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GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UH, IN A FEW MINUTES WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING OF THE SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO ORDER.
UH, AS WE BEGIN, IF WE COULD HAVE OUR SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES STATEMENT PLEASE.
THIS, THIS, UH, ANNOUNCEMENT IS TO INFORM YOU THAT WE DO HAVE SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR ANYONE NEEDING THESE SERVICES.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO APPROACH THE INTERPRETER CABIN LOCATED WHERE THE RED CURTAINS ARE LOCATED AT NEXT TO THE ENTRANCE.
MY NAME IS JOHN BUSANTE AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER.
THE TIME IS ONE OH ONE AND I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION.
UH, I LIKE TO DO ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.
UH, DISTRICT NINE, ALDO ORTIZ, DISTRICT EIGHT SIR, I CAME AT DISTRICT FOUR, MARK WHITE, DISTRICT 10.
SUMMER GRADE HOUSE DISTRICT ONE.
MAYOR CHARLES FUENTES REPRESENTING DISTRICT THREE.
ALRIGHT, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ALRIGHT, PRIOR TO BEGINNING OUR MEETING, I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO REVIEW OUR 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 OF THE SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN EX INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION AND 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 SIGN 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.
YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
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 IN TO SPEAK.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS.
UH, STAFF IF YOU WOULD, CAN WE GO OVER THE WITHDRAWN AND OR POSTPONED ITEMS IF ANY? YES SIR.
FOR TODAY WE ONLY HAVE ONE ITEM.
IT ENDS IN ZONING CASE Z THREE 20 LOCATED AT 1 1 2 EAST SUNSET ROAD.
THAT ITEM IS POSTPONED AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED AT ALL TODAY.
WHEN THEY ARE READY TO RESUME THE PROCESS, UH, NEW NOTICE WILL BE SENT.
SO IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR, THIS PROPERTY ON SUNSET ROAD, YOU CAN GO ON YOUR WAY AND ENJOY THIS WONDERFUL AFTERNOON UNLESS YOU WANNA SPEND IT WITH US, WHICH WE'RE HAPPY TO HAVE YOU.
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GO OVER THE ITEMS THAT ARE CURRENTLY LISTED ON OUR COMBINED HEARING.NUMBER ONE, DOCKET THE CONSENT AGENDA? YES SIR.
THESE ARE ITEMS NUMBER 10, NUMBER 11, NUMBER 12 WITH PLAN AREAS.
TWO A, TWO B, TWO C AND TWO D, NOT INCLUDING PLAN AREA TWO E MS. FLORES, I APOLOGIZE BUT I BELIEVE THAT'S GONNA BE ON OUR SECOND.
COMBINED HEARING YOU'RE CORRECT ON OUR RECUSAL? YES.
SO ITEM SKIP 14 THEN ITEM 14, SKIP 12,
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ITEM 14, ITEM 15, 17, 19.OKAY, COMMISSIONERS, IS THERE ANY OTHER ITEM THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL OR CONTINUANCE DOCKETS? LOOKING TO MY LEFT, LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, SEEING NONE.
STAFF, IF WE COULD READ IN COMBINED HEARING AGENDA NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM M P C D TO M P C D FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 17,000 BLOCK OF BULL VERDE ROAD, THERE WERE 12 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION AND THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
LOCATED AT EIGHT 40 SOUTHWEST 36TH STREET THERE WERE 25 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED AN OPPOSITION AND NO RESPONSE FROM LOS ENA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C THREE AND A AND C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A FUNERAL HOME TO I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR 30 DWELLING UNITS.
ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 16 0 2 16 0 6 16, 12 16 14 EL PASO STREET AND 24 14 20, EXCUSE ME.
2 14 2 16 2 17 2 18 2 20 AND 2 22 ELVIRA STREET.
THERE WERE 57 NOTICES MA MAILED.
NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
AND THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C THREE TO MF 33 WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 2100 BLOCK OF NORTH SISON DRIVE.
THERE WERE 12 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX A H O D AND C TWO A H O D TO C TWO C D A H O D WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE FLEX SPACE LOCATED AT 1 57 0 9 NACODOCHES ROAD.
THERE WERE 22 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND FOX RUN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
AND ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX TO C TWO LOCATED AT 92 90 LESLIE ROAD.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MR. CHAIR.
UM, IS THERE, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ITEMS NUMBER 10 11 14 15, 17 AND 19.
THERE IS A MOTION OF APPROVAL FOR THE ITEMS AS READ ON THE RECORD.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE ITEMS AS READ ON THE RECORD BY COMMISSIONER SIPES.
UH, WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARROS.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
UM, THE NEXT COMBINED HEARING IS FOR RECUSAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
THE TIME IS NOW 1 0 9 AND LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS LEFT THE HEARING ROOM.
IF WE COULD READ THE TWO ITEMS ON OUR SECOND COMBINED HEARING PLEASE.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE PLAN AREAS TWO A, TWO B, TWO C AND TWO D.
IT DOES NOT INCLUDE PLAN AREA TWO E.
THE REQUEST IS TO REZONE FROM R FOUR RMM FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR ELDERLY BOARDING HOME MF 33 C TWO C TWO AND A C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOOD PRODUCTS PROCESSING O TWO C THREE,
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C THREE R C THREE AND A AND I ONE ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.TWO R FOUR RMM FOUR RMM SIX M F 18 O ONE C.
ONE C TWO C TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A BAR AND OR TAVERN WITHOUT COVER.
CHARGE THREE OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK.
C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR C TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A TELEPHONE EQUIPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOOD PROCESSING FACILITY C TWO S WITH THE SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM.
ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THESE ARE GENERALLY LOCATED ON MULTIPLE ADDRESSES BETWEEN MARIANNE DRIVE, MONTICELLO COURT, LYRIC AVENUE, GOLIAD ROAD, CLARK AVENUE, MEEKS, CYNTHIA LYNN, BILL MILLER LANE, HOT WELLS BOULEVARD, AVONDALE AVENUE, AVENUE, MONTROSE STREET, BUSHWICK DRIVE, CAGE NECK NASH BOULEVARD, ENFIELD ALSBROOK DRIVE, TEHAMA GATE, KEN SWICK.
AMBER GRIS SOUTHPORT KOE ORNY, GLASGOW TELECO AND SOUTHEAST MILITARY DRIVE.
THERE WERE 738 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM HIGHLAND FOREST, HIGHLAND HILLS OR HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 18 IS HOPEFULLY SHORTER.
GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 400 BLOCK OF SOUTHWEST LOOP FOUR 10 AND VALLEY HIGH DRIVE.
THE APPLICANT HAS ADDED THE NA TO THIS REQUEST.
SO AGAIN, THAT IS A REQUEST TO REZONE TO C TWO NA.
ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM SPRINGVALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
DO WE NEED THE APPLICANT TO COME UP TO AMEND? UH, IF THE APPLICANT ON 18 WOULD PLEASE COME UP AND CONFIRM.
AMENDMENT TO THAT REQUEST TO INCLUDE THE NA PLEASE.
THEY ASK THAT WE ADD THE NA NO ALCOHOL DESIGNATION, THE PROPERTY'S ADJACENT TO A SCHOOL.
WE HAVE NO ISSUE WITH THAT WHATSOEVER.
ALRIGHT, THIS, THESE TWO ITEMS WERE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT, BUT FOR THE RECUSAL, UH, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 12 AREAS TWO A, TWO B, TWO C, AND TWO D.
AND ITEM NUMBER 18 AS AMENDED.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS READ ON THE RECORD.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
COMMISSIONER FUENTES IS THE SECOND DISCUSSION.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS READ ON THE RECORD BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
IF WE CAN CALL COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE BACK IN, PLEASE WAIVE YOUR ARMS FRANTICALLY.
UH, OUR NEXT COMBINED HEARING IS THE CONTINUANCE DOCKET.
IF WE COULD READ, UH, I BELIEVE FOUR OF THEM ARE THREE WEEK CONTINUANCES AND ONE IS A FIVE WEEK CONTINUANCE.
IF WE COULD READ MAYBE THE FOUR, THREE WEEK CONTINUANCES AS ONE PLEASE? YES, SIR.
THAT'S GONNA BE ITEM 1, 5, 9, AND 16 AND WE WILL HAVE SOME VOICEMAILS TO PLAY WITH THOSE AS WELL BEFORE THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONTINUANCE.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C TWO E, RZ D TO M F 18 E RZ D LOCATED AT 1 39 30 FM 1560 NORTH.
THERE WERE 37 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
THREE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE 200, 200 FEET AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THIS ITEM IS SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL THE FIFTH.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM
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PUD C TWO A H O D TO C TWO SS A H O D LOCATED AT 42 42 MEDICAL DRIVE.THERE WERE 14 NOTICES MAILED TO TWO RECEIVE IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THIS ITEM ALSO SEEKS A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM FR A H O D TO R FIVE A H O D LOCATED AT 1 67 35 SOUTH STATE HIGHWAY 16.
THERE WERE 11 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR OUTSIDE 200 FEET AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND ITEM NUMBER 16, AGAIN THAT IS A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH.
AND ITEM 16 ALSO FOR APRIL 5TH IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM C TWO A H O D TO R FIVE A H O D LOCATED AT 1 58 95 SOUTH STATE HIGHWAY 16.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MR. CHAIR.
YOU MENTIONED THERE WERE SOME VOICEMAILS IF WE COULD PLAY THOSE VOICEMAILS NOW, PLEASE.
YES, MY NAME IS DIRE WALL AT 8 7 0 7 0 4 7 8 0 2 3.
CALLING IN REGARDS TO CASE NUMBER ENDING 0 3 4 0.
I JUST WANTED TO VOICE MY OPPOSITION TO THIS APPROVAL AND CHANGE.
I DO NOT CARE FOR ANY ADDITIONAL HOUSING TO BE BUILT ALONG HOUSING ROAD.
HELLO, MY NAME IS RE STALLING AND MY ADDRESS IS 1 5 1 3 3 SILVER TREE COLE.
AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 473-8361.
AND I AM CALLING IN REFERENCE TO THE CASE NUMBER Z AS IN ZEBRA, 2 0 2 2 1 0 7 0 8 2 9.
IN REFERENCE TO VOTING ARE BEING IN FAVOR OF OUR COMMUNITY BEING, UM, BEING REZONED, I'M SORRY, AS A RESIDENTIAL VERSUS COMMERCIAL.
AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IF I HADN'T RECEIVED THIS LETTER, I THOUGHT THIS WAS ACTUALLY RESIDENTIAL IN THE BEGINNING, BUT YET MY VOTE IS, IS TO, IS IT IS IN AGREEING WITH THE REZONING TO BE A RESIDENTIAL, UM, COMMUNITY VERSUS COMMERCIAL.
IS THERE ANYONE PRESENT SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? NOT ON THOSE SI, THOSE FOUR.
UM, THE ITEMS AS CURRENTLY READ 1, 5, 9, AND 16 ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR THREE WEEKS TO APRIL 5TH.
IS THERE A MOTION MS. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR THREE WEEKS TO THE APRIL 5TH, 2022 MEETING.
FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER ONE, NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 16.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
THE MOTION IS FOR A CONTINUANCE TO THE APRIL 5TH, 2022 MEETING FOR ITEMS 1, 5, 9, AND 16 BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
AND WE HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM FOR THE CONTINUANCE HEARING.
WE HAVE TWO ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL THE 19TH.
THE FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER TWO, A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM OH TWO E RZ D TO C TWO E RZ D GENERALLY LOCATED AT NORTH LOOP 1604 EAST IN EMERALD FOREST.
THERE WERE SIX NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
19 IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE 200 FEET AND NO RESPONSE FROM EMERALD FOREST HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R SIX TO C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
ALL OVER LIGHTS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 25 NOTICES MAILED TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
NO RESPONSE FROM LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
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AGAIN, THESE ITEMS ARE SEEKING A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL THE 19TH.AND ITEM NUMBER 13 DOES HAVE A SPEAKER.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, UH, AS THE SPEAKER FOR ITEM NUMBER 13 PRESENT.
UH, IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON A CONTINUANCE ITEM, YOU CAN SPEAK TODAY IF YOU'D LIKE, OR YOU CAN WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT MEETING.
MS. LOZANO, DO YOU WANNA SPEAK TODAY OR YOU WANT TO WAIT FOR THE NEXT MEETING? NEXT MEETING WILL BE FINE.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE TO THE APRIL 19TH, 2022 MEETING FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS, ITEMS NUMBER TWO AND NUMBER 13.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
AGAIN, I THINK I GOT COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL.
UH, THERE IS A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 19TH FOR ITEMS TWO AND 13 BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH THE VOICEMAIL.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE GOING TO WAIT ON THAT UNTIL WE HEAR THE VOICEMAIL.
HELLO, MY NAME IS MARIA MEYERS.
UH, I AM THE OWNER OF THE MULTIFAMILY UNIT AT 5 2 0 PRODO.
AND I'M CALLING WITH REFERENCE TO THE CASE NUMBER ENDING IN NUMBER TWO FOUR C AS IN CHARLIE, D AS IN DELTA.
THAT'S SCHEDULED FOR TOMORROW, THE 9TH OF MARCH.
AND I WANTED TO EXPRESS MY SUPPORT, UM, FOR THE ZONING CHANGE AND THAT I SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESSES ON THE SOUTH PART OF TOWN AND, UM, WOULDN'T HAVE ANY ISSUES WITH THAT.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 617-6859.
UH, IF YOU NEED TO REACH OUT TO ME FOR FURTHER COMMENT.
ALRIGHT, NOW NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR A CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 19TH FOR ITEMS TWO AND 13 BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL.
ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 19TH FOR TWO AND 13.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
WE ARE GOING TO MOVE ON NOW IF, SORRY.
AND THANK YOU TO THE SASS REPRESENTATIVE FOR BEING HERE DESPITE, UH, NOT HAVING TO TALK.
IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED, UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDAS OR ARE FOR CONTINUANCES, WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN OR NOT.
UM, WE WILL MOVE ON NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL DOCKET ITEMS, BEGINNING WITH ITEM NUMBER THREE, PLEASE.
THIS ISMI RABI FROM ZONING ITEM NUMBER THREE, JERRY LOCATED AT 9,400 BLOCK OF SOUTHEAST ROUTE FOUR 10 GROWN FROM I ONE TO I D Z TWO WITH USE PERMITTED FOR 380 RESIDENTIAL UNITS AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICTS WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAIN THE SAME.
