Jan 25, 2024 City Council Zoning and Land Use Session

[ Roll Call  ]

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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME 2:06 P.M. ON JANUARY 25, 2024. MADAM CLERK, COULD YOU CALL THE ROLL.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: GOOD AFTERNOON, EVERYBODY. WE HAVE A FULL ZONING AGENDA

[Public Hearing and Consideration of the following Adoption and Amendments of the Neighborhood, Community and Perimeter Plans as Components of the Master Plan and Zoning Cases. Plan amendments and Zoning cases presented by Roderick Sanchez, Assistant City Manager; Michael Shannon, Director, Development Services unless otherwise noted.  ]

EVERYTHING ELSE IS EITHER GOING TO BE CONTINUED OR ON CONSENT.

I'LL ASK IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO HEAR INDIVIDUALLY.

OKAY. IF THERE ARE NOT, THESE ARE THE ITEMS THAT WILL BE CONTINUED TILL FEBRUARY 15TH. ITEMS 12, 29, 41 AND 42, 44, 45, 49, 56 AND 57, AND I SAY ITEM 12. THOSE ARE THE ITEMED CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 15TH ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED? IF THERE ARE NONE I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION. THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR CONTINUANCE OF THE ITEMS I READ TO FEBRUARY 15TH. WE HAVE ONE CITIZEN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT ARE CONTINUING. JACK FINGER ON 41 AND 42.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR ILLUSTRIOUS SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. YES, TWO ITEMS I'M ABOUT TO SPEAK ON. THESE ARE IN DISTRICT 6. MS. HAVRDA, I BELIEVE THAT'S YOUR DISTRICT THERE. IT'S ABOUT THE PROPOSAL OF PUTTING A TRUCK REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE WITH OVERSIZED VEHICLE STORAGE ON ABOUT SIX ACRES OF LAND THERE RIGHT IN THAT AREA. MS. HAVRDA, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU'VE LOOKED CLOSELY AT THE BACKUP DOCUMENTS ON THAT, BUT IF YOU LOOK AT THE MAP FOR THAT AREA, WHICH IS OVER THERE -- IT'S NEAR SOUTH CALLAGHAN ROAD THERE. AS I RECALL, THERE'S A BUNCH OF ROW HOMES THERE, SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES, AND JUST ABOVE IT IS A LONG ROAD, STRIP OF HIGHWAY, IF YOU WANT TO CALL IT, CONNECTED TO THE PROPOSED TRUCK STORAGE THERE. NOW, THERE ARE SEVERAL REASONS WHY THIS THING IS A BAD IDEA. THE -- BOTH THE STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSIONS, PLANNING COMMISSION AND THE STAFF FOR THAT GROUP SAID THIS IS A BAD IDEA.

THEY RECOMMENDED DENIAL. THE -- THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL.

THE STAFF FOR ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED DENIAL.

ALL FOR BASICALLY THE SAME REASONS AND I QUOTE, THE SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDENCES WOULD BE ADVERSELY IMPACTED BY THE INTRODUCTION OF THE INDUSTRIAL USE AND HIGH AMOUNT, HIGH AMOUNT OF TRUCK TRAFFIC THAT WOULD ACCESS OFF CALLAGHAN ROAD.

SO MADAM, PLEASE, I APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD SIMPLY OFFER A MOTION OF DENIAL FOR THIS ONE AS I'M SURE MANY OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO WHO HAVE ALREADY MAYBE WEIGHED IN OR WHO WILL BE WEIGHING IN ON IT BUT THERE FIND IT TOO LATE IF YOU SAY YES TO THIS. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. ALL RIGHT.

IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED TO FEBRUARY 15TH? THAT'S ITEMS 12, 29, 41, 42, 44, 45, 49, 56, AND 57.

OKAY. >>

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MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY, 4, 10 AND 40. THERE ARE NO OTHER ITEMS PULLED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION. OTHER THAN THOSE ITEMS WE JUST CONTINUED AS WELL AS THOSE THREE FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT WILL BE TAKEN UP NOW. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR

THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. >> SO MOVED.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. LET ME JUST READ THE ITEMS FOR THE RECORD. I APOLOGIZE FOR HOW LONG THIS WILL TAKE.

ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 38, 34, 35 -- 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 58. THOSE ARE FOR ACTION NOW.

WE DO HAVE A COUPLE CITIZENS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS FOR CONSENT.

SO I'LL CALL THEM IN ORDER. JACK FINGER ON MULTIPLE ITEMS. MR. FINGER, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY EVANGELINA GUERRA ON ITEM NUMBER 2.

>> YES, MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL.

ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER. AND A FEW ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION THAT YOU ARE GOING TO ALLOW TO SAIL ON THROUGH.

BEAR ENOUGH IMPORTANCE TO AT LEAST MENTION THEM TO YOU IF NOT ACTUALLY MAYBE YOU WANT TO PULL THEM FOR DELIBERATION, YOU KNOW. ONE OF THEM IS -- I'M GOING TO SKIP AROUND HERE. ONE OF THEM IS ITEM NUMBER 9.

IT'S ABOUT THE IDEA OF PUTTING A PARKING LOT UP OVER AT THE CHURCH OVER SAINT SOPHIA'S CHURCH NEAR ASHBY THERE. AND THE REASON I THINK THIS IS A BAD IDEA IS THAT -- QUITE FRANKLY, I DON'T THINK ST. SOPHIA SHOULD BE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING A BUSINESS BY PUTTING UP A COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT THERE. I UNDERSTAND THEY TORE DOWN ONE OF THEIR BUILDINGS EARLIER BECAUSE THEY COULDN'T MAKE A GO OF THINGS THERE.

SO YEAH, I THINK THAT'S IN -- MS. KAUR, THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT THERE.

ALSO I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION -- SO MANY ITEMS, SO LITTLE TIME.

YES, ITEM NUMBER 13. AND ONCE AGAIN, MS. KAUR, THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT AND THAT'S THE IDEA OF PUTTING A LIQUOR STORE ON SAN~PEDRO. DO WE REALLY NEED ANOTHER LIQUOR STORE ON SAN~PEDRO, MS. KAUR? ESPECIALLY SINCE ALCOHOL IS SOLD A BLOCK AWAY AT THE HEB THERE. LET'S SEE.

ELSEWHERE ON THIS AGENDA. YES, ITEM NUMBER 17. ONCE AGAIN, MS. KAUR, THIS IS OVER AT THE -- AGAIN, ON SAN~PEDRO AND IT'S GOING TO BE AN AREA FOR MANY USES THERE. BUT I NOTICED JUST GOING DOWN THE LIST, A LOT OF THEM ARE PRETTY INNOCUOUS, I THINK THEY ARE OKAY, BUT TWO OF THEM ARE -- ONE IS A BAR WHERE LIQUOR WILL BE SOLD AND ONE IS A BILLIARD POOL HALL WHERE ALCOHOL WILL ALSO BE SOLD. SAME LOCATION. I HAVE A SUGGESTION.

WHY DON'T YOU AMEND THIS THING AND SAY NO, SCOTCH THE BAR OR TAVERN THERE AND THE BILLIARD -- AT LEAST SCOTCH THE ALCOHOL BEING SERVED AT THE BILLIARD HALL.

THAT'S FEASIBLE, ISN'T IT? WOULDN'T YOU -- YOU DO THINK THAT -- I MEAN AREN'T THERE ENOUGH LIQUOR STORES ALONG SAN~PEDRO AVENUE FOR US THERE? I REALLY APPRECIATE IF YOU WOULD TRY THAT ANYWAY. AND LET'S SEE.

WHAT ELSE DO WE HAVE HERE? OH, YEAH, ITEM NUMBER 37.

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>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER. EVANGELINA GUERRA.

ON ITEM NUMBER 2. ALL RIGHT. JAMIE BEARDSBOCK ON ITEM 16.

YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY MARGO GRIFFIN. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS JAMIE BEARDSBOCK, FOR QUICK TRIP CORPORATION. WE OPERATE THE CONVENIENCE STORE ACROSS THE STREET. WE ARE IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.

