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GOOD AFTERNOON, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
MY NAME IS JOHN BUSTAMANTE AND I'M THE CHAIRMAN PRO TIM OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER.
I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION.
[Roll Call]
UH, I'D LIKE TO START WITH THE ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.GAIL MCDANIEL, MAYOR ROB SIPES.
DISTRICT SEVEN IS THE QUORUM PRESENT.
AND I'M SORRY, I WAS TALKING, UH, DURING THIS, BUT WAS THE TRANSLATION SERVICES ANNOUNCEMENT DONE? ALRIGHT, WONDERFUL.
ALRIGHT, IN THAT CASE, UH, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND, UH, FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? AYE, UNITED STATES MATTER.
ALRIGHT, PRIOR TO BEGINNING OUR MEETING, UH, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE IF YOU WOULD.
BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE MAKE SURE TO TURN YOUR PHONES ON VIBRATE OR TURN THEM OFF.
THE ZONING COMMISSION IS AN 11 MEMBER BODY APPOINTED BY CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE 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 PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT.
PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THIS PRESENTATION IN 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 AN ORDER THAT YOU SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION.
YOU'LL HEAR THIS WHEN THERE ARE 30 SECONDS LEFT, YOU'LL HEAR ANOTHER BEEP AND WE WILL INFORM YOU THAT YOUR THREE 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 IN TO SPEAK.
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.
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LET'S BEGIN WITH COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE, THE ITEMS ON THAT LIST.I'M JUST GONNA CLARIFY FOR THE AUDIENCE.
WE HAVE ITEMS TODAY POSTPONED AND WITHDRAWN.
ITEM NUMBER ONE IS POSTPONED AND WILL, UH, BE RENO AT A DIFFERENT DATE.
AND THEN NUMBER TWO, ITEM NUMBER TWO IS WITHDRAWN AND THESE WERE LOCATED AT 1 28 0 3 O'CONNOR AND 1 27 39 O'CONNOR.
AND THAT ONE IS WITHDRAWN AND WILL HAVE TO BE MADE NEW APPLICATION IF THEY SO DESIRE.
ALSO IN COMBINED HEARING, WE HAVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM THREE, ITEM FOUR, ITEM 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 13, AND 15.
IF YOU ARE HERE TO SPEAK ON ANY OF THOSE ITEMS AND DID NOT SIGN IN, YOU NEED TO COME TO THE TABLE RIGHT AWAY.
AND FOR MY PURPOSES, UM, ONE OF THOSE ITEMS THAT YOU MENTIONED IS ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING ON MY LIST NUMBER SEVEN.
WE, WE DIDN'T HAVE ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THAT ITEM AND SO THAT ITEM HAS BEEN MOVED.
WE ARE GOING TO LEAVE NUMBER FOUR, ITEM NUMBER FOUR TO THE END.
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ALRIGHT.UH, IF WE COULD, IF WE MAY PROCEED WITH THE COMBINED HEARING, NUMBER ONE WITHOUT NUMBER FOUR UNTIL WE GET SOME CLARIFICATION.
ITEM NUMBER THREE IS TO REZONE FROM C ONE A H O D TO M F 18 A H O D LOCATED AT 63 59 WHITBY ROAD.
THERE WERE 26 NOTICES MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR.
THREE RECEIVED OPPOSED NO RESPONSE FROM ALAMO FARMSTEAD BABCOCK ROAD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ONE LETTER OF SUPPORT RECEIVED OUTSIDE THE 200 FOOT BUFFER.
ITEM NUMBER FIVE TO REZONE FROM R FIVE M L O D TWO MLR, TWO A H O D TO R M SIX C D M L O D TWO ML R TWO A H O D WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR A PROFESSIONAL OFFICE LOCATED AT 8 68 KEATS AVENUE.
THERE WERE 41 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ONE RECEIVED OPPOSED AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER SIX, TO REZONE FROM AE ONE A H O D TO AE ONE S A H O D WITH SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT REPAIRS LOCATED AT 1730 EAST COMMERCE STREET.
THERE WERE 30 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
NO RESPONSE FROM DITY OR DENVER HEIGHTS.
NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN TO REZONE FROM C TWO A H O D AND OH ONE A H O D TO R FOUR A H O D IN THE 6,600 TO 6,700 BLOCK OF NORTH GRAY TOWN ROAD.
TWO IN OPPOSITION, NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND ONE LETTER RECEIVED OUTSIDE THE NOTIFICATION AREA IN OPPOSITION.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT, THERE ZONE FROM M F 18 M L O D THREE M L R TWO A H O D TO C TWO O D THREE M L R TWO A H O D LOCATED AT 2004 INTERSTATE HIGHWAY 35 NORTH.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION AND NO RESPONSE FROM GOVERNMENT HILL ALLIANCE.
ITEM NUMBER 11 TO REZONE FROM I ONE A H O D TO I D Z THREE A H O D WITH USES PERMITTED IN C THREE LOCATED AT 1500 WEST COMMERCE STREET, THERE WERE 50 NOTICES.
MAILED NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
ITEM NUMBER 13 TO REZONED FROM C TWO M L O D TWO M L R TWO A H O D TO C TWO S M L O D TWO MLR TWO A H O D WITH SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR PORTABLE BUILDING SALES LOCATED AT 1 0 9 0 5 STATE HIGHWAY 16 SOUTH AND 1 0 9 0 7 STATE HIGHWAY 16 SOUTH 10 NOTICES WERE MAILED.
NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION.
AND THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION NATION THAT CONCLUDES, THAT CONCLUDES THE COMBINED HEARING.
ONE AGENDA ITEM NUMBER FOUR HAS BEEN MOVED DOWN TO INDIVIDUAL.
UM, WAS ITEM NUMBER 15 INCLUDED? MY APOLOGIES.
IT'S ASSIGN ZONING TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS TO I ONE M L O D TWO M L R ONE A H O D LOCATED AT 1100, EXCUSE ME, 11,000 FISHER ROAD.
THERE WERE 13 NOTICES MAILED, NONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE IN OPPOSITION, AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, AT THIS TIME, GIVEN THAT THIS IS A COMBINED AGENDA, UH, FOR THESE ITEMS, I WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION IF ONE IS TO BE MADE, I WILL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER 3, 5 6 7 8 11, 13, AND 15.
SECOND TO WHICH ITEM MA'AM, WE HAVE YOU SPEAKING IN FAVOR.
DID YOU WANNA SPEAK IN OPPOSITION? YES.
YOUR NAME WAS LINDA ORTEGA? YES.
AND THERE'S A LETICIA SANCHEZ THAT ALSO SIGNED IT IN FAVOR.
SO MOVE NUMBER 11 DOWN TO, UH, INDIVIDUAL.
NEED A WHOLE NEW MOTION OR JUST AN AMENDMENT TO MY MOTION? JUST AN AMENDMENT.
AMEND THE MOTION TO REMOVE NUMBER 11.
I WILL AMEND MY MOTION TO REMOVE NUMBER 11.
ALRIGHT, THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL.
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COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YES.AND COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE AYE.
ALRIGHT, UM, IN ADDITION TO THAT FIRST COMBINED AGENDA, UH, FIRST OFF, SORRY.
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THOSE WHO ARE ON THE FIRST COMBINED AGENDA.
IF Y'ALL WOULD LIKE TO GO BECAUSE YOUR, UH, ITEM HAS BEEN ADDRESSED, PLEASE DO SO NOW.
UM, WE WILL NOW HEAR A SECOND.
WELL, WE'LL NOW HEAR A COMBINED HEARING.
NUMBER TWO, THAT WILL CONSIST ONLY OF ITEM NUMBER TWO AS THE COMMISSIONER FOR DISTRICT EIGHT HAS REQUESTED TO HEAR THAT CONTINUANCE ON ITS OWN BE ITEM NUMBER NINE.
ALRIGHT, ITEM NUMBER 10 WILL BE THIS NEXT ITEM FOR THE CONTINUANCE.
ACTUALLY, ITEM NUMBER 10, THE APPLICANT HA WISHES TO SPEAK.
AND SO WE'RE GONNA MOVE THAT ONE TO INDIVIDUAL.
LET'S MOVE BOTH OF 'EM TO INDIVIDUAL.
WE WILL NO LONGER HAVE A SECOND COMBINED HERE.
[4. 19-5519 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700132 (Council District 5): A request for a change in zoning from "R-4 MLOD-2 MLR-2 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 2 Airport Hazard Overlay District to "R-2 MLOD-2 MLR-2 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Lackland Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 2 Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lot 13, NCB 6742, located at 211 West Zavala Street. Staff recommends Approval. (Mirko Maravi, Planner (210) 207-0107, mirko.maravi@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department)]
MERKEL MAVI, UH, PLANNER FOR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.ITEM NUMBER FOUR IS ZONING, K Z 20 19 1 0 7 0 0 132 LOCATED AT TWO 11 WEST VALLA.
HIS REQUEST CHANGE ZONING FROM R FOUR RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY TO R TWO RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY 54 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET.
RETURN IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION, AND NO RESPONSE FROM THE CON GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, STAFF HAS NOT FOUND ANY EVIDENCE LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISH DEVELOPMENT PATTERNS OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
WOULD THE APPLICANT COME FORWARD? GOOD AFTERNOON.
UH, ROGE MIRANDA TWO 11 WAS AVAYA.
YOU WANNA TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT AND WHY YOU ARE SEEKING THE CHANGE IN ZONING? UH, SURE.
SO THE MAIN REASON FOR THE, UH, APPLICATION OF REZONING IS TO MODIFY THE BUILDING SETBACKS.
SO FROM AN R FOUR TO AN R TWO, THE MAIN DIFFERENCE IS THE REAR BUILDING SETBACK.
SO IT GOES FROM 20, IT GOES DOWN TO FIVE FEET, WHICH, UH, ALLOWS YOU TO PUSH THE BUILDING BACK AND THEREFORE HAVE, UH, PARKING IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
BUT RIGHT NOW, UM, AVAYA IS A TWO-WAY STREET AND WITH, UH, 22 FOOT, UH, PING WIDTH, UH, THREE FOOT SIDEWALKS.
SO IF YOU GO TO A STREET VIEW, YOU KNOW, PEOPLE PARK ON THE SIDEWALKS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE STREET.
BUT THE IDEA IS TO ALLOCATE MORE ROOM IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE FOR PARKING AND THEREFORE, YOU KNOW, NOT WORSENING THE SITUATION WITH PEOPLE PARKING ON THE SIDEWALKS.
AND THAT'S AYA BEING A TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
AND THERE'S, IT'S, AND THEN ON TOP OF THAT, THE ADJACENT LOTS ARE VACANT, WHICH EVENTUALLY WILL BE DEVELOPED.
THERE'LL BE MORE CARS, THERE'LL BE MORE CHAOTIC.
AND THEN THE, AND JUST THE SIZE OF THE LOT, IT'S A JUST CORRESPOND MORE TO AN R TWO THAN AN R FOUR.
AND I BELIEVE WE DO HAVE AT LEAST ONE CITIZEN TO BE HEARD ON THIS MATTER.
MS. MARY JESSE, AND I'M NOT SURE WHAT YOUR LAST NAME IS.
THE REASON I'M HERE IS BECAUSE WE, MARY JESSE HERNANDEZ, 2 27 WAS AABA AND TWO 30 WAS ABABA.
YOU ALREADY KNOCKED DOWN MY HOUSE WITH $20,000 CASH IN IT.
I HAD JUST GOTTEN MY SOCIAL SECURITY AND I WAS GONNA FIX THE HOUSE AND Y'ALL KNOCKED IT IT DOWN.
I'M JUST WORRIED ABOUT MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WERE THE BUILDERS OF SAN ANTONIO AND I WILL TELL YOU WHY
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I'M P****D OFF THAT I DO NOT WANT ANY COMMERCIAL IN OUR AREA.FOR ONE, MY ANCESTORS BUILT SAN ANTONIO ONE, MY GRANDFATHER PUT THE, UH, WHAT DO YOU CALL IT, THOSE TILES ON THE FLOOR AT THE COURTHOUSE.
MY GRANDFATHER DID IT WITH HIS OWN HANDS AND HE ALSO DID THE TAJ MAHAL.
AND ACCORDING TO YOUR STANDARDS, IN THE CODES AND EVERYTHING ELSE, WE WERE THE BUILDERS OF SAN ANTONIO.
THAT NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE THE, EXCUSE MY EXPRESSION.
SO MY THINK IT'S INSULTING, BUT THAT'S HOW Y'ALL HAVE IT IN THE ARCHIVES.
WE WERE THE SHANTIES OF THE MASTERS OF KING WILLIAM.
AND I'M PROUD TO SAY I'M PROUD OF MY HERITAGE AND I AM PROUD OF MY PARENTS AND GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS WORK FOR THE CITY.
