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THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE.
WELCOME TO OUR CITY COUNCIL ZONING AGENDA.
TIME IS 2:08 PM ON THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.
WE'LL CALL OUR MEETING TO ORDER.
[ Roll Call ]
CLERK, COULD YOU READ THE ROLE? COUNCIL MEMBER BRAVO HERE.COUNCIL MEMBER MICKI RODRIGUEZ.
COUNCIL MEMBER PALAI IS HERE VIRTUALLY.
COUNCIL MEMBER COURAGE PRESENT.
[Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services unless otherwise noted. ]
GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYONE.WE HAVE A CONSENT ZONING AGENDA.
WE ALSO HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED, UH, IN BULK AND, UH, I'LL CALL THOSE IN JUST A SECOND.
THEN WE HAVE SEVERAL THAT ARE INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED TODAY.
LET ME READ THE ONES THAT WILL BE INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED, AND IF THERE ARE ANY OTHERS TO PULL FROM THE AGENDA THAT MY COLLEAGUES WOULD LIKE TO DO, PLEASE LET ME KNOW.
THE ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION ARE ITEM TWO, ITEM FIVE, ITEM 13, ITEM 16, 18, 20 AND 28.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO CONSIDER INDIVIDUALLY? OKAY, HEARING NONE.
THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.
ITEM 10, ITEM 25, ITEM 26 AND 27.
ITEM 31 AND 32, AND THEN ITEM 34 AND 35.
UH, IF THAT'S ACCURATE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE THOSE ITEMS. READ TO SEPTEMBER 1ST.
IF YOU DO, GIMME JUST A SECOND, I'LL UH, SEE IF THERE'S ANYBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THOSE ITEMS. ALRIGHT, UM, WE'VE GOT ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 35.
IS ELIAS GLEASON HERE, MR. GLEASON, THIS ITEM'S NOT GONNA BE HEARD UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1ST.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON IT TODAY? STILL ON IT ON SEPTEMBER 1ST? YOU COULD, YEAH.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S NOBODY ELSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE GONNA BE CONTINUED TO SEPTEMBER 1ST, SO, UH, LET ME ENTERTAIN DISCUSSION.
ANY DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO CONTINUE? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE, PLEASE VOTE WE'LL GET A VOICE VOTE FROM COUNCILMAN ELAS.
I HAVE ONE ITEM THAT IS LISTED AS TO BE CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 20TH, THAT'S ITEM 22.
ANY OTHER ITEMS TO CONTINUE TO OCTOBER 20TH? IF THERE ARE NONE, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION TO CONTINUE.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
THERE ARE NO CITIZENS SIGNED TO SPEAK ON ITEM 22.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
ALRIGHT, I'M GONNA READ THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO BE CONSIDERED ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEM 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 8 AND NINE 11 AND 12 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 23, AND 24, 30, 33, 36 AND 37, 38, 39 AND 40.
THOSE ITEMS WILL BE TAKEN UP ON OUR CONSENT AGENDA.
ANY OTHER ITEMS? IF NOT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THE CONSENT ZONING AGENDA TO MAKE A NOTE.
ITEM 29 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN AND WON'T BE CONSIDERED TODAY.
I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND.
LET ME JUST CHECK TO MAKE SURE THAT ANYBODY WHO'S SIGNED UP ON CONSENT CAN SPEAK.
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ALL RIGHT, UM, MR. MANNA, ARE YOU HERE? PHILLIP MANNA.ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION NOW.
UM, UH, IT'S STAYING ON CONSENT ITEM NUMBER 38, BUT I DO HAVE RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS THAT I'M PASSING TO THE CLERK TO ADD INTO THAT CASE.
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HEARING NONE, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA, PLEASE VOTE.
WE'LL GO TO OUR INDIVIDUAL ITEMS NOW WE'LL START WITH ITEM TWO.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER TWO IS FROM NC TO C ONE C D WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES LOCATED AT 43 11 BLANCO ROAD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL.
22 NOTICES MELD 10 IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED TWO NOTICES IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT.
FOUR IN FAVOR OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY AND ONE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM NUMBER TWO.
OH, MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS JACK M FINGER, THIS ITEM, ITEM NUMBER TWO, THE ZONING CASE.
MR. BRAVO, THIS FALLS IN YOUR DISTRICT.
AND, UH, I DID NOTICE THAT THE, BOTH THE STAFF, ZONING STAFF AND THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL.
NOT ONLY THAT, BUT ALSO THE NORTHMORE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSED IT.
WHY WOULD ALL, ALL THIS OPPOSITION BE COMING FORTH? I GUESS BECAUSE IT'S A USED CAR LOT.
ANOTHER USED CAR LOT ALONG BLANCO, SIR.
YES, THE, UM, THE CO THE COMMENTS THAT THE STAFF HAD WAS THAT, UH, WELL, BASICALLY
UH, ONE OF THE BIG COMMENTS THEY MENTIONED IN THAT BACKUP DOCUMENTS IS THAT THE HIGHER INTENSITY ABUTS THE, UH, THE SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING THERE ALONG WITH OTHER SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS IN THE NEAR NEARBY AREA.
SO JUST MAYBE SIR, COULD WE SAY NO TO ANOTHER USED CAR LOT? THANK YOU.
UM, I'M GONNA DO A, UH, MOTION TO DENY.
THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE IS THE APPLICANT SIGNED UP TO THAT WAS EVERYONE.
I JUST, UM, IF I COULD DO A QUICK DISCUSSION.
UM, I'VE GOT HERE THAT, UH, STAFF CITY STAFF ARE RECOMMENDING DENIAL ZONING IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL AND THE USE AS PROPOSED WOULD CONFLICT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE PLAN FOR THIS COMMUNITY.
