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File #: 15-1047   
Type: Staff Briefing - With Ordinance
In control: City Council A Session
On agenda: 2/19/2015
Posting Language: An Ordinance authorizing the Street Memorial Designation "SPC Dane Balcon Way" to Military Drive between the cross streets of Hunt Lane and Sequoia Height in City Council District 6. [Erik Walsh, Deputy City Manager; Roderick Sanchez, Director, Development Services]
Attachments: 1. Map, 2. USPS letter of approval, 3. Planning Commission Resolution, 4. Ordinance 2015-02-19-0121
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DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department

DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick J. Sanchez

COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 6

SUBJECT:

MEMORIAL DESIGNATION Case S15-003 (District 6): An Ordinance authorizing the Street Memorial Designation "SPC Dane Balcon Way" to Military Drive between Hunt Lane and Sequoia Height, in City Council District 6, San Antonio, Texas.

SUMMARY:

Case Number: S15-003

Applicant: Northside Independent School District

Representative: Dr. Carla Sizer

Current Street Name: Military Drive

Requested Memorial Designation: Spc Dane Balcon Way

Reason for request: As a memorial to Army SPC Dane R. Balcon son of Dr. Carla Sizer who was an active member of the armed drill team of the Air Force JROTC program at Warren High School and was deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom; he made the ultimate sacrifice for his country on September 5, 2007.

General Location: At the entrances of Warren High School between Hunt Lane an Sequoia Height.

Recommendation: Staff recommends approval

BACKGROUND INFORMATION:

Planning Commission Hearing Date: January 28, 2015

Location: Military Drive at the entrances of Warren High School between Hunt Lane and Sequoia Height

Street Segment Size: Approximately 703 Linear Feet



Notification:

Notices mailed February 5, 2015,
- to 7 property owners abutting the segment of the street proposed for a memorial designation.
-Notice sent to the Enclave at Westover Hills Homeowners Association
-To the present, staff has received no written response from the adjacent property owners.

Analysis:

The segment of the street consists of approximately seven hundred three (703) linear feet. (Attachment 2) The properties that abut this street segment consist of a High School, one (1) commercial property and five (5) residential properties.

Inter-jurisdictional Review:
In accordance with Section 6-675 of the City Code, the following agencies reviewed the prop...

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