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GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES STATEMENT, PLEASE.
WHEN I STARTED, UM, VERDE, UM, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 5 8 FOR THE RECORD.
UH, BEFORE WE BEGIN, UM, WITH THE RISE OF FLU SEASON AND C O V I D COMING BACK, UH, WE DO HAVE, SHE'S SAYING YES,
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, MASKS IF ANYBODY WOULD, WOULD CARE TO HAVE ONE OVER HERE IN, IN THE CORNER.
UM, MY NAME IS ROB SIPES AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT SEVEN ZONING COMMISSIONER.
I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICE MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION.
I'D LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.
MARCO BARROS, UH, DISTRICT NINE, JOHN BUSTAMANTE, DISTRICT FIVE.
DANIEL KELLUM, DISTRICT ONE, JOHN WITT, DISTRICT 10 TAYLOR WATSON, DISTRICT TWO.
JANELLE CHASE MAYORAL EDDIE REYES, DISTRICT FOUR.
CHARLES FUENTES FOR DISTRICT THREE,
THIS STAFF IS A QUORUM PRESENT.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? PRIOR, PRIOR TO
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COMMENCING OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF.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 CASES UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE COMMISSION.
YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD YOUR CASE TO CITY COUNCIL.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CASE MANAGER.
STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE REQUEST.
PART OF THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THE, THE PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING.
YOU WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION YOU WILL HEAR.
UM, WE WILL INFORM YOU WHEN YOUR TIME IS UP.
YOU WILL HEAR, I'M READING AN OLD
FOR THOSE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU'RE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION.
BE INFORMED WHEN YOUR 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 UP TO SPEAK AND MUST INDICATE WHEN THAT PERSON GOES UP TO THE PODIUM TO SPEAK THAT THEY'RE YIELDING THEIR TIME.
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 COMMISSION QUESTIONS.
LET'S SEE, WHERE ARE WE ON OUR LIST? ALRIGHT, STAFF, IF WE COULD GO OVER ANY POSTPONED OR WITHDRAWN ITEMS, PLEASE.
WE HAVE, UM, THREE ITEMS. TWO ARE WITHDRAWN.
THE FIRST ITEM THAT IS WITHDRAWN LOCATED AT 1 3 7 1 15 FM 1560 NORTH, THE
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SECOND WITHDRAWN ITEM LOCATED AT 2015 GUADALUPE STREET.AND THEN THE ITEM THAT IS POSTPONED, UH, LOCATED AT 60 75 SAWYER ROAD.
THESE THREE ITEMS WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THE PROPERTIES AT FM 1560 NORTH OR 2015 GUADALUPE STREET, OR 60 75 SAWYER ROAD, THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT AS, AS STAFF SAID, WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY AND YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE AND ENJOY THE BEAUTIFUL FALL WEATHER.
UM, YOU'LL BE RE NOTIFIED IF OR WHEN, UH, FUTURE ACTION OCCURS ON THOSE ITEMS. AND I WAS LOOKING, I, IT LOOKS LIKE OUR, OUR NEIGHBORS FROM LEON VALLEY GOT THAT INFORMATION ON THE, ON THE ONE, SO THAT'S GOOD.
ALRIGHT, STAFF, IF WE COULD PLEASE GO OVER THE, THE LIST OF ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
ITEMS UP FOR CONSENT ARE ITEMS NUMBER 15, 17 18, 23, 25, AND 26 COMMISSIONERS.
ANY OF THESE ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL TO THE COM TO THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING, LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE, LOOKING RIGHT, SEEING NONE.
UH, IF WE COULD PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM NUMBER 15 IS A REQUEST IN CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO TO MF 25 ON 56.139 ACRES AND C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A WAREHOUSE ON 49.12172 ACRES WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 7,000 BLOCK OF NORTH LOOP 1604 EAST 86 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE OR IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM BP TO RP LOCATED AT 45 90 SOUTH FLORES ROAD.
NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
ITEM NUMBER 23 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I TWO TO I ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE HARVARD PLACE.
EASTLAWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE IS IN SUPPORT.
ITEM NUMBER 25 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FIVE TO FAR R FIVE HL WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 2 2 8 ODELL STREET.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE KENWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND LAST, UM, ITEM, ITEM NUMBER 26 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO AND C THREE TO C THREE LOCATED AT 1 1 5 0 3 WEST LOOP.
1604 NORTH 14 NOTICES WERE SENT.
AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? WE DO HAVE, UM, A VOICEMAIL TO BE PLAYED.
ALRIGHT, IF WE PLAY THE VOICEMAIL, PLEASE SEND MY PROPERTY IS 2 2 0 ODELL STREET HERE IN SAN ANTONIO.
I JUST EMAILED YOU THE COMMISSION, UH, SONY COMMISSION RESPONSE FORM IN FAVOR OF ZONING DISTRICT CHANGE.
UM, THERE'S 2 1 0 4 1 0 5 7 8 1 IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM A COMMISSIONER FOR THESE ITEMS. CHAIR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEMS NUMBER 15, 17 18 23, 25 AND 26.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND? I SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEMS 15 17 18, 23, 25 AND 26 BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
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YES.ALRIGHT, THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, YOU ARE ALSO FREE TO LEAVE AS THOSE ITEMS WILL NOW BE PROCEEDING ONTO CITY COUNCIL.
WE ARE NOW GONNA MOVE ON TO OUR COMBINED HEARING FOR CONTINUANCES TO THE NOVEMBER 7TH MEETING ITEMS THAT WE HAVE, UM, REQUESTING CONTINUANCE TO NOVEMBER 7TH, ITEMS NUMBER 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, AND 24.
UM, AGAIN, THEY'RE REQUESTING CONTINUANCE FOR THREE WEEKS TO THE NOVEMBER 7TH MEETING AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE ITEMS. ALRIGHT.
DO WE HAVE VOICEMAILS AND SPEAKERS OR JUST VOICEMAILS OR BOTH? WE HAVE BOTH VOICEMAILS AND SPEAKERS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE CAN HEAR THE VOICEMAILS PLEASE.
I GOT A LETTER FROM, UM, THE REZONING, UH, FOR THE TRIPLE X AT, UH, 4 37 ERRAND PLACE.
AND I'M JUST CALLING BECAUSE I'M AGAINST IT, SO, UM, UH, BECAUSE OF THE ISSUES THAT WE'VE HAD, UH, IN THE PAST WITH THE OTHER ONES.
UM, MY NAME IS CHRISTINE RANGE.
UM, MY PHONE NUMBER IS AREA CODE TWO TEN EIGHT EIGHT FIVE ZERO TWO ZERO FIVE.
HI, MY NAME IS MARIELLA GARZA.
I'M PRESIDENT OF THE GARDENDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
MY ADDRESS IS 4 0 9 ARBOR PLACE.
I LIVE TWO BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE IMPACTED AREA.
MY CONTACT NUMBER IS 2 1 0 4 3 0 6 1 6 1.
I AM REPRESENTING THE IMPACTED COMMUNITY OF GARDENDALE NEIGHBORHOOD RESIDENCE.
WE ARE IN OPPOSITION OF ZONING CASE Z 2023 DASH 1 0 7 0 1 7.
WE ARE IN OPPOSITION FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
IT NEGATIVELY IMPACTS INGRESS AND EGRESS OF THE AREA.
IT AFFECTS PUBLIC SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY RESIDENCE.
IT WOULD CREATE CONGESTION ON A HIGH TRAFFIC STREET AT THE PRESENT TIME, CURRENT RESIDENTS OF THE EXISTING HOMES DO NOT HAVE ADEQUATE PARKING.
THE RESIDENTS ARE PARKED ILLEGALLY IN A NO PARKING ZONE OWNED BY THE UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD.
THE PROPERTY DOES NOT ALLOW FOR MORE THAN ONE PARKING SPOT FOR THIS, FOR THE HOME, AS IT IS DESIGNED AS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
AT THE PRESENT TIME, ADDING THREE ADDITIONAL UNITS WOULD CREATE OVERCROWDING AND WOULD AFFECT THE SAFETY OF RESIDENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AS IT WOULD NOT ALLOW FOR AMBULANCES OR FIRE TRUCKS TO GET IN OR OUT OF THE PROPOSED LIVING AREA.
BECAUSE THE AREA OF THE PROPERTY BACKS UP TO EITHER BUSINESSES OR OTHER RAILROAD TRACKS, THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE WOULD CREATE INCREASED CONGESTION TO AN ALREADY HIGH TRAFFIC MAIN STREET.
THE STREET AREA IN THE AREA PROPOSED HAS TWO INBOUND LANES, TWO OUTBOUND LANES, AND IS ENCASED BY TWO RAILROAD TRACKS.
THIS WOULD CLEARLY AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY AND ITS RESIDENTS.
WE STAND IN OPPOSITION OF THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
GARDENDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS REPEATEDLY REQUESTED THE COMMUNITY REMAIN SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
HOWEVER, WE ARE HAVING DIFFICULTY WITH THIS AS DIFFERENT PROPERTY OWNERS AND BUSINESS OWNERS ARE PURCHASING PROPERTY TO CREATE OVERCROWDING IN THE AREA WE STAND IN OPPOSITION OF ZONING CASE 20 23 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 7.
I AM THE VICE PRESIDENT OF GARDENDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I LIVE IN FOUR ZERO NINE ARBOR PLACE.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO FOUR THREE ZERO SIX ONE SIX SEVEN.
ZONING CASE IS Z DASH 2023 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 0 1 7.
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AND I'M CALLING IN BECAUSE I'M AGAINST THIS, UH, THREE, UH, DWELLING UNIT PROJECT.UH, GARDENDALE IS AGAINST IT AND THE REASON WHY IS, UH, THIS, UH, PROPERTY, UM, HAS, UM, WELL THIS AREA, UH, WHERE THIS PROPERTY IS AT 7 7 0 8 HAS A LOT OF ISSUES.
SO THEY'RE TRYING TO DO THREE UNITS IN THIS PROPERTY AND THE HOUSE TO THE LEFT, TO THE RIGHT.
THEY ALL HAVE TWO TO THREE PEOPLE THAT LIVE IN THESE HOUSES.
THESE HOUSES ARE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
UM, ON THE LEFT SIDE ON AL STREET, THERE'S AN EMPTY LOT SHAPED LIKE A TRIANGLE THAT BELONGS TO THE UNION PACIFIC.
A LOT OF THESE DWELLINGS THAT ARE IN THIS STREET, THEY ALL PARK THEIR CARS IN A LOT ON AL STREET THAT IS SHAPED LIKE A TRIANGLE THAT BELONGS TO THE UNION PACIFIC.