AND THE NE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FIRM OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING.
SO I'M, UH, THAT'S WHY I'M RECOMMENDING DENIAL.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
COULD I SEND A VIDEO TOO? WE'LL COME TALK TO YOU.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REZONING FROM R M SIX AND R FOUR TO R M FIVE, LOCATED AT 10 12 NORTH CHERRY STREET AND 10 14 NORTH CHERRY STREET.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL.
56 NOTICES MAILED 11 IN FAVOR.
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NOTICES OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.HAS A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UH, WE'LL START WITH BRETT HENKE.
MR. HENKE, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY FELIX ZIGA.
I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT.
MR. HEN HE'S NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO MAKE IT TODAY, AND I WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK AFTER THE DEVELOPER, RICARDO TO ESS.
YOU'RE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK MR. ZIGA? YES.
YOU'RE ASKING IF RICARDO COULD SPEAK FIRST.
COME ON UP, MR. TO ESS IS GOOD AFTERNOON.
UH, MY NAME'S RICARDO TOES, UM, DEVELOPER OF THE PROJECT AT 10 12 AND 10 14.
UH, 10 14 NORTH CHERRY STREET.
UM, FROM THE INCEPTION, UH, OF OUR PROJECT, UH, OUR GOAL WAS TO CREATE AN ATTAINABLE, UM, MARKET HOUSING OPTION IN A NEIGHBORHOOD WHOSE, UH, ENTRY TO BARRIER IS 600,000.
UH, THE, YEAH, OUR PROJECT'S LOCATED AT THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE D OF THE HISTORIC NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO, UH, HISTORIC, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, SITTING ON A MAJOR CORRIDOR CHERRY AND WHOSE LAND USE ACTUALLY IS MEANT FOR MORE MORE DENSITY MIXED USE.
UM, OUR DESIGN, A MISSING MIDDLE, UH, PROJECT, UH, WAS INITIALLY PRESENTED FOR EIGHT UNITS WITH A, UH, EIGHT, EIGHT BUNGALOWS WITH, UH, UM, A, A SHARED, UH, COMMON DRIVE, UM, AND LOCATED IN DOWNTOWN, YOU KNOW, CLOSE TO ALL THE AMENITIES.
UH, IT'S BEEN EIGHT MONTHS, EIGHT MONTHS SINCE WE STARTED, YOU KNOW, OUR APPLICATION AT H C R C THAT KICKED OFF THE APPROVALS, UH, FROM, UH, APPROVALS AND MEETINGS.
GOING FROM MEETING WITH, UH, MEETING WITH THE D R C AT H C R C, UH, MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, MEETING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD GROUPS, MEETING WITH THE DISTRICT COUNCILMEN, MEETING WITH, UM, ANY, UH, PERSON OR, OR, OR GROUP THAT HAD SOME, UM, YOU KNOW, SAY IN THIS, UH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE KNOCKED ON EVERY DOOR WITHIN THE 200 FEET OF OUR PROJECT AND SHOWED EVERY PERSON OUR PROJECT.
UH, THE RESULT AFTER GETTING, AFTER THE APPROVAL AT H E R C, UH, TWO UNITS WERE REMOVED FROM THE PROJECT.
UH, WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, 25 LEVER SUPPORT, 17 OF THOSE WITHIN 200 FEET OF OUR PROJECT.
UM, AND OF COURSE, UH, CERTIFICATE APPROPRIATENESS FROM H C R C WHILE THE PROJECT DOES HAVE OPPOSITION.
UM, AND THEY'RE CALLING FOR THE REDUCTION OF TWO MORE UNITS, WHICH, BY THE WAY, WE ALREADY CAN DO FOUR UNITS ON THIS, UH, PROJECT.
UM, OUR POSITION REMAINS THAT, UH, BUILDING SIX UNITS WILL, UH, WILL MEET OUR GOAL, UM, TO PROVIDE ATTAINABILITY AND PRICING.
UM, YEAH, I'VE, I'VE HEARD MANY OF, UH, OF YOU SPEAK ABOUT THE, UM, THE HOUSING CRISIS AND THE NEED TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE UNITS, BUT ALSO BUILD MORE UNITS OVERALL, UM, VOTING AGAINST, UH, PROJECTS LIKE THESE, YOU KNOW, WE'LL ONLY EXACERBATE THIS CRISIS AND, YOU KNOW, AND, AND WE LOOK A LITTLE BIT INTO IT.
IT ALSO FURTHERS EXCLUSIONARY ZONING, WHICH, YOU KNOW, UH, ENFORCES.
UM, YOU KNOW, THE HOUSING, YOU KNOW, REDUCES THE HOUSING.
UM, STOCK REDUCE, UH, ENFORCES ECONOMIC SEGREGATION AND PRICES TO RISE.
UM, I TRULY BELIEVE THE PROJECT, UH, BELONGS IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THANK YOU MR. TO HOPE ALL THE SUPPORT AND DATA HELPS THAT UP.
I HOPE THAT YOU GUYS, UH, SUPPORT OUR PROJECT.
TIS MR. ZIGA, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY JACK FINGER.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, UH, MR. MAYN, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.
I'M THE ARCHITECT ON THE PROJECT.
UM, I WON'T REITERATE THE POINTS RICARDO HAS MADE, UM, BUT AS THE ARCHITECT, UM, WE WERE TASKED WITH DESIGNING THIS PROJECT, MAKING SOMETHING THAT FIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, H D R C, YOU KNOW, THROUGH A EIGHT MONTH LONG PROCESS.
WE HAVE OUR APPROVAL FROM H D R C.
UM, AS AN ARCHITECT, WE, WE TRY TO KEEP TRACK OF THESE THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING IN OUR COMMUNITY AND ACROSS THE NATION.