16 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT, ZERO.
IN OPPOSITION VEHICLE ARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN OPPOSITION.
PETITION IN OPPOSITION OF 619.
MISSION SAN JOSE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
HOT WELLS MISSION REACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS ALSO AN OPPOSITION.
THE EXISTING IOWA ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL IS NOT APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED I TO Z TWO WITH USE PERMITTED AS ANNOTATED IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED MIXED USE IS NOT OUTTA CHARACTER, UH, WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA AND OFFERS TRANSITION BETWEEN R SIX AND MP 10 ZONING USES.
IT ALSO PROVIDES ALTERNATE ALTERNATIVE HOUSING OPTION IN THE AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UH, IF THE APPLICANT CAN COME FORWARD AND TELL US ABOUT THIS REZONING REQUEST OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE.
AND I JUST HAVE TWO NOTATIONS FOR SOME AMENDMENTS THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION.
ONE IS FOR THE ACREAGE TO BE REDUCED TO 18.9 ACRES.
AND THE OTHER IS THE CLARIFICATION OF THE UNITS IN THE CAPTION.
THERE ARE 381 AND I BELIEVE THEY ARE DOING 3 83 8.
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THANK YOU.IF THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT, MR. GALLEGOS, IF YOU WOULD INTRODUCE YOURSELVES, GIVE YOUR, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US ABOUT THIS.
MR. MR. CHAIRMAN, HONORABLE MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
MY ADDRESS IS TWO 14 WEST ACADEMY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 6.
UH, I AM A CO-APPLICANT FOR THIS, UH, DOWN ZONING.
UH, YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH THIS CASE.
I KNOW WE'VE BEEN, UH, DOWN THIS ROAD BEFORE.
UH, THIS IS A DOWN ZONING REQUEST.
UH, IT'S AN AMENDED, UH, APPLICATION AND, UH, I PRAY THAT YOU'LL SEE TO APPROVING OUR ZONING REQUEST.
I THINK THAT IT, UH, IT SERVES, UH, UH, THE COMMUNITY, UH, ESPECIALLY THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO FOR NOT ONLY, UH, ADDITIONAL HOUSING, BUT ALSO FOR, UH, MIXED USE, UH, DEVELOPMENT AS WELL.
UH, I'M GOING TO DEFER TO, UH, CO-APPLICANT, UH, MS. MICHELLE HAUSMAN, WHO IS GOING TO BE SPEAKING TO THE TECHNICAL PART OF OUR APPLICATION.
MS. HAUSMAN, GOOD AFTERNOON CHAIR.
I'M MICHELLE HAUSMAN, REPRESENTING SABO DEVELOPMENT ON THIS ITEM AS CO-APPLICANT WITH MR. GALLEGOS.
MY ADDRESS IS 10,003 NORTHWEST MILITARY HIGHWAY, SUITE 2 2 1 5.
IF YOU COULD GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE PLEASE.
SO THE TWO AMENDMENTS THAT, UM, MS. FLORES ALREADY MENTIONED, WE DID REDUCE THE ACREAGE TO 18.9 ACRES, AND I'LL GO OVER THAT IN, UH, TECHNICAL DETAIL AND ALSO THE STAFF REPORTS AT 381, BUT IT IS ACTUALLY 380 UNITS ON THE I D Z ZONING SITE PLAN IN.
SO A QUICK STATUS UPDATE OF OUR PROGRESS.
WE HAD A MEETING ON JANUARY 27TH WITH THE VIA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, MS. OLGA MARTINEZ.
AND ON FEBRUARY 2ND, A MEETING WITH THE GEORGIAN PLACE NEIGHBORS.
THEY'RE THE ADJACENT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND THEN ON MARCH 4TH, WE HAD A MEETING WITH 24, UH, PEOPLE INVITED WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, SARAH AND THE MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS AND SEVERAL MEMBERS OF YOUR STAFF.
MARCH 9TH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED SUPPORT OF THE MIXED USE DISTRICT.
SINCE WE ARE REQUESTING I D Z ZONING, WE HAD TO AMEND OUR REQUEST TO MIXED USE INSTEAD OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEN IT'LL BE SCHEDULED FOR THE APRIL 7TH CITY COUNCIL.
SO COMMUNITY OUTREACH, THESE ARE THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT, UM, WE'VE REACHED OUT TO.
THIS CASE HAS BEEN ON FILE SINCE AUGUST AND IT HAS BEEN TO THE COMMISSION SEVERAL TIMES.
AND SO, UM, WHEN WE HAD A MEETING ON MARCH 4TH, I THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED AS WELL AS WITH, UM, MS. HERNANDEZ'S RECOMMENDATION OF IDZ TWO ZONING WHERE WE CAN ACTUALLY PUT CONDITIONS ON THE ZONING TO ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS.
SO THE ORIGINAL REQUEST CAME TO YOU SEPTEMBER 22ND, UM, AND TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION SEPTEMBER 22ND ZONING COMMISSION DECEMBER 21ST.
AND AGAIN, THE COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY RECOMMENDED AT THAT TIME, HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND THEN, UM, IT WAS, UH, TO MF 33 ZONING.
AND THAT POSED SOME ISSUES WITH THE CALCULATION OF DENSITY AND HOW THE ACREAGE WAS SET UP WITH THE HISTORIC ASAKIA.
SO I THINK NOW WE'VE, UH, RESOLVED ALL THOSE ISSUES AND VERY EXCITED ABOUT IT.
UM, WE AMENDED THE REQUEST IN JANUARY 22 TO I D Z TWO AND, UM, THAT LIMITATION IS THE 380 UNITS IS ACTUALLY WRITTEN ON THE ZONING SITE PLAN WILL BE ENFORCED BY THE CITY.
THERE'S A PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO NATURE'S TRAIL, WHICH IS INTO GEORGIA AND PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO THAT ADDRESSES THE TRAFFIC ISSUE.
AND WE ALSO, UM, ADDRESSED THE, THE THOUGHT OF HAVING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT ALONG FOUR 10 FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE HAVE C TWO USES IN THE I D Z TWO ZONING.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE ORIGINAL MAP ON THE LEFT, WHICH HAS THAT TRIANGULAR SHAPE.
AND I KNOW YOU HAVE A POINTER HERE, I HAVE A SHAKY HAND, BUT, UH, THIS TRIANGULAR SHAPE HERE.
THE ISSUE AND CONCERN THAT WAS RAISED WAS THAT WAS PART OF THE HISTORIC EASEMENTS FOR THE PROTECTION OF THE ASAKIA.
AND YOU'LL SEE HERE ON THE AMENDED MAP THAT LARGE TRIANGULAR SHAPE HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE ZONING CASE.
AND THEN ALSO AFTER OUR MARCH 4TH BEATING, THERE'S A, A TAIL THAT GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO FOUR 10 THAT WAS ALSO REMOVED FROM THE ZONING CASE.
SO THAT'S WHY IT'S AN 18.9 ACRES, UM, INSTEAD OF THE ORIGINAL ACREAGE.
SO CITY STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
UM, MR. RAVI WENT OVER THE CITY STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS AS THE I ONE EXISTING ZONING IS INDUSTRIAL ILL, IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A MIXED USE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE HOUSING AND COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO LONG FOUR 10.
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AND THIS IS THE, THE PLANNING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION.AND THIS THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR, UH, SUPPORT OF THE MIXED USE ZONING, I'M SORRY, MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
THIS IS A SITE PLAN AND AGAIN, YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE, THE PORTION HERE HAS BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THE ZONING CASE AND OUT OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
SO IT'S A MULTIFAMILY PROJECT ON THE BACK PORTION.
AND THEN THE POTENTIAL RETAIL GROCERY NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES ALONG FOUR 10.
AND THE GEORGIAN PLACE NEIGHBORHOOD IS RIGHT HERE.
AND THAT IS THAT NATURE'S TRAIL STREET THAT WE NOW ARE PROHIBITING ACCESS.
THIS IS THE ZONING SITE PLAN THAT WILL BE ATTACHED TO THE ZONING OR ORDINANCE ENFORCED BY THE CITY.
I HAVE A BLOW UP OF THE TEENY TINY WORDS.
SO IT HAS THE 380 UNITS C TWO USES RESIDENTIAL NOT TO EXCEED 380, AND THEN PROHIBITION OF ACCESS TO NATURES TRAIL.
SO THE MARCH 4TH MEETING THAT, UH, THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THE ZONING STAFF AND PLANNING AND THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE AND OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION THAT ORGANIZES MEETING FOR US.
IT WAS, UM, A VERY GOOD MEETING AND THE, THE MEMBERS OF THE STAFF FROM THERE WAS, UH, REBECCA BOON AND COLLEEN SWAIN FROM WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
THERE WAS, UH, CHRIS VIA AND RUBEN DALE FROM THE COUNCIL OFFICE.
COREY EDWARDS, SHANNON MILLER FROM OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, MELISSA RAMIREZ, CHRISTIE FLORES, KAT HERNANDEZ, SUSAN GWEN FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
AND THEN ALL MEMBERS OF THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT YOU SEE ON THIS LIST.
SO OUR EXPERT SURVEYOR PUT THESE EXHIBITS TOGETHER TO SHOW EVERYONE IN THAT GROUP, AND YOU AS WELL HERE COMMISSIONERS.
THIS BLUE PORTION WAS TAKEN OUT OF THE CASE, UM, ORIGINALLY AND THEN THE ASAKIA RUNS DOWN HERE WHERE YOU SEE THIS GREEN AREA WHICH WAS OF CONCERN.
SO THIS SHOWS AGAIN THAT THAT GREEN AREA THAT WE FOCUSED MAINLY ON THE GREEN AREA IS, UM, THERE'S A HISTORIC EASEMENT FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ASA ON 30 FEET EITHER SIDE.
AND SO WE REMOVED ALL PROPERTY THAT WAS EITHER IN AN EASEMENT THAT WAS NOT ON TITLE OR AN EASEMENT THAT WAS ON TITLE OUT OF THE ZONING CASE.
SO WE, WE HONORED ALL OF THOSE EASEMENTS.
THIS PORTION HERE, UM, MS. SNOW WHO'S WITH THE NATIONAL PARKS, UH, SERVICE, SHE SHOWED US THIS, WHICH WAS NOT ON TITLE TRACK 1 0 7 DASH 11.
AND THIS IS THE LAST PORTION WE TOOK OUT ON MARCH 22ND TO ENSURE THAT NONE OF THE HISTORIC EASEMENTS WERE A PART OF THE CASE.
SO YOU'LL SEE HERE THE GREEN SLIVER IS ACTUALLY THAT PORTION, THAT PORTION, UM, THAT WE RECENTLY REMOVED.
AND SO THIS IS THE END RESULT OF THE PURPLE IS THE ZONING CASE.
THE RED AND THE BLUE ARE COMPLETELY OUT OF THE ZONING CASE, WILL NOT BE A PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT.
AND SO THIS IS, THIS SHOWS AGAIN, THE ASAKI HERE AND THEN ALL THE EASEMENTS AND I THINK IMPORTANT TO NOTE THAT THE 30 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE CENTER LINE WAS DISCUSSED DURING THAT MEETING.
AND, UH, MS. SWAIN WAS OUR, UM, MODERATOR OF THE ACTUAL MEETING AND WENT THROUGH ALL THE STAKEHOLDERS, THE NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE, THE MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, AS WELL AS THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY.
SHE ASKED EACH ONE AND THE MEETING AND THE PRESENTATION YOU SEE OR HERE ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
SO IN CONCLUSION, CITY STAFF SUPPORTS PLANNING COMMISSION SUPPORTED.
AS OF OUR MARCH 4TH MEETING, THERE WAS NO OPPOSITION FROM NATIONAL PARK SERVICE SARAH AND MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS.
SO I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST WITH MR. GALLEGOS YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS ITEM.
AND WE'RE AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. HAUSMAN.
UM, STAFF, LET'S CALL UP THE PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE TO SPEAK.
ALL RIGHT, MS. MARTINEZ, YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES AND IF YOU WOULD SAY YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
OLGA MARTINEZ, 1522 RAFAEL, I'M PRESIDENT OF ILLA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AT THE LAND USE HEARING MARCH 9TH.
THE APPLICANT STATED THEY WERE ADVISED TO SUBMIT A NEW REZONING REQUEST FOR AN I D Z TWO, WHICH IS HUGE.
THERE'S BEEN NO SPECIFIC DETAILS TO US AS FAR AS HOW MANY ACRES ARE GONNA BE USED FOR APARTMENTS AND HOW MANY ACRES IS GOING COMMERCIAL WITH THE, WITH THE WAY, WITH NO PLANNING, NO NOTHING DETAILED.
THEY COULD ACTUALLY DO 40 APARTMENTS ON NINE 40 UNITS ON NINE ACRES, AND THE REST COULD BE COMMERCIAL.
AS FAR AS THE COMMERCIAL IS CONCERNED, THE COMMERCIAL COULD ALSO BE USED LATER ON TO BUILD MORE APARTMENTS.
SO WE DON'T HAVE ANY SPECIFICS ON THAT.
CURRENTLY THERE ARE 10 MILES OF AEC WITHIN 100 STRUCTURES.
THIS PROPOSAL WOULD BE A FOUR TIME INCREASE IN NUMBER OF STRUCTURES ALONG THE AQUI 19 ACRES.
I FEEL WE'VE DONE EVERYTHING WE COULD TO COME TO COMPROMISE WITH THE BE FROM THE BEGINNING,
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ALLOWING FOR THE 350 APARTMENTS THAT THEY FIRST REQUESTED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2020.NOTHING ELSE WAS ON THE TABLE.
THIS LAND, AS YOU ARE AWARE, IS IN THE STINSON LAND USE PLAN TO GO FROM LOW DENSITY TO I D Z TWO WITH NO WRITTEN, WRITTEN AND AGREED TO PLANS IS NOT SUPPORTED.
WE DON'T HAVE A LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM THE, UH, MISSION HERITAGE PARTNERS, NO LETTER OF SUPPORT FROM SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY NATIONAL PARKS.
A LETTER OF OPPOSITION WAS SENT TO D S D, WHICH WAS NOT MENTIONED FROM THE SAN ANTONIO CONSERVATION SOCIETY.
THEY SEND A LETTER OF, OF OPPOSITION, MORE THAN 1000 SIGNATURES WERE SUBMITTED AGAINST THIS.
