The overview
Property owner Dennis Spinelli has voluntarily requested annexation. If approved, the land will first be zoned under a temporary holding classification before receiving a new zoning designation.
The property is a part of Boerne’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, which means it must be annexed into the city to determine the zoning classification. In the city’s future land use map, the area has been designated as transitional residential.
Spinelli has applied for a zoning change to R3-D, duplex residential, that would allow duplex homes in a neighborhood designed for smaller, closely built houses, according to the Boerne’s development code. The zoning will be reviewed separately by the Boerne Planning and Zoning Commission before the city council makes a final decision according to city documents.
Spinelli said he and his engineering firm, Centerline, have been working on the project for the past two years.
“Whatever permits [the city] gives us is what we're going to do,” Spinelli said. “Depending on what the city tells us to do, we'll format it and plan it out.”
Quote of note
Council member Joe Macaluso said at the Jan. 28 meeting that he wanted to emphasize that annexation and zoning approvals are separate processes.
“In the materials provided, it indicates that apparently the owner is already thinking of R3-D duplex zoning,” Macaluso said. “I realize developers and property owners have ideas about what they want to put there ... but I just want to make it clear that just because that’s what they’re thinking that doesn’t mean they’re going to get that.”
What’s next?
Council will hold a first reading of the annexation proposal on Feb. 25, with a second reading on March 11.
More information about the public hearing can be found on the city's website.
