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THUMBS UP AGAIN.[Call to Order]
UM, CHRISTOPHER GARCIA, CHAIRMAN OF THE PLANNING COMMISSION, AND I'M GOING TO CALL THIS REGULARLY SCHEDULED MEETING, UH, FOR TODAY, JUNE 24TH.CALLING THIS MEETING TO ORDER.
CAN WE HAVE OUR INTERPRETERS READ THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THIS MEETING? THANK YOU.
STAFF, PLEASE CONDUCT THE ROLL CALL.
ALRIGHT, UH, COMMISSIONER CARILLO PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER PROPHET PRESENT, COMMISSIONER RO EGRIN.
HERE, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA.
MAKE SURE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, SIR.
UH, COMMISSIONER MCGEE PRESENT.
COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ PRESENT AND I'M NOTING FOR THE RECORD, COMMISSIONER JACKSON IS NOT PRESENT.
AND CHAIR GARCIA PRESENT FORM IS PRESENT, SIR.
PRIOR TO STARTING WITH OUR ITEMS, I WOULD LIKE TO STAFF TO REVIEW OUR MEETING FORMAT, RIGHT, SO TO PROTECT THE HEALTH OF THE PUBLIC AND LIMIT THE POTENTIAL SPREAD OF COVID 19.
THE PLANNING COMMISSION IS HOLDING MEETINGS VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE.
THESE MEETING STANDARDS ARE BASED UPON THE VARIOUS SUSPENDED PROVISIONS OF THE OPEN MEETINGS ACT ISSUED BY THE TEXAS GOVERNOR IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID 19 CRISIS AND ARE PLACE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE, MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC CAN WATCH AND LISTEN TO THIS MEETING BY VISITING WWW.SANANTONIO.GOV/DSB OR BY CALLING IN FOR AUDIO ONLY AT 2 1 0 2 0 6 5 4 8 3.
TO INCORPORATE PUBLIC COMMENTS, THERE ARE FOUR OPPORTUNITIES.
THESE INCLUDE EMAIL OR MAIL OF COMMENTS, DROPPING OFF COMMENTS, LEAVING VOICEMAIL, OR ASKING TO BE CALLED DURING THE MEETING.
STATEMENTS OR COMMENTS WILL BE LIMITED TO TWO MINUTES.
FOLLOWING THE PRESENTATION BY THE APPLICANT, STAFF WILL READ INTO THE RECORD ANY EMAILS OR LETTERS RECEIVED.
STAFF WILL ALSO PLAN ANY MESSAGES RECEIVED BY VOICEMAIL.
LASTLY, FOR THOSE THAT SIGNED UP TO, TO RECEIVE A CALLBACK, WE'LL CALL THEM TO STATE THEIR TWO MINUTE COMMENTS AND SPANISH INTERPRETERS ARE ON STANDBY AS NEEDED.
THE APPLICANT WILL THEN BE GIVEN AN OPPORTUNITY FOR REBUTTAL WITH A TWO MINUTE TIME LIMIT ALONG WITH AN OPPORTUNITY TO ADDRESS COMMISSION.
UH, NEXT WE'RE GOING TO REVIEW THE CURRENT LIST OF CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS.
[Consent Agenda]
UM, I BELIEVE THAT IS ALL ITEMS EXCEPT FOR ITEMS NUMBER NINE AND NUMBER 11.IS THAT CORRECT? THAT IS CORRECT.
DO ANY COMMISSIONS WISH TO PULL ANY ADDITIONAL ITEMS? DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE SO, SO.
STAFF PLEASE READ THE REMAINING CONSENT ITEMS INTO THE RECORD.
THIS IS LOGAN SPARROW WITH DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF AGENDA ITEMS NUMBER NINE AND 11.
THE BALANCE OF TODAY'S AGENDA IS READ INTO THE RECORD FOR ONE MOTION.
UH, ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, WE, WE DO HAVE A LETTER TO READ RELATED TO ONE OF THE ITEMS ON THE CONSENT AGENDA, AND I'LL START WITH THAT NOW TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION REGARDING AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 10 AT 12 5 90 WEST AVENUE BEING PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA DASH 20 21 6 0 0.
THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO OPPOSES THE REQUEST TO CHANGE THE LAND USE 12 5 90 WEST AVENUE.
A CHANGE FROM PARKS AND OPEN SPACES TO COMMUNITY COMMERCIAL WOULD ALLOW COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT TO FURTHER ERO THE OPEN SPACES IN THIS AREA.
PLEASE ALLOW THIS PARCEL TO KEEP ITS CURRENT PARKS AND OPEN SPACE PLAN DESIGNATION.
RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, THE CONSERVATION SOCIETY OF SAN ANTONIO AS SIGNED BY PATTY ZION.
UH, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? AND SECOND ON THE CONSENT AGENDA.
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COMMISSIONER PROFIT, MOVE FOR APPROVAL, COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.SECOND, WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER GONZAL FROM COMMISSIONER PROFIT AND A SECOND COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ STAFF, PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
OKAY, WE'RE GOING TO BEGIN WITH OUR
[9. 20-3792 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600022 (Council District 3): A request by Brown & Ortiz, representative, for approval of a Resolution to amend the Brooks Area Regional Center Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan of the City, by changing the future land use classification from “Agricultural" to "Urban Mixed Use" on 119.3 acres out of NCB 10847 and NCB 10879, located at 4226 Southeast Military Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700097) (Mercedes Rivas, Sr. Planner (210) 207-0215, mercedes.rivas2@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department)]
INDIVIDUAL HEARING ITEMS AND COMMISSIONERS.LET'S HOLD QUESTIONS UNTIL AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT.
STAFF, PLEASE PRESENT THE, THE FIRST ITEM, WHICH IS ITEM NUMBER NINE.
THANK YOU MR. CHAIR AND COMMISSION.
THIS IS CHRISTIE FLOES, PLANNING MANAGER DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
ITEM NUMBER NINE IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE BROOKS AREA REGIONAL CENTER FROM AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN MIXED USE LOCATED AT 4 2 2 6 SOUTHEAST MILITARY DRIVE.
THERE WERE 115 NOTICES MAILED THREE RECEIVED IN FAVOR, NINE IN OPPOSITION.
NO RESPONSE FROM PECAN VALLEY NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
AND WE ARE STILL TRYING TO GET CONFIRMATION FROM REPUBLIC OAKS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
THE APPLICANT IS SEEKING A PLAN AMENDMENT FROM AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN MIXED USE TO REZONE FROM MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT.
THIS REQUEST IS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOALS OF THE BROOKS AREA REGIONAL CENTER BY SUPPORTING A HEALTHY AND DESIRABLE COMMUNITY, WHICH WILL STRENGTHEN THE CO THE COHESIVENESS OF BROOKS AREA IDENTITY.
THE ZONING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED APPROVAL OF THIS REQUEST BY A VOTE OF 10 TO ZERO ON JUNE THE 16TH.
MR. CHAIR, DO WE HAVE THE APPLICANT PRESENT? CAROLINE, ARE YOU ON THE PHONE? I'M MUTED.
CAN YOU HEAR ME AHEAD? YES, YES, GO AHEAD.
UH, GOOD AFTERNOON, MR. CHAIR.
COMMISSIONERS, UH, THIS IS CAROLINE MCDONALD WITH BROWN AND ORTIZ ONE 12 EAST PECAN SUITE 1360 HERE ON BEHALF OF THE APPLICANT.
I DO HAVE A POWERPOINT PRESENTATION IF IT'S VERY BRIEF, BUT IF STAFF COULD PLEASE, UH, PUT THAT ON THE SCREEN AND GO TO PAGE TWO.
UM, AS STAFF STATED, WE ARE REQUESTING A PLAN AMENDMENT, UH, IN THE BROOKS AREA REGIONAL PLAN SPECIFICALLY FOR 119 ACRES, WHICH IS, UH, A PORTION OF THE FORMER REPUBLIC GOLF COURSE.
WE ARE REQUESTING A CHANGE FROM AGRICULTURAL TO URBAN MIXED USE A LITTLE BIT OF CONTEXT.
UH, BEFORE I GET INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, THE GOLF COURSE DID SHUT ITS DOORS APRIL OF THIS YEAR, CITING YEARS OF DECLINING REVENUE.
UM, THAT IS WHEN A DEVELOPER, UH, LOCAL DEVELOPER CAME IN AND GOT IN INTERESTED IN PROPOSED A MIXED USE DEVELOPMENT AND SPECIFICALLY A MX D ZONING DISTRICT.
UH, THAT REQUESTED DISTRICT IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE AGRICULTURAL DESIGNATION, UH, THAT'S CURRENTLY DESCRIBED IN THE PLAN.
UM, AS STAFF STATED EARLIER, THE ONLY ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ARE, UH, COMPATIBLE WITH THIS AG DESIGNATION ARE FARM AND RANCH AND, UM, I THINK IT'S RESOURCE PROTECTION.
SO THIS REQUEST WILL ALLOW US, PLEASE, YES, PAGE TWO.
UH, THIS WILL ALLOW US TO PROCEED WITH THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PROPERTY AND TO SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY, COMMERCIAL AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UM, ALL OF WHICH ARE USES AND DENSITIES, UH, THAT ARE, WE ARE SURROUNDED BY.
YOU'LL SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, WHICH ALLOWS MULTI-FAMILY TO OUR WEST LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL, UH, WHICH IS WHAT THE R FOUR DISTRICT WE ARE REQUESTING IS COMPATIBLE WITH TO OUR EAST.
AND THEN THERE IS URBAN MIXED USE THAT SUPPORTS THE COMMERCIAL ALONG, UH, SOUTHEAST MILITARY.
UM, TODAY YOU'LL HEAR SOME OPPOSITION FROM THE ADJACENT SUBDIVISION WITH THE REPUBLIC OAK HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
UM,
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LANDOWNERS DID SEND IN SOME OPPOSITION, BUT THIS WAS PRIOR TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING WE HELD ON JUNE 15TH, LAST MONDAY.YES, THEY WERE WORKING WITH THEIR BOARD SINCE EARLY MAY AND ARE NEGOTIATING A BUFFER BETWEEN THEIR EXISTING HOMES AND OUR PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT.
UM, ONE THING WAS CLEAR AT THAT MEETING.
THE CURRENT INDUSTRIAL ZONING DESIGNATION IS NOT WANTED.
UH, THEY DON'T WANT ANY INDUSTRIAL USES ADJACENT TO THEIR HOMES.
SO PROPOSED, UH, URBAN MIXED USE WILL SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF A MIXED USE PROJECT THAT IS, UH, COMPATIBLE WITH THE SURROUNDING LAND USES AND EXISTING DEVELOPMENT.
AND IT'S FOR THESE REASONS THAT WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR APPROVAL OF THE PLAN AMENDMENT BEFORE YOU TODAY.
UM, NEXT WE'LL GO ON TO THE PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN AFTERWARDS THE APPLICANT WILL BE, GET A CHANCE FOR A REBUTTAL.
UH, SO STAFF, LET'S START WITH THE PUBLIC COMMENTS.
I AM GONNA SHUFFLE THROUGH THESE AS QUICKLY AS I CAN.
THIS ONE IS FROM THE, AND THEY'RE IN FAVOR.
WE'RE IN SUPPORT BUT WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE IF ALL CAN BE DONE TO SAVE THE GREENAWAY.
THIS IS FROM JEN BUSANTE AND UH, SHE DOESN'T GIVE HER ADDRESS, BUT IT SAYS REPUBLIC REPUBLIC GOLF FORCE.
JOE AND JACQUELINE SALINAS AT 44 0 2 HARRISBURG ARE IN OPPOSITION.
WITH TWO NEW SUBDIVISIONS GOING UP, IT WILL BE EVEN MORE CONGESTED AND THERE ARE NO TRAFFIC LIGHTS AT THE GOLF COURSE AREA, WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO EXIT ADDING MORE BUSINESS, WE'LL CALL IT CAUSE A BACKUP AND TRAFFIC EVERYWHERE.
JOHN RODRIGUEZ AND LAURA RODRIGUEZ ARE OPPOSED, WE FEEL OUR PROPERTY VALUE WILL DECREASE.
WE PAID 30,000 EXTRA FOR THIS LOT TO HAVE A GOLF COURSE OR GREEN SPACE BEHIND OUR HOME WHERE WE CAN ENJOY THE WILDLIFE.
WE WHY ARE WE DESTROYING NATURAL AREAS OF WILDLIFE WITHIN SAN ANTONIO? THIS ONE IS FROM CINDY TAYLOR, WHO'S OPPOSED AT 42 51 VALLEY FIELD.
IT'S IN A FLOOD ZONE, NO, AT 69 27 IT'S PUBLIC REPUBLIC PARKWAY.
THIS ONE IS FROM JANICE, JENNIFER BARRERA.
THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NO NEED TO REZONE THIS NEIGHBORHOOD.
THERE WAS NO MISTAKE MADE WHEN THE AREA FOR REPUBLIC GOLF COURSE WAS ORIGINALLY ZONED TO APPROVE REZONING WOULD MOSTLY HARM, LIKELY HARM THE WILDLIFE IN THE AREA, ADD TRAFFIC, NOISE AND CONGESTION AND CRIME TO THE AREA AND DECREASE PROPERTY VALUES.
THERE IS SUFFICIENT LAND ELSEWHERE FOR THE DEVELOPER TO IMPLEMENT THEIR PLANS FOR NEW COMMUNITY HOUSING.
THIS GREEN SPACE SHOULD BE LEFT FOR OUTDOOR USES.
I AM IN STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING BECAUSE IT WILL RESULT IN A DECREASE IN ALL SURROUNDING PROPERTY VALUES WITH NO MORE GREEN TREES AND WONDERFUL OUTDOOR VIEWS IN OUR BACKYARD.
THE PROPERTY VALUES WILL DECREASE, SURELY DECREASE ADDED NOISE, CONGESTION, CLOGGED ROADS AND CRIME THAT COMES WITH A REZONING AND THAT WILL FURTHER DRIVE PROPERTY VALUES DOWN.
I LIVE ON REPUBLIC PARKWAY, WHICH MEANS MY BACKYARD IS DIRECTLY AGAINST THE NOW CLOSED REPUBLIC GOLF COURSE.
WHEN WE PURCHASED THE LOT, IT WAS MOSTLY DUE TO THE FLYERS AND ADVERTISEMENTS WE RECEIVED AT SPECIFICALLY STATED RESIDENTS OF REPUBLIC OAKS WOULD ENJOY GOLF COURSE VIEWS.
THE GREEN GOLF COURSE VIEWS WERE ADVERTISED AS A BONUS AND WE WEREN'T CHARGED EXTRA FOR THESE GOLF COURSE VIEWS.
