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GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES STATEMENT, PLEASE.
UH, BEFORE WE, BEFORE WE BEGIN, UM, WE DO HAVE MASKS AVAILABLE, SORRY,
UM, IF YOU WOULD LIKE A MASK EITHER DUE TO, UH, COLD OR COVID, UH, WE DO HAVE SOME AVAILABLE OVER IN THE CORNER, SO WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT.
UH, MY NAME IS ROB SIPES AND I AM THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT SEVEN ZONING COMMISSIONER.
UM, 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.
BE STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.
UH, MARCO BARROS WITH DISTRICT NINE, UH, OVAL ORTIZ, DISTRICT EIGHT.
DANIEL KELLUM, DISTRICT ONE, JOHN WITT.
UH, DISTRICT 10, TAYLOR WATSON, DISTRICT TWO.
JANELLE CHASE, MAYOR'S OFFICE.
EDDIE REYES, DISTRICT FOUR,
UH, STAFF IS A QUORUM PRESENT.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
PRIOR TO 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 RE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ZONING 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 THE PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THAT SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST FOR THOSE THAT 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 BE INFORMED THAT WHEN YOUR THREE MINUTES ARE UP, FOR THOSE THAT WOULD LIKE TO GIVE THEIR TIME TO A SPEAKER, THAT PEAK SPEAKER WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF TWO PEOPLE GIVING UP THEIR TIME FOR A TOTAL OF NINE MINUTES.
THOSE GIVING UP THEIR TIME MUST BE PRESENT AND SIGNED UP TO SPEAK AND MUST ALSO YIELD THAT TIME WHEN THE SPEAKER GOES TO THE PODIUM.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMITATION ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD GO OVER ANY WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONED ITEMS. WE HAVE THREE ITEMS THAT ARE UP FOR THAT ARE POSTPONED.
THE NUMBER ONE LOCATED AT 3 0 5 SANDMEYER STREET.
NUMBER TWO GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 5,100 BLOCK OF PEARSALL ROAD.
AND ITEM NUMBER THREE LOCATED AT 1311 NORTH GATHER STREET.
ALL THREE OF THESE ITEMS WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY AND THEY WILL BE, UH, THEY WILL SEND RESEND NOTIFICATION WHEN THEY ARE RESCHEDULED.
SO LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE THREE PROPERTIES, UM, AS MENTIONED, THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY AND YOU ARE FREE TO LEAVE AND ENJOY THE, THE NICE AFTERNOON.
YOU'LL ALSO BE RE NOTIFIED IF AND WHEN ANY FUTURE ACTION OCCURS.
ALL RIGHT, STAFF, IF WE COULD PLEASE GO OVER NOW THE LIST OF ITEMS ON THE COMBINED CONSENT
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AGENDA.ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA WE HAVE ITEMS NUMBER 5 7 8 9 13, 17, 19, AND 21.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OF THESE ITEMS THAT YOU WISH TO PULL TO INDIVIDUAL? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE, LOOKING RIGHT, SEEING NONE.
UM, SEEING NONE, IF WE COULD PLEASE READ THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO NA TO C TWO NA S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR PARTY HOUSE RECEPTION HALL MEETING FACILITIES WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 1 0 8 0 3 INGRAM ROAD.
51 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR THREE DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT THREE 11 EAST HEART AVENUE.
TWO OPPOSED, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ST.
LEO'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR HARDWARE, HARDWARE SALES WHOLESALE TO C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR WAREHOUSE OUTSIDE STORAGE WITH SCREENING WITH ALL OVER ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 3 4 4 4 EAST COMMERCE STREET.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED.
AND COLISEUM WILLOW PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO R SIX S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR MANUFACTURED HOME WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
MAKE DRIVE 27 NOTICES WERE SENT.
ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE LAKESIDE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I ONE TO R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A DAYCARE CENTER WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT SEVEN 11 COLLAB ROAD.
ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE MARTINEZ CREEK AND WEST END HOPE IN ACTION NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C3 NA AND C ONE TO C TWO LOCATED WITH ALL OF LA TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 1 1 1 0 3 WEST AVENUE.
ZERO OPPOSED GREATER HARMONY HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM D TO DS WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR AMUSEMENT AND OR THEME PARK OUTDOOR RIDES WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 9 0 2 EAST HOUSTON STREET.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED DOWNTOWN RESIDENCE AND RIVER WALK.
RESIDENCES OWNERS ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO IS OPPOSED AND THE VISIT SAN ANTONIO IS IN FAVOR.
AND ITEM NUMBER 21 A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM MULTIPLE ZONING DISTRICTS 2 0 2 MF 40, MF 50 C TWO C3 C3 S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A HOSPITAL TALLER THAN 35 FEET WITH A HELLA STOP AND 35, OR I'M SORRY.
AND AT C3 S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A HOSPITAL TALLER THAN 35 FEET WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED WITHIN MULTIPLE ADDRESSES, UH, BETWEEN 4,300 TO 5,200 BLOCK OF MEDICAL DRIVE, 7,700 BLOCK OF LOUIS PASTOR, SEVENTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED BLOCK OF EWING HASSEL SEVENTY FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY SEVEN HUNDRED BLOCK OF MERTON MINTER 2100 BLOCK TO THE 2,800 BLOCK OF BABCOCK ROAD.
4,900 TO THE 8,400 BLOCK OF FLOYD CARL DRIVE 7,700 TO THE 8,400 BLOCK OF WARS BLOCK ROAD, 8,100 BLOCK OF FREDERICKSBURG ROAD FORTY SEVEN HUNDRED AND FORTY EIGHT HUNDRED BLOCK OF SID KATZ DRIVE, FORTY SIX HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE HUNDRED BLOCK OF HAMILTON WOLF, EIGHTY FOUR HUNDRED AND EIGHTY FIVE HUNDRED BLOCK OF TOM SLICK AVENUE AND THE FORTY EIGHT HUNDRED AND FORTY NINE HUNDRED
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BLOCK OF CHARLES KATZ DRIVE.860 NOTICES WERE SENT, ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR TO OPPOSED.
THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE DREAM HILL ESTATES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OR KENSINGTON ROW HOA OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
WE RECEIVED ONE IN OPPOSITION AND WE DO HAVE, UM, PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR THE PUBLIC COMMENT PLEASE.
DO WE HAVE VOICEMAILS AND SPEAKERS OR JUST VOICEMAILS THE VOICEMAIL.
PLEASE PLAY VOICEMAIL FOR ITEM NUMBER 19 PLEASE.
THIS IS KATE RMAN FOR THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO, 1146 SOUTH ALAMO.
TWO TEN TWO TWO FOUR SIX ONE SIX THREE REGARDING ITEM NUMBER 19 9 0 2 EAST HOUSTON STREET.
THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO OPPOSES THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE FOR 9 0 2 WEST HOUSTON.
THIS ZONING CHANGE WILL ALLOW THE CONSTRUCTION OF A 200 FOOT HIGH FERRIS WHEEL THAT IS OUT OF CHARACTER WITH OUR HISTORIC DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO HAS A HISTORIC OBSERVATION TOWER LESS THAN THREE BLOCKS AWAY AT THE TOWER OF THE AMERICAS.
MOREOVER, THERE IS NOTHING IN THE APPLICATION TO SHOW THAT THIS STRUCTURE WILL CONFORM TO THE VIEW SHED REQUIREMENTS OF THE WORLD HERITAGE ALAMO SITE.
AND THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
UM, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FROM A COMMISSIONER ON THESE ITEMS. MR. CHAIR, I MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. NUMBER 5 7 8 9 13 17, 19 AND 21.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEMS 5 7 8 9 13 17, 19 AND 21 BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT? SEEING NONE.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOSE ITEMS WILL NOW BE PROCEEDING ON TO CITY COUNCIL AND YOU ARE FREE TO ENJOY THE REST OF THE DAY AS WELL.