I DO NOT WANT COMMERCIAL IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THEY, THEY JUST, LIKE YOU TOLD THEM, WE CANNOT BUILD OUR HOUSES AGAIN BECAUSE IT WAS JUST A LIVING ROOM, A DINING ROOM, A SMALL KITCHEN, AND A SMALL LITTLE PATIO AND AN OUTHOUSE IN THE BACK.
MY FOREFATHERS, YOU CAN BUILD HOUSES THERE, BUT WE ARE PART OF KING WILLIAM.
SHANTIES OF THE UNDER OF THIS CITY GRANDFATHER ALSO HELPED BUILD THE ALAMO, REBUILD IT BACK TO THE ORIGINAL STATUS.
AND I'M PROUD OF MY HERITAGE AND I'M PROUD TO LIVE IN THE NEGRO SHANTIES, BUT I DO NOT WANT IT COMMERCIALIZED.
THAT'S ALL WE HAVE SIGNED IN TO SPEAK.
UM, THE APPLICANT, IF HE WANTS TO COME FORWARD AND GIVE REBUTTAL, IF NOT, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE MATTER.
SO I WILL HAVE A COUPLE OF QUICK QUESTIONS FOR YOU, SIR, IF YOU COME BACK UP.
SO, UM, IF YOU'D LIKE TO SAY SOMETHING IN RESPONSE TO THAT OR IF I CAN JUST ASK YOU QUESTIONS EITHER WAY.
SO LET'S, LET'S TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE WANTING TO DO.
YOU'RE WANTING TO CHANGE THIS TO R TWO, CORRECT? MM-HMM.
AND THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL STILL? YEAH.
AND YOU'RE PUTTING A SINGLE HOUSE ON THERE JUST AS THERE'S A SINGLE HOUSE NOW? YES.
UM, AND SO THE ONLY THING YOU'RE SEEKING TO DO IS TO MR. HERNANDEZ'S POINT IS YOU'RE NOT GONNA PUT ANY COMMERCIAL THERE? NO, I, I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO PUT ANYTHING COMMERCIAL IN THERE.
UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS? YES.
UM, SO I GUESS JUST TO CLARIFY, THIS CHANGE IS FOR PARKING.
SO HOW MUCH PARKING ARE YOU ADDING? NO, IT'S THE, SEE THE LOT'S KIND OF LIMITED IN SIZE.
IT'S ONLY 20, IT'S ONLY 2,600 SQUARE FEET.
SO IN ORDER TO ALLOW YOUR TYPICAL DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE, YOU NEED LIKE ABOUT 20 FEET IN FRONT OF YOUR HOUSE TO PARK YOUR CAR.
SO YOU END UP PUSHING THE HOUSE LITTLE BIT FURTHER BACK INTO THE LOT.
AND WITH AN R FOUR, YOU GOTTA HAVE A 24, I MEAN 20 FOOT REAR SETBACK.
SO THAT REALLY NARROWS DOWN YOUR BUILDING FOOTPRINT.
OKAY, SO IT'S FOR A DRIVEWAY THEN, SO YOU CAN PARK YEAH.
COMMISSIONER GIBBONS, UM, ON THE DRIVEWAY, IS IT, ARE YOU PULLING IN, THERE'S ONE APPROACH, SO YOU PULL IN AND THEN YOU'LL PARK SIDEWAYS OR YOU PARK STRAIGHT FORWARD TO THE HOUSE.
ARE YOU CHANGING THE APPROACH OF THAT DRIVEWAY? THE APPROACH IS GONNA REMAIN THE SAME.
AND, AND AS FAR AS, UH, THE DRIVE WILL PROBABLY BE A TWO, TWO CAR DRIVEWAY WITH ONE WITH THE SAME APPROACH.
THEY CAN KIND OF SQUEEZE IN BECAUSE TYPICALLY YOU WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO, YOU KNOW, END THE APPROACH.
YOU'RE GONNA DRIVE IN AND PULL SIDEWAYS.
SO YOU'RE NOT FACING THE HOUSE DIRECTLY.
IT'S KIND OF A SIDE PARKING LOT.
I MEAN, UH, IT'LL PROBABLY BE HEADING PARKING.
I MEAN THE, THE CURVES ARE MINEABLE CURVES, SO IT'S KIND OF, IT WOULD TAKE, THERE'S BASICALLY NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE APPROACH AND THE SIDEWALK.
SO RIGHT NOW EVERYONE PARKS ON THE SIDEWALKS.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? YES.
JUST A QUICK THING, BECAUSE THEY'RE STREETS THAT HAVE SIMILAR NAMES.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO CORRECT THIS BECAUSE IT HAS TWO LS, WHICH I THINK IS CORRECT IN SOME PARTS, AND ONE L IN OTHER PARTS.
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ANYONE ELSE ON MY RIGHT? UH, YOU KNOW, ONE THING I I DO WANT TO ADDRESS IS THAT THIS IS THE ZONING COMMISSION AND MS. HERNANDEZ, I'M SORRY, WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR HOUSE, BUT, BUT THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY WHAT, WHAT WE DO.BUT, BUT I JUST WANTED TO EXTEND THAT TO YOU.
SO THIS IS MY DISTRICT, UM, WITH THE CORRECTION POINTED OUT BY, UH, COMMISSIONER ROME METAL ON THE NAME OF THE STREETS OF AYA.
UM, UM, I WANTED TO GO AHEAD AND NOW MOVE TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL FOR THIS CHANGE ON ITEM NUMBER FOUR.
ALRIGHT, THERE HAS BEEN A MOTION AND A SECOND.
I'D LIKE A ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS? ON MY RIGHT.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
ALRIGHT, HAVE HEARING NONE ROLL CALL VOTE.
BELIEVE THE NEXT ITEM IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN.
[9. 19-5505 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700139 (Council District 8): A request for a change in zoning from "R-6 MLOD-1 MLR-1 MSAO-1" Residential Single-Family Camp Bullis Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Camp Bullis Military Sound Attenuation Overlay District to "PUD MF-18 MLOD-1 MLR-1 MSAO-1" Planned Unit Development Limited Density Multi-Family Camp Bullis Military Lighting Overlay Military Lighting Region 1 Camp Bullis Military Sound Attenuation Overlay District with a reduced perimeter setback of 10 feet on Lots 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34, NCB 35733, located at 21394 Milsa Drive and 21622 Milsa Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Patricia Franco, Planner (210) 207-5876, patricia.franco@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.PATRICIA FRANCO PLANNER ZONING.
ITEM NINE IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R SIX TO P U D M F 18 LOCATED AT 21,394 SSA DRIVE AND 21 6 22 SSA DRIVE.
14 NOTICES WERE MAILED TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY LINE.
ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO RECEIVED IN OPPOSITION, AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO NATURAL AREAS.
ADDITIONALLY, A LETTER OF NON OPPOSITION WAS RECEIVED FROM THE STONEWALL ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THE CURRENT R SIX SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED PUD MF 18 PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE, UH, USE FOR THE AREA STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO 8 20 19 AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS PRESENT.
SO IF YOU'D LIKE TO PROVIDE A PRESENTATION, UH, SURE.
UH, JAMES GRIFFIN, 1 1 2 EAST PECAN HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, WE ARE REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE TO THE NECK OF ZONING COMMISSION MEETING, BUT I'LL, I'LL GIVE YOU A, A BRIEF LITTLE, UH, RUNDOWN FOR NOW.
SO THIS IS, UM, A LITTLE OVER FIVE ACRE TRACT AND A, UH, VERY HIGH GROWTH, UM, KIND OF HIGH ACTIVITY AREA AS OF LATE.
WE'RE JUST WEST OF I 10 ACROSS FROM THE DOMINION.
UH, SEVERAL NEW, UH, AUTO DEALERSHIPS, APARTMENT COMPLEXES IN THE AREA, UH, INCLUDING, UH, ACROSS THE STREET TO THE NORTH AND ADJACENT, UH, ON OUR EAST SIDE.
UH, WE WERE ALSO RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM FRIEDRICH PARK, UH, WHICH IS A, A BIG REASON FOR THE CONTINUANCE TODAY.
UM, AS PATRICIA MENTIONED, WE'VE BEEN, UH, WORKING WITH STONEWALL STATES, WHICH, WHICH IS THE, IS THE ACTUAL NEIGHBORHOOD IN THE AREA AND THEY ARE IN SUPPORT OR, OR NOT OPPOSED TO THE PROJECT.
UH, WE ALSO HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH, UH, THE FRIENDS OF SAN ANTONIO NATURAL AREAS, WHICH USED TO BE CALLED FRIENDS OF FRIEDRICH PARK.
UM, AND THEY'RE, THEY'RE TASKED WITH, UM, UH, PROTECTING THE INTERESTS OF THE PARK.
UM, WORKING WITH THEM, UH, WE'RE, UH, NEGOTIATING AND, AND CLOSE TO FINALIZING SOME RESTRICTIVE COVENANTS TO ADDRESS, UM, UH, PROBABLY A DOZEN OR SO, UH, ITEMS IN THERE REGARDING THE DEVELOPMENT, UH, THAT WILL BE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PARK AND TO HELP PROTECT THOSE ENTRANTS, UH, INTERESTS.
ROMERO AND THE, AND THE PARKS DEPARTMENT, UM, HAD SOME ADDITIONAL KIND OF QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS REGARDING, UH, THE IMPACT ON THE PARK AND, AND SOME POTENTIAL PROJECT CHANGES TO ADDRESS THAT.
SO I STILL NEED TO WORK THROUGH THAT.
AND THEN THE, THE FRIENDS ACTUALLY HAVE THEIR AUGUST BOARD MEETING NEXT WEDNESDAY, AND THEY WANTED US TO GET THROUGH THAT.
SO ALL THAT BEING SAID, UH, WE'D LIKE TO REQUEST A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE, UM, OF THIS ITEM TO, TO BUTTON UP SOME OF THESE, UH, OUTSTANDING ITEMS AND BRING THIS BACK.
UH, HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS ITEM? NO, SIR.
AND I, I DO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE, BUT I, I JUST WANTED TO GET SOMETHING CLARIFIED WITH STAFF ON THE RECORD.
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OWNED PROPERTY, UH, IS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, LIKE IN THIS ONE, ARE ARE, ARE THEY, HOW ARE THEY NOTIFIED? THEY ARE SENT A COURTESY EMAIL OF THE APPLICATION.AND DO YOU, DO YOU KNOW WHO THAT WOULD GO TO? BECAUSE NOW THE PARKS DEPARTMENT IS, IS SO LARGE, UH, I KNOW THAT THE, THE PEOPLE WHO HAVE DIRECT RESPONSIBILITY, UH, FOR THE NATURAL AREAS DID NOT RECEIVE A NOTICE.
SO IS IT POSSIBLE IT JUST GOES TO THE DIRECTOR'S OFFICE AND MAYBE DOESN'T GO THE RIGHT PERSON? OUR POINT OF CONTACT THERE IS SANDY JENKINS.
AND IT ALWAYS HAD BEEN SANDY, BUT I SOMEHOW IT DIDN'T GET PASSED ALONG THIS TIME.
SO, UM, YEAH, I JUST WANNA REITERATE THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I'M VERY PROTECTIVE OF FRIEDRICH PARK.
UH, IT'S CALLED THE PARK, BUT IT'S A 600 ACRE NATURAL AREA, WHICH IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT AND SENSITIVE PLACES IN OUR CITY.
AND WE'VE HAD A LOT OF ZONING CASES NEAR FRIEDRICH PARK, BUT WE HAVE NEVER HAD ONE THIS CLOSE TO IT.
AND SO I HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH JAMES, UM, TO TRY AND BUFFER THIS NATURAL AREA FROM A LOT OF IMPACT THAT COULD COME FROM NOT JUST THIS DEVELOPMENT, BUT ANY DEVELOPMENT.
UM, SO I'M GOING TO SUPPORT THE CONTINUANCE, BUT I'LL SEE IF ANY COMMISSIONERS HAD ANY QUESTIONS AT THIS POINT.
UM, ANY QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS FROM COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT FOR THE APPLICANT? UM, I UNDERSCORE, AND AS I'VE TOLD YOU PREVIOUSLY AS WELL, YOU KNOW, JUST THE CONCERNS I HAVE WITH THAT AREA.
AND I JUST WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO CONTINUE WORKING WITH THE BUFFER THAT WE TALKED ABOUT AND, UH, ALSO THE LITTLE PLAYGROUND AREA JUST TO KEEP THE JOB.
ANYONE ELSE ON MY RIGHT CUBE? ANY COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? ALRIGHT.
OKAY THEN, UH, FOR ITEM NUMBER NINE, I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION FOR A CONTINUANCE TO THE AUGUST 20TH ZONING COMMISSION MEETING.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL.
AND COMMISSIONER BUSTA MONTE AYE.
