[00:00:08] >> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT. IF WE CAN ALL COME TOGETHER. THE TIME IS NOW 2:13 P.M. ON THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2026, AND THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION IS CALLED TO ORDER. CITY CLERK, WILL YOU CALL ROLL? [ Roll Call  ] [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. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. FIRST ITEM IS TO CONTINUE CASES TO THE OCTOBER 1, 2026 MEETING. THE CASE TO CONTINUE IS ITEM 8. IS THERE A MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM? >> MOTION TO CONTINUE THE ITEM TO OCTOBER 1, 2026 WITH A SECOND. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? MADAME CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THIS ITEM? JACK, WE'RE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS ITEM. DID YOU WANT TO TALK ON THE CONTINUANCE OR WAIT UNTIL YOUR OTHER TIMES? >> YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR PRO TEM, MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME IS JACK M. FINGER AND ESPECIALLY I WANT TO SPEAK ABOUT THIS ONE. MS. CASTILLO, THIS IS AN ITEM THAT'S IN YOUR DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT, OH, THE LUMBERYARD IS PLANNING ON EXPANDING ITS AREA ON ZARZAMORA STREET. THIS HAS BEEN CONTINUED NOT ONCE BUT AT LEAST TWICE NOW, MS. CASTILLO. AT LEAST. AND THE QUESTION IS WHY ARE YOU CONTINUING IT, MS. CASTILLO? MS. CASTILLO. THE REASON I HAVE BEEN ASKING THIS, MS. CASTILLO, IS YOU KNOW AS WELL AS I DO -- AND PERHAPS THE REST OF YOU KNOW, IF YOU LOOKED AT THE BACK-UP DOCUMENTS, THAT THE OWNER, THE APPLICANT, APPARENTLY IS A PRETTY BAD ACTOR HERE. YEAH. I'M JUST LOOKING AT WHAT THE DOCUMENTS TELL US. THE APPLICANT HAS NOT DONE THE REQUIRED BUILDING PERMITS. THE SITE PLAN HAS NOT BEEN APPROVED NOR TECHNICAL REVIEWS EITHER. HASN'T GONE THROUGH ANY OF THAT. HE HASN'T DONE THE ADEQUATE STORMWATER PREVENTION PLANS AS WELL, THEREBY POSING A THREAT TO HIS PEOPLE IN THE AREA AS WELL AS THE CREEKS OVER THERE ON THE WEST SIDE THERE. YEAH. AND HE HAS AN UNRESOLVED FLOODPLAIN VIOLATION. VIOLATIONS, MS. CASTILLO. THAT PLUS THE OTHER RED FLAGS, ZONING STAFF THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD IDEA. THE PROSPECT HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION DOESN'T LIKE THIS EI EITHER . CONSEQUENTLY, MS. CASTILLO, WHY ARE YOU LETTING THIS GUY OFF THE HOOK? CONTINUALLY, CONTINUALLY, CONTINUALLY, WHY IS ANYBODY, MS. SPEARS, MR. WHYTE, WHY IS ANYBODY LETTING THIS GUY -- AFTER ALL, YOU GUYS HAVE A VOTE ON THIS. SHALL WE CONTINUE LETTING HIM OFF THE HOOK OR SHALL WE MAKE A DECISION HERE AND NOW TODAY, HUH? I MEAN, I MEAN INQUIRING MINDS WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT. CAN I GET A MOTION -- DID I GET A MOTION AND A SECOND YET? OKAY. WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO POSTPONE ITEM NO. 8. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? YES. OH, I'M SORRY. EMILE WEISLER, WOULD YOU LIKE TO SPEAK ON THIS ISSUE? EMILY. [00:05:01] SORRY. >> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING PARTICULARLY WITH THE WEST END HOPE AND ACTION NEIGHBORHOOD FOR MONTHS ON THIS CASE AND JUST REALLY APPRECIATE THE TIME AND DEDICATION THAT THEY HAVE PUT IN. THE NEIGHBORS AROUND THIS PROPERTY AND THE COUNCIL OFFICE AS WELL FOR ALLOWING US THE TIME TO WORK THROUGH THIS VERY UNIQUE CASE, AND RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR A CONTINUANCE TODAY. THANK YOU. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. REGARDING THIS ITEM, I'M ALSO GRATEFUL FOR THE TIME AND ENERGY OF THE WEST END HOPE AND ACTION ASSOCIATION HAS PUT INTO THIS AND FOR THEIR FEEDBACK AND CONSIDERATION ALONG THE WAY. I APPRECIATE THE APPLICANT'S EFFORT ON THIS ZONING CASE. MY TEAM AND I HAVE BEEN WORKING ON THIS REQUEST AT VARIOUS TIME FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. AS CITY ANALYSIS REPORTS -- I HATE TO ADMIT, AS JACK FINGER CITED, THIS PROPERTY HAS UNDERGONE SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY WHICH HAS CONTINUED WITHOUT THE PERMITS AND TECHNICAL REVIEWS. THAT ARE CRITICAL TO THE PROTECTION OF THE ALAZAN CREEK. THE PROTECTION OF OUR CREEKS AND OUR WATERWAYS IS VITAL FOR THE OVERALL HEALTH OF OUR COMMUNITY . AS STAFF REPORTS, THE DEVELOPMENT HAS FAILED TO DEMONSTRATE ADEQUATE TREATMENT MEASURES. THERE REMAINS SIGNIFICANT CONCERNS ABOUT THE APPLICANT'S ABILITY TO MEET STORMWATER RUNOFF MITIGATION AND FLOOD PLAN REGULATIONS EVEN WITH SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE PROPERTY LET ALONE WITH THE PROPERTY AND DEVELOPMENT AS IT CURRENTLY STANDS. ADDITIONALLY, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE POTENTIAL FOR NEGATIVE EFFECTS ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES ON DELGADO, SPECIFICALLY RELATED TO THE CHANGES NEEDED FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO ADDRESS ITS FLOODPLAIN ISSUES. FINALLY, THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXISTING CODE VIOLATIONS FOR THIS PROPERTY AND I UNDERSTAND THE APPLICANT'S REPRESENTATIVE INTENDS TO ADDRESS THOSE VIOLATIONS BUT SOME OF THEM CANNOT BE ADDRESSED WITH THIS ZONING REQUEST. HOWEVER, DEVELOPMENT BEGAN ON THIS SITE IN 2020 AND CONTINUED THROUGH AT LEAST 2024. IF THE APPLICANT HAD SOUGHT THE NEEDED PERMITS PRIOR TO DEVELOPMENT INSTEAD OF WAITING UNTIL THEY WERE GIVEN THESE VIOLATIONS, THIS WOULD HAVE OFFERED CITY STAFF A CHANCE TO REVIEW THE ZONING CHANGE, IDENTIFY THE FLOODPLAIN, AND DONE SO BEFORE THE DEVELOPMENT BECAME SO INTENSE. AS MUCH THIS IS AN ATTEMPT TO RETROACTIVELY APPROVE A LAND USE FOR DEVELOPMENT THAT DID NOT SEEK THE NEEDED PERMITS, SITE PLAN APPROVAL, OR TECHNICAL REVIEWS AND THAT SHOULD NEVER HAVE BECOME SO INTENSE IN THE FIRST PLACE. I APPRECIATE THE MOTION TO CONTINUE BUT I ASK THAT YOU DENY THE CONTINUANCE SO I CAN MOTION TO DENY THIS ITEM. >> VIAGRAN: WOULD THAT BE AN AMENDMENT? OKAY. SO WE'RE GOING TO VOTE ON THE CONTINUANCE. WE HAVE A MOTION TO CONTINUE. PLEASE VOTE. >> A NO IS TO LEAVE IT ON INDIVIDUAL. IS THERE ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION? IT FAILS. WE WILL MOVE THIS ITEM TO INDIVIDUAL. WE WILL NOW MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED -- >> >> VIAGRAN: OH, OKAY. IT FAILS. WE WILL NOW TAKE THIS ITEM UP FOR INDIVIDUAL. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. ALL OF WHAT WAS SAID AND CONSIDERED, MY THANKS AGAIN TO CITY STAFF FOR THEIR WORK AND THE REPRESENTATIVE FOR THE APPLICANT. WITH THAT, I MOTION FOR THE DENIAL OF ITEM 8. >> VIAGRAN: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND TO DENY. PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. ALL RIGHT. WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE CONSENT AGENDA. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS ARE LISTED FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION: ITEMS 7, 8, 11, AND 12 WILL NOT BE ON. THE REMAINING ITEMS WILL BE CONSIDERED ON THE CONSENT AGENDA. DO ANY COUNCIL MEMBERS WISH TO PULL AN ITEM FROM CONSENT AGENDA TO BE HEARD INDIVIDUALLY? ALL RIGHT. IF THERE'S NONE, THERE'S NO ITEMS TO PULL. MADAME CLERK, HAS ANYONE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK ON THE ITEMS REMAINING ON THE CONSENT AGENDA? JACK FINGER ON ITEM 1. [00:10:11] >> THANK YOU, MADAME MAYOR. JUST TO CLARIFY WHICH PARTICULAR ITEM ARE WE DEALING WITH AT THIS MOMENT? >> THE MADAME MAYOR AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL, MY NAME IS JACK FINGER AND I NOTICED SOMETHING REGARDING ITEM NO. 1. A NUMBER OF THINGS HERE. THE -- IT'S ABOUT CHANGING ZONING TO SOMETHING -- WELL, I CALL IT SHOEHORNING INTO HAVING THREE UNITS INTO ONE LITTLE PLOT OF LAND OVER ON WEST WOODLAWN. AND MAYBE NOT TOO MANY PEOPLE NOTICE IT BUT AT LEAST ONE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THOUGHT THIS WAS A BAD IDEA. THIS IS THE BEACON HILL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION. THEY THOUGHT THE PROPOSAL FOR MULTIFAMILY 25 WAS A BAD IDEA BUT THEY'RE WILLING TO GO ALONG WITH RESIDENTIAL MIXED DASH 4. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT, MS. KAUR, THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF YOU WOULD AT LEAST AMEND IT, OFFER A SUGGESTION TO CHANGE IT TO R-4 INSTEAD OF SOMETHING MORE INTENSE, SUCH AS MF-25. I APPRECIATE IF EVERY ONE OF YOU LOOKED AT THAT SAME IDEA SINCE EVERY ONE OF YOU HAS A VOTE ON THIS THING. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: IS THERE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE BALANCE OF THE CONSENT AGENDA? >> IS THERE ANY COUNCIL CONVERSATION DISCUSSION? IF NOT, PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUS. OKAY. LOGAN, BEFORE YOU GO, WE ARE GOING TO TAKE UP ITEM 11 AND 12 FIRST BECAUSE THE COUNCILMEMBER WOULD LIKE TO DELAY. IF YOU COULD READ THE DESCRIPTION SO SHE COULD MAKE THE MOTION. WE WILL NOT BE TAKING DISCUSSION IF THERE IS A DELAY. >> ABSOLUTELY. AGENDA ITEMS 11 AND 12 ARE A PLAN AMENDMENT AND CHANGE OF ZONING. THE PROPERTIES ARE LOCATED AT 12139 JONES MALTSBERGER ROAD. STAFF, ZONING COMMISSION, AND PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS DENIAL. WE MAILED 19 NOTICES. SEVEN WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR, TWO IN OPPOSITION. THERE IS NO REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION INSIDE 200 FEET. OUTSIDE 200 FEET, SEVEN ADDITIONAL NOTICES WERE RETURNED IN FAVOR AND ONE OPPOSED. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS. >> SPEARS: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I JUST WISH TO CONTINUE THESE TWO ITEMS UNTIL OCTOBER 1. >> SECOND. >> VIAGRAN: WE'VE GOT A MOTION AND A SECOND TO CONTINUE THE ITEMS UNTIL OCTOBER 1, 2026. IS THERE ANY COUNCIL DISCUSSION? COUNCILWOMAN KAUR. >> KAUR: THIS IS ONE COUNCILWOMAN SPEARS AND I HAVE TALKED ABOUT. THIS IS A STAFF MEMBER OF MINE'S FAMILY IS WORKING ON THIS DEAL SO I KNOW THERE'S NEIGHBORHOOD SUPPORT, SO IF COUNCILMEMBER SPEARS OR HER TEAM NEEDS ANY SUPPORT, MY TEAM IS AVAILABLE TO HELP. >> VIAGRAN: ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION? IF NOT, WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. PLEASE VOTE. ALL RIGHT. IF YOU CAME TO DISCUSS THAT ITEM, WE WILL DISCUSS IT NEXT WEEK. MOTION CARRIES, UNANIMOUSLY. ALL RIGHT. LET'S MOVE ON TO OUR FINAL INDIVIDUAL ITEM. THAT WOULD BE ITEM NO. 7. LOGAN, THE FLOOR IS YOURS. >> AGENDA ITEM NO. 7. FRIO CITY ROAD. STAFF RECOMMENDS DENIAL. ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS APPROVAL WITH THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS: NO TEMPORARY SIGNAGE INCLUDING WIND [00:15:05] WAVERS, PENDANTS, OR SNIPE SIGNS. THE APPLICANT HAS SUBMITTED AN AMENDED SITE PLAN FOR REVIEW THAT LOCATES A LANDSCAPE BUFFER ALONG THE NORTHWEST AND SOUTHEAST PROPERTY LINES, HAS LESS IMPERVIOUS COVER, REDUCES PARKING SPACES FROM 50 TO 40 AND MOVES THE FENCING INWARD FROM THE PROPERTY LINE . 32 NOTICES WERE MAILED. SEVEN RETURNED IN FAVOR, TWO IN OPPOSITION. THE VIA DE ESPERANZA NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION IS OPPOSED AND OUTSIDE OF 200 FEET, 57 NOTICES I BELIEVE THERE'S THREE PEOPLE SIGNED UP FOR PUBLIC COMMENT? ALL RIGHT. EACH PERSON WILL HAVE THREE MINUTES TO SPEAK. THE FIRST PERSON IS JACK FINGER FOLLOWED BY JANIE HERRERA. >> MADAME MAYOR, OTHER MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. MY NAME, ONCE AGAIN, IS JACK M. FINGER. ITEM NO. 7. WELL, MS. CASTILLO, ONCE AGAIN THIS IS IN YOUR DISTRICT. ONCE AGAIN I HAPPEN TO NOTICE A FEW RED FLAGS ON THIS. IT'S ABOUT A WRECKER SERVICE THAT WANTS TO EXPAND ITS AREA REGARDING MORE NEED FOR PARKING. IT'S VEHICLES, PARTS, AND EVERYTHING ELSE. YOU KNOW, THE ZONING STAFF, WHICH OF COURSE WE HIRE TO TELL US THE FACTS ON THIS CASE. IT RECOMMENDED WE SAY NO TO THIS ONE. MAYBE BECAUSE, WELL, IT'S ABOUT THE -- THE INDUSTRIAL ZONING CLASSIFICATION DOESN'T MIX WITH THE MEDIUM BUSINESS AREA THERE. NO, IT DOESN'T. AND THE FACT THAT THE VIA ESPERANZA AND KELLY PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, THEY BOTH SAID THEY DID NOT WANT IT EITHER . YEAH. SO OVER THERE ON FRIO CITY ROAD, WHY -- OH, HERE'S THE OTHER BIG THING. AN 8-FOOT FENCE? 8-FOOT FENCE. YOU KNOW, WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE 8-FOOT FENCES FOR THE VAST MAJORITY OF OUR LITTLE TOWN HERE, YOU KNOW. WHY? BECAUSE, WELL, THEY OBSTRUCT THE VIEW THAT CITIZENS, RESIDENTS RIGHTFULLY HAVE TO SEE OVER WHO'S LIVING OR WORKING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM. NO. AND SO CONSEQUENTLY, MS. CASTILLO, INSTEAD OF JUST CONTINUING, LIKE THIS HAS BEEN FOR SOMETIME NOW, WHY NOT SAY NO TO WHAT MIGHT COULD BE A MONSTROSITY OF A BIG PROBLEM HERE. THANK YOU. >> VIAGRAN: ALL RIGHT. NEXT UP IS JANIE HERRERA. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. JANIE HERRERA, 2007 FRIO CITY ROAD. ZONING CHANGE REQUEST FROM C-2 TO C-2 CD PARKING LONG TERM. THE SUBJECT PROPERTY IS LOCATED WITHIN THE LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE AWARENESS ZONING MILITARY INFLUENCE AREA AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SIGNED MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING, JBSA WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROPOSED REQUEST. THE MILITARY HAS INDICATED THERE ARE NO OBJECTIONS TO THIS REQUEST. PREPARATION AND PROCESS FROM THE MOMENT WE TOOK INTEREST IN PURCHASING THE LOT, WE ALSO BEGAN CLEANING AND GETTING RID OF OLD CLOTHES, DEBRIS THAT WAS TRASH THROUGHOUT THE LOT. AND CLEARED METAL WITH A MAGNETIC SWEEPER. WE COLLECTED COUNTLESS SCREWS, NAILS, AND SMALL PIECES OF METAL WHICH SHOULD POTENTIALLY BE HAZARD TO ANY PERSON OR VEHICLE WHO ENTERED THE LOT. WE CUT AND CLEARED OVERGROWN BRANCHES, WEEDS THAT WENT UNTOUCHED FOR YEARS. THIS WAS ACCOMPLISHED PRIOR TO PURCHASING THE PROPERTY. WE WENT BACK TO CHECK ON THE LOT A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER TO FIND MANY MORE PILES OF TRASH AND DEBRIS THAT HAD BEEN DUMPED ON THE LOT. THE LOT WAS USED AS A DUMP SITE BY VIOLATORS DUE TO ITS ACCESSIBILITY OF MAIN THOROUGHFARE AND BEING UNMONITORED FOR SO LONG. AND WE HAVE PHOTOS OF THE LOT CLEANUP PROCESS. [00:20:05] HOW IT LOOKED PRIOR TO THE CLEANUP PROCESS. I TOO JUMPED RIGHT IN AND SAID WE'VE GOT TO CLEAN THIS. IT'S MORE THAN A HAZARD. SO FURTHER CLEANUP -- ONCE WE PURCHASED THE LOT, A COMPANY WAS HIRED TO CLEAR OUT MULTIPLE ENORMOUS PILES OF TRASH THAT INCLUDED FURNITURE, TIRES, HUGE OVERSIZED TREE TRUNKS, CINDER BLOCKS, AND PIECES OF ILLEGALLY DUMPED CONCRETE. THIS TOOK SEVERAL TRUCKLOADS AND TRIPS AND IT'S A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT FROM WHEN WE STARTED. AT THIS POINT, WE HAVE TAKEN UPON OURSELVES TO HAVE A TEMPORARY METAL FENCE INSTALLED TO KEEP FOLKS FROM USING THE LOT AS A DUMP SITE. THE FENCE HAS SERVED ITS FUNCTION, KEEPING ILLEGAL DUMPSTERS AT BAY. WE REGULARLY WALK THE PROPERTY TO MAINTAIN ITS CLEANLINESS UNTIL WE PROCEED FURTHER. ONCE COMPLETED, WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE NEIGHBORS AND HAVE INFORMED THEM OF OUR IDEA TO GREEN DARK, GREEN PRIVACY SCREEN AS PART OF THE FINAL FENCING PROCESS. LATER ON WE WERE ADVISED THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND IT'S OKAY. SO WE WILL NOT BE DOING THE GREEN COVER. AND ALSO MORE PHOTOS OF THE IMMEDIATE IMPACT FROM THE CLEANUP. STOPPED DUMPING, CLEARED VERMIN, DISCOURAGED LOITERING. NOT ONLY WERE THEY LOITERING, THEY WERE ALSO LIVING IN THE VACANT BUILDING THAT HAD BEEN THERE FOR A WHILE, FOR YEARS. IT WAS IN BAD CONDITION. >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU, JANIE. YOU CAN LEAVE YOUR PHOTOS. YOUR TIME IS UP. SO YOU CAN LEAVE THE MATERIAL FOR US AND WE COULD LOOK OVER THAT, IF YOU WOULD LIKE. NEXT UP IS TRISHA FAYDE. TRISHA, YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES. >> GOOD AFTERNOON, MEMBERS OF CITY COUNCIL. MY NAME IS TRISHA ANN FAYDE. I AM A RESIDENT OF VIA DE ESPERANZA SUBDIVISION . I AM HERE ON BEHALF OF MY FAMILY AND NEIGHBORS TO STRONGLY OPPOSE TO THE PROPOSED HOPE TRUCK COMPANY EXPANSION. WE ARE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE PREVAILING ATTITUDE TOWARDS THIS AREA. IT'S AN INDUSTRIAL ZONE. IT HAS TRAIN TRACKS, THE FLEET YARDS, THE COMMERCIAL GARAGES, THE UNDERLYING SENTIMENT