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LET ME KNOW WHEN STAFF IS READY.
WE'LL CALL THE FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026 PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
WHICH STAFF? UH, PLEASE DO A, UH, ROLL CALL FOR ATTENDANCE.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE? HERE.
CAN WE HAVE THE SPANISH ENGLISH INTERPRETER PLEASE? GOOD AFTERNOON.
[Plats ]
YOU.TODAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO AGENDAS.
WE'LL HAVE THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA CASES ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA ARE CASES WHERE STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOES NOT REQUIRE ANY FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSION AND NOBODY HAS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
ALL CASES ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD IN ONE UNIFORM MOTION.
THE SECOND AGENDA IS INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA.
THOSE CASES WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE THE COMMISSION TAKES ANY ACTION.
RIGHT NOW I JUST HAVE ITEMS, EVERYTHING EXCEPT ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA.
UH, SO AT THIS POINT IN TIME, IF THERE'S NO QUESTIONS ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION MOVE TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT, A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER MILAM STAFF, PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL.
[Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments ]
FOR APPROVAL.ALEX RATANA PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SOUTH CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LOCATED AT 2 0 6 WEST HEART AVENUE.
THERE WERE 22 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED WITHIN 200 FEET.
LEO'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE AND OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO SEE TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THERE WAS RECENTLY A SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCE ON THE LAND WITH EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENCES DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.
THE REQUESTED PLAN AMENDMENT WOULD INTRODUCE A LAND USE DESIGNATION THAT PERMITS COMMERCIAL USES AND CONTRIBUTE TO COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO THE ESTABLISHED RESIDENTIAL BLOCK TO THE WEST.
WHILE THERE IS EXISTING MIXED USE TO THE EAST, WHICH PERMITS COMMERCIAL USES, IT IS LOCATED ALONG A SECONDARY ARTERIAL ROAD THAT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED FOR COMMERCIAL USES.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION PRESENTATION.
PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 15 EAST ECOMMERCE, SUITE 3 0 4.
UH, QUICK LITTLE PRESENTATION.
SO WHAT'S GOING ON IS, UM, BOTH SEVEN AND EIGHT ARE FOR THE GONZABA MEDICAL GROUP.
UNLESS YOU'VE BEEN DOWN ON PLEASANTON, THEY KIND OF HAVE A MEDICAL COMPLEX DOWN THERE AND THEY'VE BEEN THERE FOR 50 YEARS.
UH, THEY OF COURSE HAVE BEEN EXPANDING.
UM, THIS IS SOME PROPOSED EXPANSIONS THEY WOULD LIKE TO DO.
AND THIS IS THE PROPERTY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT RIGHT NOW.
THERE WAS A HOUSE ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PROPERTY OWNER SOLD TO GONZABA.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO USE IT FOR A SMALL PORTION OF A FUTURE BUILDING.
THAT'S BEING THE FUTURE BUILDING.
AND SO YOU SEE THE AMBULANCE HERE, SORT OF AN AMBULANCE TURNAROUND.
UM, I WILL BE AMENDING MY REQUEST FROM COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL TO JUST NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
WE FEEL THAT'S JUST A LITTLE BIT MORE OF A GOOD TRANSITION FROM THE MIXED USE TO THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO THE WEST.
THAT'S ALL WE'RE REALLY INTENDING ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, REALLY THE, THE, THE IMPORTANT FUNCTION WILL BE THE AMBULANCE TURNAROUND, IF YOU WILL.
'CAUSE CARS WILL BE COMING IN AND OUT.
AND I REALIZE THIS IS A LITTLE DOWN INTO THE WEEDS FOR PLANNING COMMISSION, BUT YOU KNOW, CARS WILL BE COMING IN AND OUT AND THEN THE AMBULANCE CAN COME IN AND, AND BACK OUT AND TURN OUT RIGHT THERE.
UM, AND THEN THIS IS JUST SORT OF A, A MAP SHOWING THE PROPERTY ON HART AVENUE.
SO WE UNDERSTAND STAFF'S POSITION ON THE DENIAL WHERE WE ARE SORT OF ENCROACHING INTO THE ESTABLISHED NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND THERE ARE HOMES ACROSS THE STREET.
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AS YOU SAW FROM THAT PROPOSED EXPANSION OF SOME EXISTING BUILDINGS, THE FRONTAGE WILL ACTUALLY BE ON PLEASANTON ROAD.WE'RE NOT PUTTING ANY TALL, HIGH INTENSE USES BACK THERE, ABUTTING THE PROPERTY.