WE ARE NOW GONNA MOVE ONTO OUR CONTINUANCE.
OUR FIRST CONTINUANCE AGENDA ITEMS THAT WE HAVE FOR CONTINUANCE FOR TWO WEEKS TO THE APRIL 16TH MEETING ARE ITEMS NUMBER 6, 10, 14, AND 15.
ITEM 20 IS ACTUALLY ASKING FOR A FOUR WEEK, SO WE'RE MOVING IT TO THE NEXT CONTINUANCE, BUT AGAIN, THIS IS ITEM 6, 10, 14, AND 15.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? WE DO NOT.
UM, IS THERE A MOTION FROM A COMMISSIONER, MR. CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE APRIL 16TH HEARING.
NUMBER SIX, NUMBER 10, NUMBER 14 AND NUMBER 15.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND THAT.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS TO, UH, CONTINUE ITEM 6, 10, 14, AND 15 TO THE APRIL 16TH HEARING BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS, UH, DISCUSSION.
COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, ONLINE DISCUSSION? NO.
WE CAN NOW MOVE ON TO OUR SECOND CONTINUANCE.
HEARING ITEMS REQUESTING A CONTINUE A FOUR WEEK CONTINUANCE TO MAY 7TH, 2024.
ITEMS NUMBER 16 AND NUMBER 20.
AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT FOR ITEM NUMBER 20.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR THOSE PLEASE.
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YES, THIS IS JOE VALENCIA.ADDRESS, 1 4 4 3 NAPIER AVENUE.
I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE, UH, UH, SENIOR APARTMENT LIVING.
UH, AND UH, TO SAY I DO NOT SUPPORT THE HIGH DENSITY, I SUPPORT THE LOW DENSITY.
UH, I DO NOT HAVE A REFERENCE NUMBER.
AGAIN, I DO NOT SUPPORT THE HIGH DENSITY, I SUPPORT THE LOW DENSITY.
I LIVE IN THE AREA RIGHT UH, BEHIND THE SAN JOSE MISSION.
1 4 4 3 NAPIER AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
MY ADDRESS IS 1443 NAPIER AVENUE, SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE FOUR.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 852-0119.
UNFORTUNATELY I DO NOT HAVE THE, UH, UH, IDENTIFYING NUMBERS THAT YOU SPOKE TO ON, UH, ON THE, UH, UH, ANSWERING MACHINE.
BUT, UH, I AM CALLING ABOUT THE MISSION ROAD APARTMENTS AND THE ZONING CHANGE.
I SUPPORT, UH, LOW DENSITY INSTEAD OF THE HIGH DENSITY.
DO NOT SUPPORT THE HIGH DENSITY.
AND I LIVE RIGHT DOWN FROM THE MISSION.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION, MR. CHAIR? I MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE MAY 7TH HEARING ITEMS NUMBER 16 AND ITEM NUMBER 20.
BE HAPPY TO SECOND THAT MOTION.
ALRIGHT, THE MOTION IS TO, UH, CONTINUE ITEM 16 AND 20 TO THE MAY 7TH MEETING.
MOTION MADE BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BOTTLES.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT? SEEING NONE.
WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING ITEMS AND I BELIEVE THE FIRST ITEM IS NUMBER FOUR.
IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S PRESENTATION PLEASE.
MY NAME IS SAMANTHA BENAVIDEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS LOCATED AT 4 0 7 9 NORTH 1604.
GOING FROM C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, THERE WERE EIGHT NOTICES SENT OUT.
THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT IS LOCATED WITHIN THE 200, UH, FOOT RADIUS AND NO RESPONSE FROM OUTSIDE 200 FEET.
STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
SURROUNDING ZONING IS C3, GENERAL COMMERCIAL AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE EXISTING C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED C TWO S COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION OVER THE EDWARDS RECHARGE ZONE DISTRICT IS ALSO APPROPRIATE.
THE SUBJECT AREA IS SURROUNDED BY A VARIETY OF ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL USES WITHIN A STRIP CENTER.
THE REQUEST DOWNS DOWN ZONES THE SITE FROM C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL TO C CT COMMERCIAL WITH THE S SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION THAT ALLOWS CONSIDERATION OF THE USE OVER OF THE EDWARDS RECHARGE ZONING.
DISTRICT STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL THE APPLICANT HAS PROVIDED FIELD NOTES AND WOULD LIKE TO AMEND THEIR BOUNDARIES TO 0.020 ACRES OUT OF, UH, NEW CITY BLOCK 1 7 7 0 1.
AND THE REPRESENTATIVE AND SAS ARE HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, SINCE THIS IS UH, AN E RZ D CASE, IF WE COULD HAVE SAS REPORT PLEASE.
MIKE ESCALANTE WAS SAW AS AQUIFER PROTECTION AND EVALUATION SECTION.
WE REVIEWED THE ZONING APPLICATION LOCATED AT 4 0 7 9 NORTH LOOP 1604 WEST, ALLOWING FOR A 150 FOOT MONOPOLE TELE TELECOMMUNICATION TOWER PAD SITE ON 0.02 ACRE LOT.
THE 875 SQUARE FOOT PAD SITE IS UNDEVELOPED.
UH, NO SENSITIVE GEOLOGIC FEATURES WERE OBSERVED ON SITE, NOR IS THE SITE LOCATED IN A, IN A FLOODPLAIN.
SAULS RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH ALL THE ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE REPORT TO INCLUDE PER A SITE PLAN SUBMITTAL OF 16% PREVIOUS COVER.
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PETROLEUM, NO PETROLEUM FUEL SOURCE BACKUP GENERATOR ALLOWED ON SITE AND NO OUTSIDE STORAGE OR USE OF CHEMICALS SHALL BE PERMITTED ON SITE.IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
HI, MY NAME IS LOUIS MARTIN, 1 0 4 ROMAN DEER ROAD, BERNA, TEXAS.
I'M REPRESENTING, UM, I'M WITH ARCH CON REPRESENTING VERIZON WIRELESS FOR THE PROPOSED APPLICATION.
JUST WANNA LET YOU KNOW, WE WORKED WITH SAWS ON THIS, WORKED WITH THE STAFF.
THE PLACE FOR THIS TOWER, IT'S TUCKED AWAY.
WE STRATEGICALLY PLACED SO THAT IT DOESN'T IMPACT ANYTHING REQUIRING A NEED FOR A VARIANCE, DOESN'T IT MEETS THE ZONING CODE.
WE'RE, WE'RE, WE'RE WITH THIS PROCESS WE'RE GOING THROUGH NOW AND IT'S GONNA PROVIDE SERVICE TO THE AREA.
IT'S RIGHT THERE BEHIND, UH, BEHIND THE ACADEMY OVER THERE.
VERIZON'S GETTING CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF COMPLAINTS FOR NOT HAVING SERVICE OVER THERE.
UM, SO WITH ALL THE TRAFFIC IN THERE, IT'S GONNA BE ABLE TO ACT LIKE A SPONGE AND OFFLOAD A LOT OF THAT TRAFFIC.
SO THAT'S THE PURPOSE IS FOR THE CONSTITUENTS.
UH, IF THERE WAS AN EXISTING STRUCTURE THERE THAT HAD THE HEIGHT, WE WOULD DO THAT 'CAUSE IT WOULD BE CHEAPER.
BUT THERE WASN'T, WHICH IS WHY WE WENT THROUGH THIS ROUGHLY TWO YEAR PROCESS TO GET TO THIS POINT TODAY.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT.
THIS IS A DISTRICT NINE CASE, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER BARDOS FOR QUESTIONS? YEAH, I, I DON'T PERSONALLY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, SO, UM, I'M GONNA ASK COMMISSIONERS IF THEY HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, BUT IT'S, THE TOWER IS FOR WIRELESS SERVICE, SO I, UM, I'M GOING TO APPROVE THIS, BUT I'LL WAIT FOR THE COMMISSIONER'S COMMENTS FIRST.
COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? NONE ON MY RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER BUSANTE ONLINE? NONE.
UM, AT THIS POINT I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF STAFF AND SAUCE.
UH, APPROVAL FOR, UH, ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
WOULD THAT BE WITH THE AMENDED AS AMENDED? YES.
THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED.
COMMISSIONER EY, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU THE SECOND.
UH, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED BY COMMISSIONER BARROS WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HUEY.
IF WE COULD MOVE ON TO ITEM NUMBER 11, PLEASE.
UH, MY NAME IS KELLY SANDERS, PLANNING COORDINATOR WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A REQUEST FROM C TWO AND C3 TO C3 CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR PARKING AND OR STORAGE LONG TERM ON 1.44 ACRES AND C3 WITH ON, UM, 0.305 ACRES WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
THREE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE OAK GROVE ESTATE'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE EXISTING C TWO TO THE EAST OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS APPROPRIATE AND THE PROPOSED, UM, BUT THE PROPOSED C3 IS OUT OF SCOPE WITH THE AREA PLAN.
THE PROPOSED C3 CD, GENERAL COMMERCIAL WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR PARKING AND OR STORAGE LONG TERM AND C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO THE NORTH ARE NOT SUITABLE FOR THE PROPERTY AND AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THERE ARE AUTO REPAIR AND STORAGE SHOPS ON EACH SIDE OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY, BUT THE USE OF PARKING AND OR STORAGE CAN BE MET WITH A LOWER BASE ZONING DISTRICT OF C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE EXISTING LAND USE CLASSIFICATION.
THUS, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION OF C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR PARKING
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AND OR STORAGE LONG TERM.THIS IS A MORE APPROPRIATE TRANSITION AND BUFFER TO THE MF 33 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT TO THE NORTH.
AGAIN, STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATE RECOMMENDATION FOR C TWO AND C TWO CD WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE FOR PARKING AND OR STORAGE LONG TERM.
AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
UM, KEN BROWN, 100 NORTHEAST OF FOUR 10, SUITE 1365.
THE AND WHAT DO I HAVE? JUST THE SPACE, THE SPACE FOR, LET'S SEE.
UH, I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, WE, UH, SUBMITTED THE ZONING CASE.
UH, I, I LOOK AT ALL OF YOU, BUT I, I KNOW COMMISSIONER WHITIT KNOWS THIS AREA BECAUSE IT'S HIS DISTRICT.
UM, AND I USUALLY DO MAKE THE ARGUMENT ABOUT TRANSITIONAL ZONING PATTERNS.
UH, BUT I THINK YOU HAVE TO LOOK AT WHAT HAS BEEN HERE AND, AND WHAT WE ARE WE ARE DOING IN THE AREA.
SO THIS IS THE CORNER OF STAR CREST, I THINK IN NACODOCHES.
MY CLIENT BOUGHT IT, UH, TO PUT HIS BUSINESS THERE, WHICH IS CALLED GOT SERVICE.
UH, IT IS AN AUTOMOBILE REPAIR FACILITY, UM, AND HAS BEEN OPERATING THERE FOR THE LAST TWO OR THREE YEARS, UH, DOING VERY WELL.
UH, AND IN THE LAST YEAR, UM, UM, THEY SERVICE MOSTLY FOREIGN CARS, BUT BMW, MERCEDES, THINGS LIKE THAT, UH, LUXURY CARS.
WHAT HAS HAPPENED ON THAT C3 PIECE, AND IT IS ZONED C3, UH, IS THAT THE SITE HAS BECOME, UM, TOO SMALL FOR THEIR SERVICE OPERATIONS.
UH, THEY HAVE SALES, BUT THEY ALSO HAVE SERVICE AND SERVICE HAS EXPLODED ON THIS SITE.
AND SO WE NEEDED TO MOVE AND WE BOUGHT THE ADJACENT PARCEL THAT IS, THAT IS ZONE C3, UH, FOR LONG-TERM STORAGE, SHORT-TERM STORAGE FOR THE SERVICE ACTIVITIES THAT ARE BEING DONE ON THE GOT SERVICE PORTION OF OUR BUSINESS.
UM, SO THE PARCEL ONE IS ABOUT ONE AND A HALF ACRES.
WE NEED THE CONDITIONAL USE PERMIT FOR THE PARKING AND THE STORAGE.
UM, THE PARCEL TWO, WE, WE ACQUIRED THAT NEXT TRACK, WHICH IS ALMOST ALL C3, BUT ON PARCEL TWO IS C TWO AND WE'RE ASKING C3 ON THAT PIECE OF PROPERTY.
THOSE TWO PARCELS AND THAT ENTIRE AREA ARE, UH, BEING NICE TO SAY A TRANSITIONAL AREA.
THOSE TWO PARCELS HAVE BEEN THE CENTER OF JUMPING OF CRIMINAL ACTIVITY.
UH, AND SO WE WERE, WE WERE THE ONES THAT COME IN AND INVEST AND NOW WE NEED TO EXPAND OUR OPERATIONS AND WE'RE GONNA DO THE SAME SORT OF OPERATIONS THAT WE'RE DOING ON THE CORNER.
UH, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, USUALLY YOU TRANSITION FROM BACK TO TO FRONT.
BUT WE HAVE A TRANSITION ON THE OTHER SIDE WHERE WE HAVE I ONE ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND IF, IF WE CAN BRING BACK, UH, WELL WE REALLY CAN'T.
UM, IT, IT, IT'S SORT OF AN OUTDOOR STORAGE INDUSTRIAL ONE I I ONE USE THERE.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE WANT THAT ENTIRE TRACK FOR THAT REASON, THE TRANSITION TO THE I ONE, BUT ALSO WE SEE THE EXPANSION OF OUR OPERATIONS IN THE SERVICE AREA.
AND SO WE BELIEVE THAT WE PROBABLY WILL HAVE ENOUGH OUTDOOR STORAGE OR LONG-TERM STORAGE AND WHAT WILL PROBABLY BE COMING NEXT OR WHEN WE WANNA MOVE THAT OFF THE STREET.
AND SO WE WOULD WANT THAT, UH, ON THAT PARCEL TOO, ON THE BACK.
UH, WE ARE ALSO ASKING THAT, THAT YOU ALLOW, I THINK YOU CAN MAKE AN MOTION, UH, TO ALLOW AN EIGHT, EIGHT FOOT FENCE ALONG THE BACK.
SO WE WOULD HAVE THAT OPTION, UH, FOR, UH, A BUFFER OR A SCREENING FROM OUR OPERATIONS TO WHAT'S GOING ON, UH, ON THE BACKSIDE OF OUR PROPERTY.
THERE IS ALSO A PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, NEEDED FOR THIS.
BUT THAT WILL GO TO PLANNING COMMISSION NEXT WEDNESDAY.
UM, SO THAT IS WHAT WE ARE PLANNING RIGHT NOW ON THAT, ON THE PARCEL ONE, UH, TO BE UTILIZED.
UM, AND PARCEL TWO, WE JUST WANT TO CLEAN UP AND, AND ALLOW FOR NOT JUST THE EXPANSION OF THE OUTDOOR STORAGE OR LONG-TERM STORAGE, BUT TO ALLOW THE EXPANSION OF OUR, OUR SERVICE, WHICH GENERATES THE NEED FOR THAT STORAGE.
UH, I WOULD RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR, UH, SUPPORT AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, THE OWNER IS HERE, UH, ABOUT THEIR OPERATIONS OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OF ME, I'D BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER 'EM.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE DO NOT.
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THIS IS A DISTRICT 10 CASE OVER TO YOU, COMMISSIONER WHITSETT FOR QUESTIONS.UH, EITHER KEN OR THE OWNER DOESN'T REALLY, THIS CASE WAS TURNED OVER TO ME TODAY BY A NINE MONTH PREGNANT WOMAN
SO I'D PROBABLY, HE PROBABLY HAS BETTER ANSWERS IF, IF IT'S OPERATIONAL
ARE YOU COMMITTING TO BUILD THAT FENCE? AND, AND WE'RE GONNA PUT THAT INTO CONDITIONAL USE.