THE WILDLIFE CORRIDOR DIRECTLY BEHIND MY BACKYARD FIN, WHICH IS LOCATED BETWEEN MY BACKYARD AND THE GOLF COURSE, THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAS PERSISTENTLY STATED THAT WHILE THIS WILDLIFE CORRIDOR IS OF
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UTMOST IMPORTANCE AND MUST NOT BE TOUCHED, I ASK YOU TO VOTE NO.70 23 REPUBLIC PARKWAY, EDDIE SPIKES IS IN OPPOSITION.
MY HOME BACKS UP TO WHAT USED TO BE THE FIRST FAIRWAY OF THE GOLF COURSE.
I'M 67 YEARS OLD AND HAD HOPED TO SPEND THE REST OF MY YEARS HERE.
IT WAS QUIET AND BEAUTIFUL FROM MY DECK IN THE BACK OF MY HOME.
NOW IT SEEMS I WILL HAVE THE VIEW OF SOMEONE ELSE'S BACKYARD AND THE NOISE OF BARKING DOG, MY PROPERTY VALUE WILL SUFFER AS WELL.
SO I STRONGLY OPPOSE 70 27 REPUBLIC PARKWAY.
DETRIMENTAL TO OUR PROPERTY VALUE AND IMMENSE CROWDING AND CONGESTION.
AND I CAN'T QUITE READ THE NAME ON THIS, BUT IT'S 70 27 REPUBLIC PARKWAY, HOW AND SARAI MAYBE, AND 72 0 3 REPUBLIC OAKS.
MY PROPERTY BACKS UP TO THE PROPERTY THAT IS REQUESTING TO BUILD M X D HOUSING.
MY NAME IS MONICA CRUZ AND, AND JOE MENA AT 72 0 0 3 REPUBLIC OAKS HERE.
MY QUESTION, THE TREE LINE BEHIND OUR HOME, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PURCHASE? HOW FAR FROM THE TREE LINE WILL THE M X D HOUSING START? HOW MANY HOMES OR APARTMENTS? WHEN WILL CONSTRUCTION BEGIN AND WILL THEY, THEY BE WORKING REASONABLE HOURS? SOME OF US WORK NIGHTS.
WHAT WILL THE PRICING OF THE HOME BE? WILL THERE BE A PRIVACY FENCE PUT UP AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE PROPERTY? I'M CURRENTLY OPPOSED.
MONICA CRUZ, 72 15 REPUBLIC PARKWAY.
OPPOSED ROSEANNE ORTEGA GONZALEZ AND 72 31 REPUBLIC PARKWAY, RICARDO ES AND DEBRA EZ AT 72 31 REPUBLIC PARKWAY.
MY INTENT OF MY RESPONSE TO BE UPFRONT ABOUT MY PERSPECTIVE REGARDING THE PROPOSED PLAN OF REZONING THE GOLF COURSE PROPERTY INTO HOUSING, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES, MULTI APARTMENT COMPLEXES, WALKING TRAILS, AND EVEN A PARK.
MY REASON FOR BUYING OUR HOME IN MARCH, 2016 WAS SOLELY BECAUSE OF THE GOLF COURSE VIEW PEACEFULNESS AND PRIVACY WE HAVE IN OUR BACKYARD.
I UNDERSTAND ONE CANNOT COMPARE THIS WITH THE DEVELOPING NEEDS AND GROWTH OF THE CITY.
HOWEVER, BUILDING MORE HOUSING IN OUR AREA IS NOT A VIABLE SOLUTION TO ANY SITUATION.
PEOPLE NEED WILDLIFE, GREEN BELTS AND NATURE JUST AS MUCH AS THEY DO HOUSING AND HEALTH SERVICES.
THERE SHOULD BE OTHER SOLUTIONS THAT DON'T INVOLVE TAKING AWAY OUR ACCESS AND COMMUNITY TO CONNECT WITH THE NATURAL WORLD.
THE PROPOSED PLAN WILL CHANGE OUR ENVIRONMENT FOR MY FAMILY, THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY OF REPUBLIC OAKS AND
MY NEIGHBORS ARE OPPOSED TO THIS PROPOSAL.
HOWEVER, I REALIZE THE PROJECT WILL MOVE FORWARD, BUT WE HAVE THE RIGHT TO SPEAK AND SHARE OUR THOUGHTS.
ONE OF MY BIG CONCERNS IS OUR GREEN BELT.
HOW MUCH OF IT ARE WE GOING TO KEEP IN ORDER FOR US TO CONTINUE TO HAVE PEACE, PRIVACY, AND WAKE UP TO THE SOUNDS OF BIRDS AND OTHER FLYING CREATURES THAT WE DON'T SEE ELSEWHERE? THIS AREA, ALONG WITH THE GREEN BELT, HELPS ALL OF US.
WHILE WE'RE STUCK IN BUSY CITIES AND WANNA GET AWAY FROM THE STRESSES AND STRAINS OF CITY LIFE, THE FRESH AIR OPEN SPACES MAKE IT FUNDAMENTAL TO OUR PHYSICAL HEALTH AND MENTAL WELLBEING.
WE SIT OUTSIDE AND DRINK COFFEE TO HELP BALANCE OUR MENTAL HEALTH.
IN MANY WAYS, THIS AREA IS PRICELESS.
I NEED CLARIFICATION OF THE WALKING TRAIL.
MY HOUSE IS THE SECOND HOUSE FROM THE CUL-DE-SAC AND VERY PRIVATE.
I WOULD NOT LIKE ANYONE WALKING NEAR MY HOME.
AGAIN, PEACE AND PRIVACY IS THE REASON WE BOUGHT IN THE CUL-DE-SAC AND GOLF COURSE USE.
WE, UH, WE NEED TO PROTECT THE UNIQUE CHARACTER OF OUR SMALL COMMUNITY THAT MIGHT OTHERWISE BE ABSORBED BY EXPANDING SUBURB SUBURBS.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOT OF OPPORTUNITY AND MONEY THAT CAN BE MADE FOR INVESTORS, BUT WHEN IS ENOUGH RIGHT NOW WE HAVE THE ABILITY TO BREATHE.
WE SHOULD NOT ALLOW THIS AREA TO DISAPPEAR UNDER BRICKS AND MORTAR.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE WITH THE BEAUTIFUL SOMEWHAT SEA CLEAN AIR AND CONSERVE WHAT WE HAVE LEFT IN OUR AREA.
THE LONG TERM ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS WILL BE CATASTROPHIC.
I AM ALSO NOT IN AGREEMENT WITH THE MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX ORA PARK.
THIS WOULD INVADE OUR PRIVACY AND PEACEFULNESS IN OUR COMMUNITY.
WE PREFER TREES AND BRUSH FOR WILDLIFE.
THE MULTI-FAMILY COMPLEX WILL ONLY POPULATE THE SMALL COMMUNITY.
IT'LL ADD
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THE OVERPOPULATE AREAS ARE VERY STRESSFUL AND UNHEALTHY.THE PARKS WILL ALSO BRING MORE TRAFFIC AND PEOPLE INTO THIS AREA.
WE ARE VERY AGAINST ANY NEW HOUSING DEVELOPMENT.
THIS IS A HUGE IMPACT ON OUR QUALITY OF LIVING.
SO WE HAD ALL THE LETTERS WRITTEN IN.
WAS THERE ANY VOICEMAILS OR CALL-INS FOR THIS ONE? I'M SORRY, MR. CHAIR, CAN YOU REPEAT THAT? UM, THAT WAS IT.
THERE'S NO VOICEMAILS OR NOBODY CALLING IN? NO, SIR.
UH, DOES THE APPLICANT HAVE A REBUTTAL FOR THE COMMENTS, UH, THAT WE'VE HEARD DURING PUBLIC COMMENT? YES.
MR. CHAIR, AND IF STAFF COULD PLEASE, UH, PULL UP SLIDE NUMBER FOUR OF MY POWERPOINT.
THIS BOTH SHOWS, UM, THE M X D AREA, UM, AND THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF WHAT WE ARE PROPOSING.
AGAIN, I DO WANNA REITERATE THAT A LOT OF THE, UH, NOTICES THAT WERE READ TODAY WERE SENT IN PRIOR TO OUR MEETING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON JUNE 15TH.
THERE ARE ABOUT 50 PEOPLE EITHER IN ATTENDANCE OR THROUGH ZOOM AT THIS MEETING.
SO A LOT OF THESE, UH, QUESTIONS AND, UM, YOU KNOW, CONCERNS HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED.
UM, BUT SPECIFICALLY, YOU KNOW, THERE, SOME OF THE OWNERS THAT ABOVE OUR PROPERTY WERE, WERE SOLD OR, YOU KNOW, THEIR LOTS WERE ADVERTISED AS A GOLF COURSE LOT.
HOWEVER, GOLF COURSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UM, SO, YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T A GREEN BELT, IT'S NOT A NATURE PRESERVE.
UM, BUT WE ARE WORKING WITH THOSE OWNERS.
WE PROPOSE, UM, AS I SAID PREVIOUSLY, A 10 FOOT VEGETATIVE BUFFER THAT GOES ALONG THE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES THAT EXIST TODAY.
AND OUR PROPOSED ARE FOR R FOUR, UH, SINGLE FAMILY HOMES.
IN ADDITION, WE'RE PROPOSING A 25 FOOT BUFFER BETWEEN THE EXISTING SINGLE FAMILY HOMES AND THE PROPOSED MF 25.
UM, BUT ON THE MAP, UH, IN FRONT OF YOU THAT WE ARE KEEPING 56 ACRES OF THIS 119 ACRES AS PARKS AND OPEN SPACE, UM, AREA IS IN THE FLOODPLAIN AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE CITY TRAIL, CITY PARK, AND COUNTY ON, UM, POTENTIAL FUTURE FUNDING FOR, FOR A PARK FOR THIS AREA.
UM, YOU CAN SEE WE ARE ALSO PROPOSING ACCESS FROM THE EXISTING REPUBLIC OAK SUBDIVISION TO THIS PARK AREA FOR EVERYONE TO USE.
UM, YOU KNOW, THIS IS A PROPOSED DOWN ZONING.
UM, IT IS I ONE AND C THREE TODAY AND WE ARE PROPOSING A SINGLE FAMILY, MULTI-FAMILY C TWO AND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
WE'RE PROPOSING 202 SINGLE FAMILY LOTS, UH, WHICH IS LESS THAN WHAT THEY HAVE IN THEIR SUBDIVISION.
UM, I, I'M AVAILABLE FOR ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
UM, THERE, I KNOW TRAFFIC DID COME UP, BUT AS YOU CAN SEE WE HAVE TWO ACCESS POINTS.
ONE ON THE SOUTHEAST MILITARY AND ONE ONTO FOUR 10.
AND WE WILL BE RUNNING THE ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY DURING THE PLATTING PROCESS AS THIS DOES GO THROUGH.
SO WITH THAT, I AM AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS AND, UM, I DO RESPECTFULLY REQUEST YOUR SUPPORT FOR THIS PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, NEXT WE'LL GO DOWN TO COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS.
UM, LET'S START WITH COMMISSIONER CARILLO.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE APPLICANT OR FOR STAFF? I DO.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, I WANNA THANK ALL OF THE, UH, RESIDENTS THAT WROTE IN AND, AND CALLED IN AND, AND MADE COMMENTS ON THAT.
UH, WE DO APPRECIATE THAT, ESPECIALLY DURING THESE TIMES WHERE WE CAN'T BE IN PERSON.
UM, SO YEAH, ONE OF MY QUESTIONS WAS IF YOU DID MEET WITH THE RESIDENTS OF REPUBLIC OATH, AND SO I HEARD THAT YOU DID ON JUNE 15TH.
UM, CAN YOU TELL ME, I AM SORRY IF I MISSED IT, BUT THE, THE MAP THAT WE'RE LOOKING AT NOW, SO THE RED ZONE AREA, THAT C TWO, IS THAT THE, OR CAN YOU TELL ME WHAT THAT IS AGAIN? I SEE THE REST OF THAT'S GONNA BE RESIDENTIAL, THOSE TWO YELLOWISH, UH, SHAPES.
WHAT IS THE RED AREA GOING TO BE? YES, YES, MA'AM.
THAT IS, RIGHT NOW IT'S C THREE AND WE ARE REZONING THAT SPECIFIC 4.07 ACRES TO C TWO, UM, FOR A COMMERCIAL, YOU KNOW, STANDARD COMMERCIAL DEVELOPMENT.
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OKAY, SO THAT WOULD BE WHAT, UM, A BUT SOUTHEAST MILITARY? YES.UM, NOW IS IT, UH, STAFF OR IS IT THE DEVELOPER THAT WOULD, UM, CONDUCT SOME KIND OF TRAFFIC STUDY TO DETERMINE THE NEED FOR A LIGHT? IT LOOKS LIKE THERE, UM, IS A PRETTY GOOD STRAIGHTAWAY BEFORE IT CURVES WHERE IT MEETS, UM, WW WHITE.
I'M NOT SURE WHICH WHICH ONE DOES THAT, OR IF, IF THAT'S IN THE PLANS FOR THIS PROJECT STAFF AND THE ENGINEER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT WILL WORK TOGETHER ON DETERMINING ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY, WHAT, YOU KNOW, BASED ON THE NUMBER OF CARS, NUMBER OF TRIPS, UH, WITH THIS REZONING, IF, IF THAT OCCURS DOWN THE ROAD DURING THE PLATTING PROCESS.
BUT, UH, STAFF AND THE ENGINEER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT TO, UH, DETERMINE WHAT IMPROVEMENTS NEED TO BE MADE.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY, SO THE GREEN AREA YOU HAVE HERE ON THE MAP, UM, THAT IS PLANNED PARK OR IS IT PLANNED POTENTIALLY FUTURE PARK SPACE? SO THE AREA IN THE DARK GREEN, THAT, THAT IS IN THE ZONING CASE, UM, WE'RE GOING FROM I ONE TO PARKS AND OPEN SPACE.
THERE'S NOTHING, UM, SET IN STONE RIGHT NOW.
WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND THE COUNTY ON A TRAIL, UH, CITY TRAIL GOING THROUGH THAT, THAT PORTION.
UM, AND ANY POTENTIAL AMENITIES.
UH, THE LIGHT GREEN AREA IS NOT IN THE ZONING CASE.
IT'S CURRENTLY, UH, ZONED R FOUR, BUT IT WAS PART OF THE GOLF COURSE.
IT, IT'S NO LONGER OPERATING US AS A GOLF COURSE, UM, BUT WE ARE HOPING TO INCLUDE IT IN SOME FUTURE BOND PACKAGE FOR A PARK.
UM, NO, I, I MEAN I, I LIKE THIS PROJECT ELISA, WE'RE SEEING, I UNDERSTAND THERE ARE SOME CONCERNS BY NEARBY RESIDENTS, BUT I THINK THAT IS A VERY, UM, SMART AND RESPONSIBLE USE OF THIS LAND AND I REALLY DO LIKE THAT THERE IS SO MUCH PLANNED, UH, PARK AND OPEN SPACE AND, UM, I AM IN SUPPORT.