THIS ISN'T, THIS HOUSING CRISIS AFFORDABILITY CRISIS IS NOT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO SAN ANTONIO.
UM, I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE THE A I A CONFERENCE THIS YEAR IN CHICAGO, BUT WHEN I HEARD THAT OBAMA PRES
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FORMER PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WAS A SPEAKER AND THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER, UM, AND ACTUALLY THE SUBJECT AT HAND, WHICH WAS AFFORDABILITY HOUSING, UM, THROUGHOUT THE NATION, I HAD TO DIG IN AND KIND OF SEE WHAT HE HAD TO SAY ABOUT THE SUBJECT.UM, THESE ARE A COUPLE QUOTES FROM HIS SPEECH.
THE MOST LIBERAL COMMUNITIES IN THE COUNTRY AREN'T THAT LIBERAL WHEN IT COMES TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
BIPARTISAN RESISTANCE TO AFFORDABLE ENERGY, SUSTAINABLE MIXED USE IN MIXED INCOME COMMUNITIES.
UH, IT HAS BEEN LACKING, RIGHT? SO ANOTHER QUOTE IS WELL-INTENTIONED.
LAWS AND REGULATIONS AT THE LOCAL LEVEL, OFTEN GENERATED FROM THE LEFT AND MY OWN PARTY SOMETIMES ARE INHIBITING THE CREATION OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING AND EMPOWERING NIMBY ATTITUDES THAT MADE IT MAKE IT VERY DIFFICULT TO COMMUNITIES.
UM, TODAY'S VOTE HAS THE ABILITY TO REMOVE TENS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OFF THE PRICE OF THESE HOMES WITHOUT A SINGLE DOLLAR BEING CONTRIBUTED BY THE CITY.
FOUR, FOUR LARGER HOMES ON LARGER LOTS ARE INHERENTLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN SIX SMALLER HOMES ON SMALLER LOTS.
UM, I'M NOT AN ECONOMIST, BUT I DO UNDERSTAND THE BASIC MATH AND REAL ESTATE MARKET DYNAMICS.
I, IT'S OUR BELIEF, YOU KNOW, MY FIRM, MANY PROFESSIONALS, YOU KNOW, THE CITY SHOULD INCENTIVIZE SIMILAR PROJECTS AS THIS ONE AND USE PUBLIC DOLLARS TO GET DEEP AFFORDABLE HOUSING TARGETS OF 60 TO 50% AMIS.
UM, ALTHOUGH THESE ARE MARKET RATE UNITS, THEY ARE AN EFFORT TO CREATE ATTAINABLE HOUSING OPTIONS AND HELP INTEGRATE THESE COMMUNITIES THAT ARE BEING DISCUSSED.
UM, MARKET RATE HOUSING ENDEAVORS, THEY'RE AT RISK RIGHT BY NATURE.
UM, IF A RECESSION DOES HAPPEN, WHICH IS ONE OF THE CONCERNS THROUGHOUT THE NATION RIGHT NOW, UM, THESE HOMES WILL EITHER BE SOLD FOR LESS, THAT'S JUST THE NATURE OF IT, OR THEY'LL BE RENTED.
AND IF THEY ARE RENTED, THESE WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER FORM OF HOUSING STOCK TO THE HOUSING SHORTAGE.
JACK FINGER, I MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK AM FINGER.
WELL, UM, MR. MCKEE RODRIGUEZ, UH, THIS CASE FALLS IN YOUR DISTRICT AND I NOTICE THAT THE, THERE ARE QUITE A NUMBER OF RED FLAGS ON THIS ONE.
THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
THE ZONING COMMISSION THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA.
THE CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY, WITTY HILL THINKS IT'S A BAD IDEA SURROUNDING AREA.
YOU, YOU HAD 56 NOTICES GO OUT, NINE, OPPOSE IT.
THAT'S MUCH WORSE THAN THE FIVE OR 10% THAT NORMALLY COMES BACK IN OPPOSITION.
AND OUTSIDE OF THAT 200 FOOT BARRIER YOU HAD ABOUT, WELL, AS MANY AS EIGHT PEOPLE DECIDED TO WEIGH IN ON IT, SAYING, NO, DO NOT DO THIS.
WHAT IS CAUSING ALL THE CONSTERNATION HERE? WELL, MAYBE ACCORDING TO THE DOC DOCUMENTS I READ IT, IT APPEARS THAT THE, UH, THE PROPOSAL HERE WANTS TO PUT IN A TWO STORY BUILDING AND A LAND OF ONE STORY BUILDINGS HERE.
SPECIFICALLY, THEY, THE COMMENTS WERE IT BRINGS A HIGHER DENSITY TO THE SURROUNDING AREA, HIGHER DENSITY.
THAT'S WHY THEY DECIDED ALL TO SAY, NO, PLEASE DO NOT DO THIS.
AND SO I'M JUST GONNA CHIME IN AND SAY, PLEASE, SIR, DON'T DO THIS.
COUNCIL MEMBER MCKEE RODRIGUEZ.
I'M ALWAYS TEMPTED TO DO THE COMPLETE OPPOSITE OF WHATEVER MR. FINGER SAYS.
UM,
UM, YOU DID DO A LOT OF OUTREACH.
YOU DID DO, YOU DID MAKE A LOT OF EFFORT.
AND I WANT YOU TO NOTE THAT, AND I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I APPRECIATE THAT.
UM, WHEN WE HAD OUR CONVERSATION, I ASKED YOU, DO YOU APPRECIATE HONESTY? AND YOU SAID YES.
AND WE HAD A REAL CONVERSATION FROM THAT POINT.
AND SOMETIMES AN APPLICANT WILL DO ALL OF THE WORK, MAKE, MAKE THE EFFORT, AND EVEN THAT ISN'T A GUARANTEE THAT THE CASE IS GONNA GO YOUR WAY.