UH, SO WHAT, UH, WHAT WE WANNA DO IS A, UH, A, A RUSTY CORRUGATED TIN.
UH, SO COR CORRUGATED METAL EVIDENTLY IS SOMETHING THAT'S WE HAVE TO SEEK APPROVAL FOR.
THIS IS KIND OF AN ARTSY FARTSY LOOKING FENCE THAT'S GONNA GO AROUND THE PROPERTY AND DOWN THE SIDE.
UM, WE CAN ADD, IF WE NEED A FURTHER BUFFER BETWEEN US AND THE APARTMENT COMPLEX, WE COULD, WE COULD ADD FENCING TO THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
THERE'S CURRENTLY A SIX FOOT FENCE THAT SEPARATES US FROM THE APARTMENT COMPLEX.
I WOULD BE MORE THAN HAPPY TO EXTEND THAT TO AN EIGHT FOOT CEDAR FENCE ALONG THE BACK OF THE PROPERTY AS WELL.
SO THE ZONING COMMISSION CAN, UM, AS PART OF THE MOTION, UM, SAY THAT THE HEIGHT CAN BE UP TO EIGHT FEET.
UM, BUT IT'S THE COUNCIL THAT WILL MAKE THE FINAL DETERMINATION.
YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE A PROHIBITED MATERIAL AND CORRUGATED METAL IS PROHIBITED MATERIAL.
AND SO EVEN IF, UM, A MOTION IS MADE TO ALLOW THE EIGHT FOOT FENCE, UH, YOU STILL WOULD HAVE AN ISSUE WITH A PROHIBITED MATERIAL.
WE WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO ALLOW THAT PART.
SO IN THAT CASE, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO DO A CEDAR FENCE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF, SOME OTHER ALLOWABLE MATERIAL.
AND THERE'S, THERE'S OTHER ALLOWABLE MATERIALS THAT ARE NOT CORRUGATED METAL, NO BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT APPROVAL OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
NOW IF THEY WANTED TO STICK WITH CORRUGATED METAL, THEY WOULD STILL NEED TO GET, GO TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THAT.
AND, AND WE DO HAVE AN APPLICATION AT THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT FOR THE MATERIAL.
AND ARTSY FARTSY IS NOT A TERM OF ART AROUND IT.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
SEEING NONE, COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
NONE FROM COMMISSIONER BUSANTE ONLINE? UM, NO, I'M NOT GONNA ASK ABOUT THE MATERIAL.
'CAUSE THAT'S OUT OF OUR PURVIEW ANYWAY.
UH, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER WHITSETT FOR A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, UH, I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE PROPOSAL, NOT THE STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, BUT THE PROPOSAL, UH, WITH AN AMENDMENT TO ALLOW THEM TO DO AN EIGHT UP TO AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE.
THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE AS I GUESS AS SUBMITTED.
AS SUBMITTED WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
SEE, HE RAISED HIS HAND SO I COULD SEE HIM EASILY.
NONE FROM COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE.
ALRIGHT, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL WITH THE AMENDMENT FOR AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE BY COMMISSIONER WITT WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ.
I BELIEVE ITEM NUMBER 12 IS NEXT ON THE LIST.
IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S REPORT PLEASE.
MY NAME IS ALEXA RATANA ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 12 IS LOCATED AT 2 0 3 DRAKE AVENUE.
GOING FROM R FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 38 NOTICES SENT OUT.
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GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN OPPOSITION AND NINE OPPOSED OUTSIDE 200 FEET.THE EXISTING R FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED R THREE SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL IS ALSO APPROPRIATE.
THE APPLICANT PROPOSES TO REPLAY THE PROPERTIES INTO TWO LOTS WITH ONE HOME PER LOT, WHICH IS CONSISTENT WITH THE DENSITY SEEN IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
ADDITIONALLY, THE PROPOSAL IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATE HOUSING TYPES TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S GROWING POPULATION AT ALL INCOME LEVELS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
HI, MY NAME IS MANUEL AND I'M HERE FOR UH, THE SIR CAN YOU PULL THE MICROPHONE UP SO WE CAN HEAR YOU? THANK YOU.
HELLO AGAIN, MY NAME IS MANUEL ALVA AND I'M HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE REGARDING DRAKE AVENUE.
IF YOU JUST GIVE US, DO YOU HAVE A BRIEF, LIKE DESCRIPTION OF WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? WELL, YEAH, UH, BASICALLY WE WE'RE TRYING TO CHANGE THE SONY TO OUR THREE BEFORE WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE IDZ AND NOW, UH, WE ARE COMPLYING WITH EVERYTHING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, REQUESTED.
UH, WE ARE NOW TRYING TO DO, UH, TWO SINGLE FAMILY UNITS, UM, WITH ENOUGH PARKING SPACE, UH, ON ONE FACING TO DRAKE AVENUE.
I'M FACING TO MARLEY STREET BECAUSE IT'S A CORNER LOT AND, UM, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE INTENDING TO DO AT THIS POINT AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.
DO WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? WE DO.
WE HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE A VOICEMAIL AND THEN WE HAVE A FEW FOLKS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
DID ANYONE WHO IS HERE IN PERSON, DID THEY LEAVE? DID Y'ALL LEAVE THE VOICEMAIL OR NO.
OH, 'CAUSE YOU WROTE, YOU WERE LINDA
WELL YOU DIDN'T SIGN UP TO SPEAK SO I WAS JUST GONNA PLAY YOUR OKAY.
UH, YES, MY NAME IS LINDA ONG AND I LIVE AT ONE 30 DRAKE AVENUE AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN TWO FIVE ONE SIX TWO FIVE TWO.
AND I'M CALLING IN REFERENCE TO THE NUMBER.
AND THE ADDRESS IS 2 0 3 DRAKE AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT SAME AS WHAT IT IS NOW.
R FIVE RESIDE RESIDENTIAL ZONING FOR SINGLE FAMILY.
UM, FIRST WE HAVE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK IS MR. ROBERT QUARE FOLLOWED TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. OLGA.
AND AS YOU APP, AS YOU APPROACH THE MIC, ALRIGHT.
RIGHT, MS. OLGA IS GIVING MR. ROBERT HER TIME.
SO YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES, SIR.
YOU COULD JUST GIVE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, SIR.
THANK YOU FOR COMMISSIONERS FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
MY MOM AND DAD BOUGHT THIS HOUSE IN 1973 AND THEY LIVED THERE UNTIL THE END OF THEIR LONG AND PRODUCTIVE LIVES.
AT THAT POINT IN 2009, I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE HOUSE AND MY WIFE AND I HAVE LIVED THERE SINCE THAT TIME.
UH, SO WE QUAS HAVE LIVED AT 2, 4 6 FOR 51 YEARS.
I URGED DENIAL OF THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING OF 2 0 3 DRAKE TO R THREE DRAKE AVENUE.
FROM NAL STREET TO FRIO CITY ROAD IS COMPOSED OF SINGLE FAMILY HOUSING.
MOST OF THE HOUSES ON THIS STRETCH WERE BUILT IN THE 1940S, SUCH AS MY HOUSE WAS.
AND THEY STILL RETAIN THE CHARACTERISTICS OF HOMES FROM THAT ERA.
THEY ARE SINGLE STORY HOUSES ON THREE FOOT SETBACKS, ONE DRIVEWAY, THREE BEDROOM, ONE BATH DETACHED GARAGE, AND THE THOROUGHFARE ITSELF.
