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2 0 3 AND I'M CALLING TO ORDER THE REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR AUGUST 10TH, 2022.CAN WE PLEASE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES, PLEASE? WELL, GOOD AFTERNOON.
I'M ONE OF THE SPANISH INTERPRETERS.
AND STAFF, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL.
TODAY IS I GUESS, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, GET OUT WORKDAY OR SOMETHING TODAY.
UH, TODAY WE WILL HAVE TWO AGENDAS, A CONSENT AGENDA, AND THEN IN INDIVIDUAL ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION.
ALL ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT WITH THE EXCEPTION OF 4, 6, 7, 9, WHICH ARE BEING PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION AND 10 WHICH IS BEING WITHDRAWN.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
UH, DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION OR, OR MOTION ON THE CONSENT? MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
MOVING ON TO INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. WE'LL START WITH ITEM
[Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments ]
NUMBER FOUR.DO WE HAVE A STAFF PRESENTATION? PLEASE DO THAT AFTERWARDS.
CHRIS MCCOLLIN, PLANNING COORDINATOR.
LAND DEVELOPMENT ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS LOCATED AT 2 2 2 0 2 CLIO VISTA.
NOTICES WERE MAILED OFF ZERO IN FAVOR.
22 OF THOSE 46 ARE WITHIN THE 200 FOOT.
THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
MILITARY PERSONNEL AT J B S A ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THE REQUEST.
THE APPLICANT SEEKS TO AMEND THE EXTRATERRITORIAL JURISDICTION MILITARY PROTECTION AREA LAND USE PLAN.
THESE MILITARY PROTECTION AREAS WERE ESTABLISHED IN 2019 TO ESTABLISH COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT NEAR OUR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING TO CHANGE THE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL BASED ON THE IMMEDIATE ADJACENT LAND USE CATEGORY OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE PROPOSED URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA IMMEDIATELY.
ADJACENT PROPERTIES ARE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
THE EXISTING LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE DOES NOT ALLOW FOR DUPLEXES.
UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
UH, THE APPLICANT'S AGENT IS HERE FOR QUESTIONS.
PRESENTATION AND WE CAN START ON SLIDE TWO.
YEAH, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
EMILY WEISLER WITH KILLING GRIFFIN AND FAIRMAN 1 0 1 0 1 REUNION PLACE SUITE TWO 50 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER WHO'S ALSO THE DEVELOPER.
UH, SO I'LL GIVE YOU A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF THE PROJECT WHERE WE STAND NOW, THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH THAT WE'VE DONE THUS FAR, UM, AND WALK YOU GUYS THROUGH IT.
SO ON THIS SLIDE, AS STAFF MENTIONED, THE PROPERTY JUST OVER 25 ACRES.
SO THIS PROPERTY IS NOT BEING ANNEXED, IT'S REMAINING IN THE E T J ALONG C L O VISTA.
UH, THIS GIVES YOU A BETTER OVERVIEW OF WHERE IT IS IN PROXIMITY TO IH 10.
UM, WE'RE NEAR STONEWALL ESTATE, STONEWALL RANCH, CIELO RIDGE, UM, LOT OF SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL, A LOT OF RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AROUND US.
HEAVIER COMMERCIAL ON THE FRONTAGE THERE.
UH, AND THIS IS A BETTER VIEW OF THE PROPERTY ITSELF.
SO THAT 25 ACRES YOU CAN SEE KIND OF ON THE FRONTAGE.
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SINGLE FAMILY HOME.UH, WE HAVE ELECTED TO PRESERVE THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
WE'RE DOING RENOVATIONS RIGHT NOW.
SO ACTUALLY ABOUT TWO AND A HALF ACRES OF THAT 25 IS GOING TO BE RESERVED FOR THAT EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOME AND WE'RE DEVELOPING AROUND IT.
SO AS STAFF MENTIONED, THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE E T J AND IN THE MILITARY PROTECTION AREA PLAN, UH, ITS CURRENT DESIGNATION IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
AND OUR REQUEST TODAY IS TO AMEND THAT TO AN URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UH, I'LL SHOW THE PLAN IN A SECOND, UM, AS WE HAVE IT RIGHT NOW IN THE DISCUSSIONS AND REDUCTION IN DENSITY THAT WE'VE TALKED ABOUT.
BUT THIS REQUEST HERE TODAY IS NOT TO FACILITATE A HIGHER DENSITY PROJECT.
UH, THE REQUEST HERE TODAY IS TO FACILITATE PAIRED HOMES DUPLEXES.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, LAND USE DESIGNATION RESTRICTS TO TRADITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY ONLY.
SO WE'RE DOING A VERY COMPARABLE DENSITY PROJECT.
UM, WE'RE JUST HAVING TWO HOMES PER LOT.
UM, WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
SO THIS IS, UM, NOT SOMETHING TYPICALLY WE DO.
AGAIN, THE MILITARY PROTECTION AREA ADOPTED IN 2019, UM, IS VERY SPECIFIC ON THE COMPATIBILITY AND CONSISTENCY WITH THE MILITARY'S MISSION.
AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF THE LAND USE CONTROLS THAT ARE HERE IN PLACE.
UM, BUT WE TOOK IT A LITTLE BIT STEP FURTHER FOR YOU GUYS.
UM, PART OF, SO OUR PROPERTY'S ENTIRELY IN THE E T J, BUT WE ARE ADJACENT TO PROPERTY WITHIN CITY LIMITS.
THAT IS WITHIN THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN.
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA AROUND US IN THE CITY LIMITS IS ALL SUBURBAN TIER.
THE SUBURBAN TIER DESIGNATION IN THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN ALLOWS FOR VERY SIMILAR ZONING DISTRICTS, IF NOT ALL OF THE SAME ZONING DISTRICTS THAT THE URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL THAT WE ARE REQUESTING ALLOWS.
SO THERE IS CONSISTENCY, UM, BETWEEN WHAT THE PLAN AMENDMENT THAT WE'RE REQUESTING AND KIND OF WHAT THE SURROUNDING DEVELOPMENT LAND USE PATTERN IS OUT HERE THAT ALLOWS FOR A VARIETY OF RESIDENTIAL MIXES.
UM, SO JUST WANTED TO POINT THAT OUT, UM, TO YOU ALL.
UM, AGAIN, THIS IS, UM, IN THE E T G M P A AREA ONE, WHICH IS THE CAMP BULLIS.
SO WE ARE RELYING ON CAMP BULLIS'S, JAY L.
THEY'VE ISSUED THEIR RECOMMENDATION, UH, IN THAT RECOMMENDATION IS ALSO THE CONDITION THAT WE COMPLY WITH MILITARY LIGHTING OVERLAY DISTRICTS.
SO, UM, AS FAR AS LIGHT POLLUTION GLOW GOES, SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE DISCUSSED WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THOSE M L O D STANDARDS APPLY.
UM, WE DO HAVE COMPATIBILITY OF RESIDENTIAL USES AND DENSITY, UH, BASED ON OUR REQUEST.
UM, NO ISSUES WITH THE MILITARY ON THAT.
UM, ONE OTHER THING THAT I DID WANNA POINT OUT IS THAT TREE PRESERVATION STANDARDS ARE APPLICABLE WITHIN THE E T J M P A AREA.
SO REGARDLESS OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY, THERE ARE A WHOLE HOST OF DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS, RULES, REGULATIONS THAT ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE DONE.
THIS PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED EITHER WAY, UM, BUT THERE ARE, WITH IT NOT BEING PLATTED, WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PLATTING.
WE HAVE TO COORDINATE WITH CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, BEXAR COUNTY, UM, AND ALSO T C E Q FOR, UM, THIS PROJECT AS WELL.
IT'S OVER THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE.
SO THINGS LIKE TREE PRESERVATION STANDARDS COMPLIANCE WITH THE 2010 TREE ORDINANCE.
THOSE ARE ALL THINGS THAT COME INTO PLAY ON THIS SITE THAT WILL BE REQUIRED TO COMPLY WITH DEVELOPING IT NO MATTER WHAT.
SO WE CONTINUED THIS CASE TWO WEEKS AGO.
UM, TO CONTINUE WITH DISCUSSIONS, UH, WE HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY ENGAGED WITH MEETING WITH STONEWALL RANCH, STONEWALL ESTATES, AND C L RIDGE.
YOU CAN SEE KIND OF THEIR GENERAL LOCATIONS.
STONEWALL ESTATES IS TO OUR SOUTH AND OUR EAST STONEWALL RANCH, EAST AND NORTH AND SEAL RIDGE DOWN HERE TO OUR SOUTHWEST.
UM, WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH ALL THREE HOAS ON THIS PROJECT, UM, AND HAVE BEEN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS NOW.
UM, WHAT WE HAVE PROVO PROPOSED TO ALL THREE HOAS IS A COLLECTIVE.
AGAIN, THIS IS NOT, UM, REALLY, UH, FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, BUT JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION, WE HAVE PROPOSED A MASTER SET OF RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT ALL THREE ASSOCIATIONS WOULD BE A PARTY TO, UM, THINGS LIKE THAT.
IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, THINGS LIKE THAT INCLUDE A DENSITY REDUCTION.
THIS IS OUR CURRENT LAND, UH, LAND LAYOUT.
OUR PLAN THAT SHOWS 62 LOTS, 124 UNITS, WE HAVE ALREADY AGREED TO A DENSITY REDUCTION THROUGH THE COVENANTS 2 55 LOTS.
UM, WE HAVE AGREED TO RESTRICT THE TYPES OF RESIDENTIAL USES, HEIGHT BUILDING FACADE, GARAGES, DRIVEWAYS, TREE PRESERVATION, TRAFFIC IMPACT, KIND OF ALL OF THOSE STANDARD THINGS THAT YOU SEE TYPICALLY IN MORE TRADITIONAL INSIDE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PROJECTS.
UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY NEGOTIATING.
SO WE HAVE A MASTER SET OF CONCESSIONS AND CONDITIONS WITH EACH OF THESE, WITH ALL THREE GROUPS, UM, THAT WE ARE ACTIVELY WORKING ON, UM, AND RECEIVED VERY GOOD FEEDBACK THUS FAR.
ALL THREE HOAS ARE AWARE THAT WE
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WERE PROCEEDING TODAY AND HAD NO OPPOSITION TO US PROCEEDING WITH PLANNING COMMISSION TODAY.SO AGAIN, THIS IS A MILITARY PROTECTION AREA REQUEST.
UM, MILITARY HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS NO COMPATIBILITY ISSUE.
UM, THEY ARE NOT OPPOSED TO THIS REQUEST.
UM, THIS IS NOT A REQUEST TO INCREASE DENSITY.
AND I THINK A LOT OF THE CONCERNS THAT WE HAVE HEARD THROUGHOUT THE RESIDENTS IN THE COMMUNITY OUT HERE ABOUT FLOODPLAIN, STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, TRAFFIC IMPACT, TREE PRESERVATION, ALL OF THOSE THINGS DO COME INTO PLAY ON THIS SITE.
THE, THE REQUESTED PLAN AMENDMENT IS NOT AN AN A WAY TO FACILITATE AROUND THAT.
SO WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO COMPLY WITH ALL OF THOSE RULES AND REGULATIONS NO MATTER WHAT.
UM, OUR ENGINEERS HERE AS WELL, IF WE WOULD LIKE TO GET INTO THOSE VERY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS ON PLATTING AND THOSE SORTS OF STANDARDS.
UM, BUT AVAILABLE FOR ANY QUESTIONS, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT TODAY.
UH, THERE ARE A COUPLE OF VOICEMAILS, SO WE'LL GO AHEAD AND PLAY THOSE PLEASE.
HI, THIS IS ALEXANDER BUCK WITH, UM, RESIDENCE TWO 11 EAST RUSSELL PLACE 7 8 2 1 2 AND I'M CALLING PAGE 7 8 1 9 HERMOSA HILL.
IT IS SAID THAT GROWTH SHOULD BE PROVIDED FOR IN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY, ECONOMICALLY, AND SOCIALLY SUSTAINABLE MANNER.
THAT'S THE COMMUNITY I WANT TO BE A PART OF.
THAT'S WHERE NEW NEIGHBORS WILL JOIN US, BUT TO TRUST THAT THEIR NEW PLACE TO CALL HOME IT'S SAFE, SOLID LOCATION TO INVEST, BUILD, AND LIVE THEIR LIVES WITH FAMILY AND CHILDREN AS REQUESTED BY THIS LAND USE CHANGE.
IF THE PROPOSED SEA LOUIS VISTA DEVELOPMENT IS GIVEN URBAN CHARACTERISTICS, IT WOULD FALL OUTSIDE THE SCALE OF DIRECTLY ADJACENT DEVELOPMENTS OUTSIDE THE SCALE OF THE ABSOLUTELY NON-EXISTENT ACCESS TO PUBLIC SIDEWALKS OR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
AND OUTSIDE THE SCALE OF THE SINGLE ROAD LEADING TO IT, IT BECOMES AN ISOLATED URBAN PROPERTY, BUT WHERE WATER CROSSES THE ONLY FRONTED ROAD, WHICH IN TURN ACTIVELY CLOSES DURING RAINS AND OUT AND OUT FLOODS DURING DOWNFORCE, THE PROPOSAL RUNNING THE FULL LENGTH OF A FLOODPLAIN IS OUTSIDE THE SCALE OF THE AREA.
STORM WATER INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE URBAN DESIGNATION COULD DECREASE THE REQUIRED TREE CANOPY.
IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THE AREA, THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE AN ECONOMIC REALITY WHERE ONE DEVELOPER COULD EVEN AFFORD TO BRING THE SURROUNDING AREAS INFRASTRUCTURE UP TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE PROPOSED URBAN DEVELOPMENT AND STILL AFFORD TO DO THE PROJECT.
THEREFORE, AS RESIDENTS, WE ARE AWARE OF THE VERY REAL POSSIBILITY THAT WE WILL BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAGS FOR SOME VERY SERIOUS CHALLENGES WITHIN OUR GROWING COMMUNITY THAT WOULD BE SET INTO MOTION IF THIS REQUESTED LAND USE CHANGE IS APPROVED.
INCREASING THE SCALE OF DEVELOPMENT CONSTRUCTION TO URBAN AT THIS UNLIKELY LOCATION SEEMS COSTLY AT BEST AND AT WORST.
HELLO, MY NAME IS LAURA HERNANDEZ.
I AM CALLING ABOUT CASE NUMBER PA 2 2 2 1 1 6 0 0 0 4 4.
AND I'M CALLING IN A POSITION TO THE PLAN AMENDMENT C VISTA.
NOW TWO LANE, THREE HILL STREET WITH EXTREMELY LOW VISIBILITY AND NO SIDEWALKS.
IT'S FAR FROM THE CITY AND CLOSELY IN LINE WITH TREES.
PORTION OF BETWEEN THE PROPOSED ELEMENT AND THE I STAND ACCESS ROAD ARE MAINTAINED BY THE CITY AND SOME ARE MAINTAINED BY THE COUNTY, WHICH MEANS SOME PORTIONS ARE INEVITABLY TOTALLY MAINTAINED AND IN NEED OF REPAIRS.
THE SPEED LIMIT IS MOSTLY THREE MILES PER HOUR, BUT PORTIONS OF IT HAVE A RECOMMENDED SPEED OF 50 MILES PER HOUR DUE TO AS THE FREQUENT SUB TRAFFIC MOVING SLOWLY.
THERE ARE CURRENTLY NORMAL MULTIFAMILY UNITS AND
IF AMENDED IS ALLOWED TO GO FORWARD, IT'LL MASSIVELY IMPACT VISTA, CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IMPACT
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PROPERTY VALUES.EVEN THOUGH I LEAVE BETWEEN I 10, THE PROPOSAL AND THE PROPOSAL ELEMENT, I AM OUT OF THE CITY AND I DON'T RECEIVE CITY WATER RESTORE.
THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SHOULD NOT HAVE TO DEAL WITH CITY APARTMENT JUSTICE WHEN WE DON'T RECEIVE CITY SERVICES AND THE CITY DOES NOT EVEN HAVE THE JURISDICTION TO MAINTAIN THE VOTE.
UH, WE HAVE A NUMBER OF, UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD.
UM, YOUR COMMENTS BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES AND WHEN YOU COME, PLEASE JUST, UH, STATE YOUR NAME FOR THE RECORD.
UH, THE REASON I'M HERE TODAY IS TO OPPOSE THIS, UH, DEVELOPMENT.
STATE YOUR NAME PLEASE, SIR ROBERT MCKINNEY.
I LIVE AT 79 43 VISTA MONTANA, WHICH IS ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY.
I'M A 23 YEAR VETERAN OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY, AND THAT WAS A NAVY SEAL IN 19, IN 2005 IN MISSISSIPPI, I WAS TASKED ALONG WITH MY TEAM TO GO INTO AREAS LIKE THE NINTH WARD IN NEW ORLEANS TO RETRIEVE BODIES OUT OF FLOOD ZONES.
THE PROPERTY THAT THEY'RE PROPOSING FLOODS BAD, AND I'M NOT TALKING A LITTLE BIT, IT ALMOST THE ENTIRE PROPERTY GETS FLOODED.
THERE'S ONE ENTRANCE IN AND OUT OF THIS PLACE.
THERE IS NO EVACUATION ROUTE OUT THE BACK OF IT.
SO WHAT YOU'RE GONNA, WHAT THEY'RE ASKING YOU TO DO IS PUT 50 TO A HUNDRED AND SOMETHING FAMILIES INTO THIS PROPERTY THAT AIN'T GONNA HAVE NOWHERE TO GO WHEN THAT ROAD FLOODS OUT AND THAT PROPERTY FLOODS OUT.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY'RE DREAMING UP ON THIS, BUT, UH, I TOTALLY OPPOSE WHAT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA DO TO THESE PEOPLE.
I'VE RETRIEVED BODIES OUT OF FLOOD AREAS DUE TO EXPOSURE.