SO A LOT OF THESE LANDLORDS THAT ARE DOING, UM, THESE KINDS OF PROJECTS ARE HAVING THE RENTERS PARKED SOMEWHERE ELSE THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO THEM.
YOU HAVE TWO CARS GOING INBOUND AND YOU HAVE TWO CARS GOING OUTBOUND.
NOBODY THAT LIVES ON COLORADO STREET PARKS, THEIR VEHICLES ON THE STREET.
THEY PARK UP INSIDE THEIR PROPERTY.
AND THE, UH, THE 7 0 8 IT ONLY HAS FOR ONE CAR AND THE ONE ON THE LEFT ON THE RIGHT HAS THE SAME THING.
SO I DON'T EVEN, I KNOW THAT CODE AND CITY CODE WON'T, UH, UH, PASS THIS IF THE WAY THESE HOUSES LOOK RIGHT NOW.
BUT THESE VEHICLES ARE PARKING ON AN EMPTY LOT THAT DOESN'T BELONG TO THE LANDLORDS OR THE CITY.
AND WE ARE WORKING WITH THE UNION UNION PACIFIC ABOUT ALL THE TRASH AND ALL THE STUFF THAT IS HANGING ON THERE THAT THEY THREW, THEY THROW AWAY FROM THESE RENTERS THAT I GUESS GET EVICTED AND THEN THEY LEAVE AND LEAVE THEIR MATTRESSES, LEAVE THEIR FRIDGE, LEAVE THEIR STOVES, LEAVE THE SOFAS LIVE, LIVE BEHIND.
BUT, UH, THERE'S A BIG OLD IMPACT THAT'S HAPPENING THERE.
UM, UH, SO FOR THIS PROJECT ON 7 0 8 NORTH COLORADO STREET, SO GARDENDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS AGAINST THIS PROJECT ON 7 0 8 NORTH COLORADO STREET.
HI, THIS IS LILY FRANCOIS WITH CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY.
THIS IS KATE RUCKMAN, 1 0 7 KING WILLIAMS STREET, TWO TEN TWO TWO FOUR SIX ONE SIX THREE.
REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 19 1 33 HICKMAN STREET.
THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO SUPPORTS THE ALTAVISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND AGREES ANY PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT ON THIS SITE SHOULD CONFORM TO THE ALT VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD CONSERVATION DISTRICT DESIGN STANDARDS.
HELLO, THIS IS MELISSA ENTAL WITH THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION CALLING FOR ZONING CHANGE REQUEST CASE.
MY NUMBER IS 2 1 0 3 6 7 2 9 0 4.
AT THIS TIME, THE LAVACCA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
WE DO NOT SUPPORT AN EXCEPTION TO THE TEXAS ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE CODE FOR ALCOHOL SALES NEAR A SCHOOL, CHURCH, OR HOSPITAL.
THIS PROPERTY IS LESS THAN 300 FEET FROM A CHURCH AND 400 FEET FROM A SCHOOL AND DIRECTLY ADJACENT TO A FIRE DEPARTMENT.
SO WE WOULD LIKE TO PRESERVE THE SAFETY AND WALKABILITY FOR ALL AGES IN THIS ZONE.
WE ALSO DO NOT SUPPORT I D Z WAIVING ONSITE PARKING AT THIS LOCATION.
UNFORTUNATELY, STREET PARKING IS UNAVAILABLE IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY, WHICH IS ALSO AN EMERGENCY SERVICE ROUTE AND HOSTS CITY BIKE LANES.
UNFORTUNATELY, PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION FOR VISITORS TO THE AREA IS NEITHER WELL BUILT NOR WELL UTILIZED, AND CANNOT ALLEVIATE THIS ISSUE.
WE STAND BY TO ASSIST THE PROPONENT IN FINDING A TRULY SUITABLE LOCATION THAT WILL SUPPORT VISITOR TRAFFIC FOR SUCCESSFUL OPERATIONS.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.
THIS IS LISA LIND CALLING ON BEHALF OF THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION REGARDING ZONING CASE Z DASH 2 0 2 3 DASH 0 7 0 0 2 6 0 14 22 SOUTH ST.
DEAR COMMISSIONERS, THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE REVIEWED THE APPLICATION FOR CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C THREE
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NA DASH NCD ONE DASH A H O D TO IDZ ONE N C D ONE AH O D WITH USES PERMITTED IN C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL AND BAR AND OR TAVERN WITHOUT COVER CHARGE THREE OR MORE DAYS PER WEEK.WE RECOMMEND APPROVAL ONLY BE GIVEN WITH THE STIPULATION THAT THE SALE OF ALCOHOL AND OUTDOOR AMPLIFIED MUSIC WILL BE PROHIBITED.
SINCERELY, THE KING WILLIAM ASSOCIATION ARCHITECTURAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
SO THAT IS IT FOR VOICEMAILS AND I CAN START WITH SPEAKERS.
UM, FOR OUR FIRST SPEAKER, FOR ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, MR. CHARLES BA UH, BASS PLEASE.
AND IF YOU WOULD JUST, UH, GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS ONCE YOU GET TO THE PODIUM.
MY NAME IS CHARLES BASS, B A S SS 4 3 4.
AARON PLACE, SAN ANTONIO 7 8 2 2 1.
WE ARE IN OPPOSITION TO THIS, UM, UH, ZONING CHANGE BECAUSE OF ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WE'VE HAD FROM THE OTHER APARTMENTS THAT ARE LITTERING OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE HAVE SOME AT 400 AARON, WE HAVE SOME AT 5 0 2 AARON, WE HAVE SOME AT 5 22, WHICH HAVE ALL BEEN IN DRUG OPERATIONS.
THERE'S ALWAYS A CONSTANT POLICE CAR OVER THERE DOING SOMETHING.
IT DRAGS ALL KINDS OF THINGS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WITH OUR DECREASED POLICE PROTECTION, WE ARE NOT HAVING MUCH LUCK WITH THE CRIME OUT THERE.
AND IT'S ALL THAT'S GONNA BE OUR PROPERTY VALUES ARE GONNA GO DOWN.
WE ALREADY GOT 80 MILE AN HOUR CARS GOING DOWN THE STREET.
THIS IS NOT GONNA BE GOOD FOR A NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND A LOT OF US HAVE LIVED THERE FOR A LONG TIME.
I'VE BEEN THERE FOR 70 SOMETHING YEARS AND I KNOW PEOPLE ACROSS THE STREET THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO LIVE IN THEIR HOUSES IN THEIR OLD RETIRED LADY.
SHE WILL NOT BE LIVING THERE 'CAUSE THAT BACK OF THAT APARTMENT WILL BE LESS THAN 10 FEET FROM THE SIDE OF HER HOUSE.
AND THEY'RE JUST SCARED TO DEATH.
THIS IS GONNA GO IN AND THEY DON'T KNOW WHERE TO GO AFTER THAT.
ALL OF THE PEOPLE IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD AND ON THE STREET ARE OPPOSED TO THIS OPERATION.
WE JUST FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS GOING TO BE ANOTHER APARTMENT PROPOSED IN THE 500 BLOCK, WHICH IS A FEW HOUSES AWAY FROM US.
YOU CAN SEE THE PROPERTY FROM WHERE WE, WHERE WE STAND IN OUR FRONT YARD.
IT'S GONNA BE AROUND FIVE 15 TO FIVE 19, WHICH I DON'T THINK IT'S BEEN, UH, UH, APPROVED YET.
BUT WE DON'T NEED ON THAT STREET.
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE APARTMENTS THAT WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
THERE'S DRUG, THERE'S DRUG OPERATIONS, DRUG DEALERS, STASH HOUSES, CAR THIEVES.
UH, THEY WALK UP DOWN OUR STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET LOOKING TO FIND SOMETHING TO STEAL OUTTA YOUR YARD.
YOU GOT A CONSTANT BE ON ALERT.
WE DON'T NEED ANY MORE OF THAT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE JUST DON'T, IT, IT, WE'VE FOUGHT ALL THESE YEARS TO TRY TO STAY THERE AND NOW WE'RE GETTING PUSHED OUT BY APARTMENTS THAT BRING IN ALL KINDS OF, EVERYBODY'S NOT LIKE THAT, BUT THAT'S PRETTY MUCH WHAT'S IN THOSE APARTMENTS OVER THERE AND WE GOTTA DEAL WITH IT.
THE MUSIC, THE CARS, THE, THE RACING UP AND DOWN THE STREET, IT'S JUST, IT'S A CONSTANT OPERATION.
IT IT, AND YOU CAN'T GET THE POLICE OUT THERE WHEN YOU NEED THEM.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE SO UNDERSTAFFED AND OVER OVERWORKED THAT IT JUST DOESN'T WORK OUT FOR US.
SO WE'RE THERE TRYING TO DO THE BEST JOB WE CAN TO PROTECT WHAT WE GOT TO LIVE WITH.
YOU KNOW, YOU GOTTA SLEEP WITH ONE EYE AND ONE EAR OPEN AT NIGHT BECAUSE THEY'RE UP AND DOWN THE STREET ALL NIGHT LONG.
AND THAT'S GONNA ADD, I MEAN, FROM MY EXPERIENCE, ONE APARTMENT CAN HAVE 12 IN IT.
'CAUSE THE HOUSE NEXT DOOR, YOU HAD 15 AT ONE TIME AND IF YOU HAVEN'T EVER LIVED TO A HOUSE THAT HAS 15 IN IT, UH, YOU HAVEN'T LIVED YET.
BUT WE DON'T NEED, WE'VE GOT 400 ERRAND, WHICH IS A THREEPLEX, IT'S ALWAYS INVOLVED DRUGS OR, UH, SHOOTING OR SOMETHING'S GOING ON DOWN THERE.
THEN 5 22, WE JUST RAIDED ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO TO TWO WANTED GUYS AND THEY MISSED THE DRUG DEALER THAT WAS IN THERE.
THEN WE GOT 5 0 2, WHICH IS, WAS USED FOR A STASH HOUSE FOR A LONG TIME AND NOW THEY, THEY'RE ALL FILLED UP.
SO WE'RE JUST FIXING TO GET READY FOR, THEY GET ACCUSTOMED AND THEN THEY GO WILD.
BUT A LOT OF US IN THERE ARE, YOU KNOW, WE JUST WANNA LIVE THERE AND LIVE OUR LIVES OUT AND, UH, GO ON ABOUT THEN GET AWAY.
BUT RIGHT NOW, THAT'S NOT GONNA BE GOOD FOR US.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE FOR ANYBODY ON THE STREET.
