DEPARTMENT: Development Services
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Michael Shannon
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: 1
SUBJECT:
Plan Amendment PA-2018-900022
(Associated Zoning Case Z-2018-900069)
SUMMARY:
Comprehensive Plan Component: Lavaca Neighborhood Plan
Plan Adoption Date: September 27, 2001
Current Land Use Category: "Parks/Recreational"
Proposed Land Use Category: "Mixed Use"
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Planning Commission Hearing Date: February 13, 2019
Case Manager: John Osten, Sr. Planner
Property Owner: San Antonio Housing Authority
Applicant: San Antonio Housing Authority
Representative: Brown & Ortiz, P.C.
Location: 600 East Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Legal Description: Lot 29, Block 8, NCB 708
Total Acreage: 0.9553
Notices Mailed
Owners of Property within 200 feet: 20
Registered Neighborhood Associations within 200 feet: Lavaca Neighborhood Association, Downtown Residents Association
Applicable Agencies: Office of Historic Preservation
Transportation
Thoroughfare: East Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Existing Character: Primary Arterial Type B
Proposed Changes: None Known
Public Transit: VIA bus routes 26, 30, 230 operate on East Cesar Chavez Boulevard
ISSUE:
Comprehensive Plan
Comprehensive Plan Component: Lavaca Neighborhood Association
Plan Adoption Date: September 27, 2001
Plan Goals: Goal 2 of The Lavaca Neighborhood Plan specifically establishes a housing goal to "improve the overall quality of housing while maintaining the historic character within the Lavaca Neighborhood." Objective 2.1 states "Maintain the existing character of the historic residential buildings and encourage compatible infill housing within the neighborhood." And, Action 2.1.2 states "Encourage compatible infill housing on vacant parcels throughout the neighborhood. Compatible housing will maintain the historical and architectural integrity of the neighborhood and help to better utilize vacant and/or unkempt properties."
Comprehensive Land Use Categories
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