UH, DRAKE AVENUE IS A TREE LINED NEATLY LANDSCAPED TREASURE.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD WOULD BE DAMAGED IF R THREE ZONING WERE TO ALLOW THE FIRST PENETRATION ONTO A LOT ON DRAKE AVENUE OF TWO HOUSES WITH TWO DRIVEWAYS AND 10 FOOT FRONT SETBACKS ON MANY LOTS AT
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2 0 3.DRAKE, THIS, THERE IS NO BENEFIT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD FROM R THREE ZONING.
I ENJOYED A LONG CAREER IN TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING.
I'M A REGISTERED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER IN TEXAS, FLORIDA, AND KANSAS.
DURING THAT TIME, I PRIMARILY DESIGNED ROADS AND BRIDGES, BUT I'VE ALSO HAD THE PLEASURE OF DOING A LOT OF TRAFFIC ANALYSIS IMPACTS FOR COMMUNITY LEADERS THAT LOOK AT THE IMPACTS OF NEW TRAFFIC GENERATORS IN, IN, UH, IN, UH, IN DEVELOPMENT.
SO FOR, UH, COMMERCIAL AREAS, THAT'S A PRETTY STRAIGHTFORWARD PROCESS.
THE ANALYTICS I LOOK AT ARE THINGS SUCH AS, UH, UH, STORM DRAINAGE RUNOFF, UH, TRAFFIC ACCIDENT RATES, UM, NOISE ISSUES SUCH AS THAT.
BUT FOR RESIDENTIAL IMPACTS, THE MOST CRITICAL QUESTIONS THAT ALWAYS NEED TO BE ADDRESSED ARE, IS THE PROPOSED LAND USE ZONING, ADDING VALUE TO ITS SURROUNDINGS? IS THE PROPOSED LAND USE CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER THAT EXISTS IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD NOW? AND COULD IT ESTABLISH A PRECEDENT FOR FUTURE LAND USE CHANGES IN THAT AREA.
IN THIS INSTANCE, R THREE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE CHARACTER OF DRAKE HOUSES.
R THREE BRINGS NO BENEFIT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND IN THE AREA OF PRECEDENCE, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS HAS VERY LARGE CONCERNS ABOUT THE AREA OF, IN THE AREA OF PRECEDENTS.
OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS PART OF THE ORIGINAL 36 SQUARE MILES OF SAN ANTONIO, OF THE 18 HUNDREDS WE WERE, OR ORIGINALLY ZONED B RESIDENTS DISTRICT.
AND THROUGH THE YEARS, THROUGH DIFFERENT ITERATIONS AND DIFFERENT CODIFICATIONS, WE HAVE MANAGED TO CONSISTENTLY RETAIN A SIMILAR COATING.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE CONTINUE TO BE R FIVE RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT HOUSING.
THE CURRENT LAND USE IS CLASSIFIED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
THIS LOT AND THIS NEIGHBORHOOD WERE NEVER INTENDED FOR HIGHER DENSITY RESIDENCES BY OUR COMMUNITY.
OUR CITY'S LEADERSHIP, R THREE ZONING WOULD BE A BAD PRECEDENT FOR US.
THERE IS NO OTHER R THREE ZONING ON DRAKE AVENUE OR CUMBERLAND AVENUE.
CERTAINLY NOT WITHIN THE ZONE OF INFLUENCE OF 200 FEET AND NOT ANYWHERE ON THOSE STREETS THAT I'M AWARE OF IN MY CONVERSATIONS WITH, UH, CITY COUNCIL STAFF AND UH, UH, UH, CITY STAFF ALSO.
THEREFORE, WE URGE YOU TO NOT ALLOW OUR NEIGHBORHOOD TO SUFFER THE FIRST INTRUSION OF GENTRIFICATION ENHANCING HOUSING AT 2 0 3 DRAKE THROUGH THIS R THREE DENSIFIED ZONING.
ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MIGHT HAVE.
NEXT WE HAVE MS. LINDA RAMIREZ, AND THEN TO BE FOLLOWED BY MS. KAREN S SPEAR.
MY NAME IS LINDA RAMIREZ AND I LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET OF THIS.
UH, I'VE BEEN THERE 30, HMM, MAYBE 35 YEARS.
AND, UM, I WENT THERE AS A SINGLE MOM WITH TWO KIDS.
IT WAS A BEAUTIFUL NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE DID HAVE SOME PROBLEMS AT THE BEGINNING, CLEANED IT UP AND UH, WE HAD, UH, THE POLICE COME OUT.
SWAT TEAM CAME OUT ONE WEEK AND STAYED WITH US.
IT'S BEEN A BEAUTIFUL AREA TO LIVE IN.
UM, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL HOUSES WITH FRONT PORCHES WHERE PEOPLE COULD SIT, STILL SIT OUTSIDE IN THE EVENING AND VISIT WITH EVERYBODY, UH, GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THIS ZONING, I I HAD NEVER BEEN APPROACHED WITH THE ZONING.
I HAD NO IDEA WHAT I WAS LOOKING AT.
THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVED THERE.
UM, SADLY WE HAD TWO OF THEIR, UH, BROTHER AND SISTER DIED IN THEIR THIRTIES DURING COVID, MOM DIED.
AND SO, UH, WE HAVE SOME NEW NEIGHBORS NOW THAT ARE RENTERS AND GOING THROUGH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TALKING ABOUT MAKING SOME CHANGES.
WE'RE ALL NOT FAMILIAR WITH THE ZONING AND HOW IT WORKS, BUT WE KNOW ANYTHING DIFFERENT THAN WHAT WE WOULD GET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS GONNA OPEN LIKE A PANDORA BOX TO DIFFERENT, UH, TYPES OF BUILDING COMING INTO OUR HOMES.
WE LOVE OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, WE'RE PROUD OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVERYONE TAKES CARE OF EACH OTHER AND WE'VE BEEN THERE FOREVER.
YOU TALK TO SOMEONE, IT'S DIFFERENT GENERATIONS THAT ARE NOW COMING IN.
ALSO, WE'VE, I'VE SEEN, IT'S SAD TO SAY ALL THE PARENTS, ALL THE HOUSES IN THAT CORNER, I'VE SEEN EVERYBODY DIE AND COME IN.
SOME HAVE TAKEN OVER BY DIFFERENT PEOPLE, BUT YOU KNOW, THAT'S WHAT WE'RE SEEING NOW AND WE LIKE TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
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GOT A, A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE IN.WE HAVE, UM, AND I, I CAN UNDERSTAND WANTING TO INVEST THERE, BUT WE HAVE A WALKING HEB RIGHT IN OUR BACKYARD.
WE HAVE A LIBRARY, WE HAVE A WALKING PATH, WE HAVE A PARK AND UH, PEOPLE UTILIZE THAT.
THERE'S A LOT OF WALKING TRAFFIC THROUGH THERE THAT'S A VERY, VERY BUSY INTERSECTION.
BUT WE'RE PROUD OF OUR, OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE'VE WORKED HARD TO KEEP IT THAT WAY.
AND WE WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN ON R FIVE.
AND LAST WE HAVE MS. KAREN SPEAR.
MY NAME IS KAREN SPEAR AND I LIVE AT 4 53 DRAKE.
I'M ALSO THE PRESIDENT OF THE COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND WHAT I WANTED TO READ YOU WAS THIS SUBJECT AREA IS CLASSIFIED AS LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND IS LOCATED WITHIN THE NATA ZAMORA SOUTH ZAMORA COMMUNITY PLAN.
IT COMPRISES A RANGE OF HOUSING TYPES, INCLUDING SINGLE FAMILY ATTACHED AND DETACHED HOUSES ON INDIVIDUAL LOTS 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 ZONING USED TO R THREE 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.
IN A RECENT MEETING OF A COMMITTEE OF THE COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, IT WAS DECIDED BY MEMBERS PRESENT THAT A CHANGE IN ZONING TO R THREE WOULD ALLOW AN INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF DWELLINGS AND TRAFFIC IN A CRUCIAL AREA OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
IN ADDITION, THIS CHANGE COULD INFLUENCE THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REMAINING HALF OF THE EXISTING PARCEL, FURTHER INCREASING THE CONGESTION OF HOUSING UNITS AND TRAFFIC.