AND EVERYBODY WE'VE TALKED TO, 'CAUSE MY WIFE'S BEEN THE ONE GOING UP AND DOWN THE STREET AND EVERYBODY'S, NO, THEY'RE DOWNHILL FROM IT.
AND, UH, WE
AND ALSO ON THE, UH, UH, WANTING TO, UH, SET THIS BACK ANOTHER SUMMIT,
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WE, WE'D LIKE THAT REQUEST DENIED AND THIS, THIS, UH, CONTINUOUS DI DENIED AND SO WE CAN GO AHEAD AND GET THIS THING DONE BECAUSE OUR LIVES ARE WORTH SOMETHING, YOU KNOW, TO US.THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME EVERYBODY.
AND THEN, UM, WE HAVE TWO SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER 10.
UH, FIRST IS MS. ROSE HILL, THEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. PHYLLIS NEWMAN.
IF SHE'S GONNA GIMME HER TIME, SHE SHOULD OPEN.
UH, PHYLLIS NEWMAN'S GONNA BE GIVING HER TIME.
SO THAT WILL GIVE YOU SIX MINUTES.
UH, GOOD EVENING, GOOD AFTERNOON, UM, COMMISSIONERS, MY NAME IS ROSE HILL, PRESIDENT OF GOVERNMENT HILL LINE STANDARD ASSOCIATION.
I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I'M VERY GLAD THAT, UH, ITEM 10 IS GONNA BE, UH, PUT FOR CONTINUANCE NUMBER ONE.
IS IT, UH, WE DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY, UH, HAVE NEVER SEEN THE SITE PLANS OR WE DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT WAS GONNA GO THERE.
UH, WE DO HAVE A STANDARD PROCEDURE THAT I DO WANNA SET FOR THE RECORD THAT WE'VE DONE THIS FOR ALL DEVELOPMENT COMING INTO GOVERNMENT HILL.
'CAUSE AS YOU KNOW, GOVERNMENT HILL DIGNITY AND DENVER HEIGHTS HAVE BEEN THE HARDEST OF TAKING DEVELOPMENT IN.
SO WE DEVELOPED A PROCEDURE, WHICH MEANS THAT THE CASE MANAGER, WHEN THE APPLICANT COMES HERE TO THE, UH, UH, CITY AND ZONING, THE CASE MANAGER NORMALLY SENDS 'EM TO THE GOVERNMENT HILL, UH, NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION.
UH, THEY COME TO OUR MEETINGS, WE, WE WITH THE BOARD, TRY TO MEET WITH THEM, UH, TRY TO SEE WHAT EXACTLY WHAT KIND OF PROJECTS THEY'RE GONNA BE BRINGING SCOPE AND SEQUENCE OF THEIR PROJECT TO OUR NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION SO THAT WHEN WE COME TO THE MONTHLY MEETINGS, WE CAN ALSO ASK THEM TO COME AND TO PRESENT, TO BE ABLE TO TELL US WHAT THEY'RE PLANNING ON DOING AND WHAT'S GONNA BE, YOU KNOW, PUT THERE.
SO WE HAVE A GENERAL IDEA HOW IT'S GOING TO EITHER HELP US OR HURT US OR IMPACT OUR COMMUNITIES.
UM, IN THIS CASE, GOING BACK, UM, THIS IS A, THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT TO US BECAUSE, UH, GRACE STREET PARTNER OWNS QUITE A BIT OF PROPERTY, UH, FROM ALL THE WAY DOWN FROM THE PIG STAND ALL THE WAY UP TO ALAMO STREET, DOWN TO CARSON, AUSTIN.
AND THEY'VE, THEY ARE ALSO THE OWNERS OF THE BIG, UH, UM, WHERE THE OLD SAN ANTONIO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT BUSES USED TO BE AT.
SO WE'RE, WE'RE TALKING ABOUT A HUGE, ONE OF THE HUGEST BIGGEST DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR AREA.
UH, IN 2015, THEY CAME TO US AND THEY PRESENTED, UM, A PROJECT THAT WAS GONNA BE COMING THERE WITH GREENSBURG, RETAIL VICE VERSA.
BUT SINCE THEN, THAT SORT OF KIND OF WENT AWAY AND WE WERE A LITTLE CONCERNED BECAUSE, UH, WE HADN'T HEARD IN A LONG TIME FROM THEM.
UM, AND SO NOW WITH THIS PROJECT COMING UP WITH A, WITH A PIG STAND, UM, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT IF THERE'S THREE PHASES TO THIS, TO THIS PROJECT, THAT WE WHOLEHEARTEDLY UNDERSTAND IT STEP BY STEP, STEP WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN HERE.
SO THAT WAY THE PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S COMING OR WHAT'S GOING.
SO, UM, I TALKED TO THE REPRESENTATIVE YESTERDAY, UM, ASK THEM TO PLEASE POSTPONE IT SO THAT WE COULD HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME.
THEY'RE GONNA BE COMING TO OUR MEETING ON THE 25TH OF OCTOBER, UH, TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION SO THAT WE CAN HAVE, UH, BE ABLE TO, UH, GIVE, GIVE US AMPLE TIME TO NOTIFY THE COMMUNITY SO THEY CAN COME OUT SO THAT THERE IS TRANSPARENCY, UH, REGARDING, UH, ALL THESE, UH, RETAILS STORES AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
NOT ONE OF THE BIGGEST THINGS THAT, UM, MY COMMUNITY IS LOOKING FOR FROM THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS PROJECT TOO, IS WE NEED A GROCERY STORE WITH ALL, THERE'S GONNA BE 1200 APARTMENTS COMING IN WITHIN 20, BETWEEN 24 AND 2025, WE WILL HAVE 1200 APARTMENTS, UM, IN, IN GOVERNMENT HILL.
SO THEREFORE, ALL THE ONLY HEBS WE HAVE RIGHT NOW IS ON THE EAST SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO, WHICH THEY DON'T PROVIDE ANYTHING, UM, NAME BRAND PRODUCTS.
SO WE HAVE TO GO EITHER GO TO ALAMO HEIGHTS OR WE HAVE TO GO TO THE, UH, H E B, UM, THE SOUTH SIDE.
SO WE'RE REALLY, WE REALLY NEED A H E B THERE.
H E B WOULD BE AN IDEAL LOCATION TO COME IN AND HELP THERE.
OR SOME KIND OF A, A GROCERY STORE THAT IS GONNA BE ABLE TO PROVIDE, UM, A VARIETY OF DIFFERENT PRODUCTS FOR OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS A PHARMACY THAT WILL MAYBE HELP OUR SENIORS WHERE THEY CAN COME AND GET THEIR MEDICATIONS THERE.
AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO GO SO FAR, MAYBE EVEN DELIVERY, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT THIS DEVELOPMENT HAS GOT TO GIVE US SOMETHING BACK.
AND SO AT THAT POINT I'M ASKING THAT WE'RE NOT FOREIGN, WE'RE NOT AGAINST, UH, WITH ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.
IT'S GONNA HELP OUR COMMUNITY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, WE HAVE TO HAVE COMMUNICATION.
AND I WANNA ALSO STAY FOR THE RECORDS.
VERY IMPORTANT, NOT ONLY, UM, DO NOT ONLY DO WE, UH, HAVE TO KEEP IN COMMUNICATION, BUT I CONTACTED OUR DISTRICT TWO OFFICE WHEN THE ZONING CASES COME IN, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THAT THEIR ZONING COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER OR ZONING PERSON KEEP IN CONTACT WITH US BECAUSE WE NEED TO KNOW.
UM, ON OCTOBER 6TH, UM, I ASKED, UM, OUR, UH, DISTRICT TWO OFFICE IF THEY COULD, IF THEY COULD BE SO KIND AS TO LET US KNOW, UM, UM, YOU KNOW, ABOUT, ABOUT WHAT THE CASE WAS GONNA BE ON OCTOBER 6TH.
AND I NEVER GOT A RESPONSE BACK.
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IT WASN'T UNTIL DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY WHEN THE, WHEN KSAT 12 CALLED ME AND ASKED ME IF I KNEW ABOUT IT.AND WE DID AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM AND WE SAID, NO, WE DID NOT KNOW WHAT WAS HAPPENING.
UH, BUT IT'S VERY IMPORTANT THE DISTRICT TWO, UH, OCTOBER 6TH AND TODAY WE'RE ALL WITH TODAY, OCTOBER 15TH, 16.
UH, WE NEED TO BE, MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE AN OPEN LINE OF COMMUNICATION.
ANYTHING COMING INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WHETHER THE CITY OR DISTRICT TWO OR ANYBODY'S COMING IN TRYING TO CHANGE ANY KIND OF PLANNING OR ZONING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE NEED TO HAVE, MAKE SURE THAT THEY COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BECAUSE WE ARE THE ONES THAT WILL LET THE COMMUNITY KNOW WHAT'S COMING IN OR WHAT'S GOING OUT.
AND TO KEEP AN OPENING LINE OF COMMUNICATION IS VERY, SUPER IMPORTANT, UH, I THINK.
AND SO, UM, I'M HOPING THAT THAT WILL, UH, THAT WILL GET BETTER IN TIME WHERE THEY CAN BE ABLE TO COME AND SAY, HEY, YOU KNOW WHAT, THIS IS HAPPENING.
I DID CALL DISTRICT TWO AND I SPOKE TO DEL BROOKS YESTERDAY AND I ASKED HIM ABOUT THIS CASE, BUT I KNOW HE WAS OUT OF THE OFFICE, UM, A WEEK OR SO.
BUT, UH, THIS IS, THESE PROPERTIES HAVE BEEN VACANT FOR, FOR, FOR SINCE 2015.
SO THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING NOW, WE'RE, WE HAVE A HUGE THING, UH, HUGE PROJECT COMING IN AND THREE DIFFERENT PHRASES.
WE'RE ALSO CONCERNED TOO, I LOVE GUCCI, I LOVE ALL THESE OTHER FANCY THINGS, BUT CAN WE REALLY AFFORD IT? WE NEED TO MAKE SURE WE HAVE SOME RETAIL ALSO IN THERE THAT, THAT, THAT WE CAN HAVE OUR NEIGHBORS WALK FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD DOWN TO THE, TO RETAIL STORES AND BE ABLE TO AFFORD SOME OF THESE THINGS.
SO WE'RE HOPING THAT THEY'LL HEAR A LITTLE BIT FROM A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FROM THE, FROM THE COMMUNITY AND THAT WE CAN WORK TOGETHER WHETHER, UM, TO MAKE IT A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT OR NOT A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT, BUT ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THE COMMUNITY HAS GOT TO HAVE A VOICE.
