Oct 16, 2025 City Council Zoning and Land Use Session

[00:00:06]

>> MAYOR JONES: GOOD AFTERNOON. THE TIME IS NOW 2:09 P.M. ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025. AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S ZONING AND LAND

[ Roll Call  ]

>> CLERK: MAYOR, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU,

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

>> MOTION TO CONTINUE. >> SECOND. >> MAYOR JONES: MADAME CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THESE ITEMS? WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL, JACK FINGER. SIR, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.

>> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL.

FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. ON THIS PARTICULAR ITEM, 10 AND 11, THEY FALL INTO MR. MUNGIA'S DISTRICT. YES, SIR.

AND, WELL, SIR. I WISH YOU WOULDN'T CONTINUE IT, I WISH YOU WOULD DENY IT OUTRIGHT AND THERE ARE VARIOUS REASONS FOR THIS. MAYBE YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH THEM. WE, THE PUBLIC, ARE ALSO FAMILIAR WITH THEM BECAUSE WE SAW THE BACK-UP DOCUMENTS ON THEM. I'M QUOTING FROM THE STAFFERS WHOM WE EMPLOY TO GIVE US THE STRAIGHT TRUTH ON IT THERE.

THEY SAY THAT THE C-2 DESIGNATION WAS PURPOSEFULLY ZONED FOR DEVELOPMENT ALONG POTEET JOURDANTON HIGHWAY TO PROVIDE GOODS AND SERVICES TO THE COMMERCIAL -- THE COMMERCE THERE AND ACT AS A BUFFER BETWEEN THE RESIDENTS AND THE INDUSTRY.

THAT'S WHY THIS THING HAS AT LEAST TWO BIG RED FLAGS FROM THE PLANNING STAFF AND THE ZONING STAFF. ALSO, THEY SAY THAT IT WILL IMPACT THE RESIDENTS NEARBY.

AND -- BUT HERE'S ONE THING I NOTICED KIND OF BURIED DOWN IN THERE.

MAYBE YOU KNOW THIS. THE DEVELOPER -- IT SAYS AND THE DEVELOPER HAS NOT -- I REPEAT NOT -- MET THE AGREED UPON OBLIGATIONS IN THE AGREEMENT THERE.

SO, I MEAN, WITH ALL THOSE THINGS THERE, WHY ARE WE EVEN DECIDING TO GO AHEAD WITH THIS THING? IF THE PERSON CANNOT, IN A GOOD-FAITH ATTEMPT DO WHAT HE OR SHE IS SUPPOSED TO DO, WHY ARE WE EVEN GIVING THIS PERSON A BREAK? I WOULD ASK YOU TO PLEASE, INSTEAD OF JUST CONTINUE IT, SAY NO TO IT OUTRIGHT.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS TO BE CONTINUED? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEMS 10 AND 11 TO DECEMBER 4. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: ITEMS 14, 16, AND 17.

THE REMAINING ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY?

[00:06:22]

>> MAYOR JONES: WE COUNCILWOMAN, JUST TO CONFIRM, WE'RE GOING TO HAVE YOU HIGHLIGHT DURING CONSENT INSTEAD OF PULLING IT NOW. ARE THERE ANY OTHER ITEMS FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? OKAY.

IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? I KNOW COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO ON ITEM 18. OTHERS THAT WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. COUNCILWOMAN, GO AHEAD.

>> GAVITO: THANK YOU. I JUST WANTED TO THANK THE APPLICANT.

IF YOU DON'T MIND, PLEASE STANDING. FOR YOUR EXTENSIVE COMMUNITY OUTREACH TO THE SURROUNDING NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WHERE Y'ALL RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS OF SUPPORT FROM THE INSPIRATION HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INGRAM HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, WOOD LAWN HILLS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.

THIS IS A GREAT EXAMPLE OF YOU WORKING WITH THE COMMUNITY TO GET THIS DONE.

JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU A SHOUT OUT. THANK YOU .

>> MAYOR JONES: COUNCILMAN WHYTE. >> WHYTE: YEAH, I JUST WANT TO THANK THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR WORKING WITH OUR OFFICE ON THIS AND UNDERSTANDING THE CASE AND THE FACT THAT THIS LITTLE PREMISES IS ACROSS THE WAY FROM A MAJOR PARKWAY FROM WHERE THE SCHOOL IS. IT'S NOT LIKE THIS IS SITTING DIRECTLY TO THE SCHOOL. I APPRECIATE THE SCHOOL AND

ALL THEIR EFFORTS IN THIS REGARD. >> MAYOR JONES: ANYBODY ELSE? THAT CONCLUDES COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. THERE IS A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA, WHICH ARE ITEMS 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, IS 19, 20, AND 21. PLEASE VOTE . MOTION CARRIES.

WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS. STAFF, PLEASE START WITH

ITEM NO. 14. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR AND COUNCIL.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 14 ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF MAILED 41 NOTICES, ONE WAS RETURNED IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED. THE EL CHARRO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THE BRADY GARDENS COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION ARE IN FAVOR OF

THE REQUEST . THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: LOOKS LIKE

[00:10:04]

CHARLES TALBERT. YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES, SIR. >> MAYOR, CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS. THE PROPOSAL IS FOR A 12-UNIT COMPLEX.

IT WOULD BE A MIXED-USE. FOUR DOWNSTAIRS UNITS WOULD BE PRIMARILY USED FOR ASSISTED LIVING UNITS. THE EIGHT UPSTAIRS WOULD BE LEASED TO MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS SUCH AS TRAVELING NURSES AND MEDICAL STUDENTS.

WE ARE LOCATED 1.5 MILES FROM THE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SYSTEM ON 701 ZARZAMORA, WHICH IS A TEACHING MEDICAL FACILITY. OUR UNITS WOULD BE OF GREAT BENEFIT AND INTEREST TO THESE YOUNG INTERNS AND DOCTORS.

THE LOCATION IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO THE ELDERLY RESIDENTS WHICH WOULD BE LIVING THERE. THE PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO THE PARK, WHICH WILL BE AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR THE RESIDENTS TO EXERCISE AND WALK.

GOOD SAMARITAN CENTER IS ONE BLOCK AWAY FOR RESIDENTS IF THEY CHOOSE TO VOLUNTEER.

WITHIN TWO BLOCKS THERE'S A ST. TIMOTHY'S CATHOLIC CHURCH AND THE GATEWAY FELLOWSHIP CHURCH . WE KNOW TO ELDERLY FOLKS, WORSHIP IS VERY IMPORTANT.

IT'S WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE. NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT.

WE HAVE MET WITH THE EL CHARRO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER OF ENDORSEMENT ON THIS PROJECT WE HAVE SPOKEN TO SEVERAL OF THE NEIGHBORS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. ALL IN FAVOR.

UNFORTUNATELY, OLDER FOLKS DON'T LIKE TO PUT THINGS IN WRITING SO THEY DID SAY WE HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH IT. SO, GO AHEAD. PLEASE TAKE NOTE, THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS PROJECT TO THE COMMUNITY, EVEN THOUGH TWO PUBLIC NOTICES HAVE BEEN SENT OUT. ECONOMIC BENEFITS. THERE WILL BE ECONOMIC BENEFITS TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD. WE WILL ENLIST SMALL BUSINESSES FROM THE NEIGHBORHOODS TO WORK ON THIS PROJECT DURING CONSTRUCTION AND AFTER. FOR LANDSCAPING, THERE ARE SIX WEST SIDE LANDSCAPING COMPANIES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA, HANDYMAN SERVICES. THERE ARE 10 WEST SIDE HANDYMAN SERVICES IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA. PLUMBERS.

THERE ARE EIGHT WEST SIDE PLUMBERS IN THE IMMEDIATE AREA.

WE CAN USE ALL THESE PEOPLE IN ORDER TO BUILD AND TO SUSTAIN THIS PROJECT.

I COULD NAME SEVERAL OTHERS BUT JUST KIND OF REITERATING.

REGARDING THE MF DESIGNATION, THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES IN THE AREA THAT ARE ZONED MF-25 AND 33. THIS WILL NOT BE A STANDALONE MULTIFAMILY ZONING. IN CONCLUSION, WE BELIEVE THE ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY WILL BE A VALUABLE ADDITION TO THIS WEST SIDE COMMUNITY.

IT WILL PROVIDE SAFE, COMFORTABLE, AND SUPPORTIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE RESIDENTS FOR PROMOTING AN ACTIVE AND ENGAGING LIFESTYLE.

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: ITEM NO. 14 IS IN DISTRICT 5.

COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS RECOGNIZED. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR. AS BOTH LOGAN AND CHARLES HAVE MENTIONED, THE EL CHARRO AND BRADY GARDENS NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS ARE IN FAVOR AND WITH THIS PROJECT COMES MUCH NEEDED DENSITY TO OUR COMMUNITY. WITH THAT, I MOTION FOR

APPROVAL. >> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM NO. 14? OKAY. THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE ITEM 14. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM NO. 16. >> ITEM NO. 16 ZONING CASE] STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF MAILED 14 NOTICES, NONE WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND NONE OPPOSED. THE COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS

IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST. THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS FROM THE COMMUNITY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.