FROM THE CITY IS OFTEN FRIO CITY ROAD IS ALREADY INDUSTRIAL ANYWAY. SO WHY SHOULD IT MATTER IF ONE MORE COMMERCIAL OPERATOR COMES IN? IT MATTERS BECAUSE FRIO CITY ROAD IS NOT JUST A BLANK SPACE ON A ZONING MAP, IT IS A LITERAL FRONT DOOR AND BOUNDARY TO THE FAMILIES OF VIA DE ESPERANZA. OUR NEIGHBORHOOD IS A PLACE WHERE PEOPLE ARE RAISING CHILDREN, BUILDING LIVES. WE DESERVE THE SAME NEIGHBORHOOD PROTECTIONS, PEACE , AND QUIET AS MANY OTHER RESIDENTIAL COMMUNITIES IN SAN ANTONIO. WHEN OUR COMMUNITY LOOKS AT THE FUTURE OF FRIO CITY ROAD CORRIDOR, WE DON'T SEE A PERMANENT WASTELAND FOR HEAVY 24-HOUR OPERATIONS. WE SEE A CORRIDOR WITH THE POTENTIAL TO BE CLEANER, SAFER, AND LESS INDUSTRIAL. OUR LONG-TERM GOAL IS TO RECLAIM OUR QUALITY OF LIFE AND ADVOCATE FOR DEVELOPMENTS THAT SERVE AS A HEALTHY BUFFER ZONE RATHER THAN A CONSTANT NUISANCE. ALLOWING A TOW TRUCK YARD TO EXPAND RIGHT AGAINST OUR NEIGHBORHOOD BOUNDARIES TAKES US BACKWARDS. A 24-HOUR TOWING OPERATION BRINGS SPECIFIC UNIGNORABLE BURDENS STRAIGHT TO OUR DOOR. DIESEL, ENGINE IDLING, THE PIERCING SOUND OF BACK-UP BEEBEEPERS AT 2:00 AND 3:00 IN THE MORNING, AND THE PERMANENT VISUAL BLIGHT OF A WRECKING YARD. LABELING THIS INDUSTRIAL IS A SELF-FULFILLING PROPHECY. IF THE CITY CONTINUES TO RUBBER STAMP EVERY AUDIO] IT STARTS WITH A CITY PARTNER AND ITS RESIDENTS TO SAY THE FUTURE OF THIS COMMUNITY LOOKS DIFFERENT THAN ITS PAST. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO STOP LOCAL BUSINESSES FROM SUCCEEDING, WE ARE ASKING THE CITY TO DIRECT HEAVY IMPACT INDUSTRIAL EXPANSIONS AWAY FROM THE BEDROOM WINDOWS. [00:25:03] PLEASE PROTECT THE FAMILIES AND SUPPORT OUR VISION FOR A LESS INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR. COUNCILWOMAN, WE HOPE THAT YOU WILL PROTECT OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND I'M GOING TO ASK THE NEIGHBORS THAT FEEL THE SAME SENTIMENT TO PLEASE STAND. I THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION FOR THIS. THANK YOU. [APPLAUSE] >> VIAGRAN: THANK YOU. ITEM NO. 7 IS IN DISTRICT 5. COUNCILWOMAN CASTILLO IS RECOGNIZED TO SPEAK. >> CASTILLO: THANK YOU, MAYOR PRO TEM. I WANT TO THANK THE APPLICANT AS WELL AS THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION FOR BEING VERY ENGAGED WITHIN THE SOUTH SIDE OF DISTRICT 5 TO ADVOCATE TO ENSURE WE TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF BUSINESSES WITHIN THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE DISTRICT. JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ADVOCACY, ENSURING THAT YOU ALL PROVIDE SUPPORT, WHETHER IT'S THE QUINTANA NEIGHBORHOOD OR THE THOMPSON, YOU ALL STAND TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE WE'RE APPROVING AND SUPPORTING INDUSTRIES THAT SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY. I APPRECIATE THE WORK OF THE APPLICANT AS WELL BUT GIVEN THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS AND CONCERNS WITHIN THE AREA, I WILL MOTION TO DENY THIS ITEM. >> VIAGRAN: WE HAVE A MOTION AND A SECOND. ANY OTHER COUNCIL DISCUSSION? PLEASE VOTE. MOTION CARRIES. THAT CONCLUDES TODAY'S ZONING AND LAND USE SESSION. THE TIME IS NOW 2:39 AND THE MEETING IS NOW ADJOURNED. * This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.