THIS ISN'T GONNA BE PRETTY AND LAWSUITS WILL, I'M SURE IT FOLLOW.
NOT ONLY THAT, THERE'S ALSO THE WILDLIFE IN THE AREA, ENDANGERED SPECIES, OWLS AND SO FORTH THAT TRAVERSE DOWN TO THAT CREEK AREA FROM THE MOUNTAIN THAT I LIVE ON THAT ARE ALSO GONNA BE DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THIS PROPOSAL.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE GOOD FOR THE ANIMALS, FOR THE PEOPLE THAT ARE GONNA BE LIVING THERE AND OR THE TRAFFIC GOING TO AND FROM THIS PROPERTY.
THANK YOU MR. MCKINNEY AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE COUNTRY.
UH, NEXT, UH, WADE RASCOE OROZCO, YOU TOUCH THE PHONE.
COULD YOU PUT THIS PICTURE UP? MY NAME'S WADE RASCO.
I LIVE AT 79 42 VISTA, MONTANA.
I'M HERE WITH MY WIFE ANNA, IN OPPOSITION OF THIS ZONING CHANGE.
WE MOVED TO OUR, UH, THREE ACRE PROPERTY IN THE SUMMER OF 2003, AND WHEN WE PURCHASED IT, WE NOTICED THERE WAS AN ODD 25 FOOT LANE NEXT TO OUR WEST FENCE LINE AND WE WANTED TO, UH, PURCHASE IT TO ADD TO OUR PROPERTY.
I WAS TOLD BY THE OWNER THAT HE COULDN'T SELL IT BECAUSE IT WAS HIS FLOOD ESCAPE ROUTE.
WHEN THE CREEK FLOODED AND SHARED A STORY ABOUT A TRUCK BEING WASHED DOWN THE CREEK, I THOUGHT THIS WAS JUST AN EXCUSE TO NOT TO SELL US THE PIECE OF PROPERTY UNTIL OUR FIRST RAIN.
MY WIFE AND I HAVE SEEN THE CREEK FLOOD.
THIS IS OUR PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.
AND THERE'S THE FENCE LINE BETWEEN OUR PROPERTY AND THE PROPOSED PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
THAT'S A FOUR FOOT STEEL POST WITH CABLES THAT RUN ACROSS IT.
AND, UH, CATTLE PANELS THAT, UH, UH, THAT MOVE WHEN IT FLOODS SO THAT THE DEBRIS CAN WASH DOWN.
THAT'S THE THIRD FENCE THAT THEY PUT IN BECAUSE THE OTHER TWO HAVE WASHED AWAY IN THE 20 YEARS THAT I WAS THERE.
UM, WE'VE SEEN, UH, OUR SHARED FENCE LINE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CREEK COMPLETELY UNDERWATER.
THE RANCHER THAT OWNED THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION USED TO MOVE HIS LIVESTOCK TO THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY AND THE COWS WOULD STILL BE STANDING IN WATER UP TO THEIR BELLIES.
WE'VE ALSO SEEN WATER WITHIN 20 FEET OF THE HOUSE THAT'S AT THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION THAT THEY'RE KEEPING.
AND THAT'S ACTUALLY THE ONLY PART OF THE PROPERTY THAT HADN'T FLOODED.
OUR CONCERNS WITH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ARE THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT CONGRUENT WITH THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
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REQUIRED WILL CHANGE THE FLOOD ZONE, DESTROYING THE BEAUTY OF THE LIMESTONE CREEK, AND ULTIMATELY WILL CAUSE EROSION DAMAGE TO OUR PROPERTY.IT IS NOT DESIGNED TO CONSERVE THE NATURAL BEAUTY AND WILDLIFE IN THAT AREA AND IS A SAFETY FACTOR FOR THOSE THAT WILL LIVE ON THE PROPERTY.
TWO MINUTES SHE'S GIVING ME HERS.
MY WIFE AND I KNOW THAT THE DEVELOPMENT IS INEVITABLE.
OVER ALMOST 20 YEARS, WE'VE WATCHED HOMES BEING BUILT ON THE HILLS THAT SURROUND OUR RESIDENTS.
I ALWAYS THOUGHT THAT ZONING RESTRICTIONS WERE TO PROTECT THE COMMUNITY AND TO PRESERVE NEIGHBORHOODS.
THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL DO NEITHER PLACING AND NOW IT'S DOWN TO, UH, 110 FAMILY UNITS.
IN THE SMALL ACREAGE IN A FLOODPLAIN IS NOT AN ATTEMPT TO FIT IN, BUT A SIMPLE ACT OF GREED.
UH, NEXT IS SHERRY SEIDENBERG.
I ARE YOU GONNA SPEAK TOGETHER? YES, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
CAN YOU PLAY THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE GREAT.
IF YOU WANNA PLAY IT FIRST, THAT'S FINE.
THIS IS THE FLOOD PLANE ON CIMA VISTA WITH THE WATER RUSHING TOWARDS THE PROPOSED AREA.
THIS WAS FILMED IN 2015 WHEN I BELIEVE EIGHT INCHES OF RAIN HAD FALLEN.
UM, IF YOU COULD JUST QUICKLY STATE, STATE YOUR NAME.
MY NAME IS SHERRY SEIDENBERG, MY HUSBAND MARK.
WE LIVE AT 7 9 3 1 HERMOSA HILL.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND START AS YOU WATCH.
UM, WE ARE HERE TO TALK ABOUT CONCERNS THAT WE WOULD LIKE FOR YOU.
WE WOULD LIKE TO TALK ABOUT THE CONCERNS, UH, CONSIDERING REGARDING THE IMPACT OF THE PROJECT THAT WILL MOST LIKELY HAVE ON ULA VISTA DRIVE.
THIS IS THE ONLY FEEDER TO ITS LOCATION.
THIS PROPERTY IS IN A VALLEY WHERE THE FLOOD WATERS CROSS THE ROAD AND RUN DIRECTLY THROUGH THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
MANY NEARBY RESIDENTS HAVE WITNESSED THE VALLEY GAIN WATER FAR BEYOND THE FEMA FLOODPLAIN.
URBANIZATION GENERALLY INCREASES THAT SIZE AND SEVERITY OF FLOODS AND MAY EXPOSE OTHER DOWNSTREAM COMMUNITIES TO INCREASE FLOOD EFFECTS.
THE PROPOSED ENTRY IS EXTREMELY CLOSE, CLOSE TO AN OFFICIAL ROAD FLOOD MONITORING AND CLOSURE STATION.
WITH THIS BEING PROPOSED, COMMUNITIES CAN ONLY EGRESS, UH, THEIR MOBILITY COULD BE GREATLY HINDERED.
CULA VISTA IS THE ONLY ACCESS TO AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND ALONG THIS ROAD IS MULTIPLE BLIND CURVES, HILLS THAT LIMIT TIME AND TO REACT TO PRIVATE DRIVEWAYS, BICYCLISTS, ONCOMING ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND ABUNDANT WILDLIFE IN THE AREA.
THESE OBSTACLES ARE EVEN HARDER TO NEGOTIATE DUE TO THE LACK OF STREETLIGHTS.
THIS ROAD WAS NOT DESIGNED TO ACCOMMODATE THE INCREASED IN ACTIVITY AS AN URBAN LOW DENSITY ZONING MAY CAUSE.
WE DO KNOW THAT THIS PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED AT SOME POINT.
OUR MAIN CONCERN IS FOR IT TO BE DEVELOPED RESPONSIBLY, HOPEFULLY ACCOMMODATING THE LARGE OAKS THAT ARE DECADES OLD, AS WELL AS THE HABITATS OF THE LOCAL WILDLIFE THAT ROAM THIS AREA.
YOU DOING THIS TIME? YES, YES.
UM, WE DO HAVE A QUESTION TO ASK OF Y'ALL.
UM, WILL THE DEVELOPER PAY TO INSTALL A BRIDGE AND CULVERT ACCESS TO, UH, YOU READ THAT, SORRY.
WE'RE GONNA PLAY A VIDEO OF, OF SIERRA VISTA AS I SPEAK AND YOU CAN KIND OF GET A LITTLE BIT BETTER FEEL FOR THAT, I HOPE.
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OKAY.THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO PROTECTING AND GUIDING PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT.
I ALSO THANK THE DEVELOPER AND HIS LOBBYIST FOR POSTPONING THIS HEARING BY TWO WEEKS.
SO THAT IMPACTED CITIZENS HAD A SMALL WINDOW TO CONTEMPLATE WHAT IS AT STAKE.
I PURCHASED A HOUSE AT 79 23 HERMOSA HILL FIVE YEARS AGO AND BELIEVED IT WAS WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
I FOUND AN OTHERWISE A YEAR LATER WHEN I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF A PROPOSED CITY ANNEXATION FROM MY AREA IN THE E T J.
THIS CAUSED ME TO RESEARCH THE E T J AND I WAS PLEASED TO READ IT WAS SET UP TO PROTECT DEVELOPMENT ENCROACHMENT ON CAMP BULLIS.
THE ANNEXATION ALSO CAUSED ME TO LOOK AT THE LAND USE FOR THE 27 ACRE CATTLE RANCH ADJACENT TO MY HOME.
