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WE'RE GONNA CALL THE WEDNESDAY, APRIL THE EIGHTH, 2026.
PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING TO ORDER.
WOULD STAFF PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL? COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER BUSTAMANTE PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER SIEGEL, PRESENT CHAIR PECK PRESENT.
CAN WE GET THE SPANISH ENGLISH INTERPRETER? OH, I'M SORRY.
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RIGHT.TODAY WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO AGENDAS.
OUR FIRST AGENDA IS THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA.
CASES ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA ARE CASES WHERE, UH, STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION DOESN'T REQUIRE FURTHER DETAILED DISCUSSION, AND NOBODY IN THE AUDIENCE IS SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEM.
ALL CASES ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA WILL BE READ INTO THE RECORD IN ONE UNIFIED MOTION.
ANYTHING NOT ON THE, UH, COMBINED HEARING AGENDA WILL BE ON THE INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA.
THOSE CASES WILL BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY BEFORE THE COMMISSION TAKES ACTION.
SO WHAT I HAVE RIGHT NOW IS I HAVE ON THE, UH, INDIVIDUAL AGENDA, I HAVE ITEMS 12, 13, AND 14 ON INDIVIDUAL.
AND WE'RE GOING TO HAVE COMMISSIONER BUSANTE STEP OUT AND RECUSE FROM THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA 'CAUSE HE IS, UH, UM, RECUSING FROM ITEMS 2, 3, 4, AND EIGHT.
COMMISSIONER BUSANTE HAS LEFT THE MEETING.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR MOTION ON THE COMBINED HEARING AGENDA? MOTION TO APPROVE CONSENT AGENDA.
MOTION TO APPROVE BY, UH, COMMISSIONER ZUKI.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
SOMEONE GET COMMISSIONER BUSANTE? HERE HE COMES.
IT IS STILL 2 0 2 AND COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE HAS REENTERED THE MEETING.
[Comprehensive Master Plan Amendments ]
ALL RIGHT.UM, COMMISSIONER CLAYTON WALLACE INTERIM, UH, PRINCIPAL PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 12, UM, MIGHT LOOK FAMILIAR.
WE HAVE, UH, THIS IS A CONTINUED ITEM FROM THE MARCH, UH, EIGHTH, UM, AGENDA.
THIS IS A MPA PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, REQUESTING INDUSTRIAL FROM, UH, THEY'RE CURRENTLY AGRICULTURAL REQUESTING LIGHT INDUSTRIAL.
UM, 56 NOTICES MAILED THREE OPPOSED OUTSIDE THE 200 FEET.
UH, WE HAD THREE OPPOSED AS WELL.
STAFFS RECOMMENDED DENIAL OF THIS.
UM, REALLY IT ALL TIES DOWN TO THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL USES, UM, BEING PROPOSED RIGHT NEXT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE REALISTICALLY, LIGHT INDUSTRIALS INTENDED TO BE BUILT, UH, ARE PLACED NEXT TO OTHER MANUFACTURING AND HEAVY BUSINESS USES, NOT NEXT TO RESIDENTIAL.
UM, THAT, THAT'S WHY WE'RE RECOMMENDED.
AGAIN, JBSA STANDARD, STANDARD COMMENTS.
UM, AND THE APPLICANT IS HERE FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION.
HI, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
ASHLEY FAIRMONT WITH KILLING GRIFFIN IN FAIRMONT.
UM, I, I WON'T DO THE FULL PRESENTATION AGAIN, BUT WE WERE TASKED AFTER THE LAST MEETING WITH REACHING OUT TO THE HOA, UM, AND SEEING IF THERE WAS ANY OPPORTUNITY FOR AGREEMENT THERE.
UM, WE DID WITH THE HELP OF ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS THAT WAS HERE, GET CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE MANAGEMENT COMPANY, UM, REACHED OUT AND FINALLY WERE ABLE TO, TO GET AHOLD OF THEM.
AND AS OF LAST WEEK, THEY SAID THEY HAVE NO QUESTIONS, UM, AND WOULD LET US KNOW IF THEY WANT TO DISCUSS FURTHER.
SO THAT IS WHERE WE STAND, UM, WITH THEM.
UM, AND HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, WE FEEL LIKE THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, UH, IS THE BEST OPTION HERE ACROSS FROM THE BASE.
UM, AND HOPE YOU WOULD SUPPORT IT.
