* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:04] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON. UH, WELCOME. UH, WE ARE CONVENING FOR THE REGULAR SCHEDULED MEETING OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO FOR WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 28TH, 2024. CAN WE PLEASE HAVE INFORMATION ABOUT SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES, PLEASE? WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE. YEAH. WE WANNA START. THANK YOU. STAFF CONDUCT ROLL CALL. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? HERE. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? HERE. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? HERE. COMMISSIONER ZUKI. PRESENT. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ. HERE. COMMISSIONER MILAM COMMISSIONER OR COMMISSIONER SIPES. COMMISSIONER PECK. HERE. CHAIR PROPHET PRESENT. ENC QUORUM. MR. PRESENT? THANK YOU. UH, PLANNING COMMISSION EXISTS AS A RECOMMENDING BODY TO THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO. WE WILL HEAR TWO [Plats  ] AGENDAS TODAY. THE FIRST BEING THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ALL ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED AND DELIBERATED AND TAKEN ON ONE ACTION, AND THEN ITEMS TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY. UM, AND TODAY ALL ITEMS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR CONSENT EXCEPT FOR ITEM NUMBER FIVE. UH, NUMBER SIX, WHICH IS BEING POSTPONED. AND ITEM SEVEN, AND I'M ASSUMING THAT'S CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT. ALRIGHT. UH, IS THERE ANY FURTHER DELIBERATION RELATED TO THE CONSENT ITEMS? HEARING NONE. DO I HAVE A MOTION? I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE CONSENT AGENDA. SECOND. MOTION APPROVED BY VICE CHAIR PECK. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? YES. CHAIR PROFIT? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. I'D [Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments  ] LIKE TO MOVE TO ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ANN BENAVIDEZ PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN FROM MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL AND IS LOCATED AT 7 0 7 V JACKSON ROAD. THERE WERE 15 NOTICES SENT WITH ZERO RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO RETURN IN OPPOSITION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE LOS ANGELES HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT FROM HIGH DENSITY RES, I'M SORRY, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO C3 S, GENERAL COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE TO ALLOW OUT OUTSIDE STORAGE OF MATERIALS PERTAINING TO SWIMMING POOL RETAIL USES WITHIN THE NEAR NORTHWEST COMMUNITY PLAN. THE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION HAS A GENERAL SIZE CRITERIA OF 20 ACRES OR GREATER, WHICH PREFERRED LOCA WITH PREFERRED LOCATIONS BEING AT INTERSECTION NODES ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS. THE PROPERTY DOES NOT MEET THESE SIZE AND LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND IS NOT SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INTENSE LAND USE CATEGORY. THE PROPERTY IS FRONTING A SECONDARY ARTERIAL WITH PROXIMATE LAND USE DESIGNATIONS RANGING FROM PREDOMINANTLY RESIDENTIAL WITH SOME COMMERCIAL LAND USE. STAFF RECOMMENDS COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE, WHICH IS MORE APPROPRIATE CONSIDERING THE PROPERTY'S PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND THE SURROUNDING CONTEXT. WITH THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION, THE APPLICANT COULD REQUEST C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR OUTSIDE STORAGE TO ACCOMPLISH THEIR DESIRED PROJECT. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, AND THE APPLICANT HAS INDICATED THAT THEY ARE AMENDING THEIR REQUESTS. STAFF AND THE APPLICANT ARE AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. OKAY. IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? YES. IF YOU CAN JUST PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE. UH, CHRISTINA LENISE. I AM, UH, HERE ON BEHALF OF MY CLIENT. UH, SWEETWATER HOT TUBS. UM, I THINK THEY HAVE IT LISTED AS THE HILL MANAGEMENT FOR THAT PROJECT, AND I JUST, WE JUST WANNA CONFIRM THAT THE STAFF IS RECOMMENDING ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL. [00:05:01] IS THAT YES, WE'RE FINE WITH THAT. WHAT IT IS, UM, THIS PROPERTY HAS, THEY'VE HAD POSSESSION OF THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER 10 YEARS ALREADY, I BELIEVE. UM, IT'S BEEN COMMERCIAL PROPERTY, UM, AS LONG AS EVEN BEFORE THEY PURCHASED IT, WHAT HAPPENED IS THEIR PREVIOUS BUILDING WAS VANDALIZED AND BURNT DOWN, UM, DUE TO A FIRE, SO THEY WENT AHEAD AND DEMOLISHED EVERYTHING. THEY'RE STILL WANTING TO USE IT AS THE SAME USES BEFORE JUST KIND OF REVAMPING IT. AND THEN OF COURSE, UM, TRYING TO GET IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CITY REQUIREMENTS SO THAT WAY THEY CAN UTILIZE, UM, THE OUTSIDE STORAGE THAT THEY'VE ALREADY BEEN USING, UM, PRIOR TO THE PREVIOUS BUILDING BEING BURNT DOWN. OKAY. DO ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR STAFF? NO. OKAY. THANK YOU. UM, I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE TO, UM, UH, UH, APPROVE THE APPLICATION AS AMENDED MOTION BY COMMISSIONER, UH, SIEGEL TO ACCEPT STAFF ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL SECOND. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAULKNER. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YEAH. COMMISSIONER ZUKI. YES. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. CHAIR PROFIT? YES. MOTION PASSES. THANK YOU. ITEM NUMBER FIVE. GOOD AFTERNOON. ALEX ANA PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NOGO SOUTH SAURA COMMUNITY PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE, LOCATED AT 2 0 3 DRAKE AVENUE. THERE WERE 38 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR, 22 OPPOSED WITHIN 200 FEET. COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN OPPOSITION OF THE REQUEST. THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO IDZ TWO MEDIUM INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT ZONE TO DEVELOP FOUR SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING UNITS. THE CURRENT LANDING CLASSIFICATION IS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH IS COMPATIBLE WITH THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY USES IN THE MEDIA AREA. THE PROPOSED MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL IS NOT CONSISTENT AND WOULD INTRODUCE HIGHER DENSITY THAT IS NOT PRESENT IN THE AREA WITHIN THE NOGO SOUTH SA SAMMO COMMUNITY PLAN. THE MIXED USE RESIDENTIAL OFFICE AND COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION RECOMMENDS THAT MIXED USE DEVELOPMENTS WOULD INCLUDE A MIX OF USES WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT WITH PREFERRED LOCATIONS BEING AT INTERSECTION NODES