DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez, AICP, CBO
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 8
SUBJECT:
A briefing on an ordinance in response to a request from District 8 Councilmember Ron Nirenberg for an analysis and update of the IH-10 Hill Country Gateway Corridor Overlay District.
SUMMARY:
The proposed ordinance is an amendment to the Unified Development Code's "GC-1" Hill Country Gateway Corridor which makes minor modifications to the corridor for clarity and to create a major highway node to modify certain requirements in the vicinity of the intersection of IH-10 and Loop 1604.
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 requested the Development Services Department analyze the requirements of this overlay and identify any needed updates since its adoption 12 years ago. The proposed amendments are a result of that direction.
The department brought their recommendations to the Governance Committee on April 15, which recommended the item be sent to the Infrastructure and Growth Committee for further discussion.
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...
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