IF THE DECISION IS TODAY IS TO SEND THIS TO COUNCIL, THEN WE'RE ASKING YOU TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND, AND OPPOSE THIS, IF NOT FOR A CONTINUANCE.
SO WE CAN SIT WITH THE STAKE WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE CONCERNED ORGANIZATIONS AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT THE DETAILS ARE BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW HOW MANY ACRES ARE GONNA BE USED FOR APARTMENTS AND HOW MANY ACRES ARE GONNA BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL.
NONE OF THIS IF THIS SHOWED, IS DETAILING ANY OF THAT.
I RESIDE AT 1 8 3 9 EAST PIRON 7 8 2 2 3.
REPRESENTING THE HOT WELLS MISSION REACH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
WE SUPPORT VIA CORONADO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I D Z ZONING HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED AS VIAGRA FOR DEVELOPERS.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL GIVES CREDENCE TO THAT ASSERTION WITH I D Z TWO VARIANCES, ALLOWING UP TO FOUR STORY STRUCTURES AT 40 UNITS PER ACRE.
THESE AND OTHER EXEMPTIONS ARE VERY CONCERNING TO OUR COMMUNITY.
ALL VARIANCES NEED TO BE SPECIFIED AND POTENTIALLY OTHERS DELETED.
I WILL NOT GO INTO THE OTHERS IN I D Z AS THEY ARE A LONG LIST.
UNSPECIFIED ACREAGE AREAS ON SITE ALLOW FOR TOO MUCH LATITUDE FOR WHOEVER DEVELOPS THIS SITE, WHETHER IT'S THE PRESENT DEVELOPER OR WHETHER HE FLIPS IT.
FOR EXAMPLE, 10 ACRES OF APARTMENTS, EIGHT ACRES OF C TWO, ET CETERA, OR VARIATIONS OF THIS EXAMPLE.
THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT SUPPORTED BY NATIONAL PARK SERVICE.
SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY MISSION, HERITAGE PARTNERS CONSERVATION SOCIETY, THREE NEIGHBORED ASSOCIATIONS AND HUNDREDS OF LOCAL CITIZENS AND IS SUPPORTED BY ZERO INDIVIDUALS WITHIN 200 FEET.
I D Z DOES ALLOW FOR AN OPPORTUNITY TO CREATE A ZONING PLAN THAT RECOGNIZES THIS UNIQUE PROPERTY.
A POTENTIAL EXAMPLE OF THIS IS DIVIDE THE PROPERTY INTO THIRDS PARALLELING THE SAN JUAN SEIA.
EACH THIRD WOULD BE BASICALLY SIX ACRES WITH MF 18 IN THE WESTERN THIRD ALONG THE ASSIA MF 22 IN THE CENTER AND MF 25 IN THE EASTERN FOR A TOTAL OF JUST OVER WHAT THE, UM, APPLICANT IS ASKING FOR.
A SIMILAR TIERED HEIGHT DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE NEXT TO BISHOP CONCEPTION RECENTLY.
THE INFRASTRUCTURE IS JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE STRUCTURE OF THE MISSIONS AND DESERVES THE SAME VIEW SHED PROTECTIONS.
LET'S DO SMART AND CORRECT DEVELOPMENT NOW SO WE DON'T HAVE TO REPEAT WHAT IS OCCURRING AT THE ALAMO AT THE PRESENT.
WE BELIEVE A MEANINGFUL MEETING WITH ALL AGENCIES AT THE SAME TIME AND STAKEHOLDERS WOULD RESULT IN A DEVELOPMENT PLAN.
ALL PARTIES IN THIS COULD SUPPORT AT THIS COMMISSION AND AT COUNCIL WE ASK THAT YOU GET A CONTINUANCE ON THIS OR DENY IT AS IT SETS DUE TO THE LOOPHOLES THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THIS.
AND WE HAVE A VOICEMAIL TO PLAY.
HI, MY NAME IS STEVE
UH, I'M CALLING ON AGENDA ITEM THREE, CASE TWO 14.
UH, I, I THINK THE, UH, THE SITE PLAN COULD, UH, SHOW MORE OF THE INTENTION.
THE, UM, FIVE FOOT SETBACK NEXT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND THE NATIONAL PARK, I THINK ISN'T ALWAYS SUFFICIENT.
I THINK IT SHOULD SHOW ROOM FOR BUFFERS.
UH, I THINK THAT THE, UM, COMMERCIAL USES, UM, LISTING ALL C TWO USES IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
UH, I THINK THAT, UH, THEY SHOULD SPECIFICALLY LIST C TWO USES IF THEY WANT THOSE BECAUSE SOME
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ARE TOO INTENSE.UH, THE WAY THE SITE PLAN IS NOW DOESN'T SHOW WHERE THE COMMERCIAL WILL BE.
THERE COULD BE A LIQUOR STORE BACK DOOR FIVE FEET FROM A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOT, AND THERE COULD BE A, A GAS STATION ON THE HISTORIC SIDE WITH A, A NOISY AIR COMPRESSOR WHERE YOU FILL UP YOUR TIRES FIVE FEET FROM NATIONAL PARK LAND.
SO I THINK THE, UH, INTENTIONS, THE GOOD INTENTIONS OF THE APPLICANT SHOULD BE PROPERLY DOCUMENTED IN THE SITE PLAN SO THAT FUTURE OWNERS CAN FOLLOW THAT.
UH, UH, MR. GALLEGOS OR MS. HOUSEMAN? BRIEF REBUTTAL.
AND I, THIS, THIS CASE HAS BEEN IN PROCESS SINCE AUGUST AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY MEETINGS WITH, UH, THE STAKEHOLDERS AND THE COMMUNITY.
AND AS OF OUR MARCH 4TH MEETING, AS I MENTIONED EARLIER, I THINK THE ISSUES HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED TO PROTECT THE ASAKIA AND THE, THERE'S A 30 FOOT SETBACK FROM THE CENTER LINE OF THE ASAKIA AND ALL OF THAT IS NOW NOT PART OF THE CASE.
SO I THINK THAT HAS BEEN ADDRESSED.
THE ORIGINAL ISSUE WITH THE MF 33 WAS 660 UNITS WOULD'VE BEEN PERMITTED AND THAT WASN'T THE INTENTION.
AND THIS IS A REALLY GOOD TOOL WE CAN USE TO REDUCE THAT TO 380 UNITS.
AND ALSO THERE, UM, AN IDEA OF CAN THIS HAVE SOME NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WHICH IS WHY WE CHOSE C TWO AND MS. HERNANDEZ, I THANK HER AGAIN FOR RECOMMENDING THAT.
AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, OTHER ISSUES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED WHERE THE, THE, THE STAKEHOLDERS FROM THE HISTORIC SIDE, THIS ALSO HAS TO GO THROUGH THE H D R C WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO WHAT THE ACTUAL SITE PLAN LOOKS LIKE AND THE ASSURANCES OF THE PROTECTION OF THE ASAKIA.
SO WITH THAT, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT.
UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE, SO COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, I'D LIKE TO, UH, QUESTION OLGA MARTINEZ FIRST.
UH, SO, UH, IN YOUR STATEMENT YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS OPPOSITION FROM THE CON, UM, CONSERVATION SOCIETY MM-HMM.
AND ARE YOU REFERRING TO THE, UH, MESSAGE THAT WAS SENT OUT MARCH 14TH FROM, UH, KATHY RHODES, PRESIDENT OF THE SOCIETY? I'M REFERRING TO ASANTE SENT ME AN E UH, UM, MESS, AN EMAIL SHOWING.
CAN YOU TURN YOUR LETTER MIC ON? THERE WAS A LETTER OF OPPOSITION AND IT WAS ON THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY'S, UM, UH, PAPER AS WELL.
I DON'T KNOW, I'D HAVE TO LOOK ON MY PHONE, BUT IT WAS SENT BY ASANTE, SO I WOULD THINK IT WOULD BE VALID.
BUT IT SAYS NOTHING OF OPPOSITION OR, UM, YOU KNOW, APPROVING, UH, THE ISSUE.
THEY'RE JUST ASKING FOR, UH, A CHANGE IN THE BUFFER.
WELL, FROM WHAT HE SAID, HE SAID, I JUST RECEIVED A LETTER OF OPPOSITION FROM THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY.
UM, AND I HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR, UM, MS. HOUSEMAN.
UH, IN THE VARIOUS MEETINGS WITH ALL THE, UH, STAKEHOLDERS OF LARGE STAKEHOLDERS, UM, YOU SAID THAT THERE WAS, UH, APPROVAL FROM THESE STAKEHOLDERS.
MS. MS. SWAIN ASKED EACH STAKEHOLDER INDIVIDUALLY IF THE DISCUSSION WE HAD DURING THAT MARCH 4TH MEETING ADDRESSED THEIR CONCERNS AND THE ANSWERS WERE YES.
AND SHOULD THERE NEED TO BE A REVIEW OF THAT, IS THERE ANYTHING IN WRITING, UH, STATING THIS APPROVAL OF THE CHANGES? YES.
SO THE, UM, APPLICANT AMENDED THE APPLICATION TO REDUCE THE ACREAGE TO 18.9 ACRES.
SO YES, THAT IS, AND THAT WAS THE AMENDMENT THAT MS. FLORES MENTIONED AS WELL.
THE, THE CASE HAS BEEN REDUCED.
UM, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS.
WANNA TURN TO COMMISSIONER? IF I COULD JUST KIND OF CLARIFY.
SO THE CASE MANAGER ORIGINALLY HAD SEEN THE LETTER JUST MISINTERPRETED THAT IT WAS A, WAS A LETTER IN OPPOSITION WHEN IN FACT IT WASN'T 'CAUSE THEY DIDN'T INDICATE OPPOSITION NOR SUPPORT ON THAT LETTER FROM THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
UH, WE'RE GONNA STAY ON OUR RIGHT FOR OUR FIRST FEW QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT QUESTIONS WE'LL GET TO YOU.
COMMISSIONER GREENHOUSE, UH, COMMISSIONER BOTTLES? OH, NO, NO, YOU GO FIRST.
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OH, COMMISSIONER KAMATH, HOW ABOUT YOU? I JUST HAVE A QUESTION TO THE CITY STAFF FOR THE I D Z TWO, UH, DO THEY NEED TO SUBMIT THE ACTUAL PLANS OR THE DRAWINGS ON THE LOTS? SO THE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENT FOR I D Z TWO WHEN IT'S GREATER THAN AN ACRE, JUST NEEDS TO, UH, SHOW BUILDABLE, UM, AREA, UM, ACCESS POINTS.UM, AND, UH, WHERE, WHAT USES ARE BEING PROPOSED? UH, SO THE USES ARE THE MAXIMUM OF 380 UNITS, NO MATTER HOW MUCH ACREAGE THAT THEY USE.
IT'S A MAXIMUM OF 380 UNITS AND THEN THE C TWO USES, WHICH IS INTENDED TO BE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY.
SO THERE'S NO BUILDING, UM, FLOOR PLAN REQUIREMENTS OR ANY OF THOSE.
AND THEN THEY CAN UTILIZE SOME ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS, WHICH THEY HAVE INDICATED ON THE SITE PLAN, WHICH IS NO ACCESS TO THAT NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.
COMMISSIONER REBUTTALS QUESTIONS? YEAH, I HAVE MORE OF A QUESTIONS TO STAFF.
UM, I'VE WORKED A LOT WITH HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATIONS AND NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
NORMALLY WE GET A LETTER AND IT HAS LETTERHEAD WITH NAMES OF OFFICERS SAYING WE REPRESENT, WE ARE THE OFFICERS DO.
HOW DOES ANYONE AT STAFF CHECKS THAT MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE ACTUALLY REPRESENTING A NEIGHBORHOOD? I MEAN, ANYONE COULD WALK IN HERE AND SAY, HEY, I REPRESENT BLACKVIEW I'M IN OR REAL, BUT THEY'RE REALLY NOT OFFICERS.
SO WHO, WHO DOES THAT KIND OF WORK OR DOUBLE CHECK OR DO YOU SEE IT IN, I MEAN AS LONG AS IT'S ON A LETTERHEAD, IT IT MUST BE OFFICIAL.
THE ASSUMPTION IS IS THAT THAT THEY ARE SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
MOST OF THE TIME THE CONTACT INFORMATION MATCHES THE CONTACT THAT IS, UH, REGISTERED FOR THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
SO OUR ASSUMPTION IS ALWAYS GONNA BE THAT THEY ARE IN FACT REPRESENTING THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'RE NOT GOING TO TRY TO VET THAT OR DISQUALIFY THAT.
UM, COMMISSIONER WATSON, DID YOU HAVE SOME QUESTIONS? UM, MY QUESTIONS ARE FOR STAFF.
UM, THE, IS THERE ANYTHING IN THAT, WHAT YOU JUST DESCRIBED FOR THE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS FOR THE BUILD BILL AREA, YOU MENTIONED THAT THE COMMERCIAL IS INTENDED TO BE ON THE FRONTAGE, WHICH THEORETICALLY WOULD BE MORE FAVORABLE THAN NOT.
IS THERE ANYTHING THAT GUARANTEES THAT THAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN WITH THE SITE PLAN AS PRESENTED? SO HER PRESENTATION DID SHOW A MORE CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN, SO WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH THEM TO MAKE SURE THAT IT SHOWS THAT, UH, COMMERCIAL USAGE ALONG THE FRONTAGE AS IT MOVES FORWARD TO CITY COUNCIL.
AND THEN MY ADDITIONAL QUESTION IN THAT MEETING ON MARCH 4TH THAT WAS DISCUSSED, UM, IS THERE ANY WAY FOR MEETINGS LIKE THAT, THAT THERE'S A FORMAL WAY TO LIKE PUT APPROVALS IN THE RECORD? I KNOW SHE MENTIONED THE APPROVAL BEING REFLECTED IN THEIR AMENDED SITE PLAN, BUT YOU KNOW, I WOULD UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WOULD BE CONCERN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHO MIGHT NOT HAVE BEEN AT MEETINGS LIKE THAT OF VERIFYING THAT INFORMATION IN THE MARCH 4TH MEETING THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS JUST AN INTERNAL MEETING.
THE, IT WAS MENTIONED IN THE, I I MAY HAVE THE DATE WRONG, BUT THE MEETING WITH THE STAKEHOLDERS THAT WAS MENTIONED IS HOW WE GOT TO THE AMENDED SITE PLAN.