AND FOR THAT REASON, WE WOULD ASK, WE WOULD ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE'LL MOVE ON TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
COMMISSIONER BUSANTE, NO QUESTIONS, NO QUESTION ON THAT SITE PLAN.
WAS THERE A DRIVEWAY OR A MEANS OF EGRESS OFF OF HARD INTO THAT SMALL LOT OR WAS IT GONNA, WERE YOU GONNA USE THE, UH, PARKING LOT? UM, SO THESE WILL BE, UM, COVERED OVER, IF YOU WILL.
THE O NO ACCESS FROM, FROM THIS EXACT PROPERTY.
AND, AND I FORGOT TO MENTION, YOU KNOW, I HAVE REACHED OUT TO ST.
LEO'S ASSOCIATION AND I'VE WORKED WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICES ON THEM.
THEY'RE SORT OF NOT HAVING REGULAR MEETINGS RIGHT NOW.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS THEY'RE STILL RECOVERING FROM, FROM COVID OR WHAT, BUT I DID REACH OUT TO THEM.
AND THE BUFFERS WILL BE APPLIED AS AS UH, AS APPLICABLE? AS FAR AS, AS PER, YES.
AND ACTUALLY, YOU KNOW, I'M TALKING TO STAFF WHEN THEY REPLANT IT, BUT WHEN THE FRONT, THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY BECOMES, YOU KNOW, YOU CAN'T BUILD OVER LOT LINES.
WE MAY HAVE TO SHIFT THIS LIKE ABOUT SIX FEET OVER BECAUSE THERE WILL BE A 30 FOOT SETBACK, A REAR SETBACK, WHICH HERE IT'S A SIDE SETBACK, BUT WHEN THEY REPL IT AND THE FRONT IS PLEASANTON ROAD, THERE WILL BE A 30 FOOT BUILDING SETBACK BACK HERE.
UM, PATRICK, SO, UM, SO THIS PROPERTY IS BASICALLY JUST KIND OF BEING USED AS A ANCILLARY TO THE NEW HOSPITAL WING THAT'S GONNA BE BUILT.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S GONNA CONNECT TO THE OFFICE BUILDING THAT'S THERE NOW.
WELL THIS IS, I'M SORRY, THIS IS WHAT'S CURRENTLY THERE.
AND THEN THIS WILL BE A NEW BUILDING.
SO IT'S LIKE A, LIKE AN OUTPATIENT CENTER OR? YES.
BUT IT'S GONNA BE RECEIVING PEOPLE BY AMBULANCE.
WELL, UM, I THINK THE AMBULANCE IS MORE LIKE WHEN SOMEBODY COMES TO THE CLINIC JUST TO SEE IF EVERYTHING'S OKAY IN THE AMBULANCE HAS TO COME AND PICK THEM UP AND TAKE THEM TO A HOSPITAL, NOT HOSPITAL TO HERE.
SO IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE A LOT OF AMBULANCE.
IT'S NOT GONNA BE LIKE A LOT OF LIKE NO, NOT AT ALL.
UM, AND CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT PHASE OF DEVELOPMENT THIS NEW CLINIC IS? WELL, IT'S GONNA BE THE LAST PHASE BECAUSE IN TALKING TO THE COUNCIL OFFICES, THEY KNOW THEY'RE, THEY WON'T WANT GONZABA EXPANDING ANY FURTHER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS AT THIS LOCATION.
SO THEY DON'T WANT GONZABA EXPANDING ANY FURTHER INTO THE NEIGHBORHOODS ANY FURTHER.
NO, BUT THE, THE REST OF THE PROPERTY IS ALREADY OWNED BY GON ACTUALLY, ALL OF THE PROPERTY THAT'S SHOWN IS ALREADY OWNED BY SBA, RIGHT? CORRECT.
IT'S JUST THIS ONE LITTLE PIECE THAT WE'RE HAVING TO WORK ON.
I DON'T HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS.
JUST TO CLARIFY, THE, THE, THE CODE TWO, SO BECAUSE THAT'S A RESIDENTIAL ADJOINING POTENTIALLY COMMERCIAL, THAT WOULD BE THE, UH, UH, OPA, THE COVERED SCREEN, UH, FENCE AND YES, MAYBE A HIGHER FENCE LANDSCAPING BUFFER 30 FOOT BUILDING SET.
ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, CORRECT? NOT ITEM NUMBER EIGHT.
UH, NO QUESTION ON SEVEN I THINK.
AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE IS, IS THE COUNCIL, UM, IN SUPPORT.
DID YOU GET YES, BUT IN, IN DISCUSSIONS WITH THE COUNCIL OFFICES, THEY, THEY BASICALLY TOLD US, OKAY, WE UNDERSTAND YOU, YOU PURCHASED THESE PROPERTIES, BUT AFTER ITEM SEVEN AND EIGHT, LET'S STOP EXPANDING INTO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION, UH, MOVE TO APPROVE AS AMENDED TO, UH, NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL AS AMENDED BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT AND A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL STAFF, PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL.
ALEX ANA PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER EIGHT IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE SOUTH CENTRAL SAN ANTONIO COMMUNITY PLAN FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LOCATED AT 3 4 7 WEST SAYERS AVENUE.
THERE WERE 27 NOTICES MAILED ZERO
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IN FAVOR, ONE OPPOSED WITHIN 200 FEET.LEO'S NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT FROM LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY TO C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE PROPOSED COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE IS INCONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THE EXISTING PROPERTY, ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY VACANT, WAS A SINGLE FAMILY HOME THAT WAS RECENTLY DEMOLISHED.
THE CHANGE FROM A RESIDENTIAL TO A COMMERCIAL LAND USE DESIGNATION WOULD FURTHER REMOVE THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY FUTURE RESIDENTIAL REDEVELOPMENT.
ADDITIONALLY, THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE WOULD CAUSE COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT INTO THE ESTABLISHED SINGLE FAMILY.
NEIGHBORHOOD STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
YOUR RETURN, PATRICK? UH, JUST FOR THE RECORD, PATRICK CHRISTENSEN, THREE 15 EAST COMMERCE SUITE 3 0 4.
UM, I DON'T HAVE A A SITE PLAN FOR THIS PROPERTY YET.
UM, IT'S INTERESTING, I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT A A, A OLDER PHOTO.
THE HOUSE THAT WAS THERE WAS ALMOST LIKE AN ACCESS.
THERE'S JUST A STRUCTURE IN THE REAR.
SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS AN ACCESSORY DWELLING UNIT AND THE HOUSE WAS DEMOLISHED AT SOME POINT, BUT, BUT WE DID DEMOLISH THAT GONZABA GROUP OWNS, OWNS THIS ALREADY AND THEY HAVE PLATTED IT.
THEY WOULD LIKE TO REPL AND INCLUDE THIS.
AND LIKE, AGAIN, AS I SAID, YOU KNOW, IN TALKING TO THE COUNCIL OFFICE, I MEAN THEY TOLD US, YOU KNOW, NO MORE FURTHER EXPANSIONS.
BUT JUST TO BE HONEST, I MEAN THE, THE FAMILIES COME TO US BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT GONZABA WILL PAY TWICE WHAT NORMAL MARKET RATE IS FOR THESE PROPERTIES.
AND THEY'VE, THEY'VE BEEN APPROACHED FOR, FOR ADDITIONAL PROPERTIES JUST SINCE I FILED THESE ZONING PLACES.
AND I KIND OF TOLD 'EM, LET'S NOT, LET'S NOT DO THAT.
'CAUSE WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GO TO COUNCIL, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GET A REZONING.
UM, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE ASKING FOR COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE C TWO ON THIS PROPERTY.
IF THAT'S A BRIDGE TOO FAR, JUST LET ME KNOW AND MAYBE I'LL AMEND IT.
I'D JUST LIKE TO HEAR FROM Y'ALL AND WHAT YOU WOULD WOULD LIKE FOR US TO DO.
SO WE'LL START ON THE RIGHT WITH COMMISSIONER ZUKI.
THIS ONE DOES NOT HAVE A MEDICAL FACILITY IN PLACE, BUT CONSENT? NOT YET.
BUT THERE'S INTENDED TO BUILD ANOTHER MEDICAL OFFICE ON THE MEDICAL OFFICE SIMILAR TO THE ONE NORTH FROM NO AMBULANCES, BUT JUST MAYBE ANOTHER CLINIC.
I DON'T KNOW IF IT'LL BE JUST FOR, FOR DOCTOR VISITS, THINGS LIKE THAT.