WHILE WE SUPPORT INCREASED DEVELOPMENT IN OUR AREA, WE WISH TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE CHARACTER OF THE CURRENT DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE EXISTING NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEREFORE, WE ARE UNABLE TO SUPPORT THE REQUESTED CHANGE IN ZONING.
AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
MS. FEAR, WOULD YOU STAY UP THERE? YES.
WE'RE GONNA, WE'LL GIVE THE APPLICANT A CHANCE TO
SO IF YOU'D LIKE, IF THE APPLICANT WOULD LIKE A CHANCE FOR, UH, TO DISCUSS WHAT SURE.
WELL, LIKE I WAS SAYING BEFORE, WE WERE TRYING TO DO TWO SINGLE UNITS, UH, FAMILY SINGLE UNITS.
UH, SO IT'S NOT LIKE WE ARE BUILDING A APARTMENT COMPLEX OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST, UH, THEY REQUESTED BEFORE THAT THEY DIDN'T, THEY DIDN'T HAVE, UH, ENOUGH PARKING.
SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE TENDING TO DO TWO PARKING, UH, SPOTS AT EACH OF THE HOMES.
UH, THE APPEARANCE CAN BE AS, AS THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, AS SAME, SIMILAR AS POSSIBLE.
I MEAN, WE'RE NOT INTENDING TO BUILD LIKE THREE STORY HOMES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S JUST LIKE WE'RE TRYING TO JUST TWO IN THE, IN THAT PARTICULAR LOT.
UH, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE CASE, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND MS. SPEAR.
I JUST DIDN'T WANT YOU TO GO ALL THE WAY BACK TO YOUR SEAT.
UM, MS. SPEAR, WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SPOKE TO THE APPLICANT ABOUT THIS PROJECT? THE LAST TIME I SPOKE TO THE APPLICANT WAS WHEN THEY VERY FIRST CAME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND PROPOSED, UH, SHOWED WHAT THEY PROPOSED TO DO AND SINCE THEN WHEN I'VE EMAILED THEM, THE ONLY THING I'VE GOTTEN BACK WAS WE'RE WORKING ON IT.
SO WE HAVE NOT MET WITH THEM SINCE THE INITIAL TIME.
AND WITH THAT INITIAL PRESENTATION, DO YOU RECALL WHAT THE PLAN WAS? THE PLAN THAT THEY SHOWED US HAD FOUR, TWO STORY UNITS.
UM, THE PEOPLE THAT SAW THE UNITS THERE WERE VERY APPALLED BY THE WAY THEY LOOKED.
IT DID NOT FIT IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AT ALL.
IN FACT, WE HAVE A PROBLEM RIGHT NOW WITH TWO HOUSES THAT WERE BUILT, TWO, TWO STORY HOUSES DOWN ON PENDLETON THAT HAVE JUST SAT THERE VACANT AND THEY'VE BECOME LIKE AN EYESORE AND BEING HIT BY VANDALS BECAUSE THEY JUST DON'T FIT IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND PEOPLE ARE NOT BUYING THEM.
AND MS. SPEAR, WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO MEET WITH THE APPLICANT AGAIN? SURE.
WE'D BE WILLING MEET WITH THEM.
WHEN IS THE NEXT COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION
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MEETING? OUR NEXT COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS NEXT TUESDAY AT SIX O'CLOCK AT THE, UM, IMPACTO COMMUNITY CENTER ON NORTH PARK.A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS FOR STAFF AT THIS POINT.
UM, ONE OF THE ISSUES RAISED BY MR.
AND WHEN I LOOK AT THIS AREA, A PRETTY BROAD AREA, UH, NOLI, SMO AND ALL OF THOSE AREAS, I SEE A LOT OF R FIVE, I SEE A LITTLE BIT OF R FOUR.
UM, WHAT MADE R THREE THE RECOMMENDATION HERE? I UM, IT, IT'S A DIFFERENT TYPE OF HOUSING.
UM, TYPE, UH, IT WORK, IT'S A SMALLER LOT SIZE.
UM, IT WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA BEING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL.
WE WERE ALSO TRYING TO WORK WITH THE APPLICANT BECAUSE THEIR INITIAL REQUEST WAS FOR IDZ FOR THE, UM, NUMBER OF UNITS THAT THEY WANTED, THE FOUR UNITS, BUT THEN THEY BROUGHT THAT DOWN.
UM, AND THE WHOLE GOAL IS TO BE ABLE TO SELL EACH LOT AND USE EACH HOME INDIVIDUALLY.
UM, SO THEY COULD HAVE DONE AN R FIVE CD FOR THE TWO UNITS, UM, BUT THAT'S NOT GOING TO ALLOW THEM TO SELL THE LOTS OFF SEPARATELY.
AND THIS LOT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS WITHOUT RE PLATTING IS, IS APPROXIMATELY, UH, 6,500 SQUARE FEET, RIGHT? THAT IS CORRECT.
IF THIS WERE NOT A CORNER LOT AND SOMEONE WAS TRYING TO SUBDIVIDE A SIMILARLY SIZED LOT, UH, WOULD STAFF RECOMMEND THAT LIKELY? NO.
SORRY FOR THE HYPOTHETICAL BY THE WAY.
UM, IF I COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE? YES.
UH, MR. SALBA, UH, I'M JOHN BUS.
I DON'T THINK WE'VE HAD THE CHANCE TO SPEAK BEFORE.
UM, WHEN DID YOU PRESENT THIS R THREE PLAN TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION? WE HAVEN'T BECAUSE, UH, WE TALKED TO OUR, UH, ALEXA AND SHE TOLD US THAT WE DIDN'T, WE DIDN'T NEED TO COME TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO PRESENT THIS BECAUSE IT WAS ONLY ON R FIVE TO R THREE WITHOUT ANY, UH, COMMERCIAL OR MIXED USE.
AND WE, UH, TALKED TO DEREK, UH, AND HE TOLD US THAT WE, HE HAD A MEETING LAST WEEK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOODS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND WE SEND THEM THIS PROPOSED PLAN SO HE COULD WHO, SO HE COULD PRESENT IT TO THEM, UH, EVEN THOUGH WE DIDN'T HAVE TO.
UH, AND UM, THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT WE, WE ARE INTENDING AND TRYING TO COMPLY WITH EVERYTHING THEY, THEY HAVE ASKED TO US AT THIS POINT.
I, I'LL, I'LL ADDRESS THAT POTENTIALLY IN A SECOND.
UM, BUT YOU HEARD MS. SPEAR SAY THAT THE NEXT COLLINS GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING IS NEXT TUESDAY.
I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE, WHAT DIFFERENT WOULD THAT MAKE? WE JUST PRESENT IT HERE TO THEM.
UH, THIS IS WHAT WE WOULD PRESENT TO THEM, UH, AT THIS POINT, UH, THAT WE ARE JUST TRYING TO MAKE THIS TWO SINGLE UNIT, UH, SINGLE FAMILY UNIT.
I'LL, I'LL ADDRESS THAT AS WELL, UM, IN A SECOND.
SO AT THIS POINT I HAVE NO FURTHER QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIR.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? NONE.
UH, COMMISSIONER OSA, I HAD A QUESTION.
WHAT'S THE LONG-TERM GOAL FOR THIS PROPERTY? YOU'RE SELLING IT OR RENTING IT? UH, SELLING IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMERS ON MY RIGHT.
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I HAD ONE QUESTION FOR THE APPLICANT AND KIND OF HARD TO READ ON THE, ON THE, ON THE SCREEN.ARE THESE TWO STORY UNITS BEING PROPOSED OR ARE THEY A ONE STORY? ONE STORY.