MOTION PASSES YOU, UH, CONTINUANCE TO AUGUST 20TH, I BELIEVE WE'RE
[10. 19-5643 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700140 (Council District 3): A request for a change in zoning from "O-2 AHOD" High Rise Office Airport Hazard Overlay District to "C-2 AHOD" Commercial Airport Hazard Overlay District on Lots 29-31, the south 116 feet of Lot 14, Lot 15, and Lot 16, Block 9, NCB 2947, located at 3201 South Gevers Street. Staff recommends Approval, pending Plan Amendment. (Associated Plan Amendment PA2019-11600049) (Michael Pepe, Planner, (210) 207-8208, Michael.Pepe@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]
ON TO ITEM NUMBER 10.UH, MICHAEL PEPPY PLANNER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THIS IS ITEM 10, UH, LOCATED AT 3 2 0 1.
SOUTH AVERS IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM OH TWO TO C TWO 50.
NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET.
ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ONE WAS RETURNED IN OPPOSITION.
THE HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS NOTIFIED BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED.
STAFF HAS NOT FOUND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL, THE APPLICANT PRESENT AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
IF YOU WOULD SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS AND TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROJECT.
UH, THE ADDRESS IS 32 0 1 SOUTH AVERS.
UM, I WASN'T REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE.
I DID SPEAK TO THE HAR HIGHLAND PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY.
UH, THEY ASKED THAT I ATTEND THEIR NEXT MEETING TO GIVE THEM MORE INFORMATION, BUT THEY DID SAY THEY WERE NOT GOING TO OPPOSE THE ZONING.
UH, IT WAS O TWO, BUT IT HASN'T BEEN USED FOR A COMMERCIAL PURPOSE IN OVER 15 YEARS.
UH, WHAT I WANNA DO WITH IT, WE HAVE A CHILDCARE CENTER ABOUT HALF A BLOCK AWAY.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY ROOM FOR EXPANSION, SO WE WANNA MOVE THAT, USE THAT AS A CHILDCARE CENTER.
UM, AND NORMALLY THIS WOULD GO, NORMALLY THIS WOULD GO TO CHAIRWOMAN MCGEE, BUT SHE IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
AND SO THAT MIGHT BE ONE REASON FOR THE CONTINUANCE.
I BELIEVE COMMISSIONER MCDANIEL WILL HANDLE THIS MATTER.
I'M SORRY, BEFORE I DO THAT, HOWEVER, ARE THERE ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS ISSUE? NO, SIR.
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JUST, UM, AGAIN, BECAUSE OF OUR, YOUR COMMISSIONER IS NOT HERE TODAY, WE'RE GONNA MOVE FOR A CONTINUANCE FOR TWO WEEKS.DOES THAT CAUSE YOU ANY HARDSHIP AND TWO WEEKS? CAN YOU BE BACK? WELL, WE ACTUALLY PURCHASED THE BUILDING IN APRIL AND IT'S TAKEN US THIS LONG BECAUSE OF THAT GAP.
SO WE'RE PAYING A MORTGAGE EVERY MONTH WITH NO ABLE TO, WE'RE NOT NOT ABLE TO USE IT.
IT WOULD KIND OF CREATE A HARDSHIP, BUT IF WE HAVE TO, I GUESS IT'S OKAY.
UM, GIVEN THAT I'VE NOT HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK FURTHER WITH THE COMMISSIONER, I WILL JUST HAVE TO FOLLOW HER REQUEST AT THIS POINT.
SO I'M GONNA MAKE A MOTION THAT WE CONTINUE THIS CASE.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 10 FOR TWO WEEKS TO AUGUST 20TH.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
COMMISSIONER GIBBONS, QUICK QUESTION.
WHAT, WHERE DOES THIS FALL CITY COUNCIL DATE FOR HER? IF IT GOES TO AUGUST 20TH? UM, EITHER WHETHER IT WENT TODAY OR WHETHER IT WENT IN TWO WEEKS.
IT'S STILL IN SEPTEMBER, SO NOW IT'S SEPTEMBER 19TH.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
HEARING NONE, ROLL CALL, VOTE.
DID, UH, I THOUGHT IF IT PASSED TODAY THAT I WAS GONNA BE ON FOR, FOR NEXT WEEK ON THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
THE, THE STAFF HAS INDICATED THAT YOU WOULD BE IN SEPTEMBER, WHETHER IT'S TODAY OR AT THE NEXT MEETING.
IS THAT CORRECT? IT WOULD'VE BEEN SEPTEMBER 5TH.
SO IT'S GONNA BE NOW SEPTEMBER 19TH? YES, MA'AM.
SO IT DID MOVE IS WAS THE ANSWER TO THE QUESTION FROM THE COMMISSIONER.
SO FROM SEPTEMBER 5TH TO SEPTEMBER 19TH.
UH, WE DO HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE.
AND COMMISSIONER BUSTA MONTE AYE.
UH, ITEM NUMBER 10 IS CONTINUED TO, UH, AUGUST 20TH.
[11. 19-5644 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700141 (Council District 5): A request for a change in zoning from "I-1 AHOD" General Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ-3 AHOD" High Intensity Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in "C-3" General Commercial District on Lot 1-5, Block 3, NCB 2308, located at 1500 West Commerce Street. Staff recommends Approval. (Michael Pepe, Planner, (210) 207-8208, Michael.Pepe@SanAntonio.gov, Development Services Department)]
AND ITEM NUMBER 11, MICHAEL PEPE, PLANNER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.THIS IS ITEM 11, UH, LOCATED AT 1500.
WEST COMMERCE IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM I ONE TO I D Z THREE WITH USES PERMITTED IN C THREE FIVE NOTICE.
50 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET.
THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS NOTIFIED BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED.
THE PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS NOTIFIED BUT HAS NOT RESPONDED.
STAFF HAS NOT FOUND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
UH, I WAS, I HAD A LITTLE TROUBLE HEARING YOU.
IS THIS CONSISTENT OR INCONSISTENT? IT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE LAND USE.
MR. MACIAS, IF YOU'D COME UP PLEASE.
MR. MACIAS, IF YOU WOULD, UH, TELL US YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THIS PROJECT.
UM, GOOD AFTERNOON, 1500 WEST COMP.
UH, A LITTLE NERVOUS I'VE NEVER BEEN BEFORE Y'ALL.
UM, SO A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY.
WE'VE OWNED THE PROPERTIES, UH, THAT WE'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT SINCE THE SEVENTIES.
UM, THERE'S A LOT OF ATTENTION THAT IS NOW BEING PAID TO THE WEST SIDE.
WE'RE 0.3 MILES AWAY FROM UTSA'S DOWNTOWN CAMPUS.
AND, UM, JUST WANTED TO REPURPOSE THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
THAT'S, THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF WHY I AM HERE.
JUST QUICKLY AND, AND WHAT DO YOU WANT TO REPURPOSE, REPURPOSE THE BUILDINGS TO AND WHY ARE YOU SEEKING, UH, THIS CHANGE? OKAY.
UM, WELL, I'VE GOT SOME COPIES THAT I CAN PASS OUT IF THAT'S OKAY.
IF YOU CAN GIVE THEM TO STAFF HERE.
UM, BUT, UH, I GUESS WE'LL GO AHEAD AND MOVE ON TO CITIZENS TO BE HEARD AND IF WE HAVE ANY CONCERNS OR QUESTIONS, WE'LL BRING YOU BACK UP, MR. MACIAS.
UH, ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS ISSUE? YES, SIR.
LINDA ORTEGA, FOLLOWED BY LETICIA SANCHEZ.
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YES.I LIVE AT 25 0 5 SAUNDERS AVENUE.
UM, I AM, I I WILL BE READING A STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF THE HISTORIC WESTSIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION.
FROM NOW ON KNOWN AS THE ASSOCIATION, I WOULD LIKE TO STATE THAT THE ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS THE EFFORTS OF MR. MACIAS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF, OF THE ELLA SAND CREEK COMPOUND.
WHAT WE DON'T SUPPORT IS THE APPLICATION FOR I D C THREE FOR THIS DEVELOPMENT.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT I D C THREE IS BEING APPLIED TO GET RELIEF FROM RE REQUIRED PARKING UNDER THE U D C 35 DASH 5 26 AND ALLOWS THE PERMITTED USES UNDER C DASH THREE.
BUT WE FIND THE CITY'S SUPPORT OF I D C THREE ZONING IN HISTORIC WEST SIDE AND OVERREACH.
THE CONCERN IS NOW WITH THE CURRENT APPLICATION OF I D C THREE, BUT WHAT FUTURE IMPACT I D C THREE BRINGS TO THE WEST SIDE.
IDC THREE BRINGS HIGH INTENSITY, HIGH DENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT.
IT PERMITS ANY RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.
ALSO, I D C THREE HAS NO BUILDING HEIGHT.
LIMITATIONS HIGH SHALL NOT BE LIMITED.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT MAJOR AMENDMENT OF AN I D C SITE THREE SITE PLAN REQUIRES A NEW APPLICATION FOR REZONING.
BUT HONESTLY, THE BATTLE TO PROTECT THE CHARACTER OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE HAS ALREADY BEEN LOST SINCE THE LAWS WOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN GRANDFATHERED WITH AN ID C THREE BASE.
WE BELIEVE THAT ID C THREE IS A BUILD YOUR OWN ZONING AND IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE AND SHOULD NOT BE APPLIED IN OUR INNER CITY NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ASSOCIATION IS WILLING TO DISCUSS OTHER ID I D Z ZONING SUCH AS IDC ONE, LIMITED INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT OR IDC TWO MEDIUM INTENSITY INFILL DEVELOPMENT WAS PERMITTED, USED IN Z ONE OR C TWO.
AND I REFERENCED TWO DOCUMENTS THAT WERE GIVEN TO SOME OF YOU WE'RE SORRY, WE DON'T HAVE ENOUGH.
THE, THE FIRST DOCUMENT IS THE LIST OF PERMITTED USAGE FOR C ONE, C TWO AND C THREE FOR THE CORRESPONDENT ADDRESSES ON WEST COMMERCE.
WE PRESUME THIS SUGGESTED ZONING TO BE CORRECT BASED ON THE NOTES FOUND ON THE SITE PLAN, THE 30 SECONDS.
THE SECOND DOCUMENT IS THE SITE PLAN WITH THE APPLIED ZONING OF C ONE C TWO FOR THE CORRESPONDING ADDRESSES ON WEST COMMERCE.
WE ALSO PRESUME THIS TO BE CORRECT BASED ON THE NOTES FOUND ON THE SITE PLAN.
THE 1500 WEST COMMERCE LOT COULD BE DOWN, SIGNED DOWN ZONE FROM C ONE TO C THREE TO ACCOMMODATE THE USES OF MICROBREWERY BAR TAVERN.
IT WOULD NOT BE PART OF THE I D C REZONING.
SO ONE CAN SEE A DEVELOPMENT PATTERN THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE AN I D C THREE ZONING.
THERE'S A CLEAR INDICATION THAT ARE I D C LEVELS ID C ONE OR IDC TWO WOULD BE MORE, THAT'S THREE MINUTES NOW APPROPRIATE FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT IDC THREE.
WELL THEN THAT GIVES ME A LITTLE BIT MORE, MORE TIME.
I I GAVE YOU A LITTLE MORE TIME CUT.
YOU HAVE TO GIVE YOU GAVE HER THE TIME.
MS. MS. SANCHEZ, IS SHE PRESENT? OKAY.
SO IN ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS MATTER? NO, SIR.
SO IF THE APPLICANT WOULD COME FORWARD OR THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE, WHICHEVER, UH, THEY WOULD WANT, THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE ISSUE AND SO IT FALLS TO ME.
UM, SO LET'S TALK A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU HOPE TO DO WITH THIS PROJECT.
NOW YOU'VE MENTIONED IN YOUR PRESENTATION, UH, THAT YOU INTEND AT THIS POINT TO SORT OF REPURPOSE THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
IS THERE GOING TO BE ANY NEW CONSTRUCTION HERE? QUESTION.
UM, ONE OF THE ISSUES RAISED, UH, BY, UH, MS. ORTEGA WAS, UH, PARKING.
SO, UM, TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT YOU PLAN TO DO WITH THIS PROPERTY AND WHAT KIND OF PARKING YOU INTEND TO HAVE.
I'M, I'M DAVID BOGLE, UH, 7 23 WEST FRENCH PLACE.
I'M, I'M AN ARCHITECT AND I'M WORKING FOR, UH, FOR MR. MACIAS.
WE PREPARED THE EXHIBITS FOR THE ZONING.
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THE 1514 WILL BE ON THE, THE, THE LEFTMOST BUILDING ON, ON THE SITE PLAN IS A TWO STORY, UH, YELLOW CLA UH, RESIDENCE.AND HE, HE WOULD LIKE TO REPURPOSE THAT INTO A, UM, BAR, BAR AND GRILL BUSINESS.
