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>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THE TIME IS NOW 2:07 P.M. ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5, 2026, AND
[ Roll Call ]
THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER.MADAME CLERK, PLEASE READ ROLL.
[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. ]
>> CLERK: MAYOR PRO TEM, WE HAVE QUORUM. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL. THERE IS JUST ONE QUICK UPDATE TO THE AGENDA.
ITEM 1 HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. IF YOU ARE HERE FOR ITEM 1, THAT IS NOT GOING TO BE CONSIDERED TODAY. IT HAS BEEN WITHDRAWN. WE HAVE A FEW ITEMS FOR CONTINUANCE. WE'LL START OFF WITH THOSE BEING CONTINUED TO MARCH 19.
ITEMS 6 AND 7. DO WE HAVE A MOTION? >> MOTION TO CONTINUE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE DO HAVE A FEW PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON ITEMS 6 AND 7.
INDIVIDUALS WILL BE CALLED UP. YOU WILL BE GIVEN THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. STARTING OFF WITH MARVIN HASANIA.
>> HOW DO YOU SAY THE LAST NAME? DREWARD? NOT HERE? WONDERFUL. NO FURTHER COMMENT.
WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: MOTION CARRIES.
THANK YOU. WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO ITEMS BEING CONTINUED TO
APRIL 2026. WE HAVE 3 AND 4. >> I MAKE A MOTION TO
CONTINUE. >> SECOND . >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. I HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. PLEASE VOTE.
>> AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: MOTION CARRIES.
WE'LL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT ZONING ITEMS. WE HAVE NO ONE SIGNED UP TO
SPEAK. I'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION. >> MOTION.
>> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
COUNCILMEMBER KAUR? >> KAUR: AYE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF WE DID A VOICE VOTE?
ALL IN FAVOR. >> AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ:
COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ALL OPPOSED? HEARING NONE, MOTION CARRIES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 5. WOULD YOU MIND READING THE CAPTION FOR US?
>> AGENDA ITEM NO. 5 IS A CHANGE OF ZONING LOCATED AT 5251 OLD PEARSALL ROAD. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL.
ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF MAILED 14 NOTICES.
ZERO WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND ZERO WERE RETURNED IN OPPOSITION.
AND WE RECEIVED NO RESPONSE FROM THE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION .
THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU.
WE HAVE A COUPLE PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK. JACK FINGER, YOU'LL BE GIVEN
THREE MINUTES. FOLLOWED BY RYAN PLAGINS. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO
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TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE SAN ANTONIO CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND ONE OR TWO ITEMS I WISH TO BRING TO YOUR ATTENTION. ITEM NO. 5, I BELIEVE MR. MUNGIA, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT PLACING A -- WELL, THEY CALL A MANUFACTURED HOME/OVERSIZED VEHICLE SALES ARRANGEMENT THERE. MANUFACTURED HOMES WHAT USED TO BE CALLED A TRAILER PARK HOME SALES. YEAH. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS, MR. MUNGIA, IS THAT THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT THIS WAS A VERY BAD IDEA.THEY ARE THE ONES WE HIRE TO FIND OUT ALL THE DETAILS OF THESE THINGS.
AND WHAT THEY FOUND OUT WAS BASICALLY, QUOTE, IT WOULD ISOLATE A SINGLE-FAMILY DWELLING WITHIN COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL ZONING DISTRICTS.
YEAH. IT WOULD ISOLATE THIS LITTLE RESIDENCE THAT HAD A RIGHT TO BE THERE. DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE OF THE CURRENT AND FUTURE OCCUPANTS OF THAT RESIDENCE. SO, YES.
THIS IS OVER ON OLD PEARSALL ROAD AND THAT'S WHY THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT YOU REALLY SHOULD NOT GO BEYOND THIS ONE HERE. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU, SIR, TO SIMPLY SAY NO TO THIS ONE. THANK YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. MR. RYAN PLAGINS.
OH, MISS. LOOK AT ME MAKING ASSUMPTIONS.
>> I HAVE A VERY BRIEF PRESENTATION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT WAS
PROVIDED. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: IT'S READY.
YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES SO I HOPE -- >> WELL, I'LL RUN THROUGH IT IF THEY AREN'T ABLE TO GET IT UP. THERE WE GO.
NEXT SLIDE. >> THERE'S A CLICKER THERE, IF YOU WANT TO USE IT.
THE TRACT IS CURRENTLY ZONED RM-4 AND THE OWNER HAS LIVED ON AND OPERATED THIS PROPERTY FOR OVER 30 YEARS. HIS RESIDENCE IS IN THE BACK OF THE TRACT.
IN THE FRONT, HE RUNS HIS TRUCK SERVICE OUT OF IT. LIKE, A CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS, STORES TRUCKS THERE. NO OTHER SITE. HE'S REQUESTING THE ZONING CHANGE FOR THE FRONT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY TO C-2 CD TO CONTINUE OPERATING HIS BUSINESS DUE TO CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATIONS THAT HE HAD RECEIVED RECENTLY. SO WHEN HE PURCHASED THE PROPERTY, HE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS RM-4 AND HE WASN'T ABLE TO OPERATE HIS BUSINESS THERE. AS I MENTIONED, HE CURRENTLY LIVES IN THE BACK.
THERE ARE SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES ON THE ADJACENT PROPERTIES AROUND THE SITE TO THE NORTH AND EAST. THOSE ARE ZONED AS MANUFACTURED HOUSING BUT ARE ALSO USED AS INDUSTRIAL PURPOSES.
HE'S UNABLE TO CONTINUE HIS DAILY BUSINESS OPERATIONS FOR FEAR OF ANY ADDITIONAL VIOLATIONS OR ANY OTHER MEASURES TAKEN BY THE CITY. THE PROPOSED ZONING IS -- OR THE SITE IS WITHIN THE PORT SAN ANTONIO PLAN AND IT'S WITHIN THE URBAN MIXED-USE AREA, WHICH INTEGRATES BOTH RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL USES.
THE PROPOSED ZONING DOES COMPLY WITH THE PORT SAN ANTONIO PLAN AND LIVE/WORK OPTIONS ARE PERMISSIBLE. THE ADJACENT C-3 AND I-1 ZONING AREAS DO NOT COMPLY WITH THE CURRENT LAND USE PLAN. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. MR. OR MS. VINCENT HUBINGER.
I WAS MAKING A JOKE. THAT'S A DIFFERENT ITEM. ITEM 5 IS IN DISTRICT 4.
COUNCILMEMBER MUNGIA IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> MUNGIA: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I WANT TO SAY THAT THE FIRST SPEAKER SIGNED UP FOR THIS ITEM WAS PRETTY IGNORANT ON THE SITUATION AT HAND. WE'RE NOT PLACING ANYTHING THERE. WE'RE MAKING SURE THE USE MATCHES WHAT'S BEEN THERE FOR 30 YEARS, BEFORE THIS PROPERTY WAS IN THE CITY LIMITS.
IT'S ACROSS THE STREET FROM MY OFFICE, ACTUALLY. I WILL BE MOTIONING TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: WE
HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: COUNCILMEMBER KAUR. >> KAUR: AYE.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES.
WE'LL MOVE ON TO ITEM 8. WE HAVE -- PLEASE READ THE CAPTION.
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AT 601 PRUITT AVENUE. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL. STAFF MAILED 16 NOTICES. WE RECEIVED ZERO IN FAVOR AND ZERO OPPOSED. THE COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR. AND OUTSIDE OF THE 200-FOOT NOTIFICATION BOUNDARY, WE HAD ONE ADDITIONAL NOTICE IN FAVOR. THANK YOU.>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE HAVE THREE INDIVIDUALS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK STARTING WITH VINCENT HUBBINGER. KEN BROWN.
MR. HUBBINGER. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MAYOR PRO TEM, COUNCIL.
I'M CO-REPRESENTING THIS WITH KEN BROWN. I'M JUST HERE FOR ANY TECHNICAL QUESTIONS YOU HAVE. THANK YOU.
>> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU VERY MUCH. KEN BROWN?