I SAW IT WAS IN A FLOODS PLAIN AND ITS LAND USE WAS A DESIGNATED LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ESTATE.
THAT MEANT TO ME THAT SOMEDAY THERE WOULD BE 10 TO 20 HOMES ON THAT LAND, WHICH SEEMED ENTIRELY APPROPRIATE.
IMAGINE MY SURPRISE WHEN A FEW WEEKS AGO I RECEIVED A NOTICE IN THE MAIL THAT THE LAND USE IS PROPOSED TO CHANGE TO URBAN DENSITY.
IF ANYONE DROVE SIERRA VISTA, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE WOULD BE NOTHING THAT IS URBAN ABOUT THIS AREA.
IT'S A COMBINATION OF RURAL AND SUBURBAN SIERRA VISTA'S, A TWO LANE WINDING ROAD THAT CURRENTLY HAS FEWER HOUSES ALONG ITS ENTIRE STRETCH THAN WHEN THE DEVELOPER, THAN WHAT THE DEVELOPER.
I'M OPPOSED TO THE ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE THIS IS NOT AN URBAN AREA AND I THINK IT'S IMPORTANT FOR THE CITY AND COUNTY TO PROPERLY OVERSEE DEVELOPMENT IN THE E T J.
SO THERE IS SOME COMPATIBILITY OF LAND, OF LAND USE AND URBAN DENSITY DEVELOPMENT DOES NOT BELONG IN AN AREA WITH NO SIDEWALKS, NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION PRONE TO FLOODING AND FREQUENT CLOSURE OF SIERRA VISTA ROAD.
I'M FROM KENTUCKY, AND WHEN THE RAIN COMES IN THIS AREA, THEY WILL BE TORRENTIAL.
IT WILL CAUSE MASSIVE FLOODING.
SURELY THERE IS A BETTER PLACE TO DEVELOP AN URBAN NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE MISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PLANNING DEPARTMENT IS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY TO GUIDE GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT, PROTECT OUR HISTORY AND RESOURCES, AND PROMOTE AN EQUITABLE AND SUSTAINABLE CITY ACCESSIBLE TO ALL SAN ANTONIANS.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING THIS SPIRIT OF COLLABORATION AT WORK AS THIS DEVELOPMENT MOVES TO WORK.
UM, MANSOUR ZA CHAIRMAN, COMMISSIONERS.
MY NAME IS MANSOUR ZADE, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR IN MEDICINE AT UT HEALTH AND THE DIRECTOR OF MUCOSAL AND MICROBIOME RESEARCH.
I HAVE A SINGLE QUESTION FOR THE DEVELOPER, MAINLY WILL THE DEVELOPER PAY TO UPGRADE AND WIDEN VISTA ROAD, AS YOU JUST SAW? THAT IS MY QUESTION, UH, FOR THE DEVELOPER.
UH, JERRY W. WONG WANG AND EVELYN, I ASSUME, UH, MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, COMMISSIONERS, THANK YOU TO LET ME TO SPEAK HERE.
UH, MY FAMILY, UM, JERRY HUANG, AND, UH, THIS IS EVELYN EVELYN, MY DAUGHTER.
WE LIVE ON 7 9 1 1 HERMOSA HILL.
UH, OUR FAMILY HAS BEEN LIVING IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SINCE 2009 AND, UH, I OPPOSE THIS REZONING BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC SAFETY BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE.
SIERRA VISTA IS A NARROW TWO LANE WINDING COUNTRY ROAD, UH, WITH MANY SHARP TURNS AND BLIND SPOTS AT ALMOST ANY GIVEN POINT.
DRIVERS CANNOT SEE MORE THAN 10 FEET AHEAD AND THE VISIBILITY GET MUCH WORSE AT NIGHT.
AND WHENEVER SKIES ARE NOT PERFECTLY CLEAR, UH, WE USE THE, TO BE CONVENIENT FOR US TO USE THIS ROAD TO GO TO LEON SPRING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, GARCIA MIDDLE SCHOOL, BRANDEIS HIGH SCHOOL, UH, NORTHSIDE, THE TENNIS COURT, THE COUNTRY HOME DAYCARE CENTER, AND THE SEAS SPORTS FACILITY, AND OF COURSE H E B.
UH, WE ALSO, UH, SHARE THIS ROAD WITH, UH, A LOT OF BIKERS AND THE HIKERS.
NOWADAYS, WE TRY TO AVOID THIS ROAD AT ANY COST BECAUSE WE WANT TO COME HOME ALIVE.
WE HAVE HAD TWO CLOSE CAUSE OF POTENTIAL FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS ON THIS ROAD, UH, ONCE BECAUSE OF THE POOR ROAD MAINTENANCE.
AS YOU HAVE SEEN IN THE PREVIOUS VIDEO, MY DAUGHTER SKIDDED TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRASHED ONTO THE GUARD RAIL ON THE ICY EARLY MORNING.
FORTUNATELY, THE TRAFFIC WAS ON, UH, VERY LIGHT
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BACK THEN, SO NO ONE WOULD GET HARMED.IN ANOTHER ACCIDENT, UH, INCIDENT.
MY CHILDREN AND I LUCKILY ESCAPED A POTENTIAL HEAD ON COLLISION WITH THE HIGH SPEED OF COVID.
THE COVID WAS, UH, DRIVEN OVER 50 MILES AN HOUR ON THE 30 MILES LIMIT.
HE LOST CONTROL ON THE SHARP TURN AND, UH, GOT INTO MY LANE.
SO THE COMBINATION OF THE COVID MANIPULABILITY AND, UH, MY DEFENSIVE DRIVING HABIT SAVED OUR LIVES THAT DAY.
UH, WITH THE MORE DEVELOPING THIS AREA AND THE NORTH SPACE TO EXPAND THIS ROAD, UH, WE HAVE SEEN EXPONENTIAL GROWTH OF THE TRAFFIC, UH, ON SIERRA VISTA.
IT IS ALREADY A VERY UNSAFE, SORRY, CAN YOU TOP YES.
I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN WITH THE ADDITIONAL 300 PLUS VEHICLES ON THIS ROAD IN THE FUTURE.
SO BEFORE USING YOUR VESTED POWER TO APPROVE THE REZONING REQUEST, I BEG YOU TO TRY DRIVING ON THIS DANGEROUS ROAD, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE CONDITIONS ARE LESS THAN IDEAL.
EVERY TIME IT RAINS I, ISIS OR FORKS, WE WORRIED ABOUT THE DRIVERS ON THIS ROAD FOR THE SAFETY OF OUR FAMILY AND THE FAMILIES THAT WERE GOING TO MOVE IN AND TO BE FORCED TO USE THIS ROAD AS THEIR ONLY WAY TO GET IN AND GET OUT.
PLEASE, PLEASE DENY THIS REZONING REQUEST.
I ALSO HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR THE DEVELOPER TODAY.
FIRST, WHO WILL MAKE SURE THAT THESE MATURES ARE BEING MATURE TREES ARE GOING TO BE SPARED.
AND SECOND, WILL THERE BE WILDLIFE ASSESSMENTS PERFORMED BECAUSE WE KNOW THIS AREA IS A PROTECTED SPECIES HABITAT FOR SPECIES LIKE THE GOLDEN SHEIK WARBLER.
W UM, GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.
UM, MY NAME, CAN YOU, YOUR MICROPHONE PLEASE.
OH, CAN YOU STATE YOUR NAME? UH, MY NAME IS LANE WANG AND I LIVE ON, UH, UH, 7 9 0 7 OSA HILL.
AND I OPPOSE, UH, UH, REZONING CHANGE.
AND I HAVE A QUESTION, UH, WHO WILL REQUIRE THE DEVELOPER TO REDESIGN THE LAYOUT AND PROVIDE INFRASTRUCTURE TO PREVENT HIGHLIGHT TRESPASS ON ADJACENT HOMES.
I'M SORRY, I CAN'T READ THE FIRST NAME.
OH, THANK YOU CHAIRMAN AND THE COMMISSION.
I HAVE LIVING IN, UH, 8 7 8 2 3
WHAT PERCENTAGE OF THE DEVELOPER OTHER URBAN DUPLICATED LABOR FOOD BUILDING IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS HAVE LIQUIDATION SPACE? THANK YOU.
THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR, UM, ALLOWING US TO SPEAK TODAY.
I LIVE AT 2 2 2 0 6 SIERRA VISTA.
I AM RIGHT NEXT DOOR ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION ACROSS THE CREEK.
SO I HAVE FIRSTHAND KNOWLEDGE ON WHAT THAT AREA LOOKS LIKE DURING THE FLOODING AREA.
WHEN WE MOVED IN, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS A LITTLE PIECE OF PROPERTY STICKING OFF OF OUR QUADRILATERAL.
AND I WAS LIKE, WHAT IS THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY? WELL, IT'S THE PIECE THAT THE ROSCOES WERE TALKING ABOUT TRYING TO PURCHASE.
AND I NEVER THOUGHT THAT WE WOULD EVER HAVE TO USE THAT.