ALONG MAJOR ARTERIAL ROADWAYS. THE PROPOSED THE PROPOSAL DOES NOT MEET THE USAGE AND LOCATIONAL CRITERIA AND IS NOT SUITED TO ACCOMMODATE THIS INTENSE LAND USE CATEGORY. STAFF FINDS HIGHER DENSITY COULD BE ACCOMPLISHED BY KEEPING THE EXISTING LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATION WITH CONDITIONAL USE ZONING AND PREVENT ANY POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL ENRO ENCROACHMENT FROM THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU. UH, I KNOW WE HAVE SOME, UM, CITIZENS, UH, UH, INPUT AND A FIRST BEING A VOICEMAIL. VOICEMAIL? NO. WE, WE HAD THE VOICEMAILS LAST WEEK, UM, BUT THERE'S NOTHING NEW. OKAY. UH, THERE ARE TWO, UH, PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. UH, THE FIRST IS ROBERT CUELLAR. UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND YOU'LL HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. THANK YOU COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY. MY NAME IS ROBERT COYAR. I OWNED THE PROPERTY AT 2 4 6 DRAKE AVENUE. MY MOM AND DAD, UH, BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN 1973 AND THEY LIVED THERE FOR, UH, STARTING AT THAT TIME FOR THE REMAINDER OF THEIR LONG AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES. SO, UH, IN 2009 WHEN THAT EVENT OCCURRED, UH, I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND MY WIFE AND I LIVED THERE, UH, SINCE THAT TIME. SO FOR 51 YEARS, THE QUAR FAMILY HAS BEEN AT 2 4 6 DRAKE. I URGED DENIAL OF THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING AT 2 0 3 DRAKE TO IDZ TO DRAKE AVENUE FROM NO ALITOS TO RIO CITY ROAD IS CURRENTLY COMPOSED OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSES. THESE HOUSES WERE MAINLY BUILT IN 1940S, SUCH AS MINE WAS, AND THEY STILL REFLECT THAT ERA'S CHARM AND CHARACTERISTICS OF THAT TIME. SINGLE FAMILY, SINGLE STORY, THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATH AND DETACHED GARAGE. THE HOMES THEMSELVES ARE VERY WELL MAINTAINED AND THE STREET ITSELF IS ALSO, UH, [00:10:01] VERY, VERY SERENE. IT'S TREE LINED. IT'S, UH, NEATLY LANDSCAPED IT IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. THERE WOULD BE A DIMINISHMENT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IF A MULTI-FAMILY, MULTI-STORY PROPERTY LINE TO PROPERTY LINE STRUCTURE WERE INTRODUCED AT 2 0 3. DRAKE, I HAVE ENJOYED A LONG, UH, CAREER IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING. I AM BOARD CERTIFIED AS A PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN, UH, TEXAS, KANSAS, AND FLORIDA. AND SO I'VE BUILT, I'VE DESIGNED A LOT OF ROADS AND BRIDGES, BUT I'VE ALSO HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO, UH, DO SEVERAL TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IMPACT STATEMENTS FOR DECISION MAKERS, COMMUNITY LEADERS. AND, UH, MOST OF THOSE, UH, THAT I'VE DONE ARE INVOLVED IN LOOKING AT THE, UH, INTERACTIVE ANALYTICS OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION, ACCIDENT RATES, UH, DRAINAGE RUNOFF, UM, NOISE ISSUES. UH, AND USUALLY THE ANALYTIC ANALYTICS IS FAIRLY STRAIGHTFORWARD FOR BUSINESSES. BUT FOR NEIGHBORHOODS SUCH AS THIS, I FIND THE KEY QUESTION USUALLY IS THAT HAS TO BE ANSWERED IS, IS THE PROPOSED LAND USE IN KEEPING WITH THE CHARACTER THAT EXISTS. AND THIS CASE, THE ANSWER HAS TO BE NO. IDZ TWO IS NOT IN KEEPING OF THE CHARACTER OF DRAKE AVENUE. THEREFORE, I WOULD REQUEST THAT THIS BOARD DECLINE THE PROPOSAL TO ZONE THIS AS IDZ TWO. WE URGE YOU TO NOT ALLOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUFFER ITS FIRST INTRUSION OF GENTRIFICATION. ENHANCING DENSIFICATION. DO NOT ALLOW THIS PROPOSED IN, UH, DEVELOPMENT THAT RESULT IN INCREASED TRAFFIC AND ON STREET PARKING TO PENETRATE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. THANK YOU. WE GLAD TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. THANK YOU, MR. CUE. UH, JUST A REMINDER THAT, UH, WE'RE IN FRONT OF US IS TO CONSIDER THE, THE LAND USE CHANGE, UH, WHICH DOES RELATE TO THE ZONING, BUT THE ZONING WILL BE A SEPARATE ISSUE THAT ZONING. SO THANK YOU. BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. UM, KAREN, UH, SPEAR? SPEAR, UM, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. MY NAME IS KAREN S SPEAR. I LIVE AT 4 53 DRAKE AND I'M PRESIDENT OF THE COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. LET ME READ THIS TO YOU. THIS SUBJECT AREA IS CLASSIFIED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NOAL ELATUS, SOUTH ZAMORE COMMUNITY PLAN. IT COMPRISES A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED HOUSES ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS AND LOCATED ON LOCAL STREETS. MANY OF THE HOMES IN THIS AREA ARE ZONED R FIVE AND HAVE THE REQUIRED 5,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS. A CHANGE IN LAND USE TO MIXED USE WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO AN INCREASE IN INTENSE USES IN HOUSING AND TRAFFIC THAT WOULD HAVE AN ADVERSE EFFECT IN THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD. THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THIS CHANGE, AND I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE VISITED THAT AREA. THE STREETS ARE EXTREMELY NARROW AND WHAT THEY ARE PROPOSING IS NOT SUITABLE FOR THAT AREA. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. MS. SPEAR, UH, IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? WOULD YOU LIKE TO MAKE SOME COMMENTS FOR THE COMMISSION? IF YOU CAN STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE? UH, YES. MY NAME IS ISRAEL SALDIVAR. UH, IT'S, UH, I'M REPRESENTING DRAKE AVENUE. SO YES, I THINK THERE'S A, A MISCOMMUNICATION ON WHAT WE'RE PLANNING TO DO. FIRST OF ALL, WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO DO A MULTI-STORY BUILDINGS, WE'RE JUST PLANNING TO DO THREE SINGLE FAMILY UNITS. ONE IS GONNA BE FACING DRAKE AVENUE AND THE OTHER ONE, THE OTHER TWO IS GONNA BE FACING, UH, MARLEY STREET. SO JUST AS A RECORD, I, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE, UH, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST, UH, DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS OR IN THIS AREA THAT, UH, THAT IS DOING THE SAME AS US. SO IT'S, UH, JUST AS A PRESIDENT THAT WE ARE NOT THE FIRST TO, TO BUILD WITHIN THE SAME, UM, AREA THAT WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO, THE IDC. SO ONE OF THE CONCERNS, AND, AND, AND THAT I I WE'RE TRYING TO, TO CLARIFY IS THAT, UH, WHAT THEY WERE STATING BEFORE [00:15:01] IS THAT THE TRAFFIC AREA, SO WE ALREADY COME TO THE TRAFFIC, UH, IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT THE DETERMINES THAT IT WILL NOT AFFECT AT ALL THE, THE TRAFFIC IN THE AREA. IT WILL, IT WILL STILL BE UNDER THE REGULATION AND IT WILL NOT EXCEED THE THRESHOLD REQUIREMENTS. SO ONE OF THE, THE OTHER THINGS THAT IT WAS, THEIR, THEIR CONCERN IS THAT, WELL, WE HAVE THE FLOOR PLAN HERE, IF YOU CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE. ONE OF THE, THE MAIN CONCERNS WAS, UH, THAT