LIKE I APPRECIATE THAT HAPPENED AND APPROVAL WAS PRESENTED AS HAVING BEEN OBTAINED FROM STAKEHOLDER GROUPS THAT WERE NOT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
AND THEN, YOU KNOW WHAT I'M SAYING? IS THERE A WAY THAT A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION COULD VERIFY THAT SINCE WE HAVE CONFLICTING REPORTS ABOUT WHO APPROVED WHAT, WE HAVE, UH, MET SEVERAL TIMES ON THIS, AND SO THAT'S WHY I WAS JUST TRYING TO REFRESH MY MEMORY.
UM, SO THAT MEETING, UH, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, UH, THE DISCUSSION RELATED TO THE AREAS OF CONCERN THAT THEY HAD THAT THOUGHT THAT THIS PROPERTY WAS ENCROACHING INTO.
UM, AND SO WHEN WE MET WITH THEM, THEY, THEY RESOLVED THEIR CONCERNS.
UM, AND ALTHOUGH WE DIDN'T RECEIVE ANYTHING IN WRITING FROM THEM, THEY ARE NOT HERE TO, LIKE, THEY HAVE BEEN IN THE PAST WITH THOSE CONCERNS AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE TIMELINE MOVING FORWARD.
ONE OF THE LAST THINGS THAT WE TALKED ABOUT WAS, UM, WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THOSE BUFFERS, THEY'RE AWARE THAT AS THIS MOVE, UH, MOVES FORWARD THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, IT IS REVIEWED BY H D R C AND AT THAT TIME THE DESIGN COMPONENT OF THE SITE WHERE THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT SPECIFICS OF BUILDING PLACEMENT PARKING AREAS, THAT'S WHEN THE H D R C WILL LOOK AT IT IN RESPECT TO THE ASAKIA, SO THAT WAY THEY CAN IDENTIFY APPROPRIATE BUFFERS AT THAT POINT.
AND THEN MY LAST QUESTION FOR A STAKEHOLDER MEETING LIKE THAT, IS THERE A REASON WHY A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION REPRESENTATIVES WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN INVITED TO ATTEND? SO THE MEETING WAS, UH, FACILITATED, WAS ACTUALLY REQUESTED BY THOSE STAKEHOLDERS SO THEY CAN MEET WITH THE APPLICANT TO TALK ABOUT THEIR CONCERNS RELATED TO, UH, THE PROPERTIES.
UH, THE, THE MEETING WAS, UH, FACILITATED BY THE WORLD HERITAGE OFFICE.
IT WAS JUST TO ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS ONLY, THEY DIDN'T REQUEST THAT ANYBODY ELSE ATTEND OTHER THAN, UH, THE APPLICANT THEMSELVES AND, UH, REPRESENTATIVES FROM DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS.
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OKAY.UM, COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANTS.
UM, SO THE C TWO IS INTENDED TO BE A LONG FOUR 10, IS THIS CORRECT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT YOU GUYS ARE WILLING TO PUT ON THE SITE PLAN? YES.
WHAT'S THE INTENDED HEIGHT FOR THESE STRUCTURES? UH, THREE STORIES.
THREE, IT COULD BE FOUR, BUT THREE TO FOUR.
ARE Y'ALL WILLING TO PUT THAT ON THE SITE PLAN AS WELL? YES.
UM, AND THEN I NOTE YOU HAVE A FIVE FOOT SETBACK KIND OF HERE, WHERE THESE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ARE.
UM, IS THAT JUST TO GIVE ADDITIONAL, UM, FLEXIBILITY OR ARE YOU INTENDING TRULY TO HAVE A FIVE FOOT SETBACK KIND OF IN THIS, LIKE WHERE THE NATCHEZ TRAIL IS? THAT WAS THE, THE FIVE FOOT SETBACK REQUIRED BY THE BASE ZONING DISTRICT.
SO THAT'S THE REASON THAT WE JUST PUT IT ALL AROUND.
SO IT'S NOT THE INTENTION THAT THE BUILDINGS ARE GONNA BE LITERALLY FIVE FEET BEHIND THOSE HOMES.
THAT WAS JUST THE ACTUAL ZONING SETBACK.
AND THEN, UM, HAS THIS PROJECT APPLIED FOR OR RECEIVED ANY INCENTIVES FROM ANY PUBLIC ENTITIES? NO.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
UH, MY QUESTIONS IF WE COULD GET, UH, MS. HOUSEMAN'S PRESENTATION UP WITH THE SITE PLAN PLEASE.
AND, UH, MR. EDWARDS, SINCE YOU'RE HERE, I'M GONNA CALL YOU UP.
I'M GONNA HAVE A QUESTION I THINK FOR, UH, MR. HERNANDEZ FIRST AND THEN WE'LL COME TO YOU MR. EDWARDS.
SO, UH, MS. HERNANDEZ, WHEN WE TALK ABOUT THIS BEING A CONCEPTUAL SITE PLAN, IS THIS PART OF THE ZONING APPLICATION HERE? NO, THIS IS PART OF THE DISCUSSIONS THAT THEY HAVE TO KIND OF SHOW, UM, INTENDED LAYOUT ALL WE NEED FROM THIS MM-HMM.
THAT'S ALL WE NEED TO INDICATE.
WE DON'T NEED ALL OF THOSE BUILDING FOOTPRINTS, PROPOSED PARKING AND DRIVEWAYS.
ALRIGHT, MR. EDWARDS, UH, YOU'RE WITH THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UM, WHAT IS, AND THIS PROPERTY IS UH, DOES CONTAIN A HISTORIC OVERLAY, CORRECT? PARTIALLY.
UM, AND I THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE SEEING.
THERE'S A DOTTED LINE THAT KIND OF FOLLOWS THAT DRIVEWAY IS MICHELLE, IS THAT CORRECT, THE ACTUALLY, OR DO WE HAVE THE ZONING MAP THAT CAN SHOW THAT IT'S THE LEFT TURN HALF LEFT WESTERN, WESTERN HALF OF THE PROPERTY? I ACTUALLY LIKE THE LEFT TURN HALF
UM, BUT IN THAT CASE, UH, WILL THE H D R C BE RESPONSIBLE FOR LOOKING AT DESIGN ELEMENTS FOR THE ENTIRE PROPERTY? SO, SO LET ME GO AHEAD AND ANSWER WITH MORE THAN YOU ASKED.
UM, SO THERE'S A COUPLE OF STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS THAT WE'LL HAVE A CHANCE TO TAKE A BITE AT THIS.
UM, THE FIRST IS THE PLANNING PROCESS.
AND SO WITH THE PLATING PROCESS, THERE'S AN ARCHEOLOGICAL REVIEW AND SO WE ALREADY KNOW THAT THERE'S GONNA BE, UH, INVESTIGATION REQUIRED TO IDENTIFY ARCHEOLOGICAL DEPOSITS AND WE CAN IDENTIFY KIND OF WHERE THE CONCERNS LIE ON THIS PROPERTY AS PART OF THAT PROCESS.
UM, BUT YES, ALSO YOU SEE THE GOLD LINE, THAT'S THE MISSION HISTORIC DISTRICT.
SO ANYTHING WITHIN THAT BOUNDARY IS GONNA REQUIRE A CERTIFICATE OF APPROPRIATENESS.
UM, THAT'S GONNA BE THE H C R C APPROVAL.
UM, THE H C R C WILL HAVE PURVIEW OVER THE PLACEMENT OF BUILDINGS AND PERVIOUS COVERAGE, HEIGHT AND DESIGN OF THE BUILDINGS.
UM, AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE'VE PRELIMINARY TALKED ABOUT, AND WE WE TALKED ABOUT THIS WITH THE APPLICANT AS WELL, UM, IS MAKING SURE THAT THE STORMWATER PLAN IS DEVELOPED IN A WAY WHERE WE'RE NOT SENDING RUNOFF INTO THE DITCH BECAUSE THAT WILL KIND OF, UH, ACCELERATE DETERIORATION OF THE, THE FEATURE.
AND SO, YOU KNOW, THE MASSING, THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS WOULD BE PART OF THAT, UH, H D R C REVIEW, CORRECT.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. EDWARDS.
UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? TO MY RIGHT.
COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER FUENTES, BECAUSE THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE TO YOU FOR, UH, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION PLEASE.
UM, SO THIS CASE HAS LIKE EVIDENCE NOTICE, UH, BEEN WITH US SINCE AUGUST.
IT'S CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF VARIOUS GROUPS.
SO IF ANYONE WAS TRYING TO PULL SOMETHING FAST, THEY WOULD HAVE TO BE PRETTY SLOW.
UM, WITH THAT SAID, UH, A LOT OF CONDITIONS HAVE BEEN MADE TO APPEASE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TO APPEASE ALL OF THE PEOPLE, UH, IN OPPOSITION.
UM, AND ODDLY ENOUGH, PEOPLE COME OUT OF THE WOODWORKS EVERY TIME DISTINCT DOES GET, UH, CONTINUED.
UM, BUT WITH THE, THE CHANGES THAT HAVE BEEN MADE TO THIS, THIS, UH, ZONING
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PLAN, UM, I WILL MOTION TO APPROVE AND STAFF.UM, HAS THIS APPLICATION BEEN AMENDED? SO BOTH CHRISTIE AND THE APPLICANT INDICATED THAT, UH, DURING THE PRESENTATION, SO YES.
JUST MAKE SURE THE MOTION
UH, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED FOR ITEM NUMBER THREE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
THERE IS A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ.
UH, DISCUSSION, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT? YES.
UM, AS COMMISSIONER FUENTES SAID, THIS HAS BEEN A LONG CASE.
UM, I WAS ONE OF THE COMMISSIONERS THAT OPPOSED THIS ORIGINALLY.
UM, AND ONE OF THE REASONS WAS BECAUSE OF THE PROTECTION OF THE ASAKIA.
UM, AND, UH, I UNDERSTAND THAT, UH, H D R C DOES PROVIDE REVIEW, HOWEVER, SOMETIMES, UH, WHEN A PROPERTY IS IS ZONED MORE INDUSTRIAL OR COMMERCIAL, UM, UH, I'VE SEEN WHERE PROJECTS THAT H D R C HAS LET, LET GO AND BE BUILT.
SOMETIMES THEY'RE NOT THE MOST, UM, ATTRACTIVE.
UM, I'M, I'M KIND OF THINKING OF.
I BELIEVE IT'S OFF OF A MILITARY RIGHT THERE AT THE, UH, THERE'S LIKE A CAR LOT I THINK.
I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER EXACTLY WHERE.
UM, BUT ONE OF, ONE OF THE ITEMS THAT THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORS BROUGHT FORTH WAS THE AMOUNT OF UNITS.
AND I BELIEVE THAT AT THE TIME IT WAS LIKE, WELL, WHY CAN'T WE JUST HAVE MF 18 OVER THE ENTIRE THING THAT WOULD LOCK THE UNITS DOWN? THERE'S NO ASSURANCES THAT IT'S ONLY GONNA BE 300 SOMETHING UNITS.
UM, BY MOVING TO I D Z, WE'RE ABLE TO ACTUALLY ENSURE, UH, THE LIMIT.
AND I ACTUALLY WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION BECAUSE I THINK, UM, THIS HAS, UM, REALLY COME A LONG WAY TO, UM, TO BECOMING WHAT COULD BE A REALLY NICE PROJECT.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIPES COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT DISCUSSION.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO WITH COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE FIRST.
UM,
UM, I APPRECIATE, UH, EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS, THE APPLICANTS AS WELL AS THE NEIGHBORHOODS AND ALL THE OTHER STAKEHOLDERS.
UM, EVERYONE'S WILLINGNESS TO WORK TOGETHER TO TRY TO COME TO, UM, SOMETHING THAT'S MORE APPROPRIATE AND GIVES A LITTLE MORE ASSURANCE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND TO, UM, ALSO THE, JUST THE GENERAL PUBLIC OF SAN ANTONIO WITH RESPECT TO THE SIA AND THE PRESERVATION OF THAT.
UM, SO I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION PENDING THE AMENDMENT OF THE SITE PLAN TO LIMIT THE COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT AS WELL AS THE HEIGHT.
SO JUST TO BE CLEAR, THAT'S MY SUPPORT OR INCLUDES THOSE TWO AMENDMENTS AS WELL.
UM, COMMISSIONER WATSON, WE'LL GO TO YOU AND THEN I THINK I'M GONNA CLARIFY SOMETHING WITH STAFF, UH, AFTER, AFTER YOUR COMMENTS,
ALRIGHT, UH, STAFF, CAN WE ADD THOSE AMENDMENTS NOW, UM, AT THE PODIUM AND THEN ASK FOR A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO THAT EFFECT BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, I PRESUME.
IS THAT POSSIBLE? THE ONLY ADDITIONAL AMENDMENT I HEARD WAS RELATED TO THE HEIGHT RESTRICTION, WHICH THEY HAD INDICATED AT FOUR STORIES.
YEAH, YOU CAN ADD A HEIGHT RESTRICTION ON THE SITE PLAN.
THAT IS, UH, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN DO THAT'S ALLOWED IN THE NEW I D Z REGULATIONS AND CODE.
AND THEN THE LOCATION OF THE COMMERCIAL THAT WAS ALREADY PART OF THE AMENDMENT WAS IT WAS, YES.
CAN WE GET THE LANGUAGE OF THE, THE CLOSEUP OF THE LANGUAGE IN THE SITE PLAN? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S AGAIN IN MS. HOUSEMAN'S, UH, PRESENTATION.
UH, MS. HOUSEMAN, IF YOU'D MAKE YOUR WAY TO THE PODIUM, UM, WOULD YOU, I'M NOT GONNA SAY ARE YOU WILLING, WOULD YOU MAKE THE AMENDMENT REGARDING THE FOUR STORY LIMITATION AT THIS TIME? YES.
AS A CO-APPLICANT, MICHELLE HOUSEMAN, I WILL AMEND THE APPLICATION TO LIMIT THE HEIGHT TO FOUR STORIES AND TO,
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TO HAVE THE COMMERCIAL USES BE ALONG THE FRONTAGE OF FOUR 10.IS THAT LANGUAGE OKAY? IS THAT SUFFICIENT FOR YOU?
IN LIGHT OF THAT, IS THERE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? THANK YOU MS. HOUSE.
