO A [02:45:02] R SIX, UH, CD, UH, RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY UNIT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS TO A LOWER DENSITY. I HAVE, UH, AND I'VE PASSED OUT AND I'VE GOT EXTRA, A COUPLE EXTRA COPIES, BUT IF THEY COULD PUT THAT UP, UH, IS, WHICH IS OUR, OUR NEW, UH, SITE PLAN. AND IF YOU LOOK AT THE SITE PLAN THAT YOU'RE GONNA GET RIGHT NOW, IT'S, IT'S, UH, ALL THE, THE, THE TRIPLEX WOULD BE ALL HOUSED IN THE SINGLE FAMILY UNIT RIGHT NOW, AND THE PARKING WOULD BE IN THE REAR. UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT WHERE WE'VE, UH, UH, UH, DECIDED TO GO WITH THE TRIPLEX. UH, I KNOW THAT THE, IF YOU TALK TO STAFF, THEY WERE CONCERNED ABOUT, UH, DENTS IN THE AREA, UH, AND ALLOWING FOR A TRIPLEX IN THE AREA. I'VE BROUGHT A MAP OF, UM, MAYFIELD ITSELF, THE BLOCK, UH, AND YOU'LL SEE THAT SEVERAL OF THE, THE HOUSES ON THAT, UM, BLOCK ARE EITHER, WE HAVE A MULTIFAMILY UNIT TO THE LEFT OF, OF THE PROPERTY AT 1 48 MAYFIELD. YOU HAVE A DUPLEX, A TRIPLEX, A TRIPLEX, A DUPLEX, AND A FOURPLEX. ALL, UH, SCATTERED, UH, DOWN MAYFIELD STREET. SOME OF 'EM TO, WE WILL ADMIT THAT ARE, ARE NON-CONFORMING USAGE, BUT THEN OTHERS ARE, UM, FOR EXAMPLE, THAT MULTIFAMILY THAT HAS ABOUT EIGHT UNITS THERE. UM, SO WE, WE UNDERSTAND, UM, THE STAFF'S, UM, CONCERN. WE'VE DOWNGRADED TO A TRIPLEX WITH PARKING IN THE REAR TO, TO NOT, UH, TRY NOT TO AFFECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UH, MY, MY CLIENT, UM, UH, WOULD ASK AND DID YOU, DID YOU VOTE IN FAVOR? AND I HAVE A COUPLE OF PICTURES THAT I JUST WANNA SHARE FOR YOU. SOME OF THOSE HOUSES, ESPECIALLY THE MULTI-FAMILY CAN, UH, WILL SHOW YOU, UM, THAT THEY ARE IN FACT, SO YOU GET A SENSE THAT'S THE MULTI-FAMILY UNIT THAT'S ABOUT THE HOUSES OR FOUR HOUSES OVER, UH, FROM THEM. AND THEN THERE'S A, UH, ONE AT THE CORNER THAT HAS FOUR UNITS, UH, FOUR DIFFERENT ADDRESSES, AND THEN THERE'S ONE MORE, UH, 2 45 MAYFIELD. THESE ARE QUITE BIG LOTS, ALL ON THIS AREA. UH, SO WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. I HAVE MET WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES, UH, TO, TO HAVE HIM OPPORTUNITY AND SO I'LL, I'LL, UH, WE WILL WAIT HERE AND LISTEN AND WE'RE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. ANA, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. UM, THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE AS POINTED OUT, UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. UM, I FEEL ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED. I HAVE NO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF. VERY GOOD. UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES, THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF BECAUSE I DIDN'T LOOK IT UP QUICK ENOUGH. CAN YOU GIVE ME A IDEA OF THE ACTUAL SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE LOT? IT'S ABOUT THIRD OF AN ACRE, I THINK. POINT THREE NINE FIVE ACRES. OKAY, THANKS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UH, COMMISSIONER SIPES, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, TO COMMISSIONER FUENTES THEN FOR DISCUSSION AND A MOTION. SO, UM, THERE ARE ACTUALLY SEVERAL PIECES OF, OF PROPERTY THAT HAVE, YOU KNOW, TWO, THREE, EVEN FOUR, UH, DWELLINGS ON THE LOTS. UH, A COUPLE OF 'EM ARE SIMILAR SIZES AS WELL. UM, SO I DO SEE THAT THIS WOULD FIT IN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT I AM MOTIONING FOR APPROVAL. SECOND CAME, UH, THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND. UH, I DO WANT SOME CLARIFICATION. UM, AND MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION FOR STAFF. THE ORIGINAL REQUEST WAS FOR FOUR UNITS. UH, THEY HAVE AMENDED TO THREE. UH, IS THAT THIS WOULD BE AN, UH, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED. OKAY. AND THE SECOND IS IN AGREEMENT? YES. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. UM, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH A SECOND, UH, BY COMMISSIONER KAMATH DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER TO MY LEFT DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER TO MY RIGHT. YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH. UH, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THIS, UH, AREA BECAUSE I WORK IN SOUTH SIDE AND ALSO IS CLOSE TO DISTRICT FOUR. UH, I THINK WE COULD USE, UH, MORE, UH, RESIDENTS LIKE THIS FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING. SO THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS I'M SUPPORTING THIS. UH, MOTION. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER KAMATH. UH, LIKEWISE. YOU KNOW, EVEN THOUGH [02:50:01] IN MANY WAYS THIS SEEMS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS CASE, LOOKING AT THE USAGE ALONG MAYFIELD AND SEEING, YOU KNOW, PARTICULARLY 1 48, THE ONE THAT, UH, MR. SERNA BROUGHT UP, THAT IT'S FAIRLY CLEAR THAT THERE IS A PATTERN OF MULTI, UH, FAMILY, OR AT LEAST DUPLEXES AND MULTIPLEX UNITS WITHIN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON THIS STREET. THAT'S WHY I WILL SUPPORT THIS MOTION. ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KAMATH. ROLL CALL. VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMIT? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. CHAIR BUSANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED. OKAY. IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO THE NEXT ITEM. UH, ITEM NUMBER 17, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SUMMER MCCANN ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS LOCATED AT THREE 15 CINCINNATI AVENUE, GOING FROM R SIX TO I D Z TWO WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. THERE WERE 29 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, TWO. RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION UPTOWN, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE SA TOMORROW MIDTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN AND IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL. THE REQUESTED IDZ TWO MEDIUM INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE BASED ZONING DISTRICT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. THE APPLICANT HAS REQUESTED A PLAN AMENDMENT TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PLANNING COMMISSION. RECOMMENDATION IS PLANNING THE NOVEMBER 17TH HEARING. THE CURRENT R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE AREA. THE PROPOSED I D Z TWO WOULD ALLOW FOR UP TO 25 UNITS PER ACRE AND IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING. THE AREA IS PRIMARILY SINGLE FAMILY AND THE PROPOSED DENSITY WOULD BE OUT OF CHARACTER WITHIN AN AREA TO DEVELOPED AS R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY. THE PROPOSED REZONING WOULD ALLOW FOR DENSITY OF FOUR UNITS. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT, PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, TELL US ABOUT YOUR REZONING REQUEST AND GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS. HI, GOOD AFTERNOON, RICARDO TO AT TEN FOUR FOUR SIX TRAILWAY OAK PRESENTATION. YEAH, SO THE, UM, THE PROPERTY THAT, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO REONE HERE IS LOCATED AT THREE 15 CI CINCINNATI AVENUE, LOCATED IN THE UPTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE, UH, UM, I'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SINCE THE INCEPTION, EVEN BEFORE, UM, IT WAS SUBMITTED. I'VE BEEN BACK AND FORTH WITH, UM, UH, THE NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION AND WITH, UH, D TWO AS WELL. UM, I, I'M REQUEST, WE'RE REQUESTING THE I D Z TWO, WHICH WOULD BASICALLY GIVE US FOUR SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, UH, TOWN HOMES. UH, CAN I GET TO THE NEXT SLIDE? YEAH. THE CONTEXT, UM, THAT WHY WE DECIDED TO GO WITH THE FOUR WAS BECAUSE IF YOU GO DOWN CINCINNATI AVENUE, UM, IT, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF QUADPLEXES THAT, UH, HAVE WELL OLD BIGGER HOMES THAT WERE COM CONVERTED INTO QUADPLEXES, UH, ON BOATS, BASICALLY SANDWICH BETWEEN, UH, TWO AND ACROSS THE STREET THERE'S TWO. AND I'M PRETTY SURE, UM, ON THE OTHER SIDE, THERE'S BEEN A COUPLE OF MORE. UM, THERE'S ALSO A, A CHARTER SCHOOL, UM, MENTIONED WITH THE K, UH, THAT'S BEING, THAT THEY OWN THE PROPERTY. I THINK RIGHT NOW THEY'RE USING AT AS THEIR, UM, UM, LIKE A SOCCER FIELD, BUT THEY'RE EXPANDING AND THEY'RE ACTUALLY RE PLATTING THAT. AND YOU'LL SEE THAT IN THE, IN THE THIRD SLIDE, THE FOURTH SLIDE, SORRY. UM, SO THE, UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S, RIGHT NOW IT, IT IS AN R SIX. UH, BUT I THINK THAT WITH IT BEING AT THE INTERSECTION OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, UM, IT, YOU KNOW, FREDERICKSBURG ROAD BEING A, A MAJOR ARTERIAL AND BASICALLY, YOU KNOW, LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES OR TWO MINUTES AWAY FROM FIVE POINTS, UM, IT, [02:55:01] IT, IT, IT WOULDN'T, I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE FOR THE, UH, DENSITY. AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THERE'S A LOT OF RM FOURS ALREADY, WHICH WOULD, UH, HAVE AS OF RIGHT. AND THE MF 33 NEXT TO US WAS ONLY RECENTLY, UM, UH, REZONED, RECENTLY REZONED. UM, THE R SIX NEXT TO US IS, IS, UH, A SINGLE FAMILY ZONING, BUT IT'S NOT A, IT IT'S NON-CONFORMING AT THE MOMENT. THERE'S ACTUALLY FOUR UNITS IN THERE. I, I WALKED IT, I KNOCKED ON THE DOOR, UH, AS WELL AS, UH, THE ONE NEXT DOOR AND THE ONE IN THE FRONT, UM, THE, THE CANYON. THE NEXT ONE. YEAH. UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE ONLY ONE LOT AWAY FROM THE URBAN MIXED USE, WHICH WOULD'VE BEEN, YOU KNOW, GREAT. UH, BUT AGAIN, I THINK WITH THE, UH, O ON TOP, THE, THE C'S VERY CLO UH, THE SEA, UM, ZONING VERY CLOSE, AND US BEING IN A, YOU KNOW, UH, ON CI CINCINNATI AVENUE, WHICH HAS A GR WIDE, WIDE RIGHT OF WAY, I THINK FROM OUR CURB TO THE, UH, TO THE ACTUAL FACE OF THE, UH, OF THE FIRST UNIT, WHICH WE'LL BE FACING CINCINNATI, IT IS, CAN I GO TO THE GROUND ZERO PLANT? THE , THE, THE GROUND, THE, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THE SECOND ONE. THE, YEAH, THAT ONE RIGHT THERE. THE SETBACK WOULD BE, UM, SET BACK TO STRUCTURE. IT'LL BE, WE WE'RE 15 FEET, BUT FROM, FROM THE PROPERTY TO THE ACTUAL CURB, THERE'S ANOTHER 17 FEET ON THAT. SO THERE'S QUITE A WAY. CAN I GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN? YEAH. SO WELL WE'RE PROPOSING IS VERY SIMILAR TO YOUR R AN RMM FOUR. RIGHT. WHAT THE FIRST UNIT WOULD BE FACING THE CINCINNATI, CINCINNATI AVENUE WITH A 10 FOOT STEPBACK, UM, AND A COMMON DRIVE W WHICH WOULD BE, YOU KNOW, 4, 14, 15 FEET. UM, A COMMON DRIVE WOULD HAVE, UH, WE'RE, WE'RE USING A TRUE GRID SYSTEM, WHICH IS A LOW IMPACT DEVELOPMENT, UH, PAVER. UM, WHICH ALLOWS FOR IT TO BE, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, WHEN IT RAINS, IT KIND OF HOLDS THAT IT DOESN'T, IT HELPS WITH STONE WATER RUN OFF, UH, AS LONG AS, AS WELL AS THE PAVERS GOING FROM THE COMMON DRIVE TO THE, THE HOME. UM, THERE IS I THINK SEVEN TO EIGHT FEET IN BETWEEN THE TOWN HOMES. UH, SO THERE'S PLENTY OF, OF GREEN SPACE. UH, THE, EACH HOME WILL HAVE TWO PARKING, UH, GARAGE, WHICH IS THE, THE FIRST FLOOR IS THE, THE, THE GARAGE. UH, SECOND WOULD BE THE, UM, KITCHEN AND LIVING ROOM. AND THIRD IS, IS THE COUPLE OF BEDROOMS ON TOP, UH, WITH VIEWS TOWARDS DOWNTOWN. UM, WASTE MANAGEMENT. WE'VE, UH, WE'VE CONTACTED TEXAS DISPOSAL SYSTEM, WHICH WILL BE A VALET SERVICE. UM, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DOES NOT PICK UP TRASH IN THESE DEVELOPMENTS, SO WE'VE, WE'VE FIGURED THAT OUT, UM, FROM THE INCEPTION THAT WE WERE, WE'VE ALREADY KIND OF FIGURED, YOU KNOW, JUST ROLLED IT INTO OUR SERVICE IN THERE. UM, THE, THE SECOND, THERE WE GO. THE, UH, PAGE SEVEN, SORRY, AREA. YEAH. ON THE BUILDING HEIGHT. UM, ON THE BUILDING HEIGHT. OUR BUILDING HEIGHTS IS 30, YOU KNOW, IS, IS 35 FEET. UM, AFTER WALKING THE STREET, TAKING PICTURES AND, AND MEASURING, UH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, UM, JUST FROM THE STREET, YOU KNOW, IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE, WE'RE A FOOT OR WE'RE AVERAGING RIGHT. WHERE MOST OF THE, THE BIG HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO QUADPLEXES ARE, UM, SOME ARE, UH, LOWER OF COURSE 25, 28, BUT YOU KNOW, THE, THE, THE BIGGER ONES ARE 34, 36. THE NEXT, THE LAST LINE AND THEN THIS, THIS JUST AN AREA I I WANTED TO POINT OUT, UM, IT, IT IS AN ESTABLISHED KIND OF NEIGHBORHOOD NEXT TO A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THE HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN CONVERTED INTO QUADPLEXES NEED PARKING. RIGHT. THEY JUST, THEY, THEY, THEY'VE, THEY'VE NEEDED IT. SO THE ONLY WAY TO DO THAT IS THEY'VE JUST GONE AHEAD AND ASPHALT THE REST OF THEIR, UM, THEIR, UH, PROPERTY. AND SO LOOKING AT THE LOT, UH, SQUARE FOOTAGE, UM, AND THE IMPERVIOUS COVER, UH, WE ARE ACTUALLY, WE LOWER THEIR MOST, UH, THE EXISTING, UH, [03:00:01] EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS AT THE MOMENT AND HOPE THAT WE CAN ACTUALLY LOWER THAT WITH OTHER LOW IMPACT, UM, UH, UH, FEATURES. SO THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. THANK YOU. THANK YOU SIR. ALRIGHT. ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE DO HAVE SOME VOICEMAILS, I BELIEVE. VERY GOOD. THIS IS IN REGARDS TO ZONING CASE ENDING IN 2 7 9 FOR 3 1 5. CINCINNATI SIMA COLVIN, 8 1 7 WEST MAGNOLIA AVENUE, 2 1 0 3 8 1 7 8 7 1 REPRESENTING THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S ZONING AND URBAN DESIGN COMMITTEE. DEAR COMMISSIONERS, THIS PROPERTY IS NOT LOCATED IN THE BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. HOWEVER, WE DO FALL WITHIN THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA. WHILE IT IS OUR POLICY TO SUPPORT THE POSITION OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN WHICH THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED, AND A LETTER FROM THE BOARD HAS BEEN SUBMITTED TO THAT EFFECT, THE BON FED COMMITTEE IS PHILOSOPHICALLY OPPOSED. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT THE RECENTLY CREATED AND COMPLETED SUB AREA MIDTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IS ALREADY BEING MODIFIED. WE FOLLOWED THE PROCESS CLOSELY AS THIS REGIONAL CENTER BORDERS ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, AND WE ARE AWARE OF THE TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF TIME AND COMMUNITY INPUT THAT WENT INTO THIS PLAN. THERE IS A REASON THAT THE PLAN TEAM MEMBERS WAS GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT FROM PLANNING STAFF AND AN OUTSIDE CONSULTANT CHOSE TO MAINTAIN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE FOR THIS LOT AND THE LOTS TO THE WEST, WHILE ENCOURAGING HIGHER DENSITY AND MIXED USE ALONG WITH FREDERICKSBURG CORRIDOR. UNFORTUNATELY, LOTS ON THE BORDER OF CHANGING LAND USES ARE OFTEN EASY PICKING FOR UP ZONING AS AN ARGUMENT IS MADE THAT THE MORE INTENSE USE IS ALREADY AVAILABLE RIGHT NEXT DOOR. IN OUR EXPERIENCE, THIS LEADS TO A CREEPING OF HIGHER INTENSITY USES INTO THE INNER REACHES OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WOULD NOT SUPPORT A SIMILAR REQUEST TO OUR FUTURE SUB AREA PLAN OUT OF RESPECT FOR THE PROCESS AND THE AMOUNT OF MONEY, TIME AND EFFORT THAT GOES INTO THE CREATION OF LAND USE PLANS AND THEIR PURPOSE FOR PROVIDING PLAN DEVELOPMENT, CLARITY AND CERTAINTY. AS OUR NEIGHBORHOOD GIVES UP FOR THE CREATION OF ITS OWN NEW SUB AREA COMMUNITY PLAN, IT IS WATCHING CLOSELY TO SEE HOW THE CITY BOTH IMPLEMENTS AND DEFENDS THE WORK DONE BY COMMUNITY TO DEVELOP OTHER NEW SUB AREA PLANS. NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE FOUGHT HARD TO MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF THEIR EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AND MANY FEEL THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE BELOVED NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS AS PART OF THE SA TOMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN IMPLEMENTATION WAS A BREACH OF CONTRACT, SO TO SPEAK. THERE IS TRUST TO BE REGAINED AND WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT FROM THE STAFF TO STICK TO THE PLAN. WE HOPE TO HAVE MORE SUPPORT FROM THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS TO UPHOLD THE NEW PLANS. IF WE SEE THAT THE NEW PLANS ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUSTAINABLE OR RELIABLE, IT IS GOING TO IMPACT HOW RESIDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE PROMISES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE AROUND THAT PROCESS AND THE PARTICIPATION AND COOPERATION OF THE COMMUNITY DURING FUTURE SUB AREA PLAN DEVELOPMENT. THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, SIR. ALRIGHT. VERY GOOD. UH, MR. TORI, UH, DO YOU WANT SOME REBUTTAL TO THAT BRIEFLY? YEAH, SURE. UM, IN REGARDS TO THE PLAN, I UNDERSTAND THAT IT'S, IT'S FAIRLY NEW, YOU KNOW, UM, AND, AND I DO APPRECIATE THE COMMUNITY'S, YOU KNOW, EFFORTS. I I'VE BEEN TO MANY OF THOSE. UM, BUT YOU KNOW, ON ON, IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I THINK THAT WHILE THE INTENTIONS WERE TO CREATE LOW DENSITY, YOU KNOW, UH, LAND USE ON THESE MANY OF, UM, THE, THE HOUSES THAT WERE IN THAT WERE, WERE I GUESS INCLUDED IN THAT LOW DENSITY ARE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, ME, MEDIUM DENSITY THEMSELVES. SO, YOU KNOW, THE ONLY WAY TO KIND OF DOWN ZONE THEM, THAT'S RECENTLY WHAT WE WOULD HAVE TO DO IS SOMEONE WOULD HAVE TO BUY THOSE QUADPLEXES, TEAR DOWN EVERYTHING AND RECOM, YOU KNOW, REHAB IT TO A SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH IS, UM, UH, UNLIKELY. UH, WE'RE JUST FOLLOWING THE, THE, THE PATTERN, WHICH IS, YOU KNOW, LIKE WE'VE SPELLED IT OUT IN, IN A PRESENTATION. AND, UM, WE THINK THAT THIS WILL BE A GREAT, UH, PROPERTY AGAIN, YOU KNOW, FROM, FROM THE FIRST, YOU KNOW, WE'RE FOLLOWING THE RM FOUR KIND OF GUIDELINES WHERE THE FIRST UNIT WILL BE FACING THE STREET. SO FROM THE STREET WHEN YOU'RE PASSING BY THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, YOU YOU'LL, YOU IT, THERE WON'T BE A KIND OF OUT OF PLACE IN THAT SENSE. UM, THAT'S BASICALLY IN MY REBUTTAL. I APPRECIATE THAT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH. [03:05:01] ALRIGHT. THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UM, OKAY, I DO HAVE SOME QUESTIONS. UM, HOW MANY STORIES ARE YOU PLANNING ON THESE BEING THREE MA'AM? THREE. THREE? YES. YEAH. OKAY. UM, AND WHERE IS YOUR PARKING LOCATED? I DIDN'T SEE THAT INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN. I'M SORRY. THE PARKING IS IN THE FIRST FLOOR, SO THERE'S A, THE, THE FIRST FLOOR IS ONLY FOR THE STAIR AND WIDE ENOUGH FOR TWO ALMOST. YEAH, TWO, TWO CARS IN STORAGE. OKAY. AND, UM, FOR DRAINAGE ON THE SLOT, HAVE YOU TAKEN THAT INTO ACCOUNT, UM, HOW YOUR DEVELOPMENT WILL AFFECT THE, THE PROPERTIES ON EITHER SIDE