Okay, everybody, it is two o'clock.

We're gonna go ahead and call the Wednesday, June 10th, 2026 planning commission meeting to order.

Would staff please do a roll call?

Commissioner Sanchez.

Present.

Commissioner DeSucci.

Thank you.

Present.

Commissioner Lopez.

Commissioner Cooper?

Present.

Commissioner Miller.

Present.

Commissioner Wellerstein?

Here.

Commissioner Bistramante?

Here.

Commissioner Siegel?

Here.

Chair Peck.

Here.

A quorum is present.

Great.

Thank you.

Can we have the Spanish English interpreter, please?

Good afternoon.

Buenas tardes para todas aquellas personas que requieran the interpretacional espanhol.

Gracias.

Thank you.

All right, today we're gonna have two agendas.

We're gonna have the combined hearing agenda.

Cases on combined hearing agenda are cases where staff recommends approval.

Planning commission doesn't require any detailed discussion, and nobody in the audience is signed up to speak on the item.

All cases on combined hearing agenda will be read into the record in one unified motion.

Um the second agenda is individual hearing agenda.

All those cases will be heard individually before any action is taken.

The way I see it right now, we're gonna kick Commissioner Bustamante out for the uh uh combined hearing agenda.

He is recusing from items one, three, six, and seven, and everything except for item thirteen is on the combined hearing agenda.

Is that correct?

That's correct.

Great, thank you.

Okay, right now we'll move forward with the combined hearing agenda.

Anyone uh wants discussion or a motion.

I move to um approve the combined hearing agenda.

Second, we have a motion by Commissioner Siegel and a second by Commissioner Cooper.

Roll call, please.

Commissioner Siegel, yes.

Commissioner Cooper?

Yes.

Commissioner Sanchez, yes.

Commissioner Dezucci.

Yes.

Commissioner Lopez, yes, Commissioner Miller, yes.

Commissioner Wallerstein?

Yes.

Chair Peck?

Yes.

Motion passes for approval.

Thank you.

Item 13.

And for the record, it is 203, and Commissioner Bustamante has re-entered the meeting.

12 was on uh consent agenda.

Hello everyone.

Uh my name is Kelly Sanders, planning manager with the DSD.

Item number 13.

Yes, 13.

Is a request for approval of a resolution amending the Guadalupe West Side Community Plan from low density residential to high density mixed use, located at 2814 Vera Cruz Street.

Fifty notices were mailed.

We received two in favor, zero opposed.

Grady Brady Gardens Community Organization is opposed, and the El Charo Neighborhood Association did not provide a response.

Outside 200 feet, we received one in favor.

So the proposed plan amendment from low density residential to high density mixed use is requested to rezone the property from R4 to IDZ 3 with um with uses permitted for three dwelling units.

Is not consistent with the surrounding properties.

The subject property is only 1800 1,875 square feet, which is inconsistent with the requirements for high density mixed use category.

The requested designation permits a level of intensity that cannot be harmoniously integrated into single family residential block.

The proposal to place three dwelling units on a lot of that size would represent a density shift that is better suited for transitional areas closer to commercial hubs rather than interior of low density neighborhood.

Um staff recommends denial, and this did go to zoning commission where they recommended approval for the IDZ3 for three dwelling units on um last week.

Thank you so much.

And the applicant is here to answer any questions.

Thank you.

Thank you, Kelly.

Would the applicant like to address the commission?

Hello, my name is Mark Guerra, and my address is 317 Nogalitos.

And I just wanted to uh clear something up a little bit.

So we originally had uh come forth in trying to get four units, which would be a total of two metal containers only.

Um we've reduced it uh to three units, and you can see there um so from this point to this point is one metal container, and this point to that point is another metal container.

Each metal container is eight by forty.

So this would be one unit here, this area would be one unit here.

We would take the middle out and make it a little bit bigger unit, and this would be the third unit.

Um this is only 160 square feet of living space.

This is 320 because it combines two, and this is another 160.

So I know that it says multifamily and high density, but we're really only talking about two containers, three units of a total of six hundred and forty square feet.

Um we do have the parking necessary to qualify under IDZ 3, and uh, you know, we're hoping that you can look favorable upon this.

And I I uh just to give an example of what these can look like.

We're not trying to make this look industrial or anything.

Uh and I'm not this is just for an artist rendition here, but you know, we do plan to dress them up, paint them nicely, put some nice doors, put some veneer on it just uh to make it look uh very appealing uh inside and out.

Is that it?

So okay, thank you.

Okay, nobody signed up to speak, so we'll go to commissioner questions.

We'll start with Commissioner Bustamante.

No questions at this time.

No questions.

No questions, no questions.

I have questions.

Yes, ma'am.

Um so um I I'm actually looking at uh West SAT X Living Brochure right now, and some of the um benefits that you list or your your company lists in the brochure is that these uh units represent affordable living.

Yes, ma'am.

And so um I just want to make sure I understand correctly.

These are all meant to be rental units.

Is that correct?

Correct.

So the the ownership will be maintained by whom?

West SA Text Living.

Okay, so they act as the developer and the landlord and the their containers, as you said.

Metal containers.

Um, yeah, so um what is the like what is the metric for affordability that you're using?

Well, we're gonna um as you know that area, most of these areas do require some are I shouldn't say require but are uh in need of some affordable housing uh considering what's in there.

We're looking at um based on square footage in in the area, but we're probably looking at about $600 a month uh for the units.

So that's still that's around four dollars a square foot.

More or less.

Yeah.

But you can't really, you know, apply the score footage per a dollar amount because they're so small.

I mean they're 160 square feet.

I think the average re rental rate is right around a dollar, maybe a little over a dollar in San Antonio, but you know, we couldn't make the numbers work.

Well, you know, we have a housing shortage in San Antonio.

We have an affordable housing set shortage in San Antonio.

Um I see the brochure says that you accept section eight and low-income program voucher holders.

Um that's great.

Um, this is an area that is vulnerable to um gentrification, as I'm sure you've identified.

So I I will be supporting this.

Thank you.

Thank you.

The smaller units in the top and the bottom, are they sufficient for like a kitchen bathroom?

I wouldn't say it'd be very kind of a like uh I always compare it to like a dorm room almost.

You know, it's a little kitchenette, small counter, uh little kitchen area, bathroom, uh equipped with shower, commode, and then just the rest of the space is kind of a living space, you know, maybe small bed, a futon, that type of deal would be uh you know one to two people could live there probably just one somebody's single somebody just needs a place okay that type of deal thank you yes sir will this be short term or long term rentals long term thank you yes sir I don't have any further questions is there any other discussion I have one what is the plan for the parking we have adequate parking um so there's three units IDC 3 requires 50% of that and we have uh two two parking spaces there you have three units but you have two parking spaces yes ma'am right there all this is the parking here and then IDZ3 we're required 50 percent make a motion to approve second are you done Commissioner Mallet or do you have further questions you're thinking Commissioner Walliston are you do you have further questions?

Oh sorry no okay great okay we do have a motion for approval of the item by Commissioner Sanchez and a second by Commissioner Siegel would sad please do a roll call vote Commissioner Sanchez yes Commissioner Siegel yes Commissioner De Succi yes Commissioner Lopez yes Commissioner Cooper?

Yes Commissioner Miller yes Commissioner Wallerstead no Commissioner Bustamante Chair Peck motion passes for approval thank you thank you thank you.

Okay do we have a director's report today?

No director's report today awesome then it is two twelve and we are adjourned.