Case Number:
A-17-011
Applicant:
San Antonio River Foundation
Owner:
City of San Antonio
Council District:|1010|Location:
9900 and 10040 Espada Road
Legal Description:
Southwest Irregular Point of Triangular 73 Feet Except the Southeast Irregular 96.12 Feet of the Non-Adjacent Property, NCB 11173
Zoning:
"NP-10 H HS RIO-6 AHOD" Neighborhood Preservation Mission Historic Significant River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Logan Sparrow, Principal Planner
Request
A request for a two foot and six inch variance from the 39 foot and nine inch MPOD height limitation, as described in Section 35-339.06, to allow a public art installation to be 42 feet and three inches tall feet tall.
Executive Summary
The subject property is located at 9900 and 10040 Espada Road. The San Antonio River Foundation has commissioned an artist to construct a portal to Mission Espada and the applicant is seeking a variance to allow for the public art installation to exceed the maximum permitted height, as established in the "MPOD" Mission Protection Overlay District, to allow the installation to be 42 feet and three inches tall. The request was considered by the Historic Design and Review Commission, which recommended approval of the art installation, up to 45 feet and three inches tall, on September 6, 2017.
Subject Property Zoning/Land Use
Existing Zoning
Existing Use
"NP-10 H HS RIO-6 AHOD" Neighborhood Preservation Mission Historic Significant River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Multi-Family Dwellings
Surrounding Zoning/Land Use
Orientation
Existing Zoning District(s)
Existing Use
North
UZROW
Loop 410 Expressway
South
"FR H RIO-6 AHOD" Farm and Ranch Mission Historic River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Agriculture
East
UZROW
San Antonio River
West
"R-6 H RIO-6 AHOD" Residential-Single-Family Mission Historic River Improvement Overlay Airport Hazard Overlay District
Single-Family Dwelling
Comprehensive Plan Con...
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