THAT PROPERTY WOULD REQUIRE, UM, UNDER NORMAL ZONING, I GUESS 30 SPACES.
SO YOU CAN SEE THE LOT TO THE LEFT.
THAT 1518 HAS CAPACITY FOR 15.
AND THAT'S, THAT'S, UH, CONSISTENT WITH THE 50% REDUCTION THAT I D Z OFFERS.
UH, THAT'S, THAT'S THE FIRST STEP THAT MY CLIENT WANTS TO TAKE WITH THE REPURPOSING OF THE PROPERTIES.
UH, THE NEXT PROPERTY, 1510 HAS A SMALL, UM, BUILDING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE LOT THAT'S ENVISIONED AS A, UM, ANOTHER FOOD SERVICE, UH, POSSIBLY BUSINESS.
1500 IS ENVISIONED AS A, UH, MICRO BREWERY.
THE SPACE IN FRONT OF 1510 IS THE PRIMARY SPACE FOR OUTDOOR GATHERING.
AND THAT'S SHOWN ON THE, THE OTHER HANDOUT WE GAVE YOU THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH THE ANNUAL EVENT THAT HE HAS ON SITE CALLED THE YOU'RE NOT FORGOTTEN EVENT.
SO IF I MAY, UH, WHEN, UH, MR. MR. BOGA IS TALKING ABOUT THE YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN EVENT.
UM, IN 2016, UH, I NOTICED THAT THIS MURAL PAINTED ON THE CORNER OF 1500 WEST COMMERCE.
IT WAS PAINTED BY SAN ANTO CULTURAL ARTS, WHICH IS A LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION.
UM, I NOTICED THAT IT WAS 2016.
IT WAS 10 YEAR, UH, ANNIVERSARY.
SO I DECIDED ALONG WITH THE WEST SIDE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION TO HELP ME OUT TO PLAN A, A, A EVENT HONORING OUR VIETNAM VETERANS.
AND, UH, WELL WE PROCEEDED WITH THAT APPLICA WITH, WITH THAT PROCESS.
AND, UH, LEONARD FROM THE W D C GOES, HI ME, IF YOU CAN GET 20 TO 30 VETERANS TO SHOW UP, MAN, WE CAN CALL IT A SUCCESS.
I MEAN, THAT'S NOT EVEN WORTH THE EFFORT.
WELL, LONG STORY SHORT, WE PROCEEDED, WE HAD OVER 225 VIETNAM VETERANS FROM THE WEST SIDE SHOW UP.
UH, WE HAVE SINCE PROCEEDED TO DO IT EVERY YEAR.
LAST YEAR WE WERE PART OF THE, UH, SA 300 COMMUNITY, UH, EVENTS SMASHING SUCCESS, AND WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THAT, UM, THIS AREA OF TOWN TO SERVE OUR COMMUNITY IS EXACTLY WHAT WE NEED.
YOU KNOW, A NICE HAMBURGER JOINT, UH, A NICE LITTLE AREA WHERE PEOPLE CAN COME AND GATHER AND, AND, UH, AND, AND, AND, AND OF COURSE THAT GATHERS.
SO THAT'S BASICALLY THE REASON FOR WHAT WE'RE DOING.
NOW, UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE QUESTIONS I ALWAYS ASK APPLICANTS WHEN IT COMES TO I D Z IS THE REASON FOR REQUESTING I D Z.
UM, AND SO IN THIS CASE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE REASON IS PARKING.
UH, THERE ANY OTHER REASON THAT YOU'RE SEEKING I D Z HERE? I I THINK ONE OF THE OTHER ONES WAS SETBACKS BECAUSE ONE OF THE BUILDINGS IS ACTUALLY ENCROACHING INTO A, A REQUIRED SETBACK THAT A NORMAL TRADITIONAL BASE DISTRICT WOULDN'T ALLOW.
THAT LOOKS LIKE THAT COULD BE EITHER 1506 OR 1514 POTENTIALLY.
AND SO, YEAH, SO WE ENVISION FRONT PORCHES ON THESE BUILDINGS AND, AND ACTIVATING THE STREET AND, AND THE SETBACKS WAS PART OF THAT.
UH, THIS IS A QUESTION TO STAFF.
YOU KNOW, ONE OF, WELL ONE OF THE CONCERNS RAISED BY MS. ORTEGA WAS THAT THE ZONING WILL RUN WITH THE PROPERTY AS WILL THIS I D Z THREE, CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
UH, ONCE THE ZONING'S GIVEN THEY'RE NOT BOUND TO KEEP THESE TWO EXISTING BUILDINGS.
I KNOW MR. MACIAS MIGHT, AND THAT CERTAINLY IS INTENTION NOW, BUT THAT THEY COULD DO ANYTHING ALLOWED WITHIN I D Z THREE.
SO JUST TO CLARIFY, WHEN AN I D Z CATEGORY IS REQUESTED, PART OF THAT REQUEST INCLUDES WHAT USES WOULD BE ALLOWED.
IN THIS CASE, ALL THEY'RE ASKING FOR IS COMMERCIAL USES.
SO THERE'S NO REQUEST FOR RESIDENTIAL DENSITY.
IF SOMEONE WANTED TO DO RESIDENCES, IT HAS TO BE REZONED AGAIN AND GO THROUGH THAT PUBLIC INPUT PROCESS.
SO RIGHT NOW THE REQUEST IS ONLY FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
THE ZONING DOES RUN WITH THE PROPERTY.
A NEW OWNER WOULD ONLY BE ALLOWED TO DO THE SAME TYPES OF USES THAT WOULD BE A PART OF THAT ORDINANCE APPROVED BY COUNCIL AND WOULD STILL HAVE TO ADHERE TO THE SITE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.
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IF THERE IS DEMOLITION OF THOSE BUILDINGS, IT STILL HAS TO GO THROUGH A REVIEW FOR DEMOLITION, WHICH INCLUDES OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION, BUT THEN THEY'RE STILL ADHERING TO THE SITE PLAN ON THE PLACEMENT OF THOSE BUILDINGS.THERE'S VERY, VERY LITTLE LEEWAY WHEN IT COMES TO A MINOR AMENDMENT.
IF IT TRIGGERS A MAJOR AMENDMENT SUCH AS AN ENTIRELY OTHER PLACEMENT OR A LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE BUILDING, THAT IT HAS TO GO THROUGH A REZONING PROCESS FOR THAT PUBLIC INPUT ON THE RELOCATION OR THE NEW SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT THE NEW BUILDINGS WOULD HAVE.
SO EVEN THOUGH THE ZONING RUNS WITH THE PROPERTY, THAT FUTURE OWNER IS GONNA BE TIED TO THAT SITE PLAN.
UM, I THINK THAT'S ALL I HAVE AT THIS TIME.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION OR QUESTIONS RATHER FROM COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? YES.
I WANNA ASK A QUESTION TO STAFF.
SO, UM, BECAUSE OF THIS CHANGE, DOES THAT MEAN THAT THERE'S NO PLAN AMENDMENT THAT'S REQUIRED FOR THIS? NO, BECAUSE THERE'S NO, UM, OH, UH, MICHAEL GO AHEAD.
YEAH, THERE'S NO CONSISTENCY PLAN FOR THE AREA RIGHT NOW.
AND THEN I GUESS, UM, SO IF THEY DID CHANGE, UM, AND LISTEN TO KIND OF SOME OF WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS SAYING, UH, STILL QUESTION TO STAFF, UM, COULD THEY AMEND TO JUST C THREE, UM, USES, I KNOW, I KNOW THE REASON WHY, UM, THEY WANT THE ZONING, UM, I D Z BECAUSE OF THE PARKING AS WELL AS THE SETBACKS.
BUT WITHOUT THINKING ABOUT THAT, COULD THEY JUST ZONE IT AS C THREE AND IT WOULD BE, SO C THREE WOULD TRIGGER, SO THEY CAN'T MEET PARKING WITH THE CURRENT BUILDINGS, KEEPING THE CURRENT BUILDINGS.
THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MEET PARKING, UM, FOR THE INTENDED USES FOR EVERY CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY, THAT OWNER OR THAT APPLICANT WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH A WAIVER PROCESS TO THE BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT.
THAT'S THE PURPOSE OF I D Z TO RELAX THE PARKING REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY FUTURE CERTIFICATES OF OOC OCCUPANCY THAT FALL UNDER THAT ZONING THAT THEY REZONE IT TO IN I D Z THREE TO AVOID HAVING TO GO THROUGH A WAIVER PROCESS EACH AND EVERY TIME A C OF O IS CHANGED.
SO THEN, UM, IF THEY DO THE IDZ THREE, BUT THEY, THEY WOULD STILL HAVE TO DO, DO THE CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR EACH BUILDING? CORRECT.
EVERY, EVERY TENANT HAS TO DO A C O.
UM, I HAVE JUST THEN TWO QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT.
UM, I GUESS JUST IN SUMMARY, DO YOU KNOW ABOUT HOW MANY PEOPLE THIS SITE WILL BE ABLE TO HOLD, UM, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE HAVING AN EVENT OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT? WELL, WHAT I CAN TELL YOU, UM, UH, REFERRING TO THE YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN EVENT.
UM, WE'VE HOSTED, I WOULD SAY, YOU KNOW, WE HAD 200, WE HAD 200 VETERANS SHOW UP, YOU KNOW, SO I MEAN, UH, IT WASN'T ELBOW TO ELBOW, UM, BUT IT MIGHT BE A COUPLE HUNDRED PEOPLE YOU'RE THINKING MAYBE.
AND WHAT I ALSO UNDERSTAND, IF I MAY, THAT, UM, THE C THREE DESIGNATION IS MUCH MORE LAX TO, TO ANSWER, TO ANSWER.
YOU KNOW, THE, THE COMMUNITY'S, UH, UH, CONCERN, UM, WITH A C THREE DESIGNATION WOULD BE DEVELOPERS, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE, ONE OF THE CONCERNS WAS 40 YEARS FROM NOW WHEN WE'RE ALL NOT HERE, OR AT LEAST ME AND THOSE THAT WERE IN ATTENDANCE, WHAT HAPPENS THEN? I SAID, WELL, WE CAN ONLY HOPE THAT, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FOUR KIDS THAT I'VE BEEN BLESSED WITH, JUST LIKE MY FATHER WHO MIGRATED HERE AND DID WHAT HE DID AND INSTILLED IN ME URA, ORIO AND
BUT WITH THE I D Z, THERE'S MUCH MORE SAFEGUARDS PUT IN PLACE FOR, YOU KNOW, BIG DOG INDUSTRIES TO COME IN AND, AND WIPE EVERYTHING AWAY AND, UH, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT.
BECAUSE ACCORDING TO STAFF, I BELIEVE THERE'S NO, UM, GUARDRAILS, UH, WITH THAT C THREE DESIGNATION, MR. MACIAS BRINGS UP A GOOD POINT WITH THE BASIC C THREE.
THERE'S NO SITE PLAN REQUIRED, SO THERE'S NO ADHERENCE TO, FOR FUTURE OWNER TO MAINTAIN THE PLACEMENT OF THOSE BUILDINGS.
THEY COULD GO THROUGH A DEMO PROCESS IF APPROVED AND BUILD SOMETHING NEW THAT MEETS THE C THREE ZONING STANDARDS.
AND THEN, UM, LAST QUESTION FOR YOU ALL.
SO IF I'M READING IT CORRECTLY ON THE, THE MAP, UM, THE NUMBER 15 UNDER THE P FOR PARKING, IS
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THAT 15 SPOTS OR IS THAT JUST A NUMBER? YES, THAT'S THE NUMBER OF SPACES THAT WE HAD IDENTIFIED AND COULD BE ACCOMMODATED IN THAT.UH, AND THEN, UM, WHERE DO Y'ALL SEE EVERYONE ELSE PARKING? IF YOU HAVE A LARGE EVENT WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE, WHERE WOULD THEY PARK? GOOD QUESTION.
SO THERE, THERE ARE A LOT OF STREETS AROUND WITH, WITH PARKING, UM, ON THE RIGHTS OF WAY.
THERE ARE ALSO SOME OTHER PROPERTIES WITH, UH, THAT THE OWNERS HAVE SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS WITH.
SO Y'ALL WORK WITH OTHER BUSINESSES TO OFFER MM-HMM.
AND SO WE'RE, WE'RE ENVISIONING NOT ONLY ACCOMMODATING MORE, UH, PARKING SPACES ON THESE PARCELS, WHICH ARE NOT SHOWN IN, IN SPACES RIGHT NOW, UH, BUT, UH, BUT USING SHARED PARKING AGREEMENTS.