AND THIS IS THE HUGEST, UH, BIGGEST PRO, PRO UH, PROJECT BECAUSE ONE WAY OR THE OTHER, THEY'RE GONNA NOT GONNA GO DOWN BROADWAY.
THEY'RE GONNA COME THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE GONNA COME DOWN MASON STREET, THEY'RE GONNA COME DOWN CARSON STREET, THEY'RE GONNA COME DOWN GRACE STREET, WHICHEVER WAY, WHAT WE NEED TO WORK TOGETHER.
AND THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, DO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR THE CONTINUANCE AGENDA OR ANY ITEMS TO BE PULLED FROM THE CONTINUANCE AGENDA OR COMMISSIONER WATSON, UH, DISCUSSIONS? OH YEAH, WE CAN DO DISCUSSION.
UH, JUST QUICKLY ON THE, UM, CASE THAT WE JUST HEARD FROM MS. HILL ABOUT, UM, WHICH IS IN MY DISTRICT, UM, JUST FOR THE RECORD AS OUR, OUR STAFF PERSON WAS OF THE OFFICE, UM, OCTOBER 6TH, BUT WE HAVE CONTINUED THIS SEVERAL, SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE SURE THAT WE COULD GET THE COMMUNITY OUTREACH.
UM, THE DAY THAT THE APPLICATION WAS FILED, I CONTACTED OUR APPLICANT TO, TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY MET WITH YOU.
UM, AND SO WE WILL CONTINUE THE CASE UNTIL YOU FEEL THAT COMMUNITY OUTREACH IS DONE AND WE WILL BE AT THE MEETING ON THE 25TH TO MAKE SURE WE HEAR YOUR FEEDBACK.
UM, I'M, I MOVE TO CONTINUE WITH THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO NOVEMBER 7TH, 2023.
8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, AND 24 SECOND.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS FOR A CONTINUANCE TO THE NOVEMBER 7TH MEETING FOR ITEMS 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 21, 22, AND 24.
MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
AND, AND BRIEFLY FOR THOSE, UH, INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE ASKED US TO, UH, YOU KNOW, REJECT A CONTINUANCE, UH, I'M GONNA GIVE MY PERSONAL OPINION ON THESE AND, AND WHY WE DO TEND TO GRANT CONTINUANCES AND WHY I MOVED FOR A CONTINUANCE IN THIS INSTANCE, MR. BASS.
UM, I WANT THESE CASES, LIKE ALL CASES TO BE HEARD AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE.
UM, WE WANT TO CONSIDER THAT, BUT YOU KNOW, WE WANT EVERY SIDE TO BE HEARD AS FULLY AS POSSIBLE SO WE CAN MAKE THE BEST DECISION POSSIBLE WHEN WE LOOK AT THESE REZONING DECISIONS, UM, THAT DO RUN WITH THE LAND AND DO GO IN PERPETUITY UNTIL CHANGED.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAVE MADE THIS MOTION.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR DESIRE TO KILL IT TODAY, BUT THAT'S WHY I MADE THE MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT COMMISSION ON MY RIGHT? NONE.
THE MOTION IS FOR CONTINUANCE.
ALRIGHT, WELL WE WILL SEE YOU IN TWO WEEKS.
IT LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE ONE OTHER ITEM.
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YOU.UM, APPEARS WE ALSO HAVE ANOTHER CONTINUANCE FOR, UH, NOVEMBER OR DECEMBER MEETING.
WE COULD, WE DO HAVE ONE ITEM FOR CONTINUANCE TO NUMBER 19TH.
AND DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THAT ONE? THERE IS A VOICEMAIL.
WE COULD HAVE THE VOICEMAIL PLEASE.
HI, THIS IS LILY FRANCOIS WITH CONCERNED CITIZENS OF DIGNITY HILL.
I'M CALLING IN ON CASE 1 9 1 4 20.
LAMAR WE DO NOT AGREE WITH CHANGING THE ZONING OF FOUR 20 TO ALLOW A CONDITIONAL USE OF FOUR DWELLING UNITS ON THIS PROPERTY.
WE ALSO DO NOT AGREE WITH ZONING STAFF'S
IT'S HISTORICALLY ACCURATE THAT EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY PROPERTIES WITH ONE SINGLE FAMILY STRUCTURE IS ALLOWED TO BUILD AN ADDITIONAL SECONDARY STRUCTURE ON THE PROPERTY THAT IS SUBMISSIVE TO THE PRIMARY STRUCTURE AS LONG AS IT MEETS HISTORIC GUIDELINES.
BECAUSE OF THIS CURRENT CONDITION, A CHANGE IN ZONING IS NOT REALLY REQUIRED.
IN ADDITION, HER RESIDENT WITHIN A FEW HUNDRED FOOT RADIUS CONTACTED US TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE IN FIGHTING THE ZONING PROJECT.
WE CONTACTED THE, THE ZONING PLANNER AND DID NOT GET A RESPONSE UNTIL LAST WEEK AT WHICH TIME SHE WAS ABLE TO SEND US THE APPLICATION.
THIS DID NOT GIVE US TIME TO TALK TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WITHIN, WITHIN THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
WE ARE ASKING FOR A CONTINUANCE OF THIS CASE SO THAT WE CAN HAVE A LITTLE MORE TIME TO HAVE INDIVIDUAL CONVERSATIONS WITH AS MANY RESIDENTS AS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO THIS VOTE BEING TAKEN.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
IS THERE A MOTION ON THIS ITEM CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE.
ITEM NUMBER 16 TO THE DECEMBER 19TH MEETING.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE.
ITEM NUMBER 16 TO THE DECEMBER 19TH MEETING BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
IF WE COULD HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR, TO ITEMS ON OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING, BEGINNING WITH ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S PRESENTATION PLEASE.
MY NAME IS ADOLFO GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 20,000 BLOCK OF VERDE ROAD GOING FROM R SIX TO C TWO C D S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSING FLEX SPACE AND A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE FLEX SPACE OVER THE EDWARDS RECHARGE ZONE DISTRICT.
THERE WERE 33 NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO IN FAVOR, TWO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM ENCINO BLUFF, UH, NORTHWOOD HILLS IMPROVEMENT CLUB NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS INAPPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED C TWO CD UH, COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSING IS ALSO APPROPRIATE.
THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY VACANT AND ABUTS OF BLAND UNIT DEVELOPMENT.
THE REZONING PRO PROPOSES BOTH GENERAL C TWO USES AND OFFICE WAREHOUSING, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL ZONING ALONG VERDE ROAD.
THE PROPOSED USE WILL NOT ADVERSELY IMPACT THE CHARACTER OR DENSITY OF A BUDDING RESIDENTIAL USES AND COULD SERVICE THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE USE WOULD BE BOUND TO A PRESCRIBED SITE PLAN THAT CANNOT BE EXPANDED WITHOUT FURTHER CITY COUNCIL REVIEW AND APPROVAL.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBOR LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER, TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND SAW IS HERE FOR THEIR PRESENTATION.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE SAUL'S REPORT PLEASE.
MIKE ESCALANTE WITH SANTO WIRE SYSTEM, AQUIFER PROTECTION AND EVALUATION SECTION.
UH, WE REVIEWED THE ZONING APPLICATION FOR AN OFFICE WAREHOUSE IN A RETAIL BUILDING LOCATED A HALF MILE SOUTH OF EVANS ROAD AND VERDE ROAD INTERSECTION.
THE 1.67 ACRE SITE IS UNDEVELOPED WITH NATIVE TREES AND UNDERSTORY.
NO PORTION OF THE SITE IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
BLACK CAT CAVE EXTENDS INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE.
A NATURAL BUFFER WILL BE PROVIDED OVER THE EXTENSION OF BLACK BLACK CAT CAVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN PORTION OF THE SITE.
NO OUTSIDE STORAGE OF CHEMICAL OR
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MERCHANDISE WILL BE ALLOWED.UH, NOR MANUFACTURING OF EQUIPMENT ON SITE.
SOILS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE REPORT TO INCLUDE A SUBMITTED SITE TO INCLUDE A SUBMITTED SITE PLAN WITH A 64.2% IMPERVIOUS COVER FOR THE UH, SUBJECT SITE.
IF WE COULD HAVE, UH, THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
HI, I AM, UH, EVAN JACOBSON WITH ALAMO COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE.
WE'RE THE DEVELOPER FOR THE OWNERS.
THEY'RE HERE, UH, WITH GRAND DONUTS AND UM, THEY HAVE BEEN IN BUSINESS ABOUT 10 YEARS ON EVANS ROAD.
THEY'RE KIND OF A LOCAL STAPLE DONUT SHOP IN THE AREA.
EVERYONE TESTING ONE, TWO, UM, LOCAL DONUT SHOP THAT EVERYBODY USES LOVES THEIR, UH, LIFETIME DREAM IS TO OWN THEIR OWN LOCATION RIGHT NOW THEY CURRENTLY LEASE.
AND SO THIS IS THE LAST BUILDABLE PARCEL IN THAT AREA, UM, THAT WORKS FOR THEIR, THEIR GOALS.
SO, UH, FIRST PHASE WILL BE THE WAREHOUSE DEVELOPMENT IN THE BACK AND THEN, UM, UH, HOPEFULLY TIMING WORKS OUT WHEN THEIR LEASE EXPIRES ACROSS THE STREET.
WE'LL HAVE THE FRONT RETAIL SECTION DONE AND THEY'LL MOVE OVER.
ANY QUESTIONS? WELL WE'LL SEE.
BUT, UH, DO WE HAVE ANY UH, PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, THIS IS A DISTRICT NINE CASE.
SO IS THAT YOU COMMISSIONER BARTOS? YEAH, I DON'T HAVE ANY, UH, QUESTIONS WHATSOEVER.
I TALKED TO COUNCIL OFFICE AND THEY HAVE NO, UH, CONCERNS AN APPROPRIATE USAGE.
SO I WILL, UH, MAKE A MOTION AS SOON AS UH, COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS ON MY UH, YES.
COMMISSIONER REYES QUICK QUESTION.
THE SURFACE RUNOFF STORMWATER RUNOFF WILL EXIT YOUR PROPERTY THROUGH THAT DRIVEWAY AND ENTER THE ROADWAY.
WE ACTUALLY HAVE SOME RETENTION PONDS.
UM, UH, WE HAVE A HUGE SET ASIDE ON THE FRONT FOR THE CAVE ISSUE THAT WAS, UH, RESOLVED.
AND THEN THERE'S ALSO A STORMWATER RETENTION POND, WHICH ISN'T SHOWN ON THIS.
UH, IT'S JUST ON THE NORTH REAR SECTION OF THE, IT'S ADJACENT TO THE WAREHOUSE.
