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ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, WE'RE GETTING READY TO START HERE IN A FEW MINUTES.
IF YOU'D PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
UH, SAME INSTRUCTION FOR OH, HELLO? HELLO, HELLO.
OH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, UH, PLEASE TAKE YOUR SEATS.
WE'RE GETTING READY TO START THE MEETING IN JUST A MINUTE OR SO.
COMMISSIONERS, IF YOU COULD DO THE SAME, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
I WAS MAKING, I WAS MAKING FUN OF OUR SHARED PROFESSION.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOONS LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
UH, BEFORE WE BEGIN, IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE OUR SPANISH INTERPRETATION SERVICES STATEMENT.
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 TWO AND I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION.
UH, I'D LIKE TO DO ROLL CALL BY STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES.
UH, MARCO BARROS, REPRESENTING DISTRICT NINE MARK WHITE, DISTRICT 10.
SUMMER GRADE HOUSE DISTRICT ONE.
DISTRICT SEVEN CHARLES FUENTES, DISTRICT THREE.
UH, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDERG GOD INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALL RIGHT NOW IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE STAFF GO OVER OUR, UH, ZONING COMMISSION PROCEDURES AND OUR MEETING FORMAT.
BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE 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 ZONING 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 OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION IN ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED IN TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING.
YOU WILL BE CALLED IN ORDER THAT YOU SIGN UP TO SPEAK.
THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION.
YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT THE 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 REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
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NOW IF WE COULD PLEASE MOVE ON TO OUR, UM, WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONED ITEMS, PLEASE.WE HAVE ITEM NUMBER ONE LOCATED AT 2004 MONTEREY STREET.
THAT ITEM IS POSTPONED AND WILL RETURN WHEN IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED AND RENO.
AND ALSO ITEM NUMBER THREE THAT IS LOCATED AT 1527 HILLCREST DRIVE.
AGAIN, THIS ITEM WILL RETURN WHEN IT HAS BEEN REPUBLISHED AND RENO.
THERE'S SOMEONE, UH, WITH A YELLOW FOLDER.
COULD YOU GO SEE WHAT SHE HAS A QUESTION OR ISSUE? I HAVE A CONTINUED EXPERIENCE.
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ZONING CASE.HAS THAT BEEN CONTINUED? IT HAS NOT YET.
WE ARE JUST ON THE VERY FIRST THING ON THIS AGENDA ON THE UPPER LEFT HAND SIDE.
UH, THESE ARE THE POSTPONED CASES.
SO RIGHT NOW FOR EVERYONE'S BENEFIT, I'M GONNA EXPLAIN WHAT A POSTPONED CASE IS.
A POSTPONED CASE IS ONE THAT HAS BEEN PULLED FROM CONSIDERATION BY THIS COMMISSION, UH, AND WILL REQUIRE RE NOTICING BEFORE IT COMES BACK.
SO IF YOU ARE A MEMBER OF THE PUBLIC AND YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST AN ITEM YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED IF YOU LIVE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPOSED REZONING, UH, NOTICE, UH, TELLING YOU ABOUT THIS MEETING, TELLING YOU ABOUT THE REZONING REQUEST.
UH, IF YOU RECEIVE ONE OF THOSE FOR ONE OR TH I'M SORRY, THREE, NEED TO UPDATE MY PRESCRIPTION, UM, THEN YOU WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER ONE BEFORE EITHER OF THOSE TWO CASES SHOWS UP AGAIN TODAY, A CONTINUANCE, UH, NO NOTICE IS REQUIRED AND THEY WILL BE SET FOR A DATE CERTAIN, UH, IN THE WELL NOW THE THIRD AND FOURTH PART OF OUR MEETING TODAY.
SO WE WILL DO THAT CONTINUANCE IN A LITTLE BIT.
UH, BUT IF ANYONE IS HERE FOUR ITEMS, ONE OR THREE, THOSE WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY AND YOU WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER NOTICE WHEN THEY WILL BE REHEARD.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE, WHICH CONSISTS OF OUR, UH, CONSENT ITEMS. UH, IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE THOSE READ SO THAT COMMISSIONERS CAN CONSIDER WHETHER OR NOT TO PULL ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS. ALL RIGHT.
ITEMS. UM, PUT THE OTHER FORM UP, NOT THE POWERPOINT.
YEAH, CAN YOU MAKE THAT BIGGER
THANK YOU FOR THOSE OF US WHO ARE BLIND.
ALRIGHT, ACTUALLY MARCO, WE'LL JUST DO IT THIS WAY.
UH, ANY COMMISSIONERS WANT ANY ITEM CURRENTLY ON COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION.
LOOKING TO MY LEFT, SEEING NO ONE LOOKING TO MY RIGHT, SEEING NO ONE.
ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, LET'S GO AHEAD AND READ THESE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ALL RIGHT, ITEM NUMBER ONE, LOCATED AT 29 0 2 NORTH ST.
CORRECT PLACE 51 NOTICES MAILED OUT 11 IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED TO HELD NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT GOING FROM RM 4 0 2 AND MF 33 TO C ONE AND C ONE S WITH SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS LOCATED AT 1513 LEO STREET.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM A PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR THE WEST END HOPE IN ACTION GOING FROM MF 33 MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT TO RRN FOUR.
ITEM NUMBER 10 IS LOCATED AT 1108 GIBBS STREET, 42 40.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM RMM OR R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TWO I D Z ONE.
LIMITED INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE WITH USE OF PERMITTED FOR THREE UNITS.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS GOING FROM, IS LOCATED AT 2 0 2 TO 2 0 6 PLEASANTON ROAD AND 40 23 SOUTH FLORES.
53 NOTICES WERE MAILED IN ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE ST.
LEO'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT C TWO NA, COMMERCIAL NON-RESIDENT, NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT TWO I D Z ONE LIMITED INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE WITH USE PERMITTED FOR MF 18.
LIMITED INTENSITY MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT.
ITEM NUMBER 14 LOCATED AT 75 40 BANDERA ROAD.
NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT ONE IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED AND THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO, BOAT AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE OUTSIDE AND SCREENED.
ITEM NUMBER 16 LOCATED AT 1 3 0 0 2
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YOUR LANE 28.NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT FIVE IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM THE NORTHERN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R SIX CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO UNITS.
ITEM NUMBER 17 LOCATED AT 1602 NORTH MAIN AVENUE.
TOBY HILL COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT GOING FROM C TWO NA COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES TO C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A BAR TAVERN.
UH, THERE ARE CONDITIONS ON THIS CASE WHICH ARE NO LIVE.
OUTDOOR ENTERTAINMENT AND FOOD TRUCK HOURS OF OPERATION WILL NOT EXTEND PAST THE FOLLOWING TIMES.
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, 12:00 AM FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.
1:00 AM AND SUNDAY 11:00 PM NEXT ITEM IS NUMBER 19, LOCATED AT 66 60 FIRST PARK.
ONE OPPOSED BELLEVUE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
DELLWOOD AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATED IS IN SUPPORT GOING FROM BP BUSINESS PARK TO OH TWO HIGH RISE OFFICE DISTRICT ITEM NUMBER 20 LOCATED AT GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE A HUNDRED BLOCK OF ST.
ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM THE WOODLAWN LAKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR THE DONALD'S TERRANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR THE JEFFERSON WOODLAKE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
IT'S GOING FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C ONE CD LIKE COMMERCIAL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A CAR WASH AND THIS ONE ALSO HAS CONDITIONS.
FIRST CONDITION HOURS OF OPERATION MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
7:00 AM TO 8:00 PM SUNDAY 9:00 AM TO 7:00 PM LIGHTING ON SITE WILL BE LIMITED AND POINTED DOWNWARD AFTER 8:00 PM.
DEVELOPER WILL PLACE STREETSCAPE TREES ALONG WOODLAWN IN THE SAME CONFIGURATION AS IN WOODLAWN LAKE PARK.
DEVELOPER SHALL ALSO ADD BRUSHES IN BETWEEN TO ENSURE LANDSCAPING SCREENING FROM THE BUSINESSES TO THE RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPER WILL LIMIT THE HEIGHT OF SIGNAGE ON ST.
CLOUD TO SIX FOOT MAXIMUM AND ONLY PLACE MONUMENT SIGNED ON WOODLAWN.
ITEM NUMBER 21 IS LOCATED AT 49 30 FORTUNA STREET.
ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE LOS PUENTES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY.
ITEM NUMBER 22 1 17 GRAVEL STREET 33 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT.
ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM ENDEAVOR HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM RM FOUR RESIDENTIAL MIXED DISTRICT TO R THREE CD SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS.
ITEM NUMBER 25 IS LOCATED AT 6 27 BELMONT 48.
ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GOING FROM R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO ID Z ONE LIMITED INTENSITY INFIELD DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT WITH THE USE PERMITTED FOR FOUR RESIDENTIAL FOUR DWELLING UNITS AND NUMBER 26 IS LOCATED ON BROADWAY STREET IN NORTH ALAMO.
ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM THE GARMENT HILL ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS GOING FROM MF 33 MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND I D Z WITH VARIOUS USES PERMITTED TWO I D Z THREE WITH THE SAME USES PERMITTED AS THE PREVIOUS I D Z AND ALL OVERLAYS REMAIN THE SAME.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. RAVI.
UH, MR. CHRISTENSEN, I BELIEVE YOU HAVE AN AMENDMENT TO ITEM NUMBER ONE.
PARDON ME? THIS COMMISSIONER IS PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST.
MARY'S SUITE 2,700 AND WORKING WITH THE TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD AS PATRICK.
CAN YOU CHECK THE, TO MAKE SURE IT'S ON
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THE LIGHT'S ON.CAN YOU HEAR ME?
AND YOU'RE AMENDING YOUR APPLICATION CORRECT TO THAT EFFECT? VERY GOOD.
UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEMS ON THE COMBINED HEARING? NUMBER ONE DOCKET.
CAN Y'ALL PLAY UM, 1 73 PLEASE? HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVEN
I OWN PROPERTY AT 41 21 SOUTH FLORES AND ALSO AT 1 0 3 NEIL STREET, 7 8 2 1 4.
AND I'M CALLING ABOUT THE ZONING, THE REZO NOTICE OF REZONING.
AND THE CASE NUMBER IS Z 2 0 2 1 0 701 7 3.
AND I LIKE TO SAY THAT I'M IN FAVOR FOR IT.
THEY'LL PUT PEOPLE THERE WHERE WE CAN ALL TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER'S YARDS.
IT DEFINITELY WILL BE AN IMPROVEMENT.
UM, AND JUST GIMME A CALL AND IF YOU NEED MORE INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT I THINK MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (210) 290-3473.
ONCE AGAIN, IT'S REGARDING CASE NUMBER Z 2 22 707 3 6.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? YES, WE ALSO HAVE SOME ON 1 91 AND 200.
YEAH, THIS IS CARLOS GONZALEZ.
I'M AT 1512 AL STREET AND I'M CALLING REGARDING THE 1513 AL STREET REZONING SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, TOMORROW.
UH, I'M ALSO A PART OF THE WEST END HOPE ACTION ORGANIZATION AND ANISA, SHE WITH DISTRICT ONE CITY COUNCILMAN MARIO BRAVO'S OFFICE HAS BEEN, UM, FACILITATING OUR, UH, STANCE ON, ON THIS PARTICULAR ZONING.
UH, ALTHOUGH WE ARE TOTALLY AGAINST MF 33 APARTMENT TYPE CONSTRUCTION IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS, WE REALIZE THAT, UM, COUNCIL'S NEVER TAKEN ANY ACTION TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
AND, UH, WE'VE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE DEVELOPER AND ARE SATISFIED WITH THE, UH, PROPOSED FOUR APARTMENTS, UH, AND TAKING CARE OF, UH, IT'S BEEN A VACANT LOT FOR A COUPLE YEARS NOW.
AND, AND THERE'S PROBLEMS BECAUSE THERE'S AN ALLEY IN THE BACK.
AND, UM, WE'VE TALKED TO THE NEIGHBORS AND I THINK EVERYONE UNDERSTANDS, UH, THIS IS THE FAIREST AND MOST REASONABLE, UH, SOLUTION WE HAVE AT THE MOMENT.
WE ARE PARTICIPATING ON ANOTHER HAND WITH LARGE SCALE REZONING IN OUR AREA.
AND URGE ALL YOUR COMMISSIONERS TO URGE YOUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
YOU KNOW, WE SHOULD HAVE FIXED THIS A LONG TIME AGO.
MF 30 THREES HAVE A PLACE NOT IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
I LIVE AT 69 35 BLUEGRASS RUN SEVEN EIGHT TWO FOUR OH.
UM, MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN EIGHT SIX FIVE EIGHT ZERO FOUR EIGHT.
UM, I WOULD LIKE TO POST AN OBJECTION TO CASE NUMBER Z DASH 0 2 2, UH, DASH 1 0 7 0 0 2 0 0 CD.
UM, I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE H O A THAT IS BEHIND THAT PROPERTY AND WE ARE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT SEVERAL THINGS.
FOR EXAMPLE, POLLUTION, BOTH NOISE AND AIR, AND AS WELL AS THE WILDLIFE LIVING BACK THERE IN THAT AREA, BEING FORCED INTO OUR COMMUNITY.
I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TAKE THAT INTO CONSIDERATION.
UM, I LIVE AT 68 0 3 BLUEGRASS RUN.
UM, THE LAST NUMBERS OF THE CASE ARE 2 0 0.
I'M JUST CALLING TO OPPOSE THE PLANS.
UM, THERE'S, YOU KNOW, THERE'S NICE, WE FEED THE, UM, ANIMALS, THE DEER AND WE JUST DON'T KNOW, YOU KNOW, RUN 'EM OFF INTO
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THE STREET OR WHAT, WHERE ARE THEY GONNA GO? YOU KNOW, AND THEN WE DON'T WANNA LOOK AT OUR BACK AND SEE LIGHTS AND, UM, I JUST, IT'S A NICE AND PEACEFUL AND IT JUST, IT SUCKS THAT Y'ALL ARE GONNA BE DEVELOPING, UM, THAT STUFF BEHIND US.HELLO, MY NAME IS CONNIE GUTIERREZ.
I LIVE AT 6 8 0 2 BLUEGRASS RUN SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 4 0.
MY NUMBER'S 2 1 0 8 8 7 5 0 8 9.
THE CASE NUMBER IS LAST THREE DIGITS, 200 CD.
UM, THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE AFFECTS MY PROPERTY AT THE, UM, AT THE EDGE OF MY PROPERTY IN THE BACKYARD.
AND I HAVE, I AM OPPOSED TO THE CHANGE.
I AM CONCERNED ABOUT A FEW THINGS.
NUMBER ONE, THERE'S A LOT OF WILDLIFE THERE THAT WE FEED AND TAKE CARE OF.
I KNOW IT'S A, A VACANT ZONE OR VACANT LOT, BUT WE, UM, HELP DO THAT.
I'M CONCERNED ABOUT WHEN THEY, IF IF THIS GOES THROUGH A CONCERN FOR THEIR SAFETY, THEIR
NUMBER TWO, I'M CONCERNED ABOUT MY PROPERTY VALUE.
UH, AT THIS POINT I HAVE A PEACEFUL BACKYARD.
UH, I'M SURE WITH THIS PROPOSAL, I, THAT WILL NO LONGER BE THE CASE.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT NOISE POLLUTION.
I'M WORRIED ABOUT ANY C O TWO EMISSIONS THAT MIGHT HAPPEN.
UH, I'M WORRIED ABOUT THE FACT THAT THERE IS A, THAT THERE WOULD BE A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY THERE.
WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE SHOULD THAT COMMERCIAL POVERTY LEAVE AND ANOTHER ONE WOULD WANNA PURCHASE? DOES THAT MEAN THAT ANY OTHER TYPE OF BUSINESS WOULD BE ABLE TO GO IN THERE? SO I HAVE, UH, PLENTY OF CONCERNS.
AGAIN, I AM COMPLETELY OPPOSED TO THIS ZONING CHANGE AND I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THIS FURTHER.
UM, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, YOU CAN CALL ME AT (210) 887-5089.
THIS IS CASE Z DASH 2 0 2 2 DASH 1 0 7 0 2 0 0 CD.
I LIVE AT 68 0 6 BLUEGRASS RUN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 0.
THE REASON FOR MY CALL IS THE ZONING THAT YOU ARE TRYING TO DO IS DIRECTLY BEHIND MY HOUSE.
IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A LOT OF PROBLEMS ONCE THEY TEAR DOWN ALL THE GRASS AND CUT ALL THE TREES AND EVERYTHING, ALL THE FIELD MICE, ALL THE RATS, ALL THE POSSUMS, ALL THE SQUIRRELS.
EVERYTHING'S GOING TO COME TOWARDS US EVEN THOUGH WE ALREADY HAVE AN EXTREME PROBLEM WITH THE MICE, THE POSSUMS, AND, UM, THE RACCOONS.
SO IT'S BEST THAT THEY STAY OVER THERE.
I UNDERSTAND THAT Y'ALL ARE TRYING TO BUILD ON THIS PROPERTY, BUT IT'S GOING TO AFFECT US TREMENDOUSLY.
UH, AGAIN, MY NAME IS MELISSA ALVAREZ.
I LIVE AT 68 0 6 BLUEGRASS RUN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
I AM OPPOSED TO THE REZONING OF THIS PROPERTY THAT'S HOLD A, THE PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE, DO YOU WANT TO PULL ITEM NUMBER 16? YES.
IN LOT OF THE VOICEMAILS THOUGH, WE NEED TO PULL 16 TO INDIVIDUAL.
UH, COMMISSIONER SIPES, WOULD YOU LIKE TO PULL ITEM 14? YES, FOR THE SAME REASON.
ALRIGHT, SO IF WE COULD GET THE COMBINED HEARING BACK UP AND IT WILL NOT INCLUDE THOSE TWO ITEMS. UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. YES? YES.
UM, ITEM NUMBER SIX AS AMENDED.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 9, 10 12 17 WITH CONDITIONS AS RED 1920 WITH CONDITIONS AS RED.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS STATED BY COMMISSIONER S SIPES.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE'LL SECOND THAT MR. CHAIR.
UH, I GOT COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
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MUCHUH, ALL RIGHT, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE IS THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING TO MY LEFT? SEEING NONE.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS READ ON THE RECORD BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
ALRIGHT, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WERE THE APPLICANT ON UH, 6, 9, 10, 12, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25 OR 26, YOU ARE WELCOME TO GO ABOUT AND ENJOY YOUR DAY.
