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ALRIGHT, GOOD AFTERNOON LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
IF WE COULD PLEASE HAVE OUR SPANISH LANGUAGE INTERPRETATION SERVICES STATEMENT.
MY NAME IS JOHN BUSANTE AND I'M THE CHAIR OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO AS WELL AS THE DISTRICT FIVE ZONING COMMISSIONER.
I HEREBY CALL THIS REGULARLY NOTICED MEETING OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING COMMISSION.
IN THE SESSION I LIKE TO DO ROLL CALL BY ALLOWING THE ZONING COMMISSIONERS TO INTRODUCE THEMSELVES, STARTING WITH THE COMMISSIONER ON MY FAR LEFT.
I'M DISTRICT ONE, JOHN WITT, DISTRICT 10 MOSES VE, DISTRICT NINE MIA LOS DISTRICT TWO.
KEN HUE, DISTRICT SIX, GEORGE OSA, DISTRICT THREE.
EDDIE RODRIGUEZ, DISTRICT FOUR, ANA MAYOR PENTI.
VERY GOOD STAFF AS A QUORUM PRESENT.
WOULD EVERYONE PLEASE STAND FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE? I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
OKAY, BEFORE WE BEGIN OUR HEARING, I WOULD LIKE STAFF TO PLEASE REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THOSE IN THE AUDIENCE STAFF IF YOU WOULD, 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 COMMISSION, YOU WILL 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 THAT SUBJECT, PROPERTY CHECK MARKS WILL INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN FAVOR OF THE REQUEST AND AN EX WILL INDICATE THOSE PROPERTY OWNERS IN OPPOSITION.
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION AND ANY QUESTIONS BY THE COMMISSION, THE APPLICANT WILL PRESENT THEIR REQUEST.
FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SIGNED INTO SPEAK FOR OR AGAINST THE PROPOSED REZONING, YOU WILL BE CALLED IN THE ORDER THAT YOU HAD SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
THOSE IN SUPPORT AND OPPOSITION WILL BE ALLOWED A MAXIMUM OF THREE MINUTES PER SPEAKER AND YOU ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO UTILIZE THE MAXIMUM TIME LIMITATION.
YOU WILL BE INFORMED THAT THE THREE MINUTES ARE UP.
FOR THOSE WHO 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 TO PLEASE ANNOUNCE THAT WHEN THAT SPEAKER'S GOING UP TO THE PODIUM THAT YOU ARE YIELDING YOUR TIME.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL LIMITED TO ONE SPEAKER WITH A THREE MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSIONER QUESTIONS.
DO WE HAVE ANY WITHDRAWN OR POSTPONE ITEMS TODAY? WE DO NOT.
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UH, IF YOU WOULD PLEASE LIST THE ITEMS ON OUR COMBINED HEARING.NUMBER ONE, THE CONSENT AGENDA PLEASE.
ITEMS ON THE COMBINED HEARING ARE ITEMS 1, 2, 4, 5, AND SIX COMMISSIONERS.
BEFORE WE READ THESE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD, WOULD ANYONE LIKE TO PULL ANY OF THEM LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE.
IF WE COULD PLEASE READ THOSE ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
ITEM ONE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C ONE TO C ONE S WITH A SPECIFIC USE AUTHORIZATION FOR A MEDICAL CLINIC PHYSICIAN AND OR DENTIST WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 1 6 7 1 9 HUBNER ROAD ITEM TWO IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE.
ACCOUNTS FOR ITEM ONE ARE 41 NOTICES MAIL FIVE IN FAVOR FOR OPPOSED DEERFIELD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE OUTSIDE.
ITEM TWO IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM IDZ ONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR EIGHT DWELLING UNITS TO IDZ ONE WITH USES PERMITTED FOR ONE DWELLING UNIT C ONE LIGHT COMMERCIAL USES AND SELF-SERVICE STORAGE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 4 0 2 AND 4 1 16 EAST LA CHAPPELLE STREET.