UM, SO I BELIEVE MOST OF THE RUNOFF IS BEING CONTAINED.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONER ALMAY WRIGHT? NONE.
ALRIGHT, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER BARDOS FOR A MOTION.
SO, UM, BASED ON THE PRESENTATION, THE APPROVAL STAFF APPROVES, UM, COUNCIL'S OFFICE APPROVES AND SAUCE IS IN FAVOR.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
AND MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER BARROS FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES DISCUSSION.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER FIVE, PLEASE.
MY NAME'S ADFA GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS LOCATED AT 2 39 MCCAULEY BOULEVARD.
GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO M MF 18 LIMITED DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT.
THERE WERE 32 NOTICES SENT OUT.
MCCOLLUM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS INAPPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED MF 18 LIMITED DENSITY MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING.
THE SURROUNDING AREA IS AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT AND STAFF FINDS THAT THE POTENTIAL PROPOSED SIX DWELLING UNITS, UH, TOO HIGH OF DENSITY, TOO SMOOTHLY INTEGRATE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD BASED ON THE PROPERTY SIZE AND NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER STAFF.
RECOMMENDATION OF R SIX CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FORWARD WHEELING UNITS WOULD ALIGN MORE CLOSELY WITH THE ESTABLISHED RE RESIDENTIAL DENSITY IN THE AREA.
STAFF FINDS EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF R SIX SEATING RESIDENTIAL
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SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS.AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
I WILL JUST ADD WHILE SHE'S COMING UP THAT UH, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID HEAR THIS CASE AND THEY DID RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
HELLO, CHAIR AND COMMITTEE MEMBERS.
UH, MY NAME IS JACQUELINE ATE.
I'M HERE TODAY TO REPRESENT MYSELF AND MY BROTHER JOHN REYES, WHO ARE THE OWNERS OF 2 39 MCCAULEY AVENUE.
UH, THIS PROPERTY WAS HANDED DOWN TO US BY MY MOTHER, MARY REYES, AND SHE WAS RAISED ON THIS PIECE OF PROPERTY WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER.
AND UNTIL RECENTLY, UH, SHE'S BEEN RENTING THIS OUT TO VARIOUS PEOPLE AROUND THE LOCAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, THE LAST RENTER COMPLETELY DESTROYED THIS PROPERTY, UM, AND RENDER IT DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR.
SO WE HAD RECENTLY HAD A PROBLEM WITH HOMELESS PEOPLE LIVING IN THE ABANDONED HOUSE.
UM, AND THEY ALMOST BURNED IT DOWN BY LIGHTING FIRES INSIDE.
UH, WE HAD A BOARDED UP THE HOUSE TO PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN.
UM, THE HOUSE TODAY IS ABANDONED.
IT'S AN EYESORE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED.
UM, SINCE THE PROPERTY'S A LARGE LOT, WE THOUGHT APARTMENTS WOULD BE A NICE INVESTMENT.
OUR VISION IS TO CONSTRUCT SIX ONE STORY APARTMENTS TO HELP RESTORE THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH SIDE.
UM, AND WE WANT TO BE SENSITIVE TO OUR NEIGHBOR'S PRIVACY AND NOT ENC CROUCH THE TWO, LIKE TWO WITH TWO STORY APARTMENTS.
ACCORDING TO THE CALCULATIONS FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, THE PROPERTY WOULD ALLOW FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF TO SEVEN APARTMENTS.
UH, WE'RE JUST ASKING FOR SIX.
UH, THERE'S, THERE WAS AN AREA OF CONCERN ON PARKING FROM ONE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, FROM ONE NEIGHBOR, WHICH WE ADDRESS, IN WHICH ALL PARKING WILL BE WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THE PROPERTY AND NOT ON THE STREET.
SO WE WANNA BE GOOD NEIGHBORS AND STEWARDS TO THE LOCAL COMMUNITY.
EVERYONE IS MOVING TO SAN ANTONIO AND THERE IS A HOUSING SHORTAGE.
UH, THIS SMALL DEVELOPMENT WILL NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT IT COULD ASSIST IN HELPING.
UH, WE'VE GONE AROUND AND WE'VE SPOKEN WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD IN WHICH WE HAVE GAINED THEIR SUPPORT.
WE'VE GAINED THE SUPPORT OF THE HARD ENDOWMENT, COLLUM NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, WE GAINED THE APPROVAL FROM THE PLANNING COMMISSION, SUPPORT OF THE DEVELOPMENT, AND WE ALSO, UH, LY ASKED FOR YOUR SUPPORT AS IN HELPING US BUILD A BETTER COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND BRING BACK THE BEAUTY OF THE SOUTH SIDE OF SAN ANTONIO.
DO WE HAVE ANY CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK? NO, THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT THREE CASE.
SO COMMISSIONER FUENTES TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, THE RECOMMENDATION WAS R SIX C D FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS, IS THAT CORRECT? YES.
THAT'S WHAT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION IS.
UM, TO THE APPLICANT, IS THAT, UH, ALTERNATE REQUEST FEASIBLE FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO? SAID THAT, UM, WE'RE TRYING TO DO LIKE AN L-SHAPE APARTMENT.
SO HAVE THREE, I THINK IT WAS IN THE, WAS IT IN THE PLAN PLAN, THE SITE PLAN, UM, TO HAVE SIX, I MEAN THREE ON ONE SIDE AND THEN THREE ON THE OTHER ALONG THE STREET.
SO IT'D BE SIX AND THE PROPERTY.
AND YOU, YOU PLAN TO CONTAIN ALL OF YOUR PARKING OFF OFF THE STREET.
DID WE GET THAT, THAT SITE PLAN UP? RIGHT? IT'S NOT A REQUIREMENT AS PART OF THIS YEAH.
ZONING JUST TO BE ABLE TO, BUT WE'LL, WE'LL LOOK FOR IT.
THE SUBMITTAL, I THINK THE APPLICANT JUST PROVIDED IT ON A JUMP DRIVE SO WE CAN PULL IT UP.
BUT LET'S BE MINDFUL THAT IT DOESN'T REQUIRE A SITE PLAN FOR THIS ONE.
SO WE WON'T, WE WON'T BE ABLE TO TIE IT TO IT UNLESS WE DO OUR ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION.
JUST TRYING TO VISUALIZE THIS.
SO IT WOULD BE THREE ON THE LEFT, UM, AND THEN THREE IN THE FRONT OF THE STREET.
AND DO YOU, UH, MENTIONED THAT YOU HAVE SUPPORT FROM UM, MCCULLUM FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
FEDERAL COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
UM, I DID HAVE A QUESTION I GUESS FOR STAFF.
UM, AND THAT IS WHEN, WHEN YOU RECOMMENDED FOUR UNITS, UM, LOOKING AROUND THE AREA, WHAT WAS THE, DID Y'ALL NOTICE RIGHT, THAT WAS OTHER APARTMENTS THAT WAS MORE CONSISTENT.
THAT WAS, UH, MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA AND THE
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FACT THAT, YOU KNOW, WITH THE BASE ZONE YOU GET TWO UNITS PER LOT.UM, SO THIS IS JUST REQUESTING SLIGHTLY MORE DENSITY.
UM, I THINK THAT'S IT FOR QUESTIONS FROM ME.
UM, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER FUENTES FOR A MOTION.
SO, UH, IN BEING ABLE TO, TO VIEW THIS LOT IN PERSON AND BEING FAMILIAR WITH THAT AREA OF PLEASANTON AND SOUTHWEST MILITARY, UH, CAN SAY THAT WHILE IT'S NOT, UH, DOESN'T LIKE JUMP UP AND, AND HIT YOU, THAT THERE IS A LOT OF DENT, UH, UH, RESIDENTIAL THERE.
UM, I COULD SEE THAT LOT, UH, ADEQUATELY SUPPORTING THE, THE UH, THE AMOUNT OF, UH, DWELLINGS.
UM, AND WITH THAT I WILL MOTION TO, I MOVE TO, TO APPROVE UH, THIS REQUEST FOR MF 18.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES FOR APPROVAL.
UH, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS, UH, DISCUSSION LOOKING LEFT.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE? YEAH, BRIEFLY, WHILE I UNDERSTAND, UH, STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION AND, AND RESPECT IT, I THINK IN THIS CASE, GIVEN THE LOCATION, UH, SO CLOSE TO SOUTHWEST MILITARY, GIVEN THE SIZE OF THE LOT AND THE SECONDARY ACCESS FOR THAT LOT, UH, NOT JUST ON MCCAULEY, BUT ON IS THAT CLAMP I NEED TO WEAR MY READING GLASSES.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK I WILL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION, SO THANK YOU.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER WATSON? YEAH, I JUST WANNA COMMEND THE APPLICANT ON REACHING OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UM, AND SURROUNDING NEIGHBORS.
UM, IN LIGHT OF THE COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENT, I THINK THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF AN INNOVATIVE WAY TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING SHORTAGE THAT ALSO MAKES SURE THERE'S COMMUNITY SUPPORT AND, UM, WHILE SORT OF ON THE SURFACE LEVEL IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT FITS IN WITH THE DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
A PROJECT LIKE THIS ISN'T NECESSARILY, YOU KNOW, AN APARTMENT COMPLEX.
AND CONSIDERING THE SIZE OF THE LOT AND THE PROXIMITY TO OUR TIAL ROADS IN ADDITION TO COMMUNITY SUPPORT, I'LL ALSO BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION AND I'M HAPPY TO SEE, UH, THIS SORT OF PROPOSAL COME FORWARD.
UH, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? NONE.
UM, YES, I'LL, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THE MOTION.
UM, AND PRIMARILY FOR THE REASONS THAT HAVE BEEN, UM, ALREADY VOICED, UH, THAT BEING SUPPORT FROM THE COMMUNITY, UM, SUPPORT AND, AND THEN ALSO THE SECONDARY ACCESS.
I THINK IF, IF THERE WAS NOT THAT SECONDARY ACCESS, UM, IT'D BE VERY DIFFICULT FOR ME TO SUPPORT THAT MANY UNITS.
BUT, BUT HAVING THAT EXTRA DEAD END ROAD, I GUESS YOU MIGHT SAY, UM, ALLOWS ME TO, TO, TO LOOK FORWARD TO THIS PROJECT.
SO WITH THAT, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
THERE IS ONE THING I WANTED TO RAISE TO THE APPLICANT.
UM, I WOULD SUGGEST PERHAPS CONSIDERING CHANGING YOUR SITE PLAN TO SAY 12 FEET IN HEIGHT AS A LIMITATION TO SINGLE STORY.