AND MY TEAM AND I REVIEWED THIS DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE SIX TWO STORY AND MARKET MARKET RATE UNITS.
I, I DO WANT TO ADDRESS THE, THE WORD AFFORDABLE WAS THROWN OUT QUITE A BIT.
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OUT QUITE A BIT.THESE ARE, YOU KNOW, GOING FROM FOUR UNITS TO SIX IS GONNA BE WHAT, THE 400 FROM THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A $400,000 HOUSE AND A $380,000 HOUSE.
THAT'S THE, I WANT THAT TO BE THE, UM, THE REAL, THAT'S THE REALITY.
UM, AND THAT WE FOUND THAT THE HIGH DENSITY AND PRICE POINT FOR THIS PLAN IS EXCESSIVE FOR THE AREA.
AND THAT'S THE CONCERN THAT WE GOT FROM OUR ZONING COMMISSIONER FROM THE H D R C REPRESENTATIVE, UM, AND FROM A NUMBER OF GROUPS WHO DID TALK TO US.
UM, I KNOW I WANNA NOTE THAT THE DEGAN WITTY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD BOARD IS IN SUPPORT CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY HILL AS OPPOSED, UM, IT MAKES FOR CASES LIKE THIS TO NOT BE, THEY'RE NOT EASY AND THEY'RE, IT'S NEVER AS CUT AND DRY AS WE WOULD LIKE IT TO BE.
AND THIS WAS ONE OF THE MORE CHALLENGING ZONING CASES.
UM, IN THE FUTURE, IF A DEVELOPMENT PLANS FOR DENSITY AND HEIGHT THAT EXCEED THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS AS THIS WOULD, UM, I HOPE THAT THEY CAN FOSTER MIXED INCOME HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES BY INCLUDING UNITS THAT HAVE A FIXED RENT BASED AT 60% A M I.
UM, YOU HAD MENTIONED EARLIER THAT YOU CAN DO THE FOUR UNITS BY RIGHT.
AND I THINK THAT MIGHT, THAT MIGHT HONESTLY PROVIDE A MORE GRADUAL SHIFT OF THE TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO I WOULD, YOU KNOW, I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO DO THAT.
UM, I DO MOVE TO DENY THE SIX UNITS SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM FIVE.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? UH, CAN I ASK A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS HERE? I I DON'T NORMALLY INTERJECT ON THESE, BUT THAT THERE WAS A FEW COMMENTS MADE THAT, THAT I AM INTERESTED IN.
UH, OBVIOUSLY THE WORK THAT IS HAPPENING HERE ON THE ZONING COMMISSION AND AT THESE ZONING AGENDAS IS REALLY WHERE THE RUBBER HITS THE ROAD WITH A LOT OF OUR HOUSING ISSUES.
AND THIS COUNCIL HAS DONE INCREDIBLY, UM, IMPORTANT WORK ON DUE DILIGENCE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION.
UH, I'M LOOKING AT THE BACKGROUND NOTES ON THIS AND IT'S, YOU'VE GOT SEVERAL DIFFERENT LINES OF NOTICES MAILED.
THE FIRST ONE SAYS THAT 22 NOTICES WERE, WERE MAILED 10 IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
IS THAT RIGHT? IS THIS ONE, UH, THAT MAY BE THE, UM, ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES THAT YOU MAY BE LOOKING AT.
'CAUSE MY NOTES, I HAVE 56 NOTICES MAILED 11 IN FAVOR, NINE OPPOSED FOR AGENDA NUMBER FIVE.
I ALSO HAVE THAT, THAT WAS THE NEXT LINE I WAS GONNA READ TO YOU.
THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER SERIES OF NOTICES THAT WERE MAILED OUTSIDE OF THE 200 FOOT ZONE.
SO THOSE WEREN'T NOTICES THAT ARE MAILED OUT OF, UH, STATE LAW REQUIREMENTS.
THAT IS A, JUST RECEIVING FEEDBACK FROM RESIDENTS OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT.
BUT BUT WITHIN THE ZONE THERE WERE 56 NOTICES.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO SEE HERE THAT THE, UM, DITY HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS IN SUPPORT IS CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE AS PART OF THE RECORD.
AND THEN THERE'S A CONCERN CITIZENS OF OF DITY HILL THAT WERE OPPOSED, WHO IS YEAH, WELL WE'VE SEEN THAT BEFORE.
OKAY, SO THEY'RE JUST A, A GROUP OF RESIDENTS? THAT'S CORRECT.
RIGHT NOW WE ONLY, WE ONLY ALLOW FOR ONE NEIGHBORHOOD TO BE REGISTERED FOR A GIVEN AREA.
UH, BUT, BUT HERE'S WHERE I'M GETTING AT.
ZONING COMMISSION STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION STAFF DENIED.
WHAT'S THE RATIONALE? WHAT'S THE RATIONALE? I, WE ANTICIPATE THIS IS TOO DENSE FOR THIS AREA.
I, SO I'M JUST HAVING SOME TROUBLE WITH, WITH HOW ALL, HOW ALL THAT BALANCES OUT TO ULTIMATELY, UM, THE OTHER THING TO TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION, MAYOR, IS THE HEIGHT THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING, THEY'RE GONNA BE BUILDING TWO STORIES.
IF THAT IS NOT IN CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, I CAN SEE WHERE THERE COULD BE CONCERNS FROM THE, THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WOULDN'T THAT COME UP IN H D R C? YES, IT WOULD BE COMING UP AT ALL OF THOSE.
UM, AND THEN H D R C REHEARD THE ITEM AND THEN SIX NOTICES WERE MAILED IN, IN FAVOR OF THE H D R C.
