DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 16054
(Associated Zoning Case Z2016193)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Tobin Hill Neighborhood Plan
Plan Adoption Date: February 21, 2008
Current Land Use Category: Medium Density Residential
Proposed Land Use Category: Low Density Mixed Use
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: July 13, 2016
Case Manager: Mary Moralez-Gonzales, Planner
Property Owner: SAMA Developers, LLC
Applicant: Armando Saide
Representative: Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
Location: 846 Erie Avenue
Legal Description: 0.17 acres out of NCB 395
Total Acreage: 0.17
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 23
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Tobin Hill Community Association
Applicable Agencies: San Antonio Aviation Department
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Erie Avenue
Existing Character: Local Road
Proposed Changes: None known
Thoroughfare: East Laurel Street
Existing Character: Local Road
Proposed Changes: None known
Public Transit: The nearest VIA bus route is #5 which stops at the intersection of McCullough Avenue and Brooklyn Avenue to the southwest of the property.
ISSUE:
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Component: Tobin Hill Community Plan
Plan Adoption Date: February 21, 2008
Plan Goals: Goal 2: Housing: Improve the quality, appearance, and variety of existing and new housing for all ages while increasing home ownership and investment in the area.
Goal 2.4: Housing Diversity: While preserving the neighborhood’s historic housing inventory, encourage the utilization of available land to develop single family homes in the residential core of the neighborhood and, where appropriate, higher density housing (townhomes, condos, apartments) in areas designated as Low Density and High Density Mixed Use (see Development Guidelines).
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Medium Density Residential: Duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes on single lots, and may also include cottage homes and townhouses, generally placed at the perimeter of residential areas and on collector streets. Low density residential uses are also allowed.
Permitted Zoning Districts: R3, R4, R5, R6, RM-4, RM-5, RM-6
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Low Density Mixed Use: Mix of low intensity residential and commercial uses (adjacent lots, or integrated in one structure). Compatibility between commercial and residential uses. Shared parking located to rear of structure, limited curb cuts o Monument signs encouraged. Examples include professional/personal services, shop front retail with restaurants, cafes and gift shops.
Permitted Zoning Districts: R3, R4, R5, R6, RM-4, RM-5, RM-6, MF-25 (2 stories) NC, C1, C2-P; IDZ, TOD, MXD, UD, O-1, FBZD
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification
Medium Density Residential
Current Use
Attached Residential Use
North
Future Land Use Classification
Medium Density Residential, Low Density Residential
Current Use
Residential Use
East
Future Land Use Classification
Low Density Residential
Current Use
Residential Use
South
Future Land Use Classification
Medium Density Residential, Institutional
Current Use
Parking Lot, Medical Offices, Residential Uses
West
Future Land Use Classification
Institutional
Current Use
Hospital
Land Use Analysis
The applicant requests this plan amendment and associated zoning change in order to pursue future subdivision of the property and build 5 single-family detached homes. The property currently has one structure with multiple residential units which the applicant proposes demolishing. The proposed lot sizes will not be less than 1,250 square feet which is the minimum required lot size required for “IDZ” base zoning. The proposed amendment to Low Density Mixed Use future land use classification will provide additional residential stock within the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Plan area and meet the plan’s goal of encouraging the utilization of available land to develop single family homes in the residential core of the neighborhood and, where appropriate, higher density housing (townhomes, condos, apartments) in areas designated as Low Density and High Density Mixed Use (see Development Guidelines).
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend denial of the proposed amendment to the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Plan.
2. Make an alternate recommendation.
3. Defer the application to a future date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION: Staff recommends approval. The proposed amendment from Medium Density Residential to Low Density Mixed Use future land use classification will meet the goal of the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Plan encouraging the utilization of available land to develop single family homes in the residential core of the neighborhood and, where appropriate, higher density housing such as townhomes, condos, apartment. In addition, the proposed amendment meets the goal of improving the quality, appearance, and variety of existing and new housing for all ages while increasing home ownership and investment in the area.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (8-0)
ZONING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Z2016193
Current Zoning: "MF-33 AHOD" Multi-Family Airport Hazard Overlay District
Proposed Zoning: "IDZ AHOD" Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District with Five (5) Single-Family Units
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: July 19, 2016