UH, NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START ON THE LEFT WITH COMMISSIONER BUSANTE.
UH, THE LAST MEETING, THE NUMBER OF OPPOSITION WAS LESS THAN WHAT WE HAVE TODAY, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU HAVE MADE AN EFFORT TO REACH OUT TO THE NEIGHBORS, SPECIFICALLY THE
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CLOSE BY, AS WELL AS THE HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION.SO NOW I HAVE SIX OPPOSITION ON THIS CALL TODAY.
I KNOW NOBODY SIGNED TO SPEAK.
SO WOULD YOU JUST TELL US WHAT REALLY HAPPENS, WHY THEY'RE NOW HAVING MORE PEOPLE TO OPPOSE THAN THE LAST TIME? SO I'M, I'M NOT SURE, UM, CLAYTON.
SO I MEAN, FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS, I'M SORRY.
FOLLOWING THE PRE FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUS MEETING, WE, WE DID RECEIVE A COUPLE OF NOTICES ESSENTIALLY RIGHT AFTER THAT PLANNING COMMISSION HEARING.
SINCE IT WAS A CONTINUANCE, WE DIDN'T SEND AN ADDITIONAL NOTICE.
UM, SO THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS THAT MAY, THAT WROTE IN AFTER THAT MEETING WERE, WEREN'T ABLE TO BE COUNTED THE LAST TIME, BUT WERE COUNTED FOR THIS TIME.
IF SO, THIS NUMBER IS DIFFERENT THAN THE NUMBER.
SO LAST TIME WE HAD RECEIVED TWO NOTICES IN OPPOSITION, UM, BY THE CUTOFF, AND THEN AFTER THAT WE GOT THE FOUR MORE.
SO THAT'S HOW WE'RE AT SIX TODAY.
AND IF, IF WE ALLOW THE LIGHT INDUSTRIAL NEIGHBORS TO THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH OF THIS LOT COULD REQUEST IN THE FUTURE A SIMILAR USE FOR THE LAND THAT IS ALIGNED WITH LIGHT INDUSTRIAL, THIS WOULD BE OPEN FOR DISCUSSION, CORRECT? POTENTIALLY.
I MEAN, IT, IT, I MEAN, A PROPERTY OWNER CAN ALWAYS ASK IT.
IT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT IF THIS IS APPROVED, THAT WILL HAPPEN.
THEY'RE ALLOWED TO ASK TODAY REGARDLESS OF THE OUTCOME OF THIS.
BUT, BUT THEY WILL MAKE THE CASE THAT THIS IS A SIMILAR USE AND WE JUST FEEL THE, LIKE THAT WE COULD APPLY FOR IT.
UH, I DON'T HAVE A QUESTION ON THE NATURE OF THE USE.
I DON'T THINK IT'S A VERY COMPLICATED MANUFACTURING REQUEST.
SO I, I DON'T HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION FOR YOU.
SO WE WILL ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS OR WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION? I WILL MOVE TO DENY THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR DENIAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST BY COMMISSIONER SIEGEL.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, THAT PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL VOTE.
ALRIGHT, SO NOW WE HAVE TO, UH, SO AS A, AS A MOTION TO DENY, IF YOU WANTED TO HEAR A MOTION TO DENY AGAIN, YOU WOULD HAVE A MOTION TO RECONSIDER.
IF YOU WANNA HAVE TO MOTION TO APPROVE, YOU'RE WELCOME TO TAKE THAT.
OR A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM.
ANYBODY MOTION TO APPROVE? WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE BY COMMISSIONER LOPEZ.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BUSANTE.
ITEM 13 IS REQUESTING A TWO WEEK CONTINUANCE TO THE, UM, APRIL 22ND MEETING.
UH, GUESS WE NEED A MOTION FOR THAT.
WE HAVE A MOTION BY COMMISSIONER ZUKI TO APPROVE THE CONTINUANCE.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER BUSTAMONTE, DO PLEASE DO A ROLL CALL.
MOTION PASSES FOR CONTINUANCE.
MY NAME IS JOEL PALUS, ZONING PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER 14 IS A REQUEST FOR APPROVAL OF A RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY PLAN.
FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
THERE WERE 39 NOTICES SENT ONE IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED
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WITHIN 200 FEET.NORTH CENTRAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS IN FAVOR.
SHERRA HILLS RIDGEVIEW NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE.
THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL IS REQUESTED TO REZONE THE PROPERTY FROM C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT TO ALLOW FOR THE DEVELOPMENT FOR AUTO MOTOR VEHICLE SALES.
THE PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL LAND USES INCONSISTENT WITH THE SURROUNDING PROPERTIES.
THE SURROUNDING LAND USE CLASSIFICATIONS ARE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL, LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL AND COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL, WHICH ARE INTENDED TO SUPPORT LOW INTENSITY COMMERCIAL AND LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL USES.
THE PROPOSED REGIONAL COMMERCIAL CLASSIFICATION WOULD ALLOW FOR MORE INTENSIVE USES THAN WHAT IS TYPICAL FOR THE AREA AND IS INCONSISTENT WITH ESTABLISHED LOCATIONAL CRITERIA FOR REGIONAL CENTERS.
SUCH CENTERS ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMMODATE LARGE SCALE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDING SHOPPING MALLS, HOSPITALS, AND WHOLESALE OPERATIONS THAT SERVE A REGIONAL MARKET RATHER THAN THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FURTHERMORE, THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS ADJACENT TO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE NORTH AND THE INTRODUCTION OF THIS CLASSIFICATION COULD FURTHER FACILITATE THE ENCROACHMENT OF HIGH INTENSITY COMMERCIAL USES INTO THE SURROUNDING RESIDENTIAL AREA.
THEREFORE, STAFF IS RECOMMENDING DENIAL FOR NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
DURING THE ZONING COMMISSION MEET AND HELD YESTERDAY APRIL 7TH, THE APPLICANT AMENDED HER REQUEST TO C TWO CD COMMERCIAL DISTRICT WITH A CONDITIONAL USE FOR AUTOMOTIVE VEHICLE SALES RATHER THAN THE C3 GENERAL COMMERCIAL DISTRICT.
THE AMENDED ZONING IN REQUEST OF C TWO CD BETTER ALIGNS WITH THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL LAND USE CLASSIFICATION IN A NORTH CENTRAL COMMUNITY PLAN.
AS SUCH, STAFF SUPPORTS AN AMENDMENT FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL.
INSTEAD, THE APPLICANT IS HERE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
WOULD THE APPLICANT LIKE TO ADDRESS THE COMMISSION? ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS? DO? NOPE.
UH, NOBODY SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, SO WE'LL MOVE TO COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START ON THE RIGHT WITH COMMISSIONER DKI.
SO YOU AGREE WITH THE CITY RECOMMENDATION? YES.
TO BRING THIS TO NEIGHBORHOOD COMMISSIONER, UH, OVERHEAD, THE COMMERCIAL AND THAT'S TO ALLOW YOU TO DO WHAT YOU EXACTLY DO EXACTLY TO DO THE CAR SALES.
UM, I, UM, MY UNDERSTANDING WAS THAT THE C TWO CD WOULD PERMIT CAR STORAGE, UH, CAR SALES, SO IT WOULD BE AN ANNEX.
WE ALREADY HAVE A CAR LOT ON 1203 AND 1211 BASSEY ROAD.
SO THIS WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL LOCATION TO OUR CAR LOT.
MY UNDER STAFF, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, I THOUGHT THAT THE, I I HAD MISSPOKE WITH THE WORK SESSION, BUT YES, IT BELIEVES IT WOULD BE AUTOMOBILE SALES.
SALES WOULD STILL BE PERMITTED UNDER C TWO CD? CORRECT.
AND THAT CAN GO UNDER THE COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL? YES, MA'AM.
COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ, ARE YOU PLANNING ON USING THE UH, ALLEY FOR A MEANS OF EGRESS? NO, THE ALLEY WAS CLEANED UP BECAUSE IT WAS IN VERY POOR CONDITION, BUT IT WILL JUST REMAIN AN ALLEY AND WE ALREADY SPOKE TO THE NEIGHBORS, UM, TO E EITHER SIDE.
UM, SO WE ALL AGREED THAT WE WILL KEEP IT CLEAN AND THERE WOULDN'T BE ANY VEHICLES OR ANYTHING ON THERE.
THE EXISTING STRUCTURE THAT'S THERE, THAT'S WHAT YOU'RE GONNA USE AS FAR AS THE OFFICE, YES.
