DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez, AICP, CBO
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
Analysis and update of the IH-10 Hill Country Gateway Corridor Overlay District
SUMMARY:
Analysis of and potential amendments to the Unified Development Code related to the design criteria in the IH-10 Hill Country Gateway Corridor Overlay Zoning District.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
San Antonio's Unified Development Code (UDC) includes the requirements and standards for all zoning districts and overlays. In 2003, City Council adopted a gateway corridor overlay district with design criteria for development along either side of IH-10 North, from UTSA Boulevard northwest to the city limits. Councilmember Ron Nirenberg is requesting that the Development Services Department analyze the requirements of this overlay and identify any needed updates since its adoption 12 years ago.
ISSUE:
The "GC-1" (Hill Country Gateway Corridor Overlay District) was adopted as the first gateway corridor overlay in San Antonio. It includes standards for development in addition to those required of the applicable base zoning districts. The standards include such requirements as building setbacks, fence design regulations, special landscaping and buffers, acceptable building materials, and rules for signage. These are intended to create a more attractive gateway into the city, to protect property values and investments, and to preserve areas of high visitor visibility.
Since adoption in 2003, rapid growth and development has transformed the IH-10 corridor, especially south of Old Camp Bullis Road. The node surrounding the intersection of Loop 1604 and IH-10 has become a focal point of this intense growth. The current rules in this overlay should be examined to ensure they remain consistent with City goals and policies, desired development patterns, and changes that have been approved to base zoning districts and the N...
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