THE APPLICANT IS AMENDING THIS REQUEST.
UH, FOR REQUESTED PERMITTED, PERMITTED USES TO NOT INCLUDE SELF-SERVICE STORAGE.
ONE OPPOSED LONE STAR NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE.
ITEM FOUR IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM FBZ AND MI ONE TO MI ONE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT 11 6 0 8 SOUTH SARZA MORRIS STREET.
13 NOTICES MAILED ZERO IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED VIDA HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION AND THE STAR RIGHT
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OVERLOOK SOUTH GAVE NO RESPONSE.ITEM FIVE IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM R SIX TO IDZ TWO WITH USES PERMITTED IN C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND MF 40 MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
LOCATED AT TWO 11 MCLEAN STREET.
21 NOTICES MAILED SEVEN IN FAVOR.
ONE OPPOSED TOBIN HILL COMMUNITY AND DOWNTOWN NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS IN THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE.
ITEM SIX IS A REQUEST FOR A CHANGE IN ZONING FROM C3 NA TO IDZ THREE WITH USES PERMITTED IN C TWO COMMERCIAL DISTRICT AND 185 UNITS PER ACRE WITH ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
27 NOTICES MAILED ONE IN FAVOR.
ZERO OPPOSED TOBIN HILL NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.
UH, AND THE SAN ANTONIO TEXAS DISTRICT ONE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION GAVE NO RESPONSE.
ALRIGHT, DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? ALRIGHT, UM, MS. CANTU MCMULLEN IF YOU WOULD COME UP PLEASE.
UM, AND YOU'RE THE APPLICANT ON THE LU CHAPPELLE STREET ITEM NUMBER TWO? YES SIR, I AM.
AND YOU'D LIKE TO AMEND YOUR REQUEST? YES.
AND YOU'RE AMENDING IT TO ONE UNIT IDZ, ONE WITH ONE UNIT AND C ONE LIKE COMMERCIAL USES, CORRECT? CORRECT.
UM, THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR A MOTION.
I MOVE TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. ITEM NUMBER ONE, ITEM NUMBER TWO AS AMENDED.
ITEM NUMBER FOUR, FIVE AND SIX.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITSETT? YES.
UH, ANY DISCUSSION? LOOKING LEFT, SEEING NONE.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL.
APPROVAL OF ITEMS ONE, TWO IS AMENDED.
FOUR, FIVE AND SIX BY COMMISSIONER HUEY WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER WHITSETT.
COMMISSIONER PETE RODRIGUEZ? YES.
IF YOU WERE HERE FOR ANY OF THOSE ITEMS, 1, 2, 4, 5, AND SIX, YOU ARE GOING TO CITY COUNCIL WITH THE RECOMMENDATION OF APPROVAL FROM THIS BODY.
YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS TO GO BEFORE CITY COUNCIL.
GOOD LUCK TO YOU BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO STAY HERE.
YOU'RE WELCOME TO BUT YOU DON'T HAVE TO.
UM, IF WE CAN GO ON TO OUR NEXT INDIVIDUAL HEARING AGENDA, WHICH CONSISTS OF ONE ITEM.
MY NAME IS SEAN SHEELEY PLANNER WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER THREE LOCATED AT 1108 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE IS A REQUEST FROM R SIX CD FOR THREE UNITS TO MF 25.
ALL OVERLAYS TO REMAIN THE SAME.
ZERO IN FAVOR, ZERO OPPOSED TO BEACON HILL AREA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED TO MF 25 BUT SUPPORTIVE OF RM FOUR.
THE EXISTING R SIX CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY, UH, DISTRICT WITH THE CONDITIONAL USE OF THREE DWELLING UNITS IS AN APPROPRIATE ZONING FOR THE SURROUND FOR THE PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
THE PROPOSED MF 25 LOAD DENSITY MULTIFAMILY DISTRICT IS NOT APPROPRIATE.
