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UH, WELCOME TO THE JANUARY 11TH, 2023.
FIRST MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES? PLEASE ES THANK YOU.
CAN STAFF PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER GARCIA PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SCHINDLER PRESENT.
WE WILL HAVE TWO AGENDAS TODAY.
A CONSENT, CONSENT AGENDA, AND ITEMS TO BE INDIVIDUALLY CONSIDERED.
ALL ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT WITH THE EXCEPTIONS OF ITEMS 2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 12, AND 13 FOR RECUSAL PURPOSES.
UH, ITEM 16, 17, AND 20 WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY AND BEFORE WE, UH, TAKE A VOTE.
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I KNOW SOMEBODY WAS HERE TO TALK ABOUT ITEM NUMBER 14, UH, MS. SARAH GOULD, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.HELLO, MY NAME IS SARAH GOULD.
I'M THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS INSTITUTE, A NONPROFIT BASED HERE IN SAN ANTONIO THAT WORKS TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S AWARENESS OF MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY.
WE'RE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY TO INCREASE THE PUBLIC'S KNOWLEDGE OF MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY RIGHT HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SAN ANTONIO HAS LONG BEEN ONE OF THE MAJOR CRADLES OF MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS ACTIVISM, BUT THAT'S HISTORY THAT'S NOT EVEN WELL KNOWN HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
SO THIS, UM, CONCEPT OF CREATING A MEMORIAL DESIGNATION, WHICH DOESN'T IMPACT ANY PROPERTY OWNERS, WE THINK IS A REALLY GREAT WAY OF INCREASING VISIBILITY OF, UH, THE MEXICAN AMERICAN CIVIL RIGHTS HISTORY IN OUR OWN BACKYARD.
SO WE ARE IN FULL SUPPORT AND HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE TOO.
I, I DID READ A LITTLE BIT ABOUT, UH, EMMA AND IT'S INTERESTING HISTORY AND, UH, WE APPRECIATE THE COUNCIL DISTRICTS ONE AND FIVE FOR HELPING SUPPORT THIS,
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UH, MEMORIAL DESIGNATION.ALRIGHT, AS FAR AS THE CONSENT AGENDA, UH, DO I HAVE A MOTION? MOVE? MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA SECOND.
UH, THIS TIME WE WILL ASK COMMISSIONER BUS AND PECK TO LEAVE.
IT'S 2 0 4 AND COMMISSIONERS PECK AND BUS HAVE LEFT.
DO I HAVE A MOTION FOR ITEMS? SOOT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SCHINDLER.
2 0 5 AND COMMISSIONER BUSTANI AND PECK HAVE RETURNED TO THE MEETING.
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LET'S MOVE IF WE COULD MOVE.UH, NEXT ITEM NUMBER 20 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF RESOLUTION AMENDING THE NORTH SECTOR PLAN FROM RURAL ESTATE TIER TO SUBURBAN TIER, GENERALLY LOCATED AT THE 6,500 BLOCK OF CAMP BULLIS ROAD.
OPPOSED? THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO NATURAL AREAS.
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RIDGE OF TEXAS H O A IS IN FAVOR, UH, WITH CONDITIONS.THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE TO JANUARY 25TH, 2023.
NOW THERE WAS A LEROY RERA SCHEDULED TO SPEAK.
ARE YOU STILL HERE, SIR? UH, DO YOU WANT TO SPEAK? I I YOU DID NOT INDICATE WHETHER YOU'RE FOR OR AGAINST, WELL, I DON'T KNOW BECAUSE I WANTED YOU WANTED TO HEAR THE PRESENT.
I'M HERE IN, IN REFERENCE TO THIS CAMP BULLIS ROAD, UM, BUILDING THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT.
UH, I WANTED TO SEE A RENDITION OF IT BEFORE I WAS GONNA BE FOR OR AGAINST BECAUSE WHEN WE FIRST MOVED IN, UH, THE, THE BUILDER TOLD US NOTHING WAS GONNA BE BUILT ON THERE.