YOU ARE HEADED TO CITY COUNCIL.
UH, GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO OUR FIRST CONTINUANCE HEARING DOCKET, WHICH SHOULD BE ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED FOR TWO WEEKS TO SEPTEMBER 20TH.
IF WE COULD PLEASE, UH, READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
JUST TO CONFIRM, UH, CAN WE GO BACK TO THE LIST PLEASE? WE HAVE ITEM FIVE AND 24 AND 27.
ARE THERE ANY OTHERS FOR THIS TIMELINE? THIS WOULD BE SEPTEMBER THE 20TH.
SO ONLY FIVE AND 24 THEN? ONLY FIVE AND 24.
WHY DON'T YOU COME, COME ON UP HERE MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD, DO YOU WANT THE INDIVIDUAL? I'M CONTINUE ON WHICH ONE? HELLO? HI MA'AM.
SO, UH, THOSE 6, 9 10, YOU SAID THAT THOSE WERE ALL REMOVED AND YOU TOLD THE PEOPLE WHO WERE CONCERNED THOSE AREED ON ON CONSENT AGENDA? YES MA'AM.
SO WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? CONSENT? IT MEANS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE FULL, UH, CITIZENS TO BE HEARD COMING UP AND DOING THAT.
WE DID HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT, NO ONE ELSE HERE WAS PRESENT.
AND SO THOSE HAVE BEEN APPROVED BECAUSE THEY WERE RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL AND THERE WAS NOT SIGNIFICANT PUBLIC OPPOSITION.
AND SO THE COMMISSIONERS THROUGH THEIR DISCRETION PUT THAT ON THE CONSENT AGENDA AND THAT HAS NOW PASSED AND THEY HAVE MOVED ON.
IF YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO GO OVER HERE, UH, TO MR. AVI AND HE WILL ANSWER THOSE FOR YOU.
ALRIGHT, THAT BEING SAID, WE ARE BACK TO READING THE ITEMS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 20TH CONTINUANCE HEARING, UH, INTO THE RECORD PLEASE.
UH, WE'VE ALSO, UH, GOT AN UPDATE WHILE WE WERE, WHILE YOU WERE HAVING YOUR DISCUSSION.
UM, IT'S GONNA BE ITEM FIVE, SEVEN, AND 24.
NOW IF WE COULD READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ALRIGHT, UH, WHILE WE'RE KILLING TIME, UH, DEAD AIR IS, IS NEVER A GOOD THING.
UM, TO THE EXTENT THAT APPLICANTS ARE FIRST TIME APPLICANTS OR YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, WE HAVE A WONDERFUL PROFESSIONAL STAFF THAT CAN ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS RIGHT OVER THERE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY DO A GOOD JOB.
THEY GIVE US RECOMMENDATIONS, UH, THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING.
AND IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I ENCOURAGE YOU TO COME DOWN HERE, UH, TO THE ONE STOP AND EITHER SEEK OUT THE CASE MANAGER FOR YOUR CASE OR SEEK OUT SOMEONE IN THE ZONING DEPARTMENT AND THEY WILL TRY TO HELP YOU AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.
SO, UM, YOU KNOW, IF YOU EVER HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO REACH OUT TO THEM.
AND ALSO, IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, YOU CAN ALWAYS REACH OUT TO YOUR COMMISSIONER OR YOU CAN REACH OUT TO ME AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ESPECIALLY ANY PROCESS RELATED QUESTIONS.
UH, NO COMMISSIONER CAN MAKE ANY PROMISES TO YOU AS TO WHAT, UH, NO COMMISSIONER CAN DO ANYTHING UNTIL WE ACT AS A BODY AFTER A PUBLIC HEARING.
BUT WHEN IT COMES TO THINGS LIKE WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW, NOW THE COMMISSIONERS AND THE STAFF ARE ALWAYS HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, NOW THAT I'VE KILLED ENOUGH TIME, WE ARE GOOD TO GO.
LET'S READ THE SEPTEMBER 20TH CONTINUANCE DOCKET INTO THE RECORD PLEASE.
FIRST ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER FIVE, LOCATED AT 2200 MCCULLOUGH AVENUE 49.
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NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO IN FAVOR OF SIX OPPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD.TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN OP OPPOSITION MONTE VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND MONTE VISTA HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION IS, UH, OPPOSITION ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, LOCATED AT FIVE 15 WEST BEND DRIVE.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND ITEM NUMBER 24, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 4,000 BLOCK OF WOODSTONE DRIVE.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ALRIGHT, ARE THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENTS ON THESE ITEMS? NOPE.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD PLAY THE VOICEMAIL PLEASE.
I LIVE AT TWO ZERO SEVEN EAST RUSSELL PLACE.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 422-4182.
I'M CALLING ABOUT THE CASE ENDING IN 0 7 6 AT 2200 MCCULLOUGH.
UH, I'D LIKE TO SPEAK TO URGE A VOTE AGAINST THIS PLAN.
OUR HOME SITS TO THE NORTH SIDE OF THE SPOT.
SO WE FEEL LIKE ANY CHANGE MATERIAL WILL GREATLY IMPACT US AND OUR NEIGHBORS.
WE LEARNED THAT A FOUR STORY SELF STORE FACILITY WAS BEING PLANNED HERE AND WE BECAME CONCERNED WHEN WE PURCHASED OUR HOME.
WE DID SO ANOINT A LOT WAS ZONED FROM A MAXIMUM OF 25 FEET.
THE NEW PROPOSALS TO RAISE US TO FOUR STORIES OUR HOME AND MANY OF OUR NEIGHBORS HOMES WERE BUILT AND PURCHASED WITH THE UNDERSTANDING THAT OUR VIEWS WOULD NOT BE BLOCKED BY ANYTHING ON THE SPOT.
THIS CHANGE THREATENS THAT MANY OF US HAVE ROOFTOP DECKS WHOSE VIEWS THE SURROUNDING AREAS WILL BE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED BY HAVING A LARGE BUILDING TOWERING OVER US AND OUR PROPERTY VALUES HARMED.
THIS TYPE OF BUILDING AND HEAVY COMMERCIAL BUSINESS ALSO DON'T FIT THE FEEL OF THIS AREA.
IT CONSISTS OF HOUSES AND SCHOOLS WITH SOME SMALL SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS.
AN ENORMOUS SELF STORAGE FACILITY WILL BE AN EYESORE.
IT DOES NOTHING TO ELEVATE OR IMPROVE THE AREA.
IT ISN'T WANTED BY THE RESIDENTS.
THIS BUSINESS IS ALSO BY ITS NATURE, 24 HOURS.
RESIDENTS HERE CAN EXPECT TO HAVE CARS AND TRUCKS COMING AT ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT CREATING INCREASED NOISE AND ACTIVITY.
THREE SIDES OF THE LOT ARE SURROUNDED BY HOMES AND EVERYONE HERE WILL BE GREATLY IMPACTED BY THE EXTRA ACTIVITY.
THIS WOULD BRING SELF STORAGE FACILITIES ALSO OWNED BY CRIME.
IT DOESN'T TAKE MUCH SEARCHING TO FIND NEWS OF BURGLARIES, DRUG ACTIVITIES, VANDALISM, AND EVEN HUMAN TRAFFICKING.
I'M NOT ARGUING THESE TYPES OF BUSINESSES SHOULDN'T EXIST.
ONLY THAT THEY SHOULD BE IN APPROPRIATE LOCATIONS WHERE HOMES AND SCHOOLS AREN'T IMPACTED.
THIS IS NOT ONE OF THOSE LOCATIONS.
FINALLY, WE BELIEVE TRAFFIC WILL BECOME AN ISSUE.
THE PLAN INGRESS AND EGRESS POINTS ARE DIRECTLY NEXT TO HOUSE ON FRENCH AT RUSSELL PLACE.
THIS WOULD INCREASE TRAFFIC IN THOSE AREAS, ESPECIALLY WITH THE PLACEMENT OF THOSE DRIVEWAYS BOARDING RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES.
RUSSELL PLACE IS ESPECIALLY A PROBLEM.
ANYONE WHO'S BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD KNOWS IT'S MORE OF AN ALLEY THAN A STREET.
IT'S NEAR ENOUGH THAT TWO CARS CAN'T PASS WITHOUT ONE MOVING INTO A DRIVEWAY TO LET THE OTHER GO BY.
THIS IS NOT A STREET THAT NEEDS MORE TRAFFIC.
SO TO SUMMARIZE, A GIANT SELF STORAGE FACILITY IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA.
IT'LL NEGATIVELY IMPACT THE NEARBY RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE.
I URGE YOU TO VOTE AGAINST IT.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS FOR THE SEPTEMBER 20TH CONTINUANCE HEARING DOCKET.
ALRIGHT, HEARING NONE, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR A MOTION.
MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE SEPTEMBER 20TH MEETING.
ITEMS NUMBER FIVE, NUMBER SEVEN.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER 20TH FOR 5 7 24.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER FUENTES IS THE SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE TO MY LEFT.
THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO SEPTEMBER 20TH FOR 5 7 24 BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
IF WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND CONTINUANCE HEARING DOCKET, WHICH IS FOR ITEMS THAT ARE GOING TO BE CONTINUED OR MAY BE CONTINUED, EXCUSE ME.
STAFF, IF WE COULD PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
NOW I OFFICIALLY ONLY HAVE ITEM NUMBER 23.
THERE WAS DISCUSSION OF POSSIBLY HAVING ITEM 27.
THERE IS A MEMBER OF THE AUDIENCE HERE TO SPEAK IN OPPOSITION TO THAT REQUEST.
UM, BUT THAT'S ALL WE HAVE SO FAR.
SO IF THERE'S SOMETHING ELSE, UH, 15 IS GOING TO BE CONTINUED TO OCTOBER 4TH.
UH, WITH RESPECT TO ITEM 27, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, YOU CAN JUST STAND INDIVIDUALLY.
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WE WILL KEEP IT ON INDIVIDUAL RIGHT NOW.UH, SO IT WILL THIS, UH, CONTINUANCE HEARING FOR OCTOBER 4TH WILL CONSIST OF TWO CASES.
ITEM NUMBER 15, LOCATED AT 3 46 COTTONWOOD AVENUE.
ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FOR THE ST.
LEO'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
GROWN FROM C ONE S LIKE COMMERCIAL WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A PARKING LOT TO C ONE CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
ITEM NUMBER 23 LOCATED AT EIGHT 15 EAST GRAYSON STREET.
ONE IN FAVOR OF FOUR OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE GARMENT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GOING FROM M F 18 MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT TWO, IDZ THREE WITH USE PERMITTED FOR A HUNDRED DWELLING UNITS.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THOSE TWO ITEMS? READ INTO THE RECORD? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THERE BEING NO FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT OR ANY PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THE FLOOR IS OPEN FOR A MOTION.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE TO THE OCTOBER 4TH MEETING FOR THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER 15 AND 23.
SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
ALRIGHT, ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER 4TH FOR ITEMS 15 AND 23.
ITEMS PASS FOR CONTINUANCE? VERY GOOD.
ALRIGHT, SO IF YOU JUST READ OR IF YOU ARE HERE AS AN APPLICANT FOR 5 7 24 23 OR 15, UH, WE WILL SEE YOU AT EITHER THE SEPTEMBER 20TH OR OCTOBER 4TH HEARINGS.
UH, THANK YOU SO MUCH AND WE WILL SEE YOU SOON.
ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING DOCKET AND WE WILL BEGIN WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO.
MY NAME IS ANN BENAVIDEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER TWO IS LOCATED AT 1 2 0 0 1 PEBBLE LANE FOUR.
AND IS A PROPOSAL TO GO FROM R SIX TO OH 1.5 WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 17 NOTICES SENT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
AND THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS.
IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPERTY WILL BE DEVELOPED AS AN EXTENSION OF THE BUSINESS CENTER AT A BUTTS ON THE SOUTH SIDE, WHICH FRONTS HEBNER ROAD AND IS ZONED O TWO HIGH-RISE OFFICE DISTRICT.
IF APPROVED, THE PROPERTY COULD ACT AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE OH TWO HIGH RISE OFFICE DISTRICT AND THE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL ZONING ACROSS PPLE LANE.
STAFF AND SAWS RECOMMEND APPROVAL AND THE REPRESENTATIVE HERE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE SAS REPORT BEFORE MOVING ON TO THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
MIKE ESCALANTE WITH SAS AQUIFER PROTECTION AND EVALUATION SECTION.
UH, WE HAVE REVIEWED THESE ZONING APPLICATION LOCATED AT 12 12,100 PEBBLE LANE FOR AN OFFICE PARKING LOT DEVELOPMENT.
CURRENTLY THE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED WITH SOME NATIVE TREES ON SITE.
UH, NO SENSITIVE GEOLOGIC FEATURES WERE OBSERVED ON SITE NOR NOTED ON FILE.
SOLVES IS RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH ALL ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE REPORT TO INCLUDE 65% PURVIS COVER FOR THE 0.37 ACRE SITE AND INSTALLING A WATER QUALITY STORMWATER TREATMENT STRUCTURE ON SITE AS WELL.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. ESCALANTE.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? SIR, IF YOU'D COME UP, UH, GIVE US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND THEN TELL US WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS REZONING.
YES, THIS IS JONATHAN PACE WITH LUNA ARCHITECTURE AS REPRESENTATIVE TO THE OWNER.
UM, AND WE'RE AT 16 4 0 3 HEBNER, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 4 7.
AND ESSENTIALLY WE, WE WANT TO PROPOSE THIS REZONING CASE, UM, IN ORDER TO
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ACCOMMODATE A PARKING LOT TO THE EXISTING OFFICE IN ORDER TO BE ALLOWED TO RENOVATE IT.AND IN DOING SO, ADDING, UM, ADDITIONAL HANDICAP AND ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES TO THE OFFICE AS WELL AS PULLING SOME OF THAT PARKING FROM OFF OF EBNER AND, UH, RELOCATING IT TO THE REAR.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT EIGHT CASE.
UM, COMMISSIONER SIPES WILL BE COVERING IT TODAY.
COMMISSIONER SIPES, ANY QUESTION? I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
THERE BEING NO QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS.
THE MO THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE MOTION.
WELL IN, IN LIGHT OF, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND, UM, THE SAS REPORT AND, UM, LACK OF OPPOSITION, I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER TWO BY COMMISSIONER SIPES.
I'M STILL GOING WITH GREATHOUSE.
UM, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL, UH, BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
THE TWO MICS FROM SAWS, WE REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR TIME.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO THE SECOND ITEM ON OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING.
UH, MY NAME IS KELLY SANDERS, SENIOR PLANNER.
UM, ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS A REQUEST TO REZONE FROM R FOUR TO R M FOUR WITH ALL ZONING OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME AND IS LOCATED AT 16 5 9 GORMAN STREET.
ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE HARVARD PLACE.
EAST LAWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, STAFF DOES FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE.
UM, SURROUNDING PROPERTIES ARE LARGELY DEVELOPED AS SINGLE FAMILY AND THE PROPOSED RM FOUR WOULD BRING A HIGHER DENSITY.
IN COMPARISON, UM, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES.
IF YOU'D COME UP, SIR, UH, INTRODUCE YOURSELF.
GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE, WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS REZONING.
C UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF C H R DEVELOPMENT, UH, 1223 WESTERN TRAILS, UH, AUSTIN, TEXAS.
UM, WE'RE, WE'RE SEEKING REZONING TO, UH, BASICALLY DEVELOP THE PROPERTY.
UH, OUR INTENTIONS ARE TO KEEP THE EXISTING HOUSE THAT'S ON THE PROPERTY.
WE'RE IN THE PROCESSES OF, UH, RENOVATING IT.
OUR SOLE, UH, BUSINESS PLAN IS TO LONG-TERM RENTALS FOR ALL OUR PROPERTIES THROUGHOUT SAN ANTONIO.
UM, WE DON'T FLIP 'EM, WE DON'T SELL 'EM.
THEY'RE JUST, THEY'RE ALL LONG-TERM RENTALS.
UH, SO THE EXISTING HOUSE IS GONNA BE RENOVATED TOWARD OR UPDATED.
IT WAS BUILT IN 1930 SOMETHING.
UH, SO IT'S A LITTLE BEHIND TIMES.
AND THEN ONE OF THE CHALLENGES WE WERE ASKED OR TASKED TO DO, UH, FOR THIS COMMISSION WAS TO WHAT COULD WE DO TO MAKE THESE MORE AFFORDABLE? WE ASKED OUR ENGINEER TO LOOK AT SOME POSSIBLE LAYOUTS AND WE CAN, WE CAN GET A SMALL STUDIO OR SINGLE ROOM HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
IT CAN BE MOVED AROUND OR VICE VERSA, WHERE THE PROPOSED DUPLEX IS.
BUT THAT'LL ALSO ALLOW FOR, UH, DIFFERENT, UH, LEVELS OF, UH, RENTAL TO, TO BE THERE.
AND ALSO, UH, YOU KNOW, SINGLE FAMILIES SOMETIMES AND SINGLE ADULTS OR HAVE A HARD TIME FINDING A PLACE TO LIVE, UH, WHERE MOST OF 'EM ARE CATERED TO, UH, FAMILIES, THAT SORT OF THING.
AND THEN ALSO JUST A PROPOSED DUPLEX, UH, TWO BEDROOM OR A THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH.
UM, YOU KNOW, NOTHING FANCY, UH, FRILLS AND WHEELS, I THINK.
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DO YOU HAVE THE RENDERINGS ON THERE AS WELL? YEAH.SO HERE'S SOME PROPOSED RENDERINGS AS WELL.
THE PROPERTY, THE FRONT HOUSE TO THE LEFT IS THE EXISTING STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, WE INTEND TO MAKE SOME REPAIRS, PATCH IT AND PAINT IT.
UH, THE CENTER PROPERTY WOULD BE THE LITTLE FIVE, 600 SQUARE FOOT SINGLE STUDIO.
AND THEN TO THE RIGHT WOULD BE, UH, THE PROPOSED DUPLEX.
UH, IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT TWO CASE, UH, COMMISSIONER WATSON TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
ANY QUESTIONS? YES, COMMISSIONER SIPES QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
UM, SO IN YOUR PROPOSAL, YOU'RE, YOU'RE GOING TO DEMOLISH THE EXISTING GARAGE THAT'S THERE AT THE PROPERTY? I MEAN, ACCORDING TO THE PHOTO THAT I SEE? YEAH, WELL, YES.
SO, UH, THE, THE PURCHASE OF THE PROPERTY WAS A PROBATE SALE.