WE THINK THIS IS GREAT FOR MIXED USE, GREAT FOR BUSINESS.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD HAS BEEN REALLY WELCOMING, IT'S A GREAT PLACE TO OPERATE AND THE ONLY CAVEAT IS THE REDEVELOP FIRE STONE AND QUICK TRIP HAVE BUN FULL ACCESS DRIVE. WE'VE MEDIAN-BOUND THE REST OF THE SITE OFF AND HOPE THIS DEVELOPMENT DOESN'T CAUSE FURTHER DISRUPTION TO OUR ONE ACCESS POINT.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. MARGO GRIFFIN ON ITEM 18.

YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JERRY BEAM ON 53. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR.

136 RIDGE WOOD IS BOUNDED BY --Y ROADS, ONE LOCAL STREET FOUR-LANE NORTH-SOUTH STREET, HOWARD, AND ONE FOUR-LANE SECOND ARTERIAL, HILDEBRAND. HILDEBRAND WAS ORIGINALLY BRIDAL PATH AT THE CITY LIMITS IN THE 1920 ARIZONA ARIZONA --S AND ABOUT THE TIME RIDGEWOOD COURT WAS DEVELOPED. WE OBJECT TO THIS REZONING REQUEST ON THE BASIS OF THE LOCATION OF THE EXISTING ONE-STORY BUILDING AND THE ILLEGAL SIX-FOOT FENCE THAT IS LOCATED OFF THE PROPERTY'S BOUNDARIES. I'VE ASKED THEM TO HAND OUT MY COMMENTS. THIS IS THE MAP THAT WE RECEIVED, AND UNFORTUNATELY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DID NOT LOOK CAREFULLY AT IT BECAUSE IT'S QUITE HARD TO SEE. I GOT A COMPUTER COPY AND I'VE ENLARGED THE SITE OF THIS PLAT, AND WHAT YOU WILL SEE IS THERE'S A TWO-STORY BUILDING THAT IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY. AND THERE'S A ONE-STORY STRUCTURE, A THIRD OF WHICH EXTENDS OVER THE PROPERTY LINE INTO THE PUBLIC EASEMENT.

IN ADDITION, THIS BUILDING ONLY 16% OF IT IS OUTSIDE OF THE SETBACK LINE.

AND WHAT HAPPENS BECAUSE WE NOW HAVE INSTEAD OF A SMALL BRIDAL PATH OF HILDEBRAND WE HAVE A FOUR-LANE HIGHWAY. AND YOU CAN'T SEE ADEQUATELY IN YOUR CAR OR WALKING, WHICH I DO DAILY WITH MY DOGS, ONCOMING TRAFFIC. AND THERE'S A LOT OF T-BONE ACCIDENTS AT THIS INTERSECTION. I'M ASKING THE COMMISSIONERS TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT IN AND SAY THIS BUILDING SHOULD BE TAKEN DOWN AND NOT GRANDFATHERED IN BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVEN WITHIN THE BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY LINE OF THE OWNERS. AND SO I THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND YOUR CONSIDERATION AND PLEASE LOOK AT THAT MAP. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MS. GRIFFIN. JERRY BEAN, ITEM 53.

>> UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS THAT REMAIN ON CONSENT. YOU HEARD THOSE ITEMS SO WE'LL GO TO COUNCIL DISCUSSION. COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE

GAVITO. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

I WOULD LIKE TO HIGHLIGHT ITEM NUMBER 3 AND READ THE APPLICANT'S AGREEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS INTO THE RECORD. THE APPLICANT AND PROPERTY OWNER OF 2123 CULEBRA ROAD HAS AGREED TO ABIDE BY CONDITIONS SET FORTH BY SAISD REGARDING THE OPERATION OF THEIR RESTAURANT. THANK YOU.

THANK YOU, MAYOR. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, COUNCILMEMBER ALDERETE GAVITO. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? HEARING NONE, THERE'S A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT ITEMS. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL GO TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS NOW STARTING WITH ITEM 4.