AND THEN I MET THE, UM, THE DEVELOPER, FRANK, UM, BOLOGNA, AND HE SAID NOTHING WAS GONNA BE BUILT ON THERE 'CAUSE IT WAS JUST A SMALL, SMALL LITTLE STRETCH OF LAND.
UH, AND THEN LOOKING BACKWARDS, I, I SHOULD HAVE ASKED HIM, HOW MUCH IS THAT LAND? I PROBABLY WOULD'VE BOUGHT THAT LAND BECAUSE IT'S GONNA BACK UP IN, INTO MY HOUSE AND I DON'T, I DON'T SEE THE, THE, THE MAP THERE, BUT I, WE HAVE A VIEW OF DOWNTOWN AND, UH, I I, I JUST WANNA PROTECT MY, MY INVESTMENT THERE.
WE HAVE A MILLION DOLLAR VIEW.
THE HOUSES UP THERE ARE A MILLION DOLLARS.
SO I, I'M, THAT'S WHY I'M HERE JUST TO SEE WHETHER, IF I SEE A RENDITION OF IT, UH, THEY HAD ALREADY TOLD ME IT WAS GONNA BE A TWO STORY AND IT WAS GONNA BE 35 FEET OR 30 FEET.
UH, I ASKED FOR A BALLOON TO GO UP SO I COULD GO TO MY PATIO AND SEE WHETHER I SEE ANY OF IT.
I'M TRYING TO, I'M TRYING TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THAT'S BEING DONE.
AND I JUST TALKED TO, UH, MR. CHRISTENSEN, HE SAID THE NEXT MEETING HE WILL HAVE OR HE'S GONNA EMAIL ME A RENDITION OF IT.
AND SO YOU MAY SEE YOU ALL, UH, TWO WEEKS FROM NOW.
I WAS JUST GONNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO RETURN.
CAN YOU, CAN YOU STATE YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD? I'M SORRY.
AND PATRICK, DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER COMMENTS? OKAY.
SO THERE, UH, APPLICANT IS REQUESTING CONTINUANCE, UH, TILL JANUARY 25TH.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
ELIZABETH STEWART PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 16 IS REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE PORT SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM EMPLOYMENT FLEX MIXED USE TO URBAN LOAD DENSITY CITY RESIDENTIAL LOCATED AT 2 29 50 WEIR AVENUE.
THERE WERE EIGHT NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
AND THOMPSON NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
THE APPLICANT RECE SEEKS A PLAN AMENDMENT TO URBAN LOAD DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY.
THE PROPOSED LAND AMENDMENT CHANGES TO PROPOSED, I'M SO SORRY, CHANGES TO URBAN LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL FROM EMPLOYMENT FLEX MIXED USE TO REZONE TO R FOUR.
UH, THIS IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE PORT SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL CENTER PLAN TO INCREASE HOUSING OPTIONS WHILE PRESERVING OR INCREASING HOME OWNERSHIP RATES AND INTRODUCE A VARIETY OF HOUSING OPTIONS IN THE AREA.
THE FUTURE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FOR THE PROPERTY IS EMPLOYMENT FLEX MIXED USE, WHICH WAS ESTABLISHED DURING THE PUBLIC PROCESS FOR THE PORT SAN ANTONIO REGIONAL CENTER PLAN IN DECEMBER, 2021, AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EX EXISTING USES ALONG WEIR AVENUE AND PROMOTES ADDITIONAL RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT TO URBAN ENCY RESIDENTIAL IS NOT A COMPATIBLE TRANSITION AS THE SURROUNDING LAND USES ENTIRELY EMPLOYMENT FLEX MIXED USE.
THE CURRENT LAND USE SUPPORTS RESIDENTIAL MIXED ZONING OF RMM FOUR.
ON DECEMBER 20TH, 2022, THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF A REZONING TO R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, WHICH DOES REQUIRE THE PLAN AMENDMENT TO URBAN LOAD DENSITY.
RESIDENTIAL STAFF RECOMMENDS TO DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 10 SOUTH ST.
IF YOU COULD JUST LEAVE IT ON THE, THE AERIAL THAT YOU HAD FOR JUST A LITTLE BIT.