SO IT WAS AS IS, UH, WE WERE HOPING TO KEEP THE GARAGE, BUT THE WAY IT WAS BUILT, IT'S LITERALLY FALLING OVER AND SO IT'S A SAFETY HAZARD.
UM, BUT WITH THAT WE HAVE THE IMPERVIOUS COVER THAT'S THERE.
'CAUSE IT HAS A CONCRETE SLAB.
WE THINK AT SOME TIME IT WAS AN ADDITION SOMEWHERE BETWEEN 1930 AND NOW THEY ADDED THIS GARAGE ON.
UM, AND THEN THEY ASSISTED ANOTHER GARAGE ON AND IT'S LITERALLY FALLEN OVER.
UH, WE'RE GONNA MAINTAIN THE SLAB, USE THAT FOR PARKING SO WE DON'T INCREASE PUR IMPERVIOUS COVER.
UM, AND THEN ALSO ALLOWS SOME DRIVE ACCESS.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER S SIPES.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER WATSON TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION.
I FEEL LIKE I'M NOT SUPER LOUD.
UM, THIS IS A VERY, UH, GREAT PROJECT FOR US IN DISTRICT TWO.
UM, WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT BEING WILLING TO DO SO MANY CONTINUANCES TO WORK WITH US, TO HAVE A DENSITY THAT IS APPROPRIATE FOR OUR DISTRICT WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT NEEDS AND OUR HOUSING NEEDS FOR A SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD AND BLOCK.
UM, AND MAKING THE EFFORT TO BOTH WORK WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICE AND CONSIDER THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, EVEN THOUGH STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL FOR THIS, UH, BECAUSE THERE ARE FOUR, UH, DIFFERENT UNITS HERE THAT ARE AT DIFFERENT PRICE POINTS.
THERE'S A GOAL FOR AFFORDABILITY.
THE LANDSCAPE'S BEEN CONSIDERED, THE TRAFFIC FLOW HAS BEEN CONSIDERED PRESERVING THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING STOCK THAT'S THERE HAS BEEN CONSIDERED.
THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF A PROJECT THAT IS APPROPRIATE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT ALSO INNOVATES, UM, AND PROVIDES THOSE ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS THAT WE NEED IN THE DISTRICT AND IN OUR DISTRICT IN PARTICULAR.
IN PARTICULAR, MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE AFFORDABLE RENTALS, UM, THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY.
SO FOR US, THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF HOW TO DO DENSITY IN A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND WE HAD A VERY GOOD EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT AND APPRECIATE THE INNOVATION SHOWN IN DOING THIS PROJECT.
IS THERE A MOTION?
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
ALRIGHT, UH, DISCUSSION, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
UH, SO I WANT TO ECHO WHAT COMMISSIONER WATSON SAID WITHOUT REPEATING IT.
UH, IT'S WONDERFUL TO SEE THAT WE ARE GETTING GREATER DENSITY.
UH, WE NEED THAT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AND WE NEED GREATER HOUSING STOCK.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER FOUR BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
UH, THANK YOU GUYS FOR ALLOWING THE CONTINUANCES AND I PROMISE YOU THE NEXT TIME I'M IN FRONT OF Y'ALL, I'LL BE BETTER PREPARED THE FIRST GO AROUND.
NO, YOU, Y'ALL DID A GREAT JOB AS COMMISSIONER WATSON DID.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH STEWART, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS LOCATED AT 1 1 1 35 NORTH INTERSTATE, HIGHWAY 35.
GOING FROM L LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO I TWO SS WITH A SPECIFIC USE FOR SANITARY LANDFILL WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE FOUR NOTICES SENT OUT.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, TWO RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION.
NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET AND ONE IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
THE EXISTING L LIGHT INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
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I TWO SS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT WITH SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR SANITARY LANDFILL IS NOT APPROPRIATE AS IT ALLOWS A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL USE.SPECIFICALLY SANITARY, SANITARY SERVICE PROCESSING FOR PORTA-POTTIES STAFF FINDS EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THEIR PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
IF THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE WOULD COME FORWARD, MR. GRIFFIN, YOU KNOW THE DRILL HERE.
UH, JAMES GRIFFIN, TEN TEN ONE REUNION PLACE, SUITE TWO 50, UH, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT, WHICH IS, UH, UH, HONEY BUCKET.
SO HERE TO, UH, TALK PORTA-POTTIES TODAY.
UM, SO HERE, UH, GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF THE SITE.
UH, WE'VE GOT A COUPLE OF AERIALS KIND OF HOP AROUND HERE.
UM, A LOT OF GROWTH IN THIS AREA, EVEN THOUGH IT'S KIND OF A, AN ESTABLISHED INDUSTRIAL PART OF TOWN AS WELL.
UM, THE REASON I MENTIONED THE NEW GROWTH IS 'CAUSE THE, THE AERIAL THERE DOESN'T SHOW MUCH.
BUT, UM, PRETTY MUCH ALL OF THOSE PROPERTIES YOU SEE, INCLUDING OURS, UH, HAVE BEEN DEVELOPED.
UM, THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE, UH, REQUESTING TO REZONE TODAY IS, IS VERY, VERY SMALL.
THE, UH, OVERALL PROPERTY, UH, IS ABOUT THREE ACRES AND IT IS THE HONEY BUCKET, UH, PORTA-POTTY, UH, RENTAL COMPANY.
UH, THEY ACTUALLY, BACK IN 2019, UH, WE OBTAINED A ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER, UH, CONFIRMING WHAT OUR USE WAS, UH, BECAUSE POTTY BUSINESS ISN'T IN THE USE MATRIX, UM, AND IT WAS CLASSIFIED AS, UH, SPECIALTY, UH, EQUIPMENT, UH, EVENT RENTAL, UM, PROPERLY PERMITTED, HAS ITS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, UH, HAS BEEN THERE, UH, UP AND RUNNING AFTER GOING THROUGH PERMITTING AND PLATTING, UH, FOR WELL OVER A YEAR.
UM, THE, THE HONEY BUCKET FOLKS ACTUALLY PURCHASED THAT ENTIRE, UH, PIECE THAT YOU SEE ON THIS MAP, UH, AS UNDEVELOPED IN THIS MAP IS ABOUT 13 ACRES AND HAVE SINCE SOLD OFF, UH, KIND OF THE EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES ON THE, ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, EAST SIDE.
UM, AND, AND AGAIN, DEVELOPED, UM, AND ARE OPERATING, LEGALLY OPERATING, UH, THE HONEY BUCKET BUSINESS, UH, ON, UH, I'LL CALL IT THREE ACRES, UH, IS WHAT I MEANT BY KIND OF HOPPING AROUND HERE.
SO THE, UH, AREA WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE, THIS IS ON 35, ABOUT HALFWAY BETWEEN FOUR 10 AND 1604.
UM, YOU KIND OF SEE TO OUR NORTH THERE.
AND THEN, UH, ZOOMED IN WITH A KIND OF MORE UPDATED AERIAL.
YOU SEE, UM, SOME OF THE USES, UH, THE LARGER TRACK THAT IS UNDEVELOPED, THERE IS, UH, A LARGE DISTRIBUTION WAREHOUSE THAT THAT'S RECENTLY BEEN CONSTRUCTED.
YOU HAVE MOSTLY INDUSTRIAL USES IN THE AREA.
UH, YOU DO HAVE, THE ONLY RESIDENTIAL IN THE AREA ARE THE APARTMENTS THAT YOU SEE UNDER CONSTRUCTION THERE.
UM, WHICH REALLY CAME ABOUT AFTER OURS WAS, WAS UNDERWAY.
HERE'S OUR, HERE'S OUR SITE PLAN.
UM, AND THIS IS NOT THE ZONING SITE PLAN.
THIS IS THE SITE PLAN OF THE OVERALL BUSINESS AND, UH, AND PROPERTY.
UM, IT WAS CREATED AT THE TIME WHEN THEY OWNED THE ENTIRE 13 ACRES, WHICH IS WHY YOU, YOU SEE THAT, UH, EASTERN HALF INCLUDED.
UH, WE DO TAKE OUR ACCESS THROUGH THAT PROPERTY, UM, STRAIGHT FROM 35 IN THE FRONTAGE ROAD.
AND YOU CAN SEE IT'S A PRETTY SIMPLE LAYOUT.
I MEAN, IT IS, UH, STORAGE AND, UM, UH, SMALL SERVICING, WHICH I'LL ELABORATE ON THAT IN A SECOND.
BUT, UH, MOSTLY STORAGE OF PORTA-POTTIES, THE TRADITIONAL ONES, THE, THE NICER ONES THAT ARE ON A TRAILER THAT ARE AIR CONDITIONED, UH, SINKS AND SOME OTHER, UH, EQUIPMENT THAT YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD RENT, UH, FOR AN EVENT.
HERE'S THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT TODAY.
UM, OUR REZONING REQUEST IS ABOUT 6,000 SQUARE FEET.
IT'S A LITTLE LARGER, UH, THAN, THAN REALLY WHAT IS NEEDED, BUT WANTED TO BE SAFE, I GUESS, UH, WHILE ALSO NOT MAKING IT LARGE ENOUGH TO, UH, GET CARRIED AWAY WITH THE ZONING THAT WE'RE REQUIRED TO, TO SEEK HERE.
UH, THE AREA WE'RE TALKING ABOUT IS, IS NUMBER 16 RIGHT THERE.
IT'S REALLY ABOUT A 20 BY 20 AREA.
UH, REALLY IT'S JUST A, ALMOST A MANHOLE UH, CONNECTION THERE.
UM, SO THE 400 FEET SQUARE FEET AT ISSUE.
UH, AND THEN THERE, YOU SEE THIS PIECE IN, IN KIND OF REAL LIFE AND, UH, PROBABLY, UH, GLOSSED OVER A, A KEY PIECE HERE.
THE, THE REASON WE ARE REQUESTING A REZONING IS, UH, AS I MENTIONED, WE ARE PROPERLY PERMITTED, UH, CLASSIFIED
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AS EVENT RENTAL, HAVE OUR C OF O UH, HAVE OUR, UH, SAWS AND T C E Q PERMITS.UM, BUT BACK IN MAY AS A RESULT OF, I, I, I THINK ANOTHER SIMILAR BUT VERY DIFFERENT, UH, PROJECT, UH, ON ANOTHER, IN ANOTHER PART OF TOWN.
UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT CAME OUT AND SAID, OKAY, YOU, YOU KNOW, 99% OF YOUR SITE IS ZONED CORRECTLY, UH, BUT YOU HAVE THIS LITTLE PIECE THAT WE BELIEVE IS, UH, CLASSIFIED AS A SANITARY LANDFILL.
UH, SO YOU'LL HAVE TO REZONE TO I TWO S AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
SO THAT IS, UH, THE AREA THAT, UH, CAME UP AS BEING CLASSIFIED AS A SANITARY LANDFILL.
UH, EVEN THOUGH IT'S OBVIOUSLY NOT ITS OWN SEPARATE USE, WE WILL NOT BE SEEKING A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THAT LITTLE PIECE.
IT'S A INCIDENTAL ACCESSORY USE TO THE OVERALL PROPERLY ZONED, PROPERLY PERMITTED USE.
UH, AND WHAT THAT IS, THAT'S A, THAT'S A HOSE THAT CONNECTS ON ONE END TO THE PUBLIC SEWER SYSTEM.
UH, AND ON THE OTHER END IT CONNECTS TO, UH, KIND OF A SMALL TANKER TRUCK, UH, THAT IS EMPTIED OUT AND CLEANED THESE PORTA-POTTIES OFFSITE, UH, ALL THE PORTA-POTTIES ARE CLEANED INSIDE AND OUT OFFSITE BEFORE THEY RETURN TO THE PROPERTY HERE.
UH, BUT THE TRUCK COMES BACK, UH, CONNECTS TO THAT HOSE THAT GOES THROUGH A, A SMALL LITTLE FILTRATION SYSTEM, UH, EXCUSE ME, INTO THE, UH, SEWER SYSTEM.
UH, HAS FILTRATION AGAIN, HAS, UH, PROPER SAWS, T C Q PERMITS.
THERE'S NO SMELLS, SOUNDS, UH, WASTE, UH, THAT, THAT YOU WOULD VISIBLY SEE IT IS JUST HOOKING UP TO, TO THE HOSE.
I BELIEVE THAT, UH, THIS PARTICULAR COMPONENT WAS PULLED OUT AS NEEDING ITS OWN ZONING, EVEN THOUGH IT IS PART OF THE OVERALL USE.
UM, I, I HAVE A COUPLE ANALOGIES, BUT I THINK I MAYBE CAME UP WITH A BETTER ONE HERE, UH, THAN THAN LAST TIME.
BUT, UH, BECAUSE IT'S, IT REALLY LOOKS SIMILAR.
YOU KNOW, A GAS STATION IS CLASSIFIED IN THE USED MATRIX AS CONVENIENCE STORE, UM, OR GASOLINE SERVICE STATION.
THEY HAVE A TANKER TRUCK THAT HAS GASOLINE IN IT THAT USES ALMOST AN IDENTICAL HOSE, HOOKS UP TO THE GROUND.
BUT THO THAT PIECE OF A, OF A CONVENIENCE STORE ISN'T TREATED AS A, A BULK PLANT OR TERMINAL OR PROCESSING OF GASOLINE.
IT IS, YOU KNOW, PART OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE.
EXCUSE ME, IT WAS BETTER THAN THE BAR ONE.
RIGHT? UH, HERE'S OUR, UH, SITE PLAN, OUR ZONING SITE PLAN, C N C, SMALL AREA.
UH, WE, WE MADE IT A LITTLE LARGER THAN, UH, THAN THE AREA AT ISSUE, UH, JUST TO BE SAFE, EXCUSE ME.
UM, BUT STILL KEPT IT SMALL ENOUGH THAT BECAUSE WE WERE HAVING TO SEEK A SANITARY LANDFILL, DON'T WANNA MAKE IT ANYWHERE CLOSE TO A SIZE THAT YEARS, YEARS DOWN THE ROAD THAT AN ACTUAL LANDFILL COULD COME IN.
SO, I MEAN, IT IS A, A SMALL PIECE OF PROPERTY ISOLATED TO THE MIDDLE OF THE SITE THERE.
UH, JUST REAL QUICK, HERE'S THE, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT.
WE DID HAVE TO SEEK A PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN.
IT WAS RECOMMENDED, UH, UNANIM UNANIMOUSLY, UH, BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, ALTHOUGH SINCE THEN, ANOTHER PLAN HAS BEEN ADOPTED, SO WE'LL HAVE TO GO BACK THROUGH.
BUT, UM, IT, UH, IT HAS BEEN VETTED AND RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY THE PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, HERE'S SHOWING, UH, WACH PARKWAY AND SOME OF THE ROADWAYS.
UH, WE ARE RIGHT THERE ON 35 ACCESS DIRECTLY 2 35.
UH, YOU HAVE CROSSWINDS AND TECHCOM, WHICH ARE BOTH ARTERIALS.
UM, I THINK IN THE STAFF REPORT IT WAS MENTIONED, UH, WEEDER IS A, A COLLECTOR, BUT WE ARE FRONTING ON TWO ARTERIALS AND AN EXPRESSWAY.
UH, HERE'S A LITTLE ZOOMED IN JUST SHOWING SURROUNDING ZONING.
UH, LOTS OF INDUSTRIAL IN THE AREA.
YOU CAN SEE IT'S REALLY A C OF, UH, I ONE AND L UH, INDUSTRIAL ZONING.
YOU DO AGAIN, HAVE THE MF 33 THAT, THAT KIND OF STICKS OUT.
BUT, UH, THEY REALLY CAME KIND OF AFTER THE FACT.
THIS IS, THIS IS WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE.
THIS WAS STILL, UM, UH, KIND OF, UH, FINISHING UP IN THEIR CONSTRUCTION PROCESS.
UH, SO SLIGHTLY UNFINISHED PRODUCT THERE, BUT GIVES YOU AN IDEA OF, OF WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE.
UM, AND THERE'S A, JUST ANOTHER VIEW OF THE SITE.
YOU SEE THOSE TRUCKS AT THE BOTTOM LEFT AND THE, UH, USAGE ISSUE ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT.
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UH, ONE OTHER THING, UH, WORTH POINTING OUT, UM, AS YOU HEARD, THERE WERE A COUPLE, UH, FOLKS SENDING IN NOTICE AND OPPOSITION, UH, THAT CAME ABOUT WHEN THE CITY NOTICES FIRST CAME OUT, UH, FOLKS GOT A NOTICE SAYING REZONING REQUESTED FOR SANITARY LANDFILL.AND, AND RIGHTFULLY SO, THE, THE NEIGHBORS COMPLAINED.
UM, WE'VE SENT THEM ALL, EVERYBODY THAT UH, COMMENTED, UH, SENT THEM SOME ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, EXPLANATION, UH, FOLLOWED UP WITH THEM TWO OR THREE TIMES, HAVEN'T HEARD ANY RESPONSE BACK AT ALL.
UM, KEEP TRYING THEM, BUT ASSUMING THEY, YOU KNOW, GOT THE FULL STORY AND REALIZED, OH, IT'S, IT'S ALREADY THERE.
NOTHING'S REALLY CHANGING HERE TODAY.
SO, UM, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS Y'ALL MAY HAVE.
AND, UH, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME AND, AND BEAR WITH ME AS I THANK YOU MR. GRIFFIN.
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE'S TWO.
I WAS GONNA GO FIRST, KEVIN SECOND.
BUT PLEASE REMEMBER IF YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE YOUR TIME TO SOMEONE, DO IT BEFORE YOU OR THEY START SPEAKING PLEASE.
MY NAME IS CHRIS KELLER AND WE HAVE THE BUSINESS THAT IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE PORTA POTTY PLACE THERE.
IT'S ADJACENT TO THAT, UH, THERE IS A STENCH IN THE AIR WHENEVER THEY'RE, I GUESS CLEANING THEIR WHATEVER BACK THERE.
THE SCHOOL ACROSS THE STREET SMELLS IT, THE APARTMENT SMELL IT.
I AM TOTALLY WAY OPPOSED TO MAKING THIS A HEAVY INDUSTRIAL OR WHATEVER THEY'RE CALLING IT THERE.
AND I'M PRETTY SURE NOT POSITIVE, BUT I'M PRETTY SURE THAT THE APARTMENTS HAD STARTED BEFORE THEY STARTED THEIR FACILITY.
I THINK THE APARTMENTS WERE ALREADY IN MOTION.