AND WHERE, UM, ARE THOSE SHARED PARKING LOTS? ARE THEY CLOSE BY OR WOULD YOU HAVE TO WALK BLOCKS AWAY, OR WHERE ARE THEY, DO YOU KNOW? UM, CATTY-CORNERED TO 1500, UM, UH, ACROSS THE, YEAH, CADDY CORNERED TO 1500.
SO, UH, THE RED, THE RED ROOF.
SEE THAT ON THE MAP PLEASE? THE RED ROOF.
SO, UM, ONE OF MY SIBLINGS, UH, OWNS, UH, THAT EVERYTHING THAT HE'S CIRCLING THERE, UH, UM, ALONG, YEAH.
SO I HAVE SHARED PARKING WITH HIM AND THEN ACROSS, DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET, UM, UH, THERE'S A TIRE SHOP THAT HAS BEEN THERE FOR 40 YEARS.
UH, AND THEY CLOSED THEIR BUSINESS AT 6:00 PM OKAY.
SO YEAH, I'M, I'M IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE IMMEDIATE AREA.
SO THEN WITH THOSE EXTRA PARKING LOTS, DO YOU THINK MAYBE 50 SPACES EXTRA OR ABOUT HOW MANY, I MEAN, 'CAUSE I GUESS I'M JUST THINKING OF THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE AND THE NEIGHBOR'S CONCERN WAS PARKING, AND I KNOW THAT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING THAT OUR COMMISSIONERS ARE ASKING ABOUT AS WELL TOO.
WHERE ARE PEOPLE GONNA PARK WHEN THEY GO AND VISIT THIS VENUE? SO, SO WE, WE HAVEN'T DONE A DETAILED, UH, PARKING STUDY.
WE DID A MORE DETAILED PARKING STUDY, UM, AFTER WE MET WITH THE NEIGHBORS ON SATURDAY, UH, MONDAY.
AND I THINK I CAME UP WITH, UH, WITH, UH, ABOUT 45.
BUT, BUT WE, WE, WE WERE, LOOK, WE WERE LOOKING AT THE HEAD END PARKING THAT'S KIND OF BUILT RIGHT NOW, BUT THAT IS NOT GONNA BE ALLOWED, UH, TO BE CONTINUED.
THE HEAD IN PARKING RIGHT OFF OF THE RIGHT OF WAY ON WEST COMMERCE.
SO WE HAVEN'T DONE A DETAILED STUDY YET.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? OKAY.
UM, COMMISSIONER SIPES QUESTION FOR STAFF, UM, REGARDING THE HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, UM, I D Z THREE I D Z THREE HAS NO LIMIT TO THE HEIGHT, BUT SINCE A BUILDING IS ALREADY SHOWN ON THE SITE PLAN, AND SINCE IT SAYS THAT THE BUILDING IS TWO STORIES, DOES THAT COUNT AS LIMITING IN ESSENCE, THE HEIGHT? YES, THAT'S CORRECT.
SO THE I D Z THREE HAS THE ABILITY TO RESTRICT HEIGHT ON THE SITE PLAN THAT GIVES COUNSEL THE AUTHORITY TO DO THAT.
SO IF THEY'RE SHOWING THE SQUARE FOOTAGE AND THE HEIGHT AT THOSE APPROPRIATE HEIGHTS AND THEY WANT HIGHER HEIGHT, THAT'S AN AUTOMATIC MAJOR AMENDMENT.
SQUARE FOOTAGE, INCREASED SQUARE FOOTAGE, NOT GOING HIGHER, BUT GOING WIDER IS AN ALLOWANCE OF 10%.
UH, SO THERE ARE CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE MINOR.
THERE'S CERTAIN THINGS THAT ARE A MAJOR AMENDMENT.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? YES.
UM, JUST MORE A QUESTION ABOUT SOME OF THE RESIDENTIAL HOMES THAT ARE STILL FILTERED THROUGHOUT THE AREA DOWN THERE.
ARE YOU DOING LOUDSPEAKERS OUTDOOR MUSIC? WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS AS FAR AS OUTDOOR VENUE? UM, YES, WE WOULD HAVE MUSIC, UH, BUT CONSCIENTIOUS OF OUR NEIGHBORS.
SO IF YOU LOOK AT, UM, THIS, THIS, UM, SO, UM, YOURS TRULY OWNS THIS HOUSE RIGHT HERE.
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ARE IN FAVOR.CAN YOU, UH, GET CLOSER TO THE MIC, PLEASE? SURE.
SO, UM, UH, I, MY WIFE AND I, UH, OWN THIS PROPERTY RIGHT HERE.
UM, I'VE SPOKEN, AND THIS IS A BROWNSTONE, UM, ART SPACE IS, UH, JOHN HERNDON HAS PURCHASED THIS BUILDING.
HE HAS REPURPOSED IT AS, UM, IT'S AN ARTIST, UH, GATHERING SPOT.
UM, SO THIS HERE, MR. RUBIN, UH, SPOKE TO HIM AND HE IS OKAY WITH THE, WITH MY IDEA ALONG WITH MRS. GONZALEZ RIGHT HERE.
BUT TO BE, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, MS. GALE, YES, WE WOULD HAVE OUTDOOR MUSIC, UH, BUT IT WOULD BE LIMITED IN, IN IT'S, WE'RE NOT GONNA BE OPEN TILL 2:00 AM OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
IT'S GONNA BE A FAMILY ORIENTED, UH, PLACE AND, UH, WITH LIMITED HOURS.
UM, STAFF, JUST CLARIFY SOMETHING FOR ME THAT I'M CONFUSED ABOUT.
SO THE, WITH THE I D Z THREE, THAT LOCKS HIM IN, AS WE HEARD THAT HE'S NOT GOING TO MAKE ANY NEW BUILDINGS, UH, OR TEAR ANY DOWN.
IS HE LOCKED INTO THAT OR WILL HE BE ALLOWED TO DO SO? IF HE CHANGES HIS MIND LATER, HE'S LOCKED INTO THE PLACEMENT AND THE SQUARE, UM, SQUARE FOOTAGE WITHIN A 10% AND THE HEIGHT OF THE BUILDINGS, HE COULD REPLACE THEM WITH NEWER BUILDINGS IN THAT SAME LOCATION IF APPROVED THROUGH A DEMO, UH, REVIEW PROCESS.
ALRIGHT, IF I MAY, UM, YES, UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
ANYONE ELSE ON MY LEFT? ALRIGHT, MR. MACIAS, I'LL GIVE YOU AN OPPORTUNITY TO SAY ONE LAST THING AND THEN IT'S ALL IN A FLOOD ZONE SO NOTHING CAN BE A BUILT, WE'RE JUST GONNA USE THE EXISTING BUILDINGS.
UM, I'M HAPPY TO SEE YOU REUSING THESE BUILDINGS.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'VE BEEN VACANT FOR A WHILE.
UM, I SHARE OF COURSE SOME OF THE CONCERNS REGARDING PARKING, UM, THAT HAVE BEEN RAISED BY MS. ORTEGA AND, AND MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS.
UM, NONETHELESS, I THINK GIVEN THE LOCATION OF THIS PROPERTY, UM, AND I HAVE A FEELING THAT YOU HOPE THAT A LOT MORE OF YOUR POPULATION WILL BE COMING FROM U T S A, WHICH YOU POINTED OUT WAS, YOU KNOW, BASICALLY IN WALKING DISTANCE ABOUT 0.3 TO 0.6, I THINK.
UM, AND GIVEN THE OTHER CONSIDERATIONS AND CONCERNS BY MS. ORTEGA, I THINK THOSE HAVE BEEN FAIRLY WELL HASHED OUT AS FAR AS THE HEIGHT THAT THAT WOULD REQUIRE.
ANOTHER ZONING CHANGE, UH, THAT INCREASES IN FAIR SQUARE FOOTAGE BEYOND THE MINOR AMENDMENTS POINTED OUT BY STAFF, UH, WOULD HAVE TO GO THROUGH ANOTHER ZONING CHANGE.
UM, AND SO AT THIS TIME I'M GOING TO MOVE, UH, TO RECOMMEND APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 11.
SECOND, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND AT THIS TIME.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? YES.
I LOVE THAT THIS IS GONNA BE THERE.
UM, TO ME, I'M NOT REALLY COMFORTABLE WITH, UM, THE PARKING SITUATION.
UM, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY CASES IN DISTRICT ONE WHERE IT IS ADDRESSED AND I MAKE SURE THAT IT IS ADDRESSED WITH ALL OF MY, UM, DEVELOPERS AND THE APPLICANTS.
UM, SO I'M JUST CONCERNED WITH THAT.
UM, I WILL SUPPORT THE MOTION BECAUSE I, I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS, THIS WOULD BE HUGE FOR THIS AREA.
UM, BUT I JUST HOPE THAT YOU ALL WILL CONSIDER PARKING AND WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE NOT JUST PARKING ALL ON THE STREET AND BLOCKING TRAFFIC.
UM, 'CAUSE THAT'S A HUGE CONCERN FOR ME.
UM, BUT I DO WANT THIS IN THAT AREA, SO I WILL SUPPORT IT.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? YES.
UM, I THINK IT'S A GREAT IDEA, BUT YOU FORGOT TO PLAN THE PARKING AND I THINK THAT THAT'S VERY HUGE.
PUT A LOT OF CARS ON THE STREET FOR AN EVENT OF 200 PEOPLE IS UH, I THINK POOR PLANNING.
I THINK EITHER YOU NEED TO HAVE THE EVENT SOMEWHERE ELSE OR REDISCOVER WHAT THOSE BUILDINGS NEED TO BE USED FOR.
BUT I'M HAVING A HARD TIME APPROVING THIS TODAY BECAUSE OF THAT ISSUE.
WE'VE HAD MANY OTHER EVENT PLACES COME BY WITH FAR MORE PARKING SPACES AND WE DENIED 'EM AT THAT TIME.
YOU ONLY ARE SHOWING 15 PARKING SPACES FOR WHAT
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YOU HAVE AT A YEARLY EVENT, AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA GROW CAFE HERE, BREWING HERE, DINING HERE.THOSE, I'M, I'M NOT, THAT'S JUST NOT SQUARING WITH ME CORRECTLY THAT YOU'RE GONNA BE ABLE TO ACCOMMODATE IN THE PROPER MANNER WITH YOUR PARKING SPACES.
SO, UM, DUE TO THAT, I DON'T THINK I CAN APPROVE THAT TODAY.
ANYONE ELSE ON MY LEFT? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
I MEAN, IF I COULD, I JUST NEED TO MAKE ONE POINT OF CLARIFICATION.
UM, THE MAJOR AMENDMENT HEIGHT IS ALLOWED UP TO 10%, BUT IF YOU MATHEMATICALLY FIGURE THAT OUT, IF YOU HAVE A 30 FOOT HIGH BUILDING, 10% ONLY GIVES YOU THREE MORE FEET.
SO IT ENDS UP BEING A MAJOR AMENDMENT.
ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR THAT CLARIFICATION.
UH, WOULD BE SURPRISED IF ANYONE WOULD BOTHER GOING THROUGH THAT PROCESS FOR THREE FEET.
UM, BUT, UH, ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION A SECOND.
WE HAVE HAD DISCUSSION AT THIS TIME.
[12. 19-5645 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700142 (Council District 1): A request for a change in zoning from "R-5 AHOD" Residential Single-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ-2 AHOD" Medium Intensity Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted for ten (10) residential units on Lot 19, Lot 23 and Lot 24, Block 20, NCB 13035, located at 1006 Chulie Drive, 1010 Chulie Drive and 707 Rexford. Staff recommends Denial. (Associated Plan Amendment PA-2019-11600038) (Michael Pepe, Planner, (210) 207-8208, Michael.Pepe@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]
UM, ALL RIGHT.ITEM NUMBER 12, MICHAEL PEPE PLANER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
THIS IS ITEM NUMBER 12, LOCATED AT 1 0 0 6.
CHUY DRIVE IS A REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM R FIVE TO I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR 10 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
32 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 2000 FEET, 200 FEET.
ONE WAS RETURNED IN FAVOR, ONE IN OPPOSITION.
THE SHEER HILLS RIDGEVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
STAFF HAS FOUND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND DEVELOPED DEPA DEVELOPMENT PATTERN IN THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS OF THE REQUESTED I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR 10 RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
WOULD THE APPLICANT FOR THIS ITEM COME UP OR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE? GOOD AFTERNOON, JAMES GRIFFIN AGAIN.
UH, 1 1 2 EAST PECAN, UH, HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
UM, GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT HERE.
SO WE ARE PART OF THE CHEER HILLS RIDGEVIEW, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD, WHICH IS A, UH, LARGE NEIGHBORHOOD AS FAR AS AREA, UH, AND NUMBER OF HOMES OR WE'RE KIND OF IN A UNIQUE AREA, UM, UH, SOMEWHAT ON, ON AN, ON AN ISLAND HERE.