UM, IN LIGHT OF THAT MS GREAT, UH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, IS THERE A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT YOU WOULD LIKE TO MAKE? YES.
I ACCEPT THAT MR. ORTIZ, UH, COMMISSIONER ORTIZ, I SECOND THAT AS WELL.
THE MOTION HAS BEEN AMENDED TO AN AMENDED, UH, APPLICATION AND NOW COMMISSIONER WATSON TO YOU.
UM, I ALSO OPPOSED THIS, SOME OF THE PREVIOUS TIMES THAT THIS HAS COME BEFORE US BECAUSE I HAD VERY INTENSE CONCERNS ABOUT, UH, COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND THE LEVEL OF THOUGHT AND, UM, REAL CONSIDERATION OF THE, THE VARIOUS STAKEHOLDERS NEEDS, UM, IN THE ORIGINAL SITE PLAN OR LACK THEREOF WHEN THIS FIRST CAME BEFORE US.
UM, I DO APPRECIATE THE, THE HEAVILY REVISED, UM, REZONE AND THE LIMITATIONS ON IT.
UM, I DO STILL THINK, UM, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT MORE EFFORT TO ENSURE NEIGHBORHOODS WERE AWARE OF SOME OF THE RECENT DISCUSSIONS THAT HAVE HAPPENED THAT WOULD'VE PERHAPS ADDRESSED SOME OF THEIR CONCERNS.
AND I WOULD UNDERSCORE THAT IN FUTURE FOR CASES LIKE THIS, IF WE'RE GETTING STAKEHOLDER GROUPS TOGETHER, UM, THAT THERE IS ALSO OUTREACH TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS SO THEY KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON AND FEEL PART OF THE CONVERSATION AND HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE FEEDBACK.
UM, HOWEVER, BECAUSE THIS IS GOING BEFORE H T R C AND SOME OF THOSE, UM, ISSUES RAISED BY THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS TODAY IN TERMS OF PLACEMENT AND UM, HEIGHT AND DESIGN GUIDELINES IS GOING TO BE ADDRESSED IN THAT PROCESS.
I WILL BE SUPPORTING THIS TODAY WITH THE REVISIONS.
UM, I HAVE SUPPORTED, OH, COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL, PLEASE.
WELL NOW THAT WE HAVE THESE FRIENDLY AMENDMENTS, NOW I HAVE ONE, ONE.
SO MICHELLE, COULD I CALL YOU BACK OUT PLEASE? AND A QUESTION FOR STAFF THEN.
ON HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, CAN WE DESIGNATE ON THE SITE PLAN CERTAIN HEIGHTS AND CERTAIN AREAS? IN OTHER WORDS, CAN I DESIGNATE, UM, THREE STORY HEIGHT BUILDINGS BUFFERING THE NEIGHBORHOOD, MOVING FOUR STORY BUILDINGS TO THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PROPERTY THAT WITHOUT KNOWING LIKE CERTAIN DISTANCES, FIELD NOTES INFORMATION, I WOULDN'T KNOW HOW TO PUT THAT PLUS, SECONDLY, THIS ALSO HAS THE ADDED LAYER OF THE HISTORIC REVIEW AND SO THEY'RE ALLOWED TO BE MORE RESTRICTIVE THAN WHAT WOULD BE THE LIMITATION OF FOUR STORIES.
SO, UM, I DON'T WANNA PUT ANYTHING THAT WOULD CONFLICT EVEN FURTHER.
IF THEY WANNA ENCOURAGE HEIGHT IN CERTAIN AREAS AND NOT ENCOURAGE HEIGHT IN OTHER AREAS, IT GIVES THEM THAT FLEXIBILITY IN THAT PROCESS.
WELL THAT'S GREAT FOR THEM, BUT I'M ALSO THINKING ABOUT THE COMMUNITY AND SO I GUESS I WOULD MAYBE LOOK THEM FOR SOME ASSURANCE THAT ON THOSE BUILDINGS THAT NEED TO BUFFER THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT YOU WOULD MINIMIZE THAT HEIGHT RESTRICTION ON THOSE PARTICULAR BUILDINGS.
OH, CAN I CLARIFY FIRST? WHENEVER, UH, THE I D Z ALREADY HAS A HEIGHT RESTRICTION WITHIN 50 FEET OF ADJACENT SINGLE FAMILY USES OF TWO AND A HALF STORIES 35 FEET.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL.
UH, I HAVE SUPPORTED, UH, THIS REZONING APPLICATION FROM THE OUTSET, UH, PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A SIGNIFICANT DOWN ZONING AS, UH, MR. GALLEGOS HAS MENTIONED.
UM, I ALSO, HAVING SERVED ON H D R C, HAVE A GREAT DEAL OF FAITH IN THAT BODY TO LIMIT, UH, MASSING AND OTHER DESIGN ELEMENTS THAT ARE BEYOND OUR PURVIEW HERE IS ZONING APPROPRIATELY.
UM, SO GIVEN THAT I THINK, YOU KNOW, I, I THINK A LOT OF THE EARLY AND INITIAL CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORHOODS, MS. MARTINEZ AND MR. ALEXANDER WHO HAVE BEEN HERE THROUGHOUT, HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
UM, I THINK THE COMMERCIAL ALONG THE ACCESS ROAD IS GONNA BE GREAT.
UM, AND SO I WILL AGAIN SUPPORT THIS, UM, AS A MORE LIMITED AND, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS IS ONE OF THE BENEFITS TO MY MIND OF I D Z IN THAT WE CAN GET THIS KIND OF LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT TO, UH, ADDRESS NEIGHBORHOOD CONCERNS AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.
UH, BECAUSE I D Z IS NOT WHAT IT ONCE WAS, IT WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW GREATER CONTROL
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TO GIVE THESE THREE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF INFILL DEVELOPMENT.AND I THINK THIS IS A GOOD USE OF THAT, UM, AMENDED ZONING OPTION TODAY.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED, UH, WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ.
MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH THE FRIENDLY AMENDMENT AS WELL.
HAVE A GOOD DAY AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH MR. CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION.
I WOULD JUST BE REMISS IF I DID NOT ACKNOWLEDGE AND PUBLICLY THANK UH, MS. HERNANDEZ'S STAFF AND HERSELF FOR, UH, THEIR COOPERATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THIS APPLICATION.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. MR. GALLOS AND I'M SURE I EXTEND THE THANKS OF THE DEVELOPMENT STAFF AS WELL.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS LOCATED 1 0 6 OLD VALLEY HIGH DRIVE.
GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
25 NOTICES WERE SENT, SENT OUT ZERO INSURED IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION.
NO RESPONSE FROM OTHER PEOPLE ACTIVE IN COMMUNITY EFFORT OR TO VALLEY HIGH NORTH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY IS APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED R SIX CD FOR CONDI.
ADDITIONAL USE FOR TWO RESIDENTIAL, UH, TWO DWELLING UNITS IS NOT APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED TWO DWELLING UNITS IS OUTTA CHARACTER WITH THE SURROUNDING LARGER LOT SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING ESTABLISHED IN THE AREA.
STAFF IS RECOMMEND DENIAL AND APPLICANT SHOULD BE HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 6 1 0 6 OLD VALLEY HIGH DRIVE? FRANK FUR PERHA THE APPLICANT.
ALRIGHT SIR, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE COME UP, INTRODUCE YOURSELF, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS REZONING REQUEST.
OH, I'M SORRY, MY ENGLISH IS NOT GOOD, BUT I HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND YOU GONNA UNDERSTAND EACH OTHER.
SO THE REASON FOR, OH, YOU, ME, TO START WITH MY ADDRESS.
OH, MY ADDRESS IS WHERE I'M LIVING NOW IS 9 9 3 5 TEMPLE KI FOUR, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
AND UH, THE REASON I'M LOOKING TO RESUMING THIS, I, UH, I WANT TO LIVE THERE WITH MY PARENTS.
MY, MY WITH MY DAD WHO IS ALL OLD, WHO, WHERE HE LIVES NOW IS TOO HARD OR TO LIVE BY HIMSELF.
HE NEEDS TO LIVE WITH SOMEBODY BEHIND HIM SO THAT HE CAN HELP HIM TO TAKE CARE WITH HIM.
AND ANOTHER REASON IS BECAUSE, OR WE ARE IN THE FAMILY OF 10 PEOPLE AND ALL THEY LEFT, THEY GET MARRIED.
THEY, HE, MY DAD STAY WITH ONLY ONE, ONE SON.
SO THE WAY WE HE'S MAKING PAYMENT MORTGAGE IS TOO HARD.
SO WHENEVER I GOT THE OPPORTUNITY OR YOU APPROVE IT TO BE OF THERE, HE BE, HE BE FRUSTRATED.
HE BE EASIER FOR HIM OR TO, WE GONNA, WE HAVE, UH, THE, THE, I HAVE THE CON I HAVE THE BUILDER WHO SAY THAT HE BE ABLE TO HELP, TO WHICH CAN HE BRING THE, THE, THE PRICE DOWN.
WHEN WE SAID THE ORDER, THE OLD, UH, THE OLD HOUSE, WHICH HE'S PAYING, HE'S PAYING ABOUT 1500 A MONTH, WHICH HIS STRUGGLE, HE'S WORKING BY HIMSELF.
SO THAT'S ALL THE REASON I'M LOOKING TO, UH, TO RESUMING TO SEE HOW WE CAN GO IF THERE.
UH, WE MIGHT HAVE YOU BACK UP IN A SECOND, BUT YOU CAN SIT FOR RIGHT NOW.
UH, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
WE'RE TRYING TO PULL THE SITE PLAN UP FOR YOU GUYS.
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THANK YOU.UH, SO WE WILL GO TO COMMISSIONER KAMATH.
UH, CAN I HAVE THE APPLICANT BACK UP HERE? OKAY.
SO, UH, SO IS THIS A VACANT LAND RIGHT NOW? YES.
SO ARE YOU PLANNING TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE HOUSES AND YOUR PARENTS ARE GONNA LIVE IN THE OTHER? PARDON ME? SO DO YOU, ARE YOU GOING TO LIVE, YOU'RE GONNA MAKE BUILD TWO HOMES THERE, RIGHT? YEAH.
ARE YOU GOING TO BE LIVING IN ONE OF THE HOUSES? YES.
AND YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE YOUR PARENTS AND THE SECOND HOUSE? YES.
UH, I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
I WANNA PASS IT TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS.
UH, COMMISSIONER KAMATH COMMERS TO MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, IF YOU'D LIKE TO START.
UH, I MEAN, I CAN COME UP WITH SOME
UM, ANY COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT? QUESTIONS? UH, QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS? TO MY RIGHT.
UM, GIVEN THE APPLICANT'S INDICATION THAT HE'S GOING TO LIVE IN ONE OF THE BUILDINGS, IT'S THE CASE THAT AS OF RIGHT, UH, HE CAN USE THE OTHER AS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
IT'S TOO LARGE, IT'S TOO LARGE TO BE USED AS AN A D U, UM, ADUS ARE RESTRICTED TO 800 SQUARE FEET AND A ONE BEDROOM.
SO, UM, AS PROPOSED HE'S, IT NEEDS A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO.
WELL THAT GETS RID OF MY OTHER QUESTION, WHICH WAS GONNA BE MORE OF A SCOLDING, BUT, UH,
UM, ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER KAMATH, UH, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? YES.
SO QUESTION IS FOR THE CITY STAFF.
SO IF HE WANTS TO BUILD TWO HOUSES, WHAT ARE HIS UH, OPTIONS HERE? YOU CAN, HE CAN MAKE THE SECOND UNIT FOR WHAT? 800, 800 SQUARE FEET.
ARE YOU ASKING IF HE IN ORDER TO QUALIFY WITH THE BONUS UNIT, IF YOU WILL? YES.
SO, UM, YOU TYPICALLY, THOSE ARE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES THAT ARE GONNA BE IN THE REAR YARD, UM, FIVE FEET AWAY FROM BOTH SIDE AND REAR.
IT'S LIMITED TO 800 SQUARE FEET OF THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE OWNER HAS TO LIVE ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, OTHER LIMITATIONS ARE, UM, IT'S LIMITED TO ONE BEDROOM.
SO TYPICALLY YOU'LL HAVE LIKE YOUR LIVING, SLEEPING AREA, KITCHEN, BATHROOM.
SO IT'S, IT'S NOT CONDUCIVE FOR A FAMILY OF FIVE, IF YOU WILL.
IT'S BECAUSE IT'S JUST THE VERY SMALL, LIKE A LITTLE GRANNY FLAT CARRIAGE HOUSE TYPE USE.
UH, HOW ABOUT THE PRIMARY, UH, RESIDENCE OR THE DWELLING? IS THERE A LIMIT ON THE SQUARE FOOTAGE FOR THAT? AS LONG AS IT COMPLIES WITH SETBACKS AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS FOR THE BASE DISTRICT.
UM, THERE IS NO OTHER, UM, REG RESTRICTION REGARDING HOW BIG THE HOUSE HAS TO BE.
UH, CAN I TALK TO THE APPLICANT AGAIN, SIR? CAN I COME? YEAH.
UH, DID YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT THE CITY STAFF WAS SAYING? NO.
IS IT SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN LIVE WITH? HAVE A SMALLER A D U IN THE BACK? OH YEAH.
I CAN TRY TO MAKE MY DADDY SMALL, BUT MINE BECAUSE I HAVE NOW THREE KIDS AND I HOPE TO GET MORE SO FOR THEM, THAT SIDE WILL BE BETTER FOR ME.
SO WE NEED TO PROBABLY REDO THESE DRAWINGS TO HAVE A SMALLER A D U AND THE, THE MAIN DWELLING TO COMPLY WITH THE WHATEVER THE SETBACK RESTRICTIONS.
WHOEVER HELPED YOU DRAW THIS UP, CAN YOU HAVE THAT PERSON REDO THIS THING? YEAH.
AND COME BACK FOR ANOTHER, UH, SO IF HE COMPLIES WITH, UM, THE A D U REQUIREMENTS LIVES ON THE PROPERTY, HE DOESN'T NEED A REZONE FOR THAT.
EVERY, EVERY SINGLE FAM, EVERY, EVERY SINGLE FAMILY HOME IN A SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT, AS LONG AS IT'S OWNER OCCUPIED, IS ALLOWED TO DO AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT.
SO I, I WONDER HOW COME NO ONE EXPLAINED TO HIM WHEN HE SUBMITTED THIS APPLICATION? HE COULD AVOID THE
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WHOLE THING.HE JUST WANTS A BIGGER BUILDING.