AND, UM, I JUST WANNA SAY THAT I 35 IN 1968 WAS DUBBED MAIN STREET OF AMERICA.
I DON'T THINK WE WANT THE HEAVY INDUSTRIAL DUMP ON THE MAIN STREET OF AMERICA.
ALRIGHT, NEXT SPEAKER IS KEVIN KELLER.
ALL RIGHT, MR. KELLER, DID I GET HIS ADDRESS? I DID.
UH, AND MR. KELLER, IF YOU WOULD JUST STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN TELL US YOUR OPINION.
UH, HI, MY NAME IS KEVIN KELLER.
UH, ADDRESS IS 20 BRISTOL GREEN, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 9.
HOW MUCH TIME DO I HAVE? THREE MINUTES, SIR.
IF SOMEONE ELSE IS HERE THAT WANTS TO SPEAK AND GIVE YOU THEIR TIME, THEY CAN DO SO.
ALRIGHT, LET ME, I'LL, I'LL WE'LL GIVE YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME 'CAUSE I JUST ATE UP SOME OF IT, BUT GO AHEAD, SIR.
I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN GET IT ALL IN OR NOT, BUT I'LL GIVE IT A TRY.
I'M A BLUE JEAN TENNIS SHOE HARDWORKING KIND OF GUY SINCE I WAS 12 YEARS OLD AND I'M NOT THERE ANYMORE.
UM, YES, THERE IS A SMELL, AND IN MY OPINION, 20 BY 20 IS NOT JUST A LITTLE BIGGER THAN A MANHOLE.
UH, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO THE, UH, THE GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE UP, UP HERE EARLIER, THIS GOES BACK TO 2004 WHERE THEY, UH, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UM, THEY ADAPTED WHAT THEY CALL THE NORTHEAST GATEWAY CORRIDOR, WHERE THEY WANTED TO BEAUTIFY THE AREA BETWEEN WALHAM ROAD AND, UH, I GUESS IT WAS MAYBE 1604 FOR PEOPLE COMING INTO THE CITY WHERE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE, RIGHT NOW, IF YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA, I THINK ONE OF THE COUNCILMAN DISTRICT 10 TRIED TO, HE PUSHED THIS BECAUSE HE SAID THERE'S IS NOT A VERY, UH, PRETTY PLACE TO ENTER OUR CITY INTO.
AND YOU LOOK OVER AND YOU SEE STRIP CLUBS AND DOPE BOOKSTORES AND STUFF LIKE THIS.
SO IF ANY OF Y'ALL ARE FAMILIAR WITH THAT, IT GOES BACK QUITE A WAYS.
A FEW OF YOU PROBABLY WEREN'T IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL THEN
AND, UM, AND SO THEY ADAPTED THIS PLAN, THE NORTHEAST GATEWAY CORRIDOR.
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WHENEVER WE BUILT OUR BUILDING BACK ABOUT 12 YEARS AGO OR SO, WE HAD TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS AND MAKE ALL KINDS OF CHANGES AND ADAPTATIONS TO ADHERE TO THESE RULES THAT THEY HAD LAID OUT IN THIS CORRIDOR, UH, PAMPHLET.AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY HAVE IN THERE IS, IS, UH, ACCESSORY BUILDINGS THAT ARE PROHIBITED OR THAT ARE MADE OF VINYL WOOD FIBER, HARDBOARD.
WELL, I KNOW PORTA POTTIES ARE MADE OF VINYL.
UM, THEY'VE GOT OUTSIDE STORAGE, INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES, UH, H V A C, THINGS LIKE THAT SHALL BE SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW AT GROUND LEVEL.
WELL, IT'S NOT SCREENED FROM PUBLIC VIEW, OUTSIDE STORAGE, INDUSTRIAL ACTIVITIES, LOADING AREAS, H V A C.
AGAIN, UH, THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT HAVING FENCES AT LEAST SIX FEET TALL, LIKE PRIVACY WOODEN FENCES.
AND I'VE GOT PICTURES ON MY PHONE THAT I AM NOT TECHNICALLY SAVVY ENOUGH TO PUT 'EM UP ON A SCREEN LIKE THESE FOLKS.
BUT YOU CAN, YOU CAN LOOK, YOU CAN HAND IT, HAND IT TO HER.
I'LL GIVE YOU ANOTHER MINUTE, SIR.
I'M NOT REAL GOOD AT THIS TO BE HONEST WITH YOU.
THIS IS OUR VIEW FROM OUR PARKING LOT THAT WE SEE EVERY DAY, THAT OUR CUSTOMERS SEE EVERY DAY.
I JUST NEED TO, AND I DON'T WANT ANYBODY TO EVEN NOD OR SHAKE YOUR HEAD OR ANSWER.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO HAVE THIS NEXT TO YOUR BUSINESS OR NEXT TO YOUR HOUSE? UH, IT'S A SIMPLE FORTHRIGHT QUESTION.
YOU KNOW, LIKE I SAID, DON'T ANSWER OUT LOUD.
JUST ASK YOURSELF, WOULD I, WOULD I BE HAPPY LOOKING AT THIS EVERY DAY? AND WHENEVER THEY EMPTY IT, OH YEAH, THERE'S AN ODOR, BUT THEY DEFINITELY FALL WITHIN THIS I 35 BEAUTIFICATION CORRIDOR THAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT.
AND I DON'T KNOW HOW IN GOD'S NAME THEY WERE EVER OPEN, EVER ABLE TO PUT THIS BUSINESS IN TO START WITH.
BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, I KNOW THE HOOPS AND THE HURDLES THEY MADE US GO THROUGH AND WE'VE GOT A BEAUTIFUL BUILDING.
AND YOU KNOW WHAT? IT TURNED OUT GOOD BECAUSE IT ACTUALLY MADE US BUILD A BETTER BUILDING.
SO IT WORKED OUT GOOD, BUT I'M JUST WONDERING HOW DID THIS GET, THANK YOU, SIR.
HOW DID THIS GET ON ON? HOW DID THIS GET PASSED? I JUST DON'T KNOW.
IF WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SIR, THE COMMISSIONERS WILL CALL YOU UP AGAIN.
OKAY, WELL THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I DO HAVE ONE MORE SPEAKER TO SIGNED UP.
I GOTTA READ EVERYTHING, BUT, OKAY.
ONE MORE SPEAKER THAT SIGNED UP LATE, SIR.
IF WE COULD, UH, ARIEL KELLER.
MS. KELLER, IF YOU WOULD COME UP, STATE YOUR NAME, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US YOUR OPINION.
I AM KEVIN KELLER'S, DAUGHTER
AND UH, MY ADDRESS IS 5 0 5 CANTERBURY HILL STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 9.
UM, SO OBVIOUSLY I'M ALSO HERE OBJECTING IT.
UM, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE HAD THEIR BUSINESS THERE FOR A SIGNIFICANTLY LONG TIME AND I KNOW THAT WHEN THEY BOUGHT IT, THEY PAID SIGNIFICANTLY MORE THAN MY UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE NEW COMPANY JUST PAID FOR THEIRS.
AND THAT WHEN MY UNCLE WENT INTO THE TAX ASSESSOR'S OFFICE THIS YEAR, THEY TOOK CONTEST THE PROPERTY TAXES.
THEY AGREED THAT IT ACTUALLY DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY, SPECIFICALLY BECAUSE THIS BUSINESS MOVED IN AND THANKS.
I'M ALWAYS TOLD I NEED TO TALK LOUDER.
AND SO, UM, YOU KNOW, THEY HAD THAT BEAUTIFICATION PROJECT THAT MY DAD MENTIONED.
THEY HAD TO JUMP THROUGH HOOPS.
THEY HAD TO GET A SPECIAL WAIVER JUST TO PUT A BINGO HALL IN.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S NO SMELLS ASSOCIATED WITH IT, NO INTERFERENCE WITH THE PUBLIC.
IT'S JUST PEOPLE HAVING A FUN PASTIME THAT I KNOW SOME PEOPLE HAVE BEEN GOING FOR DOZENS OF YEARS.
AND SO TO ALLOW THIS COMPANY TO MOVE IN AND MAKE IT BAD, UNPLEASANT, IT'S GONNA CAUSE LOST PROFITS.
THEY CAN'T EVEN AT THIS POINT TRY TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY AND GET THEIR MONEY BACK BECAUSE THE PROPERTY VALUE'S ALREADY BEEN DIMINISHED.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S, THERE'S TALK ABOUT THE SCHOOL AND THE APARTMENTS BEING NEARBY, BUT MAYBE NOT CLOSE ENOUGH TO HAVE AN OPINION.
WELL, I CAN TELL YOU IF I HAD AN APARTMENT AND I'M LOOKING OUT OVER A FIELD OF PORTA POTTIES,
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT DOESN'T MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT OR WHAT YOU WERE EXPECTING WHEN YOU GOT INVOLVED IN SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, YOU KNOW, REALLY AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE PROPERTY'S
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ALREADY GONE DOWN.IF THE GOVERNMENT WERE TO ALLOW THEM TO START DUMPING.
NOW AT THIS POINT AS WELL, YOU KNOW, THAT WHEN ANYTHING GETS DUMPED INTO THE GROUND, IT'S GONNA SEEP INTO THE WHOLE GROUND AROUND IT.
YOU KNOW, I DON'T KNOW IF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES HAVE BEEN DONE.
I DON'T KNOW IF THEY'RE GOING TO BE DONE, BUT I KNOW IT'S GONNA BE A NIGHTMARE FOR THEM NOW TO EVER TRY TO SELL THEIR PROPERTY OR MANAGE IT.
'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES.
'CAUSE NOW THIS COMPANY'S RIGHT NEXT TO 'EM, YOU KNOW, EVEN IF IT'S NOT INTENTIONAL, ACCIDENTAL, LEAKING, WHATEVER IT MAY BE, IT HAPPENS AND IT'S FORESEEABLE IN THIS TYPE OF COMPANY.
AND SO I JUST THINK THAT THE BURDEN IT'S GONNA PLACE ON THEM, THE ECONOMIC DAMAGE IT'S ALREADY DONE, AND THE AMOUNT IT'S GOING TO EXPONENTIALLY GET WORSE, IF THIS IS ALLOWED, IS JUST UNFAIR.
I THINK IT ABOUT AMOUNTS TO A GOVERNMENT TAKING AT THAT POINT BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING THAT THEY'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO DO ABOUT IT.
AND YOU KNOW, LIKE YOU SAID, I, I'VE SEEN THEM WORK HARD MY WHOLE LIFE, YOU KNOW, 70 HOURS A WEEK SOMETIMES THEY JUST LIVE AND BREATHE THIS BUSINESS, THEY BUILT IT FROM THE GROUND UP.
AND SO TO PUT THIS BURDEN ON THEM WOULD JUST BE UNREASONABLE AND REALLY UNFATHOMABLE IN MY OPINION.
UM, AND SO I, YOU KNOW, AND, UH, RESPECTFULLY THE GENTLEMAN MENTIONED, COMPARING THEM TO A GAS STATION, AT LEAST THE GAS STATION HAS A VERY CLEAR PUBLIC USE ASSOCIATED WITH IT.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? NO MORE COMMENTS.
I I WILL TRY VERY HARD TO BE BRIEF, BRIEF, UM, GLAD THE, UH, KELLER ARE HERE.
UH, LOVE TO GET A CHANCE TO VISIT WITH THEM.
WE HAD, UH, CALLED A COUPLE TIMES CALLED TO THE, UH, TO THE, TO THE BINGO BUSINESS, UM, AND HADN'T HEARD BACK, BUT DEFINITELY WANT TO FURTHER THAT CONVERSATION.
AND, AND, UM, AND, AND IF THEY'RE WILLING, UH, LOVE TO TAKE 'EM, TAKE 'EM ON SITE AND, AND SHOW 'EM, SHOW 'EM ALL AROUND.
UH, REALLY WHEN YOU ARE, I STOOD WHERE WE, WE'VE BEEN THERE AS CLOSE AS WE CAN TO THE, TO THE HOLE OR I MEAN LITERALLY RIGHT THERE.
AND, UH, AND THERE'S NO, NO SMELLS COMING OUT.
UM, FROM THERE, THE, THE BUSINESS ITSELF, I GUESS A COUPLE THINGS.
UH, ONE, THE BUSINESS ITSELF AGAIN IS PROPERLY PERMITTED GIVEN A CERTIFICATE OF O OCCUPANCY.
THE ISSUE NOW IS THE SEWER CONNECTION.
SO WITHOUT A REZONING, UH, UNDER DSDS CURRENT INTERPRETATION, UH, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD CHANGE WOULD BE, UH, THOSE TRUCKS, UH, WOULD BE DISPOSING OF THE SEWAGE ELSEWHERE AS OPPOSED TO AT THIS, UH, LOCATION.
UM, THE, THE PORTA-POTTIES AND ALL THE EQUIPMENT, UM, SIMILAR TO THE PORTA-POTTIES.
UH, AND THE BUSINESS ITSELF WILL REMAIN THERE.
IT IS PROPERLY ZONED, PROPERLY PERMITTED.
AGAIN, YOU SEE, UH, WITH THE ZONING, UH, AND A LOT OF THOSE USES, WE ARE IN A VERY INDUSTRIAL, UH, AREA.
UM, UH, WE ALSO, UH, AS FAR AS THE ENVIRONMENTAL COMPONENT OF IT, UH, IT DOES GO STRAIGHT TO THE, UH, SEWER SYSTEM, UH, OPERATED BY SAWS.
THERE'S NO, UM, UH, NOTHING PUT INTO THE GROUND, SO TO SPEAK, LIKE A, A SEPTIC SYSTEM OR SIMILAR, UH, GOES RIGHT INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM, AGAIN, PERMITTED AND APPROVED BY, UH, SAWS.
UH, OUR, OUR PERMIT, OUR, UH, WASTEWATER PERMIT WAS ISSUED ON, UH, IN FEBRUARY OF 2021.
UH, AND SAWS DOES REGULAR, UH, INSPECTIONS AND, AND A PRETTY, YOU KNOW, DETAILED, UH, REVIEW, UH, GOING INTO THAT PERMIT AND, AND ONCE IT WAS ISSUED AS WELL.
UH, AS FAR AS, UH, WHAT THE, THE BUSINESS LOOKS LIKE FROM THE OUTSIDE.
UM, THE, THE FENCING ACTUALLY WILL HAVE SOME SCREENING.
UM, IT WAS ORDERED, UH, ALMOST 10 MONTHS AGO, UM, AND HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER, BUT THE, THE, UH, SCREEN OR THE, UH, CHAIN LINK FENCE WILL BE SCREENED IN.
UH, THERE WASN'T MUCH, UH, LANDSCAPING OUT THERE WHEN THEY MOVED IN.
THEY PLANTED SOME, SOME TREES AS WELL, BUT THE, THE FENCE WILL BE SCREENED, BUT IT IS A PORT-A-POTTY BUSINESS.
AND THE PORT-A-POTTY BUSINESS, AGAIN, IS PROPERLY PERMITTED, PROPERLY ZONED.
UM, ALL WE'RE TALKING ABOUT HERE IS AN INTERPRETATION OF THE ACTUAL CONNECTION THERE.
UH, AND AGAIN, THAT HAS ALL BEEN, UH, APPROVED AND, AND REVIEWED AND INSPECTED, UH, PERMITS APPROVED BY SAWS BY T C Q.
UM, AND AGAIN, LOVE TO, UH, GET THE CHANCE TO VISIT WITH THE KELS AND, AND TAKE THEM OUT THERE AND, YOU KNOW, TRY TO, TRY TO WORK ON, UH, THOSE CONCERNS THAT WERE MENTIONED.
BUT, UM, AGAIN, WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A VERY SMALL PORTION, UH, AND I THINK A LOT OF THE ISSUES SEEM TO BE THE OVERALL OPERATION HERE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. GRIFFIN.
YEAH, WE'LL, WE'LL STILL COUNT IT.
UM, ALRIGHT, THIS IS A DISTRICT 10 CASE, SO COMMISSIONER WHITE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, YEAH, FOR, FOR JAMES, JUST A COUPLE OF
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THINGS.HOW LONG HAS, UM, HAS YOUR CLIENT BEEN OUT THERE AND OPERATING IN THIS MANNER? UM, SO THEY, UH, AGAIN, THE ZONING VERIFICATION LETTER, UH, MAKING SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, BEFORE THEY REALLY MOVED FORWARD ON THIS SITE, UH, THAT WAS OBTAINED IN APRIL OF 2019.
UH, THEY WENT IN FOR PERMITTING RIGHT AFTER THAT.
UM, THEY'VE BEEN OPEN AND OPERATING FOR, UH, ABOUT A YEAR NOW.
UM, BUT, UH, AGAIN, PRIOR TO THAT IT WAS TWO YEARS OF, UH, PERMIT PLATING.
UM, AND GOING THROUGH THAT REVIEW PROCESS WITH D S D, WITH SAWS, WITH T C E Q AND IN, IN THE YEAR THAT IT'S BEEN OPERATING AND BEFORE THIS ZONING ISSUE CAME UP, HAD THERE BEEN ANY COMPLAINTS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE FROM ANY OF THE NEIGHBORS? UH, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF, NO.
THE APARTMENT COMPLEX THAT WE SAW SORT OF, WELL ACROSS THE, UH, THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ROAD THERE, WHEN DID THEY, UH, COME ABOUT? I, I BELIEVE IT WAS AFTER, OR AT LEAST ABOUT THE SAME TIME AS US.
UH, THEY ALSO, UH, WENT THROUGH A, A REZONING, YOU KNOW, PRIOR TO THAT, PRIOR TO PERMITTING.
BUT IN FAIRLY RECENT PAST, I, I BELIEVE THEY WENT FROM INDUSTRIAL, UH, OR HEAVY COMMERCIAL TO THE MULTIFAMILY.
UM, FOR STAFF, TELL ME AGAIN, UM, THE REASONS FOR, UH, THE DENIAL HERE, BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU THAT THIS, THIS SORT OF LOOKS, UM, LIKE WE'VE GOT A, A TECHNICALITY HERE THAT, THAT THE CODE DOESN'T QUITE FIT.
AND, AND THAT'S WHY THERE WAS THIS, THIS ISSUE IN THE FIRST PLACE.
SO THERE'S TWO PERMITS FOR THIS TYPE OF USE IN THE ENTIRE CITY.
UM, THERE'S THIS ONE AND THERE'S ONE OTHER ONE.
UH, THE OTHER ONE HAS HAD A NUMBER OF CODE ISSUES.