GOOD TO GO? JACK FINGER. >> MAYOR PRO TEM, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. ONCE AGAIN, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND MS. CASTILLO, THIS ITEM IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT PLACING 120-FOOT HIGH MONSTROSITY THAT OTHER PEOPLE CALL A CELL PHONE TOWER IN THIS AREA.
I GUESS THAT'S ONE OF THE REASONS WHY THE ZONING STAFF THOUGHT YOU MIGHT WANT TO SAY NO TO THIS ONE. SOMETHING THAT TALL, YOU REALLY NEED A MUCH BIGGER SETBACK THAN WHAT YOU HAVE BEEN PROPOSED HERE. JUST IN THEIR OWN WORDS, IT WOULD ALLOW COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT. AND THAT MAKES SENSE.
YOU PUT A COMMERCIAL ITEM IN THERE RIGHT NEXT TO SOME OF THE HOMES THERE.
COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT IN THIS RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD.
THAT'S THEIR WORDS, NOT MINE. I WISH YOU WOULD NOT ALLOW THE START OF COMMERCIAL ENCROACHMENT, ESPECIALLY WITH -- SOME OF US HAVE TO CALL A MONSTROSITY BECAUSE THEY ARE THE ONES WHO HAVE TO LIVE AROUND THAT AREA.
GO HOME, LEAVE, COME BACK HOME EVERY DAY AND LIVE RIGHT NEXT TO THIS THING THAT -- I MEAN, IMAGINE IF YOU HAD TO ENTERTAIN NEIGHBORS AT A PARTY OR SOMETHING. MAYBE THEY HADN'T BEEN TO YOUR HOUSE BEFORE AND THEY SAY, ARE YOU LIVING NEXT TO THIS BIG THING? YEAH.
LET'S HAVE THE PARTY SOMEWHERE ELSE NEXT TIME. YEAH.
PLEASE SAY NO TO THIS THING. THANK YOU. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. ITEM 8 IS IN DISTRICT 5. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS
RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM.
WITH THIS ITEM, I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE APPLICANT AND THE REPRESENTATION.
WHEN THIS FIRST CAME TO COUNCIL IT INVOLVED THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING HOME AND DISPLACEMENT OF RENTERS. THIS IS AN IDEAL NEIGHBORHOOD WITHIN THE COLLINS GARDEN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
IT'S A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AWAY FROM THE NEIGHBORHOOD H-E-B, COLLINS GARDEN LIBRARY ALONG WITH A WALK TO THE HIGH SCHOOL AND IT'S IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO SO MANY COMMUNITY AMENITIES. I'M GRATEFUL THAT IN COLLABORATION AND WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF VINCENT AND KEN THEY BOTH WORKED TO HELP PRESERVE THE EXISTING STRUCTURE AND INCLUDING A LEASE PROVISION ADDRESSING ROUGHLY $30,000 IN IMPROVEMENT TO THE PROPERTY. AS A CONDITION TO THE OPTION, THEY SHOULD PAY $30,000 [INDISCERNIBLE]. SO I HIGHLIGHT THAT PIECE BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE WE PRESERVING AFFORDABLE HOUSING WITHIN THE URBAN CORE, WE'RE ALSO STICKING TO OUR SA TOMORROW PLAN THAT THIS FALLS WITHIN. SO GRATEFUL THAT WE CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE FORWARD WITH MOVING THE STRATEGIC HOUSING IMPLEMENTATION PLAN FORWARD WHILE SUPPORTING THE APPLICANT WITH THEIR WORK AND VISION IN THIS PARCEL.
EAGER TO SUPPORT THIS ITEM, PARTICULARLY BECAUSE THE INVESTMENT Y'ALL HAVE MADE IN THE EXISTING STRUCTURE ON THIS PARCEL. SO WITH THAT, I MOTION TO
APPROVE. >> SECOND. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: THANK YOU. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND.
ALL IN FAVOR? >> AYE. COUNCILMEMBER KAUR.
>> KAUR: AYE. >> MCKEE-RODRIGUEZ: ANY OPPOSED? MOTION CARRIES. THERE BEING NO FURTHER BUSINESS OR ITEMS, THE TIME IS NOW 2:21 AND WE WILL CALL THIS MEETING ADJOURNED.
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.