DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICT IMPACTED: 9
SUMMARY:
Councilmember Joe Krier requests that City Council, through resolution, direct City Staff to initiate a rezoning and any necessary plan amendments to an appropriate zoning district consistent with the San Antonio International Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan. The proposed resolution would authorize City Staff to take appropriate steps to bring forward to the Planning Commission and Zoning Commission for a recommendation and to City Council for final action, an ordinance amending any land use designations and zoning districts of the property generally located along Turbo Drive and along Braniff Drive.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Properties located in this area are adjacent to the San Antonio International Airport and have residential zoning, but were developed with commercial and industrial uses. The San Antonio Airport Vicinity Plan was adopted in 2010, but the area has remained with the current zoning which is inconsistent with the future land use plan.
ISSUE:
The current zoning of the majority of properties was the result of the annexation that occurred in 1964 that applied Temporary "A" Residential zoning to properties that were already developed with commercial or industrial uses. Rezoning the properties, with any necessary land use amendments to the San Antonio International Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan will implement the future land use component of the community plan and address the inconsistent zoning in the area.
ALTERNATIVES:
Denial of this resolution would result in no change to the existing zoning districts.
FISCAL IMPACT:
Processing of a Plan Amendment and Zoning Case to the general public would total $5,617. These processes and the fee will be facilitated and provided by the Development Services Department - Zoning Division.
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval of the Resolution as this direction will provide an opport...
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