SO THE, THOSE ARE TYPICALLY NOT NOTES THAT WE PUT INTO, UM, OUR BACKGROUND, BUT YES, THE, ALL OF THAT INFORMATION IS RELEVANT.
IT, THERE WAS CONSIDERATION AT H D R C AND THERE WAS NOTICES RECEIVED IN SUPPORT, UM, THAT YOU NOTED FIVE NOTICES IN FAVOR AND IN GENERAL, UH, THE H D R C IS MAKING A RECOMMENDATION ON, ON HOW THE STRUCTURE LOOKS, UH, RIGHT.
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GONNA GET A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION.H D R C WILL LOOK AT IT, YOU KNOW, FOR WHAT THEY'RE PROPOSING AND, AND THEY'LL LOOK AT THE DESIGN AND ENSURE THAT THE DESIGN IS IN CHARACTER WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE RECOMMENDING ON.
SO THEY'RE NOT REALLY RECOMMENDING ON THE USE ITSELF.
I'M JUST HAVING A LOT OF DISSONANCE HERE ON WHAT OUR OVERALL HOUSING GOALS ARE AND HOW ALL OF THOSE INPUTS RESULTED IN A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE STAFF TO DENY ON THIS ITEM.
UM, I'M STILL, SOMEBODY'S GONNA HAVE TO WALK ME THROUGH ALL THAT.
UH, BECAUSE I AM COGNIZANT OF THE FACT THAT IT'S, IT'S RIGHT HERE AND IT'S BEEN WRITTEN ABOUT AND TALKED ABOUT FOR A LONG TIME.
IT'S RIGHT HERE IN THESE AGENDAS WHERE WE EITHER MEET OR WE FAIL OUR, OUR OVERALL HOUSING GOALS.
AND, AND THAT'S NOT SOMETHING I, I WANT TO, UH, CONTINUE TO PERPETUATE IF WE CAN DO IT BETTER.
UH, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THE COUNCIL OFFICE AND THE STAFF DID THEIR DUE DILIGENCE ON THIS AND, AND MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION FOR, FOR THE DISTRICT.
UH, BUT SOME OF THE INFORMATION IN THE BACKGROUND IS, IS CONCERNING TO ME.
SO, UM, I'LL BE SUPPORTING, UM, THE, THE DISTRICT OFFICE AND THEIR DECISION ON THIS, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT FOR GIVING THEIR PUBLIC COMMENT AND TOUCHING ON THAT SPEECH GIVEN BY PRESIDENT BARACK OBAMA WHO HIGHLIGHTED THE CONTRADICTION AROUND NEOLIBERAL CITIES.
RIGHT? AND I, I WANNA POINT THAT, UM, THERE ARE CONVERSATIONS THROUGHOUT AROUND THE ZONING AND AFFORDABILITY AND MARKET RATE, RIGHT? AFFORDABILITY AND MARKET RATE IS AN OXYMORON, RIGHT? SO WHEN WE TALK ABOUT WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS GIVING IN HIS SPEECH, IT WAS MORE IN THAT WE OFTEN, UM, PUT MARKET RATE UNDER THE GUISE OF AFFORDABILITY AND THAT'S WHAT NEO, UH, NEOLIBERAL LEADERSHIP DOES.
AND THEN YOU PRODUCE UNAFFORDABLE HOUSING AND DOES NOT MEET THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING GOALS OF A CITY.
AND THAT'S THE PATTERN THAT WE'VE SEEN ALL THROUGHOUT THE NATION AND THAT'S WHAT THE PRESIDENT WAS REFERRING TO.
SO THANK YOU AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SUPPORTING THE COUNCIL MEMBER AND ON HIS DECISION.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THIS? ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM SIX, I BELIEVE WE'RE ON AGENDA ITEM 13.
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REZONING FROM R SIX TO RMM FOUR LOCATED AT 1672 RIGSBY AVENUE.
STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL.
23 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
APOLOGIZE, I LOST MY NOTES HERE.
ITEM 13, WE DO HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGN TO SPEAK.
JACK FINGER, MARINER MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
ONCE AGAIN, I AM JACK GA FINGER AND, UM, WELL, MS. VILLA GRANT, I BELIEVE, UH, THIS, UH, FALLS IN, IN YOUR AREA, UH, THIS ZONING CASE, THE STAFF ZONING STAFF RECOMMENDED DENIAL, I GUESS WHY? WELL, THEY, UM, APPEARS THE OWNER WANTS TO PUT IN, I SAY, WANTS TO PUT IN, I SAY MY TERM IS SHOEHORN IN FOUR UNITS INTO THIS AREA.
THE, UH, THE OTHER COMMENTS IS THAT IT QUOTE WOULD ALLOW MORE DENSITY, NOT I REPEAT NOT CHARACTERISTIC WITH THE SURROUNDING AREA.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU GOT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AROUND THE AREA AND YOU HAVE THIS, THIS FOUR, FOUR UNITS THAT JUST SUDDENLY IT KIND OF STICKS OUT LIKE A SORE THUMB.
UH, MS. RIO GRANDE, I'D APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD LOOK AT THE ZONING STAFF'S DENIAL, RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL AND, UH, UH, FOLLOW SUIT.
SINCE THE CASE LAST WENT BEFORE THE ZONING COMMISSION, THERE WAS SOME ADDITIONAL COMMUNICATION WITH THE PASADENA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT FOR REACHING OUT TO THE PASADENA HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO OUTSTANDING ISSUES OR CONCERNS.
I ALWAYS, I ALSO WANT TO THANK MR. EDWARD FEAR, THE PRESIDENT OF PASADENA HEIGHTS NA, FOR HIS ENGAGEMENT AND WORK WITH BOTH THE APPLICANT AND MY OFFICE ON THIS CASE.