AND, UM, SO IN REVIEWING THAT ONE, THIS ONE WAS ALSO REVIEWED.
AND THE BEST INTERPRETATION THAT WE HAVE BASED ON LAND PLANNING PRINCIPLES AND DEFINITIONS, UH, FROM THE AMERICAN PLANNING ASSOCIATION, IS THAT THIS FITS IN SOME SORT OF A SANITARY, UH, LANDFILL.
THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE IN OUR CODE CURRENTLY, UH, TO GIVE US DIRECTION.
AND SO AN INTERPRETATION WAS MADE THAT THE ACTUAL PROCESSING AND CLEANING THAT, AND THE SANITARY PART OF WHAT THEY'RE DOING REQUIRES A STRICTER ZONING DESIGNATION.
AND SO FOR THAT REASON, THEY ARE, UM, REQUESTING THE REZONING.
UM, I, I'VE DONE A LOT IN LOOKING AT THIS OVER THE PAST PROBABLY 10 DAYS.
AND SO, UM, UH, YEAH, I'VE GOT A PRETTY GOOD IDEA ON, ON MY THOUGHTS ON IT, BUT, BUT I'LL OPEN IT UP TO MY OTHER COMMISSIONERS AT THIS POINT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MISS, UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE, UH, QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, IT'S A QUESTION FOR STAFF.
SO THEY'RE PROPERLY PERMITTED AND THEY HAVE A C OF O WHAT HAPPENS IF THEY DON'T GET REZONED? CAN THEY, OR DO YOU GUYS REVOKE THAT? THE, THE ACTUAL CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS FOR THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL PART OF THE, OF THE BUSINESS, AND SO THAT'S WHAT THEIR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY IS FOR.
UM, BUT IF THE PROCESSING IS GOING TO CONTINUE ON THERE, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THEIR, THEIR PERMIT COULD GET REVOKED.
COMMISSIONER WATSON, I HAVE A QUESTION FOR APPLICANT.
UH, CAN YOU WALK ME THROUGH THE TIMELINE IN A LITTLE BIT MORE DETAIL OF DATE BUSINESS OPENED AND THIS CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY BEING AWARDED ROUGHLY VERSUS WHEN, UM, THE ACTUAL PROCESSING OF THE WASTE BEGAN? I UNDERSTAND QUITE A BIT ABOUT THE ENTIRE RENTAL COMPONENT OF THE PORTA-POTTIES, BUT WHEN DID THEY ACTUALLY START USING THE HOSE AND SEWER SYSTEM TO MOVE THE WASTE INTO THE GROUND? YEAH.
RELATIVE TO THE BUSINESS OPENING.
SO THE, SO THE BUSINESS OPENED, UH, 1ST OF OCTOBER, 2021.
THAT'S WHEN THEY, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, OPENED UP THEIR DOORS.
UM, AFTER HAVING ALL THE PERMITS APPROVED, UH, THE, THE PROCESSING, UH, BEGAN ON THAT SAME DAY.
UM, YOU KNOW, IT WAS SHOWN ON PLANS SUBMITTED AND, AND REVIEWED AND APPROVED.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, OUR GUYS DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT AND THEY, THEY THOUGHT THEY'D FOLLOWED THE PROCESS AND, AND WERE DOING EVERYTHING, UH, RIGHT UNTIL, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S
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THAT, WHAT'S THAT MAP? YOU KNOW, EIGHT MONTHS LATER, UM, CODE ENFORCEMENT SHOWED UP AND SAID THAT SMALL PIECE OF YOUR OPERATION IS NOT ZONED CORRECTLY.SO, UH, LONG, LONG ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION, UH, IT, IT STARTED AT THE SAME TIME THE BUSINESS DID, UH, ALTOGETHER AS ONE, UM, EARLY OCTOBER, 2021.
AND THEN ADDITIONAL QUESTION, UM, WHAT, IF ANY COMMUNITY OUTREACH EFFORTS HAVE YOU MADE WITH THE SCHOOL OR THE APARTMENTS NEARBY? UM, WE HAVE, UH, SENT, SENT SOME EMAILS, MADE SOME PHONE CALLS, UM, HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY RESPONSE BACK, QUITE HONESTLY.
UM, THE, AND THEN THE, THE PROPERTY NEXT DOOR, SAME THING.
HANDFUL OF, UH, CALLS AND EMAILS, UM, NO RESPONSE, UH, BUT THAT, THAT WAS A PROPERTY THAT HONEY BUCKET SOLD TO THEM, UM, AFTER THEY WERE OPERATING.
IT WAS ACTUALLY THE SAME, SAME MONTH LAST YEAR.
UM, SO IT, IT, IT WASN'T SOMETHING THAT WAS BEING HIDDEN, I GUESS.
WHEN YOU SAID HONEY BUCKET SOLD THE PROPERTY, WHICH PROPERTY ARE YOU REFERRING TO? THE, THE EIGHT ACRE, EIGHT AND A HALF ACRES ADJACENT TO US TO THE EAST.
OKAY, SO THAT IS NOT THE SAME AS THE MULTI-FAMILY PROPERTY THAT IS ACROSS CORRECT.
THAT ARTERIAL THOUGH, CORRECT.
SO TRY, TRY TO REACH OUT TO EVERYBODY AROUND BUT HAVEN'T, HAVEN'T HEARD MUCH BACK.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WATSON, COMMISSIONER RE BOTTLES, I, I DON'T HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS BY THE COUPLE COMMENTS.
SOME VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE TOILET BUSINESS BECAUSE WE DO A LOT OF LARGE EVENTS, SO, UM, IT, IT'S KIND OF A FUNNY STORY, BUT WE HAVE OVER FIVE COMPANIES IN TOWN, YOU KNOW, CORTEZ AND HIGH SIERRA, AND NOW THIS ONE, AND I, I'M VERY FAMILIAR BECAUSE A LOT OF CITY PARKS EVENTS, WE ACTUALLY RENT THEM FOR THREE DAYS OR A WEEK AND AFTER RECENTLY, IF YOU GO TO A LOT OF WALKING TRAILS AND CITY PARKS, UH, LIKE A WALKER WRENCH AND THERE ARE PORTABLE TOILETS EVERYWHERE.
UH, SO I'M, I CAN TELL YOU I'M, UH, THE ONLY TIME THEY SMELL IT, THEY'RE NOT CLEAN ON A WEEKLY BASIS OR A DAILY BASIS, BUT, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE NEED.
SO I'M, MY, MY COMMENTS ARE MORE ABOUT LARGE EVENTS AND CITY PARKS AND A LOT OF, UH, INDUSTRIAL LOCATIONS AND IF YOU WALK AROUND OR DRIVE AROUND SAN ANTONIO, THERE'S PROBABLY ABOUT 75 CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS RIGHT NOW.
AND I GUARANTEE YOU, I'VE SEEN TWO TOILETS IN EVERY CONSTRUCTION PROJECT THAT I, EVEN ON ST.
MARY'S, THERE'S THREE OF THEM ON ALONG ST.
MARY'S CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW, OR WATER UTILITIES OR EVERYWHERE.
SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO LIVE WITH MAYBE, UM, WORKING WITH YOUR CLIENT, UM, IT'S, UM, A GOOD WAYS TO PUT A ONE OF THOSE MESH FENCES AROUND.
AND SO PEOPLE DON'T SEE IT, IT'S JUST A, PEOPLE DON'T LIKE TO SEE 'EM, BUT WE NEED THEM.
I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S JUST A FACT OF LIFE.
UH, WALK AROUND I 35, 16 0 4 AND I CAN POINT TO YOU TOILETS EVERYWHERE.
UM, WE HAD A LARGE EVENT THIS WEEKEND WITH PROBABLY ABOUT 5,000 PEOPLE THAT CAME FROM ABOUT 13 DIFFERENT STATES AND WE HAD TO RENT 20 OF THOSE TOILETS AND, UH, THEY CLEANED THEM THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY'RE FINE, BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE AND, UH, THE CHEMICALS THAT THEY PUT ALSO DON'T SMELL AT ALL.
UH, SO I MEAN, I, I'M JUST ONE OF THOSE USERS THAT USE TOILETS ALMOST, UM, 12, 14 WEEKENDS A YEAR.
SO I'M VERY FAMILIAR AND WE BASICALLY, UH, I THINK IT'S THE VISIBILITY OF THE TOILETS OR THE COMPANY OR THE STORAGE, YOU'LL SEEING 50 OR A HUNDRED OF THEM, UH, CAN BE SCARY.
BUT I THINK THE, THAT MATERIAL TO PUT ON FENCES, THE CHAINING FENCES MIGHT BE A GOOD WAY TO PROTECT THEM AND, AND NOT BEING ABLE TO SEE THEM.
BUT, UM, I HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS ABOUT THIS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER BOTTLES.
ALRIGHT, QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER, UH, SIPES, UH, QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
UM, YOU MENTIONED HOW IT'S A DIRECT CONNECTION, I GUESS, TO THE SEWER.
IS THERE VENTING, LIKE, BECAUSE FOR THE ANALOGY OF THE GAS STATION, UM, YOU KNOW, THE, THE GAS TANKS, WE, WE, WE HAVE VENTING UP AND THAT WAS A CONCERN O OF NEIGHBORS O OF PAST CA CASES WITH, WITH GAS STATIONS.
IS THERE VENTING FOR THAT CONNECTION? UM, CAN WE PUT OUR POWERPOINT BACK UP THERE? THIS PROBABLY WON'T DO A VERY GOOD JOB AT ANSWERING YOUR QUESTION, BUT THERE, THERE IS FILTRATION.
THERE'S, I, I BELIEVE THERE IS, UH, VENTING.
SO, YOU KNOW, SAME THING WITH THE GASES.
THERE'S NOT PRESSURE BUILT UP, BUT THERE'S NOT, THERE'S CERTAINLY NOT A VISIBLE VENT, IT'S IN AND OF ITSELF, OR A ONE LARGE ENOUGH WHERE YOU'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, STEAM OR FUMES OR WHAT, WHATEVER ELSE
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COME COMING OUTTA THERE.UM, I DON'T KNOW HOW HELPFUL IT WAS GONNA BE.
I WAS GONNA TAKE YOU BACK TO THAT PICTURE SHOWING THE, UH, THAT THAT LITTLE BOX HAS A, A SEVERAL LAYERS OF FILTRATION TO HELP WITH THE SMELLS.
IT'S NOT FILTERING THE, THE SEWAGE ITSELF, IT'S FILTERING THE AIR, YOU KNOW, AROUND THE SEWAGE AS IT GOES, GOES IN.
AND, AND AGAIN, SORRY, REAL QUICK JUST TO, UH, COMMISSIONER BARROW'S POINT, UM, THE, THE PORTA-POTTIES ARE EXTENSIVELY CLEANED OFFSITE, SO THEY'RE NOT, YOU KNOW, YOU SAW ALL THOSE PORTA POTTIES THERE, THEY'RE NOT BEING SCRUBBED OR, YOU KNOW, HOSED OUT OR, YOU KNOW, ANYTHING THERE.
THOSE, UH, UH, SEWAGE CONTAINERS, UH, IN EACH PORTA POTTY ARE COMPLETELY CLEANED OUT.
UM,
UM, AND IT'S REALLY JUST TOUCH UP HERE ON SITE AND SOME FRESH, FRESH TOILET PAPER.
YEAH, SO THAT, THAT, THAT BOX RIGHT THERE IS, UH, PROBABLY FANCIER THAN IT LOOKS, BUT, UM, THAT'S THE FILTRATION AIR FILTRATION SYSTEM AS THAT, UH, SEWAGE GOES INTO THE, UH, SAW SEWER LINE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIPES.
UH, QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT AND UM, HELP, HELP ME UNDERSTAND THE PROCESS.
AND, AND, AND YOU MAY NOT KNOW THIS, BUT SO AS I'M FOLLOWING YOUR CONVERSATION, YOU'RE SAYING THAT THESE PORT PARTIES GET DISPOSED OF, THE CONTENTS GET DISPOSED ON YOUR SITE AND IT GETS TAKEN SOMEPLACE ELSE TO GET CLEANED AND IT COMES BACK FOR STORAGE, UH, UH, KIND KIND OF THE OTHER WAY.
SO, SO THE PORTA-POTTIES ARE OUT? YEAH.
AT A, AT A, AT A FESTIVAL OR AN EVENT OR CONSTRUCTION SITE, UH, THEY ARE CLEANED PRIMARILY BY THOSE TRUCKS THAT YOU SEE, UH, AT THE END HERE, UH, AND THEN CLEANED BY HAND AS WELL BY THE ATTENDANTS OFFSITE, WHEREVER THEY'RE BEING RENTED.
AND THEN THEY GET BROUGHT BACK TO THE SITE EMPTY, BUT THEN THAT, THAT TANKER TRUCK ALSO COMES BACK TO THE SITE TO DISPOSE OF THE SEWAGE THAT IT'S, YOU KNOW, GONE AROUND TOWN TO COLLECT.
DID, DID THAT ANSWER YOUR QUESTION? YES, YES.
THERE'S A TANKER TRUCKS THAT'S COMING BACK AND THAT'S WHAT, UH, THAT'S BEING DISPOSED OF INTO THE SEWER SYSTEM.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER WHITE TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND A POSSIBLE MOTION.
ALL RIGHT, SO DONE QUITE A BIT OF WORK ON THIS ONE OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, AND I'LL TELL YOU, UM, THAT I DON'T LIKE THIS, I DON'T LIKE THIS CASE, BUT IT'S BECAUSE OF WHAT I VIEW AS SORT OF A TECHNICALITY HERE THAT I THINK IS VERY MINOR AND, AND RESULTS FROM THE CODE REALLY NOT HAVING A BETTER PLACE TO PUT A SITUATION LIKE THIS.
UM, I THINK WHAT WE'VE HEARD TODAY AND THEN WHAT WE CAN SEE HERE IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND PICTURE ON THE SCREEN, I MEAN, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT CONNECTION RIGHT THERE, THAT THAT GOES INTO THE GROUND AND TO TELL A BUSINESS THAT'S BEEN OPERATING FOR SOME TIME NOW THAT, THAT THEY CAN'T OPERATE ANYMORE AS THEY HAVE BECAUSE OF THAT.
I JUST THINK, UM, ISN'T RIGHT.
I THINK THIS USE FITS IN THIS PARTICULAR LOCATION.
I THINK THAT THIS COMPANY, WHICH, IF YOU DO ANY RESEARCH ON HONEY BUCKET, THEY'RE, THEY'RE CONSTANTLY ONE OF THE, UM, HIGHEST RATED COMPANIES THAT DO THINGS, UH, LIKE THIS IN THE COUNTRY.
I THINK WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT THE FACT THAT NONE OF WHAT GOES ON OUT HERE CHANGES ALL OF THESE PORTA-POTTIES WILL CONTINUE TO BE STORED, UM, ON THIS PROPERTY, REGARDLESS OF, YOU KNOW, THE DECISION THAT, THAT WE MAKE TODAY, WE'RE JUST TALKING IN THE LOWER RIGHT HAND CORNER OF THE SCREEN THERE AND THE CONNECTION THAT GOES TO THE GROUND.
UM, I UNFORTUNATELY DIDN'T GET A CHANCE TO, TO VISIT THE SITE MYSELF, HOWEVER, I'VE SPOKEN WITH PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN ON SITE THAT I TRUST AND THERE'S NO SMELL ISSUES OR ODOR ISSUES OR ANYTHING.
UM, AND I'VE SPECIFICALLY ASKED THOSE QUESTIONS.
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THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY OPPOSITION, UM, FROM SOME OF THOSE SURROUNDING, UM, PROPERTIES AND THIS THING'S BEEN BEEN GOING ON FOR, UM, FOR MORE THAN A YEAR.AND SO I THINK THAT BASED ON, UM, BASED ON THIS USE, UM, ON THIS PROPERTY, WHICH IS A PREDOMINANTLY INDUSTRIAL, I MEAN, WE SAW, WE SAW THE MAP, IT'S, THERE'S INDUSTRIAL USES ALL AROUND, UM, BASED ON THE FACT THAT IF ANYBODY WERE TO COME IN AFTERWARDS HERE, THEY'D BE TIED TO THIS PARTICULAR, UM, SITE PLAN.
UM, I, I, I JUST, I, I DON'T SEE ANY, ANY WAY TO GO HERE OTHER THAN TO, UM, APPROVE, UH, ITEM 11.
SO, UM, MR. CHAIR, I, I, I MOVE TO APPROVE.
MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 11.
ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 11.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
ALRIGHT, UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT COMMISSIONER WATSON.
I WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING THIS MOTION, UH, THOUGH I DO AGREE WITH A FEW OF THE POINTS COMMISSIONER WHITE HAS MADE.
UH, AND THE REASON WHY IS THAT THE OTHER CASE, UH, THAT IS SIMILAR TO THIS IS IN MY DISTRICT AND THIS IS HALF OF MY FILE, UM, ON THAT, AND I'VE BEEN WORKING IT AND IT HASN'T COME HERE BECAUSE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUES THAT HAVE IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY.
UM, ON PRINCIPLE, I CAN'T SUPPORT THIS CASE, UM, FOR A NUMBER OF REASONS FROM MY OWN EXPERIENCES IN BECOMING VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS BUSINESS MODEL AND PROCESS AND HOW IT'S IMPACTED THE COMMUNITY.
UM, IF NO ONE HAD SAID ANYTHING, I MIGHT THINK DIFFERENTLY, BUT THE FACT THAT THERE HAVE BEEN, UH, A NUMBER OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS, ALBEIT NOT AN OVERWHELMING AMOUNT THAT HAVE COME AND EXPRESSED A CONCERN ABOUT SMELLING, UM, ODORS AND IT IMPACTING THEIR BUSINESS IS ENOUGH FOR ME TO SAY NO TO, FOR ME TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE.
UM, I THINK IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT THIS CHANGE IN INTERPRETATION HAPPENED AS LATE AS IT DID.
THERE ARE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS DESIGNATION IN POLICY AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN GENERAL.
UM, IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO THE BUSINESS OWNER.
I WILL SAY THAT, THAT THEY WERE ALLOWED TO GET A ZONING DESIGNATION, A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR ONE THING, AND THEN ARE FACING THIS HARDSHIP LATER.
UM, IT, IN AN IDEAL WORLD, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN CAUGHT BEFOREHAND BECAUSE THERE ARE A NUMBER OF PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES, PERMITTING ISSUES AND POLICY ISSUES WITH THIS KIND OF SANITARY LANDFILL AND WASTE PROCESSING.