THEY GAVE TO US, IT, IT WAS PARKING ON THE STREET THAT THEY CAN, IT MAY CAUSE TRAFFIC. SO WE CHANGED THE, THE, THE, THE, THE PLANS SO THEY CAN HAVE A 2, 2 2 CARS, UH, PARKING, UH, PARKING IN, UH, WELL TWO, TWO PARKING HERE. AND THEN, UH, ANOTHER TWO PARKINGS ON THE, ON THIS TWO HOUSES FACING, UM, MARLEY STREET. SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, IT'S UH, I, I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE'S, THERE ARE SOME, UM, UH, ISSUES THAT THAT, THAT WE CAN CHANGE AND WE ARE DOING OUR BEST TO, TO ACCOMMODATE WHAT THEY WANT. THE FIRST IS WE'RE NOT BUILDING A MULTI-STORY HOUSES, WE'RE DOING A SINGLE FAMILY AS, AS THIS IS, THEY'RE REQUIRING. AND ALSO THAT WE ALREADY SHOW THE, THE PROOF OF, UH, THE IMPACT OF THE, OF THE TRAFFIC IMPACT. AND ALSO WE'RE ALSO COMPLYING WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF NOT PARKING ON THE STREET. SO WE'RE DOING OUR BEST TO COMPLY WITH ALL THE REQUIREMENTS. AND, UH, IF THERE'S MAYBE WITH THE, WITH THE, THE, THE, HOW DO YOU SAY, HOW DO I SAY? THE, THE RESIDENTIAL, UH, UH, HOW DO YOU SAY THE, THE, THE MIX? HOW DO YOU SAY I I HAD THE MIX USE MAYBE IS THE, THE THE WRONG WAY THAT, UH, WE WANT TO DO, IF THERE'S ANY OTHER SOLUTION THAT YOU CAN SUGGEST TO US TO MAYBE GO ON A DIFFERENT PATH, WE CAN, WE CAN GO TOWARDS THERE, BUT WE, WE'RE NOT PLANNING TO DO A COMMERCIAL AREA. WE'RE JUST PLANNING TO, TO DO THREE SINGLE UNIT HOUSES. AND, AND I THINK THAT'S IT. I DON'T KNOW IF, UH, YOU GUYS HAVE ANY MORE QUESTIONS. OKAY. I'LL START ON THE LEFT. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ FOR NOW. COMMISSIONER GARCIA. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER. I HAVE A, A COUPLE. UM, THE FIRST ONE IS, IS HOW, HOW ARE THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BEEN GOING? WELL, WE, I HAVE, UH, WE OBVIOUSLY IT'S NOT AS FAST AS THEY WOULD LOVE TO DO IT BECAUSE THERE'S SOME THINGS THAT, UH, THE, THE TRAFFIC THAT WE CANNOT REPLY WITHIN ONE DAY OR TWO. WE HAVE TO FOLLOW SOME, SOME PROCESS. BUT YEAH, WE HAVE SOME COMMUNICATION AND, AND I HAVE PROOF IF YOU WANT TO SEE THE EMAILS THAT WE GO BACK AND FORWARD. BUT YEAH, TO BE HONEST, IT'S NOT AS FAST AS, AS THEY WILL WANT TO, BUT WE'RE DOING THE BEST WE CAN TO COMMUNICATE EVERYTHING. WELL, I GUESS IT PROBABLY IS NOT JUST AS FAR AS SPEED, BUT JUST THE, THE, THE QUALITY OF SHARING THE INFORMATION AND MAKING SURE THAT PEOPLE DO UNDERSTAND THAT YOU ARE WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY. OKAY. TO ADDRESS THAT. AND, AND LIKE YOU, LIKE I THINK I HEARD YOU JUST SAY IS IF THERE ARE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO GET IS WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY AND WHAT SOUNDS LIKE WE DO HAVE ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION FROM STAFF OR IS, IS THERE ANY OTHER OPTION OR THINGS THAT THEY COULD WORK WITH SO THAT WE AREN'T HAVING TO CHANGE THE, OR BASICALLY IS ABSOLVED THIS, THE BIGGEST CONCERN FROM A STAFF PERSPECTIVE IS THAT UM, THEY'RE WANTING TO DO THREE UNITS OR FOUR UNITS AND WE FEEL STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL BECAUSE WE FEEL THAT IT IS, WELL FROM A LAND USE PERSPECTIVE, WE WANNA KEEP AT LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL SO IT STAYS CONSISTENT WITH THE, UM, THE SURROUNDING LAND USE CLASSIFICATION. OKAY. THE LAST THING I WOULD SAY IS I DEFINITELY HIGHLY ENCOURAGE TALKING AND CONTINUING THE COMMUNICATIONS WITH, WITH THE COMMUNITY AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. OKAY. VICE CHAIR PECK, UH, NO QUESTIONS. THAT WAS MY QUESTION TOO. SO THANK YOU MR. SIEGEL. UM, MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED MR. ZUKI. NO QUESTION. UM, YOU KNOW, AGAIN, I THINK THE COOPERATION WITH THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, IS CRUCIAL. UM, YOU KNOW, THE NEED FOR QUALITY HOUSING, I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS AN, UH, AFFORDABLE COMPONENT OR YOU KNOW, IN THAT, THAT REALM. UM, THE ISSUE WITH THE MIXED USE AS I UNDERSTAND IT AND STAFF CAN CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, IS THAT THE IDZ IS ONLY AVAILABLE IN THE MIXED USE DISTRICT. SO TO KEEP WITHIN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, THEIR OPTIONS WOULD BE CONDITIONAL USE, PERHAPS, UH, CORRECT TO, UM, IDZ IS ONLY PERMITTED IN THE MIXED USE LAND USE CLASSIFICATION. SO IF THEY WERE TO STAY WITH THE LOW DENSITY [00:20:01] RESIDENTIAL, THEY COULD DO UM, ONE OF THE SINGLE FAMILY R DISTRICTS, UM, AND DO A CONDITIONAL USE. BUT AS MENTIONED, I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS CONCERN ABOUT SUBDIVIDING THE LOT AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO MEET, UH, LOT DIMENSION CRITERIA FOR ANY KIND OF SUBDIVISION. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HAVE NO FURTHER COMMENTS. IS ANYBODY, UH, ANY OF THE COMMISSIONERS FURTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? UH, ONE LAST QUESTION FOR STAFF AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER, I JUST WANNA FOR THE RECORD. SO IN ITS CURRENT FORM, THE APPLICATION WOULD STILL REQUIRE THE PROPERTY TO BE RE PLATTED INTO ACCORDING TO A SITE PLAN, THREE SEPARATE LOTS, CORRECT. IF THEY DECIDE TO, IF THEY DECIDE TO SUBDIVIDE AND SELL THEM OFF, YES. BUT I CAN'T ANSWER AT THE MOMENT IF IT'S NEEDED FOR CONSTRUCTION OF THREE UNITS. WELL, IT WOULD DEPEND ON THE ZONING. SO DEPENDING ON THE ZONING IT WOULD IS WHAT IS HOW THEY COULD BREAK IT UP. SO DEPENDING ON WHAT THE ZONING IS, IF THEY'RE GOING TO BREAK IT UP INTO THREE SEPARATE LOTS, THEN THOSE THREE LOTS NEED TO MEET THE MINIMUM ZONING. GOTCHA. OKAY. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT. UM, I'LL, UM, ENTERTAIN A MOTION. I MOVE, UH, TO SUPPORT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION OF DENIAL. A SECOND MOTION BY COMMISSIONER GARCIA, UH, FOR DENIAL OF THE APPLICANT, UH, REQUEST FOR LAND USE CHANGE. SECOND BY COMMISSIONER FAULKNER. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER. YES. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER DKI? YES. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK. YES. CHAIR, PROFIT? YES. MOTION PASSES FOR DENIAL. THANK YOU. [Approval of Minutes  ] ITEM EIGHT ARE THE MINUTES FROM THE LAST MEETING ON FEBRUARY 14TH. ARE THERE ANY CORRECTIONS, ADDITIONS? OMISSIONS? HEARING NONE. I'LL ASK FOR A MOTION TO APPROVE. I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. MOTION TO APPROVE MINUTES BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL. SECOND. SECOND BY VICE CHAIR PECK. SECOND. COMMISSIONER SIEGEL? YES. COMMISSIONER PECK? YES. COMMISSIONER FAULKNER? YES. COMMISSIONER GARCIA? YES. COMMISSIONER ZUKI? YES. COMMISSIONER LOPEZ? YES. CHAIR PROPHET? YES. MOTION PASSES. ARE ANY [Director’s Report  ] DIRECTORS OR CITY STAFF REPORT? NO DIRECTORS REPORT TODAY. . ALRIGHT. IT IS, UH, 2 22 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED. THANK YOU. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.