February 11, 2026 San Antonio Planning Commission Meeting
February 11, 2026 San Antonio Planning Commission Meeting
The San Antonio Planning Commission met on February 11, 2026, at 2:00 PM. All nine commissioners were present, establishing a quorum. The meeting included a consent calendar and two individual hearing items regarding amendments to the South Central San Antonio Community Plan.
Consent Calendar
- All items except 7 and 8 on the consent agenda were approved unanimously with no discussion.
Discussion Items
Item 7: 206 West Heart Avenue – Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential to Community Commercial
- Staff Recommendation: Denial, citing inconsistency with surrounding residential uses and potential commercial encroachment. 22 notices were mailed; 0 in favor, 0 opposed within 200 feet; St. Leo's Neighborhood Association gave no response.
- Applicant Testimony: Patrick Christensen, representing Gonzaba Medical Group, requested approval to allow a one-story medical clinic expansion with an ambulance turnaround. He stated the council office had indicated no further expansion beyond these properties. Mr. Christensen offered to accept a Neighborhood Commercial designation instead of Community Commercial.
- Commission Discussion: Commissioners asked about access, buffers, and the nature of the medical use (outpatient clinic, not a hospital). The applicant clarified there would be no access from West Heart Avenue and that the building would be at the rear of the lot with appropriate setbacks and landscaping.
- Motion and Vote: A motion to approve as amended to Neighborhood Commercial passed. The roll call vote was: 8 commissioners voted Yes (Profit, Siegel, Sanchez, De Succi, Lopez, Milam, Orion, Peck). Commissioner Bustamante responded "All right" (interpreted as approval).
Item 8: 347 West Sayers Avenue – Plan Amendment from Low Density Residential to Community Commercial
- Staff Recommendation: Denial, similar rationale as Item 7. 27 notices were mailed; 0 in favor, 1 opposed within 200 feet; St. Leo's Neighborhood Association gave no response.
- Applicant Testimony: Patrick Christensen again represented Gonzaba Medical Group. The property, currently vacant after demolition of a single-family home, is owned by Gonzaba and would be replatted for a medical clinic. The applicant agreed to amend the request to Neighborhood Commercial (C1S for medical clinic).
- Commission Discussion: Commissioners noted the neighboring uses (multifamily and commercial) and supported the lower-intensity designation. The applicant confirmed there would be no vehicular access on West Sayers Avenue.
- Motion and Vote: A motion to approve as amended to Neighborhood Commercial passed. The roll call vote was: 8 commissioners voted Yes (Profit, Sanchez, De Succi, Lopez, Milam, Orion, Siegel, Peck). Commissioner Bustamante responded "I" (interpreted as abstention).
Director's Report
- Effective April 1, 2026, the Planning Commission will no longer accept voicemail as a method for public participation in meetings.
- In response to a commissioner's inquiry, staff noted they would investigate the status of commissioner reappointments and report back.
Key Outcomes
- Consent agenda approved.
- Both land use plan amendments (Items 7 & 8) were approved, but modified from Community Commercial to Neighborhood Commercial (C1S) designations.
- The Planning Commission announced a change to public participation procedures (ending voicemail submissions as of April 1, 2026).
- Staff to follow up on the status of Planning Commission member reappointments.
Meeting Transcript
All right, everybody, it is two o'clock. Let me know when staff is ready. Are you ready? We are ready. Great. All right, it's two o'clock. We'll call the February 11th, 2026 Planning Commission meeting to order. Would staff uh please do a uh roll call for attendance? Commissioner Sanchez. Present. Commissioner De Succi. Present. Commissioner Lopez. Here. Commissioner Mylam. Here. Commissioner Orion. Here. Commissioner Bustamante. Here. Commissioner Siegel? Here. Commissioner Profit. Present. Chair Peck? Here. A quorum is present. Great. Thanks. Can we have the Spanish English interpreter, please? Good afternoon. Thank you. Thank you. Okay. Today we're going to have two agendas. We'll have the combined hearing agenda. Cases on the combined hearing agenda are cases where staff recommends approval. The planning commission does not require any further detailed discussion and nobody is signed up to speak. All cases on the combined hearing agenda will be read into the record in one uniform motion. The second agenda is individual hearing agenda. Those cases will be heard individually before the commission takes any action. Right now I just have items everything except items seven and eight on the combined hearing agenda. That is correct. Great. Thank you. All right. So at this point in time, if there's no questions on the combined hearing agenda, we'll entertain a motion. Move to approve consent agenda. Second. We have a motion for approval by Commissioner Profit.
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