INTO THE REAR? YES, MA'AM. WE CREATED THE, WE, THAT'S WHAT WE, WE KIND OF SWITCHED TO THE TRUEGRID, UM, PERMEABLE PAVER. UM, INITIALLY WE THOUGHT WE WERE GONNA JUST GO DO A ASPHALT OR CONCRETE ROAD, BUT NOTING THAT THERE IS SOME, UH, WE WERE, MOST OF THE HOUSES ON THE SIDE WERE, ARE, ARE FAIRLY, YOU KNOW, OLDER. UM, AND IF YOU WALK IT, THERE'S ALREADY SOME MAINTENANCE ISSUES ON THE, ON THE SKIRTS OF THEM. SO WHAT WE, WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING IS SLOWING DOWN THAT RUNOFF, YOU KNOW, TAKING AS MUCH AS WE CAN WITHIN THE COMMON DRIVE, SLOPING IT TOWARDS THE STREET AND INCLUDING, UH, FRENCH DRAINS WHERE WE CAN, UM, AND DILATING, UH, DAY LIGHTING IT TOWARDS CINCINNATI AVENUE. OKAY. UM, AND THEN, SO I THINK THIS IS PROBABLY A QUESTION FOR STAFF. WHY ARE WE WITH I D Z TWO HERE? THAT'S THE, THE DENSITY THEY WANTED AND THAT'S THE REQUEST THEY'VE MADE. BUT WE ARE AWARE THAT THE STORIES THAT ARE PERMITTED IN IN I D Z TWO ARE UM, 35 FEET, TWO AND A HALF STORIES ONLY. SO THIS MEANS AUTOMATICALLY HE WOULD HAVE TO GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE EXTRA HEIGHT THAT HE WANTS. OKAY. UM, AND THERE IS A PLAN AMENDMENT CORRECT THAT IS CURRENTLY IN PROCESS. I'M SORRY, I I LIKE TO CLARIFY WHAT WAS THE LAST PART ON THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENTS? YES, THERE IS, UH, A CASE TOMORROW FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT. OKAY. AND COULD, COULD YOU CLARIFY AGAIN WITH RESPECT TO THE NUMBER OF STORIES? RIGHT, SO THE NUMBER OF STORIES CAPPED IN, UM, I D Z TWO IS TWO AND A HALF STORIES, 35 FEET WHEN ADJACENT TO, OKAY. YEAH, THAT'S THE CLARIFICATION I'M MISSING WHEN IT'S ADJACENT TO, UM, OTHER SINGLE FAMILY OH, OKAY. USES, I DIDN'T, I AM SORRY. I THOUGHT THE, SO IT REQUIRES A, A VARIANCE TO OBTAIN 3, 3, 4. SO THE SAME AS LIKE AN MF MF OR RM FOUR OR I'D SAY IN, I GUESS THAT WAS A CORRECT STAFF, YOU KNOW, IF, IF THAT WOULD'VE BEEN THE CASE, I WOULD'VE STICK WITH AN RM FOUR, WHICH WOULD STILL WOULD'VE KEPT ME AT TWO AND A HALF STORIES INSTEAD OF GOING WITH AN I D Z TWO. IT'S THE SAME, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT MORE INTENSE, I GUESS, TO THE EARS. UM, BUT IT, IT'S THE SAME THING. RIGHT? SO IT'S THE SAME, YES. MM-HMM. . OKAY. OKAY. I DON'T HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT? WELL, I L I LIKED AN OPPORTUNITY. SORRY SIR. OH, THANK. SORRY. YEAH, UH, IF SOMEONE HAS A QUESTION, YOU CAN ADDRESS THAT QUESTION. THANK YOU. UH, QUESTIONS COMMISSIONER? TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, UH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION. OKAY, THANK YOU. UM, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND FOR ANSWERING MY QUESTIONS. UM, HOWEVER, UM, I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION FOR DENIAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 17. UM, I DO UNDERSTAND THAT THE, THE DENSITY IS SIMILAR TO SOME OF THE USES THAT ARE IN THAT AREA. WE DO HAVE SOME RMM FOURS, HOWEVER, THE CHARACTER OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS QUITE DIFFERENT. UM, IN, IN THAT THERE ARE THESE, AND, AND, AND THIS IS ALL OVER THE, THE KIND OF OLDER HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOODS IN THIS AREA. WE HAVE A LOT OF, AND THEY'RE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD IN MONTE VISTA, WE HAVE RMM FOURS, BUT THEY ARE AN OLDER SINGLE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS THEN CARVED UP INTO, INTO SEPARATE UNITS. THIS, I FEEL LIKE NUMBER ONE, IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE PLAN. UM, NUMBER TWO, I FEEL LIKE THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE REMAINING DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA. UM, I HAVE SIMILAR CONCERNS FOR THIS AS SOME OF THE OTHER PROJECTS WITH RESPECT TO, UM, PUBLIC POLICY AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING. AND THAT BY INCREASING THE NUMBER OF UNITS ON A LOT, WE'RE INCREASING THE PROPERTY VALUE. THIS AREA, AGAIN, IS AN AREA THAT IS SOME NATURALLY OCCURRING AFFORDABLE HOUSING THAT WE HAVE IN OUR DISTRICT, AND THAT'S VERY MUCH NEEDED. UM, AND FINALLY, WITH RESPECT [03:10:01] TO REHABBING, UM, HOMES THAT HAVE BEEN USED FOR RECENTLY AS MULTI-FAMILY HOMES, UM, BACK INTO SINGLE FAMILY, THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENS QUITE OFTEN. IT'S HAPPENED MANY, MANY TIMES IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. IN FACT, A PROPERTY I LOOKED AT FOR, UM, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES WAS THEN BOUGHT BY SOMEONE. IT WAS A THREEPLEX, IT WAS BOUGHT BY SOMEONE. THEY TURNED INTO A BEAUTIFUL SINGLE FAMILY HOME. SO THAT IS SOMETHING THAT IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THESE HOMES. AND I THINK THAT BECAUSE THE LAND USE PLAN WAS ADOPTED SO RECENTLY THROUGH THE PUBLIC PROCESS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE PUBLIC DECIDED THAT THEY WANTED A SINGLE FAMILY OR A LOW DENSITY USE HERE, I THINK WE NEED TO RESPECT THAT. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. UM, IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. SECOND. ALRIGHT. THERE'S A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIPES. IT IS A MOTION FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER 17, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS. TO MY LEFT, TO MY RIGHT. YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES. YES. I'M GONNA SUPPORT THE MOTION. AND, UM, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, BASICALLY, I ACTUALLY WROTE IT DOWN BECAUSE THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT I WAS THINKING. THAT THE CHARACTER IS DIFFERENT EVEN THOUGH THE DENSITY IS, IS SIMILAR. UM, IF YOU GO DOWN, I BELIEVE CINCINNATI ANOTHER BLOCK, THERE'S A NEW MULTIFAMILY, BUT IT'S BEING BUILT WITH A SIMILAR SETBACK AND AS KIND OF A SINGLE, IT APPEARS TO BE A SINGLE UNIT, BUT, BUT, YOU KNOW, MULTIFAMILY. UM, AND UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I, WHEN I LOOKED AT THE SETBACK ON THIS ONLY BEING 10 FEET, AND I UNDERSTAND THE, THE GREATER SETBACK THAT YOU ESSENTIALLY OCCURS BECAUSE YOU STILL HAVE THE SIDEWALK THERE. UM, IT, IT, IT, YOU KNOW, THERE WERE ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS THAT, THAT FOR ME JUST KIND OF PUSHED IT OVER TO, WELL NO, IT, IT, IT DOESN'T FIT. AND, UM, FOR THAT REASON, THAT'S WHY I AM SUPPORTING THE MOTION. YEAH. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS TO I RIGHT. DISCUSSION. UM, YOU KNOW, FOR ME, I THINK I'M MORE ON THE FENCE ON THIS ONE. I'M NOT SURE EXACTLY HOW I'M GONNA VOTE. UH, ONE THING I, I DO WANT TO TALK ABOUT IS DEPENDING ON YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, THE ABILITY TO TAKE SOME OF THOSE TRIPLEXES AND QUADPLEXES AND TURN THEM INTO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, UH, IT, IT CAN BE MORE FRAUGHT. I HAVE ONE ACROSS THE STREET FROM ME, SORT OF CATTYCORNER THAT IS NOW A PARTY HOUSE, UH, BECAUSE THEY TOOK A TRIPLEX, MADE IT A SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND THE RENT IS NOT REASONABLE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT HAS NOW BECOME BASICALLY A NUISANCE. UM, BUT NEVAN, THAT IS THE END. THE MOTION IS FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE AND GOD, I'M A CURMUDGEON . AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIPES ON ITEM NUMBER 17, ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. WAS CHAIR BUSANTE. AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19 PLEASE. ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING. ONE QUICK SECOND. UM, I'M SORRY, WE FORGOT TO ASK FOR COMMISSIONER WHITE'S VOTE IN THE PREVIOUS, UH, OOPS. OH NO VOTE. YOU'RE CORRECT. , UH, HOWEVER, WE DID HAVE A QUORUM, SO I THINK THAT VOTE WILL STAND. THAT WILL BE THE RECORD VOTE. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19 OR WE CAN REVO WE CAN RECORD HIS VOTE NOW. ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER W WHAT WOULD YOUR VOTE HAVE BEEN ON ITEM NUMBER 17? WELL, AS, WHAT IS IT? SORRY, EXCUSE ME. WHAT IS YOUR VOTE ON ITEM NUMBER 17? AS I MISSED A MAJORITY OF THE PRESENTATION? I'M GONNA ABSTAIN . AH, THANK YOU. NAILED IT. ALRIGHT, NOW WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 19. WHERE DO I PUSH JUST THIS, JUST GO AHEAD. OH, OKAY. OKAY. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SINA ZAKO. SO PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. THIS IS FOR CASE NUMBER Z 2021. 1 0 7 0 0 2 8 2 CD LOCATED AT 1 59 SLOP GOING FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THREE UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME. UM, THERE WERE 36 NOTICES SENT OUT. ZERO IN FAVOR, 10 OPPOSED. MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS IN OPPOSITION, SIX OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET. AND WESTWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS ALSO [03:15:01] IN OPPOSITION, BUT OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET, THE EXISTING R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED R FOUR CD FOR CONDITIONAL USE OF THREE UNITS WOULD NOT BE AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. GIVEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CURRENT CHARACTER OF BEING LOWER DENSITY, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. VERY GOOD. IF THE APPLICANT'S PRESENT, PLEASE COME FORWARD. GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR REZONING REQUEST. HELLO, MY NAME IS, UH, TONY LIRA AND UM, MY WIFE OLGA AND I ARE HANDS-ON, HANDS-ON OWNERS OF SEVERAL PROPERTIES. UM, THIS PARTICULAR LOT IS A 54 BY 1 26. ONE IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR ME THAT THIS IS A CORNER LOT. THIS IS NOT AN INSIDE LOT LIKE MANY OF THE PRESENTATIONS THAT YOU'VE SEEN. IF, DO YOU HAVE ANY OF THE, UH, DRAWINGS THAT I SUBMITTED? CAN YOU SHOW THE PLOT PLAN PLEASE? ANYWAY, UM, LIKE I SAID, IT'S A CORNER LOT 54 BY 1 26. IT'S 0.1562. UH, IT IS CURRENTLY ON R FOUR, BUT I'M ASKING FOR TO PUT A TRIPLEX ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY. UM, I HAD THE PLANS DRAWN, I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE AVAILABLE, BUT I HAD THE PLANS DRAWN, UM, BY A REPUTABLE FIRM, ARCHITECTURAL FIRM. UM, ORIGINALLY I WAS GONNA PUT A FOURPLEX ON IT, BUT I SAW THAT THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR PARKING. IF I PUT A FOURPLEX ON THERE, THERE WE GO. IF YOU LOOK AT THE VERY TOP OF YOUR SCREEN RIGHT THERE, THERE'S AN ENTRANCE. AND WHAT I WAS GONNA PROPOSE THE WAY IT IS RIGHT NOW, PUT THREE UNITS AND OF THE THREE UNITS I WOULD ALREADY HAVE PARKING. THAT WAY NO CARS WOULD BE PARKED ON THE PROPERTY. I MEAN, UH, EXCUSE ME, OFF THE PROPERTY. I ALSO SCREEN ALL THE RENTERS THAT COME INTO ANY OF OUR PROPERTIES. I USE A RENTAL PROCESS IN WHICH I SCREEN 'EM VERY CLOSELY. I SCREEN 'EM FOR ALSO FOR FENCES AS WELL. ALL AS I SAID BEFORE, WE ARE, WE ARE HANDS-ON PEOPLE. THE OCCUPANTS OF SOME OF THE OTHER PROPERTIES THAT WE HAVE, STAY WITH US FOR MANY, MANY YEARS. MY RENTS ARE REASONABLE. I TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTIES. I UPKEEP 'EM VERY, VERY WELL. THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF PROPERTY, WHAT WE WERE GONNA DO IS, AS I SAID, WE WERE GONNA HAVE THE PARKING ON THE, ON THE PROPERTY ITSELF. I MIGHT ALSO POINT OUT TO YOU THAT, YOU KNOW, NOWADAYS I HAVE A, I HAVE A FOURPLEX THAT'S LOCATED ON THE SOUTH SIDE. ON SOUTH PAN AM ACROSS FROM BURBANK HIGH SCHOOL ON THAT FOURPLEX, I HAVE FOUR UNITS TO THIS POINT. RIGHT NOW, ONLY TWO HAVE A CAR THAT FOURPLEX HAS A SLOT, HAS SIX SLOTS. I HAVE FOUR SLOTS THAT AREN'T BEING USED AND HAVEN'T BEEN USED FOR SEVERAL YEARS. SO I DON'T GET TWO HUNG UP ON THIS. BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR ONE, WE DESIGNED IT TO WHERE WE CAN RIGHT NOW THE ARCHITECT PROMISED ME THAT HE CAN PUT FOUR AND IF IN THE FAR BACK CORNER, IF I DON'T PUT IN A, WHAT I WAS HOPING FOR A LITTLE PARK, A LITTLE AREA, A LITTLE PRAYER AREA, I WAS GONNA SUGGEST THAT MAYBE WE MAKE IT INTO FIVE, FIVE SLOTS. AGAIN, THE IDEA, SO THEY DO NOT PARK. I WAS LOOKING TOWARDS THE SECURITY OF THE TENANTS THAT WERE THERE IF THEY DID HAVE A CAR. BUT AGAIN, LIKE I SAID, WITH UBER, LYFT VIA, WHO'S TO SAY THAT THEY'RE GONNA HAVE A CAR? OF THE THREE UNITS THAT YOU SEE ALL WE'RE GOING TO HAVE, UM, QUITE A FEW AMENITIES. OF COURSE THE USUAL REFRIGERATOR, STOVE, BUT I WAS ALSO GOING TO INCLUDE, AND IT'S ON AND IT'S ON THE NEXT PLANS IF THE OTHER ONES COME UP, THE DETAIL PLANS, I WAS GONNA HAVE CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT WASHER, DRYERS AREA. EVERYBODY'S GONNA HAVE THEIR OWN METERS. THIS IS SET PRIMARILY FOR THE ELDERLY BECAUSE, AGAIN, OR OR PEOPLE IN LEASED HOUSING. THAT WAY THEY DON'T HAVE TO LEAVE THE APARTMENTS TO GO WASH AND DRY. ALSO, THEY WOULD HAVE CENTRAL AIR AND HEAT. THEY'D BE COMFORTABLE. I WASN'T INTERESTED IN PUTTING [03:20:01] A TWO STORY, A TRIPLE STORY OR NOTHING LIKE THAT. I WANT TO KEEP IT, KEEP IT SIMPLE. OH, ONE MORE THING. EACH U EACH UNIT WAS A, IS APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET STARTING FROM UR AND HEADING BACK TOWARDS THE OTHER END OF ALLSUP. THAT'S FOUR. GONNA BE 40 FEET LONG, 23 AND 0.4 WIDE. GONNA HAVE SIDEWALKS AND EVERYTHING IN THERE. AND AS I SAID, THIS IS BRAND NEW. SO IN THE EVENT THAT LEAST HOUSING WANTS TO COME INTO THIS, I'M MORE THAN WELCOME TO IT. I HAVE HAD LEAST HOUSING BEFORE IN MY OTHER COMPLEXES, SO I'M NOT AS, I'M NOT, I'M NOT AFRAID OF LEASE HOUSING. MATTER OF FACT, I WELCOME IT. UM, LET'S SEE. I GUESS YOU'RE GONNA TURN IT OVER TO SOMEONE ELSE TO SPEAK. POTENTIALLY. WE'LL SEE MR. LITA. AND OF COURSE I'LL HAVE A REBUTTAL, RIGHT? IF THERE'S SOMEONE ELSE TO SPEAK. YES, THANK YOU. IF THERE'S SOMETHING TO REBUT, YOU CAN, YOU MAY HAVE IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? RICHARD GARCIA? ALRIGHT, MR. GARCIA, GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, COMING. TONY COMMISSIONERS. UH, MY NAME IS RICHARD GARCIA. I RESIDE AT 1 6 6 TESLA DRIVE. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE MEMORIAL HEIGHT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. MY ZIP CODE IS 7 8 2 2 8. AND LET ME MENTION TO YOU THAT AS PRESIDENT OF THE ASSOCIATION, WE'VE BEEN IN EXISTENCE SINCE 1998 AND WE ADVOCATE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND, AND HONESTLY, IN ALL FAIRNESS, WE'RE NOT AGAINST HOUSING. WE KNOW THAT'S THE GREAT AMERICAN DREAM IS TO BE A AMERICAN DREAM, IS TO BE AN, IS TO BE A HOMEOWNER. EVERYONE WANTS TO BE WANTS, WANTS TO BE A HOMEOWNER. AS A MATTER OF FACT, WE'RE WORKING WITH SAHA RIGHT NOW, SAN ANTONIO HOUSING AUTHORITY. AND NEXT, UH, THIS COME IN HERE IN 2022, THEY'RE GONNA BRING IN ABOUT 40, 45 UNITS, HOUSING UNITS, SINGLE HOMES, OUR SIX. AND WE WELCOME THEM. WE WANT THEM TO BE PART OF OUR ASSOCIATION. WE WANT THEM TO BE, UH, TO BE PART OF OUR ASSOCIATION, TO KNOW WHO OUR SAFE OFFICERS, SS A P D, CO COMPLIANCE. WE KNOW WHO OUR ELECTED OFFICIALS ARE. OUR, OUR CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FIVE, OUR OUR STATE REPRESENTATIVES, UH, STATE REPRESENTATIVE, STATE SENATOR. WE INVITE 'EM TO OUR MEETINGS. SO, AND WE MEET AT THE MEMORIAL BRANCH PUBLIC LIBRARY. HOWEVER, HOWEVER, IN OUR AREA AT MEMORIAL HEIGHTS, WE, WE RIGHT NOW HAVE NOT TWO, NOT FOUR, NOT SIX. WE HAVE EIGHT, EIGHT RESIDENTIAL, UH, MULTI-UNITS THAT I WANTED TO SHOW TO YOU. AND THIS, ACCORDING TO THE LAND USE CATEGORY, WE HAVE EIGHT. WE HAVE MORE THAN OUR FAIR SHARE OF, OF DUPLEXES AND OUR TRIPLEX REALLY? AND, AND BASICALLY THEY'VE BEEN PROBLEMATIC. FOR EXAMPLE, OUT OF THE EIGHT UNITS, THIS IS WHAT WE SEE ON A DAILY BASIS. AND WE WORK VERY CLEARLY WITH CO COMPLIANCE. THIS IS WHAT WE SEE ON A DAILY BASIS. YOU SEE WHAT YOU SEE RIGHT HERE. THIS IS REALITY TO US. THEY'RE PROBLEMATIC. THIS IS WHAT WE SEE ON RIVA STREET WHERE THERE'S, THERE'S UNITS THERE, IT'S, THERE'S PROBLEMATICS. AND LIKE I SAY, WE'RE NOT AGAINST, WE'RE NOT AGAINST HOUSING, BUT WE KNOW THAT THEY'RE PROBLEMATICS. NOW, THIS PARTICULAR OUTSIDE, WE MET WITH THE OWNER LAST WEEK. WE HAD A VIRTUAL MEETING, UH, US, OUR MEMBERS AND, AND, UM, WE, WE, WE HAD SOME QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS. I KNOW HE SAYS THERE'S GONNA BE THREE UNITS. THEY'RE ALL, THEY'RE ALL NEXT TO EACH OTHER. THERE'S NO SPACE IN BETWEEN. THEY'RE ALL NEXT TO EACH OTHER. AND OUR CONCERN IS THAT, IS, IS I THINK THERE'S ONLY GONNA HAVE ONE ENTRANCE TO THEIR DRIVEWAY. NOW, YOU KNOW THAT MOST FAMILIES DON'T HAVE ONE VEHICLE. MOST OF THEM HAVE TWO OR THREE VEHICLES. SO WHERE THIS VEHICLE'S GONNA PARK, NOW WE HAVE, IT'S GONNA HAVE THREE FAMILIES. THEY'RE GONNA BE PARKING OUT ON THE STREET AND THAT'S GONNA CAUSE TRAFFIC CONGESTION. AND ALSO, NOT ONLY THAT, BUT SINCE THERE'S THREE UNITS, ONE RIGHT NEXT TO EACH OTHER, HE EXPLAINED TO US, THINK ABOUT THE OVERCROWDING CONDITIONS. IT'S GONNA COST OVERCROWDING CONDITIONS, IT'S GONNA COST, THERE'S GONNA BE NO PRIVACY. ALSO HEALTH ISSUES WE LIVE IN DURING THIS TIME OF COVID. WHAT IF SOMEONE HAS A CON, A CONTAG CONTAGIOUS DISEASE OR COVID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? AND LIKE THESE UNITS ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER. AND HE ALSO MENTIONED IT HAS HAD UNIT A, UNIT B, AND UNIT C. AND HE MENTIONED THERE MIGHT BE A DOOR THAT MIGHT LEAVE FROM UNIT A TO UNIT B. I WOULDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE LIVING IN UNIT B KNOWING THAT THE TENANT NEXT TO ME CAN, HAS, HAS ACCESS TO MY, TO MY, TO OUR, TO TO MY APARTMENT. NOW I MENTIONED TO YOU ALSO THAT THIS, UH, WE HAVE A MORE THAN A FAIR OF DUPLEXES, PLEXES, TRIPLEXES. AND ALSO THIS IS DECREASING THE PROPERTY OF OUR VALUE, OF OUR HOME VALUES. THIS IS, UH, DECREAS. MR. GARCIA, THAT'S YOUR TIME. THANK YOU SO MUCH, SIR. THANK YOU, SIR. AND I HOPE YOU ALL SUPPORT US AND LIKE I SAY, WE HAVE A LOT OF OPPOSITION AGAINST THIS. THANK YOU, MR. GARCIA. ANYONE ELSE? WE'LL PLAY THE VOICEMAILS NOW, SIR. VERY GOOD. THANK YOU. WE'VE GOT 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. MY NAME IS LORENZO VI. [03:25:01] I LIVE AT 3 3 5. PRECIOUS REGARDING THE, UH, ZONING CASE ON STREET. I'M OPPOSED TO IT. THE CASE IS Z 2021, UH, 1 0 7 0 2 82, CD 1 59. I'M OPPOSED TO THAT ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU. THIS IS JUAN . I LIVE ON TWO 11 SUP. I AM OBJECTING, REFUSING TO THE, UH, BUILDING OF A TRIPLEXES TRIPLEX ON SUP STREET IN . I DO NOT NEED THAT IN THE ON SUP. AND ALREADY HAVE TOO MANY PROBLEMS WITH THE, WITH THE CO COMPLIANCE ON SUP STREET. I DO NOT WANT THAT TRIPLEX THERE. THANK YOU. I AM CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE 6 1 5 9 ALSO. UH, AND I AM VERY AGAINST IT. I OPPOSE IT. AND I'M SORRY I'M LATE. YES. HELLO. MY NAME IS ROSARIO GARCIA AND I AM A MEMBER OF THE MEMORIAL HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I