UH, HERE IS OBVIOUSLY TWITTY 1 4 10 IN THE AIRPORT IS JUST UP HERE.
THIS YOU SEE THE PARKING LOT FOR.
UH, WHAT IS A PRETTY LARGE POWER CENTER? UH, IT USED TO BE A TARGET, NOW IT'S A, A HOME STORE, BUT, UM, SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND SQUARE FEET OF RETAIL.
UH, C THREE REGIONAL COMMERCIAL, UH, RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET, UH, HERE ON CHILE.
UH, THIS IS A TWO STORY OFFICE BUILDING THAT'S ACTUALLY ZONED INDUSTRIAL.
UH, YOU HAVE SOME MORE INDUSTRIAL USES GOING DOWN THIS WAY.
UH, AND THEN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, KIND OF STARTS TO OUR SOUTH AND, AND THEN HEADS, UH, ALL THAT, THAT WAY SOUTH AND TO THE WEST.
UM, AS YOU AS, UH, YOU HEARD STAFF WAS RECOMMENDING DENIAL.
UH, THE, THE PRIMARY REASON, UH, MAYBE THE ONLY REASON AS WE UNDERSTAND IT IS, UH, POTENTIAL IMPACT ON NEIGHBORS.
AND THE FACT THAT IT'S THREE LOTS OUT OF, UM, A SLIGHTLY LARGER, UH, BLOCK THERE THAT, THAT YOU SEE WAS, UM, REALLY CREATED AS AN ISLAND WHEN THE, THE HIGHWAY WAS BUILT DECADES AGO.
UM, WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THOSE, TALKING TO THOSE NEIGHBORS.
UM, I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN ABOUT IT BEING COMPATIBLE WITH THE, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.
UM, BUT THE REST OF THAT BLOCK REALLY IS NOT FAR BEHIND US.
UM, IN FACT, IN IN PAST, UH, ALL THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS HAD JOINED TOGETHER AND LISTED THE ENTIRE PROPERTY FOR SALE.
THE OTHER HOMES AND LOTS ON THIS BLOCK, UH, ARE, UH, OWNED BY INVESTORS AND BEING MARKETED, UH, FOR, FOR REDEVELOPMENT, FOR SALE, UM, FOR SOMETHING, UH, SIMILAR TO WHAT WE'RE DOING.
I IDEALLY, WE WOULD'VE LIKED TO HAVE INCLUDED THAT WHOLE BLOCK, BUT, UH, JUST DIDN'T WORK OUT THAT WAY.
UM, PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, UH, AS YOU HEARD, THE THE NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT.
UM, AND WHAT WE'VE DONE, WE STARTED OFF ON THIS PROJECT, UH, WITH SOMETHING A LOT MORE DENSE.
WE WERE PROPOSING 17, UH, DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
UH, THAT WAS ABOUT 22 UNITS PER ACRE.
UH, WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, FIRST THROUGH THE BOARD AND THEN, UH, REACHING OUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD WAS GREAT, UH, HELPING US, UH, REACH OUT TO, UH, BASICALLY ALL THE HOMEOWNERS AND PROPERTY
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OWNERS IN THE AREA.I HAD A MEETING A, A MONTH OR TWO AGO, UH, TO KIND OF KICK THINGS OFF, START THAT DISCUSSION, UM, WORKING THROUGH A LOT OF COMMENTS AND, AND CONCERNS THAT CAME UP FROM THE NEIGHBORS, UH, AND MADE SOME DRASTIC PROJECT CHANGES.
UH, ONE, WE'VE, WE'VE DROPPED IT DOWN TO A TOTAL OF 10 UNITS, UH, DOWN FROM THE ORIGINAL 17.
AND THERE WERE, UH, PROBABLY FIVE OR SIX CHANGES IN BETWEEN THERE AS WELL AS FAR AS DESIGN, LAYOUT, UH, NUMBER OF UNITS, UH, SOME OF THE MAJOR, UM, ITEMS TO NOTE.
AND DO Y'ALL HAVE THE SITE PLANS? YOU CAN UP, IF YOU DON'T MIND.
UM, A, AS YOU SAW, REXFORD IS THAT STREET ON THE SOUTH.
UH, SOME OF THE MAJOR CHANGES THAT WERE MADE WAS INSTEAD OF HAVING MORE UNITS THERE, UH, AND, AND WE HAD, UH, PROPOSED THREE STORY, UH, BUILDINGS THERE.
UH, LIMIT BASICALLY THAT LOT THAT SOUTHERN HALF OF THE PROPERTY, UH, TO ONLY TWO HOMES.
AND ORIENT THE, UH, THE HOME ON THAT SIDE.
UH, THERE YOU CAN KIND OF SEE IT.
UM, SO HERE, SO HERE'S REXFORD.
SO THIS AREA, UH, ONLY HAS TWO HOMES NOW, LIMITED TO TWO STORIES.
UH, AND THE ORIENTATION OF THIS HOME WAS TURNED TO FACE REXFORD.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THE OTHER HOMES ON REXFORD.
UH, SOME OF THE OTHER ITEMS THAT CAME UP WAS, UH, ONCE WE DID REDUCE THE DENSITY, THE DISCUSSION BECAME NOT SO MUCH THE NUMBER OF UNITS, BUT THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
UH, SO WE CHANGED THE PROJECT FROM A, UH, ALL SINGLE FAMILY DETACHED TO A TOWN HOME PROJECT.
THEY'RE STILL SINGLE FAMILY FOR SALE HOMES, UH, BUT TO REDUCE THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS.
THESE ARE NOW FOR, UH, TOWNHOME, UH, UNITS THERE, UM, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION.
THIS DID REQUIRE A PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, TO, UH, WHAT WAS ORIGINALLY HIGH DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UH, BECAUSE WE DROPPED DOWN OUR UNITS, IT WAS CHANGED TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL.
UH, THIS WENT BEFORE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, THE WEEK BEFORE LAST, UH, WHERE IT WAS RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL, UH, BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, SO HERE WE ARE TODAY, UH, REQUESTING, UH, I D Z WITH 10, UH, SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
AGAIN, THE, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT PORTION HAS BEEN RECOMMENDED FOR APPROVAL BY PLANNING COMMISSION.
UH, THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS, UH, SUPPORTIVE AS ARE ALL THE IMMEDIATE, UH, NEIGHBORS.
HAD LOTS OF GOOD DISCUSSION WITH THEM.
UM, UH, RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT, UH, FOR THIS, UH, REQUEST AS WELL.
AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
THANK YOU, MR. GRIFFIN, UM, ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS MATTER, JIM SMITH AND MR. SMITH, IF YOU WOULD STATE YOUR NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU OPPOSE, I'D APPRECIATE IT.
I LIVE AT 6 1 3 ATE DRIVE, AND UM, I'M ACTUALLY IN SUPPORT AND I REPRESENT THE SHER HILLS RIDGEVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS CASE, I NEED THREE MINUTES.
I WAS PRESENTED WITH THIS CASE ABOUT MARCH, AND I SAW 17 SLOT HOMES AND I SAID, WHAT THE IS GOING ON? HOWEVER, THIS PROPERTY'S BEEN FOR SALE FOR A LONG TIME, AND I'VE HAD PEOPLE SINCE I'M THE CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMITTEE, UNFORTUNATELY, THEN PEOPLE CALL ME AND I'M THE FIRST PERSON TO HEAR ABOUT STUFF.
SO WE, SOMEBODY WANTED TO DO A TEXACO STATION HERE, BECAUSE IT'S ON THE FRONTAGE ROAD FOR 2 81.
AND OF COURSE, THEY BUILT A FLYWAY, SO YOU CAN'T SEE IT ANYMORE.
SO BECAUSE THIS PROJECT HAD 17 UNITS AND I DIDN'T SEE ANY REVISIONS, I DECIDED THAT WE WOULD DO A PROACTIVE STANCE AND CONTACT ALL OF THE 200 FOOT PEOPLE IN ADVANCE.
WE HAD 24 NEIGHBORS, SOME OF THEM WERE COUPLES, SO WE HAD ABOUT A 50% REPRESENTATION.
WE DON'T HAVE ANY REPRESENTATION TODAY.
AND THEN WE DECIDED TO ADJOURN AND GO TO A VERY NOISY BAR CALLED THE 54TH STREET RESTAURANT AND DRAFT HOUSE.
WE HAD SOME SENIOR CITIZENS COMPLAINING THEY COULDN'T HEAR, BUT I DID THIS ON PURPOSE.
I WANTED PEOPLE TO OPEN UP, IF YOU'RE IN A FORUM LIKE THIS, NOBODY'S TALKING.
WE WANTED TO HEAR WHAT THE PEOPLE WANTED.
SO WE HAD TO GO AND TALK TO THREE OR FOUR PEOPLE AT ONCE WITH ALL THE NOISE IN THE BACKGROUND.
AND IT WAS A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE.
EVERYBODY OPENED UP, OUR ZONING COMMISSION WAS THERE RIGHT IN THE CENTER THE WHOLE TIME.
AND SO WE, UH, STRS, WE TOOK A LOOK AT IT AND WE CAME UP WITH A DRASTIC RECOMMENDATION TO HAVE EIGHT TO 10 UNITS.
SO, UH, NOT EIGHT TO 10 UNITS, EIGHT TO 10 BUILDINGS.
I'M THE PERSON THAT I, I, I DON'T LOOK AT A DUPLEX AS THIS.
THE NUMBER OF BUILDINGS IS MORE IMPORTANT TO US THAN HAVING 17 BUILDINGS.
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OP OPTION E AND AN OPTION D.OPTION D RAN A ROAD FROM REXFORD RIGHT STRAIGHT UP TO CHILE.
SO THE PROBLEM WAS, IS THAT REXFORD IS A LOW, LOW LYING STREET, AND THE GRADES WOULD CAUSE A LOT OF FLOODING AND STUFF LIKE THAT THERE.
SO EVEN THOUGH FROM A A CITY PLANNING STANDPOINT, WE LIKED D WE LIKED TO TO PROTECT THE LITTLE CUL-DE-SAC ON REXFORD.
PLUS, WE REALIZE THAT SOME OF THESE FOLKS THAT VISIT ON THIS PARTICULAR SCHEME, THERE ARE TWO DEAD END TRAFFIC, UH, PARKING SPACES GOING UP REXFORD.
AND THEN IF YOU GO IN FROM, UH, ERROL, THERE'S ALSO TWO EXTRA PARKING SPACES AT THE END SO THAT EVERYONE HAS A TWO CAR GARAGE, PLUS THERE'S FOUR EXTRA PARKING SPACES THAT WE HAD NEGOTIATED WITH THEM.
WE ALSO, UM, HAD A NUMBER OF OTHER THINGS THAT WE REQUESTED AND THE DEVELOPERS WERE SURPRISINGLY COOPERATIVE.
SO IN A SUMMARY, I THINK THAT IF THE STAFF HERE WOULD ENCOURAGE MORE FOR THE DEVELOPERS TO GO FORWARD AND MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THAT YOU'RE GONNA HAVE LESS CONTROVERSIAL CASES THAT MIGHT WIN OCCASIONALLY, BUT WE ARE IN SUPPORT.
ANY OTHER CITIZENS TO BE HEARD? NO, SIR.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER OLIVAREZ.
UM, SO I, UM, HAVE BEEN VERY INVOLVED IN THIS CASE.
UM, I DID GO AND ATTEND THE MEETINGS AND I LISTENED TO, UM, THE CONCERNS OF THE NEIGHBORS.
UM, AND I WAS REALLY SURPRISED THAT, UM, WE DID GET IT DOWN TO, UH, 10 UNITS.
UM, SO THAT'S REALLY EXCITING.
UM, RIGHT NOW, UM, CURRENTLY THE PLAN IS TO ALSO, UM, KIND OF FIX UP THE AREA A LITTLE BIT, ADD SOME SIDEWALKS, UM, MAKE SURE THAT THE DRAINAGE IS APPROPRIATE AS WELL, WHICH IS PART OF THIS WHOLE PROCESS.
UM, SO I'M REALLY EXCITED THAT THE, UM, APPLICANTS WERE WILLING TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS, UM, ON THIS CASE.
UM, I DO WANNA POINT OUT THAT, UM, STAFF IS IN DENIAL.
UM, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, IT'S UM, JUST NOT APPROPRIATE AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IT'S JUST THOSE THREE LOTS AS OPPOSED TO THAT WHOLE BLOCK.
UM, FOR ME, I FEEL LIKE THIS WOULD START POSSIBLY A TREND, UM, IN THE FUTURE.
AND YOU CAN'T, TO ME, I DON'T REALLY FEEL COMFORTABLE SAYING NO BECAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THE REST OF THE, THE BLOCK ON BOARD.
