* This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting. [00:00:08] ALL RIGHT. GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH OUR SPANISH TRANSLATION SERVICES STATEMENT, PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. THANK YOU SO MUCH. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. 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. I HEREBY CALL THIS RAILING NOTICE MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION INTO SESSION. THE TIME IS 1 0 5. I'D LIKE TO DO A ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT. THANK YOU, MR. CHAIR. UH, MARCO BARROS. UH, DISTRICT NINE, JOHN BUSTAMONTE, DISTRICT FIVE AL ORTIZ, DISTRICT EIGHT. DANIEL KELLUM, DISTRICT ONE, JOHN WITT, DISTRICT 10. TAYLOR WATSON, DISTRICT JANELLE CHASE, MAYOR'S OFFICE. GEORGE AND HOSA DISTRICT THREE. EDDIE RE IS DISTRICT FOUR DISTRICT SIX. MCC QUORUM IS PRESENT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, UH, WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. PRIOR TO COMMENCING OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE OUR STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEANING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. BEFORE I BEGIN, PLEASE TURN YOUR PHONES ON VIBRATE OR TURN THEM OFF. THE ZONING COMMISSION IS AN 11 MEMBER BODY APPOINTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL TO MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS ON ZONING CASES UPON RECEIVING A RECOMMENDATION FROM THE ZONING COMMISSION, YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS FROM THE DATE OF THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATION TO FORWARD YOUR CASE TO CITY COUNCIL. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS PROCEDURE, PLEASE CONTACT YOUR CASE MANAGER. STAFF WILL BEGIN EACH CASE WITH A SHORT PRESENTATION OF THE REQUEST. PART OF THE PRESENTATION INCLUDES A MAP THAT SHOWS THE AREA TO BE CONSIDERED FOR REZONING AND PROPERTY WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT. PROPERTY CHECK MARKS INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN X INDICATES THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION. FOLLOWING 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 THE 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 AND MUST YIELD THAT TIME. WHEN THE SPEAKER COMES TO THE PODIUM, THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR A REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMITATION ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION QUESTIONS. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. [Zoning Items  ] ALRIGHT, THANK YOU STAFF, IF WE COULD GO OVER OUR UH, POSTPONED ITEM PLEASE. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS THAT ARE POSTPONED AND THEY WILL BE SENT OUT REIFICATION ITEM NUMBER ONE LOCATED AT 11 0 4 1 AND TEN EIGHT NINE NINE SOUTH HAUSMAN ROAD AND ITEM NUMBER 24 LOCATED AT 80 79 ECKERD ROAD. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR THOSE TWO PROPERTIES, YOU'RE FREE TO LEAVE AS THOSE ITEMS WILL NOT BE HEARD TODAY AND YOU WILL BE RE NOTIFIED IF AND WHEN FUTURE ACTION OCCURS. ALL RIGHT, THANKS. UH, STAFF, IF WE COULD PLEASE GO OVER THE LIST OF ITEMS ON THE COMBINED HEARING. NUMBER ONE ITEMS THAT WE HAVE ON CONSENT ITEMS. 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, AND 31. [00:05:01] ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, EXCUSE ME, COMMISSIONERS, ANY OF THESE ITEMS YOU WISH TO PULL TO INDIVIDUAL? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE, LOOKING RIGHT, SEEING NONE. UH, IF WE COULD PLEASE READ THE COMBINED HEARING NUMBER ONE INTO THE RECORD PLEASE BEFORE I READ THE START READING THE CONSENT AGENDA. WE HAVE A UH, LADY SIGNED UP. MS. AMANDA BROCHE, WHAT ITEM ARE YOU WANTING TO SPEAK ON MS. AMANDA BROCHE? THAT, IS THAT THE POINT ON RIGHT NOW, UM, TO SPEAK? YES. I THOUGHT IT WAS SIGN IN. WELL THIS IS A SIGN IN SPEAK TO SPEAK. OH NO, I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A SIGN IN. OH, OKAY. SO YOU DO NOT WANNA SPEAK. OH, OKAY. THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT, HERE WE GO. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C3 R AND R FOUR TO C TWO AND R FOUR CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR A NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 8 29 SOUTH GENERAL MCMULLEN DRIVE AND 8 36 8 30 AND 8 22 SOUTH ST. AUGUSTINE AVENUE. 48 NOTICES WERE MAILED. EIGHT RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. LAS PALMAS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS POSED UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS OF THE PROPERTY OUTSIDE 200 FEET. WE RECEIVE TWO IN FAVOR. ITEM NUMBER NINE, ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM MH TWO C3 WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. NO WAIT, I APOLOGIZE NOT. NUMBER ITEM NUMBER NINE. I WAS READING NUMBER EIGHT BY ACCIDENT. UM, ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1216 LEO STREET, APPLICANT IS AMENDING THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO 0.186 ACRES OUT OF NCB 2 2 0 5 AND SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN FOR REVIEW. 38 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED WEST END HOPE IN ACTION IN PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS GAVE NO RESPONSE. ITEM NUMBER 10 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO TO IDZ TWO WITH USES PERMITTED IN C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ONE DWELLING UNIT, PROFESSIONAL OFFICE, COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL PARKING LOT WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR PARKING LOTS REQUIRING REMOVAL OF DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN FOR REVIEW. 15 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED WESTWARD WEST FORD ALLIANCE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE. ITEM NUMBER 12 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM NC TO C ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS, I'M SORRY, C ONE. CD WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO AND LIGHT TRUCK REPAIR WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1762 RIGSBY AVENUE. 23 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 13 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM A E THREE S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR FLOOR COVERING SLASH RETAIL TO C TWO WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 34 14 EAST COMMERCE STREET 48 NOTICES WERE SENT. SENT ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM COLISEUM. WILLOW PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND JEFFERSON HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 16 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM RM FOUR TO IDZ ONE WITH USES IN PERMITTED IN RM FOUR RESIDENTIAL MIX DISTRICT AND C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 4 2 2 SOUTH HACKBERRY STREET. 37 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED DENVER HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE. ITEM NUMBER 17 IS A REQUEST FOR IN ZONE FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I ONE TO C ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 2315 BLANCO ROAD 30 NOTICE 31 NOTICES WERE MAILED, ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 18 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I DZ. TWO WITH USES PERMITTED FOR SIX DWELLING UNITS TO IDZ TWO WITH [00:10:01] ALSO USES PERMITTED FOR SIX DWELLING UNITS FOR A MAJOR SITE PLAN AMENDMENT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1 0 2 AND 1 66 J STREET. 