OF COURSE, WE HAVE IN THE 11 YEARS THAT WE HAVE LIVED THERE, UM, THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CREEK IS FLOODED.
THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN WE KNEW THAT, UM, FLOODING WAS COMING.
WE WOULD PARK OUR, OUR OUR CARS UP ON THE ROAD NEXT TO THE LEG BECAUSE IT'S NOT, WE HAVEN'T EVER DEVELOPED IT TO MAKE IT, YOU KNOW, CAR ACCESSIBLE.
BUT WE WOULD DEVELOP, WE WOULD HIKE UP THERE AND BE ABLE TO TAKE OUR CARS OUT OR COME BACK IN.
THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN A FLASH FLOOD HAPPENED AND I WASN'T AWARE OF IT.
AND SO I ENDED UP PARKING UP THERE.
MY TEENAGE CHILDREN WERE AT THE HOUSE, AND SO I WAS ABLE TO GO DOWN AND BRING THEM OUT WITH ME.
'CAUSE I WASN'T SURE HOW LONG IT WAS GOING TO RAIN.
UM, I JUST WANTED TO SHARE ALSO THE VIDEO THAT WAS SHOWN.
THAT WAS A VIDEO THAT MY HUSBAND TOOK THAT WAS NOT THE, THE MOST SIGNIFICANT RAINING OR FLOODING THAT WE'VE SEEN IN THE AREA THAT THAT ONE SHOWED THE FLOOD JUST COMING ACROSS OUR DRIVEWAY.
WHICH OF THE IS THE ONE THAT I CAN'T ACCESS, UM, WHEN IT FLOODS.
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BUT IF YOU LOOKED AT THE ROAD THAT'S BEYOND THAT, THAT ROAD AND AT, AT PROBABLY TWICE SINCE WE HAVE BEEN THERE, THAT WE HAVE SEEN HAS FLOODED ALSO.SO WHERE THE PROPERTY ACROSS FROM US, WHICH HAS A MOBILE HOME, SO IT'S UP AND, UM, HIGH ABOVE THE WATER, THE, IN THE STRUCTURES THAT, OR THE, IT WAS A PLUMBING SUPPLY COMPANY.
SO ALL OF THE PLUMBING SUPPLIES THAT WERE IN THERE WERE WASHED OUT AND WASHED INTO OUR PROPERTY.
SO THIS WHOLE AREA, MY CONCERN IS WITH THE PEOPLE WHO WILL, SORRY, I KEEP GOING IN AND OUT.
UM, MY WHOLE CONCERN IS WITH THE PEOPLE THAT WILL BE MOVING INTO THIS AREA BECAUSE THEY ONLY HAVE ONE, ONE BIT OF EGRESS.
AND IF THAT IS FLOODED, WHICH IT WILL BE, UM, I'M JUST CONCERNED HOW THEY'RE GONNA GET OUT.
WHAT, WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN WITH THAT.
I HAVE NINE SECONDS WITH THE TRAFFIC.
UM, WE HAD SOMEONE RUN INTO LIKE, GO WIDE ON THE PROPERTY AND RUN INTO A TREE OF OURS.
WITH ANOTHER 110 FAMILIES, IT'S GONNA BE EVEN DIFFICULT.
PROPHET MEMBERS OF THE COMMISSION, I'M SORRY, JANICE DIAZ 79 23 HERMOSA HILL, STONEWALL ESTATES.
FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH FOR ALLOWING US THE TIME TO COME AND STATE OUR CONCERNS.
THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO ALL OF US.
UM, I I DO NEED TO MENTION THAT THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE GREATER EDWARDS AQUIFER ALLIANCE, ANNALISA PEACE, DID WANNA BE HERE TODAY.
SHE WAS UNABLE TO, UM, SHE DID STATE SHE WILL BE AT THE CITY COUNCIL IF NEEDED.
PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE NOT ALL AGAINST DEVELOPMENT, ESPECIALLY IN OUR AREA.
WE KNOW THAT SAN ANTONIO IS GROWING BY LEAPS AND BOUNDS, AND WE'RE DEFINITELY NOT OPPOSED TO URBAN DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR CITY.
BUT WE DO FEEL THERE IS A PLACE FOR IT WHERE THE INFRASTRUCTURE AND THE ZONING ALREADY EXIST.
WE FEEL THAT THEY NEED CLEAR ACCESS TO MAJOR ROADS AND INTERSTATES, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, PEDESTRIAN SIDEWALKS.
ALL THESE THINGS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO AN URBAN LIFESTYLE.
WE FEEL IT CLEARLY DOES NOT BELONG, AS EVERYBODY MENTIONED, ON A WINDING COUNTRY ROAD WITH PRONE TO HIGH WATER CLOSURES.
AND IT'S CLEAR THAT IT DOESN'T BELONG IN A FLOODPLAIN THAT CONTRIBUTES TO THE EDWARDS AQUIFER.
WE WELCOME MR. HINCKLEY TO DEVELOP THE LAND UNDER ITS CURRENT LAND USE DESIGNATION, WHICH IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
WE ARE ASKING THAT YOU PLEASE KEEP IT THAT WAY AND NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, EMILY, DO YOU WANT TO RESPOND? THANK YOU SO MUCH, CHAIR, COMMISSIONERS.
IF WE COULD PULL BACK UP THE SITE PLAN, BECAUSE I JUST WANNA CLARIFY SOMETHING FOR THE AUDIENCE.
IT'S LIKE SECOND OR THIRD AT THE END, THAT ONE
UM, AND WE'RE, WE'RE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, OUR ENGINEER IS HERE AND WE'RE HAPPY TO GET INTO THE DETAILS.
UM, BUT ON THIS SITE PLAN, WHICH AGAIN, IS CHANGING, UM, I DON'T THINK I REALLY WENT INTO A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF DETAIL, BUT WE ARE REDUCING THE DENSITY TO 55 LOTS, UM, AND SPREADING THOSE OUT.
WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH STONEWALL RANCH ON A SEWER EASEMENT ACCESS IN THIS FAR SOUTHEAST CORNER.
UM, THAT WOULD ALLOW US TO KIND OF REARRANGE SOME OF THESE LOTS AND, AND SPREAD IT OUT TO CREATE MORE BUFFERING, BETTER, BETTER COMPOSITION OF OPEN SPACE HERE.
UM, YES, WE ARE VERY, VERY ACUTELY AWARE OF THIS FLOODPLAIN AREA, THE FLOODING THAT OCCURS THERE.
UM, THERE IS NO ACTIVE CHANNELIZATION THERE.
IT'S JUST A NATURAL FLOODPLAIN AREA WE ARE NOT DEVELOPING IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
UM, AND THIS OPEN SPACE AREA TO THE NORTH OF THE FLOODPLAIN IS ALSO BEING PRESERVED.
THERE ARE NO HOMES GOING IN THERE.
UM, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT WE'RE ALSO ACTIVELY DOING WITH THE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS, UH, PUTTING THOSE PARAMETERS IN PLACE.
UM, BUT THIS IS OVER THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE.
SO WE DO HAVE TO GO THROUGH T C E Q FOR PERMITTING AND REVIEW HERE AS WELL.
UM, AS WELL AS CITY AND COUNTY PLANNING PROCESS TO ENSURE THAT WE ARE NOT CREATING A SCENARIO, UH, THAT IS GOING TO FLOOD OUR NEIGHBORS, FLOOD OUR RESIDENTS.
UM, SO THINGS LIKE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, UM, ARE PART OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS.
UM, AND WE'LL HAVE TO BE COMPLIED WITH HERE.
UM, ALSO TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS, UH, WILL BE REQUIRED HERE AND WE'LL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT.
THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED NO MATTER WHAT.
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HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.AGAIN, OUR ENGINEERS HERE, RYAN IS MUCH BETTER AT ANSWERING ALL OF THOSE QUESTIONS, UH, THAN I AM.
SO I'M HAPPY TO TURN IT OVER TO HER.
BUT, UH, DO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT.
WE'RE HAPPY TO KEEP ENGAGING WITH THE RESIDENTS.
UM, WE'VE DONE A LOT OF WORK WITH THE H O A BOARDS, UM, AND THEIR MEMBERSHIPS HERE.
UM, AND WORKING REALLY HARD TO CREATE A PLAN THAT EVERYONE CAN AGREE WITH THAT REALLY MINIMIZES THE AMOUNT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT'S GOING ON HERE.
UM, SO SPREADING IT OUT, CREATING MASSIVE OPEN GREEN SPACE, SIGNIFICANT TREE PRESERVATION, AGAIN, 2010 TREE ORDINANCE.
UM, ALL OF THOSE FACTORS ARE GOING INTO PLAY HERE TO CREATE A DEVELOPMENT THAT IS CONSISTENT COMPATIBLE, UM, REALLY RESPONSIBLE ON THIS VERY UNIQUE PIECE OF PROPERTY, RATHER THAN GOING IN CUTTING IT ALL DOWN, RACKING AND STACKING SINGLE FAMILY HOME LOTS, 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS ACROSS THIS ENTIRE PROPERTY.
UM, WE CAN GET WELL OVER 170 UNITS, UH, BY ROUGH MATH ON THIS PROPERTY.