JACK FINGER FOLLOWED BY LEON DAKBERT. >> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF OUR SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER. THIS PARTICULAR CASE IS AGAIN IN MS. CASTILLO -- THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT PUTTING A CELL PHONE TOWER UP NEAR PRUITT

[00:15:07]

THAT'S WHAT THESE CELL PHONE TOWERS REALLY DO LOOK LIKE. THEY STICK OUT LIKE BIG SORE THUMBS IN THE NEIGHBORHOODS. IT DOESN'T EVEN MEET THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS.

YEAH. THE SETBACK REQUIREMENTS. EVEN AFTER THE APPLICANT OFFERED AN ALTERNATIVE. 200 FEET IS WHAT IT SHOULD BE AWAY FROM THE BORDERS THERE. COULDN'T EVEN GET 200 FEET. I THINK, WHAT WAS IT, 120, 130? OKAY. I'LL MAKE IT 196.

WELL, EXCUSE ME. WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH 200? DO WE REALLY NEED -- DO YOU REALLY WANT THIS MONSTROSITY PLACED AMONG YOUR NEIGHBORS, MS. CASTILLO? I WOULD ASK YOU TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE. THANK YOU.

>> MAYOR JONES: LEON DAKBERT. >> GOOD AFTERNOON.

MY NAME IS LEON AND I'M THE PROPERTY OWNER OF 603 PRUITT.

I-35 IS RIGHT NEXT TO IT. IT IS SURROUNDED BY COMMERCIAL EASY PAWN THERE.

MY GRANDFATHER GREW UP THERE AND HE BASICALLY STARTED A COMMERCIAL PIANO BUSINESS CALLED DAKBERT MUSIC NEXT DOOR. THAT'S A UNIQUE MIX OF THE RESIDENTS AND COMMERCIAL. HE BOUGHT THAT PROPERTY BEFORE I-35 WAS BUILT AND I-35 WAS BUILT RIGHT ALONG THAT RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY. SO I'LL YIELD MY TIME TO MR. HOT THE ADVANTAGES TO THE COMMUNITY BUT I THINK IT'S THE PERFECT LOCATION IN AUDIO] AND EVERYTHING GROWING AROUND IT. AND IT'S A 3.5-FEET

VARIANCE. >> THANK YOU. AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR

CONSIDERATIONS . >> THANK YOU, LEON. >> MAYOR JONES: SIR, YOU

HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MAYOR, COUNCIL.

MY NAME IS VINCE AND I DO HAVE A REAL QUICK PRESENTATION.

I'M REPRESENTING AT&T. PAIGE JOHNSON WITH AT&T IS HERE, IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS FOR HER. LEON IS THE PROPERTY OWNER AND I'LL GO THROUGH THIS REAL BRIEFLY. PREVIOUSLY TO THE SUBMITTAL WE MET WITH THE COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, HAD A GREAT MEETING WITH THEM.

WE TALKED ABOUT THEIR COVERAGE ISSUES AND STUFF LIKE THAT, SO THEY APPRECIATE US TRYING TO GET BETTER COVERAGE FOR 9-1-1 AND SAFETY REASONS.

THE LOCATION IS IN A TRIANGLE. YOU CAN SEE THE ZONING MAP ON THE TOP RIGHT. ALL THAT RED COMMERCIAL AND THEN LEON'S TRACT IS STILL THAT R-4. WE TOOK ABOUT A YEAR TO FIND A COMMERCIAL SITE THAT WORKED WITH 200 FEET. DID NOT FIND ANYTHING. THIS IS THE ONLY SITE THAT WOULD ALLOW CLOSE TO 200 FEET AS POSSIBLE. AND LEON HAS AGREED -- AND WE'RE HELPING HIM TO DEMO THE EXISTING HOUSE ON IT SO IT WILL BE 196.5.

THE REZONING PART IS BECAUSE OF THE COMMUNITY PLANNING AREA.

THEY DESIGNATE THAT RESIDENTIAL MIXED-USE. SO WE HAD TO AT LEAST DO SOME CLEANUP WORK THERE AND REQUEST RM-5 FOR SOMETHING LIKE A DUPLEX, WHATEVER, IF HE DOES DECIDE TO GO FORWARD WITH SOMETHING. BUT, YEAH, IT'S A MINOR WAIVER. IT IS -- DISREGARD THESE NUMBERS ON HERE.