AND THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAVE.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE FOR A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, UM, PRIOR TO MY, MY MOTION, UM, I'VE BEATEN THIS DRUM BEFORE AND I'M GOING TO DO IT AGAIN.
UH, I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH TO APPLICANTS OR ANY OF THOSE WHO ARE OUT THERE, THE IMPORTANCE OF MEANINGFULLY INTERACTING WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS.
THE UDC REQUIRES A GOOD FAITH ATTEMPT TO MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO ADDRESS ANY ZONING CHANGE THAT IS NECESSARY, BUT IT IS NOT NECESSARILY SUFFICIENT BECAUSE YOU'VE REACHED OUT ONCE.
DOES NOT MEAN IN MY MIND AND I DON'T SPEAK FOR ANY OTHER, UH, ZONING COMMISSIONER, UH, THAT YOU HAVE MET YOUR OBLIGATION FOR.
WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE, UH, WHEN IT COMES TO WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN GOOD FAITH TO ADDRESS ZONING CHANGES, UM, A SINGLE ATTEMPT TO REACH OUT ISN'T GREAT.
FURTHER, I ENCOURAGE ANY APPLICANTS IN DISTRICT FIVE, UH, TO REACH OUT TO MYSELF OR WHOEVER IN THE FUTURE IS A DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER.
UM, WE CAN HELP TO FACILITATE THIS PROCESS.
UH, WE CAN ADDRESS SOME CONCERNS, SOME ISSUES, BUT I WANT TO STRESS HOW IMPORTANT THAT IS.
UM, AND THIS HEARING PROCESS IS NOT A REPLACEMENT FOR MEETING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHERE THEY ARE, WHERE YOUR PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE SEEKING TO REZONE IS.
AND SO IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT TO ME AS A DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER, UH, THAT APPLICANTS FOR ZONING CHANGES, REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS, REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION TO SEEK ZONING CHANGES.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN A NUMBER OF CONCERNS REGARDING THIS CHANGE.
THERE ARE, UM, 28 DIFFERENT INDIVIDUALS WHO'VE OPPOSED IT.
UM, I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT'S NECESSARILY GONNA BE DETERMINATIVE OF THIS CASE EVENTUALLY, BUT WITHOUT THE GOOD FAITH ATTEMPT, WITHOUT PRESENTING A NEW PLAN FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE MOVING FORWARD AT THIS TIME.
THAT'S PARTICULARLY TRUE WHEN THE NEXT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEETING IS LITERALLY NEXT WEEK.
SO, MR. CHAIR, AT THIS TIME, I MOVE FOR A CONTINUANCE OF THIS ITEM TO THE APRIL 16TH MEETING.
MOTION TO CONTINUE TO APRIL 16TH.
ALRIGHT, MOTION TO CONTINUE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER ON MY LEFT.
NONE, COMMISSIONER ON MY RIGHT.
UH, TO THE APPLICANT, I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MY GOOD FRIEND COMMISSIONER BUSANTE HAS RECOMMENDED TO YOU.
PLEASE, PLEASE MAKE TIME TO GO TALK TO THE RESIDENTS.
AND MR. CHAIR, JUST FOR THE RECORD, UM, ALEXIS SITTING THERE VERY POLITELY, BUT WE DID ADMONISH, UH, THE APPLICANT TO REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, SO, OKAY.
THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
UM, ALRIGHT, THE, THE MOTION IS, UM, MOTION IS TO CONTINUE TO THE APRIL 16TH MEETING BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ANY FINAL DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONER BUSANTE? NONE.
I BELIEVE THE NEXT CASE IS ITEM 18.
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GOOD AFTERNOON.VINCENT CHERNO, SENIOR ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM 18 IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 9,000 BLOCK OF COBRA ROAD GOING FROM C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO MF 18.
LIMITED DENSITY MULTIFAMILY WITH ALL LAYERS STAYING THE SAME.
THERE WERE 24 NOTICES SENT OUT.
AND THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE WEST SOUTHWEST SECTOR PLAN ADOPTED IN 2011 AND IS CURRENTLY DESIGNATED AS GENERAL URBAN TIER IN THE FUTURE LAND USE COMPONENT PLAN.
THE REQUESTED MF 18 BASED ZONING DISTRICT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE STATION AND STAFF DOES NOT FIND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS.
IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST, THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND PROPERTY SURROUNDING THE SUBJECT SITE ARE ZONED R FIVE, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL AND R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY DISTRICT.
THE EXISTING C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY IN THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE PROPOSED MF 18 LIMITED DENSITY MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT IS MORE APPROPRIATE FOR THE AREA.
THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY R FIVE AND R SIX AND THE PROPOSED MF 18 PROVIDES AN ALTERNATE HOUSING TYPE AND IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FOR DIVERSE HOUSING FOR ALL NEEDS AND INCOME LEVELS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE.
ARE WE UP AGAIN? KEN BROWN? UH, 100 NORTHEAST LOOP FOUR 10, SUITE 1385.
UM, REPRESENTING THE APPLICANT, UM, WE, UH, SUBMITTED THIS CASE.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS CURRENTLY ZONED.
UM, C3, UH, WE ARE SEEKING TO DOWN ZONE IT TO MF 18, UH, TO PROVIDE SENIOR HOUSING.
UM, WE ARE PROPOSING, UH, 88 UNITS.
WHY DO WE PUT ALL THESE IN HERE? DID YOU MAKE THIS? NO, NO KIDDING.
UM, SO WE ARE PROPOSING 88 UNITS OF, UH, HOUSING TAX CREDITS THROUGH T-D-H-C-A.
UH, WE GOT A SUPPORT FROM THE CITY COUNCIL, UH, OR A RESOLUTION, UH, FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, WE DID CONTACT THE COUNCIL MEMBER'S OFFICE.
UH, THERE ARE NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS, BUT THERE ARE TWO IN THE AREA.
WE HAVE MET WITH ONE OF 'EM, UH, AND THEY'RE SUPPORTIVE.
WE HAVE A SECOND MEETING, UH, I THINK IT'S NEXT WEEK WITH THE SECOND NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY'RE NOT VERY CLOSE, BUT THE COUNCIL ASKED US TO MEET WITH THEM AND SO WE WILL.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THAT COMMISSIONER, WE MIGHT HAVE SOME OPERATIONAL QUESTIONS, UH, ABOUT, UH, OUR PROJECT.
AND SO I'M GOING TO LET WHERE YOU GO, OH, I'M GONNA LET THE, UH, DEVELOPERS REPRESENTATIVE, UH, ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS ABOUT THE OPERATIONAL ASPECTS OF THE PROJECT THAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO NOT.
DISTRICT SIX, CASE COMMISSIONER HUEY TO YOU.
SO WHEN I STARTED REVIEWING THIS CASE, UM, THIS APPLICATION, UM, I, I'D LIKE THE CITING AND I THINK, UM, IN YOUR DOCUMENTATION YOU TALKED ABOUT TARGETING SENIORS FOR THIS 88, UH, UNIT APARTMENT COMPLEX.
AND AS I WAS LOOKING AT THIS, UH, THE THOUGHT OF THE INCREASING NUMBER OF, UH, CAR, THE CAR THEFTS, CAR BREAK-INS, IT CONCERNED ME THAT I DIDN'T SEE IN YOUR PACKAGE WHAT SECURITY MEASURES THAT THE DEVELOPMENT THAT THE DEVELOPER WAS PLANNING FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
SO WITH THE INDULGENCE OF MY FELLOW, UH, COMMISSIONERS, COULD YOU TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT SECURITY MEASURES YOU'RE PLANNING TO INCORPORATE INTO THIS DEVELOPMENT AND IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT? SO, UH, MY NAME IS WALLACE REED.
THIS WILL BE A FULLY INDEPENDENT SENIOR LIVING FACILITY.
THERE WILL NO BE, THERE WILL NOT BE ANY ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY ON IT.