UM, SO THERE, THERE IS A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT THAT IT CAN OCCUR WITHIN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL ON THIS PROPERTY.
UM, AND WE'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO CREATE A PLAN AND CREATE THOSE PARAMETERS IN PLACE THAT RESTRICT THE DEVELOPMENT OVERALL.
SO HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
I'LL START AT THE END, UH, WITH COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
UH, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR FOR STAFF BRIEFLY.
UM, YOU KNOW, AND A LOT OF THE SPEAKERS HAVE ADDRESSED THIS AS A ZONING CHANGE.
UM, BUT COULD YOU EXPLAIN TO ME WHY THIS ISN'T A ZONING CHANGE BUT A PLANNING CHANGE AND SECOND PART WHY THAT MATTERS? SURE.
UH, SO LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT AND BACKGROUND.
SO WE HAVE A MILITARY PROTECTION AREA TO BEGIN WITH BECAUSE IT WAS AUTHORIZED BY THE STATE SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, THANK YOU.
THE STATE OF TEXAS, UH, PASSED LAWS THAT SEVERELY LIMITED THE ABILITY OF CITIES TO ANNEX.
UH, WHEN THE MILITARY EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT THAT MAY HAVE A NEGATIVE IMPACT ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, OF WHICH THERE ARE MANY IN THE STATE, THEY CARVED OUT AN EXCEPTION AND SAID THAT IN AREAS NEARBY MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, YOU CAN, UH, CITIZENS CAN VOTE TO BE ANNEXED OR IF THEY DO NOT CHOOSE TO BE ANNEXED, THEY ACCEPT LIMITED LAND USE REGULATIONS.
ZONING BRINGS WITH IT A LITANY OF OTHER DEVELOPMENT RELATED STANDARDS LIKE SETBACKS, MAXIMUM BUILDING HEIGHT, MAXIMUM LOT COVERAGE AMONG OTHER ITEMS. WHAT WE ARE LOOKING AT BROADLY IS A LAND USE CATEGORY, WHICH IS WHY THIS IS PROCESSED AS A PLAN AMENDMENT BEFORE THE PLANNING COMMISSION, NOT A CHANGE OF ZONING BEFORE THE ZONING COMMISSION.
DOES THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION WELL ENOUGH? I'M SORRY.
I'M USED TO THE ONE THAT YOU CAN HIT THE BUTTON THAT IT STAYS.
SO WHAT IS, UM, THE IMPACT OF THE CHANGE FROM A LAND USE CLASSIFICATION OF LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL? IN THIS INSTANCE, THE URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL WOULD PERMIT INCREMENTALLY GREATER DENSITY.
I BELIEVE IT WAS MENTIONED IN EMILY'S PRESENTATION THAT THERE IS AN INTENTION TO DO A CERTAIN NUMBER OF LOTS WITH SORT OF A DUPLEX STYLE THAT WOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED IN THE EXISTING LAND USE CATEGORY.
OTHERWISE WE WOULDN'T BE HERE TODAY TO ENABLE THOSE TWO, THOSE TWO UNITS ON A SINGULAR LOT REQUIRES THE PLAN AMENDMENT.
AND, AND I THINK THIS MAY BE THE ROOT OF SORT OF SOME CONFUSION HERE, IS THAT WE STILL USE ZONING CATEGORIES TO DETERMINE WHAT KIND OF USES ARE WITHIN THE PLAN.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE, WE, WE DON'T USE ZONING CATEGORIES.
WE USED ESTABLISHED FUTURE LAND USE CATEGORIES THAT HAVE CONSISTENT ZONING DISTRICTS ASSIGNED TO THEM.
SO WHEN THE ORDINANCE WAS PASSED BY COUNCIL, RATHER THAN REINVENTING THE WHEEL, WE TOOK ALL THE LAND USE CATEGORIES APPLICABLE CITYWIDE APPLIED THEM IN THE E T J M P A, AND THEN WE ASSESS CONSISTENCY BASED UPON WHAT WOULD OR WOULD NOT BE AUTHORIZED IN THE DISTRICT'S DEEMED CONSISTENT WITH THOSE CATEGORIES.
UH, I'M GONNA CALL THOSE QUASI ZONING CATEGORIES.
HOW ABOUT THAT
UH, WITH RESPECT TO THE TREE ORDINANCE, I KNOW MS. WEISLER SAID THAT THE 2010 TREE ORDINANCE WOULD APPLY.
UH, WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THAT? SO THE MOST RECENT TREE ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY CITY COUNCIL WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2010.
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APPLY UNLESS THERE WERE VALID CLAIMS TO RIGHTS.UH, THAT IS A ENTIRELY SEPARATE REVIEW PROCESS.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO SUBMIT TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT AND WE WOULD REVIEW TO SEE IF ANY RIGHTS WERE ELIGIBLE.
UH, IF NOT, AGAIN, THE, THE FULL TREE ORDINANCE WOULD HAVE TO BE ADHERED TO.
AND FINALLY, UM, BECAUSE I'M THE ZONING CHAIR AND HERE EXOFFICIO, UH, NORMALLY WHAT WE WOULD SEE IF WE WERE IN THE CITY WOULD BE A SAWS REPORT DEALING WITH CONTRIBUTING FEATURES, THINGS OF THAT NATURE HERE.
UH, MS. WEISLER HAS REPEATEDLY REFERRED TO A T C E Q PROCESS.
WHAT DOES THAT PROCESS CONSIST OF? SO ANY PROPERTY INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS, IF YOU'RE IN THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE, YOU STILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH THAT T C E Q PROCESS.
I DO WANT TO BE VERY CLEAR THAT THIS PROPERTY IS IN THE E T J OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT WILL STILL RECEIVE THE APPLICATION FOR A PLAT.
I KNOW SEVERAL OF THE CONCERNS THAT WERE MENTIONED, TREES, STORM WATER, TRAFFIC, OPEN SPACE, ALL OF THOSE ARE GOING TO BE ANALYZED DURING THAT PLAT REVIEW PROCESS BY THE VARIOUS AGENCIES OF THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT WILL LOOK AT OPEN SPACE.
D S D BEXAR COUNTY WILL LOOK AT TRAFFIC, WILL LOOK AT STORM WATER.
WE HAVE A TREE SECTION AT D S D THAT WILL ENSURE THEY'RE ADHERING TO THE TREE ORDINANCE.
UH, THERE IS A COMMENT ABOUT WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND THE POTENTIAL PRESENCE OF A GOLDEN SHEEP WARBLER HABITAT.
WHENEVER YOU SUBMIT A PLATT, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TURN OVER TO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HABITAT COMPLIANCE FORM, WHICH WE THEN FORWARD TO US FISH AND WILDLIFE FOR THEM TO CONFIRM THAT THEY ARE ADHERING TO THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT.
YOU JUST TOOK MY LAST THREE QUESTIONS.
UM, ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR.
NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
COMMISSIONER OREN? YES, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
UH, WE'RE GONNA, IF SABRINA CAN PLEASE COME UP.
SO WE HEARD A LOT OF CONCERNS, A LOT OF, MOST OF THE CONCERNS RELATED AROUND DRAINAGE.
UH, AND SO I WANTED JUST TO MAKE SURE WE TALK ABOUT WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN AS THIS MOVE IF THIS MOVES FORWARDS, WHETHER THIS CHANGES OR NOT.
UH, WHETHER THIS CHANGES OR NOT.
ISN'T IT TRUE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO, YOU'RE NOT JUST LOOKING AT THE FEMA HUNDRED YEAR FLOOD PLAN, YOU'RE LOOKING AT THE CITY'S FLOOD PLAN USING THE NEW ATLAS 14 RUNS.
UH, YOU'RE ALSO GONNA BE LOOKING AT, UH, THE IMPACT DOWNSTREAM.
I MEAN, THIS THING IS GONNA GO THROUGH THE RINGER AND, AND WHAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWN AS A FLOODPLAIN MAY ACTUALLY GET BIGGER AND, AND PROVIDE MORE, UH, OF A HINDRANCE, UH, TOWARDS DEVELOPMENT AND, AND MORE IMPROVEMENTS.
IS THAT, CAN YOU SPEAK ON THAT? YES.
GOOD, GOOD AFTERNOON, COMMISSIONER SABRINA SANTIAGO, PUBLIC WORKS STORMWATER, UM, COMMISSIONER OREN, EXACTLY WHAT YOU STATED.
UM, UPON RECEIVING THIS THROUGH THE PLATTING PROCESS, UM, WE WILL BE DOING A DETAILED REVIEW FOR TWO THINGS.
UM, THE ONSITE STORM WATER MANAGEMENT, MAKING SURE THERE'S NO ADVERSE IMPACTS AS A RESULT OF THE DEVELOPED PROPERTY.
UM, AND THEN ALSO THE COMPONENTS OF THE FLOODPLAIN.
UH, WHAT DO THE FLOODPLAIN LIMITS LOOK LIKE WITH THE BEST AVAILABLE DATA THAT WE HAVE TODAY, WHICH IS ATLAS 14, UM, AND DE DEDICATING ANY NECESSARY DRAIN ACHIEVEMENTS FOR THAT, UM, ATLAS 14 FLOOD STUDY.