IT IS 196.5 FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE POLE TO THE STRUCTURE.

WE PROVIDED STAFF OF THE VALUES FROM MY HOUSE AND WATCHED THOSE VALUES GO FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS.

IT WILL HAVE FIRST NET CAPABILITIES AND IT'S BUILT FOR UP TO THREE ACROSS THE CARR.

I'M GOING TO SKIP OVER THE PART LOGAN WAS TALKING ABOUT.

YOU CAN VARY THE 200 FEET BY THIS COUNCIL ONLY. AGAIN, IT'S A MINOR

[00:20:04]

MOST IMPORTANT MAP IS THE COVERAGE MAPS. RED IS BAD.

YELLOW IS IN-VEHICLE COVERAGE. YOU SEE SOME AREAS WHERE THEY DON'T HAVE COVERAGE. IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR 9-1-1 SAFETY REASONS TO GET GPS LOCATING YOU BECAUSE OVER 70% OF THE 9-1-1 CALLS ARE ON MOBILE PHONES AS WELL. AND THEN AFTER THE SITE IS ON THERE YOU CAN SEE HOW WELL THAT BENEFITS THE NEIGHBORHOOD. THAT IS ALL IN-BUILDING COVERAGE. FIRST NET IS GOING TO BE PROVIDED ON THIS SITE.

THEY EMPLOY THAT ON EVERY NEW SITE THAT AT&T BUILDS. RF EXPOSURE.

I USE THIS GRAPH TO SHOW WHEN I WARM UP MY COFFEE I'M GETTING MORE NON-IONIZING WAVES FROM THAT MICROWAVE THAN YOU DO STANDING BELOW THE TOWER.

THAT'S IT. BASICALLY WE HAVE THESE LITTLE SUPER COMPUTERS IN OUR HANDS. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYBODY IN SAN ANTONIO CAN

USE THEM. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU, SIR.

IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL COMMENTS, YOU CAN SUBMIT THEM FOR THE RECORD.

>> NO. NO COMMENTS. >> MAYOR JONES: THANK YOU.

ITEM NO. 16 IS IN DISTRICT 5. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS

RECOGNIZED. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR.

THANK Y'ALL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT WITH THIS ITEM. I WOULD LIKE TO MOTION TO

CONTINUE TO DECEMBER 4. >> MAYOR JONES: THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE ITEM 16 TO DECEMBER 4. PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES.

STAFF, PLEASE PRESENT THE FINAL ITEM. >> ABSOLUTELY.

AGENDA ITEM NO. 17 IS A CHANGE OF ZONING THE PROJECT AREA IS GENERALLY BOUNDED BY PETTUS STREET TO THE NORTH, WATKINS LANE TO THE WEST, AND CULEBRA ROAD TO THE SOUTH . STAFF AND ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH ONE AMENDMENT TO REMOVE 3851 CULEBRA FROM CONSIDERATION.

STAFF MAILED 152 NOTICES. NONE WERE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NONE OPPOSED.

THE CULEBRA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR .

THANK YOU. >> MAYOR JONES: NO ONE FROM THE COMMUNITY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. ITEM NO. 17 IS IN DISTRICT 7.

COUNCILWOMAN ALDERETE GAVITO IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> GAVITO: THANK YOU.

I WANT TO FIRST THANK THE CULEBRA PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR RAISING THIS ISSUE TO MY TEAM AND I. I ALSO WANT TO THANK CITY STAFF AND THE PLANNING TEAM, SPECIFICALLY MANNY WHO PUT THIS TOGETHER. ALSO TO THE CITY TEAM FOR PUTTING TOGETHER TWO COMMUNITY MEETINGS TO INFORM PROPERTY OWNERS AND GATHER FEEDBACK. THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP WITH THAT.

MY OFFICE BLOCK WALKED THIS AREA WHERE BUSINESSES ARE AND PERSONALLY INVITED THEM TO USE THESE MEETINGS TO BE PART OF THE DISCUSSION. WITH THAT IN MIND, I MOTION

TO APPROVE THIS ITEM WITH THE AMENDMENT. >> SECOND.

>> MAYOR JONES: IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION ON ITEM 17? THERE'S A MOTION AND A SECOND TO APPROVE AS AMENDED, ITEM NO. 17.

PLEASE VOTE. THE MOTION CARRIES. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 2:34 AND THE

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.