THE ISSUE ISN'T SO MUCH THE PORT-A-POTTIES BEING THERE.
THE EQUIPMENT RENTAL BUSINESS IS ONE THING.
IT'S THE ACTUAL PROCESSING OF THE WASTE THAT SEEMS TO BE CAUSING PROBLEMS, UM, FOR COMMUNITY MEMBERS AS THE BUSINESS USE CONTINUES.
UM, SO IT IS UNFORTUNATE AND, UM, I WISH THAT THERE WERE THINGS THAT WE COULD DO TO PREVENT THE SITUATION IN THE FUTURE.
UM, HOW WE CAN HAVE A SANITARY LANDFILL EVEN REMOTELY CLOSE TO MF 33 OR A SCHOOL IS A BIG CONCERN.
UM, THE OTHER SITUATION LIKE THIS IS ALSO ACROSS THE STREET FROM A SCHOOL AND IT'S CAUSED A NUMBER OF ISSUES WITH HEALTH FOR THE STUDENTS.
UM, I THINK THERE WITH SOME FORESIGHT THIS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED, UM, AND HOPE THAT WE CAN DO THAT TO THE FUTURE AND HAVE BEEN ACTIVELY WORKING TO TRY AND PREVENT THIS
UM, BUT UM, JUST FOR THOSE REASONS, UM, I AGREE WITH A LOT OF WHAT COMMISSIONER WHITE SAID.
UM, IT IS HARD TO GET, YOU KNOW, A, A FULL PICTURE OF THIS, BUT JUST ON MY OWN EXPERIENCE ALONE AND HEARING FROM COMMUNITY MEMBERS, I CAN'T MOVE FORWARD WITH SUPPORTING THIS, THIS MOTION.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ANY FURTHER COMMENTS TO MY LEFT? WE'LL COME BACK TO YOU.
AND I CAN'T SAY IT AS ELOQUENTLY AS COMMISSIONER WATSON, BUT UH, I WON'T BE SUPPORTING THIS EITHER.
YEAH, SO JUST A COUPLE OF THINGS.
UM, I HATE IT THAT WE'RE USING THE WORD LANDFILL HERE BECAUSE I MEAN, THIS IS NOT A LANDFILL, NUMBER ONE.
UM, NUMBER TWO, UM, I, I WANT TO SAY TO TO THE, THE NEIGHBORS AND, AND THE, THE FOLKS THAT SHOWED UP THAT, THAT, I APPRECIATE Y'ALL BEING HERE AND I DO NOT TAKE ANYTHING, UM, THAT YOU ALL HAVE SAID OR YOUR CONCERNS LIGHTLY AT ALL.
UM, THIS IS JUST A JUDGMENT THAT, UM, WE AS, AS COMMISSIONERS HAVE TO MAKE ON, ON TOUGH ISSUES LIKE THIS.
UM, ADDITIONALLY, I, I KNOW, UM, MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER MENTIONED ANOTHER CASE IN DISTRICT TWO, LET THAT DISTRICT TWO CASE STAND ON ITS OWN.
WHEN THAT CASE COMES BEFORE US, WE'LL DEAL WITH THAT CASE.
I DON'T KNOW WHERE THAT CASE IS.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S IN THE SURROUNDING AREA FROM THAT CASE, BUT THAT CASE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO LOOK ON ITS OWN MERITS.
AND FINALLY RELATED TO HEALTH ISSUES, ET CETERA, ET CETERA, THAT I THINK COMMISSIONER WATSON MENTIONED, THERE'S BEEN ABSOLUTELY NO
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EVIDENCE BEFORE THIS BOARD TODAY OF ANY HEALTH RELATED ISSUES OR CONCERNS.THERE'S BEEN NO SCIENCE OR ANYTHING TALKING ABOUT ANY HEALTH ISSUES THAT COULD FLOW FROM WHAT'S GOING ON AT THIS SITE.
OKAY? I, I'VE HEARD ABOUT SMELLS.
UM, AND AGAIN, I, YOU KNOW, THAT'S, THAT'S DISPUTED.
I KNOW SOME FOLKS HAVE SAID THEY, THEY THINK THEY'RE THERE AND, AND OTHERS OR HAVEN'T.
AND AGAIN, I TOLD YOU THAT I'VE SPOKEN WITH PEOPLE OUT THERE AND THAT THERE ARE NO SMELLS.
SO, UM, I UNDERSTAND IT'S A DIFFICULT ISSUE.
I UNDERSTAND THERE MAY BE OTHER CASES IN OTHER PARTS OF THE CITY, UM, WHERE AGAIN, THINGS MIGHT BE DIFFERENT AND I MIGHT FEEL DIFFERENTLY ON THAT ONE.
BUT ON THIS ONE TODAY, UM, AGAIN, MY MOTION IS WHAT IT IS.
THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER WHITE.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE, UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 11 BY COMMISSIONER WHITE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
ALRIGHT, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR AN ALTERNATIVE MOTION OR NO MOTION OR NO MOTION AT ALL? UH, THIS IS THE FIRST DENIAL ON THIS ITEM.
THE FIRST, FIRST, FIRST, UH, FIRST HEARING ON THIS ITEM.
UM, SO WE CAN COME BACK BY RIGHT NEXT MEETING.
ANY FURTHER MOTION? HEARING NONE MR. GRIFFIN.
ACTUALLY I WON'T BUT SOMEONE WILL.
ALRIGHT, WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 13, PLEASE.
NO ACTION WAS TAKEN ON ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR LACK OF MOTION AND MEN VIDA'S ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 13 LOCATED AT 8 2 7 V IS A PROPOSAL TO GO FROM R FOUR CD TO NC WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 27 NOTICES SENT OUT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR.
ONE RETURN IN OPPOSITION IN LOS ANGELES HEIGHT.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED.
STAFF DOES FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE DEVELOP DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPERTY RESIDES IN A NEIGHBORHOOD COMPRISED ENTIRELY OF RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND LAND USE WHILE THE PROPERTY IS IN PROXIMITY TO, TO BOTH THE FREDERICK FREDERICKSBURG AND THE WEST AVENUE COMMERCIAL CORRIDORS.
IT IS PART OF AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE PROPOSED NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CONSTITUTES COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO A RESIDENTIAL AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT, YES PLEASE COME UP MA'AM, YOUR NAME AND UH, YOUR ADDRESS PLEASE AND TELL US ABOUT THIS REZONING REQUEST.
I RESIDE IN 8 27 VIENDO AND I'M HERE REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, UM, AND OWNER OF THIS RESIDENCY.
SO OUR PROPOSAL OR THE APPLICANT APPLICANT'S PROPOSAL IS TO BUILD UPWARDS.
SO THE HOUSE, IT'S ALREADY RESIDENTIAL AS MENTIONED.
THE PLAN IS TO BUILD A STAIRCASE ON THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE AND BUILD A 15 BY 25 OVER THE HOUSE.
THERE'S NO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF A ROOF, UM, BUT NOT SUBSTANTIAL.
THE PURPOSE FOR IT WOULD BE AS OFFICE SPACE FOR THE APPLICANT'S GUTTER BUSINESS.
SO, UM, THERE WOULD BE TAKING CALLS, FILING PAPERWORK, IT WOULD BE MAYBE TWO WINDOWS THE DOOR AND JUST ENOUGH TO SET UP LIKE A CONFERENCE TABLE WITH SOME CHAIRS.
UM, PARKING WISE, THEY ALREADY HAVE LIKE A DRIVEWAY THAT GOES DEEP INTO THE HOUSE.
IT WOULD FIT MAYBE ONE OR TWO CARS WITH JUST EXACTLY WHAT THEY NEED.
UM, IT'S NOT GOING TO BE IT'S NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL THAT THEY'RE PUTTING IN THE APPLICATION FOR ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS.
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ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL CALL YOU UP IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS.AND I'M SORRY, COULD YOU REPEAT YOUR, YOUR LAST NAME FOR ME? BARONA.
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
WAS THIS LOT, WAS THIS RECENTLY REZONED? WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME THIS PROPERTY WAS REZONED? 2020.
AND WHAT WERE THE CONDITIONS ON THAT PROPERTY OR ON THAT REZONING? THE CASE MANAGER'S GONNA PULL THOSE UP FOR YOU.
UM, IN THE MEANTIME, UM, SO THE IMMEDIATE USES THEN ARE RESIDENTIAL ADJACENT AND THEN COMMERCIAL ACROSS THE STREETS, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
FURTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
AND WE ARE WAITING FOR AN ANSWER.
THE UH, CONDITIONS ON THE 2020 ORDINANCE.
READ PARKING ON VDO STREET ONLY AND HOURS OF OPERATION FROM 8:00 AM TO 7:00 PM OKAY.
ALRIGHT, QUESTIONS COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, UM, I HAVE SOME QUESTIONS.
UH, AND MAYBE THE APPLICANT OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE MIGHT BE ABLE TO ANSWER SOME OF THESE IN LOOKING AT, UM, THE GOOGLE MAPS ON VIENDO STREET.
I'M SORRY, I'M WRONG ON ANGELUS.
ALRIGHT, ON ANGEL, IT LOOKS LIKE THERE ARE AT LEAST ONE RESIDENTIAL UNIT BEHIND THE BUILDING, CORRECT? IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? UH, YES.
UH, DOES THE OWNER LIVE IN THE BUILDING? I'M CURRENTLY LIVING IN THAT BUILDING.
UH, ARE THERE TWO UNITS BACK THERE? IT'S ONE.
AND THAT BRINGS ME TO QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
WE HAVE AN R FOUR CD WITH A BEAUTY SALON, UH, CONDITIONAL USE.
WE ARE NOW MAKING THIS NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WITH WHAT LOOKS LIKE, UH, ONE RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, ONE A D U WHERE THIS PERSON IS LIVING, UM, MS. BARONA AND THEN TWO BUSINESS USES ONE OFFICE AND ONE BEAUTY SALON.
IS THAT A CORRECT SUMMARY? I BELIEVE SO.
IS THIS ZONING REQUEST APPROPRIATE GIVEN THAT MULTITUDE OF USES? SO NC IS GONNA ALLOW LIVE WORK UNITS, SO IN THE MAIN STRUCTURE, YES SHE COULD HAVE LIVE WORK BECAUSE THAT ONE WOULD FIT THE DEFINITION OF WHAT LIVE WORK IS IN THAT SECTION.
UM, THE OTHER STRUCTURE WOULD JUST BECOME NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, SO IT COULD BE USED FOR SOME SORT OF COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE, SOME OTHER KIND OF COMMERCIAL USE.
BUT IT, BUT THERE'S SAY THERE'S A CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR THAT A D U WHERE THIS PERSON'S LIVING THAT IS STILL GONNA BE, SHE'S GONNA STILL BE ABLE TO LIVE THERE.
EXISTING NON-CONFORMING? YES SIR.
I MAY ADD, WE DID GO AROUND SOME NEIGHBORS AND WE HAD SOME LETTERS MAKING THEM AWARE YOU CAN HAVE THOSE AS WELL AS THEIR SIGNATURES.
UH, YES COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE, ARE YOU DONE WITH THE QUESTION? I THINK SO.
'CAUSE THAT WASN'T THE ANSWER I WAS EXPECTING.
UH, SO YEAH, COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU.
SO WHAT'S THE TOTAL SQUARE FOOTAGE THEN OF THE BUILDINGS FOR THIS IF THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING ON AND ADDING ADDITIONAL SQUARE FOOTAGE? I HAVE A, A LITTLE HOLE.
YEAH, THE LIMIT FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL IS 3000.
I THINK THEY'RE WAY BELOW THAT.
MA'AM, I THINK YOU STARTED OFF WITH THE DIMENSIONS OF THE SECOND FLOOR, WHICH WOULD BE THE OFFICE AREA.
WHAT WERE THOSE DIMENSIONS? SO IT'S NOT BUILT AS OF YET.
WHICH IS WHY WE'RE TRYING TO DO THE COMMERCIAL, BUT I BELIEVE IT WAS 15 BY 25.
SO IF YOU COULD SEE THERE'S THE STAIRWELL THAT WOULD BE FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THEN LIKE A LITTLE, UM, DECK, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO, I'M SORRY, ENGLISH IS MY SECOND LANGUAGE.
THE DOOR, YOU COULD SEE A LITTLE WINDOW UP IN THE RIGHT.
AND THEN WHAT WOULD BE ON THE FRONT? TWO LARGE WINDOWS? WELL, ONE LARGE WINDOW AND THEN TO THE LEFT, ANOTHER LARGE WINDOW.
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UM, A CONFERENCE TABLE TO FIT MAYBE THREE TO FOUR PEOPLE.AND WHAT'S THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF THE EXISTING BUILDING? MM, THAT'S A REALLY GOOD QUESTION.
UNFORTUNATELY I DON'T HAVE A SET ANSWER FOR YOU.
THEY WOULDN'T HAVE A SITE PLAN FOR A NC REQUIRED, WHAT DO YOU SAY? THEY DO NOT, THEY DO NOT HAVE IT.
AND, AND WOULD YOU TAKE FOR THE 3000 SQUARE FOOT LIMIT, WOULD YOU TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE LIVE WORK UNIT IN THE BACK, THEN ALSO THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND THEN THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE THAT'S GOING TO GO ON TOP OF THE EXISTING STRUCTURE? YEAH, EACH BUILDING CAN BE MORE THAN 3000 AND AGGREGATE OVERALL CAN BE MORE THAN 5,000 FOR NC.
THAT WAS, THAT WAS WHAT I WAS LOOKING FOR.
UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS CASE AS I ALWAYS SAY IS DIFFICULT IN THAT I, I RECOGNIZE WHY IT SEEMS LIKE IT COULD BE A POTENTIALLY A GOOD FIT BECAUSE THERE ARE SOME COMMERCIAL USES NEAR THE, UM, NEAR THE PROPOSED PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, UM, GIVEN THE FACT THAT IT IS ON WHAT IS A BLOCK THAT IS ALMOST ENTIRELY RESIDENTIAL, WITH RESIDENTIAL USES IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT, UM, GIVEN THE FACT THAT STAFF HAS RECOMMENDED DENIAL GIVEN THE FACT THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS IN OPPOSITION.
AND ONE OF THE CONCERNS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAD WAS THE FACT THAT THERE WERE CONDITIONS ON THE PROPERTY PREVIOUSLY THAT LIMITED THE HOURS OF USE AND LIMITED THE PARKING.
THOSE CONDITIONS WOULD BE LOST WITH THIS PARTICULAR, UM, CHANGE IN ZONING.
AND ALSO THE FACT THAT WE WOULD BE ADDING POTENTIALLY 50 ADDITIONAL POSSIBLE USES TO THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND THE COMMERCIAL CREEP TAKING AWAY HOUSING, WHICH IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED, UM, IN THE AREA.
UH, I'LL BE MAKING A MOTION FOR DENIAL FOR ITEM NUMBER 13.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE.
COMMISSIONER HU IS THE SECOND.
UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? NOPE.
I HATE TO, I HATE TO PREFACE THIS WITH, I'M VERY FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA.
UM, BUT UM, UH, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, I LIVE PROBABLY A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET AWAY.
UM, I LIVE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD FROM THIS NEIGHBORHOOD, FROM THIS AREA, UM, FREQUENT THE STARBUCKS, BUT THAT'S MY FAULT.
UM, AND SO I I I I UNDERSTAND COMMISSIONER GREAT HOUSE'S CONCERNS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S CONCERNS AND YEAH, THIS IS VERY, VERY DIFFICULT BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN WITH LOSING SOME OF THE, THE, THE PROTECTIONS THAT ARE THERE NOW.
UM, AND I'LL BE HONEST, I'M NOT REAL SURE HOW, HOW I'M GONNA VOTE ON THIS BECAUSE WHILE I ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS RESIDENTIAL BEHIND IT, UM, WE'VE ALSO GOT A C P S SUBSTATION RIGHT IN FRONT OF US, IN FRONT OF IT THAT'S NOT SCREENED AND DOES NOT, IS IS A WORSE NEIGHBOR IN MY OPINION.
UM, YOU'VE GOT A CAR WASH ACROSS THE STREET.
YOU'VE GOT THE URGENT CARE, WHICH I UNFORTUNATELY HAD TO VISIT LAST WEEK, UM, WHICH IS ALSO ACROSS THE STREET.
YOU KNOW, THERE, THERE'S A LOT OF COMMERCIAL USES AND THAT STREET IS, IS USED AS A CUT THROUGH FOR THOSE OF US WHO DON'T LIKE GOING DOWN THE LIGHTS ON HILDEBRAND ROAD.
UM, I'M JUST VAMPING BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO DECIDE HOW I'M GONNA VOTE ON THIS, BUT I JUST KINDA WANTED TO GIVE CONTEXT TO THE, TO THIS SITE THAT, UM, I WISH THERE WAS A WAY TO EITHER PUT CONDITIONS SOMEHOW ON THIS PROPERTY AND MAYBE THAT IS AN OPTION, UM, THAT, THAT PERHAPS AND, AND AND STAFF WOULD HAVE TO INFORM ME 'CAUSE I DIDN'T THINK ABOUT THIS EARLIER.
IF, IF A CONTINUANCE WAS GRANTED, COULD
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SOMEHOW SOME OTHER CD BE WORKED OUT OR WOULD THAT BE OUTSIDE THE RANGE AND COMPLETELY? CAUSE YOU'RE SAYING IT'S OUTSIDE THE RANGE AT THAT POINT YOU ARE REQUESTING TWO CONDITIONAL USES.I DON'T KNOW HOW I'M GONNA VOTE YET.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU COMMISSIONER SIPES.
UH, FURTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
UM, FOR ME, I, I THINK MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS, IS THAT NOW WE ARE ADDING ANOTHER USE TO A PROPERTY THAT SEEMS SOMEWHAT OVERTAXED ALREADY IN THE NUMBER OF USES.
I THINK THERE IS, UH, THE POTENTIAL FOR A SOLUTION USING I D Z, BUT I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S NECESSARILY GONNA GIVE YOU MORE RESTRICTION, UM, TO THE 50 ADDITIONAL USES YOU GET WITH NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
AND TO BE HONEST, THAT IS WHAT I THINK IS PROBABLY GOING TO MAKE ME VOTE IN FAVOR OF THE DENIAL IS, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE TWO USES OR THREE DEPENDING ON HOW YOU COUNT, UH, ONE RESIDENTIAL HOME, ONE RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT, AND A BEAUTY SALON ALREADY.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS THE BEAUTY SALON WILL CONTINUE TO BE IN USE AND THEN WE'RE ADDING ANOTHER BUSINESS COMMERCIAL USE.