UH, COMMISSIONER PROFIT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR OUR STAFF OR FOR THE APPLICANT? YEAH, GOOD AFTERNOON AGAIN, THANKS.
UH, I DUNNO IF ANYBODY'S WATCHING THIS LIVE, BUT FOR THOSE WHO MADE PUBLIC COMMENTS, WE APPRECIATE YOUR PARTICIPATION IN THIS PROCESS.
AND CAROLINE, THANK YOU FOR, UH, FOR THE PRESENTATION.
THE, UH, MULTIFAMILY, UH, IS THIS GOING TO BE A WORKFORCE HOUSING OR MARKET RATE? DO YOU HAVE PLANS FOR THAT? IT, IT, RIGHT NOW THE DISCUSSION IS FOR MARKET RATE.
UM, IT WE'RE AT ABOUT 300 UNITS, UH, BECAUSE OF THAT BUFFER THAT, THAT WE ARE INCLUDING WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
BUT, UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S PLANNED FOR, FOR MARKET RATE.
AND YEAH, I DO LIKE COMMISSIONER CILLO AGREE.
I THINK THAT IF THE PARKS ARE, ARE NEEDED, UH, THE TIE IN, UH, WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO THE TRAILS, I'M NOT REAL FAMILIAR WITH THAT PART OF SOLE CREEK.
IS THERE ANY IMPROVEMENTS TO THE TRAIL SYSTEM DOWN THERE CURRENTLY THAT YOU'RE AWARE OF? RIGHT NOW? I BELIEVE IT'S ONLY PLANNED.
I DON'T THINK THERE, I THINK THE CITY MIGHT HAVE ACQUIRED
BUT WILL THE, THE OWNER MAINTAIN IT AS SORT OF AS NATURAL HABITAT OR WHAT'S, WHAT'S THE PLAN FOR THAT? IN THE INTERIM? YES.
IN THE MEANTIME, UH, THEY WILL MAINTAIN THE AREA THERE.
IT'S NOT GONNA BECOME OVER, OVER BRUSHED OR, YOU KNOW, UH, OUT OF ORDER.
YOU KNOW, THEY WILL, THEY WILL, THEY'RE WORKING ON THOSE.
AND THEN, UH, LAST, UH, QUESTION, THE, UH, SINGLE FAMILY, HOW MANY UNITS ARE PLANNED? DID I MISS THAT? OH, TWO OH UNITS.
UH, NO, I, I I THINK, AGAIN, ECHO COMMISSIONER FREE, I THINK THAT'S AS A RESPONSIBLE USE THE LAND AND IT MEETS THE, UH, THE GOALS THAT ARE SET OUT IN THE REGIONAL COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.
SO I, I WOULD BE IN FAVOR OF THIS POST PLAN AMENDMENT.
UH, COMMISSIONER ROHRER, HALLIE GREENY, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? UM, JUST ONE, I, I KNOW THIS WAS ALLUDED TO, BUT JUST FOR SOME CLARITY, ONE OF THE, UM, ONE OF THE PEOPLE THAT WROTE IN SAID
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THEY WERE THAT, THAT THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO HAD DETERMINED THIS TO BE A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR.UM, IS, IS THAT CORRECT? AND HAS THAT BEEN STUDIED ABOUT WHAT THE IMPACT WOULD BE ON THE WILDLIFE? UM, IF IT, I I UNDERSTAND IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY AND IT'S A GREEN BELT, AND I WANNA SAY THAT I, I SYMPATHIZE WITH THOSE WHO WERE TOLD, UM, THEY WOULD HAVE THIS LOVELY GREEN VIEW, BUT UNFORTUNATELY, AS WE KNOW, WHEN IT'S PRIVATE PROPERTY, IT CAN BE SOLD AND DEVELOPED AT ANY TIME.
UM, BUT I I AM CONCERNED THAT, UH, IF THIS CITY HAD DECLARED THIS A WILDLIFE CORRIDOR, THAT THAT IS BEING ADDRESSED.
SO COULD ANYBODY RESPOND TO THAT? WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING ON RECORD THAT INDICATES THAT THIS IS SOME SORT OF WILDLIFE CORRIDOR OR ANYTHING.
SO, UM, IT, AT LEAST ON, ON OUR END, THERE'S NOTHING TO ADDRESS RELATED TO THAT.
HOWEVER, ANYTHING THAT, UH, IS LOOKED AT DURING THE PLATT PROCESS WILL BE REVIEWED TO DETERMINE, UM, IF THERE IS ANY, UH, ENDANGERED SPECIES THAT NEED, UH, BUT THAT ALL HAPPENS DURING THE PLATT.
THAT, THAT'S THE ONLY QUESTION I HAD.
UM, COMMISSIONER, COMMISSIONER MCGEE, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FOR STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? UM, NO.
I, I, I THINK IT'S A GOOD HEALTHY, UH, PROJECT AND I THINK THAT THEY'VE WORKED HARD, UM, WITH, UH, WORKING WITH THE NEIGHBOR AND, UM, ESTABLISHING BUFFERS AND I APPRECIATE, UH, THE OPS, UH, OPEN PARKS AND SPACE, UH, OH,
UH, COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, DON'T FORGET, I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THE DISCUSSION THAT WE'VE HAD.
UH, COMMISSIONER PECK, UH, NO QUESTIONS.
JUST I AGREE WITH, UH, THE COMMENTS WE'VE HAD SO FAR.
I SYMPATHIZE WITH THE FOLKS THAT, UH, UH, BUT YOU KNOW, THE GOLF COURSE AND, AND THOUGHT THEY HAD, YOU KNOW, GOLF COURSE LOTS AND, UH, UM, PAID A PREMIUM FOR THAT.
BUT, YOU KNOW, IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY AND AS WE ALL KNOW, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THAT CAN BE SOLD AT ANY TIME.
I DON'T THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT ANOTHER GOLF COURSE WOULD MOVE IN AND OPEN UP IN TODAY'S MARKET MARKET.
UM, ALL THE GOLF COURSES ARE SEEING DRASTIC DECLINES IN REVENUE, AND, UH, THAT'S KIND OF THE TREND NOW.
UM, THIS DEVELOPMENT I THINK IS GOOD USE OF THE LAND AND, UM, MUCH BETTER THAN THE I ONE OR INDUSTRIAL ZONING THAT IS THERE TODAY WOULD'VE ALLOWED FOR.
SO I THINK THIS IS, UH, THIS IS A GOOD USE AND, UH, LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT HAPPEN.
THANK YOU COMMISSIONER GONZALEZ.
UM, I ECHO THE COMMENTS OF A LOT OF MY, UH, FELLOW COMMISSIONERS ALREADY.
I, I, I LIVE DOWN THE STREET IN THE AREA AS WELL.
AND SO, UM, IT WAS EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE, UM, FROM A RESIDENTIAL STANDPOINT.
AND THEN ALSO I, I WORK AT BROOKS AND SO IT WAS EXTREMELY UNFORTUNATE WHEN WE DID HEAR THE NEWS THAT THE GOLF COURSE WAS HAVING TO CLOSE ITS DOORS.
UM, LIKE COMMISSIONER PECK MENTIONED, I MEAN, IT'S, IT'S A TOUGH MARKET TODAY.
UM, BUT YOU KNOW, JUST A P SS A FOR EVERYONE.
THAT'S WHY IT'S SO IMPORTANT, YOU KNOW, TO SUPPORT LOCAL AND, AND, YOU KNOW, UM, REALLY MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE SHOPPING LOCAL, ESPECIALLY LIKE THE GOLF COURSES SO THAT WE CAN KEEP THESE AROUND IN THE FUTURE.
UM, THE ENTIRE PLAN, I'M, I'M, I'M COMPLETELY IN FAVOR IT A BIT.
I I LOVE THE, THE URBAN UNMIXED USE.
I LIKE THAT THEY'RE INCLUDING, UM, SEVERAL DIFFERENT ASPECTS ON THIS A HUNDRED ACRE, UH, PARCEL.
AND, AND LIKE OTHER COMMISSIONERS MENTIONED, UM, THE GREEN SPACE IS, IS AWESOME.
56 ACRES FOR JUST, UM, ABOUT 120 ACRE PARCEL IS, IS IS REALLY NICE.
UM, LIKE OTHERS MENTIONED AS WELL, IT IS UNFORTUNATE.
UM, BUT IT'S THE REALITY, UM, THAT THOSE PROMISES OF YOU HAVING THOSE BUFFERS OR, OR GOLF COURSE, UM, BEING ADJACENT TO A GOLF COURSE OR THAT GREEN SPACE, UM, THOSE ARE NOT PROMISES THAT UNFORTUNATELY CAN KEPT, UM, EVEN WHEN YOU, WHEN YOU PURCHASE.
AND SO, YES, THIS IS PRIVATE PROPERTY, THAT'S THE UNFORTUNATE REALITY, BUT, UM, YOU KNOW, DEVELOPMENT AND SMART DEVELOPMENT LIKE THIS, UM, DOES NEED TO HAPPEN.
UM, ANOTHER P S A, BECAUSE I'LL PUT MY BROOKS HAT REALLY, UM, ON REALLY QUICK, UM, THE GREEN LINE, UH, A LINEAR PARK IS DOWN THE STREET AT BROOKS, AND SO THERE'S A WALKING TRAILS IN THE PONDS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.
AND SO, UM, I DO URGE ALL OF THE RESIDENTS, YOU KNOW, TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THAT PART, UM, AND UTILIZE THOSE AMENITIES AS WELL.
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OF MY, MY COMMENTS.OH, AND I DO BELIEVE, UM, I, I DON'T NEED YOU ALL TO TO DOUBLE CHECK, BUT I DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, THESE, THE OWNERS WERE ENGAGED IN THE SA TOMORROW PLAN, A VERY LENGTHY PLAN, UM, BUT VERY IMPORTANT PLAN.
AND SO I CAN SEE THAT, THAT THAT'S EVIDENT IN THEIR, UM, CURRENT PLAN AND PROPOSED, UH, LAND USE AND, AND ZONING REQUEST.
UM, SO AGAIN, OH, I AM IN SUPPORT OF, UM, THIS ITEM.
UH, YES, I THINK WE HAD A VERY GOOD DISCUSSION.
IT'S GOOD TO HEAR WHEN, UH, THE DEVELOPERS REACH OUT TO THE COMMUNITY AND TRY TO HAVE COMMUNITY MEETINGS, WHICH ARE DIFFICULT DURING THIS TIME, BUT THEY STILL WENT OUT AND DID IT.
AND YEAH, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE HAS SAID, I FEEL FOR THE PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, YOU BOUGHT A HOUSE AND YOU THOUGHT YOU GET TO LOOK AT A GOLF COURSE FOR, FOR AS MANY YEARS AS YOU HAVE THAT PROPERTY, BUT IT IS PRIVATE PROPERTY.
UM, AND SPEAKING ON THAT ISSUE, I DID HAVE SOME QUESTIONS FOR STAFF, WHICH IS SINCE THE LAND USAGE, SINCE THE EXISTING LAND USAGE AND THE EXISTING ZONING DON'T QUITE MATCH UP, WHAT COULD BE BUILT BY RIGHT WITHOUT ANY PUBLIC HEARINGS OR WOULD EVERYTHING OR DID ANY DEVELOPMENT ON THERE REQUIRE, UH, EITHER A PLAN AMENDMENT CHANGE OR A ZONING ZONE AMENDMENT CHANGE IF THEY WERE START APPLYING FOR PERMITS? 'CAUSE THE LAND USAGE AND THE ZONING DON'T MATCH, SO THE LAND USE DOESN'T HAVE TO BE CONSISTENT, UH, WITH THE CURRENT ZONING OF THE PROPERTY.
SO IF IT IS C THREE AND I ONE, WHICH WE HAVE CONFIRMED, THEN ALL THEY NEED TO DO IS GET A BUILDING PERMIT AND MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THOSE DISTRICTS.
AND WAS THERE A PORTION OF IT THAT HAD SOME TYPE OF, UH, FARM AND RANCH DESIGNATION, OR WAS THAT, WAS THAT JUST THE ZONING THAT MATCHES WHAT THE LAND USAGE CURRENTLY IS? THOSE ARE THE ZONING DESIGNATIONS THAT MATCH THE LAND USE.
UM, SOME OF THE, THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAD CONCERN ABOUT TRAFFIC ISSUES.
WHERE DOES THAT GET WORKED OUT? AS WE SAID EARLIER, IT'S DURING THE PLAT PROCESS IN WHICH, UH, IN WHICH THEY'LL DO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THERE ARE ANY ROUGH PROPORTIONALITY AND TRAFFIC IMPACT ANALYSIS.
AND THAT IS ALL DONE THROUGH, UH, THE ALL DONE UNTIL THE, THE COMPLETION OF THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS.
SOME OF THE PUBLIC COMMENTS HAD LIKE A LIST OF QUESTIONS, ASKING QUESTIONS ABOUT BUILDING HEIGHT AND SETBACKS AND BUFFERS.
DOES THE STAFF WAS ASSIGNED TO THIS PROJECT, DO THEY TYPICALLY GO BACK AND LIKE WHEN THERE'S SPECIFIC QUESTIONS OF THAT NATURE, DO THEY ANSWER THOSE? DO THEY HIT REPLY AND TELL 'EM THAT? BECAUSE I KNOW CERTAIN ZONING AND ALL THAT STUFF HAS THOSE REQUIREMENTS.
WHEN ASKED SPECIFICALLY OF US, WE DO RESPOND.
MOST OF THAT INFORMATION IS ON THE SITE PLAN AND MOST OF THAT INFORMATION IS ALREADY IN THE DISTRICT INFORMATION.
THERE'S, UM, UH, TYPICAL PERIMETER SETBACKS AND HEIGHT RESTRICTIONS, UH, ESPECIALLY WITHIN 50 FEET OF ANY SINGLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL USES.
UH, SO THOSE ARE ALL BUILT WITHIN THE DISTRICT ITSELF, AND THEY'LL HAVE TO COMPLY.
AND THAT IS REVIEWED DURING THE BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS, UH, BECAUSE THE, UH, WHEN THE BUILDING PERMITS ARE PULLED, IT HAS TO MATCH THE SITE PLAN AND THE DISTRICT, UH, STANDARD.
NOW, NOW THIS AREA IS GOING TO HAVE, UM, SINCE THEY'RE GOING FOR A, A PARK AND OPEN SPACE, THERE'S GONNA BE SOME SIGNIFICANT GREEN SPACE.
UH, BUT GENERALLY WHERE DOES GREEN SPACE REQUIREMENT FALL? AND THERE, THERE A SPECIFIC U D C SECTION THAT YOU KNOW, HEY, IF YOU'RE DEVELOPING AN AREA, YOU GOTTA HAVE A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF GREEN SPACE.
WHERE DOES THAT COME INTO PLAY? THAT, THAT'S IN PARKLAND DEDICATION REQUIREMENTS.