SO AT THIS TIME, I WILL GO AHEAD AND MAKE THE FOLLOWING MOTION,
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MOTION TO APPROVE AS PER ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS.DID I HEAR A SECOND? SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 13 WITH CONDITIONS.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? RECOMMENDATIONS A SECOND BY ROSA GARCIA, PLEASE VOTE.
ITEM NUMBER 16 IS A REZONING FROM R FIVE TO NC LOCATED AT 2 55 MAUREEN DRIVE, STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND DENIAL.
NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED.
WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 16.
MAYOR NURENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND, UH, YES, AS VIA GRANDE ONCE AGAIN, WE HAVE AN I A CASE IN YOUR DISTRICT.
WHAT IS WRONG WITH THIS ONE? WELL, BIG RED FLAGS HERE IS THAT THE ZONING STAFF AND THE ZONING COMMISSION THOUGHT IT WAS BAD.
YEAH, THE UH, AND WHY? WELL, THIS IS PROPOSED DRY CLEANING PICKUP SERVICE.
WHAT'S GOING TO HAPPEN HERE? WELL, ACCORDING TO THEIR COMMENTS, IS THAT THE, UH, IT, THE COMMERCIAL ZONING WOULD YES.
DISRUPT, DISRUPT THE CHARACTER AND THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD? YES.
THE, AND THE, IF I CAN JUST READ MY NOTES HERE, EXIST WOULD, UH, ANYWAY, ALSO, I'LL JUST GO AHEAD HERE.
THE, UM, ALSO THE, UH, THE BROOKS, BROOKS AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN GOES AGAINST THAT AS WELL.
YEAH, WITH THE, UM, WITH A PICKUP SERVICE.
YOU DO HAVE QUITE A BIT OF TRAFFIC COMING BY THERE AND SO MUCH SO THAT THEY THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO CREATE A BIG HAZARD FOR ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DO HAVE TO LIVE AROUND THERE.
UH, MAYBE A DRY CLEANING SERVICE RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF A NEIGHBORHOOD LIKE THAT IS NOT SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
UH, MS. VERAN, PLEASE, UH, SAY NO TO THIS ONE IF YOU WOULD.
COUNCIL MEMBER GERRAN, UH, THANK YOU.
UH, I KNOW THAT MY OFFICE STAFF DID REACH OUT TO THE APPLICANT BEFORE TODAY AND WE WERE, UM, AMENABLE TO HELP WORK WITH HIM, BUT WE HAVE NOT HEARD AND THIS IS A TRAFFIC SAFETY HAZARD, SO I MAKE A MOTION TO DENY AS PER STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION.
SECOND, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM 16.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ITEM 18, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REZONING FROM R FOUR TO C ONE CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 2,600 BLOCK OF EAST SOUTH CROSS BOULEVARD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
AN EIGHT FOOT SOLID SCREEN FENCE, A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND OR USES DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING DIRECTED AWAY FROM A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND OR USES NO OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED SOUND OR SPEAKERS.
NO TEMPORARY SIGNS, WIND WAIVERS, PENANCE, BANDIT OR SNIPE SIGNS, HOURS OF OPERATION LIMITED FROM 8:00 AM TO 10:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 25.
NOTICES MAILED FIVE IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
ALL RIGHT, ON ITEM NUMBER 18, HAS ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? UH, GUSTAVO CARBAJAL IS MR. CARBAJAL HERE? ALRIGHT, WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL MEMBER VILLA GRAND.
I WANNA THANK THE APPLICANT MR. CARBAJAL FOR WORKING WITH THE HIGHLAND HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND OUR OFFICE AS WELL, UH, ON THESE CONDITIONS TODAY.
SO I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE WITH CONDITIONS AS READ.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND
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FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 18 WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED.ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES ITEM 20, AGENDA.
ITEM NUMBER 20 IS A REZONING FROM C TWO TO C TWO CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES FULL SERVICE LOCATED AT TEN NINE THREE ONE POT T JORDAN 10 FREEWAY STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS.
NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE, WIND WAIVERS, SNIPE SIGNS OR PENANT SIGNS.
DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING WILL BE REQUIRED.
SIX FOOT SOLID SCREEN FENCING, ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND OR USES A TYPE B AND B 15 FOOT LANDSCAPING BUFFER ABUTTING RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND OR RESIDENTIAL USES.
ALL REPAIRS SHALL BE CONDUCTED INDOORS.
DO IN FAVOR TO OPPOSE TWO NOTICES IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
WE'VE GOT TWO FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 20.
MR. KRUEGER, YOU'LL BE FOLLOWED BY ERICA SALAS.
I'M, UH, THE DI DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES AND MAINTENANCE AT SOUTHWEST INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT.
UH, I'M HERE REPRESENTING SOUTHWEST I S D AND, AND THE MEMBERS OF OUR DISTRICT AND FAMILIES IN OUR DISTRICT TODAY I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS TIME TO READ A, A LETTER FROM DR.
VERST, OUR SUPERINTENDENT IN OPPOSITION OF THIS PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE AT 1 0 9 3 1 POTE JIN FREEWAY.
DEAR COUNCIL MEMBERS, I RESPECTFULLY SUBMIT THE FORMAL REQUEST IN OPPOSITION TO CHANGING THE CURRENT ZONING DESIGNATION OF THE C TWO, UH, TO A C TWO CD AT PROPERTY ADDRESS 1 0 9 3 1 POTE JIN FREEWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 4.
THIS PROPERTY LOCATION SITS AT THE ENTRYWAY OF THE SPICEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD.