HE WANTS TWO, TWO BUILDINGS OF THE SAME SIZE.
THE, THE CITY CODE REQUIRES YOU TO HAVE A SMALLER A D U UH, DID THEY EXPLAIN IT TO YOU WHEN YOU SUBMITTED THAT? NO, THEY, THEY DIDN'T.
SO IF YOU DO THAT, YOU DON'T NEED TO DO THE REZONING BECAUSE BY LAW YOU CAN HAVE A SMALLER RADIO.
AS LONG AS YOU MEET THE MAIN DWELLING TO MEET THE CITY CODES, WHAT DO YOU FOLLOW? YOU FOLLOW THAT? YEAH.
WHAT DO YOU WANT? BUILDING? SO IF I MIGHT ASK A QUESTION OF THE APPLICANT, PLEASE.
I, I THINK FROM YOUR EARLIER STATEMENT, YOU INDICATED THAT YOU TALKED TO A BUILDER THAT TOLD YOU BUILDING TWO OF BASICALLY THE SAME BUILDING WOULD BE CHEAPER.
IS THAT CORRECT? IS IT IS A BUILD YEAH.
IS A BUILDER WHO KNOWS OUR SITUATION.
HE SAY I CAN HELP YOU TO BID FOR THE LOW PRICE IF THE BUILDINGS WERE THE SAME.
IF, IF HE DOESN'T MATTER THE SIZE, BUT HE, THAT'S, HE GIVES THE IDEA TO I CAN SELL MY HOUSE AND THEN THE REST MONEY TO HELP TO, HE CAN HELP US TO BE THE, THE HOUSE.
IF COMMISSIONER KAMATH WOULD LIKE ONE AT THIS POINT, GO AHEAD.
UM, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE BECAUSE I, I THINK THE LANGUAGE ISSUE IS, UH, A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE HERE.
I WOULD SUGGEST THAT WE CONTINUE THIS ITEM FOR TWO WEEKS, UM, SO THAT WE CAN MAKE SURE WE ARE HAVING A CLEAR COMMUNICATION AS TO WHAT IS GIVEN UP, WHAT IS AT ISSUE HERE TODAY.
AND POTENTIALLY GET A, AN APPROPRIATE TRANSLATOR, OR SORRY, EXCUSE ME, APPROPRIATE INTERPRETER.
UM, I KNOW THE INTERPRETERS GET VERY UPSET ABOUT THAT WORD.
UH, AN APPROPRIATE INTERPRETER FOR, UH, MR. RAHA.
UM, 'CAUSE I DO NOT WANT TO BE IN A SITUATION WHERE WE ARE TAKING ACTION, UH, THAT COULD SIGNIFICANTLY LIMIT HIS RIGHTS WITHOUT A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING.
SO MR. FARRA, LET'S, UH, MAYBE WE CAN GET A CONTINUANCE ON THIS FOR AT LEAST TWO WEEKS AND IF YOU'D, UH, UH, CALL THE DISTRICT OFFICE, UH, AND, UH, THEY HAVE MY PHONE NUMBER, WE CAN MEET, MEET AND MEET AT THE SITE AND I CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU MORE, OR DISTRICT STAFF CAN EXPLAIN IT TO YOU.
BUT FOR, YEAH, IF THERE WAS THE ISSUE, THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THEY SHOULD TOLD ME BEFORE, I DON'T, I DON'T KNOW
I I JUST WANT YOU TO BE AWARE OF YOUR OPTIONS HERE AND TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT'S UNDERSTOOD.
UM, IF THAT REQUIRES AN INTERPRETER, GREAT.
BUT I'M SORRY, COMMISSIONER SIPES DOES HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION.
AND, AND THIS IS A QUESTION TO STAFF.
UM, WHEN I LOOK AT THIS PROPERTY, IT'S 13 OR A LITTLE OVER 13,000 SQUARE FEET.
COULD AN OPTION BE TO REPL AND SPLIT INTO TWO R SIX LOTS? I HAVEN'T, YOU KNOW, I HAVEN'T, YES, THAT IS AN OPTION.
YOU KNOW, HIRING AN ENGINEER RE AND GOING THROUGH THE REPL PROCESS.
IT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE HE WAS TRYING TO DO THINGS.
I WAS JUST LOOKING AT OTHER OPTIONS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMERS TO MY LEFT COMMISSIONER TO MY RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER KAMATH, UM, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
THANK YOU TO COMMISSIONER SYKES, HIS ARCHITECTURAL, YOU KNOW, MIND COME INTO PLAY FOR THE AMENDING THE PLAN INTO TWO LOTS.
THE, UH, ANYWAY, UH, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE FOR THIS CASE.
UH, ITEM ITEM SIX FOR TWO WEEKS.
THIS IS MY BAD, UH, FRIENDLY AMENDMENT.
IT'S ACTUALLY THREE WEEKS TO APRIL 5TH.
SO IF WE CAN JUST SAY APRIL 5TH INSTEAD.
IS THAT ACCEPTABLE? COMMISSIONER WATSON? IT IS.
THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH, UH, BY COMMISSIONER KAMATH.
UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
ROLL CALL VOTE CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH.
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COMMISSIONER FUENTES? YES.MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
ALRIGHT, IF WE CAN MOVE ON TO OUR NEXT ITEM, WHICH I BELIEVE IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
MY NAME IS SUMMER CANS ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS LOCATED AT 7 1 4 ADVANCED JACKSON GOING FROM R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR HARDWARE SALES TO NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET.
AND THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED THE EXISTING R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR HARDWARE SALES IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED NC NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL USES IN THE AREA.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS FRONTING A LOCAL STREET AND A BUDDING SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS.
ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY IS ALONG A SECONDARY ARTERIAL, THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WOULD NOT BE CONSISTENT WITH THE EAST SIDE OF VANCE JACKSON, WHICH IS PRIMARILY RESIDENTIAL.
ADDITIONALLY, FURTHER ENCROACHMENT OF COMMERCIAL USES IS NOT ENCOURAGED OR SPRO OR SUPPORTED AT THIS LOCATION.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT MIGHT BE PRESENT, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THEM SO I DIDN'T SEE THEM EITHER.
UM, SO IS THE APPLICANT FOR ITEM NUMBER 7 7 1 4 VANCE JACKSON IN THE HEARING ROOM.
CAN WE POP OUTSIDE REALLY QUICKLY AND DOUBLE CHECK? UH, BUT I HAVE NOT SEEN HER TODAY AND I DO NOT SEE HER NOW.
AND JUST SO WE'RE CLEAR, WE DO SEND REMINDERS OUT TO ALL OF THE APPLICANTS BEFORE THE MEETING.
SO SOMETHING MAYBE SHE IS TRYING TO DECIDE WHAT SHE WANTS TO DO.
SO MS. MCCANN, DID YOU SEE HER OUTSIDE? OH NO.
WELL WE WILL TAKE THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, IS THERE ANYONE NO PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? PUBLIC COMMENT? VERY WELL.
THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE, UH, CASE.
SO COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU BY RIGHT
CAN YOU REMIND ME WE CONTINUED THIS LAST TIME BECAUSE THE APPLICANT WAS NOT PRESENT.
NO, SHE WAS HERE LAST TIME SHE LEAVE.
SHE WAS HERE LAST TIME SHE LEAVE.
UM, I GUESS IN THAT INSTANCE, A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE APRIL 5TH HEARING.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH.
COMMISSIONER WHITE IS THE SECOND.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? TO MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE AS DISCUSSION, YOU ARE TOO KIND.
UM, I WOULD'VE BEEN MUCH MEANER, BUT, UH, THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH OF ITEM NUMBER SEVEN BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE.
I'M NICER THAN COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD MOVE ON NOW TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
MY NAME IS RICHARD VALENTI VASQUEZ, ONLY PLANNING HERE IN DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, LOCATED AT 1 3 5 1 AND 1 3 5 7 SOUTH GENERAL MCMULLIN GOING FROM R SIX TO MF 33.
ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 19 NOTICES SENT OUT.
TENANT OPPOSITION WITHIN THE 200 FEET RADIUS.
TWO IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET RADIUS.
AND THE WESTWOOD SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED.
THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
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MF 33 MULTIFAMILY IS ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA AND ALONG A MAJOR HIGHWAY LIKE HIGHWAY 90.THE PROPOSED ZONING ALSO PROVIDES A TRANSITION TO THE C TWO N A COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DIRECTED DISTRICT TO NORTH AND COMPLIMENTS THE MF 33 MULTIFAMILY TO THE WEST.
THE RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT WILL ALSO PROVIDE ANOTHER HOUSING OPTION TO THE AREA.
UM, STAFF RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE.
IF THE APPLICANT COULD COME UP, PLEASE AND TELL US ABOUT YOUR REZONING REQUEST.
IF YOU WOULD PLEASE GIVE US YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
UH, MY NAME'S ALBERT HERNANDEZ.
MY ADDRESS IS 3 4 6 PRECIOUS, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 7.
I DO HAVE, UH, SIX SIGNATURES THAT ARE FOR IT.
UH, I WANTED TO DO MF, I MEAN MF 33 'CAUSE I WANTED TO PUT SIX HOUSES ON IT AND HOW IT IS NOW.
I COULD ONLY PUT TWO AND ONE WOULD HAVE THE ENTRANCE OF GENERAL MCMULLIN, WHICH IS GONNA BE, IT'S REAL HARD TO GET IN AND OUT.
SO I WANTED TO CHANGE IT TO MF 33 AND I WANTED TO PARTNER UP WITH AN INVESTOR.
BUT ONCE I DO THE RELOTTING AND GET UTILITIES AND ALL THAT, AND JUST BUILDING TWO, IT WON'T MAKE ANY SENSE FOR THE INVESTOR.
SO I WANNA PUT SIX UNITS, SIX HOUSES IF IT CAN MAKE SENSE TO THE INVESTOR.
IS THAT, IS THAT IT, SIR? UH, YEAH.
UH, YOU'LL HAVE A, A ANOTHER BRIEF, UH, CHANCE AT REBUTTAL, UH, ONCE THE PUBLIC COMMENTS OCCURRED AND THEN WE'LL ASK YOU SOME QUESTIONS.
MS. PENA, IF YOU WOULD, I HAVE SOME PICTURES.
I'M NOT SURE IF THEY WOULD BE ABLE TO.
MY NAME IS VELMA PENA, PRESIDENT OF THE WESTWOOD SQUARE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND I'M HERE TODAY, UH, REGARDING THIS CASE OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE IN THAT AREA.
UM, THEY HAVE A BLOCK BLOCK CAPTAIN IN THAT STREET.
AND SO THEY ALL GOT TOGETHER BECAUSE THEY FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A ZONING CHANGE AND, UH, FOR MF 33, BUT IT'S NOT, THEY'RE NOT CLEAR, THEY WEREN'T CLEAR AS TO HOW MANY UNITS.
UH, SO IT JUST SEEMED LIKE IT WAS A, A CHANGE FOR MF 33 4 TO SELL THE, THE PROPERTY.
AND I WANTED TO BRING THE PICTURES BECAUSE THAT'S A, WHERE IT'S A VERY UNIQUE SITUATION THAT THIS APPLICANT HAS BECAUSE THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IS CA, UM, GENERAL MCMULLEN, AND THEN THE SIDE IS A DENON STREET, PATTON BOULEVARD.
AND, UH, ON THE PATTON BOULEVARD, IT'S A DEAD END.
AND IT IS, THE ENTRANCE OF THE HIGHWAY IS RIGHT THERE.
I THINK THEY'VE TRIED TO REZONE THIS PROPERTY BEFORE AND THEY HAVEN'T BEEN ABLE TO BECAUSE OF IT'S, IT'S A VERY DANGEROUS LOCATION.
SO THE, THE C THE COMMUNITY IS CONCERNED OF THE PARKING THAT'S GOING TO TAKE PLACE.
IF I'M CORRECT, IT WOULD BE EIGHT UNITS PER PER LOT.
THAT WOULD BE 16 IF THAT, UM, YOU HAVE TO CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG ON THAT, ON THE NUMBER, BUT IT'S ALREADY, IT'S A DEAD END.
SO IT'S A VERY PROBLEMATIC, UM, AREAS FAR AS FOR PARKING, THERE'S ALREADY PARKING WARS AGAINST
AND SO, UH, WE DID GET, UM, 11, UM, OPPOSING.
AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS SUPPORTING THE, THE, THE RECOMMENDATION FROM THE BLOCK CAPTAIN AND THE NEIGHBORS.
AND WE'RE ALSO, UH, GOING TO GO THROUGH A LARGE AREA REZONING BECAUSE THEY'RE ALL RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
BUT EVERYONE IS, IS, UH, ZONED AT MF 33.
ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? I BELIEVE ALBERT HERNANDEZ WAS THE GENTLEMAN WHO SPOKE IT.
UM, LET'S JUST CHECK FOR VOICEMAILS.
I DIDN'T SEE ANY, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE ANY.
ALRIGHT, MR. HERNANDEZ, IF YOU'D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME OF THE PARKING ISSUES THAT MS. PENA RAISED.
UH, I HAVE MY LITTLE SKITS HERE.
I KNOW IT IS NOT, UH, SO ON THE RIGHT HAND THAT WOULD BE THE PARKING FOR EACH INDIVIDUAL ONE.
AND THERE'LL BE SIX UNITS AROUND SIX SMALL UNITS, SIX SMALL HOUSES.
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AND SO THE EACH ONE WILL HAVE THEIR OWN INDIVIDUAL PARKING.THERE WOULDN'T BE A, THE UNITS ARE GONNA BE SMALL.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE A BIG FAMILY ON EACH ONE, SO THERE WOULDN'T BE A PROBLEM WITH PARKING.
UM, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE CASE, SO IT IS TO ME FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, ACTUALLY, I WOULDN'T MIND KEEPING THAT UP.
UM, I MIGHT HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU ON THAT MR. HERNANDEZ IN A SECOND.
BUT, UM, STAFF, MY FIRST QUESTION IS TO YOU REGARDING, UH, ENTRANCE ON FROM GENERAL MCMULLEN INTO THIS PROPERTY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION YOU CAN GIVE ME ABOUT THAT? YES.
THIS, UM, PROPERTY HAS HAD CHALLENGES.
THERE'S BEEN PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS ON THIS ONE.