UM, SO I HAVE A NOTE THAT JUST SAYS IN THE FUTURE, THIS IS FROM CITY STAFF.
UM, IN AN EMAIL, THEY JUST STATED THAT IN THE FUTURE, THIS BLOCK MAY BE GREAT FOR HIGHER MEDIUM DENSITY, BUT RIGHT NOW THERE ARE THREE OTHER LOTS IN THE BLOCK THAT HAVE ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
UM, HOWEVER, I FEEL LIKE THIS COULD SET A PRECEDENCE FOR THAT AREA.
UM, BUT IT WOULD BE NICE TO SORT OF ACTIVATE THE SPACE AND HAVE, UM, MORE NEIGHBORS AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND, UM, THOSE THINGS.
UM, SO I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
I DID WANT TO, UM, POINT OUT, UM, SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN AS WELL TOO.
SO JUST GIMME A MOMENT WHILE I TRANSITION MY, UM, SO I DID GO AHEAD AND I, I READ THE NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY PLAN AND I DIDN'T READ ALL OF IT.
I DID SKIMM IT 'CAUSE THAT'S 144 PAGES.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT THAT, UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD MEET, UM, SOME OF THE GOALS, NOT ALL OF THE GOALS AS PART OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN, BUT A LOT OF THEM.
UM, OR, BUT SOME OF THEM, MY APOLOGIES.
UM, SO GOAL NUMBER FOUR IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN IS TO ENSURE A TRANSITION BETWEEN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL AREAS THAT IS AESTHETICALLY PLEASING WHILE DISCOURAGING ENCROACHMENT INTO RESIDENTIAL AREAS.
UM, AND THAT OBJECTIVE IS ENCROACHMENT OF BUSINESSES INTO EXISTING RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS.
UM, SO NEXT DOOR TO THIS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF ERROL IS A BUILDING.
AND SO AS PART OF THIS GOAL, UM, IN PUTTING HOMES THERE, IT COULD EVENTUALLY, YOU KNOW, HAVE BECOME A BUSINESS OR SOMETHING ELSE, WHICH WOULD BE THEN ENCROACHING ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, SO TO ME I FEEL LIKE THAT SUPPORTS IT.
UM, GOAL NUMBER FIVE IS TO PROMOTE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT THAT IS COMPATIBLE WITH EXISTING NEIGHBORHOODS AND THAT INCORPORATES SOUND, STORM WATER, UM, MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.
UM, THE DRAINAGE WAS A HUGE ISSUE, UM, AND CONCERN WITH THE NEIGHBORS BECAUSE, UM, THAT AREA AT THE END OF THE ROAD, REXFORD DOES FLOOD OFTEN AND I LIVE CLOSE TO THERE.
SO I'VE SEEN IT, IT GETS PRETTY BAD.
UM, HOWEVER, THERE IS GONNA BE SOME DEVELOPMENT IN THE FUTURE, SO THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF SOON.
UM, BUT I DID WANNA POINT OUT THAT THE DEVELOPERS WERE LISTENING AND THEY WERE, UM, ABLE TO ANSWER THOSE QUESTIONS AND APPROPRIATELY TELL THE NEIGHBORS HOW THEY'RE GOING TO ADDRESS SOME OF THOSE DRAINAGE ISSUES.
UM, GOAL NUMBER SEVEN IS TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION TO IMPROVE STORM WATER.
UM, IMPROVING THE STORM WATER AND DRAINAGE, UM, AS WELL AS ADDING THE SIDEWALKS AND THAT DEVELOPMENT.
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'CAUSE IT'S GONNA BE HOMES AND NOT A COMMERCIAL AREA.IT ALSO MEETS GOAL NUMBER EIGHT, WHICH IS TO REDUCE NOISE LEVELS THROUGHOUT THE, UM, NEIGHBORHOOD AREA.
SO IT'LL BE RESIDENTIAL RATHER THAN, UM, COMMERCIAL OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
THAT COULD GET A LITTLE NOISY.
UM, AND THEN GOAL NUMBER NINE IS TO MAINTAIN AND ENHANCE THE INFRASTRUCTURE TO MEET CURRENT AND FUTURE DEMANDS.
UM, THERE IS A DEMAND FOR MORE HOMES IN THE AREA, AND THIS IS JUST KIND OF, UM, THE WAY THAT THE APPLICANTS ARE FOLLOWING THIS.
UM, SO I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS.
I JUST WANTED TO POINT OUT SOME OF THOSE POINTS.
UM, IN MY RESEARCH THAT I'VE BEEN DOING ON THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT.
UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY GREAT TO WORK WITH THE DEVELOPERS AND THE NEIGHBORS.
I MEAN, IT WAS A REALLY GOOD MEETING.
YES, IT WAS REALLY LOUD WHEN WE WERE OVER THERE, BUT, UM, I MEAN, IT WAS GREAT.
NOT ONE PERSON WAS SILENT AND THERE WAS A LOT OF PEOPLE THERE.
UM, SO THAT WAS REALLY EXCITING TO BE PART OF AND JUST LISTEN.
UM, SO I JUST WANTED TO KIND OF TELL Y'ALL A LITTLE BIT MORE BACKGROUND ABOUT THAT.
UM, A LITTLE BIT MORE EVIDENCE AS FAR AS THE COMMUNITY PLAN GOES.
UM, BUT AT THIS TIME I WOULD LIKE TO OPEN IT UP TO MY OTHER COMMISSIONERS, UM, IF Y'ALL HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, CONCERNS, FEEDBACK, ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ANY QUESTIONS ON MY LEFT? ANY QUESTIONS? RIGHT? UH, COMM, I'M SORRY.
SO THE TWO HOUSES THAT ARE EXISTING THERE, WERE THEY AT THIS MEETING? DID THEY VOICE A THOUGHT? UH, WHICH, WHICH TWO HOUSES ARE YOU SEEING? IT'S THE, THE TWO THAT WOULD BE FACING IS THAT REXFORD THING IN FRONT OF THE, THE PROPERTY OR NEXT DOOR? NO.
SO IT LOOKS LIKE THERE'S, THERE'S GONNA BE TWO RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES THAT'LL BE EXISTING THAT'LL STAY THERE.
AND THOSE ARE THE TWO THAT ARE FACING REXFORD.
SO, UM, DO YOU MEAN THIS ONE NEXT DOOR? IS THAT SEVEN 200? I CAN'T SEE THAT.
AT THE CORNER OF REXFORD AND ERROL.
IS THAT THE ONE YOU'RE POINTING OUT? NO, AT THE CORNER OF REXFORD AND MACALESTER HIGHWAY ACCESS ROAD.
UM, SO OVER THERE IS A DEAD END.
SO THOSE ARE, THOSE TWO HOMES ARE GONNA BE STAYING THERE.
UM, THOSE PROPERTIES IN THIS AREA, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, ARE OWNED BY THE SAME PERSON.
SO, UM, THESE PROPERTIES HERE, THOSE 1, 2, 3, 4 THAT ARE IN THAT LAST BLOCK, UM, THIS CORNER LOT HERE AS WELL TOO OFF OF ERROL REXFORD.
UM, AND THEN THEY ALSO OWN THIS COMMERCIAL BUILDING RIGHT NEXT DOOR OFF OF CHEWY AND ROL FROM MY UNDERSTANDING.
SO THEY'RE STILL GONNA CONTINUE TO OWN THOSE PROPERTIES.
UM, BUT THEY ARE WORKING WITH THE DEVELOPERS POTENTIALLY TO EVENTUALLY IN THE FUTURE MAYBE MOVE OVER, SELL THOSE.
UM, SO IT'S A POSSIBILITY, BUT RIGHT NOW THAT'S KIND OF AS IT IS.
I, I GUESS THOSE ARE LEASED UNITS.
UM, BUT THEY WEREN'T AT YOUR MEETING AT 54TH STREET? I DIDN'T MEET THEM.
I DON'T, DO YOU WANNA ADD SOMETHING JAMES? I DIDN'T MEET THEM PERSONALLY.
THOSE, SO THE HOUSES BETWEEN US AND TWITTY ONE ARE ALL OWNED BY THE, UH, SAME, SAME GROUP.
UH, WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THEM.
HAD SEVERAL DISCUSSIONS WITH THEM.
UH, NOTICE WAS WHEN, WHEN JIM WENT AROUND AND TRIED TO GET AS MANY PEOPLE ENGAGED AND INVOLVED AS POSSIBLE.
WENT TO THE TENANTS AS WELL, KNOWING THAT A LOT OF THOSE HOUSES ON THAT BLOCK IN, IN THE AREA MIGHT BE RENTERS.
SO WANTED TO GET THE OWNERS AND THE, THE TENANTS.
UM, SO E EVERYBODY WAS CONTACTED.
WE'VE BEEN IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE OWNERS.
UM, I DON'T THINK ANY OF 'EM WERE ACTUALLY AT THE, THE MEETING.
UM, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN INVOLVED AND ENGAGED IN THE, THE PROCESS.
DID THEY HAVE A COMMENT ON IT? THEY, THEY WERE HAPPY WITH THE DEVELOPMENT.
UM, THEY, THE FOLKS WHO ARE EAST, UH, DID WANT TO POTENTIALLY JOIN IN, IN THE REZONING, BUT UM, THEIR TIMELINE WAS A LITTLE DIFFERENT, UH, THAN OURS.
BUT, UM, GENERALLY SUPPORTIVE.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? ALRIGHT, TI THANK YOU AND THANK YOU EVERYBODY FOR YOUR WORK ON THIS CASE.
UM, SO I WOULD LIKE TO, UH, MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 12.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ANY DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT ON MY LEFT.
ANY DISCUSSION? RIGHT? HEARING NONE.
[14. 19-5647 ZONING CASE Z-2019-10700144 (Council District 5): A request for a change in zoning from "I-2 AHOD" Heavy Industrial Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ-2 AHOD" Medium Intensity Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted for six (6) residential units on Lot 4 and Lot 5, Block 3, NCB 2582, located at 124 East La Chappelle. Staff recommends Approval. (Mercedes Rivas, Senior Planner, (210) 207-0215, Mercedes.Rivas2@sanantonio.gov, Development Services Department)]
ITEM NUMBER 14.[01:20:06]
GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.MERCEDES REBA, SENIOR PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ZONING CASE Z 2 0 1 9 DASH 1 0 7 0 0 1 4 4.
LOCATED AT 1 2 4 EAST CHAPPELLE.
THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE ZONING FROM I TWO TO I D Z TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR SIX RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
30 NOTICES WERE MAILED OUT TO PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET.
SIX WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO IN OPPOSITION AND ONE IN OPPOSITION OUTSIDE OF THE 200 FOOT BOUNDARY.
THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WAS NOTIFIED AND IS IN OPPOSITION.
STAFF HAS NOT FOUND EVIDENCE OF LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST.
THE PROPOSED USE IS CONSISTENT WITH THE FUTURE LAND USE DESIGNATION AND ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL AND THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT.
UH, THE APPLICANT, MICHAEL SHACKLEFORD, UH, 8 6 3 9 WHITE SHADOW 7 8 2 4 9.
I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY OWNER AT 1 2 4 EAST LA CHAPPELLE.
THIS IS NOT MY FIRST TIME, BUT STILL NERVE WRACKING.
UH, THE PURPOSE OF THE, UH, ZONING CASE IS TO GO FROM I D Z TO I D Z TWO.
UM, THE REASON FOR IS TO BUILD SOME SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
UH, THE PROPERTY, UH, THE PROJECT WE ANTICIPATE IN BUILDING SIX UNITS, BOTH AT THE MARKET RATE AND AFFORDABLE RATE.
UM, I DID MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE LONE STAR ART FOLKS.
UM, AND THEIR ONLY CONCERN TO ME, UM, WAS, UH, NOT THE DENSITY OR THE USE OF THE REQUEST, UH, WAS SIMPLY OF PARKING.
UM, HOWEVER, OUR PROJECT ACCOMMODATES THE, THE PARKING ACCORDING TO THE U D C, WHICH IS TWO PARKING SPOTS.
AND IT'S, UM, FRONT TO BACK, NOT TANDEM.
UH, IT'S, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU SEE THAT'S THE SITE PLAN HERE.
WE DO HAVE, UH, UH, PLANNED PARKING, UH, WHICH WOULD BE HEAD IN AND THEN IT WILL ALSO BE FENCED IN.
UM, IF, I DON'T KNOW IF Y'ALL HAVE THE, UH, WE HAD, WE DID HAVE A, UM, WHAT IS IT CALLED? ARCHITECTURAL DRAWING.
I DON'T KNOW WHY IT WAS TURNED IN, I DON'T KNOW.
BUT, UH, JUST, JUST IN GENERAL, THIS IS, THIS IS THE WAY THE PROJECT IS GO, IS GOING TO LOOK.
UH, THE PROPERTY IS SURROUNDED BY BOTH INDUSTRIAL AND SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTS, UH, IN THE AREA.