AND THAT WILL BE DETERMINED DURING THE PLATT PROCESS.
UH, THOSE ARE ALL MY QUESTIONS AND I BELIEVE MOST OF THE, UM, QUESTIONS THAT CAN BE ADDRESSED WERE ADDRESSED AND, UM, THIS LOOKS LIKE A GOOD PROJECT.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND MOVE FORWARD WITH THE MOTION, UH, AND VOTING.
DO YOU HAVE ANY MOTIONS ON THIS ONE? COMMISSIONER PECK? I'LL MAKE A MOTION FOR APPROVAL.
COMMISSIONER COR, THE SECOND WE HAVE A MOTION FROM COMMISSIONER PECK AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER CARILLO FOR APPROVAL OF THE APPLICANT'S REQUEST.
STAFF, PLEASE DO THE ROLL CALL.
SIR, MAKE SURE YOU'RE UNMUTED.
[11. 20-3786 PLAN AMENDMENT CASE PA-2020-11600032 (Council District 10): A request by Patrick Christensen, representative, for approval of a Resolution to amend the Northeast Inner Loop Neighborhood Plan, a component of the Comprehensive Master Plan for the City, by changing the future land use from “Neighborhood Commercial" to "Medium Density Mixed Use" on Lots 29-32, NCB 11876, located at 1841 Flamingo Drive. Staff recommends Approval. (Associated Zoning Case Z-2020-10700011) (Lorianne Thennes, Planner 210-207-7945, lorianne.thennes@sanantonio.gov; Development Services Department)]
AGENDA ITEM NUMBER 11.[00:40:01]
YES SIR.ITEM NUMBER 11 IS A REQUEST TO AMEND THE NORTHEAST INTER LOOP NEIGHBORHOOD PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE LOCATED AT 1841 FLAMINGO DRIVE.
THERE WERE 35 NOTICES MAILED 11 RECEIVED IN FAVOR, FIVE IN OPPOSITION.
THERE WERE FOUR OPPOSED OUTSIDE OF THE 200 FOOT NOTIFICATION AREA.
AND THERE WAS A PETITION OF SUPPORT FROM 20 PROPERTY OWNERS.
THE PROPOSED LAND USE AMENDMENT IS APPROPRIATE FOR THE SUBJECT PROPERTY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.
MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE WOULD BE A NICE TRANSITION AND BUFFER BETWEEN THE LOW DENSITY RESIDENTIAL OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL USES ALONG BROADWAY FURTHER PER THE NORTHEAST INTERLOOP PLAN.
MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE IS THE ONLY LAND USE CATEGORY CONSISTENT WITH THE PROPOSED I D C STAFF RECOMMENDS APPROVAL.
THIS ITEM DID GO TO ZONING COMMISSION ON JUNE THE 16TH.
IT WAS CONTINUED TO JULY THE SEVENTH.
IS THE APPLICANT PRESENT? PATRICK CHRISTENSEN'S PRESENT.
CAN YOU, UH, PLEASE PRESENT TO THE UH, COMMISSION? YES, GOOD AFTERNOON COMMISSIONERS.
UH, I APOLOGIZE FOR STIRRING UP A HORNET'S NEST ON THIS ONE, BUT I I THINK I CAN EXPLAIN A LOT OF IT.
UM, WHAT'S HAPPENING HERE IS THIS PROPERTY IS 1.27 ACRES.
IT'S BEEN VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
IT WAS ORIGINALLY ZONED MF 33 BECAUSE OF THERE WAS A, UH, NURSING HOME THERE.
AND LIKE I SAID, THE PROPERTY'S BEEN VACANT FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.
NOW I I I KNOW THAT THE OAK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN HISTORICALLY VERY SENSITIVE TO PEOPLE PURCHASING, YOU KNOW, LARGE ONE ACRE AND ABOVE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES PROPOSING TO DEMOLISH THOSE HOMES AND ASK FOR GREATER DENSITY.
YOU KNOW, BUILD THE CUL-DE-SAC IS SOMETHING LIKE THAT AND MAYBE DO GARDEN HOME.
SO ON THIS CASE, THIS, THE PROPERTY HAS ALREADY ZONED MF 33.
WHAT THE, WHAT MY CLIENT AND THE DEVELOPER IS PROPOSING TO DO IS TO BUILD 20 FOR SALE SINGLE FAMILY HOMES OFF OF TWO DRIVEWAYS.
THE MF 33 ZONING THAT IT HAS ALLOWS UP TO 42 UNITS.
BEFORE I EVEN FILED AN APPLICATION, I PASSED OUT FLYERS AND WE HAD A MEETING WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS AND THEY SUPPORTED THE CASE.
THEY'RE, THEY'RE TIRED OF IT BEING A VACANT LOT.
MY CLIENTS DID BUILD A FENCE THAT THEIR REQUEST, UH, A LITTLE WHILE AGO BECAUSE PEOPLE THAT WOULD GO TO THE BARS UP ON BROADWAY, REBAR, WHAT HAVE YOU, WOULD, WOULD PARK ON THIS LOT AND CREATE A LOT OF PROBLEMS. SO HE BUILT A FENCE AND, UM, YOU KNOW, THIS WOULD BE A NICE BUFFER BETWEEN BETOS AND THOSE BARS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO WE, WE HAD THAT MEETING, THEY WERE SUPPORTIVE.
NOW IT'S ZONED IN F 33, BUT IT HAS A NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL DESIGNATION, WHICH IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE EXISTING ZONING ON THE GROUND.
I SUBMITTED AN APPLICATION FOR I D Z TWO, UM, AND LIMITED THAT TO ONLY 20 UNITS.
SO IF SOMEBODY WANTS MORE UNITS IN A FUTURE BUYER OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'RE GONNA HAVE TO COME IN AND DO ANOTHER REZONING.
NOW THE PLAN AMENDMENT COMPONENT OF IT, UNFORTUNATELY IT'S AN OLDER PLAN, IT ONLY ALLOWS I D V AND THE MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE THAT WE'RE REQUESTING HERE.
I WOULD MUCH RATHER REQUEST SOMETHING A LITTLE BIT LESS OMINOUS SOUNDING.
BUT LIKE I SAID, I, I CAN'T REQUEST ANYTHING ELSE AND I'M, I'M JUST TRYING TO GET EVERYTHING IN SYNC HERE.
UM, SO WE CAN MOVE FORWARD WITH JUST THE 20 UNITS.
UM, SO I HAD AN INITIAL MEETING WITH THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS AND LIKE I SAID, IT'S KIND OF A WEIRD SITUATION WHERE I HAVE THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS IN SUPPORT, BUT THE OFFICIAL OAK PARK NEIGHBORHOOD POSITION IS OPPOSITION.
I DID MEET WITH THAT BOARD AND IT'S BEEN TOUGH DURING CORONAVIRUS TO TRY TO GET MEETINGS WITH EVERYONE AND I'VE GOT ANOTHER MEETING WITH THEM TONIGHT.
BUT, UM, I WOULD LIKE TO, TO TRY TO AT LEAST MOVE FORWARD WITH THE PLAN AMENDMENT COMPONENT.
I GO TO ZONING THAT FIRST WEEK OF JULY OR JULY 7TH, I'M SORRY.
AND, UM, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT, IT'S A TOUGH CASE AND, AND WE'RE TRYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING KIND OF CONSISTENT WITH WHAT'S THE EXISTING CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND.
WE'RE TRYING TO LIMIT THE OVERALL DENSITY, THE 20 UNITS.
UM, YOU KNOW, I HEARD A QUESTION ABOUT WHAT THE UNITS ARE GONNA BE.
UM, EVERY UNIT WILL HAVE, UH, TWO CAR PARKING GARAGES.
THERE ARE ONLY TWO STORIES AND THREE BEDROOMS. UM, WITH THE CURRENT, IF, IF, AND HE CAN'T BUILD WITH THE CURRENT ZONING HE HAS, THE PROBLEM HE'S GONNA HAVE IS WITH NF 33 IS HE HAS TO DO A CONDO ASSOCIATION.
HE WOULD PREFER TO DO FOR SALE UNITS AND HAVE INDIVIDUALLY PLATTED LOTS, WHICH REQUIRES THE I D Z ZONING.
I, I THINK I SHOULD HAVE MENTIONED THAT A LITTLE BIT EARLIER.
THAT'S THE MAIN REASON WHY WE'RE DOING THIS.
UM, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE TRYING TO DO.
SO THE PLANNED AMENDMENT COMPONENT, WE'RE JUST TRYING TO MAKE EVERYTHING CONSISTENT WITH THE CONDITIONS ON THE GROUND AND WHAT WE'RE REQUESTING.
AND AGAIN, THE, THE ZONING WE'RE REQUESTING WOULD LOCK IN THE 20 UNITS, WHICH IS EFFECTIVELY A DOWN ZONING OF THE
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PROPERTY AND WE JUST WANNA TRY TO MOVE FORWARD.SO I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE.
UH, NEXT WE'LL MOVE ON TO PUBLIC COMMENT AND THEN AFTER PUBLIC COMMENT, UH, THE APPLICANT WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO, UM, RESPOND STAFF? YES SIR.
WE HAVE SOME VOICEMAILS COMING UP AND THEN I HAVE SEVERAL, UH, LETTERS TO READ.
MY PHONE NUMBER IS (210) 602-6500 AND I LIVE AT 2 6 4 1 7 SOUTH GLENROSE ROAD, 7 8 2 6 0.
AND THIS IS IN REGARD TO CASE 0 3 2.
UM, I WAS JUST CALLING, UM, TO EXPRESS MY CONCERNS AND COMMENTS.
UM, I KNOW THAT THEY HAD, UH, TORE DOWN A LOT OF TREES AND SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF THERE'S ANY WAY TO REPLANT SOME TREES ON THAT BARRIER.
ALSO, THEY HAVE DESTROYED PART OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND SO I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR DRIVEWAY GOT FIXED WHEN I'M HOPEFULLY THERE GOING TO BE FIXING THAT PART OF THE ROAD.
UM, I WOULD ALSO LIKE A, SOME SORT OF A BARRIER OR A NOISE FENCE, SOMETHING THAT'S NOT, UM, IT'S NICE TO LOOK AT SINCE WE'RE GONNA BE STARING RIGHT AT IT AND I DON'T THINK IT'S POSSIBLE, BUT WE WOULD LIKE THERE NOT TO BE A ENTRANCE AND EXIT OFF, UM, GLENROSE, BUT I DON'T KNOW IF THAT IS POSSIBLE TO CHANGE AT THIS POINT.
SO, UM, THANK YOU FOR THE LETTER AND HAVE A GREAT DAY.
I LIVE AT 1826 FLAMINGO DRIVE.
I'M CALLING ABOUT A CASE THAT'S, UH, RE GETTING REZONED, UH, 1841 FLAMINGO, UH, REZONING CASE Z DASH 2020 DASH 7 0 0 0 9 9.
UH, I WAS JUST WANTING TO LET YOU GUYS KNOW THAT, UH, UH, WE, UH, WANT TO HAVE THE, UH, 20 TOWN HOMES.
UH, THAT'S WHAT, UH, I LIVE RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE, UH, PROPERTY.
AND, UH, MY NEIGHBORS AND I, UH, WOULD RATHER HAVE THE 20 TOWN HOMES THAN 42, UH, APARTMENTS.
UH, THAT'S A LOT MORE TRAFFIC AND WE NEED TO HAVE, UH, UH, PERMANENT RESIDENCE IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD, NOT PEOPLE COMING IN AND OUT AND, UH, IT WOULD JUST BE TOO CROWDED OVER IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
UH, MY NAME IS, UH, UH, JOHN WILSON AND MY NUMBER IS 2 1 0 3 9 4 5 4 7 0.
AND, UH, JUST WANNA, THIS MESSAGE WILL BE FOR, UH, LORIANNE AND UH, JUST WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THAT, UH, WE WENT TO THE INITIAL MEETING, UH, WITH THE BUILDER'S LAWYER AND WE ALL AGREED UPON 20 TOWN HOMES AND THEN THE HOMEOWNER'S ASSOCIATION IS REJECTING OUR IDEA.
SO I JUST WANT TO GO ON RECORD AS, UH, UH, JUST WANTING THE 20 TOWN HOMES AND THAT'S IT.
AND, UH, PLEASE CONTACT ME IF YOU NEED SOME HELP.
THOSE WERE THE TWO VOICEMAILS AND NOW I WILL READ THE PUBLIC COMMENTS INTO THE RECORD.
I, YOU WILL SEE THE FIRST ONE IS FROM OAK PARK NORTHWOOD.
UH, I AM NOT GOING TO READ THAT ONE BECAUSE WE RECEIVED AN EMAIL AT 11 THIS MORNING AND IT READS AS FOLLOWS, RELATED TO PA AT 1841 FLAMINGO FOR JUNE 24TH, AGENDA ITEM, THE OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST A CONTINUANCE OF THIS REQUEST.
THE ZONING CASE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS PA SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FIRST BEFORE ALLOWING CHANGES TO ANY LAND USE CATEGORY FOUND IN OUR NORTHEAST INTERLOOP NEIGHBORHOOD.
A CONTINUANCE IS APPROPRIATE AS THE P N N A IS MEETING WITH DEVELOPER JUNE 24TH IN THE EVENING, AND THE ZONING REQUEST WILL THEN BE HEARD JULY 6TH AT THE ZONING COMMISSION.
PLEASE CONSIDER CONTINUATION RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED, JACK GARRA AND NOW TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE LIST THAT YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED BY EMAIL.
THE NEXT ONE IS IN OPPOSITION.
WE PREFER THAT WE DO NOT HAVE 42 MF 33 OR 20 HOMES BUILT.
IF 42 APARTMENT UNITS ARE BUILT, NO ONE IS GOING TO PAY HIGH DOLLAR FOR THOSE UNITS AROUND THREE DIFFERENT BARS WHEN DOWN THE ROAD AT BASIAN BROADWAY.
THEY ARE BUILDING UNITS THERE AND NO BARS ARE AROUND THEM.
THANK YOU ROBERT AND LORI EZ AT 1919 FLAMINGO.
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THE NEXT ONE IS FROM JV AT 1841 FLAMINGO DRIVE.THIS ONE READS, WE RECEIVED A ZONING CHANGE REQUEST NOTIFICATION BY A MAIL FOR THE PROPERTY AT 81 4 18 41 FLAMINGO DRIVE.
THE ZONING CHANGE REQUEST NOTIFICATION STATES THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE IS FROM MF 33 TO IDZ ONE TO BILL 20 DWELLING UNITS BY LOOKING AT THE CONSTRUCTION PLANS BLUEPRINT SHOW VERY NARROW STREETS INCAPABLE TO FACILITATE ENOUGH STREET PARKING FOR VISITORS OF THE 20 DWELLING UNITS.