BUT THEY DO INTEND TO BUILD ANOTHER DOCTOR BUILDING.
AND THE LAYOUT WOULD BE THE SAME MEDICAL BUILDING PARKING AROUND THE SAME IN INSIDE? RIGHT.
MOST OF THE PARKING WILL PROBABLY BE ACROSS THE STREET.
UM, BECAUSE THERE'S, YOU KNOW, AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THIS AREA, THERE'S A LOT OF PARKING ACROSS THE STREET.
BUT THEY'LL HAVE, YOU KNOW, THE CITY WILL REQUIRE FOR A PLATTED LOT PARKING FOR THE PROPERTY.
WE'RE NOT ASKING FOR ANY PARKING VARIANCES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
I JUST, UH, THE LOT IN FRONT OF THE BUILDING TO THE MAIN STREET.
SO DO YOU WANNA ADD THEY WANT TO ADD TO IT, CORRECT.
WE'VE GOT SOME MULTIFAMILY UP HERE.
THIS IS SOME SORT OF A, THEY HAVE A LOT OF OUTSIDE DISPLAY OF PRODUCT.
I DON'T KNOW EXACTLY WHAT THEY'RE SELLING, BUT IT'S ANOTHER COMMERCIAL USE RIGHT THERE.
SO ARE YOU GONNA, UH, REQUEST FOR AN AMENDED, UH, LAND USE PLAN LIKE YOU DID ON THE PREVIOUS CASE THAT WOULD ALLOW FOR C TWO THAT PERHAPS ISN'T AS INTENSIVE AS IF THAT'S WHAT THIS COMMISSION SUPPORTS? YES, I'LL DO THAT.
WOULD, DOES THAT REQUIRE YOU TO DO A CD OR ARE YOU GONNA BE OKAY WITH THE C TWO UNDER? WELL, I'LL HAVE TO GO DOWN TO C ONE AND I'LL HAVE TO CHANGE THE ZONING REQUEST TO A C ONE S, WHICH WE'RE WILLING TO DO.
WE'RE WILLING TO WORK WITH YOU ON THIS ONE.
WE, WE UNDERSTAND, WE, YOU KNOW, YOU COME IN THINKING IT'S NOT GONNA BE AN ISSUE, BUT THEN STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL AND YOU TRY TO WORK WITH STAFF.
BUT IF THE COMMISSION WANTS US TO AMEND THIS TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, WE WILL AMEND OUR ZONING REQUEST TO C ONE S FOR MEDICAL CLINIC.
PATRICK, WHAT'S THE TOTAL SIZE IF THIS IS ADDED TO THAT OTHER PARCEL? I BELIEVE IT'LL, IT'LL BE LESS THAN TWO ACRES.
PROBABLY 1.1 AND A HALF ACRES TOTAL.
I THINK, YOU KNOW, IF WE CAN KEEP IT AT THE LOWER PLAN, UH, UH, LOWER DENSITY PLAN AMENDMENT, UM, I THINK THAT'D BE HELPFUL.
WELL THEN FOR THE RECORD I'LL AMEND TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL.
JUST, UH, MAKING SURE THEY, UH, FOLLOW THROUGH WITH THE BUFFER AND NO MEANS OF EGRESS.
AND WE'LL GET A SITE PLAN FOR THE S YES.
THAT WILL INDICATE NO EGRESS ON SAYERS, CORRECT? YES.
ANY FURTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS IF NOT, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
MOTION TO APPROVE AS AMENDED TO
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NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL CORRECT.SECOND APPROVE, APPROVE APPLICANT'S PRESS.
CAN WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER PROFIT FOR APPROVAL OF NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL ON THIS PARCEL? AND IT SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ.
[Director’s Report ]
UH, IS THERE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT JUST TO HAVE IT ON THE MINUTES OF THE MEETING? UH, THE, UH, PLANNING COMMISSION WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTING VOICEMAILS, UH, AS A METHOD FOR PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THESE MEETINGS.ANY UPDATE ON THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, FOLKS THAT ARE IN HOLDOVER STATUS PENDING THE LONG DRAWN OUT PROCESS OF RE NOMINATING PEOPLE? I DO NOT HAVE AN UPDATE.
I WILL LOOK INTO IT AND REPORT BACK.
WE'RE GONNA DO ALL OF US AT ONCE, AREN'T WE? WE MIGHT.
WELL, IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE, IT IS TWO 16 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.