MOST RECENT OBSERVATIONS OF THIS SAID PROPERTY GIVE THE IMPRESSION TO EVERYONE THAT IS CHANGING INTO A JUNKYARD FOR CRASH AND WRECKED VEHICLES.
THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY, I'M SORRY, THE CHILDREN AND FAMILIES LIVING IN THIS LOWER INCOME UNDERSERVED NEIGHBORHOOD OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO DESERVE BETTER.
OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES SHOULD NOT HAVE TO LIVE IN DIRECT PROXIMITY TO SUCH AN UNSIGHTLY BUSINESS.
OUR CHILDREN DESERVE TO BE PROUD OF WHERE THEY RESIDE AND SHOULD HAVE THE OPTIMISM AND SUPPORT ABOUT WHERE THEY GROW UP.
HAVING TO DRIVE BY A JUNKYARD EVERY DAY AS THEY ENTER THE NEIGHBORHOOD NEGATIVELY AFFECTS THEIR ALREADY CHALLENGED MENTAL WELLBEING BROUGHT ON BY THE PANDEMIC.
I WOULD NOT VENTURE INTO THE LONGSTANDING ACTIONS THAT HAVE ALLOWED THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES IN THE AREA IN THE PAST AND WHICH ALREADY, WHICH ARE ALREADY OVERREPRESENTED ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH IS A CONVERSATION FOR ANOTHER TIME.
HOWEVER, I MUST MAKE YOU AWARE OF HOW DISAPPOINTING IT IS TO KNOW MORE OF THESE BUSINESSES CONTINUE TO BE APPROVED.
IT IS NOT A GOOD STRATEGY IN SUPPORTING THE GROWTH OF OUR NEXT GENERATION OF YOUNG LEADERS ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
I ASK THAT YOU PLEASE CONSIDER THE NEGATIVE SOCIAL EMOTIONAL EFFECTS OF APPROVING SUCH A ZONING CHANGE TO OUR FAMILIES WHO RESIDE IN THIS LOCATION AND WHO PURCHASED THEIR HOMES WHEN SUCH A BUSINESS DID NOT EXIST IN THE ZONING ENHANCEMENT.
IF THE ZONING ENHANCEMENT IS APPROVED, HARDWORKING FAMILIES WILL SUFFER PROPERTY DEVALUATION A DARKER DAILY COMMUTE AND THEY JUST DON'T DESERVE TO HAVE SUCH AN ENTITY AS PART OF THEIR IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD SURROUNDINGS.
I ASK YOU SUPPORT THE HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES AND CHILDREN WHO RESIDE IN THE SPICEWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD AND LEAVE THE ZONING OF 1 0 9 3 1 POTEET JORDAN FREEWAY, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 4 AT THE C TWO STATUS.
THANK YOU KINDLY FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION, DR.
UM, TO THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO MAYOR AND COUNCIL, MY FAMILY AND I RESIDE ON GAYLORD DRIVE, WHICH IS DIRECTLY BEHIND THE JUNK YARD DEALERSHIP AT 1 0 9 3 1 T JORDAN 10 HIGHWAY, UH, HIGHWAY.
I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY SAY ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND MYSELF THAT WE ARE AGAINST THE ZONE CHANGE FOR THE JUNKER DEALERSHIP FROM CONTINUING.
THIS WILL INCREASE THE SMELL AND TRASH FROM DEMOTED, UH, DISMANTLED VEHICLES, WHICH BE FOLLOWED BY RATS AND OTHER RODENTS SEEKING HOMES AND FOOD INSIDE THE VE SUCH VEHICLES AND SURROUNDING HOMES.
SPICEWOOD PARK RESIDENTS SHOULDN'T BE GREETED WITH A JUNKER DEALERSHIP WHEN ENTERING AS IT IS AN EYESORE, IT MAKES THIS COMMUNITY LOOK UNPLEASANT AND IT WILL ADDRESS THE EFFECT THE GROWING HOME HOUSING MARKET OF THE AREA DRIVING DOWN AND OPENING POSSIBILITIES FOR MORE, FOR, FOR MORE SUCH BUSINESSES TO TAKE ROOT.
THIS AREA IS CURRENTLY THRIVING WITH MULTIPLE FAMILY DWELLINGS
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BEING BUILT ALL AROUND SPICEWOOD.TO PLACE A JUNKER DEALERSHIP IN THE MIDDLE OF SUCH COMMUNITY COULD BE NOTHING BUT NEGATIVE EFFECTS BECAUSE NO ONE WANTS TO BE LIVING NEXT TO A JUNKER DEALERSHIP.
SPICE PARK, UM, COMMUNITY HAS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL INSIDE AND STUDENTS SHOULDN'T BE SEE, SHOULDN'T SEE A JUNKER DEALERSHIP AT THE ENTRANCE OF THEIR SCHOOL NEIGHBORHOOD AT IS AS IT IS DISCOURAGING AND THEY SHOULD BE PROUD BY ENTERING THE COMMUNITY WITH RESPECTS TO THE BUSINESS OWNER.
WE ASK THIS BUSINESS TO PLEASE BE RE RELOCATED AWAY FROM A SUBURBAN AREA WITH HUNDREDS OF FAMILIES IN ITS DIRECT VICINITY.
AND AS A, A FORMER SPICEWOOD PARK, UM, EMPLOYEE FOR THE SOUTHWEST DISTRICT, I KNOW THE TEACHERS AND ALL THE STUDENTS IN THERE AND I AM PART OF THE COMMUNITY AND I REALLY WANT OUR CHILDREN AND THE FAMILIES THERE TO REALLY BE PROUD OF WHAT THEY'RE, YOU KNOW, COMING INTO.
'CAUSE ALREADY, YOU KNOW, IT'S TRASH ON THE FENCES LINES OUTSIDE AND IN SEEING DOGS GO IN AND OUT OF THE PROPERTY LINE.