'CAUSE 12 FEET IN HEIGHT IS PRETTY LIMITED AND I'LL, I'LL DEFER TO THE CHAIR ON THIS AS HE IS A PROFESSIONAL ARCHITECT WITH A ROOF AGAINST.
YES, THAT IS AN EXCELLENT POINT, EXCELLENT POINT.
AND, AND THAT'S ONE OF THE, AND AND I DO COMMEND YOU FOR STAYING WITHIN THE ONE STORY, UM, BECAUSE, UH, PRIMARILY THE, THE HOMES ON THOSE, ON THOSE STREETS OVER THERE WITHOUT GETTING, WITHOUT SAYING THAT MY GRANDMA GREW UP ON MAYFIELD.
UM, BUT ANYWAY, STILL GOT, STILL GOT IN THERE, RIGHT? UM, BUT YES, UH, UH, I SALUTE YOU FOR, FOR STAYING WITH THE ONE STORY.
UM, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU AND GOOD LUCK.
IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER SIX, I BELIEVE IS NEXT ON THE LIST.
ANN VANDAS ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER SIX IS LOCATED AT 2 4 1 9 BASSEY ROAD AND IS A REQUEST TO GO FROM R FOUR CD TO R FOUR CD WITH ALL OVERLAYS REMAINING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 25 NOTICES SENT WITH THREE RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN IN OPPOSITION.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
STAFF DOES FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LAND IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE DOES NOT ALIGN WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
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THE CURRENT R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR PROFESSIONAL OFFICE IS IN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.THE PROPOSED R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR A FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
THERE ARE, THERE ARE LIGHT TO MEDIUM COMMERCIAL USES IN PROXIMITY TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE PROPERTY IS AT THE INTERSECTION OF A LOCAL STREET AND A SECONDARY SECONDARY ARTERIAL TYPE A.
HOWEVER, THE PROPERTY SITS ON A BLOCK FACE WITH AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
THE CURRENT CONDITIONAL USE ON THE PROPERTY PERMITS A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, WHICH IS LESS INTENSIVE OF A COMMERCIAL USE THAN THE PROPOSED FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT.
THE OFFICE ALSO HAS A LOWER PARKING MINIMUM AND GENERATES LESS TRAFFIC, WHICH IS MORE APPROPRIATE TO THE BLOCKS DEVELOPMENT PATTERN.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THAT APPLICANT PLEASE.
SORRY, WE NEED A, WE NEED AN INTERPRETER PLEASE.
MY, UH, 1 37 0 6 HUNTER SMALLS.
1 37 0 600 SMALLS IS MY ADDRESS.
UM, UH, THE REASON WHY I'M IN THIS PLACE IS BECAUSE I NEED A CHANGE OF, UH, OF ZONING.
IT SAY THE AREA IS 24 19 BASS ROAD.
UH, UM, THE REASON WHY I WANT THIS CHANGE OF ZONING IS BECAUSE I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN UP A RESTAURANT.
I UNDERSTAND HE'S BEEN WORKING THIS PLACES, BEEN WORKING AS A BUSINESS SINCE 10 YEARS AGO.
UM, THERE'S BUSINESSES IN FRONT OF THIS PROPERTY.
UH, THERE'S A CHURCHES TO THE SIDE.
THE PASSAGE STREET WILL BE THE MAIN ENTRANCE AND THE, THE, THE SIDE STREET WILL BE, UM, THE EXIT AND THE SCENE OF, UH, PARKING SPACE FOR SIX VEHICLES.
UH, I ACTUALLY WALKED AROUND THE PROPERTY, I KNOCK ON DOORS.
I TALKED TO SOME OF THE NEIGHBORS.
I ASKED THEM IF THEY WILL HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ME HAVING A RESTAURANT AND NONE OF THEM HAD ANY KIND OF PROBLEM OR ANY NE NEGATIVE COMMENTS ABOUT IT.
I ALSO HAVE THEIR, THEIR SIGNATURES.
THAT'S EVERYTHING FOR RIGHT NOW.
LET'S SEE IF WE, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, OH, I DIDN'T SEE WHERE THIS IS DISTRICT ONE.
SO TO COMMISSIONER KELLUM FOR YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
SO ON THE SITE PLAN, THERE'S A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE OR ON, IN THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY, IS THAT RIGHT? OR THE BACK OF THE RESTAURANT?
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IT IS FROM THE SAME OWNER THAT IS GONNA RENT ME.THE, THE, THE PROPERTY IN THE FRONT ON BASSI STREET, IS IT RENTED DOWN OR? YES, IT'S BEEN RENTED.
AND HOW BIG IS THE, IS THE RESTAURANT GONNA BE CAPACITY? FOUR SEVEN TABLES AND THEN THE HOURS OF OPERATION WOULD BE 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM AND YOU DID SAY YOU, YOU'VE GOT SIGNATURES FROM THE RESIDENTS AROUND THE AREA AND APPROVAL? YES, SIR.
ALL RIGHT TO YOU, COMMISSIONER.
UH, I WAS COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, SORRY.
UM, STAFF, I NOTICED ON THE SORT OF 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION, IS THERE ANY MAP WHERE WE HAVE AN INDICATION OF WHO, UH, RESPONDED IN FAVOR? I THINK I SAW THREE PEOPLE DID RESPOND IN FAVOR, BUT I DIDN'T SEE THE MARKS ON THE MAP.
DID I JUST MISS THEM SOMEHOW? IF WE DON'T HAVE THE INFORMATION, THAT'S FINE.
WE HAVE, WE HAVE THE PETITION SIGNED, BUT THE, THE CHECK MARKS ARE NOT INDICATED ON THERE.
UH, COMMISSIONER WATSON, UM, JUST FOR CLARIFICATION, FOR STAFF, DOES THE FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENT PERMIT ALCOHOL SALES? YES, IT DOES.
UM, IS IT, UH, FOR THE APPLICANT, UM, WOULD YOU CONSIDER PUTTING YOUR HOURS OF OPERATION ON YOUR SITE PLAN? IT, IT WOULDN'T BE ON THE SITE PLAN, BUT IT WOULD BE CONTI CONDITIONS AS PART OF THE R FOUR CD.
JUST CLARIFYING THAT WITH THE CD.
FINAL ROUND FOR QUESTIONS? NONE.
ALRIGHT TO YOU COMMISSIONER CALLUM FOR A MOTION.
YOU KNOW, I THINK THE FACT THAT YOU ENGAGED THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY ALL, UM, SIGNED, UH, AN APPROVAL OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
THE SIZE OF THE RESTAURANT I THINK IS SMALL ENOUGH WITH SIX OR SEVEN PARKING SPOTS AND THE SIZE OF THE SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT I DON'T THINK THE TRAFFICS, AT LEAST TO ME WOULD BE, UH, OPPRESSIVE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WITH THE, WITH THE COMMERCIAL SURROUNDING BUSINESSES.
I THINK IT'S APPROPRIATE AND I WILL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
THERE'S A MOTION IS, I'M SORRY, WAS THAT WITH THE CONDITION FOR THE HOURS OF OPERATION? IT WAS, YES.
FROM 6:00 AM TO 10:00 PM PM OKAY.
MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER KELLUM, SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS, UH, WITH, UH, HOURS OF OPERATION AS CONDITION.
UM, WE ARE ON ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE.
CAMERON BLACKMAN ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS LOCATED AT 2 1 0 9 FIFTH STREET.
GOING FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT TO C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES WITH ALL OVERLAY STAYING THE SAME.
46 NOTICES SENT 10 IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM QUINTANA COMMUNITY.
FOUR IN FAVOR OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING.
THE REQUEST IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING RESIDENTIAL ZONING LOCATED TO THE EAST AND SOUTH OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.
IT WOULD CREATE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO AN ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
ALTHOUGH THERE IS COMMERCIAL ZONING ABUTTING THE PROPERTY TO THE WEST.
THOSE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED ALONG SOMERSET ROAD, CLASSIFIED AS A SECONDARY ARTERIAL ROAD, WHICH ACCOMMODATES COMMERCIAL ZONING AND USES.
STAFF FINDS EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUESTS.
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IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.STAFF RECOMMEND DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE APPLICANT IS AMENDING THEIR REQUEST TO C TWO P C D COMMERCIAL PEDESTRIAN DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES.
AND THEN ALSO, JUST TO LET YOU KNOW, THE PLANNING COMMISSION DID APPROVE THE, UM, PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THIS CASE.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE, WE'RE HAVING THE INTERPRETER COME OUT AS WELL.
I'M, UM, THE DAUGHTER OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 29 0 9 FITCH.
UM, WE'RE ASKING THIS PROPERTY TO BE REZONED FROM R SIX RESIDENTIAL TO C TWO P C D FOR, UH, WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO SALES.
UM, MY FATHER HAS BEEN IN BUSINESS FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
THE PROPERTY THAT WE'RE DISCUSSING IS RIGHT IN FRONT OF, OF THE CURRENT PRO UM, BUSINESS THAT HE HAS.
HE HAS AN AUTO SALES AND AN AUTOMOTIVE.
WE'VE BEEN USING THIS PROPERTY FOR VEHICLE STORAGE AND PARKING.
UM, BECAUSE WHEN HE FIRST PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, UM, IT WAS HIS UNDERSTANDING THAT IT WAS, IT COULD BE USED FOR COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL USE.
UM, BUT AT SOME POINT IT CHANGED.
SO, UM, HE'S BEEN USING IT FOR EVER SINCE HE, HE BOUGHT IT.
SO WE JUST WANT TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE DOING BUSINESS.
UM, BUT WE WOULD, WE ARE, WE AGREED TO MAKING ANY CHANGES THAT ARE NECESSARY CURRENTLY.
WE USE THE ENTRANCE ON THE PROPERTY THAT IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT, WHICH IS 4 0 4 SOMERSET.
AND, UM, WE WOULD LIKE TO CONTINUE USING THAT ENTRANCE IF POSSIBLE, BUT WE JUST DON'T KNOW IF THAT'S A POSSIBILITY.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? OKAY.
I HAVE A QUESTION THAT IF YOU ALLOW US, UH, IF, IF THIS IS APPROVING YOU, ALLOW US TO KEEP WORKING THERE.
IF WE CAN HAVE THE MINUTES ON BRUSWICK BECAUSE, UH, THE MAIN STREET IS, UH, FROM, FROM BRUSWICK, BRUSWICK, THE FISH TO BRUSWICK FROM FISH TO BRUSWICK.
AND I THINK THAT WILL BE SOMETHING THAT STAFF WILL HAVE TO ADDRESS OR, OH, OR JUST HOLD ON A MINUTE.
