DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 3
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment 16080
(Associated Zoning Case Z2016266)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan
Plan Adoption Date: April 2, 2009
Current Land Use Category: Regional Commercial
Proposed Land Use Category: Mixed Use
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: October 12, 2016
Case Manager: Erica Greene, Planner
Property Owner: Brooks Development Authority
Applicant: Brooks Development Authority
Representative: Brown and Ortiz, P.C
Location: North West of Junkin Drive and Aeromedical Road
Legal Description: 17.665 acres out of NCB 10879
Total Acreage: 17.665
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 2
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: None
Applicable Agencies: None
Transportation
Thoroughfare: Junkin Drive
Existing Character: Local Street
Proposed Changes: None
Thoroughfare: Aeromedical Road
Existing Character: Local Street
Proposed Changes: None
Public Transit:
The nearest VIA bus route is #36 within walking distance of the subject property.
ISSUE:
Plan Adoption Date: April 2, 2009
Update History: None
Goal 1: Protect integrity of existing residential neighborhoods.
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Regional Commercial: High intensity land uses that draw their customer base from a larger region. Should be located at intersection nodes along major arterial roadways or along mass transit system nodes, and 20 acres or greater in area. Should incorporate well-defined entrances, shared internal circulation, limited curb cuts to arterial streets, sidewalks and shade trees in parking lots. Outdoor operations and display permitted in areas which are screened; no outdoor storage permitted. Examples are automobile sales, major automobile repair, mini-warehouses, wholesale, large commercial centers, malls, home improvement centers, large hotels and motels, major employment centers, low to high rise office buildings that promote mixed uses
Example Zoning Districts:
NC, C-1, C-2, C-2P, C-3, UD, O-1, O-1.5, O-2
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
Mixed Use: A blend of residential, retail, professional service, office, entertainment, leisure and other related uses that create a pedestrian-oriented environment. Should have nodal development along arterial roads or transit stops. High quality urban design features such as attractive streetscapes, parks/plazas, and outdoor cafes. Should have a mix of uses in the same building or in the same development. Commercial uses on the ground floor and residential or office uses on the upper floors. Mixed use is inclusive of community commercial uses and the medium and high density residential categories.
Example Zoning Districts:
MXD, TOD, IDZ, UD, FBZD, NC, C-1,-C-2, C-2P, O-1, O-1.5, O-2, RM-4, RM-5, RM-6, MF-18, MF-25, MF-33, MF-40, MF-50
Land Use Overview
Subject Property
Future Land Use Classification
Regional Commercial
Current Use
Vacant Lot
North
Future Land Use Classification
High Density Residential
Current Use
Apartment Complex
East
Future Land Use Classification
High Density Residential
Current Use
Apartment Complex
South
Future Land Use Classification
Regional Commercial
Current Use
Texas A&M University
West
Future Land Use Classification
Regional Commercial
Current Use
Vacant Lot
LAND USE ANALYSIS:
The applicant is proposing detached single-family residences. The properties that are located around the subject property include several multi-family residences. The proposed amendment to Mixed Use is consistent with the surrounding areas and will not significantly alter the land use pattern and character of the immediate area. This subject property is near the Brooks City Base Campus, which has been transitioning from a former military base and related uses to a regional residential, commercial and industrial mixed use center which will provide many beneficial housing, retail shopping and employment opportunities for the southeast side of San Antonio. The Mixed Use classification supports the Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan objectives of urban design plan that denotes rehabilitation and infill potential and desirable aesthetic streetscape treatments.
ALTERNATIVES:
1. Recommend denial of the proposed amendment to the Stinson Airport Vicinity Land Use Plan, as presented above.
2. Make an alternate recommendation.
3. Continue to a future date.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Staff recommends approval. The proposed amendment to Mixed Use land use will not significantly alter the land use pattern or character of the immediate area. The proposed change is compatible with the existing pattern of development.
PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION: Approval (7-0)
ZONING COMMISSION SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION: Z2016266
Current Zoning: "MR AHOD" Military Reservation Airport Hazard Overlay District Proposed Zoning: "IDZ AHOD" Infill Development Zone Airport Hazard Overlay District to allow for detached single-family residential up to 16 units per acre and all residential uses
Zoning Commission Hearing Date: October 18, 2016