THIS MEANS THAT THE STREET OF FLAMINGO DRIVE WILL BE USED AS STREET PARKING AUGMENTING CONTRIBUTING TO THE ALREADY EXISTING BIG PROBLEM ON THE STREET DUE TO NEAR NEARBY BARS.
LACK OF PARKING IN SUFFICIENT PARKING.
IF THE BLUEPRINTS OF 1841 FLAMINGO DRIVE COULD SHOW ADEQUATE STREET PARKING TO ACCOMMODATE THE VISITORS OF THE DWELLING UNIT, I MIGHT, I MIGHT CONSIDER, BUT FOR NOW MY VOTE IS OPPOSITION AGAINST TO CHANGING OR MODIFYING THE ZONING.
ALSO, I D Z IS FOR NEGLECTED BYPASS PROPERTIES PREMISES AND THIS IS NOT THE CASE FOR THIS DESIRABLE LOCATION SLASH LOSS WITHOUT NOTHING FURTHER.
I THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND ATTENTION PROVIDED TO THIS CORRESPONDENCE.
RESPECTFULLY, JOEL BARELA AT 1915 FLAMINGO.
THIS ONE IS FROM JENNY LEDGE PARKING AND ADDED ADDED TRAFFIC, JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE OPPOSED.
AND THIS IS FROM 82 10 BROADWAY, CAROL WILSON.
I LIVE ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE PROPERTY AND AS OPPOSED TO THE REZONING, WHEN WE FIRST MOVED ON FLAMINGO, IT WAS A QUIET STREET.
THERE WERE NO BARS WITH THE OPENING OF ALL THE BARS ALONG FLAMINGO, WE HAVE A LOT OF TRAFFIC, PEOPLE NOISE AND CRIME PRACTICALLY IN OUR FRONT YARD.
WITH THE ADDITION OF 40 PLUS APARTMENTS, THE TRAFFIC AND NOISE WOULD MULTIPLY GREATLY.
WHAT ARE THE PLANS FOR PARKING? WOULD THERE BE GUESTS PARK? WE ALREADY HAVE NO PARKING SIGNS IN FRONT OF OUR HOME BECAUSE OF THE BAR TRAFFIC, SO OUR OWN GUESTS HAVE TO PARK CLOSER TO FLAMINGO WHEN THEY VISIT WITH POSSIBLY TWO CARS PER UNIT.
THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF 80 CARS ADDED TO OUR IMMEDIATE AREA.
APARTMENT DWELLERS TEND TO NOT CONSIDER THEIR UNITS AS PERMANENT HOMES AND WILL NOT TAKE CARE OF THE PROPERTY AS HOME DWELLERS DO.
AGAIN, WITH OUR CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BARS, WE ALREADY DEAL WITH OUR YARD BEING LITTERED.
IN ADDITION, WE PERSONALLY HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RENDERINGS ON THIS PROJECT.
WE WILL LOOK ON WHAT THIS PROJECT WILL LOOK LIKE AND DO NOT KNOW IF THIS WILL BE OUT OF CHARACTER FOR THE STREET WE BUILT AND HAVE NOW LIVED IN OUR HOME 22 YEARS AND HAVE NEVER CONSIDERED MOVING.
THIS IS THE ONLY HOME OUR CHILDREN KNOW.
THIS ACTUALLY MIGHT PUSH US OVER THE EDGE TO MAKE A MOVE, WHICH WOULD BE DEVASTATING TO ME AND MY FAMILY.
PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW THIS REZONING TO HAPPEN.
CAROL WILSON AT 1826 FLAMINGO FROM TOM WOODLEY OF 1903 FLAMINGO DRIVE.
CURRENTLY THE PROPERTY IS VACANT.
AS A FORMER NURSING HOME HAS BEEN RAISED.
SOMETHING MUST BE DONE WITH THE PRO PROPERTY, BUT AT PRESENT I CANNOT SUPPORT THOSE ZONING CHANGE AND ASK THAT IT BE DENIED FOR THE FOLLOWING REASONS.
PURSUANT TO ORDINANCE 20 18, 11 15 0 9 13 AMENDING VARIOUS SECTIONS OF CHAPTER 35 OF THE CITY CODE OF SAN ANTONIO, THE USE REGULATIONS REQUIRE A ZONING SITE PLAN.
ADDITIONALLY, A GROUND PLAN COMPARISON FORM IS ALSO REQUIRED.
NEITHER OF THESE HAVE BEEN PRESENTED TO THE LOCAL OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, NOR HAVE I SEEN THEM.
THE APPLICANT'S WISHES TO BE PERMITTED UP TO 20 UNITS ON THE PROPERTY ROLLED TOO FAST.
THE APPLICANT WISHES TO BE PERMITTED UP TO 20 UNITS ON THE PROPERTY, BUT WITHOUT KNOWING THE DETAILS, I CANNOT SUPPORT THIS EFFORT AS NEITHER OF THE REQUIRED SUBMITTALS HAVE BEEN SEEN.
IT REMAINS TO BE SEEN WHAT IS PLANNED FOR VARIOUS SETBACKS, PARKING INGRESS, EGRESS ACCESS.
FURTHER, THE APPLICANT HAS NOT PROVIDED REQUIRED DETAILS SHOWING THE NUMBER AND LOCATION OF THE LOTS PROPOSED AREA OF OPEN SPACE, INCLUDING
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DIMENSIONS IN THE SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALL THE BUILDING INSTRUCTOR SQUARE FOOTAGE OF ALL PAVED AND OTHERWISE HARD SURFACE STREETS, PARKING CURBS AND GUTTERS, WALKS ALL OFF STREET PARKING INCLUDING NUMBER OF SPACES, DIMENSIONS, LOCATION DIMENSIONS AND TYPE OF WALL FENCES REQUIRED LANDSCAPE BUFFER, PROPOSED STREET SIDEWALKS AND OTHER INFRASTRUCTURE DIMENSIONS AND OTHER RELEVANT CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY.JUST TO MENTION SOME OF THE REQUIRED ITEMS, MY PROPERTY IS ROUGHLY FIVE FEET BELOW THE SUBJECT PROPERTY GRADE.
SO I'M PARTICULARLY SENSITIVE TO WHAT MIGHT BE PROPOSED ON THE WEST FENCE LINE AS MY PROPERTY COULD BE SUBJECT TO FLOODING DURING SEVERE RAINFALL WITHOUT KNOWING I CANNOT AGREE TO ANY ZONING CHANGE.
PARKING IS PARAMOUNT, IS A PARAMOUNT CONCERN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD AS I AND THE SUBJECT PROPERTY ARE IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO BROADWAY WHERE ON THE CORNER OF FLAMINGO DRIVE AND BROADWAY ARE THREE NIGHTCLUB WHERE ON THE WEEKENDS OUT OF THE FORMER TIMES THE PATRONS OF THESE BARS PARKED ALONG THE CURB OF THE HOMES OF ON FLAMINGO CREATING GREAT CONGESTION.
I WOULD NOT LIKE TO RETURN TO THAT TIME.
THE CURRENT MS PROVIDES THE OWNER OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY TO PERMIT 33 DWELLING UNITS ON THE PROPERTY PER ACRE WITH THE SAME BUILDING HEIGHT RESTRICTION AS AS A ZONE OF IDZ ONE.
THIS IS A DWELLING DENSITY GREATER THAN WHAT THE APPLICANT IS REQUESTING.
NO ADDITIONAL DENSITY IS EARNED BY THE REZONING.
ONE HAS TO ASK WHY THEN WOULD ONE MAKE A ZONING REQUEST? BIG REASON THE REZONING TO AN I D D VOIDS MANY, MANY RESTRICTIONS WHICH ARE ATED TO PROTECT NEIGHBORHOODS.
FOR EXAMPLE, ONE SAFEGUARD A ZONE OF I D D MAY BE PLATTED WITHOUT A MINIMUM BLOCK SIZE.
IT MAY BE APPROPRIATE TO HEAR STATE THAT AN I D Z DESIGNATED ZONE IS NOT APPLICABLE TO THE PROPERTY.
I IT GOES ON TO EXPLAIN THE I D Z CHARACTERISTICS, UH, THE LOCATION INSIDE LOOP FOUR 10 WITH 10% OF THE STRUCTURES, UH, ABANDONED FLATTED LAWS OR VACANT LAWS, ET CETERA.
I DO NOT SUPPORT A REZONING FROM M MS 33 TO I D C, TOM WOODLEY, IRMA, LACEY, OR I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY OPPOSITION TO THE REZONING CASE MS 33 TO I G C BECAUSE SUCH ZONING IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
FLAMINGO STREET FEATURES PRIMARILY SINGLE ONE-STORY FAMILY HOUSES.
THE STREET IS NARROW AND THE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECT BEING PROPOSED WOULD CREATE AN EXCESSIVE DEMAND ON THE EXISTING INFRASTRUCTURE LEADING TO HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS AND INCREASED HEAVY TRAFFIC AND PARKING NEEDS.
I D Z IS NOT CONSISTENT WITH THE NORTHEAST INTER LOOP PLAN.
PROVIDING I D Z IS LIKE PROVIDING A BLANK CHECK CHECK FOR DEVELOPERS TO DO ANYTHING THEY WANT WITHOUT TAKING IN CONSIDERATION THE PRESERVATION OF THE SURROUNDING AREA AND THE ENVIRONMENT.
AND THIS IS FROM IRMA AT 80 58 BROADWAY STREET.
JAMES, WHO IS THE DIRECTOR, THE ZONING DIRECTOR OVER AT OAK PARK NORTHWEST NORTHWOOD, THE O P N N A POSITION ON CHANGING THE PROPOSED PLAN FROM NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL TO MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE ON MONTH 29, 30, 31, AND 32.
THE ASSOCIATION POSITION IS AGAINST THIS CHANGE.
WE FEEL THE INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE ATTORNEY REPRESENTING THE DEVELOPMENT WAS INSUFFICIENT TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND US.
AT PRESENT, WE ARE TRYING TO GET SUCH INFORMATION FROM THE DEVELOPER WITH A MEETING OF RESIDENCY OFFICIALS AND THE OP AND NA BOARD THIS WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24TH, 2020.
WE ASKED THE PLANNING COMMISSION AT THEIR MEETING TO VOTE FOR POSTPONING A DECISION FOR TWO WEEKS LIKE WE GOT WITH THE ZONING COMMITTEE OR AGAINST THE PROPOSAL.
MEGAN STRONG HILL, A RESIDENT OF FLAMINGO DRIVE, IS OPPOSE ADAMANTLY OPPOSED TO THE REZONING.
THIS TYPE OF HOUSING IS NOT APPROPRIATE FOR OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND WOULD CAUSE MULTIPLE ISSUES FOR PARKING DRIVING THROUGH THE STREET DRAINAGE AND MULTITUDE OF OTHER
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REASONS.WE DO NOT HAVE ANY ID V PROJECTS IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND DO NOT WANT ONE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING TIME TO READ THIS EMAIL DEAR PLANNING COMMISSION CHAIR AND COMMISSION MEMBERS.
THIS ONE WAS THE ONE I READ EARLIER FROM JACK ERA.
MOVING ON TO THE NEXT ONE IS UH, JUST TO SHOW THE 20 SIGNATURES IN SUPPORT OF THE PROPOSED PLAN AMENDMENT AND REZONING PAGE.
THEY'RE ALL HIGHLIGHTED IN THAT MAP YOU'RE SEEING ON THE SCREEN AND ALL OF THESE INDIVIDUALS WRITE THE FOLLOWING.
WE UNDERSTAND THAT THE OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION MEMBERS HAVE EXPRESSED OPPOSITION TO THE ZONING CHANGE.
HOWEVER, THOSE OF US IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE PROPERTY DISAGREE WITH THIS VIEWPOINT.
WHILE THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD HAS AN OPPOSITION TO I D Z ZONING IN GENERAL, THE IMPACT OF THIS PARTICULAR ZONING CHANGE WE BELIEVE WILL HAVE A POSITIVE IMPACT ON OUR NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS MOST IMMEDIATELY AFFECTED BY THE ZONING CHANGE.
OUR GOAL IS FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD TO REMAIN A COHESIVE GROUP OF HOMEOWNERS WHO TAKE CARE AND PRIDE IN THEIR PROPERTY.
APARTMENTS AND SIMILAR PROPERTIES THAT ATTRACT RENTERS ARE NOT IN ALIGNMENT WITH THE CURRENT EXISTING HOMES, BUT THE 20 FAMILY UNITS PROPOSED WITH THE I D Z ZONING WOULD CREATE PROPERTIES LIKELY TO ATTRACT SIMILARLY MINDED HOMEOWNERS WHO ARE INVESTED IN MAINTAINING A WELL KEPT HOME AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE SAFE AND QUIET ATMOSPHERE OF THE AREA.
IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED 20, IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED 20 HOME PLAN WILL ACCOMMODATE THE PARKING FOR THOSE UNITS WHILE EIGHT MS 33 CONSTRUCTION IS LIKELY TO ENCROACH ON THE ALREADY EXISTING STREET PARKING STORAGE.
WHILE WE SUPPORT THE MISSION OF OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND THEIR OVERALL GOALS, WE DO NOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE CASE.
THEIR POSITION REF REFLECTS WHAT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THOSE MOST DIRECTLY AFFECTED BY THE PROPERTY ZONING CHANGE PROPOSAL.
WE THE UNDERSIGNED RESIDENCE WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY SEEKING REZONING APP USE SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE TO I D C.
I'VE ALREADY EXPRESSED MY WHOLEHEARTED SUPPORT OF THE REZONING CHANGE LIKE THE REST OF THE HOMEOWNER HOMEOWNERS AFFECTED BY THIS.
WE STRONGLY SUPPORT HAVING 20 HOMES ON THIS LOT RATHER THAN THE APARTMENT THAT IS CURRENTLY ZONED FOR.
I AM WRITING NOW ASKING THAT YOU HELP PROTECT US FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT HAS LOST SIGHT OF ITS PURPOSE WHILE THEY RAN FOR OFFICE ON THE IDEA THAT THEY WOULD PROTECT THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM OUTSIDE INTEREST AND AGENDAS SUCH AS DEVELOPERS.
THEY EQUATED THIS DISPOSITION AS BEING AGAINST I D Z ZONING.
WE NOW HAVE AN I D Z ZONING CASE THAT WOULD GREATLY BENEFIT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT RATHER THAN SUPPORT THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THEY'RE STUBBORNLY CLINGING TO THEIR LOYALTY TO AN ANTI I D Z STANCE.
THEY HAVE BECOME THE OUTSIDE INTEREST WITH AN ANTI NEIGHBORHOOD AGENDA THAT THEY PROMISED TO PROTECT US FROM AND THAT THEIR EFFORTS TO DEFEAT US.
THEY HAVE BEEN PETITIONING THE AREA IN LYING BY BOTH OMISSION AND COMMISSION ABOUT WHAT THIS REZO CASE IS ABOUT.
