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12.

City Council Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:

09/07/2021

BACKGROUND

The applicant is proposing to rezone approximately 42 acres of land from General Business District (GB) to General Business District-2 (GB2) and Manufacturing Light District (M-1). The property is located 2,500 feet east from the intersection of Hubertus Road and IH-35 and at this time the property is undeveloped.

Nine (9) public hearing notices were mailed to surrounding property owners within 200 feet of the subject property on August 13, 2021 and a public hearing notice was published in the "San Antonio Express" on August 20, 2021. At the time of this staff report we have received zero (0) responses in favor or opposed to the request.

The Planning and Zoning Commission met on August 25, 2021 and made a recommendation to the City Council to approved the proposed zone change by a 7-0 vote. The following representatives were in attendance and spoke at the Planning and Zoning Commission public hearing:

Brown & Ortiz, James McKnight, Applicant
- Spoke on behalf of the owner.

GOAL

The project goal is to rezone the subject property from General Business District (GB) to General Business District-2 (GB2) in order to allow the owner to develop the property with a flex office type of development.

COMMUNITY BENEFIT

It is the City's desire to promote safe, orderly, efficient development and ensure compliance with the City's vision of future growth.

SUMMARY OF RECOMMENDED ACTION

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP), through the Future Land Use Plan and the Northern Schertz Sector Plan, designates this subject property as Commercial Campus. However, the Planning and Zoning Commission made a recommendation to create a new land use deisgnation, Commercial Light Industrial. This would not replace the Commercial Campus designation but to build upon what it stands for in order to accomodate the industrial development. The proposed rezoning of the property to General Business District-2 (GB2) would be in conformance with the newly proposed land use designation as it will

Located at the mid-block
Support the flex office and light industrail uses
Keep the landscaping requirements to soften the highway and any vehicular use
Creating esthetically pleasing buildings with requiring the dock doors and trailer parking be located in the rear of the building and not viewable from public righ-of-way.

Impact of Infrastructure: The proposed zone change should have a minimal impact on the infrastrucuture.
Impact of Public Facilities/Services: The proposed rezoning should have a minimal impact on the public services, such as schools, fire, police, parks, and sanitation services.
Compatiablity with Existing and Potential Adjacent Land Uses: The subject property is surrounded by parcels that are zoned General Business District, (GB), Manufacturing Light (M-1), Single-Family Residential./ Agricultrual District (RA) and IH-35 access road. Due to the diverse zoning districts that surround the property the rezone to General Business District-2 (GB2) would be compatible and supportive of the land use designation, Commercial Light Industrial.

FISCAL IMPACT

None

RECOMMENDATION

The Planning and Zoning Commission conducted a public hearing on August 25, 2021, and offered a recommendation of approval with a 7-0 vote. for the rezone of the approximately 42 acres to General Business District-2 (GB2).
The Planning and Zoning Commission made a recmmendation to the City Council to create a new land use designation, Commercial Light Industrial. This rezone would be contigent on the support of City Council to approve the new land use deisgnation, which Staff would then support the rezone from General Business District (GB) to General Business District-2 (GB2).

Attachments
Ordinance 21-S-36
Aerial Map
Public Hearing Notice Map
Zoning Exhibit
Zoning Map