UM, SO IF WE START WITH THE PROPERTY, IF YOU CAN USE, GO TO THE GREEN MAP.
IF WE CAN START WITH THE PROPERTY THAT HAS, UH, THE PLATTED, FRONTAGE FACING GENERAL MCMULLIN, UM, A DRIVEWAY CURB CUT WOULD NOT BE PERMITTED, UH, BECAUSE OF THE LOCATION OF WHICH IT KIND OF, SORT OF DEAD ENDS ONTO THIS, NOT DEAD ENDS, BUT GOES RIGHT INTO THE FREEWAY ACCESS.
SO NO ADDITIONAL DRIVEWAY ACCESS COULD BE UTILIZED FOR THAT PROPERTY.
THE OTHER PROPERTY THAT HAS FRONTAGE ALONG, UM, IT'S CALLED PAT PATTON, I SHOULD KNOW, THAT'S MY GRANDFATHER'S STREET, UM, PATTON BOULEVARD.
THE FRONTAGE IS ACTUALLY ON PATTON BECAUSE IT, I KNOW MY GRANDPA'S LIKE LOOKING AT ME.
AND SO, SO HAVING THAT, THIS APPLICATION STARTED OFF AS COMMERCIAL AND SO WE, THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HAVE ACCESS OFF A PATENT BECAUSE THAT'S A LOCAL STREET WHICH WOULD PUT ALL OF THE, UH, COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY ON PATENT.
AND SO THAT'S NOT ALLOWED BY CODE EITHER.
SO IT WAS AMENDED TO COME BACK AS ADDITIONAL AS ADDITIONAL DENSITY.
UH, BECAUSE, WELL, FOR ONE, TWO THINGS.
THIS PROPERTY HAS NOT BEEN, UH, DEVELOPED SINCE I I DECADES AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME BECAUSE IT'S JUST, IT, IT'S ONE OF THOSE THAT AGAIN, HAS THE CHALLENGES BECAUSE OF ITS, UH, LOCATION AT GENERAL MCMULLEN AND UM, UH, AND THE FREEWAY.
AND SO HAVING THOSE ZONED AS RESIDENTIAL IS, IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
AND WE ALL KNOW THAT IN, IN ZONING YOU WOULD TYPICALLY PUT SOME ADDITIONAL DENSITY ALONG THOSE TYPE OF MAJOR ROADS, UH, BECAUSE AGAIN, NOT CONDUCIVE FOR A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
UH, SO ESSENTIALLY THE, WHAT HE'S, WHAT HE'S PROPOSING ACTUALLY FITS WITHIN THE MF 18 CATEGORY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT COULD BE, UH, CONSIDERED BY THE COMMISSION AS AN AMENDMENT.
AND, UM, BUT I, I MEAN, AGAIN, THIS, THIS PROPERTY HAS A LOT OF CHALLENGES.
UM, MR. HERNANDEZ, IF YOU COULD COME UP PLEASE, I'M GONNA ASK YOU A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS AND THEN, UH, MS. PENA, I'M GONNA GO TO YOU NEXT, I BELIEVE.
SO RIGHT NOW, UM, IT APPEARS THAT YOU HAVE SORT OF INGRESS AND EGRESS THERE ON THE GENERAL MCMULLEN.
IF YOU LOOK AT, UH, THE DRAWING THAT'S UP THERE, IT'S ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
THE, THE ENTRANCE IS RIGHT THERE WHERE IT SAYS, OH YES.
THAT'S, SO IF YOU WEREN'T ABLE TO DO THAT, THAT WOULD SIGNIFICANTLY CHANGE YOUR PLANS FOR THIS PROPERTY, RIGHT? IF YOU COULDN'T ENTER THE PROPERTY FROM GENERAL MCMULLEN? OH YEAH.
AND MS. HERNANDEZ JUST SAID, YOU CAN'T ENTER THE PROPERTY FROM GENERAL MCMULLEN.
I'M NOT GONNA BE ENTERING NO MORE FROM GENERAL MCMULLEN.
SO RIGHT NOW IF I SELL 'EM SEPARATELY ON 1351, THEN THEY'LL GET STUCK JUST ON 1351 AND I DON'T KNOW.
AND THEN, UH, 1357, THAT'LL BE A SEPARATE PROPERTY.
UM, AND I DON'T KNOW IF I NEED TO CLARIFY.
SO THE ONLY TYPE OF USES THAT WOULD BE PERMITTED ON PATENT TO ACCESS THIS PROPERTY IS RESIDENTIAL? MM-HMM.
UH, MS. HERNANDEZ, UH, TALKED ABOUT A LOWER INTENSITY OPTION HERE OF MF 18 AS A POSSIBILITY.
WOULD THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SUPPORT THAT, GIVEN THAT IT WOULD JUST BE SIX, SIX UNITS? SIX UNITS, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO FIND OUT.
SO THE PARKING WOULD BE, I MEAN, I'M SORRY, THE ENTRANCE WOULD BE ON THE DEAD END ON PATTON STREET Y? YES MA'AM.
AND SO HOW WERE, UH, SINCE WE DON'T HAVE NO VISUAL OF WHAT HIS PLAN IS, 'CAUSE WE NEVER GOT ANYTHING, SO, UH, WHERE WOULD THE PARKING B UH, WELL HE'S INDICATED IT WOULD BE RIGHT ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE THERE ALONG GENERAL MCMULLEN.
UH, SO IF YOU LOOK AT THIS DIAGRAM HERE, UH, RIGHT ALONG THAT BOTTOM RIGHT HAND SIDE IS WHERE HE WAS INDICATING THE PARKING.
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ABLE TO GET ONE OR TWO MORE SPOTS IN THERE.SO, SO ALL THE, THE CARS THAT WOULD BE GOING IN AND OUT WOULD BE GOING IN AND OUT THROUGH PAT STREET? THEY WOULD BE, IS THAT CORRECT? GOING IN AND OUT ON PATENT.
WELL, JUST SO THAT YOU'LL KNOW, UM, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THIS BACK TO THE COMMUNITY, UH, BECAUSE I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE WITH MAKING THE DECISION.
I'M JUST REPRESENTING THE, THE GROUP.
YOU KNOW, SO, UM, LET ME THEN ASK BEFORE YOU DO THAT.
MR. HERANDEZ, I'M GONNA GO BACK TO YOU.
YOUR CURRENT APPLICATION, SIR, IS FOR MF 33.
UM, I DID THE MATH AND NOW I'VE LOST IT.
UH, HOW MANY UNIT STAFF WOULD THAT ALLOW? 11.
THAT ACTUALLY ALLOWS 12 UNITS.
UM, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO AMEND YOUR APPLICATION DOWN TO MF 18, WHICH WOULD BE SUFFICIENT TO GIVE YOU THE SIX UNITS YOU'VE SKETCHED UP HERE? YES.
ALRIGHT, MS. PENA, I'M SORRY TO DO THIS AGAIN, BUT I THINK I'VE DECIDED WHAT I'M GONNA DO, BUT, UH, SORRY, I DON'T, OH, UH, UH, I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND OPEN IT UP TO MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS FOR QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS QUESTIONS? YES.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
UM, COULD YOU TELL ME HOW MANY PARKING SPACES YOU'RE PLANNING ON HAVING HERE? UM, I WAS PLANNING TO HAVE ONE FOR EACH ONE, WHICH WOULD BE SIX, BUT THE DRIVEWAY IS 30 FOOT LONG, SO YOU COULD HAVE TWO PARKINGS ON EACH SPACE.
UM, QUESTION FOR STAFF CODE REQUIRES NINE SPACES FOR SIX UNITS.
IT'S 1.5 TIMES EACH UNIT, 1.5.
SO, I MEAN, SOMETIMES YOU'LL HAVE A GARAGE AND YOU'LL PROBABLY PARK ONE THERE.
AND THEN, UM, THE OTHER PARKING AREA COULD BE ALONG THE PROPERTY.
SOME OF THE OLDER NEIGHBORHOODS HAVE, UH, MULTIPLE UNITS WHERE THEY HAVE A DRIVEWAY THAT LEADS TO THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND SO THAT'S WHERE THEY HAVE A LOT OF THE PARKING AREAS AND THEN PEOPLE GO TOWARDS THE DOORS, WHEREVER THEY ARE, WHETHER IT'S IN THE REAR, THE SIDE OR THE FRONT, WHATEVER'S REQUIRED BY A CODE.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
ALRIGHT, UH, DISCUSSION AND MOTION FROM ME.
UH, SO AS WE CAN SEE HERE, THIS IS A REALLY DIFFICULT PROPERTY.
AGAIN, AS STAFF HAS NOTED, UM, MS. PENA, I'M SORRY.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU TO TAKE IT BACK TO YOUR GROUP WITH A LESS INTENSIVE USAGE, UH, WITH THE MF 18, UH, TO SEE IF THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE AND SEE IF THAT'S SOMETHING WE CAN DO TO ALLOW MR. HERNANDEZ, UH, TO DO WHAT HE WANTS TO DO.
DO SOMETHING WITH THIS PROPERTY SO THAT IT'S NOT, YOU KNOW, LITTERED WITH TRASH AS YOU'VE INDICATED, UM, AND MAKE, UH, GOOD USE OF IT.
WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO GET A COPY OF THE PLAN THAT HE'S PREPARED? MR. HERNANDEZ, WOULD YOU PROVIDE MS. PENA WITH BOTH YOUR NUMBER AND A COPY OF THE PLAN IF YOU HAVE ONE SO THAT I CAN SHOW IT TO YOU? OR YOU CAN TAKE A PICTURE, MS. PENA MAYBE UP HERE.
UM, BUT MS. HERNANDEZ, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO TALK TO MS. PENA, UH, AND MAYBE TALK TO HER GROUP AS WELL.
UM, THAT BEING SAID, I MOVED CHAIR.
I MAY, WE, WE ACTUALLY GOT, UH, TWO VOICEMAILS OF AT THE LAST SECOND.
SO WE'RE GONNA PLAY THOSE REALLY QUICK.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY THE VOICEMAILS WE'RE GONNA TRY.
HELLO, MY NAME IS ANNA MARTINEZ AND I'M CURRENTLY RESIDING AT 9 1 5 PATTON.
AND I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE CASE NUMBER 3 1 8.
I'M CALLING TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WE ARE ALREADY HAVING ISSUES WITH THE PARKING.
UM, AND WITH THESE C CHANGES WE'RE GONNA HAVE MORE PROBLEMS AND ISSUES WITH THE PARTY AND WITH THE SINGLE FAMILIES ALREADY LIVING THERE, YOU CAN PLEASE CONTACT ME AT 2 1 0 2 7 7 7 1 7 1.
HELLO, MY NAME IS EDUARDO LAURIE JR.
I LIVE AT 9 2 3 PATTON BOULEVARD.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO ZONING.
AND I'M CALLING AN OPPOSITION OF REZONING IT FROM AN R SIX TO MF 33.
UM, BEING RIGHT NOW WE'RE, UH, IN THAT LITTLE, IN THAT AREA.
IT'S A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AREA.
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UH, PARKING IS ALREADY A PROBLEM THERE AND I THINK BEING ABLE TO PUT MULTIPLE UNITS WILL ONLY CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS FOR US.UH, RIGHT NOW WE ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH OUR, OUR UTILITIES, OUR SERVICES, OUR TRASH PICKUP WITH THEM GOING INTO THE DEAD END AND, UH, HAVING A BACKUP REVERSE.
SOMETIMES WE DON'T GET OUR TRA OUR TRASH PICKED UP.
AND, UM, ALSO WE GOT, SOMETIMES WE DON'T, UH, OUR MAIL DELIVERY, UM, SOMETIMES DOESN'T GO BY ONLY BECAUSE OF HOW, HOW, UH, THE TRAFFIC THAT WE HAVE THERE RIGHT NOW, THE PARKING AREA.
AND I, AND I FEEL THAT PUTTING MULTIPLE UNITS ON THERE IS GONNA BE, IT'S GONNA BE AN OVERFLOW.
IT'S GONNA CREATE PROBLEMS FOR US IN THE LONG RUN.
AND I JUST THINK THAT, THAT IT'S NOT NECESSARY.
WE'RE CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF REZONING OUR AREA BACK TO R SIX, WHICH IS I THINK A GREAT IDEA.
UM, SO PLEASE IF, UH, I, I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THIS AND UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
ALRIGHT STEPH, MAY I MAKE A MOTION NOW? ALRIGHT, UM, ALRIGHT, I MOVE TO CONTINUE.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT TO THE APRIL 5TH MEETING.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND, UH, MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO APRIL 5TH BY ME FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
UH, DO YOU HAVE A PEN? CAN YOU WRITE DOWN MY NUMBER? 2 1 0 6 2 3 0 0 8 1 ON AND IF YOU'D CALL ME BEFORE THE NEXT MEETING.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 12, SECTION TWO E PLEASE.
AND COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE IS RECUSING HERSELF.
SO WE WILL BEGIN THAT ITEM ONCE SHE HAS LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE HAS ANNOUNCED THAT SHE IS LEAVING THE HEARING
UH, IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER 12, UH, SECTION TWO E PLEASE.
GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME'S LORIANNE TENNIS SENIOR PLANNER WITH THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT.
AND I'M GONNA BE GOING OVER, UH, TWO E SUB AREA, TWO E OF ZONING CASE 14 C D SS.
SO HERE WE JUST HAVE OUR TIMELINE OF UM, WHAT WE HAVE DONE THUS FAR WITH MEETINGS AND MAILINGS.
UM, AND IT'S BROUGHT US TO THIS POINT, NEXT SLIDE.
AND YOU CAN ACTUALLY, SO WE'VE HAD 7 38 NOTICES GO OUT IN TOTAL.
UM, BETWEEN ALL FIVE SUB AREAS, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANY OF THE THREE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, HIGHLAND FOREST, HIGHLAND HILLS, OR HIGHLAND PARK.
AND THEN YOU CAN ACTUALLY JUST GO UNTIL ALMOST THE END.
SO THIS HERE SHOWS THE STRIP OF LAND.
UM, THERE'S A STRIP OF LAND RIGHT HERE AND THEN ONE TINY PROPERTY THAT'S BEING PROPOSED FOR REZONING.
THIS IS I 37 IN SOUTHEAST MILITARY IT'S ABOUT 44 ACRES AND THERE ARE EIGHT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY OWNERS.