UM, AND THAT IT IS ALSO OPEN THEN TO 50 ADDITIONAL USES ONCE SOLD BECAUSE ZONING IS IN PERPETUITY.
UM, I THINK I HAVE TO SUPPORT THE MOTION FOR DENIAL AND I'M SORRY 'CAUSE I UNDERSTAND AND RESPECT THE FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE ARE PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING VERY HARD AND, YOU KNOW, TAKING EVERY OUNCE, EVERY INCH OF SPACE, UH, TO RUN SUCCESSFUL ENTERPRISES.
AND I HATE TO DO IT, BUT I JUST DON'T THINK I CAN SAY YES TO IT.
ALRIGHT, THAT IS MY DISCUSSION.
UH, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER WHITE? YEAH, JUST GONNA ECHO SOME OF THE COMMENTS THAT CHAIR BUSTA MONTE MADE AS WELL AS AS COMMISSIONER SIPES.
UM, I THINK IT'S A REALLY, REALLY HARD CASE.
UM, AND FOR ME, I'LL JUST TELL YOU THAT WHEN THERE'S SORT OF A SORT OF A TIE, LIKE THIS IS IN MY MIND, UM, IF STAFF FEELS ONE WAY AND THE COMMISSIONER FROM FROM THE DISTRICT ALSO FEELS THAT SAME WAY, THAT'S USUALLY THE, THE WAY THAT I'LL END UP GOING BECAUSE, UM, THE COMMISSIONER FROM THE DISTRICT USUALLY HAS, HAS, HAS RESEARCHED IT WELL ENOUGH ALONG WITH STAFF.
SO ANYWAYS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? SEEING AND HEARING NONE THE MOTION IS FOR DENIAL BY COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WEE ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
AGAIN, I WISH YOU THE BEST OF LUCK AND I'M SORRY YOU DIDN'T GET THE OUTCOME YOU WANTED HERE, BUT I DO WISH YOU THE BEST.
UH, YOU WANT, MIGHT WANNA TALK TO YOUR CASE MANAGER TO SEE WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE.
ALRIGHT, LET'S, UH, TAKE A LITTLE BREAK.
THIS IS THE TRADITIONAL TIME THAT WE TAKE A BREAK AFTER GOING FOR ABOUT TWO HOURS.
SO WE WILL STAND IN RECESS, UH, FOR FIVE MINUTES.
APPROXIMATELY THE TIME IS 2 54.
PLEASE RETURN TO YOUR SEATS BY THREE.
UM, THIS MEETING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS BACK IN SESSION AND WE ARE MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 14.
MY NAME IS ELIZABETH STEWART, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
WHAT'S YOUR PHONE ITEM NUMBER 14 IS LOCATED AT 75 40 BANDERA GOING FROM R SIX TO C TWO CD FOR AUTO, BOAT AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE OUTSIDE AND SCREENED WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 29 NOTICES SENT OUT.
THERE IS NO NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITH 200 FEET.
ACTUALLY ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR.
THE EXISTING R SIX A H O D RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE REQUESTED C TWO A H O D COMMERCIAL AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO, BOAT AND RECREATIONAL STORAGE IS ALSO APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH PROPER BUFFERING.
THE REQUESTED C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS
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APPROPRIATE ACCESSING OFF OF BANDERA ROAD AS A COMMERCIAL CORRIDOR.THE CD CONDITIONAL USE ALLOWS CONSIDERATION OF THE USE AUTO, BOAT AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLE STORAGE WITH ANY NECESSARY CONDITIONS SUCH AS ADDITIONAL BUFFERING AND OR SCREENING STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LAND.
IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST, THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, STAFF IS AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE OR APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE AS THE CASE MAY BE.
I'M WITH BRANDON ORTIZ, 1 1 2 EAST PECAN.
AND, UM, WE'RE HERE FOR THE APPLICANT THIS AFTERNOON.
UM, LET'S SEE IF WE HAVE OUR, IT'S IT'S NUMBER 14.
OKAY, SO THIS PROPERTY, UM, IS LONG BANDERA ROAD, BUT IT'S KIND OF SET BACK BEHIND SOME COMMERCIAL ON BANDERA ROAD.
UM, YOU CAN SEE ON THE SOUTHWEST SIDE THAT'S ALL COMMERCIAL.
THERE'S, I THINK AN AUTOBODY REPAIR SHOP, UM, UH, AUTO PAINT SHOP.
UH, AND ON THE, ON THE SOUTH SIDE, ON THAT CORNER, THAT'S A, A SHOPPING CENTER.
AND ON THE SOUTHEAST SIDE, THERE ARE SOME PLACES THAT ARE ZONED R FOUR, BUT THE USE IS NOT RESIDENTIAL.
THERE'S A PROPANE DEPOT, UH, A MOWING BUSINESS AND SO FORTH.
THE OTHER R SIX ON THE NORTHEAST SIDE IS APPLICANT OWNED.
HE OWNS THAT PROPERTY AS WELL.
UM, SO I THINK WHAT WE'RE JUST TALKING ABOUT TODAY IS THE MULTIFAMILY OR TOWNHOUSE DEVELOPMENT TO THE NORTHWEST.
SO THE CURRENT ZONING IS R SIX.
IT'S UNSUITABLE FOR SINGLE FAMILY DEVELOPMENT IN THIS AREA, IN THIS LOCATION.
UH, PROPOSED ZONING IS C TWO C D WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO, BOAT, AND RV STORAGE.
UM, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE, THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
WE ARE GONNA HAVE A LAND USE, UH, OF PLANNING AMENDMENT HEARING, UH, NEXT WEEK.
IT'S A LITTLE BIT OUTTA ORDER, BUT WE HAD TO DO THAT FOR SCHEDULING REASONS.
UM, CURRENTLY IT'S MEDIAN DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THAT CHANGE TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
HOPEFULLY THERE'S A FUTURE LAND USE PLAN COMING DOWN THE ROAD TO THE BANDERA ROAD CORRIDOR PLAN.
UM, HAS NOT BEEN PASSED YET, BUT IT IS COMING AND THEY DO DESIGNATE THIS PROPERTY AS URBAN MIXED USE.
AND I JUST WANTED TO NOTE, R SIX IS NOT ONE OF THE CONSISTENT USES IN URBAN USE, MIXED USE, UH, BUT C TWO CD IS TO ADDRESS, UM, THE ISSUES THAT THE, THE NEIGHBORS WERE TALKING ABOUT IN THEIR VOICEMAILS.
UM, WE WILL HAVE SCREENING, APPROPRIATE SCREENING AROUND THE, THE AREA WITH, UH, 30 FOOT SETBACKS AND BUFFER YARDS.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE WILLING TO ADDRESS ALL OF THOSE ISSUES.
UM, WE ALREADY HAD THAT BUILT IN OUR PLAN.
UM, WE ALSO WILL HAVE DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING AND WE DON'T ANTICIPATE THERE BEING A LOT OF TRAFFIC OR A LOT OF NOISE ASSOCIATED WITH US BECAUSE IT IS IN FACT A STORAGE AREA.
THERE'S NO WORK BEING DONE OUT THERE.
UM, ACCESS WILL BE OFF OF BANDERA, SO TRAFFIC SHOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE.
UM, AND SO NOW WE ACTUALLY HAVE, WE, WE HAD NOT HEARD FROM THE NEIGHBORS UNTIL TODAY.
UM, WE WENT AROUND THERE TO, TO LOOK AT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT'S A GATED NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, BUT NOW THAT WE HAVE PHONE NUMBERS AND PEOPLE TO CALL, WE ARE, WE WILL DEFINITELY BE CALLING THEM AND TALKING TO THEM.
WE WELCOME THE CHANCE TO WORK WITH THEM AND, UH, AND ADDRESS THEIR CONCERNS.
SO, SO AGAIN, UM, THE USE THAT WE'RE PROPOSING IS ACTUALLY MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA.
UM, WE ARE GOING TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO ADDRESS ANY ADDITIONAL CONCERNS THEY HAVE AND, UH, WE'VE ALREADY PUT IN SOME, SOME PROTECTIONS IN PLACE WITH THE BUFFERING AND THE SCREENING AND THE SETBACKS.
UH, ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT BEYOND THE VOICEMAILS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN PLAYED? NOTHING BEYOND THE VOICEMAILS.
UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT SEVEN CASE COMMISSIONER SIPES TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
AND SO THE PRIMARY REASON I PULLED THIS WAS, UH, SO
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THAT WE COULD HAVE IT DISCUSSED PUBLICLY ABOUT, YOU KNOW, ACCOMMODATIONS THAT Y'ALL ARE MAKING.UM, THE, THE BUFFER YARD, THE 30 FOOT BUFFER YARD, IS THAT GONNA BE LANDSCAPED OR IS THAT JUST AS FAULT? YES.
SO IT'LL BE A LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
UM, AND I THINK I, AND I KNOW THAT YOU HAD SAID, UH, DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING.
I'M GONNA ADD THAT AS THE CD AS A CONDITION.
UM, UM, AND I THINK THAT IS ALL THE, THE, THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS THAT I HAVE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER SIPES.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER HUY, UH, THANK YOU FOR THE APPLICANT.
UM, WHAT DO THE HOURS OF OPERATIONS FOR THIS? WE DON'T HAVE ANY PLANNED SO FAR, BUT THAT IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE CAN TALK ABOUT, UH, ABOUT ESTABLISHING, UH, HOURS OF OPERATION.
'CAUSE I THOUGHT I HEARD IN ONE OF THE, UH, PHONE CALLS THAT THEY WERE CONCERNED THAT THIS WAS GONNA BE A, A 24 HOUR OPERATION MM-HMM.
UM, THAT WOULD BE SOMETHING WE'D BE WILLING TO, TO TALK ABOUT AND, AND ADDRESS THE NEIGHBORS AS WELL.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, UH, COMMISSIONER SIPES TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA AND I THINK THAT PROPANE DEPOT HAS BEEN THERE SINCE I WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL.
UM, SO, SO EVEN THOUGH IT DOES LOOK RESIDENTIAL ALONG ECKERT ROAD, UM, IT IS NOT.
UM, THOSE ARE, THOSE WERE, WELL THEY WERE PROBABLY USED AS A HOUSE PLUS THEY HAD A BUSINESS GOING ON AS, AS WELL.
UM, JUST LIKE THE APPLICANT I HAD, NEITHER I NOR THE DISTRICT SEVEN OFFICE HAD HEARD ANY OPPOSITION UNTIL WE HEARD THE VOICEMAILS
UM, SO FOR THIS CASE, I AM GOING TO, TO MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH, WITH, UH, A COUPLE CONDITIONS.
UM, THE, THE FIRST BEING DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING AWAY FROM THE, AWAY FROM THE RESIDENCE.
UM, AND THE SECOND ONE WILL BE IN HOURS OF OPERATION, BUT I THINK I'M GONNA LET Y'ALL WORK IT OUT BECAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF Y'ALL HAVE GOT AN IDEA YET.
I KNOW WE PROBABLY, UH, DISTRICT SEVEN DON'T HAVE AN IDEA OF WHAT WE WOULD WANT YET.
SO IF Y'ALL WOULD WORK THAT OUT BETWEEN NOW AND, AND COUNSEL.
UM, UNLESS THERE'S SOMETHING Y'ALL WANNA OFFER RIGHT NOW, UNLESS Y'ALL GOT AN IDEA, WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT.
UM, I THINK WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME HOURS OF OPERATION EVEN IF, IF THE, IF THAT IS GOING TO BE A CONDITION TO THE MOTION, WE'RE GONNA NEED SOME HOURS OF OPERATION EVEN IF WE SORT OF KNOW THAT IT'S GONNA BE A PLACEHOLDER.
SPECIFIC HOURS AND DAYS OF OPERATION FOR THE PURPOSES OF THE CONDITION.
UH, JAMES MCKNIGHT, 1 1 2 EAST PECAN, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT AS WELL.
I THINK, UH, AT THIS TIME I'M WILLING TO SAY SEVEN TO SEVEN, 7:00 AM AM TO 7:00 PM UH, SEVEN DAYS A WEEK.
SO, UH, THE TWO CONDITIONS WILL BE DOWNWARD FACING LIGHTING AND, UH, HOURS OPERATIONS.
7:00 AM TO 7:00 PM SUNDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
AND WITH THAT I I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED ON THE RECORD.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER S SIPES WITH CONDITIONS AS LISTED ON THE RECORD FOR ITEM NUMBER 16 WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
AND I MISSTATED, THIS WAS FOR ITEM 14.
UM, WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE ON TO ITEM 16 AND IF WE COULD HAVE PRESENTATION ON THAT ITEM.
AND BETA'S ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 16 LOCATED AT 1 3 0 0 2.
EARL LANE IS A PROPOSAL TO GO FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 28 NOTICES SENT WITH FIVE RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM NORTHERN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
SORRY, THAT WAS NORTHERN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
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DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.THE PROPOSED R SIX C D RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA.
THE PROPERTY IS LOCATED ON THE CORNER OF TWO COLLECTOR STREETS WITH DRIVEWAYS ON EACH SIDE THAT BOTH HAVE STREET FRONTAGE.
ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE ESTABLISHED DUPLEXES ALONG HER LANE ON BOTH SIDES OF THE BLOCK.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
UH, SIR, IF YOU'D INTRODUCE YOURSELF, GIVE US YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS REZONING REQUEST.
I OWN THE PROPERTY ON 13 0 0 2 LING.
AND THE REASON I'M HERE, I JUST WANTED TO GET IT.
UM, IT'S BEEN WORKING, HAS THE DUPLEX FOR THE PAST SEVEN, EIGHT YEARS.
THERE'S NO ISSUES FROM TENANTS.
UM, I BELIEVE IT'S ALL THERE TO GO.
YOU KNOW, THERE'S DRIVEWAYS, YOU KNOW, UH, PROPERTY DRIVEWAYS FOR EACH ONE OF 'EM.
UH, EACH UH, UNIT HAS GOT TWO AND A HALF ROOMS, WHICH IS, I MEAN, BEDROOMS FOR EACH, EACH ONE OF 'EM.
UM, I DID, UH, BUILD A KITCHEN FOR ONE OF 'EM 'CAUSE IT WASN'T THERE WHEN I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.
OTHER THAN THAT, EVERYTHING WAS THERE.
SO THAT'S THE REASON I'M HERE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. VALENZUELA.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC FURTHER PUBLIC OH, SORRY.
ANY QUESTIONS? UH, WE'LL GET TO YOU IN A SECOND.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER PUBLIC COMMENT? THIS WAS ANOTHER ONE THAT I THINK THERE WAS SOME, AND WE DIDN'T PLAY THESE, DID WE? THERE WAS NO VOICEMAIL FOR THIS ONE.
UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT 10 CASE.
UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
THERE WERE, TH THIS IS, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ON THIS.
THIS IS ONE WHERE I BELIEVE THERE WERE A COUPLE OF VOICEMAILS.
UM, BUT, UH, UH, OTHER THAN THAT, UM, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION, BUT IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS, LET'S DO IT.
ANY QUE
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER WHITE TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND MOTION.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE THERE, UM, AGAIN, NORTHERN HILLS, UH, DIDN'T INDICATE ANY OPPOSITION.
STAFF, UM, HAS INDICATED THAT THEY BELIEVE THAT THIS SHOULD BE APPROVED.
THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY PROBLEMS AND I DON'T FORESEE ANY.
SO WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 16.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 16 BY COMMISSIONER WHITE WITH A SECOND BY, UH, COMMISSIONER BATTLES, UH, DISCUSSION.
WE ARE NOW GONNA MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT 18 AND BETA'S ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 18 LOCATED AT 4 1 1 9 SOUTH PRESTA STREET IS A PROPOSAL TO GO FROM I D Z TO I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED IN C TWO AND FOR AN AUTO AND TRUCK LIGHT REPAIR.
THERE WERE 38 NOTICES SENT OUT WITH 11 RETURN IN FAVOR.
AND OUTSIDE 200 FEET, THERE WERE THREE IN FAVOR.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM RIVERSIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN TIME FOR THE 10:00 AM DEADLINE, BUT THEY DID, UH, SEND IN THEIR SUPPORT AT AROUND 1230 THIS AFTERNOON.
STAFF DOES FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING STA CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED I D Z TWO MEDIUM INTENSITY AND FIELD DEVELOPMENT ZONE DISTRICT IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
THE REZONING IS PROPOSED TO BRING AN ALREADY EXISTING BUSINESS INTO COMPLIANCE.
HOWEVER, THE USE IS INAPPROPRIATE GIVEN THE PROXIMITY TO SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LAND USES TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY.
THE EXISTING I J Z INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE BASED ZONING DISTRICT ALREADY ALLOWS FOR NEIGHBORHOOD APPROPRIATE COMMERCIAL USES AND MIXED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF WE CAN HAVE THE APPLICANT ON THIS ITEM, UH, PLEASE GIVE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND TELL US WHY YOU'RE SEEKING THIS, UH, REZONING REQUEST.
UM, I'M ACTUALLY THE TENANT OF THIS BUILDING I RENTED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.
UM, IGNORANCE IS NOT AN EXCUSE, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A TIRE SHOP AND, UH, AUTO REPAIR.
MY BUSINESS HAS BEEN AUTO REPAIR.
UM, I'VE BEEN DOING THAT MY WHOLE LIFE.
UM, I RUN A BUSINESS OF ROAD SERVICE.
I ACTUALLY WORK ON VEHICLES, UM, EITHER INDIVIDUAL HOUSES AROUND THE ROAD.
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SO I WAS ADDING SOMETHING EXTRA TO MY BUSINESS, WHICH IS THE REASON THAT I RENTED THIS PLACE.UM, I DID GET SIGNATURES FROM MY NEIGHBORS.
UM, I I WALKED UP AND DOWN THE STREETS THERE.
EVERYBODY SAID THEY WERE IN FAVOR.
UM, THEY SAID THAT THE BUSINESS HAS BEEN THERE FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS AND IT OPERATED.
THEY ASSUMED IT WAS A, A MECHANIC SHOP BECAUSE IT WAS ALWAYS, UH, CARS OUT THERE THAT WERE BEING WORKED ON AND EVERYTHING.
UM, ALL THE TYPE OF WORK THAT WE DO, WE DO EVERYTHING INSIDE THE FENCE.
WE DON'T DO NOTHING OUTSIDE AND WE LEAVE NO VEHICLES OUTSIDE.
WE TRY TO BE, UM, AS CLEAN AS POSSIBLE.
