The first approved rezoning reading was for approximately 0.14 acres of land from single-family residential district to main street mixed-use district.
This property is located at 204 Randolph Ave. and was unanimously approved by council.
Another property, located northwest of the intersection of Eckhardt Road and Green Valley Road, was proposed to rezone approximately 31 acres of land from general business district to single-family residential district to develop a residential subdivision.
According to Assistant City Manager Brian James, staff received six responses opposed to the rezoning from property owners within the notice area.
Due to the property owners representing 20.1% of the area within the notice area, council needed to approve the rezoning with a three-fourths vote for it to pass.
Place 4 Council Member Michael Dahle supported this zoning change, saying the general business district zoning did not fit that area and having the residential district would better suit the property.
“The GB zoning is archaic; it is from a long time ago, and in that area GB zoning is not really viable for the types of uses that would go in there because it does not have a whole lot of traffic around there,” Dahle said.
Council unanimously approved the rezoning.
The final public hearing was held for a property located southeast of the intersection of Cibolo Valley Drive and I-35.
The proposal was to rezone approximately 75 acres of land from general business district and light manufacturing district to planned development district.
James said the plan for the property was to have commercial/retail segments along I-35 with a multifamily development with an entrance at Cibolo Valley Drive, similar to the development at Cibolo Crossing, which is across the road from the property.
Council showed support for having additional retail and multifamily in that area but had concerns with allowing an automotive repair shop to be a potential business in that area.
Place 1 Council Member Mark Davis said the allowance of businesses that fall under major auto repairs and service is concerning due to the types of automotive businesses that fall under that distinction.
“Because that is so vague, I don’t think this is the area where, ultimately, we would like to see an auto body repair shop,” Davis said.
Representatives of the property explained the idea for allowing those businesses was to have a business such as Discount Tire rather than a traditional repair shop.
Council will revisit the definitions of major and minor auto repairs and services to determine a middle ground that would best encompass other automotive businesses.
The ordinance for the rezoning was approved unanimously.
Each of the ordinances discussed during the meeting was the first reading, meaning council will revisit each item for a second reading before the rezoning is officially approved.