THEY KNOW THAT IF THEY JUST ADMITTED THE TRUTH THAT THEY CARE MORE ABOUT THEIR OWN AGENDA THAN THEY DO.
THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE HERE, NO ONE WOULD SIGN THEIR PETITION.
I'M PLEADING WITH YOU THAT WHEN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD SPEAKS OUT ABOUT WHAT THEY WANT FOR REZONING, THIS CASE THAT YOU LISTEN TO THE NEIGHBORS WHO HAVE BANDED TOGETHER TO SUPPORT THEIR NEIGHBORHOOD AND PROTECT US FROM OUR SO SO-CALLED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
THIS IS FROM 1914 FLAMINGO I OWN AND MY FAMILY HAS LIVED AT 1914 FLAMINGO SINCE 2002.
OVER THE YEARS, WE HAVE ENJOYED THE AMENITIES OF A FAMILY FRIENDLY AND SUPPORTIVE RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD THAT ABUTS COMMERCIAL BUSINESSES ON BROADWAY.
WE ARE A NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOMEOWNERS WHO TAKE PRIDE IN OUR PRIMARY RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES, IMPROVING BOTH OUR HOMES AND LANDSCAPING FOR BOTH OUR PERSONAL BENEFIT AND THAT OF EXTRA, BRINGING EXTRA VALUE OR PRIDE TO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
EVER SINCE THE NURSING HOME AT 18 40 14, 18 41
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WAS LO RELOCATED AND THE FORMER STRUCTURE DEMOLISHED, WE HAVE BEEN VERY CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT WOULD BE BUILT IN ITS PLACE.RECOGNIZING THAT SAN ANTONIO NEEDS TO APPROVE ITS HOUSING DENSITY AND REDUCE URBAN SPRAWL BY INCREASING INFILL.
I AS A HOMEOWNER WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SITE, WANT HIGH QUALITY, INDIVIDUALLY OWNED RESIDENCES OF VALUE THAT DO NOT DIMINISH OUR HOME'S WORTH.
WE DO NOT WANT RENTAL PROPERTIES WITH LOTS OF TRANSITION NOISE, STREET PARKING TENANTS.
WE HAVE ALREADY SUFFERED OUR FAIR SHARE OF TRAFFIC, STREET PARKING, NOISE AND CRIME AS A RESULT OF THE THREE BARS AT THE END OF OUR BLOCK ON BROADWAY.
THEREFORE, I'M REQUESTING THAT THE PROPERTY BE REZONED TO I D Z, WHICH WOULD BE APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT OF 20 RESIDENT OWNED FAMILY UNITS.
THE OAK PARK NORTH RIDGE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION HAS BEEN SORELY ABSENT FROM THE STRUGGLES THAT FLAMINGO HAS SUFFERED IN THE PAST AND HAS SHOWN UP AT THE FINAL HOURS OF THIS REZONING ISSUE.
BECAUSE OF SELFISH CONCERNS ABOUT HOW I D Z MIGHT IMPACT THEIR HOMES ON THEIR STREETS, NOT OURS, THEY DO NOT REPRESENT THE INTEREST OF THOSE HOMEOWNERS ON 1800 TO 1900 BLOCK OF FLAMINGO DRIVE, WHO WOULD BE MOST DIRECTLY NEGATIVELY AFFECTED SHOULD THE PROPERTY NOT BE REZONED AND INSTEAD BECOME A SITE OF A 40 PLUS UNIT RENTAL COMPLEX.
AS A HOMEOWNER LIVING WITHIN 200 OF FEET OF THE PROPERTY, I URGE THE ZONING COMMISSION TO SUPPORT THE ZONING CHANGE TO I D Z.
THIS ONE'S FROM ESTHER ES AT 1830 FLAMINGO DRIVE.
I'M SENDING THIS NOTE TO LET YOU KNOW THAT MY WIFE, ESTHER, AND MYSELF, WHO LIVED DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE OLD NURSING HOME LOT FULLY SUPPORT THIS PROJECT AND THE ONGOING REZONING ACTION.
IF WE WERE AS OF FLAMINGO, WE WOULD PREFER THE FIVE TO SIX HOMES TO BE BUILT HERE, BUT WE DO NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY AND FACT THAT THE AFFECTED PROPERTY IS ZONED.
MS 33 STRONGLY PLAYS INTO OUR DECISION TO ALLOW THE PROPERTY TO BE REZONED TO ID ONE.
THIS ALLOWS 20 UNITS TO BE LOCKED IN VERSUS 30 PLUS AND FOR THEM TO BE INCORPORATED INTO AN H O A, NOT A C O A OR EVEN WORSE APARTMENT.
WE ARE TIRED OF SEEING THIS EMPTY ISO OF A VACANT LOT IN FRONT OF OUR HOME WITH BAR PATRONS ACROSS THE STREET FROM THE BROADWAY BARS CRAMPING THEIR CARS ON OUR STREET EVERY WEEK AND NIGHT.
PLEASE NOTE, I AM THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE O P N N A BOARD THAT SUPPORTS THIS ACTION.
I MIGHT ADD, I AM ALSO THE ONLY MEMBER OF THE BOARD THAT LIVES WITHIN THE 200 FOOT RADIUS AND DO NOT APPRECIATE FELLOW BOARD MEMBERS PASSING JUDGMENT ON WHAT IS BEST FOR US FOLKS LIVE WITHIN THE SITE OF THE AFFECTED PROPERTY.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL EIGHT PROPERTY OWNERS WHO LIVE ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF FLAMINGO DRIVE WITHIN THE 200 ZO 99 OF PROPOSED REZONING ACTIONS.
WE WOULD PROBABLY BE AGAINST I D Z IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
WE WERE WHEN SOME FIVE YEARS AGO, THE HOME DIRECTLY BEHIND US ON 1823 EAST LAWNDALE WAS BOUGHT TO BE REZONED FROM MP 10 TO I D Z TO ALLOW SEVEN CONDOS TO BE BUILT THERE.
THE ACTION FAILED AND NOW A VERY HAPPY FAMILY OF SEVEN LIVES THERE.
ENC CLOSING, MR. PETER GREEN BLOOM, THE DEVELOPER WHO OWNS 1841 FLAMINGO HOUSE RIGHTS AS A PROPERTY OWNER, JUST AS WE ALL ON FLAMINGO DUE, WE WOULD RATHER KEEP AN OPEN DOOR RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM SO HE WILL COLLECTIVELY WORK WITH US AS THE PROJECT DEVELOPS VERSUS SLAM THE DOOR SHUT AND POSSIBLY SEVERING COMMUNICATIONS AND OPEN DIALOGUE BETWEEN US.
NOTED BETWEEN OUR, THE LINKS OR VIDEOS LAST NIGHT ON CHANNEL FOUR AND FIVE.
SINCERELY, JOHN BRENNEMAN AND ESTHER
MY WIFE AND I ARE THE ONLY PROPERTY OWNERS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE SUBJECT PROPERTY WHO OWN MULTIPLE LOTS.
WE ARE ALSO THE OWNERS OF TWO STANDALONE BUSINESSES, JUST ONE PROPERTY OVER FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS.
SO NEEDLESS TO SAY, THIS WILL IMPACT US AS MUCH AS ANYONE.
ALTHOUGH ID ZS ARE NOT PERFECT, THEY ARE MUCH BETTER AND LESS UNPREDICTABLE THAN WHAT WE HAVE NOW.
A VACANT LOT ZONE MULTIFAMILY.
IT'S HARD TO PERCEIVE THIS PROPERTY AS BEING DEVELOPED AS MS WITH A POSSIBLE 41 UNITS.
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CONCERNS AND WITH 41 UNITS THAT WOULD EXACERBATE THE CURRENT PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING FOR US.AS A PRACTICAL MA MATTER, WE WELCOME MORE RESIDENTS IN WALKING DISTANCE DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE OWN A RESTAURANT LATINA AND REBAR.
HOWEVER, WE PREFER AN I D Z OVER MULTIFAMILY ANY DAY WE THINK THIS WOULD BE A POSITIVE IMPACT FOR US.
GERALD AND ADRIANA, THIS IS A CLIP THAT WAS SUBMITTED BY HERSCHEL ELKER AT 1823.
THIS ONE IS FROM JERRY WALL IN FAVOR, 1846 FLAMENT FLAMINGO.
THIS ONE'S MALCOLM JOHNSON AND CATHERINE JOHNSON.
OWN TWO PROPERTIES WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPOSED ZONING CHANGE.
1907 FLAMINGO, WHERE MY DAUGHTER LIVES IN 1822 EDGE HILL, WHERE I OWN.
I SHARE OWNERSHIP WITH MY HUSBAND, MALCOLM RANDY JOHNSON.
I HAVE BEEN ASSURED BY THE DEVELOPER PETER LUM THAT HE WILL WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORS TO ELIMINATE ANY ISSUES WE MAY HAVE WITHIN THE DEVELOPMENT AND BUILDING OF THE HOME.
SPECIFICALLY DRAINAGE ISSUES THAT WHICH COULD NEGATIVELY AFFECT BOTH HOMES.
I HAVE ALSO BEEN ASSURED THAT THE ALLEY WILL NOT BE OPEN TO ENTERING AND EXIT AUTOMOBILE TRAFFIC FROM THE DEVELOPMENT WHILE I REMAIN UNEASY ABOUT THE APPROVAL OF I D Z IN OUR AREA.
IN PRINCIPLE, I AM FINE WITH THE PLANS FOR MULTIPLE HOMES AS I UNDERSTAND THEM AT THIS POINT.
CATHERINE AND MALCOLM JOHNSON, THIS ONE IS ANOTHER SLIP THAT WAS RECEIVED FROM JOHN QUIRK WHO'S IN FAVOR OF THE I D C ONE, BUT ASKS THE QUESTION, WHAT IS PROPOSED OR ALLOWED HEIGHT ABOVE GRADE TO ROOF LIGHTS.
I THINK WE'RE ALMOST THERE GUYS.
THE NEXT ONE IS FROM ELIZABETH MARRERO, WHO IS A RESIDENT OF EDGEHILL DRIVE BEHIND THE AREA IN QUESTION AND WOULD STRONGLY PREFER THAT THE AREA BE DEVELOPED INTO A SINGLE FAMILY HOME.
SHE'S LIVED IN THE AREA FOR 30 YEARS AND WOULD LIKE TO SEE THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD UPHELD WITH SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
I UNDERSTAND THE ECONOMICS OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING, BUT HAVE FOUND THAT THOSE AREAS HAVE BEEN ONGOING PROBLEMS WHERE THEY EXIST, SUCH AS THE ONE AT THE END OF EDGEHILL DRIVE.
TRANSIENT RESIDENTS SEEM LESS INVESTED IN UPKEEP, IN CHARACTER OF THEIR DWELLING AS HAS BEEN DEMONSTRATED OVER THE YEARS.
THIS IS A GREAT LITTLE NEIGHBORHOOD THAT I'VE CHOSEN TO LIVE IN AND PAY STEEP TAXES FOR THE PRIVILEGE OF RESIDING HERE.
PLEASE MAINTAIN THE INTEGRITY OF OUR AREA.
ELIZABETH MORERO AT 1830 EDGE HILL DRIVE.
THE NEXT ONE IS FROM DOES THE MERCHANT BOB, UH, JIM BOB AND SUSAN MERCHANT AT 1826 EDGE HILL DRIVE.
THEY'RE IN OPPOSITION TO THE SUBJECT PROPERTY BEING REZONED I D C ONE.
THEY'RE NOT OPPOSED TO TOWN HOMES BEING BUILT, AND SO THEIR COMMENTS ARE AS FOLLOWS.
WE DO NOT THINK THAT THE DEVELOPER REQUIRES I D Z DESIGNATION IN ORDER TO BUILD QUALITY TOWN HOMES ON THE PROPERTY.
I D Z D DOES NOT SEEM APPROPRIATE FOR THE PROPERTY THAT IS IN A VERY DESIRABLE AREA, AND THE AVERAGE PROPERTY TAXES IS 8,000 FOR RESIDENTIAL HOMES.
WE ARE CONCERNED WITH DRAINAGE FROM THE PROPERTY WHEN IT'S DEVELOPED.
DRAINAGE FROM THE PROPERTY AND THE ALLEY BEHIND IS ALREADY A PROBLEM AND CAN ADVERSELY AFFECT OUR PROPERTY AND THAT OF OUR NEIGHBORS ON EDGEHILL AND FLAMINGO.
THEY'RE CONCERNED WITH THE DEVELOPER THAT THE DEVELOPER MIGHT PROVIDE AN EXIT OR ENTRY ONTO THE PROPERTY VIA THE ALLEY, NO LONGER MAN MAINTAINED BY THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO.
THIS WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLES PARKING IN THE ALLEY AND AN INCREASE OF TRAFFIC ON EDGEHILL DRIVE.
UM, THEY WANT TO RESCHEDULE THE ZONING MEETING AND THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING SO THAT THE AFFECTED OWNERS, OAK PARK, NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION AND DEVELOPERS MEET.
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THERE'S MUCH MISINFORMATION AND SPECULATION THAT HAS TURNED NEIGHBOR AGAINST EACH OTHER AND AGAINST O P N N A.AND THIS ONE IS A SHEET SUBMITTED BY MARTIN MORRIS WHO'S IN FAVOR AND THINKS IT WOULD BE GOOD FOR THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE NEXT ONE IS ROB PRITCHARD, WHO OWNS THE HOME AT 2015 FLAMINGO AND SUGGESTS YOU VOTE YES TO REZONE 1841 FLAMINGO FOR 20 HOUSES AS OPPOSED TO 42 APARTMENTS WE DON'T NEED, NOR DO WE WANT TO SEE MORE APARTMENTS.
AND WE HAVE ENOUGH OF THAT ON BROADWAY AT THE BROADWAY BARS.
THAT'S ANOTHER STORY THAT WE CAN REHASH FOR THE LAST 15 YEARS FOR ANOTHER DAY.
THIS ONE IS FROM RANDY AND TINA LARSSON.
I'M ON THE OAK PARK NORTHWOOD NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD.
HOWEVER, I'M IN THE MINORITY POSITION ON THIS FLAMINGO REZONING CASE.
IN GENERAL, I HAVE SUSPICIONS ABOUT THE IMPROPER USE OF I D D, ESPECIALLY IN OUR VERY DESIRABLE 7 8 2 0 9 ALAMO HEIGHTS, I I S D AREA.
HOWEVER, IF THE RESIDENTS CLOSEST TO THE PROPOSED PROJECT ARE FOR THE DEVELOPER PLAN OF 20 HOMES ON THAT LOT AS OPPOSED TO MF 33 WHERE THEY COULD GET APARTMENTS, THEN I'M IN AGREEMENT WITH THEM.
I KNOW FROM PAST EXPERIENCE WITH REZONING AT 7,600 BROADWAY WHAT IT IS LIKE TO FEEL YOUR N O A IS WORKING AGAINST YOU.