UM, FIRST WE'LL SEE IF, IF, UH, IF WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN WE'LL COME BACK FOR QUESTIONS.
UH, DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE DO.
WE HAVE A MS. LINDA TREVINO SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
HI, MY NAME IS LINDA TREVINO AND OUR ADDRESS IS 2022 BRUNSWICK BOULEVARD.
UM, YOU SAW EARLIER THAT THE PROPERTY RUNS FROM FITCH ALL THE WAY TO BRUNSWICK.
WE ARE RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE BRUNSWICK END OF IT.
AND WE ALSO, UH, WERE THE PREVIOUS OWNERS OF THAT PROPERTY.
AND WHEN WE PURCHASED IT, UH, THE LOTS FACING FITCH WERE RESIDENTIAL, BUT THE LOTS FACING BRUNSWICK WERE C THREE.
SO, AND THEN, SO WHEN WE PURCHASED IT AND WHEN WE SOLD IT, IT WAS ZONED AS SUCH.
UH, ONE OF THE REASONS WE PURCHASED IT WAS TO CONTROL WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT MR. UH, GUTIERREZ HAD BEEN OPERATING HIS BUSINESS ACROSS THE STREET FOR OVER 30 YEARS.
AND THIS IS A GREAT FAMILY, UH, THAT HAS BEEN WELL ESTABLISHED IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY TRULY ARE AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY.
UH, THE INTERESTING PART IS THAT, UH, THE FOCUS HAS BEEN SO MUCH ON FITCH, EVEN THOUGH FITCH REALLY COULD USE A PRESENCE ON THAT END.
AND FROM WHAT I UNDERSTAND IS THAT THAT WOULD BE VERY MINIMAL, IF ANY, BUT FITCH, I MEAN THAT SIDE THERE, THE PROPERTY ON THE CORNER ADJACENT TO IT, ON THE CORNER TO, UM, SOMERSET AND FITCH, THAT IS ALREADY A COMMERCIAL, BUT IT'S AN EMPTY LOT.
AND SO PEOPLE TEND TO WANNA JUST GO THERE AND DUMP STUFF AND, YOU KNOW, AND IT'S A CONSTANT CLEANING UP OF THAT AREA.
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HAVING EVEN A SMALL PRESENCE THERE MIGHT HELP THE RESIDENTS ON FITCH TO ELIMINATE THAT KIND OF A NUISANCE.NOW ON BRUNSWICK, WHICH IS WHERE WE LIVE, WE'RE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS.
UH, WE LOVE HAVING THEM AS A BUSINESS BECAUSE THEY OPERATE DURING REGULAR BUSINESS HOURS.
THEY CLOSE IN THE EVENING AND ON SATURDAYS, YOU KNOW, THEY'RE OPERATING AND, AND IT'S, IT'S A NICE BUSINESS AND THEN, YOU KNOW, IT'S QUIET.
WHAT'S INTERESTING IS THAT THE TWO, THE LOT RIGHT IN FRONT OF US AND EVEN TO THE EAST OF US, THOSE ARE BUSINESSES, UH, BUSINESS ZONES ALSO, AND THEY GO WAY INTO THE BUSINESS.
SO TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH IT BEING, YOU KNOW, GOING FURTHER INTO THE, UH, FITCH AND NOT HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE ONES ON, UH, THEY'RE ACTUALLY, THEIR ADDRESS IS HARLAN, BUT THE BACKSIDE OF IT IS ON BRUNSWICK.
YOU KNOW, I JUST, IT HASN'T REALLY BEEN AN ISSUE UNTIL THIS SATURDAY NIGHT.
OF COURSE THEY HAD A, ANYWAY
BUT ALL I'M SAYING IS THAT THIS IS A GREAT FAMILY WITH A GREAT BUSINESS OFFERING GREAT SERVICES TO OUR COMMUNITY.
AND SO I VOTE IN FAVOR OF THEM AND I WOULD HOPE THAT YOU WOULD FIND, UH, THAT THEY WOULD BE AN ASSET TO OUR COMMUNITY AS WELL.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
I, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, UM, I THINK MY FIRST QUESTION IS GOING TO BE TO EITHER MR. GUTIERREZ OR MR. RAMIREZ.
UM, IF YOU WOULD COME UP PLEASE AND, AND I, I WILL GIVE THIS TO EITHER ONE OF YOU.
WHY DID YOU MAKE THE DECISION TO AMEND TO C TWO P OUT OF CURIOSITY? I CAN ANSWER THAT.
UM, THE C TWO P IS NEEDED FOR THE MIXED USE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION FOR THE, UM, PLAN AMENDMENT.
SO THAT BRINGS C TWO WOULD NOT BE ALLOWED.
THEY WOULD HAVE TO GO TO C TWO P.
UM, NOW I THINK YOU MENTIONED THIS IN YOUR PRESENTATION, BUT YOU OWN THE PROPERTY THAT DOES FACE SOMERSET TO THE, LOOKING AT THAT PICTURE THE LEFT OF YES.
YEAH, THE NORTH OR SORRY, THE, THE WEST OR LEFT OF THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION? YES.
AND THEN HE ALSO OWNS THE PROPERTY RIGHT IN FRONT OF IT, JUST NORTH? YES.
UM, AND YOU'RE CURRENTLY USING THE SOMERSET, UH, EXIT OUT OF THE FITCH PROPERTY? YES, THAT'S WHAT WE HAVE BEEN USING.
WE DON'T USE THE FITCH UM, ENTRANCE.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, LET ME ASK THIS QUESTION TO STAFF OR THE CITY ATTORNEY AS IT WERE.
UM, WE CANNOT MANDATE THAT THEY USE THE SOMERSET EXIT BECAUSE THAT PROPERTY IS NOT PART OF THE Z THE ISSUE BEFORE THE ZONING COMMISSION TODAY, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
UM, BUT WE CAN MANDATE THAT THE PRO THE EXIT GIVEN THE CONDITIONAL USE BE ON EITHER BRUNSWICK OR FITCH.
BECAUSE THEY'RE COMING IN FOR A CD INGRESS AND EGRESS THROUGH THE PROPERTY IS UNDER THE PURVIEW OF THE ZONING COMMISSION.
AND SO IF WE GO BACK TO THE SITE PLAN PLEASE, UM, YOU HAVE INDICATED AN EXIT ONTO BRUNSWICK THERE ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE? YES.
UM, HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN USING THIS PROPERTY FOR STORAGE? OVER 10 YEARS.
GIVEN THAT THIS IS NOW C TWO P, UH, THE 30 FOOT SETBACK ALONG FITCH NEEDS TO BE A MINIMUM OF 35, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
SO YOU'RE GONNA NEED TO, UH, AMEND THIS THING, THIS SITE PLAN, OKAY.
TO SAY 35 FOOT SETBACK SO THAT IT CONFORMS WITH THE C TWO P ZONING.
IT'S JUST AN INCREASE OF FIVE FEET FROM WHAT'S WRITTEN HERE.
WELL, IT'S ACTUALLY A MAXIMUM.
I REALLY DO NEED MY READING GLASSES.
THEN WE CAN USE THE UH, WE CAN USE THE 30.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO DO ANYTHING.
UH, ALRIGHT, I THINK THOSE ARE ALL THE QUESTIONS I HAVE AT THIS POINT.
QUESTIONS, OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR A MOTION.
I APPRECIATE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL, UH, AS I ALWAYS DO WHEN I SAY THAT I'M GOING TO DISAGREE WITH IT.
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IF YOU LOOK AT THAT, THOSE PROPERTIES THAT GO BETWEEN HARLAN AND BRUNSWICK, UH, THEIR C TWO P GOING FAIRLY FAR INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, THIS USE HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR 10 YEARS.
UM, THEY'RE BASICALLY CONTINUING IT SO IT'S NOT CHANGING THE CHARACTER OF THE USE OF THIS PROPERTY.
UM, I WOULD PREFER TO SEE YOU CONTINUE TO EXIT ON SOMERSET, UH, BUT I THINK THE EXIT ON BRUNSWICK IS A GOOD SECOND CHOICE AND THAT'S WHAT'S REFLECTED ON YOUR SITE PLAN.
AND I SEE MR. VINNO NODDING, WHICH IS GREAT 'CAUSE SHE LIVES RIGHT NEXT TO THAT EXIT.
UH, SO IT'LL IMPACT HER MOST RIGHT NOW.
UM, BUT OVERALL, UM, YOU KNOW, I'M HAPPY TO SEE THAT Y'ALL ARE GETTING INTO, UH, CONFORMANCE WITH THE ZONING REGULATIONS AND AT THIS TIME I MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF CASE NUMBER ITEM NUMBER SEVEN AS SUBMIT, OH, SORRY, AS AMENDED.
ALRIGHT, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED FOR ITEM NUMBER SEVEN BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
UM, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT.
IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER NINE.
MY NAME IS ADOLFO GONZALEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS LOCATED AT 24 39 CASTROVILLE GOING FROM MF 33, MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO C THREE AND A GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT.
THERE WERE 34 NOTICES SENT OUT.
ZERO OPPOSED, UH, NO RESPONSE FROM LOS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE EXISTING MF 33 IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED C THREE AND A GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT IS NOT AN APPROPRIATE ZONING.
THE SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY, CURRENTLY ZONED C THREE AND A GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT.
THE PROPOSED C THREE A WILL ALIGN WITH THE EXISTING C THREE A BASED ZONING TO THE SOUTH, BUT IT'S CLOSER TO THE ESTABLISHED R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND ZONING PROPERTIES LOCATED OFF CASTROVILLE INCLUDE BAY ZONING DISTRICTS OF MH C THREE AND A AND C TWO.
A STAFF FINDS EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED LAND USE STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF C TWO AND A CD COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE.
UH, AND THE APPLICANT INTENDS ON AMENDING THE REQUEST AND IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
AFTERNOON ALVIN PETERS, UH, 1 0 1 6 STATE HIGHWAY 46 EAST BURNEY, TEXAS.
UM, I THINK WHAT WE GOT IS 2.68 ACRES.
UH, I'M OFF A LITTLE BIT AND WE'RE LOOKING AT REZONING ABOUT AN ACRE OF THAT LOT.
UM, I THINK ON THE CITY MAP IT SHOWED 1, 2, 3 LOTS.
CURRENTLY WE'RE RE PLATTING IT ALL INTO ONE LOT AND, UM, THE OWNER IS WITH ME, RICOH GIANNIS, AND UH, HE PURCHASED THIS LAND ABOUT THREE YEARS AGO AND HE CALLED ME UP.
