DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: Council District 1
SUBJECT:
Consideration and Recommendation of an amendment to the Unified Development Code to update Section 35-335 "NCD" Neighborhood Conservation District including amendments to "NCD-5" Beacon Hill Area Neighborhood Conservation District.
SUMMARY:
Councilmember Trevino initiated a Council Consideration Request (CCR) for Development Services staff to update the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Conservation District.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
In March 2016, Councilman Roberto Trevino requested that the City of San Antonio review and update the "NCD-5" Beacon Hill Area Neighborhood Conservation District. The Governance Committee was briefed on this item on February 8, 2017 and recommended that staff move forward with the community input process to amend the Beacon Hill NCD. As this is a UDC amendment, staff provided a briefing of the proposed changes to the Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) on March 27, 2017 and the TAC had no objection to staff moving forward with the amendment process. On April 17, 2017, the item was presented to Neighborhoods and Livability Committee and recommended to continue with public input on the proposed revisions.
ISSUE:
The Beacon Hill NCD was created in 2005. In March 2016, Councilman Roberto Trevino submitted a CCR to amend the Beacon Hill NCD language related to front setbacks for non-residential projects. Since that time, the Beacon Hill neighborhood has experienced different development patterns for multifamily residential projects that the language of the NCD does not adequately address to ensure consistency with the character of the neighborhood. Development Services Department has met with a working group formed by the Beacon Hill Neighborhood Association, comprised of property owners within the neighborhood, since August 2016 to identify other areas of the Beacon H...
Click here for full text