UH, WE BELIEVE IT'S, IT'S IN COMPLIANCE OF THE U D C, UM, AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN.
UM, AND WE JUST, WE BELIEVE THIS IS A REASONABLE QUEST OF THE, OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANY CITIZENS TO BE HEARD ON THIS MATTER? NO SIR.
SO THIS IS A DISTRICT FIVE CASE AND SO IT FALLS TO ME, UM, MR. SHACKLEFORD, UM, I APPRECIATE THE ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS HERE.
UM, ARE THOSE GARAGES OR CARPORTS? THEY ARE CARPORTS ACCORDING TO THE U D C.
DO YOU KNOW IF THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS INDICATED, UM, WHETHER THEY PREFER CARPORTS OR GARAGES? THEY'VE NEVER MENTIONED THAT THEY'VE, UH, WHAT THEY'VE ONLY BROUGHT UP THE, THE SIDE-BY-SIDE PARKING.
UH, WE, THE U D C DOESN'T REQUIRE THAT AND WE'RE JUST COMPLYING SIMPLY WITH THE U D C AND ALSO WITH THE CURRENT NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATION.
THEY ALSO HAVE THE SAME TYPE OF PARKING IN THE AREA.
I'M GONNA OPEN THIS UP TO QUESTIONS FROM MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS, UH, COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT.
UM, I DID WANNA ASK, HOW MANY SPOTS DID YOU SAY? WAS IT PER UNIT? OH, WE, IT'S I BELIEVE ONE AND A HALF.
SO WE'RE GOING TO HAVE TWO TWO PARKING SPOTS.
AND IT'LL BE BACK TO BACK FRONT DOOR.
I GUESS SOMEONE PARKING IN THE FRONT AND SOMEONE PARKED BEHIND THE DRIVEWAY.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? COMMISSIONER'S ON MY RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER ROMELL, I WOULD LIKE TO ASK STAFF IF THEY COULD, UH, WALK US THROUGH THE GROUND PLAN COMPARISON FORM A LITTLE BIT.
'CAUSE WE'VE JUST STARTED GETTING THESE.
AND SO WITH THIS ONE WE'RE JUST KINDA LOOKING AT SOME NUMBERS THAT COMPARE THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION TO SEVERAL VACANT LOTS.
AND THEN, SO LIKE THE BUILDING HEIGHT ON THIS ONE IS A LITTLE BIT HIGHER THAN ONE OF THE SURROUNDING LOTS AND A LOT HIGHER THAN ONE OF THE OTHER ONES.
SO WHAT ARE, WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS THAT
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YOU APPLY? I MEAN, I UNDERSTAND THE GROUND PLAN COMPARISON FORM, BUT AS WE READ THIS, WHAT ARE THE STANDARDS THAT ARE BEING APPLIED TO SO THAT THIS FORM TELLS US WHETHER THIS IS APPROPRIATE OR NOT? SO THERE'S NO SPECIFIC STANDARD YOU HAVE TO ADHERE TO OTHER THAN WHAT THE BASE DISTRICT REQUIRES.SO I D Z TWO HAS A MINIMUM OR HAS A MAXIMUM HEIGHT RESTRICTION.
IT'S THE GROUND PLAN COMPARISON FORM IS JUST SUPPOSED TO GIVE YOU SOME MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE BLOCK FACE, UH, TO DETERMINE IF THE PROPOSED USE AT ITS RESTRICTED HEIGHT IS APPROPRIATE IN THAT BLOCK.
IT'S JUST MORE INFORMATION FOR YOU TO DELIBERATE, UM, AS YOU MAKE YOUR RECOMMENDATION.
I MEAN THE ONES WE SAW AS EXAMPLES WHEN WE WERE SORT OF GETTING THE 1 0 1 ON THIS WERE MORE OBVIOUS.
LIKE, OH WOW, THIS ONE REALLY FITS WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR THIS ONE REALLY DOESN'T FIT.
AND THIS ONE'S SORT OF, KIND OF, AND THEN THERE'S A LOT OF MISSING INFORMATION.
SO IT, IT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT HARD TO PROCESS HOW THIS IS HELPING US ON THIS ONE.
AND, AND MA'AM FOR THE RECORD, IT WAS HARD FOR ME TO PROCESS AS WELL.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
UM, YOU KNOW, I DRIVE DOWN THIS AREA QUITE FREQUENTLY.
UM, CERTAINLY AN AREA THAT'S REALLY REDEVELOPING AND I'M REALLY CLOSE ON THIS ISSUE RIGHT NOW.
UM, WHAT WE'RE SEEING IN LONE STAR, WE HAD ONE LAST WEEK THAT I THINK WAS SIMILARLY, FIVE OR SIX UNITS.
DEVELOPER BROUGHT IT DOWN BY ONE UNIT TO COMPLY WITH SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, UH, DESIRES.
UM, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE HAD A GREAT EXAMPLE OF SORT OF THE WORK WITH NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND DEVELOPERS IN THE PREVIOUS CASE.
UM, AND I KNOW WE'RE GONNA HAVE ANOTHER SIMILAR CASE NEXT WEEK.
UM, OR SORRY, NOT NEXT MEETING I THINK, OR THE MEETING AFTERWARDS WHERE WE'RE DEALING WITH, YOU KNOW, AWFUL LOT OF UNITS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED TO IT.
AND, AND I I GET WHY 'CAUSE WE'RE SEEING, YOU KNOW, THESE MAYBE TWO RESIDENTIAL LOTS.
I KNOW THAT THIS WAS, UH, ZONED INDUSTRIAL AND HONESTLY RIGHT NOW I'M, I'M GOING BACK AND FORTH.
UH, COMMISSIONER IF IF, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE YES, YES.
YOU WOULD, UH, WOULD A REDUCTION HELP EASE YOUR, YOUR I THINK A REDUCTION, UH, TO FIVE UNITS WOULD DO IT.
ADDITIONALLY, YOU KNOW, WHAT I COULD OFFER YOU IS, UM, IS A CONTINUANCE.
IF I COULD TALK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE A CHANCE TO DO.
UM, TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT THEIR CONCERN IS.
'CAUSE I THINK TO SOME DEGREE IT IS THE NUMBER OF UNITS AND YOU KNOW, I THINK IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WERE TO LOOK AT THIS AND DISCUSS WHERE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NEIGHBORHOOD'S GOING, WHAT THE FUTURE PROJECTS ARE, UH, BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF DEVELOPMENT ON THIS STREET ON FEST, UM, WE'RE GONNA SEE ANOTHER PROJECT ON FEST IN THE NEXT MEETING OR TWO.
UM, SO I THINK A CONTINUANCE WOULD BE HELPFUL AND WOULD GIVE YOU THE SHOT TO GET THAT SIX UNITS.
UM, COMMISSIONER, AND JUST SO YOU'RE AWARE AND EVERYONE'S AWARE, WE DID MEET WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE ONLY CONCERN WAS THE PARKING FROM THE GENERAL STANDPOINT, I WILL TELL YOU THAT, UH, THE LONE STAR ART DISTRICT DOES CONTRIBUTE TO THE ISSUES RELATED TO PARKING.
UM, OUR PARKING IS LIMITED TO TWO VEHICLES AND IF SOMEONE HAS A GUESS, MAYBE IT'S ONCE A MONTH, TWICE A MONTH, IT'S, IT'S, IT'S AN UNKNOWN.
UM, BUT WE KNOW THAT THE ART DISTRICT HAS, DOES HAVE THE EVENTS.
THEY WANNA BE ABLE TO HAVE THE PARKING FOR THEM, BUT, BUT LIMITED FOR THE PROPERTY OWNER, WHICH IS COUNTERINTUITIVE OF THEIR ARGUMENT.
UM, SO WHAT I CAN DO AND WHAT WE WOULD DO AS AN APPLICANT IS A, WE WOULD MAKE A, WE WOULD REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF UNITS FROM SIX TO FIVE, BUT ALSO I WILL WORK WITH, UH, COUNCILMAN UH, GONZALEZ IN MAYBE PARKING ON THAT STREET ALTOGETHER.
BUT I DON'T THINK THAT WOULD SATISFY THE LONE STAR ART DISTRICT BECAUSE THEY DO NEED THAT PARKING FOR THEIR EVENTS.
SO, UH, SO I, I JUST, I DON'T KNOW HOW TO, IF WE WOULD EVER SATISFY THE LONE ARTS LONE STAR ART DISTRICT, I REALLY DON'T.
AND, AND IF I'M HEARING YOU CORRECTLY, WHAT I'M HEARING NOW IS THAT YOU ARE AMENDING AT THE PODIUM FOR AN I DZ TWO A H O D, MEDIUM INTENSITY INFIELD DEVELOPMENT ZONE AIRPORT HAZARD OVERLAY DISTRICT WITH USES PERMITTED FOR FIVE RESIDENTIAL UNITS.
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YES.SORRY, THAT THAT'S PROPERTY, YOUR HONOR.
THEY ARE VERY COMFORTABLE WITH GOING TO FIVE, FIVE UNITS, UM, IN LIGHT OF THAT AMENDMENT.
UM, I'M GONNA MOVE FOR APPROVAL AS AMENDED.
UM, AND THE REASON I'M MOVING IS BECAUSE I APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THAT, THOSE UNITS DOWN TO FIVE.
UM, THE CARPORTS ARE SOMETHING THAT THE LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS LIKED, UH, BECAUSE IT GENERALLY MEANS PEOPLE WILL NOT USE THEIR GARAGES FOR STORAGE, UM, AND WILL ACTUALLY USE IT FOR CARS.
AND SO THAT DOES ADDRESS, UM, THE PARKING SITUATION.
AND SO, UH, THERE IS A MOTION ON THE FLOOR AT THIS TIME FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER 14 AS AMENDED.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
UH, ANY, UH, DISCUSSION COMMISSIONER'S ON MY LEFT? YES.
SO, UM, MY COMPUTER, I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S TAKING A, A FOREVER TO LOAD, BUT IT WAS, UM, 0.1954 ACRES.
IS THAT CORRECT? ON THE LOT? I, I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE 'CAUSE I'M NOT SURE IF THIS IS CORRECT.
UM, 'CAUSE WHEN I'M DOING THE MATH WITH FIVE UNITS, THAT'S 0.39 ACRES, UM, PER HOME.
AND I KNOW IT'S LIKE ONE BIG BUILDING, SO IT'S A LITTLE DENSE.
BUT, UM, I JUST WANTED TO ASK ABOUT THE ACREAGE AND NOW MY COMPUTER HAS LOADED, SO I APOLOGIZE.
UM, ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT.
I JUST, I SUPPORT AND I APPRECIATE YOUR WILLINGNESS TO AMEND IT.
I, I WAS HAVING A LITTLE HEARTBURN WITH THAT DENSITY.
UM, AS FAR AS PARKING GOES, I, I WOULD LIKE TO SEE YOU FIGURE OUT A WAY TO HAVE AT LEAST A COUPLE OF OVERFLOW SPOTS.
WE ALL HAVE FAMILIES AND MAYBE IT'S ONCE, MAYBE IT'S EVERY OTHER WEEK.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU HAVE A BACKYARD BARBECUE OR HAVE PEOPLE OVER FOR BIRTHDAY PARTIES, YOU'RE GONNA BE LOOKING AT BLOCKING THE STREET PROBABLY AT SOME POINT.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? HEARING NONE.
THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALRIGHT, I BELIEVE THAT IS THE END OF OUR CASES FOR CONSIDERATION TODAY.
[16. 19-5642 Consideration and Approval of the July 16, 2019 Zoning Commission Minutes]
ITEM NUMBER 16, UH, CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE JULY 16TH ZONING COMMISSION MINUTES.ARE THERE ANY AMENDMENTS, ALTERATIONS, CORRECTIONS TO THE AMENDMENTS? YES.
COMMISSIONER ROMERO? YEAH, JUST 'CAUSE I THINK WE'LL BE SEEING HER A LOT.
UM, EMILY WEISLER, HER NEW NAME THAT'S ON ITEM NINE, MAYBE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
HER, HER LAST NAME IS MISSPELLED.
ONLY KNOW THAT BECAUSE I'M LOOKING AT AN EMAIL FROM HER
ANY OTHER ALTERATIONS, CORRECTIONS, AMENDMENTS, HEARING NONE FROM MY RIGHT.
UH, WITH THAT CHANGE, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
UH, ONE POINT OF PERSONAL PRIVILEGE BEFORE WE, UM, GET ON OUR WAY IS, THANK YOU SO MUCH, COMMISSIONER OLIVARES.
AND THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR HARD WORK AND YOU KNOW, AS YOU EXHIBITED TODAY, YOUR GREAT PREPARATION.
ALRIGHT, WITH THAT WE ARE ADJOURNED.