I'M SORRY TO SEE THAT HERE AGAIN.
I HOPE FOR THE SAKE OF THE HOMEOWNERS CLOSEST TO 1841 FLAMINGO THAT THEY GET WHAT THEY WANT ON THIS.
THANK YOU, TINA LARS AT 1831 LAS BDA DRIVE.
THIS ONE IS FROM RON AARON EISENBERG, PRESIDENT OF GARDEN SQUARE'S HOMEOWNER ASSOCIATION.
WE LIVE IN GARDEN SQUARE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM 1835 EAST LAWNDALE, WHICH IS IN THE 200 NOTIFICATION AREA.
THE ENTRANCE TO THE 11 HOMES ON GARDEN SQUARE IS LOCATED 250 FEET FROM 1841 FLAMINGO.
THE GARDEN SQUARE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION SUPPORTS OUR FLAMINGO NEIGHBORS WHO ARE IN SUPPORT OF THE REZONING OF 1841 FLAMINGO FROM MS 33 TO I D C ONE.
WE BELIEVE 20 HOMES FIT THE CHARACTER OF THE NEIGHBOR NEIGHBORHOOD INSTEAD OF THE 42 APARTMENTS THAT THE CURRENT MS ZONING ALLOWED HOME OWNERSHIP.
STILL, I INSTILLS PRIDE AND BRINGS COMMUNITY TOGETHER.
I UNDERSTAND THE O P N NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION OPPOSED THE ZONING CHANGE.
IT IS NOT REPRESENTING THE NEIGHBORS.
TOLERANCE AND EMPATHY ARE IMPORTANT QUALITIES FOR A BOARD.
YOU MUST PUT YOUR BIASES ASIDE AND LISTEN TO YOUR NEIGHBORS TO WORK TOGETHER.
THANK YOU FOR READING MY LETTER.
WE HOPE YOU SUPPORT THE WISHES OF OUR WONDERFUL NEIGHBORS WHO LOOK AT THIS EMPTY LOT EVERY DAY.
I'M A HOMEOWNER ON FLAMINGO DRIVE FOR THE PAST 18 YEARS.
I DO NOT WANT APARTMENTS TO PLAGUE OUR STREET ON ALLOTTED 1841 FLAMINGO.
WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MORE TRAFFIC, MORE AND MORE TRAFFIC DUE TO BARS ACROSS BROADWAY, AND TO ADD EVEN MORE TRAFFIC WITHIN AN UNSIGHTLY APARTMENT COMPLEX WILL DESTROY OUR NEIGHBORHOOD INTEGRITY.
IF SOMETHING MUST GO ON THAT LOT, MY BEST HOPE WOULD BE SMALL GARDEN HOMES.
THEREFORE, I DO SUPPORT REZONING OF THE PROPERTY TO ID.
MR. CHAIR, THAT IS ALL I HAVE ACT.
THANK YOU FOR READING ALL THE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UM, IS THE APPLICANT AVAILABLE AND DO THEY WISH TO, UH, RESPOND TO ANY OF THE COMMENTS? THIS IS PATRICK CHRISTENSEN.
UH, JUST WOULD LIKE TO SAY REAL BRIEFLY, I MEAN, AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE'S, THERE'S PEOPLE THAT ARE FOR THIS, PEOPLE THAT ARE AGAINST THIS.
THERE'S A LOT OF MISINFORMATION.
PEOPLE THINK I'M ASKING FOR 42 UNITS.
UM, AND AND UNFORTUNATELY THE NEIGHBORHOOD'S KIND OF BEEN BLOWN UP BY THE ACTIVITY OF SOME, SOME BARS THAT ARE, YOU KNOW, ALMOST ADJACENT TO THIS PROPERTY ONE LOT AWAY.
UM, I WOULD JUST ASK THAT YOU, YOU KNOW, RESPECT THE THOUGHTS OF THE IMMEDIATE CLOSEST NEIGHBORS.
PEOPLE LIVE DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET.
I MEAN, THEY'RE VERY SUPPORTIVE.
I'M GONNA CONTINUE WORKING ON THE OFFICIAL NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I'LL NEVER GIVE UP ON THAT AND I'VE CERTAINLY GIVEN ELEVATION
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FLOOR PLANS, SITE PLANS, EVERYTHING TO ANYBODY THAT HAS ASKED FOR THOSE, UH, INCLUDING THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.I WOULD JUST CONTINUE TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND I'M HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
NEXT WE'LL GO ON TO COMMISSIONER'S QUESTIONS.
WE'LL START WITH, UH, COMMISSIONER KAIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE STAFF OR THE APPLICANT? UH, NO QUESTIONS.
AGAIN, I WANNA THANK ALL THOSE THAT TOOK THE TIME TO WRITE IN.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS, UM, AS THE APPLICANT SAID, REALLY STIR UP A HORNET'S NEST IN THAT NEIGHBORHOOD, BUT, UM, I DO APPRECIATE THOSE RESIDENTS THAT LIVE IN CLOSEST PROXIMITY TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION.
UH, TAKING THE TIME TO WRITE, UM, AND OR CALL IN.
UM, IT DOES SOUND LIKE IT IS A GOOD, UM, PROPERTY FOR, IN A GOOD PROJECT FOR THE AREA.
I GUESS I DO THINKING ABOUT IT.
MAYBE HAVE ONE QUESTION FOR STAFF.
UM, THE REPEATED COMMENTS ABOUT THE PARKING FROM THE BARS AND IS THAT SOMETHING THAT'S EVER ADDRESSED? I KNOW THAT'S NOT THE PURVIEW OF THIS, THIS PROJECT, BUT IS THAT SOMETHING THAT STAFF EVER CITY STAFF GOES IN AND LOOKS INTO TO SEE IF THEY CAN ACCOMMODATE ON WHAT THEY CAN DO TO APPEASE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, UH, DRAINS ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD FROM NEARBY PARKING? UM, I ACTUALLY HAVE TO HAVE TO GET, JUMP ONTO ANOTHER MEETING, UM, RIGHT NOW.
UH, BUT I DO WANNA SAY THAT I AM IN SUPPORT OF THIS PROJECT.
I HOPE MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS WILL ALSO SUPPORT THIS PROJECT.
AND I JUST WANNA, UM, I WANNA THANK AGAIN THE APPLICANT AND ALL THOSE THAT CALLED IN.
CAN YOU ANSWER THE QUESTION REGARDING THE, UH, PARKING, IF THERE ARE COMPLAINTS THAT ARE RECEIVED? YES.
UM, OUR CODE ENFORCEMENT TEAM GOES OUT THERE TO SEE WHAT, UH, THE, THE COMPLAINTS ARE TO MAKE SURE THAT, UH, THE PARKING ISSUES ARE ADDRESSED.
BUT YES, WE DO ADDRESS THOSE ISSUES AS WE RECEIVE COMPLAINTS.
UH, COMMISSIONER PROFIT, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? UH, THANKS.
IT KIND OF SOUNDS LIKE, UH, THERE'S SOME POLITICS INVOLVED IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UM, I'M FAMILIAR WITH THAT NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
IT'S KIND OF SPRAWLING AND PRETTY DIVERSE AND UH, IT SOUNDS LIKE THE PEOPLE THAT ARE RIGHT NEXT TO THE PROJECT ARE IN FAVOR OF IT.
AND I THINK THAT IT SEEMS IT'S KIND OF A PHILOSOPHICAL BATTLE PERHAPS BY THE LEADERSHIP OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
BUT, UH, IN PRINCIPLE IT SEEMS, UH, YOU KNOW, THE LOCAL, THE IMMEDIATE NEIGHBORS ARE IN FAVOR OF THIS.
UH, WERE ACTUALLY KIND OF DOWN ZONING THE PROPERTY.
UM, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, I THINK IT'S A GOOD FIT FOR, FOR DEVELOPMENT.
I DON'T, I DON'T THINK THAT ANYBODY'S GONNA BE ABLE TO DO SINGLE FAMILY IN THAT LOCATION.
UH, I GUESS, I MEAN, ONE QUESTION FOR PATRICK IS ON THE PARKING, YOU MENTIONED THAT I THINK THERE WOULD BE PARKING IN INSIDE THE UNITS AND GARAGES.
IS THERE ANY PROVISION FOR, UH, GUEST PARKING? UH, AT, AT THIS TIME? THERE'S NOT, WE'RE GOING TO EXPLORE IF THE NEIGHBORHOOD WILL SUPPORT THIS, IF WE REMOVE A UNIT, UH, OR TWO TO HAVE ON ONSITE VISITORS PARKING.
UM, THE WAY THE SITE PLAN IS CURRENTLY THERE IS NOT, BUT I HAVE A FEELING WE WILL ACQUIESCE AND MAYBE REDUCE A UNIT OR TWO SO WE CAN HAVE SOME ONSITE PARKING THAT THAT'S ONE OF THEIR MAIN CONCERNS.
AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS I WANNA TALK TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD ABOUT TONIGHT.
BUT WE, WE ARE WORKING TO TRY TO PROVIDE SOME ONSITE PARKING.
I MEAN, TECHNICALLY THE ONLY THE ONSITE PARKING THAT'S AVAILABLE NOW FOR A VISITOR WOULD BASICALLY WOULD BE TO PARK THEIR CAR BEHIND THE GARAGE OF A UNIT.
UM, BUT WE'RE TRYING TO SEE IF WE CAN PROVIDE SOME MORE AND WE'LL CONTINUE TO WORK WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD ON THIS.
YEAH, AND I, I RESPECT THAT YOU STILL HAVE ZONING AND YOU HAVE SOME OTHER, UM, UH, CITY, UH, APARTMENTS TO, TO GO THROUGH.
BUT, UH, YOU KNOW, I APPRECIATE YOU CONTINUING HAVING THE CONVERSATION WITH THE NEIGHBORS AND THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
UH, BUT IN GENERAL I DO, UH, SUPPORT THIS PROJECT, SO, UH, AND WE APPRECIATE ALL THE COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC AS WELL.
COMMISSIONER PROFIT, UH, COMMISSIONER AURORA, ALLEG GREENY.
UM, SO AM I GONNA START WITH PARKING AND I, I THINK I HEARD YOU RIGHT.
SO EACH UNIT HAS ITS OWN GARAGE.
IS THAT FOR ONE OR TWO CARS? TWO CARS, TWO CAR GARAGE SIDE BY SIDE.
SO THE ONLY REALLY ISSUE IS FOR VISITOR PARKING UNLESS SOMEBODY HAS MORE THAN TWO CARS? CORRECT.
AND SO MY OTHER QUESTION IS ABOUT I D Z.
I UNDERSTAND YOUR CUR, YOU COULD HAVE UP TO 42 UNITS IF YOU WANTED, BUT YOU ONLY WANT 20.
UM, AND I D Z WILL ALLOW THAT.
UM, CAN, AND AND I THINK I KNOW THE ANSWER TO THIS, BUT I'D LIKE STAFF TO CLARIFY THAT ONCE ZONE I D Z, DOES THAT ALLOW
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ANYTHING ELSE TO HAPPEN OTHER THAN SPECIFICALLY WHAT'S IN THE DESIGN THAT'S BEEN SUBMITTED? UM, BECAUSE I UNDERSTAND THE CONCERN OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION THAT IF IT GOES TO I D Z IT CAN THEN BE RESOLD AND THAT YOU COULD END UP WITH SOMETHING ENTIRELY DIFFERENT.SO CAN YOU CLARIFY WHETHER OR NOT THAT'S A POSSIBILITY OR ARE THEY LOCKED INTO THESE 20 TOWN HOMES? SO THE I D C REQUEST, UM, YOU HAVE TO REQUEST THE USES AND IT'S STATED IN THE ORDINANCE.
IN THIS CASE, WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING IS I D C FOR RESIDENTIAL USES OF UP TO 20 UNITS.
WITH I D C, THERE IS A SITE PLAN TO SHOW HOW THAT LAYOUT IS AND WHERE THOSE USES ARE PLACED.
AND SO ANY FUTURE OWNER, ANY FUTURE DEVELOPER IS REQUIRED TO, UH, COMPLY WITH THAT SITE PLAN AND COMPLY WITH THAT.
UH, THE PERMITTED USES AS PER THE ORDINANCE, THERE ARE MINOR AND MAJOR AMENDMENTS THAT ARE ALLOWED, LIKE FOR ANY, UM, ZONING DISTRICT THAT HAS A SITE PLAN, I D Z ALLOWS FOR A 10% INCREASE IN DENSITY, BUT THAT IS THE MAX THAT IT'S ALLOWED AS A MINOR AMENDMENT.
ANYTHING MORE THAN THAT IS A MAJOR WHICH WILL REQUIRE A CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL.
SO THERE, THERE'S NO WAY THEY'LL BE HAVING 20 UNITS, SO THE NEIGHBORHOOD WOULDN'T BE STUCK WITH 42 OR MORE AND THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE PARKING UNLESS THEY WENT TO CITY COUNCIL FOR APPROVAL.
SO I THINK THAT HOPEFULLY THAT HELPS ADDRESS SOME OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION'S CONCERN, WHICH, UM, AS A NEIGHBORHOOD LEADER, I UNDERSTAND, UH, WHERE THEY'RE COMING FROM.
UM, BACK TO PARKING, UH, THERE WAS SOME CONCERN ABOUT, UM, THE OVERFLOW PARKING FROM THE, THE NEIGHBORHOOD BARS AND WHATNOT.
UM, AND I KNOW THAT AREA PRETTY WELL, UM, CORRECT ME IF I'M WRONG, BUT THE RESIDENTS OF THE STREET CAN REQUEST PARKING RESTRICTIONS THAT, UH, LIMIT PARKING TO RESIDENTIAL PARKING ONLY IF THEY SO CHOSE, IS THAT CORRECT? YEAH, THERE'S SOME DIFFERENT, UM, PARKING OPTIONS THAT THEY COULD, UH, EXPLORE WITH PUBLIC WORKS.
OF COURSE, THERE'S YOUR STANDARD NO PARKING AT ALL ON, ON THE STREET, BUT THAT WOULD APPLY TO THE RESIDENTS AS WELL.
AND THEN THERE'S SOME OTHER PILOT, UH, PROGRAMS THAT WE STARTED, ESPECIALLY IN KING WILLIAM, WHERE IT'S A A PERMIT PARKING ONLY.
AND THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY CAN TALK ABOUT WITH PUBLIC WORK.
ACTUALLY IT'S LAVACA 'CAUSE KING WILLIAM DIDN'T APPROVE
I'M INTIMATELY FAMILIAR WITH THAT PLAN.
SO, UM, SO THERE ARE OPTIONS, UH, FOR KEEPING PARKING AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTS AND LIMITING IT TO, UH, FOR NON-RESIDENTS.
UM, AND THEN I ALSO, I UNDERSTAND A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE WORRIED ABOUT THE FLOODING.
