In a 4-2 vote, Cibolo City Council approved the rezoning July 8, following a unanimous recommendation by the city’s Planning & Zoning Commission on June 11. Council members Joel Hicks and Norma Sanchez-Stephens were the dissenting votes.
The rezoning was city-initiated and part of the Future Land Use Map adopted in September, according to agenda documents.
What happened
Rezoning the space aligns with both the city’s Unified Development Code and Strategic Economic Development Plan, allowing for a range of commercial and industrial uses.
According to agenda documents, potential uses for the park include automotive sales and services, professional offices, warehousing, and light manufacturing.
Rick Vasquez, the city’s director of planning and economic development, said 48 notices were sent to property owners within 200 feet of the proposed change, with two notices sent back in favor of the rezoning.
What they’re saying
Vasquez told planning and zoning June 11 that the mixed-use regional employment district was not as strong of a concept along I-10 as a light industrial park would be.
“The concept to have a mix of housing, offices, employment, we haven’t seen that that zoning is consistent with the market along I-10. We think that industrial development is probably correctly aligned with the market and how development is taking place along I-10,” Vasquez said.
Planning and Zoning Commissioner Terry Hinze said that zoning does not impact property tax valuation, and said that how an owner actually uses the land will determine any tax impacts.