THERE'S BEEN 128 NOTICES THAT WENT OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN THE 200 FOOT BUFFER, SORRY, 136 NOTICES.
UM, AND LIKE I SAID, WE DID NOT RECEIVE ANY IN FAVOR OR OPPOSITION, NO RESPONSE FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ALL WE'RE DOING HERE IS BASICALLY ASKING FOR A DOWN ZONING FROM I ONE GENERAL INDUSTRIAL TO C TWO COMMERCIAL, UM, WITH JUST A LITTLE SQUARE OVER HERE OF C TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS TOWER.
AND THEN THAT INDIVIDUAL PROPERTY I MENTIONED EARLIER,
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WE'RE ASKING FOR IT TO BE REZONED FROM C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY.UM, AND SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL WE'RE DOING THERE IS JUST SEEKING A DOWN ZONING.
UM, 'CAUSE WE FEEL THAT IT'S MORE APPROPRIATE NEXT TO THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I WILL BE HERE.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? PATRICK CHRISTENSEN.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST.
UH, I'M HERE TODAY ON BEHALF AND I KIND OF GOT BROUGHT IN LATE IN THE PROCESS.
THERE'S A, A MISSION TRAILS RV PARK RIGHT HERE.
AND THEN DOWN HERE THERE'S A MINI STORAGE AND THEN ALL, ALL, ALL THE REST IS ALL VACANT LAND.
UM, WE'RE BEING DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL C TWO, WHICH WOULD BE FINE.
I MEAN, THIS PROPERTY WOULD'VE BEEN DEVELOPED COMMERCIAL DECADES AGO, BUT THERE IS, THERE'S NO FEEDER ROAD HERE, SO THERE'S LIKE NO ACCESS UNTIL YOU GET RIGHT OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO MILITARY DRIVE.
SO WHAT WE'RE ASKING IS, YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS REMAINED COMMERCIAL, THIS DOWN HERE, WE WOULD LIKE SOME SORT OF MULTIFAMILY LOW DENSITY.
I SPOKE TO HIGHLAND FOREST YESTERDAY.
UM, THEY SEEM TO BE FAVORABLE, FAVORABLE OR OKAY WITH THAT AS LONG AS WE CAN PROVIDE SOME, SOME, UH, WELL IF WE GET RID OF THE, THE RV PARK AND IF WE CAN, UM, PROVIDE SOME SORT OF ACCESS THAT, THAT DOESN'T FUNNEL ALL OF OUR RESIDENTS THROUGH THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH WE HAVE SUBMITTED A PLAT THAT HAS A, A DRIVE, UH, DRIVE LANE RIGHT DOWN HERE.
SO THAT'S REALLY WHAT WE'RE ASKING FOR.
I, I DON'T KNOW WHAT STAFF, UM, AND THAT THIS COMMISSION WANTS TO DO.
WE, WE WOULD LIKE TO BE ABLE TO SOMEHOW AMEND OUR SOUTHERN PORTION TO EITHER I, I BELIEVE, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING WITH DISTRICT THREE, SOME SORT OF AN I D Z WITH THE CAP NUMBER OF, OF UNITS OF, OF MULTIFAMILY, BUT I'M JUST NOT QUITE THERE YET.
'CAUSE LIKE I SAID, I KIND OF GOT BROUGHT IN AT THE LAST MINUTE, SO I JUST WANTED TO MAKE THOSE COMMENTS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD PLAY THE VOICEMAIL PLEASE.
UH, THIS IS ESTEL, DAVID RIVERA.
UH, UH, MY ADDRESS IS, UH, 80 19 GLASGOW DRIVE, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
UH, MY PHONE NUMBER IS (956) 408-4837 AND I'M CALLING REGARDING THE CASE, UH, C 2 0 2 2 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 4.
AND I'M CALLING TO EXPRESS MY, MY OPINION ABOUT IT AND I'M IN OPPOSITION OF THE, OF THE DEVELOPMENT SINCE THE, THE SECTION THAT YOU'RE APPLYING FOR IT, IT SEEMS TOO WIDE AND THERE'S NOT SPECIFICS OF WHAT YOU GUYS WANT TO BUILD IN THERE OR WHAT WHOEVER'S GONNA BE BUILDING.
WHY, WHY ARE THEY GONNA BUILD IT? IS IT JUST SPREAD TOO WIDE? AND THE ONLY REASON WE BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IS TO HAVE THAT, THIS PRIVACY ON BEHIND OUR, BEHIND OUR OUR HOUSE.
SO, YES, UH, THAT'S MY OPINION AND I'M, I'M IN OPPOSITION OF IT.
UM, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
THAT IS THE END OF PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, WE'RE GONNA GO TO COMMISSIONER FUENTES AS THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE COMMISSIONER FUENTES QUESTIONS? YES, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO IF, UH, IF THIS LANDOWNER WOULD LIKE TO SUBMIT THAT THAT AMENDMENT OR, UM, GET THE, THE A DIFFERENT ZONING THAN C TWO, WOULD THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THAT? GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSION, ZEKE RELEASE PLANNING MANAGER.
UM, AT THIS STAGE WE DID NOT PRESENT THAT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD DURING THIS PROCESS.
OUR PUBLIC NOTIFICATIONS DID NOT INCLUDE THAT EITHER.
NOW, IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR IT SEPARATELY, WE DID TALK TO, UM, THE OWNER ORIGINALLY AND WE DID GIVE THAT OPTION.
THE OWNER DID SPECIFY OR HOPE THAT WE WOULD SAVE AND ACCEPT THAT REAR 21 ACRES OR THAT SOUTH 21 ACRES SO THAT WAY HE CAN COME BACK LATER AND DO THAT.
SO WHATEVER THEY DISCUSSED FROM THERE, BUT WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH AN M F 18 OR AN I D Z AT THIS STAGE.
UH, OPEN UP TO THE REST OF THE, THE COMMISSIONER.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT QUESTIONS? UH, I DO HAVE QUESTIONS.
UM, YOU KNOW, MR. SOLIS JUST INDICATED STAFF THAT, UH, WE
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COULD SAVE AND ACCEPT WAS IT 30, 21, 21 ACRES, 21 ACRES ON THE, I GUESS, SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THIS PROPERTY? UH, IS THAT A POSSIBILITY TODAY IF WE WERE TO HAVE A POTENTIAL MOTION FOR APPROVAL SAVE AND ACCEPT OR WITHOUT FIELD NOTES? IS THAT IMPOSSIBLE?I'M NOT GONNA SPEAK FOR PLANNING STAFF WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD ACCEPT THAT AND AMEND THEIR PETITION, BUT YOU CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
UH, MR. CHRISTENSEN, WOULD THAT BE SUFFICIENT FOR YOUR CLIENT? ABSOLUTELY.
ALRIGHT, WELL, THAT'S MY QUESTIONS.
UM, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? COMMISSIONER WHITE? YEAH, MY, THAT WAS SORT OF MY QUESTION FOR PATRICK.
IF THAT, IF THAT SUFFICES, THEN I DON'T KNOW.
I WAS GONNA SUGGEST PERHAPS A CONTINUANCE TO, TO LET HIM FLESH IT OUT.
BUT IF THAT, IF THAT SUFFICES, THEN MAYBE WE'RE GOOD TO GO.
I'M, I'M FINE EITHER WAY TOO, BUT NOT MY CASE.
SO, UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMERS ON MY RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, THAT BEING SAID, COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU, UH, FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
SO I DO LIKE THAT RECOMMENDATION THAT, UH, CHAIR BUSANTE PRESENTED.
I WOULD LIKE TO ASK PLANNING STAFF IF THAT WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE.
SO AS FOR US THROUGH THIS PROCESS, UM, THAT WAS NOT A CONSIDERATION TILL THE END.
UM, AND SPEAKING WITH THE OWNER, THERE WAS NO BUYERS AT THE TIME.
WE WOULD RECOMMEND MOVING FORWARD AS IS, UH, FROM OUR STANDPOINT.
AND THEN COUNSEL CAN MAKE A DETERMINATION AT THAT STAGE IN, IN APRIL.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE A RECOMMENDING BODY.
SO I, I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT, UH, WE APPROVE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHERN 21 ACRES.
IS THAT 21 WITH THAT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE 21 SOUTHERN ACRES FOR APPROVAL? WE'LL SECOND THAT.
JUST TO CLARIFY SO EVERYONE IS ON THE SAME PAGE.
THIS COMMISSION CAN MAKE THAT RECOMMENDATION.
IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS CHANGING NECESSARILY WHAT THEY'RE MOVING FORWARD WITH.
UH, THERE IS A MOTION, UH, FOR APPROVAL, SAVE AND ACCEPT THE SOUTHERN 21 ACRES BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
UH, WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REBATO.
DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT, TO MY LEFT.
UH, THE MOTION AGAIN IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12, SECTION TWO E, SAVE AND ACCEPT THE SOUTHERN 21 ACRES.
MOTION PASSES FOR APPROVAL WITH EXCEPTION.
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OUR FINAL ITEM IS APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES ITEM NUMBER 20.IS THAT CORRECT, STEPH? OR AM I JUMPING THE GUN? NOPE, YOU'RE GOOD BECAUSE, YOU KNOW, WE CAN STICK AROUND FOR ANOTHER THREE HOURS.
NO, IT IS, UH, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE MARCH 1ST, 2022, UH, ZONING, COMMISSION, MEETINGS, ANY CORRECTIONS, AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENTS, ET CETERA.
LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
IS THERE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE? THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER S SIPES.
UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL.
UH, THIS WILL BE BY ACCLIMATION.
ALRIGHT, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
THERE IS A DIRECTOR'S REPORT ANNOUNCEMENT.
COMMISSIONERS, I WOULD LIKE TO INTRODUCE YOU TO YOUR NEW LEGAL COUNSEL, AUDREY ZAMORA JOHNSON.
AUDREY'S BEEN WITH THE CITY FOR ABOUT 15 YEARS, UH, MOST OF THAT TIME WITH THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE, UH, WITH A LOT OF LAND USE BACKGROUND.
UH, BUT THEN, UH, ASSISTANT CITY MANAGER DAVID MCCREARY, THOUGHT THAT HE NEEDED HER ASSISTANCE MORE THAN OUR OFFICE DID.
HOWEVER, SHE'S BACK AND WE WELCOME HER AND I THINK SHE WILL
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WORK VERY WELL WITH Y'ALL.WELL, AS A PER POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE, UM, MISS GWEN, WE WILL MISS YOU GREATLY AND YOUR TREMENDOUS GUIDANCE.
I'M SURE YOU WILL NOT MISS EITHER BEING HERE LATE AT NIGHT OR AT THE H D R C MEETINGS LATE AT NIGHT.
UH, MAY YOU FIND MORE ENJOYABLE USES OF YOUR TIME.
UH, BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH MS. GWYNN.
UH, YOU'VE BEEN A GREAT HELP, I THINK, TO EVERY SINGLE MEMBER OF THIS COMMISSION.
UH, SO THANK YOU AND WELCOME MS. SAMMO JOHNSON.
AND HOPEFULLY THIS WILL BE A SIGN OF THINGS TO COME TWO HOURS.
WE PROMISE I'M NOT, I CAN'T GUARANTEE IT.
UH, IS THERE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? ANYBODY GIVE A COMMENT? OH, YES.
ANY, ANY OTHER FURTHER COMMENT FOR MS. GWEN? UH, THANK YOU MS. GWEN.
UH, I REALLY ENJOYED, UH, HAVING YOU PRESENCE FROM THE DAY OF MY ORIENTATION FOR THE COMMISSION, AND, UH, WELCOME TO MS. JOHNSON.
UH, ALRIGHT, WE'RE GONNA GO WITH COMMISSIONER SIPES.
THANK YOU FOR, FOR BEING HERE AND FOR ANSWERING MULTIPLE QUESTIONS AND, UM, HOPEFULLY, UM, WELL, I'M GONNA MISS WHENEVER WE COME UP WITH SOMETHING AND, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE SEE HER JUST JUMP UP LIKE THAT BECAUSE THEN WE KNOW THAT WE, WE, WE WE'RE TREADING ON, ON ON THIN ICE THERE.
BUT, UH, THANK YOU FOR, FOR ALL OF YOUR HELP OVER THESE YEARS.
WE CAN ALWAYS TELL WHEN SUSAN IS LIKE, OH MY GOSH, WHAT AM I GONNA HAVE TO SAY? NOW, THESE GUYS, UM, THANKS SUSAN FOR ALL YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE HERE TO THE COMMISSION.
I I LEARNED A LOT FROM YOU AND APPRECIATE YOUR KEEPING US ON, UH, THE HOPEFULLY BETTER PATH.
AND I KNOW I'M GUILTY OF STRAYING OUT INTO AREAS THAT I CAN'T USE THE WORD, BUT NONETHELESS, AGAIN, UM, I APPRECIATE EVERYTHING THAT YOU'VE DONE FOR US AND WELCOME TO OUR NEW, UH, ATTORNEY.
YOU'LL FIND, UH, BIG SHOES TO FILL THERE WITH SUSAN BECAUSE SHE HAD HER HANDS HOLD WITH US SOMETIMES.
WELL, TO BE CLEAR, SHE'S NOT LEAVING THE CITY.
I, I KNOW, BUT THINGS GET REALLY BAD.
JUST LET US KNOW IF YOU'RE GONNA GIVE YOUR NOTICE.
COMMISSIONER, AM I RIGHT? COMMISSIONER WHEAT.
UH, SUSAN, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT.
UH, NONE OF NONE OF US ARE IN JAIL, SO YOU'VE DONE YOUR JOB
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HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT ON THE AGENDA.SORRY, I JUST DIDN'T WANNA STEAL HER THUNDER, BUT
THAT WAS FOR THE CHASTISING THING.
UM, BUT UH, NO, WHAT WE HAVE IS THE CONSISTENT, UH, VERBIAGE FOR THE DIRECTOR SUPPORT ANY UPDATES ON THE, ON THE 2020 U D C AMENDMENTS.
UH, SO AGAIN, THE GOAL IS TO GET TO THE COMMISSIONS BY THE SUMMER.
UM, AND UH, AGAIN, THANK YOU TO THE COMMISSIONERS THAT ARE ON THE P TTAC.
IT'S, IT'S, UH, IT'S A, A LONG HAUL, BIG HAUL THERE.
BUT YEAH, Y'ALL ARE DOING A GREAT JOB, SO GETTING THROUGH 'EM.
THE TIME IS 2 58 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.