BUT THE BACKGROUND, MOST OF IT WILL BE ABOUT STUDIOS AND ONE BEDROOMS. THERE ARE PROBABLY AROUND SIX, UH, EIGHT BEDROOM OR TWO BEDROOMS. UM, THAT BEING SAID, ON MOST OF OUR SENIOR PROPERTIES, WELL NOT MOST, ALL OF OUR SENIOR PROPERTIES, WE, WELL NOT JUST SENIOR, BUT ALL OF OUR PROPERTIES, UM, THERE ARE GATES AND ENTRANCES THAT ARE LIT AND, UM, IT'S
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GATED ENTRY.THE GATES ARE CLOSED ALMOST ALL THE TIME.
SOMETIMES DURING THE DAY WE'LL LEAVE 'EM OPEN JUST, UM, DURING BUSY PARTS OF THE DAY THAT PEOPLE COME IN AND OUT OF.
BUT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY WILL BE SURROUNDED BY A GATE ENCLOSED.
THERE'LL BE A WALKING TRAIL AROUND THE ACTUAL, LIKE CLOSE TO THE GATE BUT NOT IN IT.
UM, WITH EVERY DEVELOPMENT WE DO, WE USE, UM, CAMERAS ON THE PROPERTY AROUND THE PROPERTY SO WE CAN CATCH ANYBODY SPECIFICALLY THE ENTRANCE GATE THAT'S, YOU KNOW, YOUR MAIN POINT OF ENTRY.
THAT'S WHERE YOU'LL CATCH ANYBODY WHO HAS LICENSE PLATES GOING IN.
SO WE TRY TO USE THE BEST CAMERA AVAILABLE AT THE TIME.
UM, IT'LL HAVE LIKE NIGHT VISION AND, AND ITEMS TO CATCH LICENSE PLATES.
UM, NOT ONLY THAT WE TYPICALLY REACH OUT TO THE LOCAL PRECINCT OR, UM, PRETTY MUCH A LOCAL PRECINCT.
YOU KNOW, JUST INHERENTLY WITH SENIOR PROPERTIES, THERE'S A LOT OF POLICE CALLS.
UM, IT'S KIND OF A DOUBLE-EDGED SWORD.
THEY'RE JUST END UP CALLING A LOT.
UM, WHETHER IT BE FOR JUST NEIGHBORS OR JUST THEY CALL.
SO, UM, WE END UP GETTING, GETTING PRETTY CLOSE WITH THE POLICE AND THE FIREMEN IN THE, IN THE AREA.
AND PART OF IT IS WE LIKE TO REACH OUT TO THE POLICE OFFICER, THE CONSTABLES AND, AND SO ON.
AND WE OFFER A UNIT FREE OF CHARGE TO THEM.
TYPICALLY, WE LIKE TO ASK THEM TO BRING HOME A PATROL VEHICLE JUST 'CAUSE IF YOU HAVE A PATROL VEHICLE ON THE PROPERTY, EVERYBODY KIND OF IS LIKE, OH, THERE'S A PATROL VEHICLE, KINDA LESS NEFARIOUS ACTS.
UM, BUT WE AT LEAST MAKE THAT OFFER OUT TO THEM.
BUT BESIDES THAT, WE, IF CRIME STARTS GETTING WORSE, WE HIRE SECURITY TO DO ROUTINE, UM, DRIVE AROUNDS AND SO ON.
IT JUST REALLY DEPENDS ON THE AREAS.
THERE'S AREAS WHERE THERE'S, WE HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CRIME, NO ISSUE.
WE DON'T HAVE A POLICE OFFICER ON THE SITE, BUT JUST THE CAMERAS, THE WELL LIT AREA AND THE GATES AND THE CONTROLLED ACCESS PRETTY MUCH TAKES CARE OF EVERYTHING.
BUT AGAIN, THESE ARE OUR RESIDENTS.
WE, THERE, THERE ARE CUSTOMERS, SO WE HAVE TO PROVIDE A, A GOOD SOUND APARTMENT FOR THEM.
AND THIS IS INHERENTLY A BUSINESS.
IT, IT'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING, BUT IT'S, YOU KNOW, WE TRY, WE TRY TO PROVIDE AND WE DO PROVIDE THE SAME, UM, ADEQUATE SERVICES AS WE, AS ANY MARKET RATE APARTMENT WOULD.
I I WOULD IMAGINE YOU WOULD'VE FENCING AROUND YOUR, CORRECT.
SO WHAT KIND OF FENCING DO YOU, UH, INTEND TO PUT IN? IT REALLY DEPENDS ON WHAT CODE IS REQUIRED.
YOU KNOW, IT WON'T BE CHAIN LINK, IT'LL BE LIKE WROUGHT IRON, UM, FENCE OR WE'VE LOOKED AT USING KIND OF LIKE THE STURDY PLASTIC BEFORE.
BUT THAT'S, AGAIN, THAT'S PART OF THE DESIGN PROCESS AND WHATEVER WE GET PUSHED TOWARDS IN, UM, THE DESIGN.
BUT IT'LL, IT'LL FIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT IT'S TYPICALLY AROUND SIX FEET HIGH.
UM, SO IT'S YOUR TYPICAL WROUGHT IRON FENCE.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER A EIGHT FOOT FENCE? ABSOLUTELY.
SO, UM, I I HAVE TO SAY THAT I, I, I DO COMMEND YOU ON TAKING IN THE, UH, CONSIDERATION OF THE SECURITY OF YOUR RESIDENCE.
AND I THINK MY FELLOW COMMISSIONER SHARE IN MY CONCERN THAT AS WE LOOK AT THESE, UM, APARTMENT COMPLEXES, THAT SOMETIMES, UH, WE, WE DON'T TEND TO LOOK AT THE WELFARE AND THE SAFETY OF THE RESIDENTS THEMSELVES.
AND I THINK THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSING, I'LL BE FOCUSING ON VERY INTENTLY.
SO AGAIN, I COMMEND YOU ON HAVING PLAN IN SOME OF THESE MEASURES, BUT I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONSIDER OTHERS.
AND AGAIN, CRIME IS INCREASING IN SAN ANTONIO AND I JUST CAN'T SEE HOW WE'RE GOING TO, UH, DETER THAT UNLESS DEVELOPERS LIKE YOU TAKE PROACTIVE ACTION TO DO THAT.
ALRIGHT, OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? NONE.
ALRIGHT, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER UI FOR A MOTION.
I WOULD LIKE TO MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THIS CASE.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WATSON.
ALRIGHT, MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, CAN YOU PLEASE GIVE ME A THUMB? AYE.
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ALRIGHT, THANK YOU.UM, SEEN AS THERE'S NO ONE REALLY IN THE AUDIENCE LEFT.
I'M ASSUMING THAT WE HAVE REACHED THE END OF OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING, UM, UNLESS KEN BROWN WANTS TO MAKE A, SOME ADDITIONAL COMMENTS.
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MINUTES UP FOR DISCUSSION OR APPROVAL.IS THERE ANY CORRECTIONS OR ADDITIONS TO THE MINUTES? ALRIGHT, SEEING NONE, IS THERE A MOTION CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ FOR APPROVAL.
IS THAT YOU? COMMISSIONER REYES? SORRY.
ALRIGHT, MAYBE I'D BE JUST ON ONE END AND THAT WAY I'M ALWAYS LOOKING DOWN AND SEEING WHERE EVERYONE IS.
MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER REYES FOR THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
AND COMMISSIONER BUSANTE IS AN AYE AS WELL.
DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO SIR.
ALRIGHT, WELL NOT EVEN STORY TIME.
AH, NAH, IT'S ONLY, WHAT IS IT? IS THAT REALLY ONLY TWO? THAT REALLY IS THE TIME.
HIGHLY EFFICIENT MEETING AGAIN.
ALRIGHT, WELL WITH THAT IT IS, THE ZONING COMMISSION OF SAN ANTONIO IS HEREBY ADJOURNED AT TWO 14.