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>> CLERK: RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH AN AMENDMENT TO REMOVE THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1816 HAYS STREET FROM THE LIST OF THE PROPOSED CHANGES. THERE HAVE BEEN 3,133 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. HARVARD PLACE EAST LAWN

NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG:

COUNCILMEMBER MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AND THANK YOU. SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO REACHED OUT TO MY OFFICE REQUESTING ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER AND WHO GAVE THEIR TIME AND ENERGY TO SHOW UP TO MEETINGS DURING THIS PROCESS. I WAS HAPPY TO AUTHOR A CCR TO ALLOW HOMEOWNERS TO AVOID UNNECESSARY COSTS WHEN MAKING IMPROVEMENTS TO THEIR PROPERTIES.

THAT BEING SAID, I MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 4 AS AMENDED.

ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES.

ITEM NUMBER 10. >> CLERK: STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. 25 NOTICES MAILED, ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.

BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG:

COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: THANK YOU SO MUCH, STAFF.

WE ARE MAKING A MOTION TO APPROVE GIVEN THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS IN SUPPORT.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE IS A MOTION AND SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 10. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE.

MOTION CARRIES. ITEM NUMBER 40. >> CLERK: CASE] 35 NOTICESS MAILED, TWO IN FAVOR, ONE ON BOWED.

THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND THERE WERE FOUR IN FAVOR AND FIVE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY. PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR AND THEY ARE ALSO OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY.

>> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEM 40.

JACK FINGER. MR. FINGER, YOU WILL BE FOLLOWED BY JAMES

MCKNIGHT. >> YES, MAYOR NIRENBERG, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND I WANT TO WEIGH IN ON ITEM NUMBER 40. MS. CASTILLO, PERHAPS YOU ARE NOW WELL AWARE THERE'S QUITE A FEW RED FLAGS ON THIS ONE HERE. THE ZONING STAFF SUGGESTED DENIAL FOR THIS PROPOSAL. AT LEAST ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, GARDENDALE, DIDN'T LIKE IT EITHER. OUTSIDE THE 200-FOOT BOUNDARY, AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE SAID NO, DO NOT DO THIS. AND NOW THE QUESTION IS WHAT IS SO BAD ABOUT THIS THAT MAKES ALL THESE PEOPLE OPPOSE IT? WELL, IT'S ABOUT SHOEHORNING FOUR DWELLING UNITS INTO THE PROPERTY ON LEAL STREET.

AND THE STAFF IN ITS BACKUP DOCUMENTS SAID THAT, QUOTE, THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH DENSITY THERE. IT MAKES IT VERY INAPPROPRIATE TO OFFER ANYTHING THAT -- THAT MANY PEOPLE CRAMMED TOGETHER. YEAH.

SO -- AND PLUS NOT TO MENTION ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WEIGHED IN ON IT JUST INSIDE THE 200-FOOT AREA. SO MS. CASTILLO, PLEASE SAY NO TO THIS ONE.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THANK YOU, MR. FINGER.

ALL RIGHT. JAMES MCKNIGHT. AND MATTHEW GILBERT.

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OKAY. COUNCILMEMBER CASTILLO. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. THIS IS A VERY UNIQUE CASE IN THAT ITS NEWLY REDISTRICTED INTO DISTRICT 5. THROUGH CONVERSATION WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THERE WAS INITIAL CONCERN WITH THE DENSITY AND WE'RE LEASED THE APPLICANT REDUCED THE AMOUNT OF UNITS. THERE WAS ALSO A CONCERN ABOUT PARKING AND APPLICANT HAS INCLUDED SEVEN PARKING SPOTS WITHIN THEIR SITE PLAN. IT'S TWO BLOCKS FROM A MIDDLE SCHOOL WITHIN SAISD THAT JUST EXPERIENCED SCHOOL CLOSURES AND THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IS GOING TO BE REVISITING THAT CONVERSATION IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. SO WE HAVE RESPONSIBILITY TO ENSURE THAT WE'RE PRODUCING THAT HOUSING TO ENSURE THAT THERE IS STUDENTS TO GO TO THE SCHOOLS. SO WITH THAT, I MOVE TO APPROVE THIS ITEM.

>> SECOND. >> MAYOR NIRENBERG: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 40. ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT.

AT 2:27 P.M. ON THE 25TH DAY OF JANUARY, 2024, OUR MEETING IS ADJOURNED.

THANKS, EVERYBODY.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.