THE SURROUNDING AREA HAS SEVERAL EXISTING DUPLEXES, TRIPLEXES AND QUADPLEXES WHICH APPEAR TO BE IN CHARACTER FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA.
HOWEVER, THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING THE CHANGE TO MF 25 ZONING TO PERMIT UP TO SIX UNITS ON THE SLOT.
THAT WOULD BE A DOUBLE INCREASE IN DENSITY ON THE SLOT AND WOULD NOT BE IN CHARACTER FOR THE SURROUNDING AREA.
STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL WITH AN ALTERNATIVE RECOMMENDATION OF R FOUR R FOUR CD RESIDENTIAL SINGLE FAMILY USE WITH CONDITIONAL USE FOR FOUR DWELLING UNITS OR RM FOUR RESIDENTIAL MIXED DISTRICT.
THE APPLICANT IS PRESENT AND THE APPLICANT WISHES TO AMEND TO RM FOUR.
IF WE COULD HAVE THE APPLICANT PLEASE, IF YOU WOULD, SIR, SAY YOUR NAME AND YOUR ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD AND THEN TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROJECT.
SO MY NAME IS JONATHAN VASQUEZ.
1108 WEST WOODLAWN AVENUE AND I'LL BE HERE JUST TO AMEND FROM THE, UH, PROPOSED MF 25 TO RM FOUR.
DO WE HAVE ANY PUBLIC COMMENT? WE DO, UH, TWO SPEAKERS.
CYNTHIA SPIELMAN, FOLLOWED BY CYNTHIA WALKER.
ALRIGHT, MS. SPIELMAN, YOU WILL HAVE SIX MINUTES.
PLEASE TELL US I WON'T, I WON'T NEED IT.
UM, I WAS GOING TO READ UP MY LETTER, OUR LETTER TO YOU, BUT I JUST WANNA THANK MR. VAZQUEZ FOR WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, YOU KNOW, WE, THE FIRST PROPOSAL ALSO MEANT DEMOLISHING THE BUILDING, WHICH IS IN GOOD SHAPE.
UM, BUT HE'S BEEN, UM, UH, HELPFUL.
HE'S COME TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.
THEY VOTED UNANIMOUSLY AGAINST
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A PROPOSAL BUT VOTED UNANIMOUSLY FOR ALLOWING ONE MORE UNIT.SO, UM, I'M, I'M GLAD THIS HAS TURNED OUT, UH, FOR BOTH OF US.
THANK YOU SO MUCH MR. SPIELMAN.
UH, MR. VASQUEZ, I'M NOT GONNA GIVE YOU REBUTTAL 'CAUSE I DON'T THINK YOU NEED IT.
COMMISSIONER KELLUM TO YOU FOR QUESTIONS.
ALRIGHT, ANY QUESTIONS TO MY LEFT? YES.
COMMISSIONER, VE UH, JUST A STAFF, UH, GIVE YOU A, YOU HAVE A REFRESHER ON RM, WHAT IS IT? RM FOUR.
SO WHAT ARE THE DEVELOPMENT RESTRAINTS? HOW IS IT DIFFERENT THAN THE, UH, STATUS QUO? SO RM FOUR WOULD ALLOW UP TO FOUR DWELLING UNITS.
UM, BECAUSE OF THE SIZE OF THE LAW, IT DOES NEED TO ALL BE ONE, UM, BUILDING.
IT COULDN'T BE INDIVIDUAL BUILDINGS ON THE PROPERTY.
SO, AND AS SEAN HAD STATED, THERE'S A MULTITUDE OF DUPLEXES, TRIPLEX, QUADPLEXES THAT MIDDLE HOUSING.
SO THAT'S WHY STAFF WAS, UM, SUPPORTIVE OF THAT FOUR UNITS.
UM, ARE THE SETBACKS THE SAME? UM, IT'S A LITTLE DIFFERENT IN THE REAR.
I THINK IT'S, INSTEAD OF 20 FEET, IT'S LIKE 10 FEET, BUT IT WOULD NOT BE OUT OF CHARACTER.