I'D BEEN HIS ARCHITECT FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON SEVERAL PROJECTS AND I, I LOOKED AT IT, IT'S LIKE, MAN, IT'S A NICE PUERTO RICO.
ARE YOU SURE YOU'RE YOUNG ENOUGH FOR THIS PROJECT? IT'S A LOT OF WORK.
THERE WAS AN EXISTING, UM, WAREHOUSE ON IT, I THINK WAS USED AS A GYMNASTICS FACILITY AND HE'S CONVERTED IT INTO A WAREHOUSE, UH, FACILITY.
HIS BUSINESS IS, UM, LEASING OF FURNITURE.
SOME OF HIS ALLIANCE OR, AND THIS IS OFFICE SYSTEMS. OFFICE FURNITURE INCLUDE BEXAR COUNTY.
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, UH, CURRENTLY HAS A LOCATION ON REINDEER TRAIL IN, IN NORTHWEST SAN ANTONIO.
AND HE JUST GOT TIRED OF PAYING RENT 30,000 A MONTH FOR MANY, MANY YEARS.
AND, UH, I WAS REAL HAPPY HE PURCHASED IT.
AND UM, WE HAVE DESIGNED A COUPLE WAREHOUSES ON IT TO GO ON IT.
AND TOWARDS THE REAR WE COME UP WITH, UH, MULTIFAMILY, UH, 30, MF 33 I BELIEVE, AND LANDLOCKED.
I'M NOT SURE HOW THAT ENDED UP THERE,
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BUT IT WAS OF NO USE TO US OR TO RICO.THE OWNER, HE DOESN'T INTEND TO BUILD APARTMENTS OR, OR BUILD HOMES.
HE'D LIKE TO CONTINUE WITH HIS BUSINESS, WHICH, UM, RUNS EIGHT TO FIVE.
UM, IT'S NOT A NOISY BUSINESS IN THE DAYTIME TRUCKS COMING IN AND OUT.
AND THESE WILL BE MEDIUM, UH, SIZE TRUCKS TO SEMIS, UH, DELIVERING FURNITURE AND THEY KNOCK OFF AT FIVE O'CLOCK ACROSS THE STREET IS A BUDWEISER FACILITY.
BUT YOU KNOW, THIS CLIENT IS PRETTY AMAZING.
UH, HE'S FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
HIS MOM AND DAD STILL LIVE THERE.
WE DID MEET WITH LOS HARD, DENNIS AND I'M, I'M SURE I'M MISPRONOUNCING THAT.
AND WE'RE SURPRISED, UH, WE DIDN'T GET A RECOMMENDATION OR CALL.
WE HAD A GREAT MEETING, UM, YOU KNOW, WENT TO THE HIGH SCHOOL IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, AND THEY WERE, THEY SEEMED GUNG-HO.
IT SEEMED POSITIVE AND WE WERE TOLD THEY WERE VOTING ON IT, BUT WE JUST HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING.
UM, THE OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, UH, UH, GOSH DANG IT, I'M TRYING TO REMEMBER, UM, THE NAME OF WESTWOOD SQUARE.
WE TRIED AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BY EMAIL AND OUR PHONE.
UM, THERE WERE, UH, THE PRESIDENT HAD JUST SOME ISSUES, SOME FAMILY ISSUES.
SHE COULDN'T COMMIT TO MEETING, UH, WITH US.
UM, I'M, I KNOW HER WELL AND I'M SURE IF WE'D HAD THE OPPORTUNITY, SHE WOULD'VE LOVED THIS PROJECT.
WHAT RICOH IS GONNA ADD TO THE PROJECT IS MORE WAREHOUSES, THREE WAREHOUSES, OFFICE WAREHOUSE, UM, WITH ASSOCIATED PARKING.
UH, THAT'S HIS LONG-TERM PLAN.
UH, HIS SON IS WORKING WITH HIM NOW, SO THERE'S, YOU KNOW, HE'S PLANNING FOR HANDING IT OVER IN ANOTHER 30 YEARS OF WORK IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
I MEAN, WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE BEFORE AND AFTER, UH, I MEAN NEW, UM, CAST IRON OR IRON FENCE, IT'S SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT, UH, CLEANING THE LOT UP, SUBSTANTIAL INVESTMENT, SO MANY, SO MUCH TRASH HE HAD TO HAUL OFF IT.
AND, UH, WE'RE CURRENTLY, UH, BUILDING ONE OF THE WAREHOUSES ON THE SOUTHERN, UM, ON A SOUTHERN PORTION OF THE, UH, PROPERTY THAT FACES CASTRO ROAD.
THAT'LL PROBABLY BE DONE IN A COUPLE MONTHS.
THE GYMNASTICS FACILITY WAS TURNED INTO A WAREHOUSE.
HE'S OCCUPIED THAT, UH, THAT WAS ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO.
AND HE'S WORKING ON A OFFICE FOR, SO HE CAN MOVE HIS, UM, I GUESS SUPPORT FUNCTIONS THERE.
UM, WHICH, EH, I'M, I'M THINKING SIX MONTHS OUT.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR DO WE HAVE ANY SPEAKERS I GUESS? MM-HMM.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE'S NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
DISTRICT FIVE CASE AGAIN, DO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSMAN.
ALRIGHT, JUST TO GET IT ON THE RECORD, YOU ARE OFFICIALLY AMENDING YOUR REQUEST TO C TWO N A CD FOR WAREHOUSE AND OFFICE.
ALRIGHT, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMERS ON MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
UM, HAPPY TO SEE THIS PROJECT GOING FORWARD.
UH, THIS FIXES AN ODDITY WITHIN THE ZONING.
UH, THEY HAVE ACCEPTED THE STAFF'S ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATIONS.
AT THIS TIME, I RECOMMEND I'M MOVING TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF C TWO OF, LET ME, LET ME BEGIN AGAIN.
I MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL AS AMENDED.
MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH THE SECOND MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED BY COMMISSIONER BUSANTE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
COMMISSIONER WIT WHITSETT? YES.
UM, ITEM NUMBER 20 IS LOCATED AT 2344 EAST HOUSTON STREET.
UM, WITH A CHANGE IN UH, ZONING FROM C TWO TO RMM FOUR WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
UM, 36 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION AND WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM HARVARD PLACE, EAST LAWN, UM, OR THE JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE UM, EXISTING C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA AND THE PROPOSED RM FOUR RESIDENTIAL MIX DISTRICT.
UM, STAFF DOES NOT FIND AN APPROPRIATE ZONING.
THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS LARGELY SINGLE
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FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH A COUPLE DUPLEXES OR TWO DWELLING UNIT DEVELOPMENTS WITHIN PROXIMITY.EVEN THOUGH THE APPLICATION IS A DOWN ZONING FROM THE EXISTING COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, THE R M FOUR RESIDENTIAL MIX DISTRICT WOULD PERMIT UP TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS, WHICH IS OUT OF CHARACTER OF THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENT STAFF IS RECOMMENDING RMM SIX, UM, WHICH PERMITS TWO DWELLING UNITS AND IT ALIGNS WITH THE APPLICANT'S PROPOSED USE FOR THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN IT IS MORE CONSISTENT WITH THE RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITY.
UM, THE APPLICANT IS HERE AND I DO BELIEVE THAT THEY ARE PLANNING TO AMEND THEIR, UM, PROPOSAL TO ALIGN WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
UH, HI, MY NAME'S ALEJANDRO CRUZ AND UH, I STATED THE OUT WE'RE AN AGREEMENT TO AMEND TO RMM SIX.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT.
ARE YOU SURE?
RIGHT? THIS IS A DISTRICT TWO CASE.
SO COMMISSIONER WATSON TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
UM, I HAVE NO QUESTIONS AT THIS TIME.
I AM READY TO MAKE A MOTION AND VERY BRIEF COMMENTS, UNUSUAL FOR ME, UH, WHENEVER WE ARE READY.
QUESTIONS? COMMISSION ON MY LEFT.
BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER WATSON.
UM, THANK YOU FOR AMENDING TO THE STAFF REQUEST.
UM, THAT IS SOMETHING THAT I WOULD'VE RECOMMENDED IF YOU WEREN'T ALREADY OPEN TO IT.
UM, AND ALSO FOR DOING ALL OF THE PERMITTING CORRECTLY.
UM, AS YOU'VE BEEN RE RENOVATING THIS PROPERTY, UM, APPRECIATE THE ADDITIONAL HOUSING UNITS IN RESTORING, UH, A PROPERTY TO GOOD CONDITION.
UM, WE PROBABLY WILL JUST SEE IF WE CAN GET SOME FEEDBACK FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION PRIOR TO COUNCIL, BUT DON'T ANTICIPATE ANY OPPOSITION TO THIS.
AND WITH THAT I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM 20 AS AMENDED BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FUENTES.
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I BELIEVE OUR FINAL ITEM IS THE MINUTES AND ANY CORRECTIONS ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? I KIND OF HAVE ONE AND I, SORRY I DIDN'T SEND IT IN EARLIER AND IT'S MORE OF A QUESTION, BUT PROBABLY A CHANGE ON ITEM NUMBER 12.UH, THE MOTION IS SAYS COMMISSIONER WATSON TO APPROVE ITEM AS PRESENTED, BUT I THINK THAT'S, IT WAS TO BE CON PROVE ITEM AS A CONTINUANCE BECAUSE THAT'S THE CASE ON AARON STREET.
SO IF Y'ALL WOULD LOOK AT THAT, I THINK THAT'S MAYBE ANYBODY ELSE REMEMBER
I'M JUST CHECKING WITH THE TEAM TO MAKE SURE THEY GOT THAT.
YEAH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S NESTLED IN AMONGST ALL THE OTHER CONTINUANCES AND IT WAS THE CASE THAT WE ACTUALLY JUST HEARD TODAY ON AARON.
SO WE'LL MAKE SURE THAT'S CORRECTED.
WHAT DID SHE SAY? CHRISTIE'S CHANGING IT RIGHT NOW.
ALRIGHT, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED MOTION.
DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO.
NOTHING TO REPORT OTHER THAN BE READY FOR NOVEMBER 7TH.
NEXT MEETING WILL BE SLIGHTLY LONGER THAN TODAY'S
MAYBE WE'LL JUST CONTINUE ALL OF NEXT, THE NEXT ONE BECAUSE SINCE WE'RE SETTING THIS AS THE EXPECTATION, IT'LL GO MUCH BETTER THAN WE EVER THOUGHT.
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NICE, NICE, NICE.WELL WITH THAT, ACCORDING TO THE ROMAN NUM, UH, ON THE CLOCK, IT IS 2 34 AND THE ZONING COMMISSION IS ADJOURNED.