I HAVE PAPERS HERE FROM WHERE THEY PICK UP MY OIL, SO WE'RE BEING RESPONSIBLE, TRYING TO KEEP EVERYTHING CLEAN.
WE DO VERY MINIMAL TIRES, UM, BUT WE DO DO SOME AS WELL.
UM, I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE, THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE PRESIDENT, AND SHE DID VOICE THAT SHE WAS IN OUR FAVOR.
UM, SHE'S BEDRIDDEN RIGHT NOW THOUGH, SO SHE WASN'T ABLE TO ATTEND THE MEETING, BUT SHE DID, UM, ALLOW ME TO GIVE Y'ALL HER NUMBER IF Y'ALL NEEDED IT.
AND SHE SAID SHE'D BE MORE THAN WILLING FOR IF Y'ALL NEEDED TO CONTACT HER.
AND, UH, ANY QUESTIONS OR, OR CONCERNS THAT SHE'D BE GLAD TO, UH, TO ADDRESS.
UM, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE.
UH, NO REAL QUESTIONS ON THIS ONE.
I'VE BEEN VERY FAMILIAR WITH BUTA IN THAT AREA.
UM, I ACTUALLY THOUGHT THAT IT WAS RE REPAIR SHOP MYSELF.
UH, SO, UM, GLAD TO SEE THAT WE'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO, UH, POSSIBLY GET THIS IN, IN COMPLIANCE.
UM, BUT YEAH, UH, THAT AREA IT HAS MANY, UH, RELATED BUSINESSES LIKE THAT AND YOU KNOW, THEY, THEY REALLY WORK IN SYMBIOSIS WITH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, OFTEN EMPLOYING MANY OF THE, THE PEOPLE IN THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, BUT, UH, NO REAL, UH, QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR, OR CITY.
ALRIGHT, UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
I AM FAMILIAR WITH THIS AREA AS I LIVE JUST NORTH OF IT.
UH, AND MY FAMILY'S FROM DIT COUNTY, WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS CASE, BUT IT IS A STREET NAME.
UM, IN ANY EVENT, UM, YEAH, GO TO CHASE FRIED CHICKEN.
ALRIGHT, UH, SEEING NO QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 18.
IS THERE A SECOND? WE'LL, SECOND.
UH, OKAY, I'M GOING WITH BOTTLES THIS TIME.
THERE'S A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY, UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARROS.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? SEEING NONE.
ALRIGHT, WE ARE NOW MOVING ON TO ITEM NUMBER 23, PLEASE.
23 WAS NOT SUPPOSED TO BE HERE.
FORGET EVERYTHING I SAID BEFORE THIS RELATED TO THIS ITEM.
UH, MARK CHAVEZ ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
IT'S, UH, LOCATED AT 7 0 2 EL MONTE BOULEVARD, GOING FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITION OF USE FOR FOUR UNITS WITHOUT OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
39 NOTICE ASSISTANCE OUT ZERO IN FAVOR, 10 OPPOSED NORTH MOORE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, REPLIED WITH OPPOSITION.
EXISTING R FOUR IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE R FOUR WITH CONDITION OF USE FOR FOUR UNITS IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE SURROUNDING AREA CONSISTS OF SINGLE FAMILY DWELLINGS AND INTRODUCING FOUR UNITS WILL CHANGE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEREFORE, STAFF RECOMMENDS ALTERNATIVE DENSITY OF TWO UNITS AND APPLICANT IS ALSO REQUESTING FOUR WEEKS CONTINUANCE AND IS PRESENT.
UM, APPLICANT, IF YOU ARE PRESENT, YOU CAN COME UP AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
IF YOU WANT, YOU CAN JUST TELL US WHY YOU WANT A CONTINUANCE AND
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UP TO YOU.UH, CHRISTINA LENISE, 1 0 8 6 1 VANDEL STREET.
I REPRESENT THE CLIENT FOR THIS PROPERTY.
UM, WE JUST RECENTLY GOT NOTICE OF THE OPPOSITION IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, LABOR DAY WEEKEND KIND OF THREW EVERYTHING OFF.
WE HAD PLANNED ON DOING NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSING.
UM, I DID SPEAK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AS WELL.
UM, NO NEW STRUCTURES ARE GOING IN.
UM, IT'S A TWO STORY HOME THAT HAS MULTIPLE DRIVEWAYS AND I BELIEVE WE SENT IN THE SITE PLAN AS WELL.
UM, NOTHING NEW IS GONNA BE DONE.
HE'S JUST OFFERING IT OF COURSE FOR, UM, MULTIPLE RESIDENCES IN THE AREA AND JUST TO KIND OF HELP DENSITY, THERE IS A COUPLE OF OTHER DUPLEXES OBVIOUSLY NOT SHOWN THERE IN THE AREA, SO THAT'S KIND OF WHY HE FEELS THAT WAY.
IT DOES HAVE A BASE B UNDER THAT, SO HE, HE KNOWS HE CAN MOVE FORWARD RIGHT NOW WITHOUT REZONING ANYTHING WITH JUST DUPLEXES.
BUT, UM, THE WAY HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, IT'S REALLY JUST AN INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR RENTALS AND HE JUST WANTS TO DO THE PROPER THINGS CODE-WISE.
UM, AND I WE'RE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE RIGHT NOW JUST TO KIND OF DO SOME MORE NEIGHBORHOOD CANVASSING AND EDUCATE THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO LET HIM KNOW NOTHING NEW IS GOING IN, WHAT'S BEING SEPARATED.
UM, I KNOW SOME OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE SENT, WHEREAS PARKING WAS THE ISSUE.
UM, THE SITE PLAN SUPPORTS ALL PARKING ONSITE WITHOUT NEEDING ANY NECESSARY STREET PARKING FOR EACH DWELLING UNIT.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MS. ALANIS.
ALRIGHT, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM.
OKAY, MS. GUAMA, PLEASE COME UP.
I THINK I JUST BUTCHERED THAT AND I APOLOGIZE.
ALL RIGHT, MA'AM, IF YOU WOULD TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND YOUR HELLO LADIES.
I LIVE AT 7 1 9 LAVERA BOULEVARD AND I AM ONE OF THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING AFFECTED BY THIS, UM, REQUEST TO REZONE.
UM, I HAVE BEEN DRIVING BY THAT HOME FOR THE LAST THREE YEARS WHEN I FIRST MOVED INTO THE AREA.
AND, UH, WE ARE ALREADY HAVING ISSUES WITH DUPLEXES IN THE AREA BECAUSE THERE IS NO PARKING.
I HAVE PICTURES OF DUPLEXES WHERE PEOPLE ARE PARKING IN THE YARDS.
UM, FROM WHAT I SEE OF THIS HOME, I DON'T SEE ANY PARKING AREA.
THERE'S A BIG EIGHT FOOT FENCE, UH, IN THE BACKYARD, UH, SURROUNDING THE TWO STORY SECTION IN THE BACK.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, UM, I WENT, I WENT DOOR TO DOOR AND I WAS ABLE TO OBTAIN AT LEAST 10 SIGNED FORMS. UH, OPPOSING.
THERE ARE OTHERS THAT HAVE OPPOSED, BUT, UH, A COUPLE ARE AFRAID BECAUSE THEY DO KNOW THE OWNER AND THEY'RE AFRAID OF RE RETALIATION.
UM, I DO HAVE, UH, SOME OTHER ONES THAT ARE ELDERLY.
I'M NOT GONNA NAME ANY NAMES AND THEY'RE AFRAID TO SIGN ANYTHING, WHICH I, I UNDERSTAND.
BUT, UH, I DO HAVE THEIR PHONE NUMBERS AND IF YOU WANNA CALL THEM AND ASK 'EM, THEY WILL ALSO OPPOSE.
AND, UH, THAT'S, THAT'S MY MAIN, IT.
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE OVERCROWDING.
THEY'RE ALL ONE STORY HOMES AND WE DON'T NEED ANY OVERCROWDING WHICH COULD POSSIBLY LOWER OUR PROPERTY VALUES.
UH, WE ALREADY HAVE, UM, LIKE I SAID, ISSUES WITH PARKING.
PEOPLE PARK IN THE STREET, PEOPLE PARK IN THE YARD, AND A FOURPLEX IS JUST GONNA ADD MORE OF A MESS.
UM, APPLICANT, YOU CAN HAVE A BRIEF REBUTTAL OR YOU CAN NOT.
WE'RE I, WE'RE STILL REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE AT THIS TIME TO KIND OF EDUCATE EVERYBODY ON THE PROJECT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT ONE CASE COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE TO YOU FOR, UH, DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION.
UM, I, I HAD ALSO KIND OF REQUESTED A CONTINUANCE JUST BECAUSE I THINK OUR OFFICE HAS HAD A HARD TIME CONNECTING WITH THE, THE APPLICANT ON THIS CASE AND JUST DON'T HAVE ENOUGH INFORMATION TO MOVE FORWARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, UM, THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO THE OCTOBER 4TH MEETING FOR ITEM NUMBER 27.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER 4TH FOR ITEM NUMBER 27.
UH, COMMISSIONER WHITE BEAT YOU TO THE PUNCH.
MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE TO OCTOBER 4TH BY GREATHOUSE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER.
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COMMISSIONER GREATHOUSE? YES.DID YOU SAY SEVENTH? DID I SAY FOURTH OR SEVENTH? I SAID FOURTH I THOUGHT.
'CAUSE IF NOT, WE'RE NOT HAVING A MEETING ON FRIDAY.
WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN IN APPROXIMATELY A MONTH.
UM, WE ARE NOW AT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YEP.
THIS IS GONNA BE AGAIN, NO MA'AM, THEY WILL NOT, NO.
UH, THIS IS A CONTINUANCE WHICH DOES NOT REQUIRE A RE-NOTICE.
UM, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT? YES.
THEN WE WILL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
UH, AND BEN'S ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS LOCATED AT 2 6 2 4 RIGSBY AVENUE AND IS A PROPOSAL TO GO FROM C ONE TO C TWO CD WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 15 TOTAL NOTICES SENT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED.
AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE SOUTHEAST SIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE CURRENT C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED CDU C TWO C D COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES IS A BIT TOO INTENSE FOR THIS PART OF THE BLOCK, WHICH IS ZONED C ONE.
THUS STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION OF C ONE CD LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
THIS WILL LIMIT THE USE OF THE PROPERTY TO LIGHT THE LIMIT THE BUILDINGS CONSTRUCTED ON THE PROPERTY TO 5,000 SQUARE FEET WITH AN AGGREGATE OF 15,000 SQUARE FEET.
THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE THEIR INTENTION IS TO AMEND THEIR REQUEST.
FIRST OFF, UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT UM, YOU SUFFERED A LOSS EITHER IN YOUR FAMILY OR FRIENDS, SO WE DO OFFER OUR CONDOLENCES HERE.
BUT IF YOU WOULD, UM, YOU KNOW, I KNOW THAT THIS IS NEVER REALLY GOOD TIMING, BUT I'M SORRY THAT YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH THAT TODAY AS WELL.
IF YOU'D COME UP AND INTRODUCE YOURSELF, UH, TELL US YOUR ADDRESS AND THEN WE CAN HEAR ABOUT YOUR PROPOSAL.
I'M THE OWNER OF A ONE AUTOMOTIVE, UH, 26 24 RIGSBY, UH, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 2 2 2.
I DON'T KNOW IF YOU NEED ALL THAT.
UM, WE ARE LIKE, UH, TRYING TO DO FROM A C ONE TO THE CD LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH CONDITIONAL USE OF MOTOR VEHICLE CELLS.
MY UNCLE DOES OWN ALL THAT PROPERTY.
UM, ACROSS THE STREET IS A BODY SHOP AND THEN THE PARK IS NEXT TO US.
SO, UM, WE HAVEN'T, WE'RE REALLY JUST DOING THE FRONT PART OF IT.
UM, I CAME FROM HAVING MY SHOP AT A LIKE, UM, SHOPPING CENTER.
SO THIS JUST GIVES IT MORE USE FOR LIKE, UM, THE TRAFFIC TO SEE THE CARS UNDER.
WE ARE, WE WON'T BE WORKING ON THE CARS THERE, IT'S JUST STRICTLY JUST TO SELL, YOU KNOW, THE FIVE, SIX CARS THAT WE HAVE.
AND JUST TO BE CLEAR, YOU ARE AMENDING YOUR APPLICATION TO THE C ONE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL MM-HMM
IS THAT WHAT THE RECOMMENDATION? LIGHT COMMERCIAL LIGHT COMMERCIAL LIGHT INDUSTRIAL'S DIFFERENT, SORRY.
UH, C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR MOTOR VEHICLE SALES? YES, CORRECT.
UH, ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THIS IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE, UH, TO COMMISSIONER FUENTES FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT.
UH, ARE YOU AWARE OF THE RECOMMENDATIONS MADE BY CITY STAFF FOR, UH, THIS CASE? UM, BECAUSE WE TRIED TO DO THE C THREE.
UM, THEY DID MENTION IT TO ME.
SO IT'D BE, UH, DOWNWARD LIGHTING, UH, 15 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER.
FAMILIAR WITH THAT? SO, SO YES.
SO LIKE NO FLAGS OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? YEAH.
ARE YOU OKAY WITH THOSE? YEAH, THAT'S FINE.
UM, NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMERS TO MY RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED WITHOUT,
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WITH THE CONDITIONS AS AMENDED.UH, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED WITH THE CONDITIONS AS STATED BY, UH, COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
AND, AND FOR MY BENEFIT, I'M SORRY I WASN'T WRITING THESE DOWN.
COMMISSIONER FUENTES, COULD YOU STATE THE CONDITIONS JUST ONCE MORE? CERTAINLY THE CONDITIONS WERE, UH, ALL LIGHTING DIRECTED DOWNWARD AND AWAY FROM RESIDENTIAL ZONING AND OR USES, UH, A TYPE B 15 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, UH, WHERE THE PROPERTY BUTS A RESIDENTIAL ZONING.
UH, AND NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE, SO WIND WAIVERS, SNIP SIGNS, PENANCE, OR BANDIT SIGNS.
THERE IS A SECOND, UH, DISCUSSION.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED WITH CONDITIONS AS STATED BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
AND THE MOTION WAS BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ALRIGHT, UM, OUR NEXT ITEM ON THE AGENDA IS MEETING MINUTES.
I'M SORRY, KNEW I WAS FORGETTING SOMETHING.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS KELLY SANDERS, SENIOR PLANNER.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 28 IS TO REQUEST, UH, TO AMEND THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT THREE INGRAM HILLS DESIGN GUIDELINES.
UH, THE SCOPE OF THE UPDATE INCLUDES STANDARDS FOR FRONT YARD FENCING TO ALIGN WITH CURRENT U D C RESTRICTIONS AND REMOVE RESTRICTIONS ON BUILDING MATERIALS FOR THE CARPORTS.
THERE WILL BE NO CHANGE TO THE CURRENT BASE ZONING DISTRICTS OR OVERLAYS WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
CO UM, CONSERVATION DISTRICT 972 NOTICES WERE SENT OUT, WE DID RECEIVE 15 IN FAVOR, SIX IN OPPOSITION AND INGRAM HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
UH, STAFF DOES NOT FIND ADVERSE IMPACT ON PROPERTIES LOCATED WITHIN THE NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED UPDATES TO THE N C D.
IS THERE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NOT THAT WE HAVE ANYONE SIGNED IN, NO.
ALRIGHT, THIS IS A DISTRICT, WELL, IT'S A SEVEN CASE, RIGHT? SEVEN.
UH, COMMISSIONER SIPES QUESTIONS, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS, SO I'LL SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS QUESTIONS.
ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS? SEEING NONE.
COMMISSIONER SIPES TO YOU FOR DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
THIS IS A, A EXAMPLE OF OF NEIGHBORHOODS WORKING WITH WITHIN THEM, WITHIN THEIR, UH, WITH NEIGHBORS TO ADDRESS DESIGN ISSUES THAT, UH, THEY FEEL EITHER SHOULD BE LOOSENED OR, OR, OR TIGHTENED UP.
UM, AND SO WITH THAT I MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
ALRIGHT, A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 28.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS TO MY LEFT, COMMISSIONERS TO MY RIGHT.
THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 28 BY COMMISSIONER SIPES WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
I BELIEVE OTHER THAN MINUTES AND DIRECTOR'S REPORT, WE HAVE FINISHED OUR AGENDA.
WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU GUYS HAVE MET MARK BEFORE.
MARK CHAVEZ IS ONE OF OUR, UH, PLANNERS AND HE, UH, DOES A MAJORITY OF THE N C D PLAN, REVIEW, ZONING REVIEW KINDS OF THINGS.
AND THEN I WISH HE WAS IN HERE, BUT, UM, MERKO WAS RECENTLY PROMOTED TO PRINCIPAL PLANNER, SO, UH, CONGRATULATIONS.
NO, WE'RE JUST GONNA SURPRISE HIM WITH IT.
MR. AVI, IT'S CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR PROMOTION.
YOU'VE BEEN A WONDERFUL MEMBER OF THIS STAFF FOR A LONG TIME, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON BEING NAMED PRINCIPAL PLANNER.
[02:30:02]
THANK YOU SIR.UM, ONE OF US HAS TO BE, UH,
[Approval of Minutes ]
THE LAST ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS APPROVAL AND CONSIDERATION OF THE AUGUST 16TH MINUTES.UM, DOES ANY COMMISSIONER HAVE ANY CHANGES? UH, ALTERATIONS, AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENTS, THINGS OF THAT NATURE? LOOKING TO MY LEFT.
UH, IS THERE A MOTION? I USUALLY MOTION BUT I WASN'T HERE, SO.
MOTION TO APPROVE THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 16TH.
IS THERE A SECOND? SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITE.
ALRIGHT, THIS CAN BE DONE BY ACCLIMATION.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING THE MINUTES FROM THE AUGUST 16TH, 2022.
ANY ABSTENTIONS? ONE COMMISSIONER.
UH, AMENDMENTS MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
UH, I WANT BUZZERS FOR THE MOTION AND SECONDS.
NOW I WANNA REALLY PUT THE COMMISSIONERS ON THEIR TOES FOR SECONDS.
UH, THIS LOOKED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO BE A VERY MISERABLE MEETING.
UH, IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF Y'ALL'S PROFESSIONALISM.
AGAIN, CONGRATULATIONS MR. AVI FOR YOUR PROMOTION.
UH, THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
UH, THE TIME IS 3 39 AND THIS MEETING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS ADJOURNED.