UM, THIS IS KIND OF ONE OF THOSE DAMNED IF YOU DO, DAMNED IF YOU DON'T SITUATIONS.
UM, WHAT THE DEVELOPER IS TRYING TO DO, THEY WANT TO RESTORE THAT SINGLE FAMILY HOME, THE LITTLE BUNGALOW THAT'S THERE, AND ADD TWO MORE LOTS TO HAVE BASICALLY THREE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
AND BECAUSE OF THE EMPLOYMENT FLEX DESIGNATION,
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UM, WE'RE HAVING TO DO THE PLAN AMENDMENT, BUT WHEN I FIRST SPOKE TO STAFF, YOU KNOW, I SUBMITTED THE APPLICATION FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT AND THE ZONING CHANGE.WE THOUGHT, WELL, LET'S JUST DO RMM FOUR AND THAT WAY I DON'T HAVE TO DO A PLAN AMENDMENT.
BUT WHEN I WENT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE RMM FOUR, THEY GOT VERY UPSET.
THEY THOUGHT WE WERE TRYING TO DO APARTMENTS AND THEY DIDN'T, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE THEY, AND THEY HAD A POINT, IF MY CLIENT SELLS TO SOMEBODY IN THE FUTURE WITHOUT BUILDING, THEN THEY COULD COME IN AND PUT IN, PUT 12 UNITS IN.
SO I, I DID MEET WITH THOMPSON, I'VE MET WITH THE CHURCH, ST.
JOHN BERKMAN'S RIGHT THERE THAT BASICALLY SURROUNDS THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS KINDA INTERESTING.
THE CHURCH SEEMED TO THINK THAT MAYBE THE FAMILY THAT OWNED THIS HOUSE WAY BACK WHEN MIGHT HAVE DONATED THE LAND TO THE CHURCH FOR THE SCHOOL.
BUT, UM, I DIDN'T HAVE TIME TO DO ANY RESEARCH ON THAT.
BUT REGARDLESS, SO WITH, AFTER GOING BACK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY SAID NO, WE'LL SUPPORT THE R FOUR.
COULD YOU SHOW THE PLATINUM? UM, BUT WE, AND WE'LL SUPPORT THE PLAN AMENDMENT.
WE WILL NOT SUPPORT RMM FOUR JUST IN CASE SOMEBODY BUYS THE PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY WE'RE ASKING, THIS IS THE PROPOSED PLAT.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A POINTER, BUT THE REASON WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THE, THE LOTS AS THEY'RE SHOWN ARE, ARE 5,000 SQUARE FEET, BUT WE'RE PRETTY SURE THE CITY'S GONNA REQUIRE RIGHT OF WAY, RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION ALONG WE AVENUE.
THAT'S GONNA CUT US JUST BELOW 5,000 FEET.
SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR THE R FOUR.
SO, UM, BASICALLY I WOULD JUST ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT SO WE CAN BUILD TWO ADDITIONAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND, AND, UH, WE HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT.
I'LL START WITH COMMISSIONER SIEGEL QUESTION.
UM, THE, WHEN I INITIALLY READ THE REPORT, I SAW THAT THE PLAN AMENDMENT IS LESS THAN, OR IT'S JUST OVER A YEAR OLD.
UM, BUT IT SEEMS LIKE THIS PROPOSED USAGE REALLY FITS WITH WHAT'S ACROSS THE STREET.
AND IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT OF IT, THEN I'LL BE IN SUPPORT TOO.
SHE JUST SAID WHAT I WOULD SAY
MR. BECK, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
NO QUESTIONS MR. GARCIA? NO QUESTION.
COMMISSIONER BUSTANI? NO QUESTIONS.
UH, I, I UNDERSTAND STAFF'S POSITION, ESPECIALLY ON NEW, UH, PLANS THAT ARE IMPLEMENTED, BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD WANTS AND THAT'S, THAT'S KIND WHAT WE WE'RE ANGLING FOR.
SO, UH, WE'LL BE IN SUPPORTIVE OF YOUR APPLICATION.
CAN I HAVE A MOTION? PLEASE MOVE TO APPROVE AS, UH, PRESENTED.
SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE APPLICANT'S REQUEST BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
MY NAME IS ADOLFO GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS LOCATED AT 98 50 HUBER ROAD REQUESTING TO AMEND THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM LAND USE DESIGNATION.
URBAN MIXED USE TO REGIONAL MIXED USE.
THERE WERE 18 NOTICES SENT OUT.
THREE IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION.
AND OAKLAND STATE'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT TO THE MEDICAL CENTER AREA REGIONAL CENTER PLAN FROM URBAN MIXED USE TO REGIONAL MIXED USE IS REQUESTED IN ORDER TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO C THREE GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE LAND USE DESIGNATION REGIONAL MIXED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THE PROPERTIES ABUTTING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ARE CLASSIFIED AS URBAN MIXED USE.
THE MAJORITY OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD, ROSEBURG ROAD AND ERNO ROAD FREDERICK PROPERTIES HAVE URBAN MIXED USE LAND USE DESIGNATION.
IN GENERAL, REGIONAL MIXED USE LAND USE CENTERS ARE LARGER BIG BOX PROPERTIES WITH SEVERAL ACRES OF LAND TO ACCOMMODATE THE MORE INTENSE DEVELOPMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THIS AREA WAS PART OF THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT'S COMPREHENSIVE SA TOMORROW UPDATE IN OCTOBER, 2019 WHERE NUMEROUS, UH, COMMUNITY MEETINGS WERE HELD TO DETERMINE THE MOST APPROPRIATE LAND USE FOR THE AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
MARY STREET, SUITE 200, UH, ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
THE APPLICANT OWNS THE ADJOINING L LOT.
HE THOUGHT THAT THIS LOT WAS ALSO ZONED C THREE.
UH, WE HAVE A SIMPLE DEVELOPMENT PLAN OF SINGLE FAMILY, UH, I MEAN OF A, A SINGLE STORY OFFICE WAREHOUSE, 7,200 FEET CONNECTED WITH HIS, UH, CLEANING USE, UH, WHICH WILL BE, YOU KNOW, HE'S A LONG-TERM OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, AND THIS LOT, UH, IS IN HARMONY WITH THE OTHER DESIGNATIONS.
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OF EVERYONE WE'VE MET WITH ALL ADJOINING PROPERTY OWNERS, INCLUDING THE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION OF OAKLAND ESTATES.AND AGAIN, THERE'S A LONG-TERM USE OF THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE, UH, FIVE STAR CLEANERS HAS BEEN THERE, UH, ADJOINING LOT OWNER FOR MANY YEARS.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER BUSTANI NO QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER ORY? NO QUESTIONS.
SO,
UH, I DON'T REALLY HAVE ANY CON I MEAN, I THINK THAT, UH, IT MAKES SENSE, UH, FOR, FOR WHAT IT IS AND WHAT SURROUNDS THEIRS CONSISTENT WITH C THREE.
BUT I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, FROM THE FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE APPLICANT'S REQUEST BY COMMISSIONER ORIAN.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILAM OR SIEGEL MILAM.
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ALL RIGHT.OUR NEXT ITEM IS THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING.
ARE THERE ANY CHANGES, CORRECTIONS, COMMENTS, HEARING NONE? I WILL TAKE A VOICE VOTE.
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ALL RIGHT.DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT UPDATE? THE ONLY UPDATE, SIR, IS WHAT WE'VE DISCUSSED ABOUT THE PC VACANCIES, UM, PER THE CLERK'S OFFICE THIS MORNING.
IT'LL BE GOING TO GOVERNANCE ON THE 25TH AT 1,000.
YOU SENDING OUT A CALENDAR LETTER IS I'M ASSUMING SOMEONE WILL BE REACHING? I'M SURE THE UH, CITY'S CLERK'S OFFICE WILL REACH OUT TO THOSE THAT ARE GOING TO BE INTERVIEWED.
DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY APPLICANTS THERE WERE BY CHANCE? NO, I DO NOT.
NOT HEARING ANY OTHER QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS.
IT IS TWO 18 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.