I ASSUME THE ENGINEERS WILL BE INVOLVED IN ADDRESSING ALL OF THAT BEFORE THE PROJECT GETS TO THE POINT OF ACTUAL DEVELOPMENT.
IS THAT CORRECT? YES, DURING THE PROCESS, THE STORM WATER, UH, DRAINAGE WILL BE LOOKED AT AND IT HAS TO MEET CODE IN ORDER FOR THE PLAT TO BE APPROVED.
SO I, I JUST WANNA SAY I APPRECIATE ALL THE, UH, RESPONSES, ESPECIALLY FROM THE NEAREST NEIGHBORS BECAUSE THAT, UM, THAT IS OFTEN WHAT IS, I THINK THE, THE CRITICAL ISSUE OF THE PEOPLE WHO ARE GONNA LIVE IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THEY'RE, THEY PREFER, UM, UH, LESSER LESS DENSE DEVELOPMENT OF, OF 20 UNITS VERSUS WHAT'S POSSIBLE AT 42.
SO FOR THAT REASON, I'LL BE SUPPORTING THIS PROJECT.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA, DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? WAIT ON MUTE.
COMMISSIONER GARCIA, HE LOOKS FROZEN ON MY SCREEN.
YEAH, HE MIGHT BE HAVING, UM, TECHNICAL ISSUES.
WE'LL COME BACK TO HIM, UH, WHILE HE GETS THAT LOOKED AT.
AND THEN MICHAEL, MIKE, IF, IF YOU UNMUTE YOURSELF WHEN, WHEN YOU GET YOUR TECHNICAL ISSUE RESOLVED, SO, SO WE CAN SEE WHAT'S GOING ON.
MR. CHRISTENSEN, UM, ONE OF THE NEIGHBORS MENTIONED SOMETHING ABOUT, UH, TREES AND, UM, THEIR DRIVEWAY.
UM, WOULD YOU BE ABLE TO ADDRESS THAT? YOU KNOW, I'M A LITTLE CONFUSED ON THAT ONE.
I THOUGHT SHE SAID A STREET NAME AND I WAS LOOKING FOR IT.
I COULD NOT, UH, SEE THAT STREET IN THE AREA.
BUT I THINK WHAT WHAT HAPPENED WAS IF YOU LOOK AT AN AERIAL, THIS PROPERTY, THERE IS AN ALLEY BEHIND IT, BUT IT THEN CURVES TO THE STREET TO THE NORTH.
AND I THINK MAYBE SOMETHING MIGHT'VE HAPPENED UP.
THERE ARE THE COMMENTS WE RECEIVED FROM THOSE NEIGHBORHOODS THAT ARE ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE ALLEY FROM THIS PROPERTY WAS THAT WE DO NOT USE THE
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ALLEY.SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING I'M GONNA BRING UP TONIGHT AT MY NEIGHBORHOOD MEETING.
WE'LL PUT SOME BOLLARDS THERE BETWEEN OUR, OUR LITTLE PRIVATE DRIVES, THAT KIND OF DEAD END AT THE ALLEY SO THAT OUR RESIDENTS CANNOT ENTER THE ALLEY.
THE ALLEY DOES NEED A LITTLE BIT OF ATTENTION.
IT'S, IT'S BEEN, IT IS BEEN, YOU KNOW, UM, HAS NOT BEEN MAINTAINED BY ANYONE.
SO IT HAS A LOT OF DEEP RUTS FOR, FROM WATER RUNOFF, THINGS LIKE THAT.
I'M THINKING SHE MUST MEAN THE DRIVE THAT CONNECTS UP TO HER NEIGHBORHOOD.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT'S GOING ON THERE, BUT I WILL CERTAINLY TRY TO FIND OUT.
SO THAT, SO THEN YOU JUST ANSWERED MY QUESTION ABOUT THE EXIT AND ENTRY ON INTO THE ALLEY.
AND THEN WE'RE GONNA STAY OFF THE ALLEY.
AND THEN THE, THE, THE, THE FENCING, UM, WHAT, CAN YOU EXPLAIN TO ME AGAIN WHAT KIND OF FENCING YOU ALL PLAN TO HAVE THERE? OR YOU ALREADY HAVE? WELL, RIGHT NOW THERE'S, THERE'S, THERE'S REALLY NONE OTHER THAN A, A CHAIN LINK FENCE ACROSS THE FRONT THAT THE BAR PATRONS WOULD NOT PARK THERE.
BUT WHEN WE DO DEVELOP, WE WILL HAVE TO PUT UP SIX FOOT SOLID SCREEN, PROBABLY WOOD FENCE BOUNDARIES OF THE, THE SIDE BOUNDARY AND REAR BOUNDARY OF THE PROPERTY UP AGAINST THE ALLEY.
UM, WE WILL NOT PUT ANY FENCES UP IN THE FRONT 'CAUSE WE'RE, ANOTHER THING THE NEIGHBORHOOD REQUESTED THAT WE'RE GONNA BE COMPLYING WITH IS THEY WANT THE UNITS THAT FRONT ON FLAMINGO.
IT'S ACTUALLY FRONT ON FLAMINGO WITH FRONT DOORS AND EVERYTHING ELSE, AND WE WILL DO THAT AS WELL.
SO IT'LL BE LIKE A NORMAL BACKYARD SIDE FENCE WITH A NORMAL FRONT YARD, OPEN FRONT YARD.
SO WHAT ABOUT THE, THE, UH, COMMENT REGARDING, UM, NARROW STREET? IS THAT WITHIN THE PROPERTY OR, UH, WHAT, WHAT WOULD THAT COMMENT? SO I, I THINK THAT MIGHT BE THE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE TWO INTERNAL DRIVES, UM, THAT ARE 20 FEET WIDE.
UM, SO YOU HAVE 10 FEET ON EACH SIDE, SO YOU CAN HAVE TWO-WAY TRAFFIC.
UM, THAT'S NORMAL FOR AN INTERNAL DRIVEWAY FOR A PROJECT LIKE THIS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE'RE PROPOSING.
SO I MIGHT BE SOME MISINFORMATION THAT'S GOING ON OUT THERE.
WELL, WELL, UM, I, UM, TAKE COMFORT IN THE FACT THAT ON THE I DISEASE ZONING, THAT IT ACTUALLY RESTRICTS THE DEVELOPER TO THE NUMBER OF UNITS THAT THEY ARE REQUESTING.
AND THEN AS WE LEARNED THAT PERHAPS THEY'LL EVEN BE REDUCING THOSE TO TAKE CARE OF GUEST PARKING, UM, VIA THE MEETING TONIGHT.
AND ALSO THAT, UM, THE NEW I D Z, UM, RESTRICTIONS HAVE BEEN IMPROVED, UH, SINCE I THINK SOMETIME WHAT, LATE LAST YEAR.
SO, UM, SO THERE ARE DEFINITELY RESTRICTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH, UH, THE DIFFERENT IDZ ZONING NOW AS OPPOSED TO, UH, WHAT WAS EXISTING BEFORE.
SO I WOULD BE IN SUPPORT AS LONG AS WE TAKE THE, THE, THE VOTE BEFORE FOUR 50, I MEAN 3 58
UH, LOOKS LIKE WE HAVE, UH, COMMISSIONER GARCIA BACK.
ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS? YES, GO AHEAD MR. GARCIA, AND WE CAN HEAR YOU NOW.
DO YOU HAVE, UM, HE WAS ASKING IF YOU HAD ANY QUESTIONS? NO, NO QUESTION.
THANK YOU MR. CHRISTENSEN, FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AND THANK YOU TO, UH, EVERYONE WHO WROTE AND CALLED IN.
UM, ALL MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED BASICALLY FROM MR. CHRISTENSEN'S, UH, PRESENTATION.
UM, IN MY MIND, UH, THE MEDIUM DENSITY MIXED USE IS A MUCH BETTER USE THAN WHAT THE NEIGHBORHOOD COMMERCIAL WOULD BE FOR THIS, UH, THIS PROPERTY.
UM, I THINK IT FITS, I THINK IT FITS REALLY WELL WITH THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
UM, I'M, AND QUITE HONESTLY, I DON'T KNOW WHAT MORE YOU COULD ASK FOR REDUCING THE POTENTIAL 42 UNITS DOWN TO 20 UNITS, UM, OF OWNED HOMES VERSUS RENTAL HOMES.
I THINK THAT THAT'S A GOOD FIT FOR THE AREA AND, UM, I THINK IT'D BE A NICE ADDITION TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD.
SO I WILL BE IN SUPPORT OF THIS, UH, PLAN AMENDMENT.
EVERYBODY WHO WROTE IN, UM, I'M SURE SOME OF THE RESIDENTS HAVE, UH, FRUSTRATIONS LIVING ADJACENT TO HOW YOU VISITED BARS.
AND I, IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY, THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS HELPING PROVIDE SOME BELIEVEMENT.
UM, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF QUESTIONS FOR STAFF.
UH, WELL, THERE WAS A COMMENT ABOUT TREES, AND I WAS KIND OF WONDERING, WHEN DOES THE TREE ORDINANCE KICK IN AND WHEN CAN, UH, YOU KNOW, SOMEBODY BUYS A PIECE OF PROPERTY, MAYBE THEY START, MAYBE THEY HIRE A LANDSCAPE WHERE THEY DO IT THEMSELVES, JUST START, YOU KNOW, KIND OF CLEANING IT UP AND STUFF OF THAT NATURE.
WHEN DO THEY START PULLING PERMITS FOR THAT STUFF AND JUST, YOU KNOW, IF THERE'S A SINGLE TREE THAT'S REMOVED,
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DOES THAT REQUIRE A PERMIT OR IF THEY WANNA START TAKING TREES, DO THEY GOTTA SIT THERE AND, AND FILL OUT PAPERWORK WITH THE CITY? CAN YOU KIND OF ELABORATE ON THAT? SURE.THERE'S THE, ALL THE, THE TREE IS LOOKED AT DURING THE PLATT REVIEW, AND THEN THE, UH, THE TREE IS ALSO LOOKED AT, UH, DURING BUILDING PERMIT.
UM, SO THEY DO HAVE TO, UH, THEY HAVE TO APPLY FOR A PERMIT SITE, WORK PERMIT, TREE REMOVAL PERMIT, AND THEN THEY ALSO DO A TREE SURVEY.
UM, AND THEN THEY'LL HAVE TO MEET THE, UH, ORDINANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR THAT IS APPLICABLE TO THEIR PROPERTY.
SO THOSE, THOSE THINGS ARE LOOKED AT, UM, DURING THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS, WHICH REAL, WHICH FOLLOWS THE ZONING PROCESS.
MY QUESTIONS HAVE BEEN ANSWERED.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND TAKE A MOTION.
AND, UH, MR. CHAIR, YOU, YOU SKIPPED ME.
AGAIN, I JUST WANNA ALSO, UH, SAY THANK YOU AND WE HAD SEVERAL DIFFERENT, UH, RESIDENTS, UH, VOICE THEIR OPINION.
AND, AND ACTUALLY I THINK THAT DURING THESE VIRTUAL MEETINGS, WE'VE ACTUALLY HAD MORE PARTICIPATION IN, SO, UM, THIS MIGHT BE, YOU KNOW, SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO KNOW.
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF COMMENTS SINCE WE'VE GONE VIRTUALLY, WHICH I APPRECIATE.
AND, AND PROBABLY UNDERSTAND THAT NOT EVERYONE COULD BE THERE PHYSICALLY WHILE WE HAVE THOSE MEETINGS.
AND SO, UM, IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD AND REFRESHING TO SEE THE COMMUNITY SO INVOLVED LATELY.
UM, AND THAT'S THE END OF MY COMMENTS.
I AM ALSO IN SUPPORT AND BELIEVE THAT THIS IS, UM, THE APPROPRIATE USE FOR THIS AREA.
AND ONCE AGAIN, I APOLOGIZE FOR SKIPPING IT.
THAT HAD GOTTEN DOWN EVERYBODY ON THE LIST.
IT, IT HAD, IT WAS A LITTLE WHILE.
UH, THAT BEING SAID, DO WE HAVE A MOTION? MOTION TO APPROVE COMMISSIONER PROFIT? DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND
WE HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PROFIT AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER AURORA ALLEG GREENY.
MAKE SURE TO UNMUTE YOURSELF, SIR.
I BELIEVE NEXT ON THE AGENDA ITEM WOULD BE
[12. 20-3784 Consideration and Action on the Minutes from June 10, 2020.]
THE MEETING MINUTES.JUST TO CLARIFY, THAT WAS SEVEN ZERO.
DO WE HAVE ANY, UH, CORRECTIONS ON THE MEETING MINUTES? IF NOT, CAN WE ENTERTAIN A MOTION? COMMISSIONER P I'LL MOVE FOR APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES.
I HAVE A MOTION FOR COMMISSIONER PECK AND A SECOND FROM COMMISSIONER PROFIT.
ON THE MEETING MINUTES IF STAFF CAN DO THE ROLL CALL.
COMMISSIONER MICHAEL GARCIA? YES.
DO WE HAVE ANY OTHER STAFF ANNOUNCEMENTS OR UPDATES? UH, NOPE.
DO WE HAVE ANY UPCOMING, UH, PRESENTATIONS, WHETHER IT'S FROM ANY OF THE CITY DEPARTMENTS THAT YOU KNOW OF? UM, NO.
WE ARE FOLLOWING UP JUST LIKE, UH, UH, AS I STATED IN THE LAST MEETING, UH, WITH, UH, VIA ABOUT A FUTURE WORK SESSION, POSSIBLY A, IT'LL BE A VIRTUAL ONE.
UM, AND THEN THERE'S A COUPLE OF OTHER THINGS IN THE QUEUE THAT WE'LL, THAT WE'LL WORK ON.
BUT RIGHT NOW A LOT OF THINGS ARE ON HOLD.
UM, AND THEN LASTLY WAS JUST, UH, AS WE STATED EARLIER IN THE PLANNING COMMISSION, UH, WORK SESSION, WE HAVE THE PTAC, UH, ITEMS THAT WILL COME FORWARD IN, UH, THE NEXT MEETING.
UH, FOR ANY ITEMS IF IN QUEUE, UM, IF THERE'S ANY WAY WE CAN GET, EVEN IF IT'S EARLY DRAFT VERSIONS OF ANY PRESENTATIONS OR PDFS OR ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE, UM, AS WE GET CLOSER TO THOSE ITEMS AND SEEING THOSE ITEMS, IF YOU COULD SEND THEM OUT ABSOLUTELY.
JUST TO AVOID GETTING A BIG FAT P D F THAT LIKE 200 PAGES BEFORE WE HAVE A PRESENTATION SO WE CAN BE WELL PREPARED TO ASK QUESTIONS.
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CAN DO THAT.IF THERE'S NOTHING ELSE AND UH, DO YOU ANY COMMISSIONERS HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? LOOKS LIKE THE ANSWER IS NO.
THEREFORE IT IS 3 44 AND WE ARE ADJOURNED.