WAS CALLING REGARDING THIS, UM, ZONING CASE. UM, LAST THREE NUMBERS ARE 2 82 AND IT'S AT 1 59 SUP STREET. AND MY ADDRESS IS 1 6 6 TESLA DRIVE. AND I WANTED TO, UM, JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT I AM TOTALLY AGAINST THIS, THIS CASE THAT'S COMING UP. IT'S JUST, UH, AN EYESORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. I MEAN, IT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, BASICALLY THESE PEOPLE COME AND BUILD AND THEY NEVER COME BACK. THEY DON'T RETURN, AND IT'S JUST A MESS. AND WE'VE SEEN IT OVER AND OVER NUMEROUS, UM, TRIPLEXES AND DUPLEXES AND JUST DIFFERENT PLACES THAT HAVE BEEN BUILT. AND THE ONLY ONE BENEFITING FROM IT ARE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE ACTUALLY BUILDING IT, THE OWNERS. UM, SO THAT'S WHAT I WANTED TO SAY, THAT I WAS AGAINST IT. THANK YOU. BYE-BYE. HI, THIS IS, UH, THERESA KILMER FROM NOBEL PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, AND I AM CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE ISSUE AT 6 1 5 9 ALSO. AND, UH, OF COURSE, THE COMMUNITY AROUND HERE MYSELF, WE OPPOSE THIS VERY STRONGLY. UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO WIN, KEEP OUR PLACE AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME. UH, THE CASE NUMBER IS 1 0 7 1 8 0 2. I THANK YOU. WE ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO ANY ZONING CHANGE. THANK YOU. WELL, THAT'S ALL WE HAVE, SIR. GREAT. THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. LIRA. UH, BRIEF REBUTTAL. WELL, IN REGARDING, UH, CODE COMPLIANCE, I DON'T HAVE ANYTHING TO DO WITH CODE COMPLIANCE. OKAY? IF THEY'RE, THEY'RE CALLING AND THEY'RE NOT GETTING ASSISTANCE, THAT'S NOT MY ISSUE. AND SO FAR AS THIS COMPLEX, AS I SAID EARLIER, I'M A HANDS-ON OWNER. YOU'RE, I'M NOT DISAPPEARING. I'M NOT GOING TO SELL IT. THE PROPERTIES WE HAVE, WE'VE HAD 'EM SINCE WE BOUGHT 'EM OR SINCE WE BUILT THEM. I'M NOT THE TYPE OF PERSON THAT DOES THAT. I GET NUMEROUS CALLS, OKAY? AND I KEEP TELLING THEM I DON'T SELL, AS I SAID EARLIER, WE RUN AN APPLICATION, WE CHECK BACKGROUNDS, ET CETERA, AND THAT'S ACROSS THE BOARD. I DON'T CHANGE. THAT'S THE WAY I WAS TAUGHT. I HAVE, I'VE HAD A REAL ESTATE LICENSE SINCE I WAS 18 YEARS OLD. I DON'T HAVE ONE ANY LONGER. MY DAD PASSED AWAY IN 2010. THAT WAS MY PARTNER, SO I GAVE IT BACK. BUT EVERYTHING I'VE LEARNED SINCE I WAS 18 YEARS OLD, I'VE APPLIED IT. I HAVE NOT CHANGED. I KNOW THAT THERE'S A LOT OF PROPERTIES OUT THERE THAT, UM, PROBABLY DON'T TAKE CARE OF 'EM, BUT THESE ARE SEVERAL THAT I'VE, I'VE BROUGHT UP THAT I, I FOUND ON THE INTERNET, AND THEY ALL SEEM TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF, OH, HERE, WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO THAT? THEY SEEM TO BE DOING A PRETTY GOOD JOB OF KEEPING UP THE PROPERTIES. I'M, I'M AMAZED. AND SOME OF THESE ARE SIXPLEX, FOURPLEX, TRIPLEX, WHAT I'M, WHAT I'M ASKING TO BUILD. SO AGAIN, I BELIEVE [03:30:01] THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NEEDS TO TALK WITH A CODE COMPLIANCE. THAT'S THEIR ISSUE. I THINK THE VALUE OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY I'M GOING TO PUT IN, I'M HOPING TO PUT IN, I'M HOPING YOU GRANT ME THAT, THAT THAT PRIVILEGE WILL BE AROUND IN THE AREA OF A LITTLE OVER 200,000. AND SO FAR AS SAFETY, HEY, EVERYBODY NEEDS TO FOLLOW WHAT THE C D C AND THE DOCTORS STATE FROM THE HEALTH DEPARTMENT, THEY GOTTA TAKE CARE OF THEMSELVES, WEAR MASKS, SOCIAL DISTANCING, ET CETERA. AND THE, THERE'S A FRONT DOOR ON ALL OF THE APARTMENTS. THEY STAY CLOSED. IF, IF THEY NEED TO BE CLOSED, THAT'S UP TO THE TENANT. OKAY? UM, I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE THAT'S ABOUT IT, UNLESS YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. GREAT. THANK YOU, MR. LITA. UM, THIS IS THE DISTRICT FIVE CASE. SO THE INITIAL QUESTIONS GO TO ME. I THINK MY BIGGEST QUESTIONS WERE REGARDING PARKING, AND I THINK YOU'VE ALREADY ADDRESSED THAT. SO THANK YOU, SIR. UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. QUESTIONS? YES. COMMISSIONER ROMERO. OKAY. UM, MR. G**O, UM, IS THERE AN EXISTING, UM, HOUSE ON THIS PROPERTY? NO, MA'AM. ON MAP, IT'S, IT'S A COMPLETELY VACANT LOT. OKAY. SO YOU'LL BE BUILDING IT ALL ANEW, MA'AM. YOU'LL BE BUILDING THREE UNITS, BRAND NEW FROM THE GROUND UP. ALL RIGHT. CONCRETE SLAB. OKAY, THANKS. UH, I MIGHT THANK YOU MR. LITA. THAT WAS THE QUESTION. THANK YOU, SIR. YES, SIR. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. UH, THIS IS TO ME FOR DISCUSSION AND A MOTION, UH, MR. LITO'S. RIGHT? THIS IS AN, A CORNER LOT. UH, I THINK THAT IF THIS WERE TWO UNITS, THIS WOULD BE A FAIRLY EASY CASE FOR A CONDITIONAL USE. UH, THE THREE GIVES ME PAUSE. UH, THE THREE GIVES ME PAUSE DESPITE THE PARKING. UM, BECAUSE AGAIN, IF THERE WERE TWO UNITS AND THAT THIRD UNIT OR THE, THE PLANNED THIRD UNIT WAS A PLACE FOR PARKING, THIS IS, I THINK, WOULD BE AN EASY CASE. HOWEVER, UH, BECAUSE IT IS THREE UNITS, DESPITE THE FACT THAT IT IS ON A CORNER LOT, AND IN LIGHT OF THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF IN LIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY OPPOSITION, I'M GOING TO MOVE FOR DENIAL. AND I SO MOVE. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. OKAY. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER FUENTES. UH, ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT? COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH. UH, THIS IS A DISCUSSION, UH, NOT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR CASE, BUT JU-JUST IN TODAY'S, UH, CASES, WE HAVE, UH, THESE THREE VACANT LOTS THAT, UH, DO NOT CONFORM TO OUR NEEDS TO ADD, UH, MULTIPLE, MULTIPLE HOMES. BUT IN THE LONG RUN, I THINK THE CITY COUNCIL AND THE CITY ITSELF IS TO ADDRESS THE SITUATION. WE, WE NEED THIS VACANT LOTS TO BE, UH, BUILT, UH, WITH MORE HOMES, PREFERABLY AFFORDABLE HOMES. SO THIS IS JUST MY COMMENT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER KAMATH. UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS, UH, AND IN RESPONSE TO COMMISSIONER KAMATH, THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. UH, AND I THINK THERE ARE WAYS TO DO THAT. AND IN THIS CASE, I, I JUST DON'T THINK WE QUITE GOT THERE. BUT I APPRECIATE YOUR TIME MR. LITA. I APPRECIATE YOUR PASSION FOR WHAT YOU DO. SEEING NO FURTHER DISCUSSION, THE MOTION IS FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER 19 BY ME WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. CHAIR BUSTAMONTE AYE. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE? YES. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL. THANK YOU. UH, NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER 20. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS FORREST WILSON, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 20, LOCATED AT 7 2 4 SOUTH ALAMO IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL, UH, TO C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A TATTOO PARLOR WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME. THERE WERE 23 NOTICES MAILED ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE SUBJECT [03:35:01] PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE DOWNTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER. PLAN IS CURRENTLY DES DESIGNATED AS URBAN MIXED USE IN THE FUTURE LAND USE COMPONENT OF THE PLAN. THE REQUESTED C TWO COMMERCIAL BASED ZONING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU SO MUCH. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME FORWARD, GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR REZONING APPLICATION. MY NAME IS, PARDON ME. BEEN HERE A LONG TIME. MY NAME IS NICHOLAS HENDRICKS. I RESIDE AT 36 11, UH, PRINCE, PRINCE GEORGE DRIVE HERE IN SAN ANTONIO. UM, SO WE'RE MY WIFE, UH, WHO'S A TATTOO ARTIST, BEEN TATTOOING IN SAN ANTONIO FOR ALMOST 20 YEARS. UH, WOULD LIKE TO MOVE INTO A PRIVATE STUDIO SPACE. UM, WE'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS FOR JUST THE RIGHT SPACE. UM, AND WE FOUND IT, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SPOT IN SOUTH TOWN IN AN ARTS DISTRICT. YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHERE WE WANNA BE. THAT'S WHERE SHE WANTS TO BE PRACTICING HER CRAFT. UM, NOW THAT THE ZONING WASN'T CORRECT, BUT THE, THE OWNERSHIP AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. NOW I DON'T HAVE THEIR LETTER. THEY DID HOWEVER, PROMISE ONE. AND I DO HAVE THE EMAIL A AS MUCH WITH THEIR SUPPORT IF Y'ALL WANTED TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT. UM, BUT I, YOU KNOW, I THINK I HAVE ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH. UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? NO, SIR. THIS WAS PULLED BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE. VERY GOOD WAY TO POINT FINGERS. UM, , THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE, UH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS. NOTHING AGAINST TATTOOS. , UM, . WOW. . UM, UH, THE, THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE FOR YOU, UM, IS WHAT ARE YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION PLAN TO BE? UM, SO CURRENTLY MY WIFE, UM, WORKS MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY. UM, DAY, DAY APPOINTMENTS ONLY. SO SHE'S DONE BY ABOUT FOUR TO 5:00 PM AND THEN ON SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS, SHE'LL USUALLY DO A DAY AND AN EVENING. UH, THE EVENING APPOINTMENTS GENERALLY WRAP UP BETWEEN EIGHT AND 9:00 PM WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PUT, UM, HOURS OF OPERATION AS, AS A CONDITION TO THE REZONING? I MEAN, WE'D BE HESITANT, UM, BECAUSE I MEAN, TATTOOING, THEY'RE THERE FOR AS LONG AS THE PERSON REALLY CAN SIT IN A, IN AS COMFORTABLE TATTOOING. I MEAN, I, I GUESS IF, IF WE CUT IT OFF, WE'D HAVE TO TALK ABOUT WHAT TIME THAT WOULD BE. UM, I CAN'T MEAN IF THAT WAS WHAT IT CAME DOWN TO. YES. BUT WE WOULD HESITATE TO COMMITTING TO THAT. UM, BEING THAT THIS IS NEXT TO A RESIDENCE, UM, AND IT IS A SECOND STORY, UM, AND LOOKS INTO SOMEONE'S BACKYARD, THAT, THAT IS A CONCERN THAT HAS BEEN RAISED, UM, BY SOME NEIGHBORS TO ME. YES. SO THAT'S THE REASON FOR THE QUESTION. I MEAN, IN RESPONSE TO THAT, I WOULD SAY WE'RE, WE'RE MORE THAN WILLING TO PUT UP WINDOW COVERINGS THAT COULD, YOU KNOW, BLOCK ANY LIGHT, YOU KNOW, THAT MIGHT BE DISTURBING THE NEIGHBORS. UM, AND IF THAT WAS A, A HARD CONDITION ON IT, I, I SUPPOSE YES. UM, BUT THAT, YOU KNOW, THAT WOULDN'T PROBABLY NEGATIVELY IMPACT OUR BUSINESS SOMEWHAT IF THAT'S WHAT IT COSTS. SOMETHING LIKE 10:00 PM ON WEEKDAYS AND 10:00 PM WOULD BE REASONABLE ANY DAY. OKAY. THAT WOULD BE FINE. OKAY. UM, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT. COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE, UH, TO YOU COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION. OKAY. UM, MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 20 WITH THE CONDITION THAT HOURS OF OPERATION BE FROM 8:00 AM UNTIL 10:00 PM FINE. SEVEN DAYS A WEEK. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH THE CONDITIONS AS STATED. IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. COMMISSIONER WHITE IS THE SECOND DISCUSSION. COMMISSIONER'S TO MY LEFT. COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT. ALRIGHT. SEEING NONE. UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE FOR ITEM NUMBER 20 WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED ON THE RECORD WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITE. YES. COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES. COMMISSIONER KAMATH? YES. COMMISSIONER, WE AYE. COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES. COMMISSIONER SIPES. YES. CHAIR BUSANTE AYE. MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS. ALRIGHT, OUR [Approval of Minutes  ] FINAL ITEM, UH, ON OUR AGENDA TODAY IS THE APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. ITEM NUMBER 24. ANY CORRECTIONS, AMENDMENTS, ANYTHING TO BE DONE TO THE MINUTES? IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND. ALL RIGHT. COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER S SIPES MOVES TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE WITH THE SECOND, [03:40:01] UH, BY ACCLIMATION. ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION SAY AYE. AYE. ALL THOSE OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. ALRIGHT. MOTION CARRIES. ALRIGHT, VERY GOOD. THE TIME IS 4 49 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED IN A HIGHLY. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.