AND SO IT, IT IS A POSSIBILITY WITH THAT BETTER DATA THAT THE FLOODPLAIN WILL BE MUCH WIDER THAN WHAT IS CURRENTLY SHOWING ON OUR EFFECTIVE MAPS TODAY.
AND THEN WHAT DOES YOUR REVIEW ENTAIL WITH THE STREET? UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF ISSUE WITH LOW WATER CROSSINGS, DANGEROUS CROSSINGS, POTENTIALLY.
HOW DOES, HOW DOES THAT AFFECT, UH, THIS PLANT? YES.
SO WE WILL ALSO, UM, BE CHECKING TO MAKE SURE THAT THE, THE NEW PLA THE PROJECT WILL HAVE WHAT WE CALL UN FLOODED ACCESS.
UM, BASICALLY THE ENGINEER WILL HAVE TO PROVE THAT THERE IS ADEQUATE ACCESS THAT IS UN FLOODED TO THE PUBLIC RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, SO I, I UNDERSTOOD THAT THIS, THIS IS A LOW WATER CROSSING ON CIELO VISTA.
WE ARE AWARE OF THAT, UM, IN THE MANY, UM, TIMES THAT IT IS CLOSED.
UM, SO THAT WILL BE TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION AS PART OF THE REVIEW PROCESS WITH THE PLAT.
AND, AND THAT IS DONE, UH, SIMULTANEOUS WITH A COUNTY REVIEW? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT AGENCIES THAT ONE MAY BE MORE STRINGENT THAN THE OTHER TECHNICALLY, UH, NOT BOB
AND SO I JUST WANTED, BUT YES, THERE WILL BE, UM, DUAL REVIEW ON THE FLOODPLAIN COMPONENT.
YES, I, I JUST WANTED TO GIVE, UH, MR. BROCK AN OPPORTUNITY IF YOU WANTED TO ADD ANY, ANYTHING TO THAT.
BOB
I'M BOB BROCK WITH BEXAR COUNTY DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
SO YES, KIND OF REITERATING WHAT SABRINA'S ALREADY STATED, WE'LL BE LOOKING AT, UH, YOU KNOW, TYPICALLY WHEN WE DO THE FLOODPLAIN REVIEWS,
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THERE'S TWO RUNS THAT ARE DONE RIGHT OFF THE BAT, WHICH IS WHAT'S THE CURRENT EFFECTIVE AND THEN THE ADJUSTED EFFECTIVE BASED ON ANY NEW DEVELOPMENT THAT'S OCCURRED SINCE THAT LAST MODEL WAS UPDATED.AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THEN WE'D LOOK AT THE IMPACT OF WHAT THE NEW DEVELOPMENT IS ADDED TO IT, AS WELL AS, AND THIS IS WHERE WE GET INTO THE CITY'S FLOODPLAIN, WHICH IS THE ULTIMATE FLOODPLAIN EXPERIENCING ULTIMATE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON ALL THE LAND USE CATEGORIES THAT ARE IDENTIFIED WITHIN THE, UH, MILITARY PROTECTION AREA.
SO ALL THAT'S IN TAKEN INTO CONSIDERATION.
AND ANYWHERE FOR THAT ULTIMATE FLOODPLAIN IS LOCATED, THAT IS RESERVED IN A DRAINAGE EASEMENT.
SO, AND WHILE YOU'RE UP HERE, DO, DO YOU, DOES THE COUNTY DO ANY SORT OF, UM, UM, I KNOW YOU DON'T REVIEW FOR THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE PLAN, BUT DO YOU DO A CHECK, UH, AT ALL AS, AS PART OF YOUR PLATT REVIEW PROCESS? LIKE MAYBE REQUIRING A NOTE ON A PLATT OR SOMETHING THAT, BECAUSE THIS IS OVER THE CONTRIBUTING ZONE, IS THERE, IS THERE ANY SORT OF GOVERNMENTAL CHECK OTHER THAN THE T C Q? UH, WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT, BUT I BELIEVE SAS DOES THROUGH, THROUGH THEIR REVIEW.
BECAUSE THEY, THEY ALSO HAVE THAT AUTHORITY WITHIN THE E T J.
I JUST, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT IT, IT WAS DISCUSSED.
I MEAN, WHAT, WHAT SORT OF, UH, UNDERTAKING THIS IS GONNA, THIS PROJECT'S GONNA GO THROUGH AND THAT IT, IT, IT, AND I'VE, AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH THIS PERSONALLY, I'M ALSO, I'M A CIVIL ENGINEER.
AND I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING I'VE DONE WORK IN THE E T J AND IT IN BOTH DEPARTMENTS ARE THEY'VE, THEY'VE ASKED US TO DO THINGS AS A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO FIX THINGS, TO ENHANCE THINGS, TO MAKE THINGS TO WHERE THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM.
SO THAT'S, I JUST WANTED TO PUT THAT OUT THERE.
AND, UH, I DON'T, UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
I'M JUST LOOKING IN REFERENCE TO THE AIR FORCE LETTER.
IN THE PAST, THE, UH, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ON MANY OF THE ITEMS THAT THEY HAVE, UH, STATED BEFORE THAT SUPPOSEDLY STAFF IS GONNA BE, UH, LOOKING AT.
AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW IF WE HAVE EVER HAVE ANY FEEDBACK ON THEIR REPORTS, UH, TO, TO US.
SO I THINK YOU'LL FIND IN THE STAFF REPORTS FOR THESE PLAN AMENDMENTS THEMSELVES, WE WILL ALWAYS PUT IF J B S A WAS NOTIFIED IN WHAT THEIR POSITION WAS, BECAUSE THE E T J M P A IS ESTABLISHED WITH THE EXPRESS MISSION OF ENSURING, UH, COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT WITH THOSE MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
WE ACTUALLY DON'T EVEN SCHEDULE THESE FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION UNTIL WE HAVE A POSITION BACK FROM J B S A.
UH, SO WE, WE WILL, AGAIN, WE'LL CONTINUE TO INCLUDE THAT IN THE STAFF REPORT, BUT I BELIEVE THOSE ARE INCLUDED FOR ALL PLAN AMENDMENTS PROVIDED.
J B SS A NOTIFICATION IS REQUIRED.
COMMISSIONER BECK, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT I DO WANNA FOLLOW UP ON COMMISSIONER BUSTA MONTANE, COMMISSIONER OREN'S COMMENTS.
UM, AND JUST TO KIND OF, YOU KNOW, FOR EVERYBODY TO KEEP IN MIND THAT OUR QUESTION TODAY ISN'T REALLY, DOES IT FLOOD? IS THERE ADEQUATE TRAFFIC CAPACITY ON SALE VISTA? UM, ANYTHING LIKE THAT? UM, OUR QUESTION BEFORE US TODAY IS URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, A SUITABLE USE FOR THE PROPERTY OR NOT? UM, WHILE THOSE OTHER ISSUES ARE WAY MORE IMPORTANT THAN THAT ISSUE, REALLY, UM, THOSE OTHER ISSUES WILL GET THEIR DAY IN THE, IN THE REVIEW, UH, PROCESS ON DOWN THE LINE.
SHOULD THIS GET APPROVED, THERE'LL BE A PLA AND THERE'LL BE MASTER DEVELOPMENT PLANS.
THERE'LL BE ALL KINDS OF THINGS THAT, UH, WILL CAUSE THOSE REVIEWS TO HAPPEN.
AND THERE WILL BE DETAILED TECHNICAL REVIEWS AT THAT TIME.
SO OUR QUESTION TODAY IS, IS, IS THE PROPERTY SUITABLE FOR URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL? AND THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE TO DECIDE.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER SUZUKI.
UM, ALL WHAT I WANNA SAY IS, UH, FOR THE NEIGHBORS AND THE RESIDENTS NEAR THE, UH, PLA IN, IN QUESTION TODAY, YES, YOUR CONCERN, YOUR CONCERN IS, UH, IS HEARD.
UH, YOU LIVED IN THIS AREA FOR MANY YEARS.
YOU THINK THINGS THAT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE FOR DEVELOPMENT.
AT THE SAME TIME, YOU ALSO HEARD LOGAN, THAT, UH, THE PLATTING PROCESS REQUIRE STUDYING EVERY QUESTIONS AND EVERY CONCERN YOU HAVE TODAY THAT WILL BE ANALYZED, WILL BE STUDIED THROUGH DIFFERENT DIVISIONS WITHIN THE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT THESE PLATING IS GONNA MEET ALL THE ENGINEERING STERNS AND REQUIREMENTS BEFORE MOVING FORWARD.
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I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'VE SHOWN SOME PICTURES AND VIDEOS THAT, HOW THAT WILL BE, UH, SOLD, BUT YES, IT WILL BE.THERE IS ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS.
THERE IS WAYS HOW TO BE ADDRESSED.
YOU'VE HEARD, UH, MRS. SABRINA ALSO TALKING ABOUT THAT FLOODING ZONE, IF NEEDED TO BE EXPANDED MORE THAN WHAT'S MENTIONED BY THE APPLICANT.