AND I JUST WANT BETTER FOR OUR SPICEWOOD PARK ELEMENTARY FAMILIES.
BUT THANK YOU AND HAVE A NICE DAY.
THANK YOU MS. SSS, COUNCIL MEMBER ROCHA GARCIA.
AND THANK YOU FOR UM, EVERYBODY WHO CAME TO SPEAK.
THIS BUSINESS OPENED WITHOUT A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY OR PROPER ZONING.
IT IS LOCATED AT THE ENTRANCE OF AN ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD SPICEWOOD OF APPROXIMATELY 400 HOMES.
CONSTITUENTS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT WRECKED AND JUNK VEHICLES AND PAINT AND BODY WORK BEING DONE IN THE OPEN OF A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHICH THEN PROMPTED CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS TO INVESTIGATE NOVEMBER, 2021.
CODE OFFICERS INFORMED THE OWNER THAT HE COULD NOT DO AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR AND PAINT WORK ON THE PROPERTY UNTIL HE HAS GRANTED THE NEW ZONING CLASSIFICATION, WHICH WOULD ALLOW FOR THE USE.
DESPITE THIS NOTICE FROM CODE, THIS TYPE OF WORK IS STILL BEING DONE AT THIS LOCATION.
CODE OFFICERS ALSO ISSUED NOTICE OF VIOLATION TO THE OWNER FOR CHAPTER 35 DASH 31 PERMITTED USE CHAPTER 10 DASH 12 C F O WORKING OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE AND CHAPTER 10 DASH SIX PERMITS FOR POSSIBLE BUILDING.
EACH NOTICE INCLUDED 30 DAYS TO COMPLY.
MY STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSIONER RELAYED THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE AREA TO THE OWNER AT THE ZONING COMMISSION MEETING ON JUNE 21ST.
SOME OF THOSE CONCERNS INCLUDE VEHICLES LOCATED ALONG THE FENCE LINE, THE WRECK JUNK CARS ON THE PROPERTY, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR PAINT WORK BEING DONE OUT IN THE OPEN AND THE CAR PARTS SCATTERED THROUGHOUT THE PROPERTIES.
AS OF LAST WEEK, THE OWNER HAD MOVED SOME CARS AWAY FROM THE PROPERTY LINE, BUT THE WRECK JUNK VEHICLES ARE STILL WITHIN THE PROPERTY.
THERE'S ALSO A NEW STRUCTURE BEING BUILT WITHOUT PROPER CITY OF SAN ANTONIO PERMITS.
AS A DISTRICT FOUR REPRESENTATIVE TO CITY COUNCIL, I SUPPORT SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS AND RESPECT THEIR INPUT.
JUST AS I APPRECIATE THE FEEDBACK FROM OUR RESIDENTS.
THAT IS WHY, BASED ON THE CONCERNS EXPRESSED BY RESIDENTS AND ONGOING CODE VIOLATIONS, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS ZONING CHANGE.
NOT AT THE DETRIMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
FOR THESE REASONS, I'M MAKING A MOTION TO DENY.
ALL RIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR DENIAL OF ITEM 20.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE PLEASE VOTE.
MOTION CARRIES ITEM 28, AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 28 IS A REZONING FROM R SIX TO C TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A CAR WASH LOCATED AT 78 27 MARBACH ROAD.
STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL THE APPLICANT IS ADDING THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS.
HOURS OF OPERATION ARE 7:00 AM TO 8:00 PM MONDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING WITH REDUCED LIGHTING AT NIGHT.
PROPERTY BE SECURED WITH A GATE DURING NON-BUSINESS HOURS.
MAINTAIN A 15 FOOT TREE AND OR LANDSCAPE BUFFER BETWEEN THE CAR WASH AND THE DRAINAGE CHANNEL TO THE NORTH OF THE PROPERTY.
49 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR.
MEADOW VILLAGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
NO RESPONSE FROM THE LACKLAND TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ALRIGHT, UH, THERE'S NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 28.
WE'LL GO OVER TO COUNCIL MEMBER KEO HOWARD.
I MOVE TO APPROVE ITEM 28 WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ.
I ALSO, UH, JUST FOR BRIEFLY INVITE PATRICK CHRISTIANSEN TO SPEAK BRIEFLY ON, UM, THE CONDITIONS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
GOOD AFTERNOON COUNCIL MEMBERS PATRICK CHRISTENSEN.
I JUST WANTED TO READ INTO THE RECORD THAT THE DEVELOPERS COMMITTED TO SAVING A WINDMILL THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY INTO INCORPORATE IT INTO THE LANDSCAPING WHEN THEY REDEVELOPED THE PROPERTY.
WE PROMISED THIS TO THE NEIGHBORHOODS.
I JUST WANTED TO GET INTO THE RECORD.
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ALL RIGHT.WAS THERE A SECOND ON APPROVAL OF ITEM 28? ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.
THAT'S THE BALANCE OF OUR ZONING AGENDA.
UH, BEFORE WE ADJOURN, WE HAVE A SPECIAL BIRTHDAY TO CELEBRATE TODAY.
THIS IS, UH, A CAKE THAT WAS BROUGHT IN AND THEN REMOVED TWICE.
SO IT WAS SORT OF LIKE THE CHAMPAGNE CASE THAT THE 86 RED SOX HAD ROD AND THE DUGOUT.
BUT WE'RE HERE TO CELEBRATE MELISSA'S BIRTHDAY.
SO LET'S CELEBR SING HER A HAPPY BIRTHDAY.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU AND MANY MORE.
IT'S 2:54 PM ON THIS 18TH DAY OF AUGUST, 2022.
WE ARE ADJOURNED AND WE'RE GONNA GO CELEBRATE.