IT'S, IT'S A SMALL OFFICE BUILDING, SO WE JUST KNOCKED DOWN ONE OF THE WALLS INSIDE TO MAKE IT LOOK LIKE A BIGGER OFFICE AND, UM, AND WE WOULD BE HOUSING THE VEHICLES IN THE BACK SO THAT PEOPLE CAN PARK IN THE FRONT.
I DO NOT HAVE ANY QUESTIONS EITHER.
SO IF THERE'S NO MORE QUESTIONS, WE'LL ENTERTAIN A MOTION CHAIR.
I HAVE SOME ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS.
SO I NOTICED THAT THE BACKYARD IS MOSTLY GRASS, UH, WITH QUITE A FEW SHADE TREES.
UM, AND I WONDER IF, UM, PAVING HAS ALREADY BEEN PUT INTO THE BACKYARD? IT HAS BEEN.
AND WHAT, UM, WHAT KIND OF REVIEW WAS REQUIRED FOR THAT BECAUSE YOU'RE IN INCREASING THE IMPERVIOUS COVER OF A COMMERCIAL PROPERTY? UM, I'M SORRY, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH ANY OF THE, WAS IT PERMITTED DOING THE PAVING IN THE BACKYARD? WAS IT BUILDING PERMIT PULLED FOR THAT? I DON'T KNOW.
UM, WE ACTUALLY HIRED A COMPANY TO TAKE CARE OF THAT.
SO IF THERE WERE ANY PERMANENT REQUIREMENTS, I THINK THAT THEY WOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF THAT.
I DID AGREE WITH THE NEIGHBOR NEXT DOOR.
WE KNOCKED DOWN THE ENTIRE FENCE ON THE, ONE OF THE SIDES AND SHE WANTS TO DO CYPRESS TREES RIGHT THERE.
SO THAT WOULD, YOU KNOW, KIND OF HELP A LITTLE BIT, UM, WITH THE WATER RUNNING DOWN BECAUSE THUS, UM, IT'LL BE RUNNING LIKE THE, THE WAY THE BUILDING IS MADE INSTEAD OF THE WATER RUNNING TOWARDS THE BUILDING AND RUNS TOWARDS THE SIDES.
SO THE WATER WOULD RUN TOWARDS THE CYPRESS TREES THAT SHE WANTS TO PUT ON THERE.
COULD I ASK FOR STAFF TO TAKE A LOOK AT THAT AND SEE IF, UM, THE IMPERVIOUS COVER WAS INCREASED
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BEYOND WHAT MIGHT BE ALLOWED, UM, FOR A PROPERTY AND WHETHER OR NOT A PERMIT WAS PULLED TO MAKE THAT MODIFICATION? NOT AT THIS MOMENT, BUT JUST GOING FORWARD WORKING WITH THE APPLICANT.SO, UH, YOU DON'T WANNA WAIT FOR STAFF'S, UH, DISCOVERY? I, NO.
ANY OTHER COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS? ANY, NOT WANNA ENTERTAIN A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE WITH STAFF'S RECOMMENDATIONS? WE HAVE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
AND, AND I'M ASSUMING YOUR MOTION IS FOR THE, UH, COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION AND NOT THE, UH, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
I WAS GONNA SAY, UH, RECOMMEND APPROVAL WITH AMENDED.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST AS AMENDED TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL BY COMMISSIONER SANCHEZ SECOND.
AND WE HAVE A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER ZUKI STAFF.
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OKAY.IS THERE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT TODAY? WE DO ACTUALLY, UH, HAVE ONE THING.
LOGAN JUST STEPPED OUT, BUT STAFF WOULD LIKE TO, UM, RECOGNIZE THE COMMISSIONERS WHO ARE TURNING OUT.
UH, WE WOULD LIKE TO SPECIFICALLY THANK COMMISSIONERS, MILAM ETTE AND, UH, COMMISSIONER GARCIA, WHO SERVED FOR 13 YEARS, UM, FOR, FOR COMING AND BEING ON OUR PLANNING COMMISSION.
WE REALLY APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S TIME AND, UM, WE, WE APPRECIATE THEM COMING OUT ALL THESE YEARS, SO THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I'LL ECHO, UH, CLAYTON'S STATEMENT AND, UH, I'VE KNOWN NOW COMMISSIONER GARCIA FOR WELL, 13 YEARS AND IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE SERVING WITH YOU.
ANYTHING ELSE FROM STAFF? ALL RIGHT.
IT IS TWO 17 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.