AND ACCORDINGLY, THAT WILL BE MAYBE AFFECTING THE SIZE AND THE NUMBER OF FLOODS THAT COULD BE CONSIDERED WITHIN THAT FLOOD PLAIN.
UH, AS THE COMMISSIONER SAID, THIS IS, UH, A QUESTION OF WHETHER THIS IS APPLICABLE FOR URBAN LOW RESIDENTS, UH, PLATTING TODAY.
UH, IT'S NOT A ZONING QUESTIONS.
UH, IT IS WHATEVER PROVIDED TO US AND ALL THESE TECHNICAL QUESTIONS ALONG THE WAY WILL BE ADDRESSED BY THE CITY.
UH, WITH THAT BEING SAID, UH, THERE IS NO FURTHER QUESTIONS FOR ME.
UH, QUICKLY, JUST A COUPLE THINGS.
YOU MENTIONED DENSITY AND THE PLAN THAT YOU'VE WORKED OUT, UH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS IS FOR 55 UNITS OR LOTS, I'M SORRY, THAT'S A DECREASE.
UH, BASED ON ITS CURRENT LAND USE, WHAT COULD BE THE MAXIMUM DENSITY ALLOWED? SO IF, IF WE CAN GO, SORRY.
UM, SO URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL DOES ALLOW, UM, DOWN TO R THREE, I BELIEVE STAFF CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT EVEN, EVEN AN R FOUR, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL THREE OR 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LOT, WE'RE TALKING AT LEAST SEVEN UNITS AN ACRE DENSITY, UM, ACROSS ALL 25 PLUS ACRES.
UM, SO THAT'S 175, VERY ROUGH MATH, UM, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES ON THAT PROPERTY.
UM, SO AGAIN, UM, WHEN WE LOOK AT THIS, WHAT IS ALLOWED, EXCUSE ME, IT'S R FOUR ONLY IN IT'S 4,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS IN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UM, SO YEAH, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A SEVEN UNIT PER ACRE DENSITY.
OUR SITE PLAN RIGHT NOW WITH THE 62 IS RIGHT AROUND FIVE UNITS AN ACRE.
AGAIN, WE'RE REDUCING, UM, WE'VE ALREADY AGREED TO REDUCE DENSITY TO 55 LOTS ACROSS THE ENTIRE PROPERTY.
SO REDUCING THAT DENSITY EVEN FURTHER.
BUT WE'RE LOOKING AT AN AVERAGE OF SEVEN UNITS AN ACRE ON, ON A LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL PLAN DESIGNATION VERSUS WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING WITH URBAN.
UH, I THINK A LOT OF THE COMMISSIONERS ADDRESSED A, A LOT OF THE QUESTIONS I HAD.
UM, THE COMMUNITY INPUT IS IMPORTANT.
YOU KNOW, WHATEVER WE DECIDE TODAY, I ENCOURAGE THE DEVELOPER AND THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO CONTINUE TO WORK TOGETHER.
UM, UH, DEVELOPMENT IS GONNA HAPPEN.
UM, AND THAT AREA IS A DESIRABLE PLACE TO LIVE.
IT SEEMS LIKE THERE'S BEEN SOME REASONABLE, UM, CONSIDERATIONS MADE ON BOTH SIDES, AND HOPEFULLY THAT CONTINUES.
UM, YOU KNOW, FOR THE RESIDENTS OUT THERE, YES, THE FLOODING, THE, THE, THERE'S A QUESTION ABOUT CULVERT, AND I THINK THAT'S RELATED TO THE LOW WATER CROSSING ON SIERRA VISTA.
UH, YOU KNOW, ENGAGE, UH, BEXAR COUNTY, YOU KNOW, WORK WITH THE PRECINCT DISTRICT OUT THERE TO LOOK FOR FUNDS FOR, YOU KNOW, FLOOD CONTROL, UH, FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO SIERRA VISTA.
SO STAY ENGAGED WITH YOUR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS BECAUSE, UH, IF WE DON'T APPROVE THIS, IT'S PROBABLY STILL GONNA GET DEVELOPED.
AND I THINK ALL OF YOUR CONCERNS ARE, ARE DEFINITELY JUSTIFIED.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION.
UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR PRESENTATION.
AT THIS TIME, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
IF THERE'S NO FURTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE PLAN AMENDMENT.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER PECK.
AND THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING OUT TODAY.
MOVING ON TO, UH, ITEM NUMBER SIX.
THANK YOU, CHAIR AND COMMISSION.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE I H 10 EAST CORRIDOR PERIMETER PLAN FROM COMMUNITY, COMMERCIAL AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE TO
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INDUSTRIAL.LOCATED AT 26 95 NORTH FOSTER ROAD.
THERE WERE EIGHT NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE APPLICANT FOR THIS ITEM COULD NOT BE IN ATTENDANCE TODAY AND ASKED FOR, UH, THIS ITEM TO BE CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER THE 14TH.
AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, COMMENTS.
UH, ANY, ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE COMMISSIONERS OR COMMENTS? MOTION, MOVE OR CONTINUANCE? SECOND.
SO WE HAVE A, A MOTION FOR, UH, CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER 14TH BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA AND COMMISSIONER BUS.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
THIS ONE'S TO AUGUST THE 24TH.
IT'S A REQUEST TO, UH, FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MIDTOWN AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE AND URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE.
LOCATED AT SIX TEN SIX EIGHTEEN EAST WOODLAWN AVENUE AND 4 12 4 16 AND FOUR 18 EAST CRAIG PLACE.
51 NOTICES MAILED 11 RECEIVED IN FAVOR? NONE IN OPPOSITION.
ANY, ANY COMMENT? FRANK, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD? OKAY.
MAKE A MOTION FOR, UH, APPROVAL OF THE CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST THE 24TH.
SECOND MOTION TO, UH, CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 24TH BY COMMISSIONER CORRECTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE TO CONTINUE TO AUGUST 24TH.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS ONE MORE CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST THE 24TH.
A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MIDTOWN REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE TO URBAN MIXED USE.
LOCATED AT 2200 MCCULLOUGH AVENUE.
NOTICES MAILED FOUR RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THERE IS ONE VOICEMAIL TO PLAY IN RELATION TO THIS CASE.
HI, THIS IS ALEXANDER BUCK WITH, UM, RESIDENCE TWO 11 EAST RUSSELL PLACE, 7 8 2 1 2.
AND I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO CASE WITH THE LAST THREE DIGITS, 0 7 6.
I'M VOTING IN OPPOSITION TO THE PLAN.
PROPOSED PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD MIXED USE TO URBAN MIXED USE.
UM, AT THIS TIME, UH, WE SEE MOSTLY, UM, LOWER RESIDENT, LOWER DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, IN THESE, IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD ON THESE STREETS.
UM, AND WE ALSO DON'T EVEN HAVE SPEED BUMPS ACTUALLY ON RUSSELL PLACE.
UM, SO WE'RE NOT READY TO HANDLE ANY KIND OF FURTHER URBAN DENSITY, UM, LIKE SOME OF THE ACTUAL OTHER STREETS, UH, IN THIS AREA THAT DO HAVE SPEED BUMPS.
UM, SO THAT'S KIND OF A BIG CONCERN FOR ME.
UM, THE OTHER IS, IS WE ALREADY KIND OF HAVE A LARGE, UM, OFFICE TYPE BUILDING, UM, ACROSS THE STREET.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, I WOULD WANT TO PRESERVE IT AND NOT, YOU KNOW, NEED ANY ADDITIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL, UH, DAMAGE FROM HAVING TO RIP IT DOWN AND START WITH NEW MATERIALS.
I, I THINK IT'S A PRETTY GOOD BUILDING ACTUALLY.
UM, AND THEN FINALLY WE DON'T REALLY HAVE, YOU KNOW, A SIGNIFICANT SEWER AND ELECTRICAL ACCESS.
UM, REALLY WE'RE SEEING IN SOUTH ST.
THEY'RE REDOING ALL OF IT, UM, WHICH HAS BEEN REALLY, UH, TOUGH ON OUR STREET AS IT'S BEEN CLOSED FOR PROBABLY ABOUT FOUR MONTHS.
UM, AND SO TO DO EVEN MORE AND CONSIDER IT URBAN, UM, SEEMS TO BE AN UNDUE BURDEN ON THE RESIDENTS.
UH, MY PHONE NUMBER IS, IS (520) 307-0527.
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UH, AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS REQUEST.JAMES, DO YOU HAVE ANY COMMENTS? OKAY.
UH, THE APPLICANT'S REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE, THE MOTION I MOVE TO CONTINUE THIS CASE TO AUGUST 24TH.
SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ORIAN FOR CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 24TH.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
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TODAY IS CONSIDERATION OF THE MINUTES FROM JULY 27TH.ANY CORRECTIONS OR COMMENTS? HEARING NONE.
WILL TAKE A VO VO VO VOICE VOTE.
THERE'S A DIRECTOR'S I CAN TELL BY YOU.
SOERING OFF THE SO IT NO DIRECTOR'S REPORT.