38 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR ZERO OPPOSED DENVER HEIGHTS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR. ITEM NUMBER 19 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO R SIX CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR TWO DWELLING UNITS WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1202 NORTHWEST 36TH STREET. 32 NOTICES WERE MAILED. 12 RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 20 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM I ONE TO I ONE S WITH A SPECIFIC, I'M SORRY. FROM I ONE AND I ONE S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR RETAIL LIQUID PETROLEUM PROPANE GAS SALES TO C3 WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT ONE 1-825-NACODOCHES ROAD. 17. NOTICES WERE SENT. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 21 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C ONE TO IDZ TWO WITH USES PERMITTED IN C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. 20 LOCATED AT TWO 10 LEWIS STREET AND 2 15 2 21 AND 2 25 POPLAR STREET. 28 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ZERO. RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 22 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C TWO TO C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR OFFICE WAREHOUSE SLASH FLEX SPACE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1 3 3 4 8 SOMERSET ROAD 19. NOTICES WERE MAILED TO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 23 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO C TWO WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1 4 4 3 5 BULVERDE ROAD 40 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ZERO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED BREAR WICK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN SUPPORT AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE EDEN HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION. ITEM NUMBER 25 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO MF 33 WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 79 0 1 SOUTHEAST LOOP. FOUR TEN NINE NOTICES WERE MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 26. IT IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM NP 15 TO C TWO CD WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTO AND LIGHT TRUCK REPAIR WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS. READ IN ONE AND EIGHT FOOT SOLID SCREEN FENCE ALONG PROPERTY LINE THAT ABUTS SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USE AND OR ZONING AND TWO ONE ONLY ONE INGRESS EGRESS ACCESS POINT FROM DUNLOP ROAD. 13. NOTICES WERE MAILED. THREE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ONE OPPOSED AND NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 28 IS A REQUEST. IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM BP TO PUD MF 25 WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 5,100 BLOCK OF WARS BLOCK ROAD. 50 NOTICES WERE MAILED. TWO RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 29 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FOUR TO C TWO WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 2 1 2 7 SOUTH ZAMORA STREET. 46 NOTICES WERE MAILED. ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO. OPPOSED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM COLLINS GARDEN OR EL CHARRO. NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS BRADY GARDEN'S COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION IS IN FAVOR. ITEM NUMBER 30 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R FIVE AND MP EIGHT TO R FOUR WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 1 2 5 4 5 FISHER ROAD AND GENERALLY IN THE 13,000 BLOCK OF SOMERSET ROAD. 40. NOTICES WERE MAILED. EIGHT RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ZERO OPPOSED. AND THERE'S NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET. ITEM NUMBER 31 IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM OH TWO TO IDZ ONE WITH USES PERMITTED IN AN OH ONE OFFICE DISTRICT AND ONE DWELLING UNIT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME. LOCATED AT 6 1 4 FRENCH WEST FRENCH PLACE. 19 NOTICES MAILED ONE RECEIVED IN FAVOR. ONE OPPOSED ALTA VISTA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION [00:15:01] IS IN FAVOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION. AND ALL ITEMS, UH, STAFF NOTIFIED FOR CITYWIDE COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS FOR ALL CASES AND RECEIVE NO RESPONSE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS? WE DO. WE HAVE A, A SPEAKER FOR ITEM NUMBER ACTUALLY I THINK THAT'S GONNA BE FOR A CONTINUANCE BUT WE HAVE A FIRST WE HAVE ITEM 23 A VOICEMAIL AND THEN WE'LL HAVE ONE FOR 26. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR THE VOICEMAILS PLEASE. DEAN? 3 4 1 5 BUTTERLY 2 1 0 8 2 3 0 5 1 0 THIS IS REFERRING TO CASE NUMBER ZEBRA 2 0 2 4 1 0 7 0 0 2 9 2. I OPPOSE THIS UH, PROPOSAL. UH, THIS WILL DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA. I ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK LANE. 3 4 1 5 BUTTERLY 7 8 2 4 7 2 1 0 8 2 3 0 5 1 0. CASE NUMBER ZEBRA 2 0 2 4 1 0 7 0 0 2 9 2. I OPPOSE THIS, UH, PROPOSED CHANGE IN ZONING. THIS WILL DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES IN A RESIDENTIAL AREA, WHICH SHOULD BE KEPT AT RESIDENTIAL. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, AND NOW FOR ITEM NUMBER 26, MICHAEL G VASOS, IF YOU COULD PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD PLEASE. SIR, CAN WE TURN THE MICROPHONE? YEAH. NOW MY NAME IS MICHAEL CSOS. I'M AT 1 1 7 8 9 DONNA ROAD, THE DIRECT NEIGHBOR TO THE PROPERTY. UM, MY ONLY CONCERNS AND APPEARS PROBABLY MORE WITH THE DEVELOPER THAN ZONING IS JUST LIGHT MITIGATION AND, UH, NOISE MITIGATION. MY NEIGHBOR HAS BEEN VERY RESPECTFUL OVER 40 YEARS AND I'LL BE SAD TO BE LOSING MY NEIGHBOR, BUT THAT WAS ALL AND I'LL ADDRESS THAT WITH THE DEVELOPER. SO THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THAT'S ALL WE HAVE FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. ALRIGHT, I WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION FOR THESE ITEMS. MR. CHAIR, I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, ITEM NUMBER NINE AS AMENDED AND READ INTO THE RECORD. ITEM NUMBER 10 AS AMENDED. ITEM NUMBER 12 13 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28 AS AMENDED. 29, 30 AND 31. I'LL SECOND THE MOTION. AND MR. CHAIR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT. YES. UH, WITH RESPECT TO 26 WITH THE CONDITIONS AS READ INTO THE RECORD. YES. YOU ALL ACCEPTING THAT? THANK YOU FOR CLARIFYING. YES. ALRIGHT. AND YOU TOO. COMMISSIONER BARDOS? YES. ALRIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM SEVEN NINE AS AMENDED. 10 AS AMENDED. 12 13 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26 WITH THE CONDITIONS NOTED. 28 AS AMENDED. 29 30 AND 31. MOTION WAS MADE BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARROS. ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. UM, ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITSETT? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES NINE AND 10 AS AMENDED. 26 AND 28. ALRIGHT. OKAY, THANK YOU. UH, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, THOSE ITEMS WILL NOW BE PROCEEDING ON TO CITY COUNSEL. SO YOU ARE FREE TO ENJOY [00:20:01] THESE LAST FEW. NO, IT'S GONNA STAY WARM NEXT WEEK, ISN'T IT? ALRIGHT. THE LAST FEW DAYS BEFORE THE WINTER SOLSTICE AND THE DAYS START GETTING EVEN LONGER, WHICH WILL BE AWESOME. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO OUR COMBINED HEARING FOR CONTINUANCES, OUR FIRST CONTINUANCE HEARING. WE HAVE TWO ITEMS REQUESTING A CONTINUANCE FOR THREE WEEKS TO THE JANUARY 7TH, 2025 MEETING ITEM NUMBER EIGHT AND ITEM NUMBER 27. AND WE DO NOT HAVE A PUBLIC COMMENT FOR THOSE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THOSE ITEMS, MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE JANUARY 7TH, 2025, HEARING ITEMS NUMBER EIGHT AND ITEM 27. I'LL SECOND THAT MOTION. ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE ITEMS EIGHT AND 27 TO THE JANUARY 7TH MEETING. MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS, UH, DISCUSSION. LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE, LOOKING RIGHT AND SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER WHITSETT? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. WE ALSO HAVE ITEMS FOR ANOTHER, UH, LONGER CONTINUANCE. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS THAT ARE REQUESTING A FIVE WEEK CONTINUANCE TO THE JANUARY 25TH MEETING. 20, 25, 20 FIRST, I APOLOGIZE. JANUARY 21ST. UM, WE HAVE ITEMS 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 14 AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT. WE HAVE VOICEMAILS AND WE HAVE VOICEMAILS FOR ITEM THREE AND 14 AND SPEAKERS FOR ITEM FOUR. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD BEGIN WITH VOICEMAILS PLEASE. MY NAME IS JIM HARNISH. I LIVE AT 7 7 5 1 WILD EAGLE STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 863-5608. MY STATEMENT THIS AFTERNOON. REGARDS ITEM THREE ON THE AGENDA. I AM PRESIDENT OF THE HILDALE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THE COMMERCIAL LOT IN QUESTION IS IN WAS IS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF OUR ASSOCIATION. IT IS NOW ZONED C TWO AND A. THE APPLICANT WANTS TO DROP THE NA RESTRICTION BECAUSE A POTENTIAL TENANT WANTS TO SERVE ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES IN HIS RESTAURANT. FOR NOW, THE HILLSDALE'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSES DROPPING THE NA IF IT CONTAINS NO DEED RESTRICTIONS. FOR INSTANCE, ABOUT THE HOURS OF OPERATION, WE'VE HAD SOME BAD EXPERIENCE IN RECENT YEARS. HILLS AND DALES NEIGHBORS HAVE HAD TO ENDURE LOUD MUSIC, SHOUTING AND OVERFLOW PARKING ONTO OUR RESIDENTIAL STREETS. THESE DISTURBANCES ARE CAUSED BY THE CUSTOMERS OF A PARTICULAR BAR IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT STAYS OPEN UNTIL 2:00 AM IN THE MORNING. WE AND THE APPLICANT ARE NEGOTIATING A SET OF DEED RESTRICTIONS, BUT WE'RE NOT FINISHED. WE ASK FOR A CONTINUANCE UNTIL THE THIRD WEEK OF JANUARY, 2025 TO FINISH, PLEASE COMMISSIONERS GRANT US THIS CONTINUANCE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS RECORDING. THE NEXT VOICEMAIL IS FOR ITEM 14 Z 20 24 1 0 7 0 0 2 7 8 5. HELLO, THIS IS RICK SUMMERS AND LINDA SUMMERS MY WIFE AT 27 38 PEBBLE BREEZE AND WE ARE STRONGLY OPPOSED TO A CAR WASH COMPANY TO OPENING NEXT TO OUR, UH, BACKYARD. WE BOUGHT OUR PROPERTY IN 1982. WE HAVE, UH, WORKED OVER THREE ALL OF THESE YEARS SO WE CAN NOW ENJOY WHAT WE HAVE WHILE LIVING IN OUR HOUSE AND PROPERTY. WE MADE PLENTY OF CHANGES AND IMPROVEMENTS. WE HAVE A NEW SIDING, DOUBLE PANE WINDOWS, WOOD WINDOWS, HOT SHADES, UH, AN EXPANDED KITCHEN AREA AND A METAL ROOFING OUTSIDE IMPROVEMENTS. WE'VE ADDED A SWIMMING POOL, OUTDOOR LIGHTING, PLANTED LARGE OAK TREES, INSTALLED IN GROUND WATER SPRINKLING SYSTEM AND TALL WOOD FENCE. I MENTIONED [00:25:01] THESE THINGS BECAUSE I WANT YOU TO KNOW OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE WORKED HARD TO IMPROVE, UH, OUR PROPERTIES AND WITH, WITH A HIGH COST. UH, WE WANNA THANK YOU VERY MUCH RICK AND LINDA SUMMERS. OUR PHONE NUMBER IS FOUR NINE SIX TWENTY SEVEN SEVENTY TWO TWO TEN. OF COURSE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU VERY MUCH. BYE. WE ONLY HAVE A THREE MINUTES. SO THAT'S IT FOR VOICEMAILS. AND NOW WE'LL MOVE TO SPEAKERS FOR ITEM NUMBER FOUR. FIRST WE HAVE MR. JOHN CARLTON. YES, THANK YOU. UM, I'VE LIVED IN WHERE PROBABLY ABOUT 30 YEARS. I'M SORRY, SIR, CAN YOU FIRST STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS? I APOLOGIZE. OH, ADDRESS. 3 5 5. WHERE FOR THE PAST 33, 34 YEARS. UM, MY OBJECTION TO THIS PROJECT IS NOT THE GENTLEMAN PROPOSING IT OR ANY OF THEIR PROPOSALS. IT'S SIMPLY THAT WE ALREADY, THOSE OF WHO HAS LIVED THERE A LONG TIME, FIND THAT WE CANNOT GET OUT OF OUR HOUSES. WE CAN'T GET OFF OF OUR STREETS. YOU'RE TAKING YOUR LIVES INTO YOUR HAND. THIS INFRASTRUCTURE WAS SET OUT WITH PEOPLE DRIVING MODEL A MORE THAN LIKELY. AND IT'S NOT MADE FOR WHAT'S THERE ALREADY. NOW WE'VE GOT TWO MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING COMING UP ON WHERE WE'VE GOT MORE ON HARDING ALREADY ON PLEASANTON. YOU CAN'T GET OUT THERE. THE IDEAL SCHOOLS DOWN THERE, IT BLOCKS THE STREET. WE SIMPLY ARE HAVE NO ROOM FOR MORE PEOPLE. I'M SORRY. WE DON'T, UH, YOU'RE TAKING YOUR LIFE IN YOUR HAND TO GET ON THE, ON THE ROADS. WE HAVE ACCIDENTS ALL THE TIME. YOU SIMPLY, THERE IS A LOT OF LAND OUT AROUND 16 0 4, 180 1, UM, FOUR 10 WHERE IT'S AVAILABLE TO GO INTO THESE MAJOR, THESE MAJOR ARTERIES. WE DON'T HAVE IT WHERE WE ARE SIMPLY, THIS IS NOT AN OBJECTION FOR THE PROJECT ITSELF, BUT WHERE THEY WANT TO PUT IT BECAUSE WE SIMPLY ARE OVERRUN NOW. AND IT IS A DANGER TO OUR FAMILIES AND IT IS A DANGER TO THE OLD FOLKS BECAUSE THEY DRIVE UP AND DOWN THESE STREETS LIKE WILD MAN. I MEAN, I HAD A CORE ROLE IN MY FRONT YARD ONE NIGHT. UH, THEY'VE TAKEN SEVERAL MAILBOXES DOWN, WENT, WENT INTO ANOTHER NEIGHBOR'S, UH, FENCE THERE. UM, SIMPLY IF THE CITY WANTS TO GROW THE CITY, THEY NEED TO LOOK AT THE INFRASTRUCTURES WHERE THEY'RE PROPOSING TO PUT MORE PEOPLE BECAUSE NO ONE'S CHECKING THAT. THEY JUST KEEP PILING PEOPLE ON TOP OF PEOPLE, ON TOP OF PEOPLE. EVEN IF YOU PUT RED LIGHTS AT EACH END, IT SEEMS THAT A RED LIGHT IN SAN ANTONIO NOWADAYS MEANS SPEED UP. SO THE SOLUTION IS NOT PILING MORE PEOPLE ON THE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR GENERATIONS. ANYONE WHO KNOWS HOW TO RUN A GOVERNMENT OR KNOWS HOW TO RUN A SOCIETY OR SUSTAIN SOCIETY UNDERSTANDS THAT MULTI-GENERATIONAL MIDDLE CLASS PEOPLE ARE THE BACKBONE OF ANY SOCIETY, ANY CITY IN ANY COUNTRY. AND WHEN YOU MAKE WAR ON THEM WITH, UH, BY TRYING TO OVERRUN THEM AND MAKE A BUCK EASY AND FAST, UH, OVERRUNNING YOUR, UH, BACKBONE OF YOUR SOCIETY, THEN YOUR SOCIETY IS GOING TO GO DOWNHILL. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. NEXT WE HAVE MR. ROBERT DE LA GARZA. AND IF YOU CAN PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS. YEAH, IT SAYS HERE IN THE BIG GRID. UH, YES. MY NAME IS ROBERT DE LA GARZA. I LIVE ON 2 95 WEST HARDING BOULEVARD. UM, JUST AS OUR GENTLEMAN, MY NEIGHBOR HERE, UM, I'M THE PRESIDENT OF, OF, UH, OF THE HARLANDALE ACRES, UH, ASSOCIATION, NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND UM, BASICALLY IT'S THE SAME THING. IT'S, UM, WE HAVE A PROBLEM. THE, THE APPLICANT DID COME AND TALK TO US AND THEY GAVE US THEIR PLANS AND THERE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE BETTER APARTMENTS. UH, NOT, NOT, UH, LOW COST AND NOT SOMETHING THAT WE, WE SHOULD WORRY ABOUT. BUT AS, UM, MY NEIGHBOR JUST FINISHED SAYING, THERE'S A LOT OF APARTMENTS AROUND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. WE BASICALLY HAVE TWO STREETS WITH VERY LARGE, UH, LOTS. AND, UM, AS OUR POPULATION GETS OLDER, WELL THEY'RE SELLING THEIR HOMES. UM, AND SO WE WANT TO STOP ADDING SO MUCH TO IT BECAUSE OF THE, THE SAME THINGS THAT HE SAID IT WAS. UM, THE, THE, THERE'S TOO MANY, TOO, TOO MUCH DRIVING, TOO MUCH TRAFFIC. UM, ALSO ON PLEASANTON ROAD, THEY'RE GOING TO, THEY'RE DOING THAT BIG PROJECT WHERE THEY'RE, THEY'RE TRYING TO MAKE IT SAFER FOR PEOPLE TO, TO BE ABLE TO TURN. SO THEY'RE GONNA BE SHUTTING A LOT OF THINGS DOWN. AND IN THAT SPECIFIC LOCATION, IT'S REALLY NOT A GOOD SPOT TO PUT AN APARTMENT COMPLEX, NO MATTER HOW NICE IT MAY BE. SO I THINK THAT, UM, PLEASE CONSIDER, UH, OUR, OUR, OUR, UM, OUR STAND RIGHT NOW AS THE WAY WE SEE IT IS THAT, UH, WE'RE AGAINST THIS PROJECT. WE, UH, WOULD PREFER [00:30:01] PROBABLY TO KEEP IT COMMERCIAL. MAYBE HAVE A, UH, SOMEBODY OPEN THAT UP THERE FOR, YOU KNOW, UM, UH, A NEW BUSINESS OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO CHANGE IT AND PUT MORE APARTMENTS, MORE HOMES. WE'D LIKE TO KEEP OUR, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE PEOPLE ACTUALLY BUY OUR HOMES OR FIX THE HOMES THAT ARE BEING SOLD AND CONTINUE TO LEAVE IT AS A RESONANCE. 