UM, AND THEN THE, UH, ONE OTHER QUESTION, JUST THE, THE LOT SIZE.
UM, DO, DO YOU GUYS HAVE IT ON HAND? I THINK IT WAS 0.2.
THE PROPERTY IS 0.223 ACRES ASSUMING YOU NEED A SQUARE FOOTAGE? NO, NO, NO, THAT'S FINE.
JUST HOW GENERALLY, UH, I MEAN UNDERSTANDING THAT IT'S, UH, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, BUT HOW TYPICAL IS IT TO HAVE THAT MANY UNITS ON, UM, THAT SIZE OF THE LOT? 'CAUSE THE LOTS AREN'T ALL REGULAR.
I, I MEANT IT VARIES FROM CASE BY CASE.
I MEANT RM FOUR ALLOWS YOU TO ACTUALLY GO DOWN TO 4,000 SQUARE FEET LOT.
SO IT COULD BE THE RM FOUR COULD POTENTIALLY GO DOWN EVEN SMALLER, BUT, OKAY.
ALRIGHT, ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? LEFT? SEEING NONE QUESTIONS? RIGHT.
COMMISSIONER KELLUM, BECAUSE IT'S A DISTRICT ONE CASE TO YOU FOR, UH, DISCUSSION AND POTENTIAL MOTION.
UH, THANK YOU CHAIR MR. VASQUEZ.
I WANNA ALSO ECHO, UM, UH, MY SENTIMENT ABOUT, UH, YOU WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
YOU KNOW, THEY WERE, THEY, I CAN'T SPEAK FOR THEM, BUT THEY, THEY ARE VERY REASONABLE PEOPLE AND THE FACT THAT THEY ARE HAPPY WITH THE COMMUNICATION REALLY TELLS ME THAT YOU DID A GREAT JOB WITH THAT AND WE'RE OPEN TO MAKING SURE THAT YOU COULD GET YOUR PROJECT DONE IN A WAY THAT WOULD BE GOOD FOR YOU AND GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
AND SO WITH THAT, I MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL FOR THE RM FOUR.
ALRIGHT, THERE IS A MOTION FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE FOR THE AMENDED REQUEST OF RM FOUR.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND IT.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PETE RODRIGUEZ.
UH, JUST WANTED TO SAY THAT I FORGOT WHAT I WAS GONNA SAY BUT, UH, BASICALLY IT'S GLAD TO HEAR THAT THE NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION AND THE OWNER OH, I KNOW.
I WAS GONNA SAY FOR ONCE, THIS IS NOT A DIFFICULT CASE.
I APPRECIATE THE NEIGHBOR ASSOCIATION AND THE, UH, APPLICANT TO WORKING TOGETHER.
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? RIGHT.
UH, THE MOTION IS FOR APPROVAL OF ITEM NUMBER THREE AS AMENDED TO RM FOUR BY COMMISSIONER KELLUM WITH A SECOND BY COMMISSIONER PETE RODRIGUEZ.
UH, YOU HAVE SIX MONTHS TO GO TO CITY COUNCIL.
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THE NEXT ITEM ON OUR AGENDA IS ITEM NUMBER SEVEN, THE CONSIDERATION AND APPROVAL OF THE AUGUST 4TH, 2026 ZONING COMMISSION.COMMISSIONERS, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES? AMENDMENTS, AMENDMENTS, ALTERATIONS, HEARING NONE.
THE FLOOR IS NOW OPEN FOR A MOTION.
ALRIGHT, COMMISSIONER DUVALL HAS MOVED TO APPROVE THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
SECOND BY COMMISSIONER KELLUM.
ALL THOSE IN FAVOR OF APPROVING APPROVING THE MINUTES AS SUBMITTED.
ALRIGHT, THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
IS THERE A DIRECTOR'S REPORT? NO.
IN THAT CASE, THE TIME IS ONE 14 AND THIS MEETING OF THE ZONING COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO IS ADJOURNED.