'CAUSE YOU KNOW, AS, AS HE SAID, WE'RE GROWING. BUT THERE'S OTHER PLACES THEY CAN PUT APARTMENTS. THE APARTMENTS AT BROOKS ARE BEAUTIFUL, BUT THEY'RE ALL OVER APARTMENTS. YOU DON'T SEE, UH, HOMES IN BETWEEN APARTMENT COMPLEXES. AND I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU IF YOU DROVE THROUGH, UH, SAN ANTONIO. IT'S REALLY, IT REALLY DOWNGRADES THE NEIGHBORHOOD WHEN YOU HAVE A BUNCH OF HOUSES AND THEN YOU HAVE AN APARTMENT COMPLEX IN THE MIDDLE OF, OF THE BLOCK. AND SO THAT'S WHAT'S HAPPENING IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND SO WE REALLY, UH, APPRECIATE THAT YOU, UH, RECONSIDER THIS, THIS, UH, ZONING, UH, CHANGE BECAUSE UM, IT'S NOT GOOD FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. IT'S, UH, IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY WANTED TO KEEP OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, YOU KNOW, CALM LIKE IT'S HAD BEEN FOR SO MANY YEARS. SO PLEASE CONSIDER THAT. THANK YOU MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. AND THEN LAST, WE NEED TO MAINTAIN DECORUM. PLEASE DON'T CLAP. THANK YOU. AND THEN LAST WE HAVE, UH, ROMAN PENA, UH, ROMAN, UH, I'M GOING TO GIVE MY TIME TO DR. DIAZ. SHE'S, UH, OUR BEST PRESIDENT AND SHE KNOWS MORE ABOUT THE PROBLEM THAN I DO. HI, MY NAME IS YOLANDA DIAZ AND I'M A RESIDENT AT, I LIVE ON THREE 10 WEST HARDIN BOULEVARD INSIDE THE HARDIN DE ACRES NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. AND WITH OUR MONTHLY MEETINGS THAT WE'VE BEEN HAVING AND WE, THE PEOPLE THAT OWN THE PROPERTY DID COME TO US AND PRESENT THEIR PROJECT AND THEY SAID THEY WERE GONNA MAKE SOME REVISIONS THAT WE SUGGESTED, BUT WE HAVEN'T HEARD FROM THEM. AND EVERYONE IS OPPOSED TO THIS PROJECT BECAUSE OF THE CONGESTION. WE ALREADY HAVE THE CONGESTION THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE WITH THE PROJECTS THAT ARE TO HAPPEN, WHICH ARE TWO APARTMENT COMPLEXES ON WHERE AND ONE ON WEST HARDING. AND CURRENTLY THE SCHOOL THAT IS BASICALLY THREE SCHOOLS IN ONE AT THE END OF HARDING AND WHERE IN BETWEEN THE TWO BLOCKS WE ALREADY HAVE ALL THAT CONGESTION, FUTURE CONGESTION WITH THESE FUTURE APARTMENTS AND ADDING MORE APARTMENTS AT THE LOCATION THAT IT'S, THAT THEY WANNA DO IT AT IS GONNA FURTHER ADD CONGESTION ON PLEASANTON AND ON OUR STREETS AS WELL. SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THE NEIGHBORS THAT LIVE IN THE AREA ARE OPPOSED TO THE ZONE CHANGE. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. AND THAT IS IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON THESE ITEMS. ALRIGHT. UM, IS THERE A MOTION ON THESE ITEMS FOR CONT MR. CHAIR? YES. CAN I MAKE A COMMENT BEFORE WE MAKE THE MOTION? THAT'S FINE. UM, I, I KNOW WITH ITEM NUMBER FOUR, UH, THERE SEEMS TO BE A LACK OF COMMUNICATION AT, AT THE END WITH HARLANDALE. UM, AND WE HAVEN'T SEEN THE APPLICANT, SO CASE MANAGER, COULD THEY CUTTING IN AND OUT? COULD THE, COULD THE CASE MANAGER LET THE APPLICANT KNOW? I DON'T KNOW IF THE APPLICANT'S KIND OF ABANDONED IT AND DOESN'T WANNA DO IT ANYMORE, BUT, UH, MAYBE IF THEY CAN KIND OF REFER OH, ARE YOU THE CASE MANAGER? JUST LET KNOW IF HE OR SHE THEY CAN COME AND SPEAK. YEAH, THEY'VE BEEN RATHER UNRESPONSIVE AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNRESPONSIVE SO FAR. OKAY, THANK YOU. THA THANK YOU CHAIR. ALRIGHT, GREAT. I THOUGHT YOU WERE GONNA MENTION THAT THIS WAS A OLD KITTY CITY WAY BACK IN THE DAY. UM, WELL IT IS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE B AND B BARBECUE, WHICH IS MY WIFE'S FAVORITE PLACE. SO IS THAT IS VERY IMPORTANT. WE GOTTA KEEP THAT AIR. NO, I'M JUST KIDDING. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SORRY. UM, WE GOT OFF TRACK. . ALRIGHT, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THESE ITEMS? MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS TO THE JANUARY 21ST, 2025. HEARING ITEMS. 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 14. I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER WATSON TO CONTINUE ITEMS 3, 4, 5, 6, AND 14 TO THE JANUARY 21ST, 2025 MEETING. UH, DID I MENTION THAT IT WAS THAT YOU MADE THE MOTION THAT COMMISSIONER WATSON MADE THE MOTION WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER HINOJOSA. ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? [00:35:01] YES. COMMISSIONER? WHAT'S THAT? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR S SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT. AND IT APPEARS WE HAVE ONE OTHER CASE THAT IS SEEKING A LONG CONTINUANCE. WE DO. WE HAVE ONE ITEM THAT IS REQUESTING A SEVEN WEEK CONTINUANCE TO THE FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 MEETING. UM, AND WE DO HAVE PUBLIC COMMENT, WE HAVE VOICEMAILS AND A SPEAKER. ALRIGHT. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, FOR THE SPEAKER IN THE AUDIENCE ON, ON THIS ITEM NUMBER 11, DID YOU HAPPEN TO LEAVE A VOICEMAIL OR NO, I DIDN'T LEAVE A VOICEMAIL. OKAY. OKAY, GREAT. JUST MAKING SURE. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR THE, YOU MAY WANNA HAVE HER COME UP FIRST. UH, SINCE THERE'S 13 VOICEMAILS, IT'S UP TO YOU. I WILL TAKE THAT SUGGESTION. THAT'S AN EXCELLENT SUGGESTION. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK FIRST AND, AND IF YOU CAN JUST, UH, STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS PLEASE. HI, MY, MY NAME IS PRISCILLA REYNA OYE AND I LIVE AT 1812 NORTH HACKBERRY AND I'M HERE ON BEHALF OF, UH, MYSELF AND MY NEIGHBORS. AND, UH, THIS PROJECT IS SO WRONG ON MANY LEVELS. WE ARE VERY OPPOSED TO, UM, THEM WANTING TO BUILD A 16 STORY CONDO PENTHOUSE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. UM, FIRST OF ALL, UM, YOU JUST DID A REZONING OR CHANGED THE ZONING LESS THAN A YEAR AGO AND NOW THEY WANNA COME IN AND CHANGE THAT. UM, THEY WANT, UH, PUT A 16 STORY CONDO PENTHOUSE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AND I'D LIKE TO SHOW YOU A PICTURE OF WHAT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD LOOKS LIKE RIGHT NOW. IT'S ALL NICE AND GREEN. NO WILL, YOU CAN HAND IT TO THE STAFF MA'AM. THEY CAN BE EXACTLY, THEY CAN PROJECT IT. THERE YOU GO. THANK YOU. UM, FIRST OF ALL, UM, WE ARE SO CONGESTED WITH TRAFFIC RIGHT NOW. UM, IN OUR, IN OUR SMALL STREETS THERE, UM, WHERE THERE'S TRAFFIC ALL DAY EVERY DAY. THERE WE HAVE GOOD, UM, PORT SAM HOUSTON THERE, RIGHT AROUND THERE. WE HAVE SMALL BUSINESSES THERE AND THERE'S JUST TOO MUCH TRAFFIC THERE. UM, THAT'S A BIG, VERY BIG CONCERN WHEN THEY WANNA HAVE A HUNDRED UNITS AT THIS IN THIS BUILDING. UM, ALSO EVERYBODY'S REALLY CONCERNED ABOUT OUR TAXES ALSO. HOW IS THAT GONNA AFFECT OUR TAXES? UM, WE ARE, ARE, AND THESE CONDOS ARE GONNA BE GOING FOR 400, $500,000. UH, WHAT HAPPENED TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING HERE? I KNOW OVER THE SUMMER THE CITY HAD A SURVEY TO WHAT WAS IMPORTANT TO THE RESIDENTS OF SAN ANTONIO AND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING WAS RIGHT UP THERE, NUMBER ONE. I THINK SO. UH, WE NEED TO STOP LETTING ALL THESE BILLIONAIRES COMING IN AND JUST WANTING TO GENTRIFY OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, JUST PLOWING THROUGH OUR NEIGHBORHOODS, DOING WHATEVER THEY WANT. WE NEED, WE ASKING YOU TO PLEASE PUT PEOPLE BEFORE PROFITS. UM, AND I THINK THAT'S ABOUT ALL I HAVE RIGHT NOW. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. OH MA'AM, MA'AM, YOU'RE ALRIGHT. THANKS. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD LISTEN TO THE VOICEMAILS PLEASE. UH, I LIVE ON 3 1 5 B STREET AND, UH, I'M OPPOSING TO THAT CASE FOR ON 1316 AUSTIN STREET. IT'S LIKE I SAID, THERE'S NO, THERE'S NO ROOM FOR FLOW OF, I DON'T KNOW, AT LEAST 150 MORE VEHICLES. AND, UH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED, HOW YOU GUYS GOT CONVINCED, BUT WHAT HAPPENED WITH C AREAS, THAT'S JUST A FEW BLOCKS AWAY FROM THAT. IT LOOKS LIKE WE WERE BUILDING MORE APARTMENTS AND APARTMENTS AND, AND TEXAS KEEP GOING UP AND NOBODY, NOBODY'S RESPECTING ANYTHING YOU GUYS ARE DOING, UH, STUFF WITHOUT US BEING NOTIFIED. I DON'T THINK THAT'S RIGHT. SO YOU'RE GONNA BUILD THOSE SKYSCRAPERS. I WANT A CHUNK OUT OF THE MONEY TOO, WHAT THE CITY'S GETTING 'CAUSE IT'S NOT FAIR FOR EVERYBODY ELSE. THANK YOU MS. DIA COLE. I LIVE AT 1 0 5 RENO STREET IN GOVERNMENT HILL. I'M CALLING ABOUT CASE 1 9 7 [00:40:01] AT 1316 AUSTIN STREET. I DRIVE BY THIS PROPERTY FREQUENTLY ON THE WAY HOME FROM MY BUSINESS. I WOULD PASS IT MORE FREQUENTLY IF IT DID NOT ALREADY, IF I DID NOT ALREADY GO DOWN JOSEPHINE TO AVOID CONGESTION ON GRAYSON. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PEARL AREA IS DESIRABLE AND PEOPLE WANNA LIVE NEAR THERE, BUT WHY IS THIS FIVE BLOCKS FROM THE PEARL AND DENSER THAN ANY RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT NEAR THE PEARL? I WANNA SEE VACANT PROPERTIES DEVELOPED IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT I WANNA SEE COMPATIBLE DEVELOPMENT. WHY IS THIS THE THIRD BLOCK FROM BROADWAY AND TALLER THAN ANY OTHER BUILDING IN THAT SECTION OF THE BROADWAY CORRIDOR? I UNDERSTAND COMPROMISE. I STILL LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM EIGHT AFFORDABLE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT ARE ZONED C ONE BECAUSE OF A COMPROMISE. BUT THIS IS SO AGGRESSIVE OF A PROJECT, I DON'T KNOW WHERE TO START. STAFF MADE A REASONABLE SUGGESTION OF IDZ TWO. WHY CAN'T WE START THERE? WHY DO WE HAVE TO DEBATE 15 OR 16 STORIES WITH THE DEVELOPER? WHY DO WE HAVE TO DEBATE WHETHER PEOPLE IN $400,000 CONDOS ARE GONNA RIDE THE BUS OR PARK THEIR TWO CARS IN THREE QUARTERS OF A PARKING SPOT? WHAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND IS HOW THIS IS THE RIGHT ZONING FOR PROPERTY ON HACKBERRY STREET WHERE THERE ARE PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY USES ON THE BLOCK. THESE ARE FAMILIES THAT HAVE BEEN THERE FOR GENERATIONS AND MAY NOT, MAY NOT BE IN THE HISTORIC DISTRICT, BUT THEIR HOUSES AND THEIR STORIES ARE HISTORIC. I DON'T WANT THIS TYPE OF DEVELOPMENT TO LITERALLY OVERSHADOW THESE HOMES AND THESE PEOPLE WHO I'M PROUD TO CALL NEIGHBORS. PLEASE STRONGLY CONSIDER DENIAL OF THIS CASE TODAY. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME, ATTENTION AND SERVICE. HELLO, MY NAME IS DORA BEES. I LIVE AT SEVEN TWENTY FIVE SANDMEYER. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS EIGHT SIX THREE SIX SIX THREE TWO. I'M OPPOSED TO THE ZONING CASE 1 9 7 AT 1316 AUSTIN STREET. THIS PROPOSAL IS WAY TOO LARGE FOR THE STREETS THAT IT IS ON. IT IS HARMFUL TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND IT IS JUST NOT COMPATIBLE IN HEIGHT OR INTENSITY. THANK YOU. MY NAME IS EDWARD O'NEILL. MY ADDRESS IS 6 0 9 EAST CARSON STREET IN GOVERNMENT HILL, SAN ANTONIO. OBVIOUSLY MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 381-5217. I'M CALLING IN REGARDS TO THE DEVELOPMENT THAT 1316 AUSTIN STREET. THE ZONING CASE NUMBER IS Z 20 24 1 0 7 0 0 1 9 7. UM, I'VE BEEN TO MANY COMMUNITY MEETINGS REGARDING THIS. I'VE SEEN THE PROPOSED PLAN AND THE RATIONALE THAT THE DEVELOPER WANTS TO, UM, HAVE US CHANGE OUR EAST SIDE PLAN THAT WE RECENTLY DEVELOPED. UM, I DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THE THERE SHOULD BE A PLAN AMENDMENT FOR THE EAST SIDE PLAN. UM, I THINK WE ENGAGED IN PURPOSEFUL AND MEANINGFUL DEVELOPMENT OF THAT PLAN, UM, TO ENSURE THAT THERE WAS CONTINUITY AND DEVELOPMENT AND, AND PURPOSEFUL CONSIDERATION AND HOW THE DEVELOPMENT WAS DONE. UM, THIS DOES NOT MATCH THAT DEVELOPMENT. UH, THE PROPOSAL IS TO, UM, TAKE TWO LOTS AND BUILD A BUILDING THAT CAN BE 200 FEET TALL WITH 80, UM, RESIDENTIAL CONDOS OR APARTMENT UNITS IN IT. UM, THAT'S MUL, THAT'S SEVERAL BLOCKS INTO RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT. UM, THERE'S NOTHING NEARBY SIMILAR TO IT. THE OTHER APARTMENTS NEARBY ARE FIVE AND SIX STORIES. UM, EVEN THE COMMERCIAL BUILDING ON BROADWAY THAT'S CLOSEST ISN'T AS BIG AS THIS BUILDING. UM, IT DOESN'T FIT THE PLAN, IT DOESN'T FIT THE DESIGN. UM, LOOKING AT THE, UH, LOOKING AT THE DESIGN ELEMENTS, UH, I REALIZED THAT THE DEVELOPER BELIEVES THAT, YOU KNOW, THEY'VE CONTEMPLATED SOME OF THE ISSUES REGARDING PARKING AND THINGS LIKE THAT WITH THE GARAGE, BUT, UM, THERE ALREADY ARE TRAFFIC AND PARKING CONCERNS IN THIS AREA WITH ALL THE EXISTING DEVELOPMENTS WITH THE EXISTING BUSINESSES, RESTAURANTS, AND BARS. THIS WILL ONLY MAKE IT MORE CUMBERSOME AND MORE DIFFICULT TO NAVIGATE THAT AREA. UM, I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH DEVELOPMENT. UM, I SUPPORTED THE DEVELOPMENT THAT WAS, UM, ON CARSON STREET WHERE ALL THE APARTMENTS WERE BUILT CLOSE TO NEW . I THINK THAT WAS DONE PURPOSELY. UM, I DO NOT AGREE WITH THIS DEVELOPMENT THEN. I DON'T THINK IT SHOULD BE APPROVED TO BUILD SOMETHING THAT LARGE THIS FAR INTO A, UM, COMMUNITY OR A NEIGHBORHOOD AND, AND PREDOMINANTLY SINGLE FAMILY AND, UM, HOMES. UH, IT DOESN'T MATCH THE PLAN AND, AND WE BUILT THE PLAN FOR THE EAST SIDE PLAN ON PURPOSE TO PROTECT AGAINST THESE THINGS. I APPRECIATE THE TIME AND CONSIDERATION. THANK YOU. GEMMA KENNEDY, 5 0 9 RIVER ROAD ZONING CASE NUMBER 11 13 16 AUSTIN STREET. I SUPPORT STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL OF THIS PROPERTY TO BE REZONED FOR [00:45:01] THE FOLLOWING REASON. FIRST AND THE MOST IMPORTANT REASON IS THAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND CITY PLANNERS WORK TOGETHER OVER TWO YEARS TO DEVELOP THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN THAT WAS APPROVED IN JUNE, 2024. A SIGNIFICANT PART OF THESE DISCUSSIONS SURROUNDED LAND USE, MASSING AND DENSITY APPROPRIATE FOR THIS AREA. SECOND, CHANGING THE ZONING OF THIS PROPERTY DISCREDITS THE PLANNING PROCESS BY ASKING FOR ZONING THAT ISN'T APPROPRIATE FOR THIS LOCATION AND WOULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT AND IMPACT SINGLE FAMILY HOMES BY ITS HE AND DENSITY INCREASE IN TRAFFIC, A LACK OF PARKING IN AN OVERCROWDED NEIGHBORHOOD. AND FINALLY, WHY WOULD YOU PUT A 200 FOOT BUILDING, WHICH IS ABOUT 15, MAYBE 20 STORIES HIGH, WHERE RESIDENTIAL HOUSING IS ONE TO FIVE STORIES. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY NAME IS LETICIA SANCHEZ. MY ADDRESS IS 1710 RA CRUZ AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 363-5895. I'M THE CO-CHAIR PERSON OF THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENCE ASSOCIATION AND I'M SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF OUR ASSOCIATION REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11. OUR ASSOCIATION OPPOSES THE S SONY REQUEST FOR A CHANGE FROM C TWO TO IDZ THREE IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. RESIDENTS OF THIS NEIGHBORHOOD RECENTLY COMPLETED WORK ON THE SITE AREA COMMUNITY PLAN AND OPPOSING INTENSITY OF A HIGH RISE STRUCTURE SUCH AS THE ONE BEING PROPOSED ON THIS PROPERTY. A CHANGE FROM C TWO TO IDZ THREE IS A DRASTIC CHANGE THAT WILL IMPACT TRAFFIC AND SAFETY, WHICH ARE ISSUES THAT ARE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO RESIDENTS AND ISSUES THAT DEVELOPERS ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH BECAUSE THEY DON'T HAVE TO LIVE WITH THE PROBLEMS THAT ARE CREATED WITH, UM, THAT ARISE. ONE, THESE TYPES OF ZONING CHANGES ARE MADE. RESIDENTS, UH, FROM THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION HAVE DEALT WITH TWO DEVELOPMENTS IN OUR BOUNDARY THAT HAVE CREATED SAFETY ISSUES FOR OUR RESIDENTS. THESE WERE ISSUES BROUGHT BEFORE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSIONS, BUT WHICH WERE APPROVED DESPITE RESIDENTS OPPOSITION. NOW, GENERATIONAL RESIDENTS AND NEW RESIDENTS WHO HAVE MOVED INTO THESE DEVELOPMENTS ARE ALL DEALING WITH THIS TRAFFIC AND SAFETY ISSUES BROUGHT ABOUT BY ZONING CHANGES AND THESE NEW DEVELOPMENTS. THEREFORE, WE ASK THAT THE ZONING COMMISSION VOTE AGAINST THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. BYE. I'M CALLING FOR AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 FOR 1316 AUSTIN STREET. MY NAME IS MONICA SABINO. I LIVE AT 1120 EAST CROCKETT IN DITY HILL HISTORIC DISTRICT IN DISTRICT TWO. DEAR COMMISSIONERS, REQUEST BEFORE YOU TODAY FOR REZONING FROM FEE TWO TO ID C3 IS A COMPANION ACTION WITH A REQUEST FOR A PLANNING AMEND, I OPPOSE BOTH THE REQUEST FOR REZONING AS WELL AS THE REQUEST FOR THE PLAN AMENDMENT. I AGREE WITH ZONING STAFF'S DESCRIPTION OF ADVERSE IMPACTS ON NEIGHBORING LANDS AS THE PROPOSED USE IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE ESTABLISHED DEVELOPMENT PATTERN OF THE SURROUNDING AREA. SIMPLY PUT, THE CURRENT LAND USE AND BASE ZONING IS INTENDED TO SERVE AS A FORMAL AND USE BUFFER BETWEEN THE HIGHER DENSITY IDZ THREE ON BROADWAY AND THE LOWER DENSITY RM FIVE AND SIX USES ON THE NEXT BLOCK TO THE EAST AND INTO THE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD. IT REALLY IS A MATTER OF URBAN DESIGN BEST PRACTICE TO INCLUDE EFFECTIVE BUFFERS BETWEEN SUCH DIFFERENT USES. AND THE C TWO BASED ZONING, WHICH IS CURRENTLY IN PLACE, IS APPROPRIATE IN THIS LOCATION. I APPRECIATE THE COMMISSIONER'S CONSIDERATION FOR MY OPPOSITION TO THE REQUEST. THANK YOU. YES, MY NAME IS RAMIRO ANO. I LIVE AT 1230 AUSTIN STREET. MY PHONE NUMBER IS TWO TEN THREE EIGHT TWO SEVEN FIVE FIVE THREE. UM, I'M OPPOSED TO SUNNY CASE 1 8 180 7 AT 1 3 1 6 AUSTIN STREET. THIS PROPOSAL IS TOO LARGE FOR OUR STREET. THAT IS ON ALL AND HARMFUL TO MY NEIGHBORHOOD. PLEASE SAY MY NEIGHBOR. THANK YOU. UH, THIS IS RAY MORALES AT 2 0 3 MEDFORD DRIVE. ALL RECORDING. AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11 AT 1316 AUSTIN STREET. I'M SUPPORTING STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION FOR DENIAL OF THE REGIONAL REQUEST TO ID C3. PLEASE DO NOT REZONE THIS PROJECT TO [00:50:01] ID C3 AS IT DOES NOT CONFORM TO THE DENSITY SCALE AND HEIGHT FOR THE EAST SIDE AREA COMMUNITY PLAN. THIS PLAN WAS JUST RECENTLY APPROVED IN JUNE, 2024 APPROVED. THIS PROJECT WILL REPRESENT A MOCKY OF THE PLANNING PROCESS AND ALL THE ENGAGEMENT WITH RESIDENTS AND STAKEHOLDERS IN THIS COMMUNITY. THE THE 1516 STORY BUILDING PROPOSED FOR 1316 AUSTIN STREET SHOULD NEVER BE BUILT ADJACENT TO SINGLE FAMILY HOMES. NEIGHBORHOODS WITH SINGLE FAMILY HOMES WITHIN 200 FEET OF SIMILAR PROPOSED PROJECTS MUST BE PROTECTED AS ASSETS TO THE COMMUNITY. WE SHOULD INSTEAD ENCOURAGE DEVELOPERS THAT COMPLIMENT AND STRENGTHEN OUR NEIGHBORHOODS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND . ROGER . I LIVE ON 1822 HACKBERRY. MY TELEPHONE NUMBER IS (210) 421-7036 AND I AM CALLING ABOUT THE REZONING CASE Z 2 0 2 4 1 0 7 0 0 1 9 7. I AM IN OPPOSITION OF THIS NEW REZONING. I'M REQUESTING THAT YOU DENY FURTHER CONTINUANCE FOR SPECIFIC REASONS OF TRAFFIC. UM, SAFETY? NO. NOT ENOUGH SPACE. WE ARE TALKING ABOUT TWO YEAH LOTS. THAT IS GOING TO BE TURN INTO A 15 STORY TALL ON TOP OF AND RIGHT NEXT TO TWO SMALL HOUSES AND ONE BLOCK. I I KNOW IT'S NOT RIGHT, LIKE, BECAUSE ENVISION YOURSELF ON YOUR PORCH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE NEXT DAY THERE'S CONSTRUCTION OF SOMETHING OF THAT MAGNITUDE HAPPENING RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM YOU. UH, ANOTHER REASON WILL BE FOUR TIME HOUSTON. THERE'S SAFETY ISSUES WITH A 15 STORY BUILDING BEING BUILT SO CLOSE TO OFFICER HOUSING AND IN THIS DAY AND AGE, NO ONE IS REALLY SAFE. ANOTHER WOULD BE PARKING. THEY, THEY BLOCK THEIR DRIVEWAYS WHEN PEOPLE GO TO BARS, UM, SOMETIMES LEAVING NO PLACE FOR YOU TO PARK AND YOU HAVE TO CALL THE CITY TO GET INVOLVED. TOW THE VEHICLE THAT'S BLOCKING YOUR DRIVEWAY AND IT'S JUST A HEADACHE. SO PLEASE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE DENIAL OF THIS NEW REZONING FOR THIS BA ON AUSTIN STREET. HI, MY NAME IS ROSA CANTU. MY ADDRESS IS 1822 NORTH HACKBERRY. MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 421-6479. I AM CALLING ABOUT ZONING CASE 1 9 7 PROPERTY AT 1316 AUSTIN STREET AS A RESIDENT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS. I AM OPPOSED OF THIS DEVELOPMENT. THE PROPOSITION IS TOO LARGE FOR THE STREETS OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. NOT TO MENTION POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. THE MILITARY HAS CONCERNS ABOUT THIS 16TH STORY HEIGHT AT THIS LOCATION MAY PROVIDE UNOBSTRUCTED SIGHT LINES TO FORT SAM HOUSTON OFFICER HOUSING AND THAT IS A THOUSAND FEET AWAY. WHAT ABOUT THE SINGLE FAMILY USES THAT WILL BORDER THE PROJECT PROPERTY TO THE SOUTH? IT IS JUST NOT COMPATIBLE IN HEIGHT OR INTENSITY. THANK YOU GARCIA. I LIVE AT 3 1 2 WEST NORWOOD COURT SEVEN EIGHT TWO ONE TWO AND MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 422-8894. I AM THE PRESIDENT OF THE MONTE VISTA TERRACE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. I AM CALLING ON BEHALF OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD TO EXPRESS OUR OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FOR 1 3 1 6 AUSTIN STREET. THE LAST THREE DIGITS FOR THE CASE NUMBER ARE 1 9 7. THE CURRENT ZONING ALLOWS FOR A MAXIMUM OF 10 UNITS [00:55:01] OF THAT SITE, WHICH ALIGNS WITH THE EAST SIDE COMMUNITY PLAN. THAT IS A COMPONENT OF THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN. THE SA TOMORROW EAST SIDE PLAN APPROVED BY THE CITY JUSTICE PAST SUMMER INVOLVES YEARS OF PUBLIC INPUT AND MEETINGS AND REPRESENTS THE WISHES OF THE RESIDENTS THAT WORK TO PUT IT TOGETHER. A ZONING CHANGE WOULD SET A DANGEROUS PRECEDENT FOR OTHER COMMUNITY PLANS ACROSS THE CITY THAT ARE PART OF OR WILL BECOME PART OF THE CITY'S MASTER PLAN. THESE PLANS WERE CREATED WITH INPUT OF THE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN THESE COMMUNITIES TO PRESERVE OUR CURRENT FUNCTIONING AND THRIVING NEIGHBORHOODS AS WE MOVE INTO THE FUTURE AND ALLOW COMMUNITY MEMBERS, RESIDENTS TO HAVE A SAY IN THE FUTURE OF THEIR NEIGHBORHOODS, PLEASE HELP TO PRESERVE THAT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION. HELLO, MY NAME IS STEVE TI. I LIVE AT 1 0 5 RENO STREET. I AM CALLING AN OPPOSITION TO CASE 1 9 7 AT 1316 AUSTIN STREET. THE APPLICANT HAS BEEN TRANSPARENT ABOUT THIS PROJECT. THEY HAVE SHOWN NEIGHBORS POLISHED RENDERINGS AND THEY ARE ALREADY TRYING TO SELL THIS PROJECT TO A BUILDER ON THEIR WEBSITE. HOWEVER, THE ZONING APPLICATION HAS NOT BEEN SO FORTHCOMING. THEY DID NOT APPLY FOR A PLAN AMENDMENT EVEN THOUGH THE DENSITY IS OVER THREE TIMES WHAT WOULD BE ALLOWED. THEY CONTINUE TO REFER TO IT AS 40 DWELLING UNITS WHEN IT IS OVER 150 UNITS PER ACRE AND MUST BE STATED THAT WAY ON THE ORDINANCE. ALSO, THEY'RE TRYING TO VOID THE CURRENT IDZ RULES. THE PROPERTY TO THE, TO THE RIGHT WAS ZONED UNDER THE OLD IDZ SEVEN YEARS AGO AND AS PART OF THE LARGE PROJECT ACROSS THE STREET, MAINLY JUST SO THEY COULD PARK EQUIPMENT THERE. I THINK THAT PROPERTY IS ALSO DESIGNATED WITH COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THEREFORE, THE CURRENT SITE PLAN SHOULD NOT ALLOW A ZERO FOOT SETBACK NEXT TO A RESIDENTIAL USE ON THE RIGHT. I AM STRONGLY OF THE OPINION THAT THE ENTIRE PROPERTY SHOULD BE REZONED TO THE CURRENT IDZ RULES AND A PROPER SITE PLAN MADE, WHICH REFLECTS THE WHOLE PROJECT. PLEASE RECOMMEND DENIAL TODAY SO WE CAN START TALKING ABOUT THE WHOLE PROJECT. THANK YOU. AND THAT'S IT FOR PUBLIC COMMENT ON ITEM 11. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, IS THERE A MOTION FOR THIS ITEM, MR. CHAIR? I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. UH, ITEM 11 TO THE FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025 HEARING. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALL RIGHT. THERE IS A MOTION TO CONTINUE. ITEM NUMBER 11 TO THE FEBRUARY 4TH, 2025. MEETING BY COMMISSIONER WATSON WITH THE SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS. ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT. SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER TZA? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALRIGHT, WELL WE WILL SEE YOU IN FEBRUARY. ALRIGHT. I BELIEVE WE ARE NOW TO OUR INDIVIDUAL HEARING WITH ITEM NUMBER TWO. IF WE COULD HAVE STAFF'S REPORT PLEASE. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS SAMANTHA BEEZ, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER TWO IS GENERALLY LOCATED IN THE 2300 BLOCK OF WEST LOOP 1604 GOING FROM C TWO AND A COMMERCIAL ON ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT TO MF 33 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT WITH ALL OVERLAYS STAYING THE SAME. THERE WERE 17 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED. AND CHANO ROGERS RANCH EAST PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE. THE EXISTING C TWO AND A COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. THE PROPOSED MF 33 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT IS ALSO APPROPRIATE GIVEN THAT THE AREA IS COMPRISED OF OTHER MULTIFAMILY USES IN ZONE STAFF. STAFF FINDS THAT THE REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE AREA. ADDITIONALLY, THE REQUEST WOULD CONSTITUTE A DOWN ZONING FROM A COMMERCIAL TO A RESIDENTIAL DISTRICT. THE MULTIFAMILY IS A GOOD TRANSITIONAL BUFFER BETWEEN MEDIUM INTENSITY COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL USES. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION [01:00:01] PLAN, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATE HOUSING TYPES TO ACCOMMODATE THE CITY'S GROWING POPULATION AT ALL INCOME LEVELS, STAFF AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL. SAAS IS PRESENT TO GIVE THEIR PRESENTATION AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. SINCE THIS IS A-E-R-Z-D CASE, IF WE COULD HAVE SAUL'S PRESENTATION PLEASE OR REPORT I GUESS MIKE, MY GUEST GALLANT WITH SA AQUIFER PROTECTION AND EVALUATION SECTION. WE REVIEWED THE ZONING APPLICATION LOCATED IN THE 20 2300 BLOCK OF NORTH LOOP 60 0 4 WEST, ALLOWING FOR A MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT ON 1.99 ACRE LOT. THE SITE IS CURRENTLY UNDEVELOPED WITH NATIVE TREES AND UNDERSTORY ON SITE. NO SENSITIVE GEOLOGIC FEATURES NOR FLOODPLAIN WERE DOCUMENTED ON SITE. WE'RE RECOMMENDING APPROVAL WITH THE ENVIRONMENTAL RECOMMENDATIONS WITHIN THE SAULS REPORT TO INCLUDE 50% PREVIOUS COVER FOR THE 1.99 ACRE LOT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? NO PUBLIC COMMENT. OH WAIT. I GUESS WE HAVE TO HEAR THAT FROM THE APPLICANT FIRST, RIGHT? SORRY, SORRY. . UH, PATRICK CHRISTENSEN THREE 15 EAST COMMERCE SUITE 3 0 4. GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS. GOOD TO SEE ALL OF YOU WITH THIS CASE. DO WE HAVE THE LITTLE POINTER? THIS CASE IS REALLY SORT OF A ZONING CLEANUP. UM, THIS WHOLE PROPERTY IS ONE PLATTED LOT AND ALTHOUGH THIS IS C TWO, IT WAS WHAT WE CALL A C TWO B TWO CONVERSION, WHICH MEANS IT WAS ZONE C TWO PRIOR TO THE ADOPTION OF THE UDC IN 2001. SO IT'S ENTITLED TO 33 UNITS PER ACRE. THIS PIECE, YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE IS ZONE C TWO AND A. SO WE'RE ASKING FOR THE MF 33. SO WE CAN DO ONE APARTMENT PROJECT RIGHT HERE. I MEAN, ONE BENEFIT OF THE REZONING IS THAT, YOU KNOW, THIS PORTION OF THE PROPERTY WILL BE LIMITED TO 50% IMPERVIOUS COVER FOR REFERENCE. I FORGOT TO MENTION IF YOU, IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHERE IT IS, IT'S KIND OF WHERE THE, IT'S RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BIGS BURGERS IF ANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN THERE ON, ON LOOP 1604. UM, AND THAT IS THE REQUEST. UH, LIKE STAFF NOTED, WE HAVE A NEED FOR MULTIFAMILY IN THE CITY. THIS IS A GOOD SITE. WE HAVE NO ACCESS TO ANY OF THE SURROUNDING, UH, SINGLE FAMILY NEIGHBORHOODS. OUR ONLY ACCESS IS LOOP 1604, WHICH CAN CERTAINLY HANDLE THE TRAFFIC. SO IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER THOSE AND I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. THIS IS A DISTRICT NINE CASE, SO TO YOU COMMISSIONER BARDOS FOR QUESTIONS. UM, I DON'T HAVE ANY QUESTIONS. UM, I'LL MAKE A FEW COMMENTS LATER, BUT I'LL OPEN IT TO OTHER COMMISSIONERS. . ALRIGHT. UM, QUESTIONS FROM OTHER, UH, COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT? SEEING NONE, COMMERS ON MY RIGHT. COMMISSIONER REYES, YOU'RE GONNA ASK ABOUT HIS COMMENT ABOUT 16 FOUR HANDLING PLENTY OF TRAFFIC. SORRY, GO AHEAD. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES, I AM. SO, YES, COMMISSIONER. OKAY. SO THE ACCESS IS, UH, OFFICE 1604. ANY ACCESS OFF OF UH, BLANCO SPRINGS? WELL, YEAH, I MEAN OUR ACCESS TO IS TO BLANCO SPRINGS. UM, I APOLOGIZE, BUT IT, IT GOES STRAIGHT OUT TO LOOP 1604. I DON'T BELIEVE WE'LL GET ANY ACCESS TO LOOP 1604. IT WILL JUST BE BLANCO SPRINGS. AH, OKAY. WHICH IS A SORT OF A, THE WELL BESIDES US AND THE APARTMENTS TO THE NORTH OF US AND THE BIGS BURGERS, THAT'S THE ONLY, ONLY PROPERTIES THAT HAVE ACCESS TO BLANCO SPRINGS. OKAY. SO THE WIDTH OF BLANCO SPRINGS, THE GEOMETRY THAT'S GONNA HANDLE ALL THE TRIPS? YES, SIR. WE, WE HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY REQUIREMENTS FOR ANY WIDENING OR RIGHT OF WAY DEDICATION OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, BUT VERY GOOD. THANKS. IF THE CITY REQUIRES ANYTHING, WE'LL, WE'LL, WE'LL BUILD IT. THANK YOU. ALRIGHT, THANKS. ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, COMMISSIONER? ON MY RIGHT? NONE ALL, UH, BACK TO YOU COMMISSIONER BARDOS FOR, UH, MOTION. THANK YOU MR. CHAIR. YEAH, BASICALLY, UM, I'LL MAKE IT VERY SIMPLE. UM, IT'S APPROPRIATE USE OF THE THE SITE. UH, AT THIS POINT I'LL MAKE A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM NUMBER TWO. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND. ALRIGHT, THERE'S A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM TWO BY COMMISSIONER BARDOS WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ORTIZ. DISCUSSION. LOOKING LEFT. SEEING NONE. LOOKING RIGHT. SEEING NONE. ALRIGHT. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA? YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER WIT? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU. I BELIEVE ITEM NUMBER 15 IS ON OUR LIST. NEXT. GOOD AFTERNOON. MY NAME IS ELLO GOMEZ. ZONING SENIOR PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES. ITEM NUMBER 15 IS LOCATED AT 12 59 1 AND 12 61 5 JUSTIN [01:05:01] ROAD, GOING FROM C3 ECD GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR RV BOAT STORAGE AND C TWO NA COMMERCIAL NON-ALCOHOLIC SALES DISTRICT WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR TENS ACADEMY AND C TWO DISTRICT TO MF 33 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT. THERE WERE 37 NOTICES SENT OUT. ZERO IN FAVOR. ONE OF POST, THERE IS NO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY. STAFF DOES NOT FIND ANY LIKELY ADVERSE IMPACTS ON THE NEIGHBORING LANDS IN RELATION TO THIS ZONING CHANGE REQUEST. THE C THE EXISTING C3 CD GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR RV BOAT STORAGE AND THE C TWO NA COMMERCIAL NON-NARCOTIC SALES DISTRICT AND C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT ARE APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE DISTRICT AND SURROUNDING AREA. AND THE PROPOSED MF 33 MULTI-FAMILY DISTRICT IS MORE APPROPRIATE ZONING. THE PROPOSED MF 33 WILL PROVIDE A BETTER BUFFER BETWEEN THE EXISTING INDUSTRIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES AND THE ZONING OF, OF THE SOUTH SUBJECT SITE. THE RESIDENTIAL TRANSITION TO THE EXISTING R SIX RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY SUBDIVISION TO THE NORTH OF THE SITE. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS ALSO CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN, WHICH ENCOURAGES THE DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATE HOUSING TYPES TO ACCOMMODATE A CITY'S GROWING POPULATION. AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS. ALRIGHT, IF WE COULD HEAR FROM THE APPLICANT PLEASE. HI, THANK YOU. UH, MY NAME IS RUSSELL NELSON WITH LONE STAR BUILDERS. UM, I WAS HOPING THIS WOULD STAY ON CONSENT, BUT UM, YEAH, WE FEEL LIKE THIS IS ALREADY COMMERCIAL. UM, GOING TO MULTIFAMILY IS A MORE APPROPRIATE TRANSITION FROM SINGLE FAMILY TO COMMERCIAL. UM, ONE THING I DID WANT TO POINT OUT IS WE HAVE BEEN MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORS. WE'VE HAD TWO NEIGHBORHOOD MEETINGS NOW. AND, UH, ACTUALLY LAST NIGHT WAS OUR SECOND MEETING, WHICH WE INCLUDED SAMANTHA FROM CITY COUNCIL OFFICE. UH, SHE WAS THERE. SO WE'VE BEEN WORKING WITH THEM, UH, TO COME UP WITH SOME, SOME GOOD, I GUESS, UH, TRANSITION OR BUFFER, UM, IDEAS. YOU KNOW, SOME OF THOSE INCLUDE, UH, FENCING. UH, RIGHT NOW WE'RE PROPOSING AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE ALONG THE RESIDENTIAL AREAS TO SEPARATE, UM, THE, THE MULTIFAMILY FROM THE RESIDENCES. WE'LL ALSO, UM, TRY TO INCORPORATE, UM, RIGHT NOW WE'RE THINKING OF MAYBE A 10 FOOT LANDSCAPE BUFFER, UH, BETWEEN THE PROPERTY LINE AND ANY PARKING OR, YOU KNOW, WELL, IT'S A LANDSCAPE BUFFER, SO ANYTHING. UM, AND THAT'LL JUST HELP FURTHER, UH, MITIGATE ANY, ANY ISSUES WITH, UH, THE DEVELOPMENT BEING, UH, CLOSE TO THE RESIDENCES. UM, SOME OF THE THINGS WE'RE ALSO, UH, CONSIDERING ARE, UH, HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ALONG THAT BACK AREA. SO CURRENTLY WE'RE PROPOSING SOME, SOME BUILDINGS THERE IN THE BACK, UH, NEAR THOSE RESIDENCES. THOSE WOULD, THOSE WOULD HAVE A HEIGHT RESTRICTION. WHAT'S THAT? DO YOU NEED TO USE THE POINTER? UH, YEAH, THAT'D BE GREAT. LET'S SEE. CAN Y'ALL SEE? SO RIGHT IN THIS AREA, UH, WE'RE GONNA HAVE SOME GREEN SPACE HERE, UH, WITH THE PAVILION AND, UH, A LITTLE PLAYGROUND. THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING RIGHT NOW JUST TO HELP WITH SEPARATION. AND THEN THERE'S SOME ADDITIONAL BUILDINGS OR THESE FIRST BUILDINGS FROM THE BACK. UM, RIGHT NOW A CITY COUNCIL IS WANTING THOSE TO HAVE A MAXIMUM OF TWO STORIES. AND THEN, UM, AS WE GO FORWARD, THOSE WOULD BE, UH, JUST OUR STANDARD, UM, APARTMENT BUILDING, WHICH RIGHT NOW WOULD BE A FOUR STORY, UH, BUILDING. SO, UM, WE, WE'VE ALSO TALKED TO THEM ABOUT DUMPSTERS NOT HAVING THOSE NEAR THE PROPERTY LINES. THOSE WOULD BE UP ALONG THIS AREA UP IN FRONT AND NOT EXTENDING PAST ABOUT HERE. AS, AS YOU'RE PROBABLY AWARE, THIS IS ALL COMMERCIAL HERE. UM, THERE'S AN EXISTING APARTMENT COMPLEX HERE. SO, UH, REALLY SWITCHING FROM COMMERCIAL TO MULTIFAMILY WE FEEL IS, IS APPROPRIATE HERE. AND, UM, I WOULD THINK WOULD BE FAVORABLE. I I WOULD, ME PERSONALLY, I WOULD RATHER HAVE MULTIFAMILY BEHIND MY HOUSE THAN COMMERCIAL WHERE IT WILL BE BE ONSITE MANAGEMENT WITH QUIET HOURS AND UM, AND, UM, YOU KNOW, WE WANT TO BE A GOOD NEIGHBOR SO WE'RE TAKING THIS SERIOUSLY, THESE CONSIDERATIONS. UM, LEMME JUST MAKE SURE, I THINK THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OR TWO OTHER ITEMS. UM, OH, LIGHTING. WE TALKED ABOUT LIGHTING. OUR LIGHTING WILL BE SHIELDED. UH, WE WON'T, WE WON'T ALLOW THAT TO EXTEND BEYOND THE SITE. WE'LL, WE'LL SUBMIT A PHOTOMETRIC PLAN AND TO ENSURE THERE'S NO ISSUES THERE. UM, YEAH, I THINK THAT WAS ABOUT IT. SO, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH CITY COUNCIL AND THE NEIGHBORS TO COME UP WITH A GOOD SOLUTION HERE. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. DO YOU HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT ON THIS ITEM? THERE IS NO PUBLIC COMMENT. I DIDN'T KNOW IF THERE WERE VOICE EMAILS. . [01:10:01] ALRIGHT, THIS IS A, UH, DISTRICT 10 CASE, SO TO YOU. COMMISSIONER WITT FOR QUESTIONS. UH, NO, NO QUESTIONS. MORE JUST TO COMMENT. I SORRY TO HAVE PUT YOU, UH, THROUGH HAVING TO WAIT. UH, I DID TALK WITH SAMANTHA AND, UH, LAST, ABOUT LAST NIGHT AND I'M IN SUPPORT OF WHAT YOU'RE DOING. UH, BUT I KIND OF WANTED YOU ON THE RECORD WITH SOME OF THE THINGS THAT Y'ALL ARE PROMISING TO DO. SO, UH, AS FAR AS THAT GOES, I'M, I'M IN SUPPORT OF THIS AND WE'LL SEND IT ALONG SUBJECT TO WORKING THROUGH THAT WITH COUNCIL PRIOR TO THEIR APPROVAL. ALL RIGHT. QUESTIONS? COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. NONE. COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT? NONE. ALRIGHT. BACK TO YOU, COMMISSIONER WHITSETT FOR A MOTION AND DISCUSSION. WELL, I GUESS YOU'VE HAD DISCUSSION, BUT MOTION, MOTION TO, UH, APPROVE AS, UH, PRESENTED BY, UH, STAFF. I'LL SECOND THAT. ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION TO APPROVE ITEM 15 BY COMMISSIONER WHITT WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARTOS. DISCUSSION COMMISSIONERS ON MY LEFT. SEEING NONE. COMMISSIONERS ON MY RIGHT. SEEING NONE. UM, I WANNA THANK YOU THE APPLICANT FOR, UH, UH, SOME OF THE ACCOMMODATIONS YOU ARE MAKING. UM, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS A, JUST FOR THE COMMISSION'S KNOWLEDGE, UM, AT THE PLANNING COMMISSION, THERE WAS A NEIGHBOR WHO, WHO CAME IN AND WAS, UM, UH, SPOKE AGAINST THE PROJECT AND HER PRIMARY CONCERN, BLESS YOU, WAS, WAS HEIGHT AND, AND SEPARATIONS AND EVERYTHING TO THOSE, TO THOSE, UH, HOMES, UM, ALONG THE, THE STREET THAT BORDERS IT. SO, UH, THANK YOU FOR WORKING AND HAVING THE MEETING AND WORKING WITH THEM. MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL. ROLL CALL, VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER ZA. YES. COMMISSIONER BARROS? YES. COMMISSIONER KELLUM? YES. COMMISSIONER WATSON? YES. COMMISSIONER NOOSA. YES. COMMISSIONER REYES? YES. COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE. AYE. COMMISSIONER HUEY AYE. COMMISSIONER ORTIZ? YES. COMMISSIONER CHASE? YES. CHAIR SIPES? YES. MOTION PASSES. [Approval of Minutes  ] ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. I BELIEVE WE HAVE MINUTES AS THE LAST ITEM MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED. ALRIGHT. IS THERE SECOND? I WAS THAT ORTIZ OR BARROS? BARROS. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, MOTION IS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BARROS. ALL IN FAVOR SAY AYE. AYE. ALL OPPOSED? SAME SIGN. HEARING NONE. ALRIGHT. DO WE HAVE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NOTHING TO REPORT. HAVE A GREAT HOLIDAY SEASON AND HAPPY NEW YEAR. WE WILL SEE YOU IN 2025. ALRIGHT, WELL THANK YOU FOR REWARDING US WITH THESE LAST TWO RELATIVELY SHORT MEETINGS. , THIS HAS BEEN AWESOME. IT WAS OUR PLEASURE. YOU GUYS DID A GREAT JOB THIS YEAR. KEEP IT UP. ALRIGHT, THANK YOU. UM, DO WE NEED A MOTION TO ADJOURN? ALRIGHT, THERE YOU GO. ALRIGHT. THE ZONING COMMISSION FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS ADJOURNED. THE TIME IS TWO 19. * This transcript was created by voice-to-text technology. The transcript has not been edited for errors or omissions, it is for reference only and is not the official minutes of the meeting.