San Antonio Zoning and Land Use Session - March 19, 2026
San Antonio Zoning and Land Use Session - March 19, 2026
The San Antonio City Council's Zoning and Land Use Session convened on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 2:07 PM and adjourned at 2:36 PM. Mayor Pro Tem Mickey Rodriguez presided. The session addressed continuances, a consent agenda, and several individual zoning items. Public speaker Jack Finger commented on multiple items, expressing opposition to most proposals. Councilmembers voted on each item as presented.
Continuances
- Items 2 and 16 were continued to April 2, 2026. Item 2 involved an alcohol variance near Lacklin Elementary and Virginia Allred Stacy Senior High School; Item 16 was a zoning case in District 5 for a bed and breakfast in a floodplain between single-family and heavy industrial.
- Items 8 and 9 were continued to April 16, 2026. These involved a rezoning from residential to commercial for a used car lot on Rigsby Avenue in District 3.
Consent Calendar
- The consent agenda, consisting of items not pulled for individual consideration, was approved by voice vote. Prior to approval, Jack Finger spoke on items 1 and 7, urging the council to reconsider them. He noted that item 7 (rezoning from industrial to IDZ on East Myrtle Street in District 1) faced opposition from the Soho Crossing Homeowners Association due to parking concerns, with 10 of 57 notices opposed (approximately 20%).
Individual Discussion Items
- Items 3 & 4 (201 East Courtland Place): Plan amendment and rezoning from RM4 to IDZ-2 with five dwelling units. Staff recommended denial; Planning and Zoning Commissions recommended approval. Jack Finger spoke against, arguing the five units were shoehorned where only four were allowed. Applicant Andrew Weaver stated the change was to correct zoning for a 1929 house with parking for six units, and the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Association had no objections. Councilmember Cor (District 1) motioned to approve. Motion carried.
- Items 10 & 11 (904 Pleasanton Road and 347 West Sayers Avenue): Plan amendment and rezoning to C1S with specific use authorization for a non-commercial parking lot. Staff recommended approval for the Pleasanton Road property and denial for the Sayers Avenue property; Commissions recommended approval for both. Jack Finger spoke against, noting staff concerns about a parking lot surrounded by residences. Councilmember Via Brand (District 3) motioned to approve. Motion carried.
- Items 14 & 15 (206 West Hart Avenue): Plan amendment and rezoning to C1S with specific use authorization for a medical clinic. Staff recommended denial; Commissions recommended approval. Jack Finger spoke against, citing commercial encroachment, traffic, and noise. Councilmember Castillo (District 5) motioned to approve, noting the applicant's commitments to free parking, a neighborhood point of contact, and trash/maintenance. Motion carried.
- Items 17 & 18 (7439 West Military Drive): Plan amendment and rezoning to C3CD with conditional use for manufactured homes/oversized vehicle sales. Staff recommended denial; Commissions recommended approval. Jack Finger spoke against, noting no buffers between industrial use and residential areas. Councilmember Galvan (District 6) motioned to approve as conditioned. Motion carried.
- Item 19 (6464 Historic Old Highway 90): Change of zoning to C2CD with conditional use for truck repair and maintenance, with a condition of no temporary signage. Staff and Zoning Commission recommended approval. No public speakers. Councilmember Galvan motioned to approve. Motion carried.
- Item 20 (1403 Watkins Lane): Change of zoning to R5CD with conditional use for non-commercial parking. Staff recommended denial; Zoning Commission recommended approval. Jack Finger spoke against, noting inconsistency with established land use. Councilmember White (for District 7 Councilmember Alderete Gabito) motioned to approve, citing support from the Calebra Park Neighborhood Association and the need for parking adjacent to a food truck park. Motion carried.
Key Outcomes
- All motions for continuance were approved by voice vote.
- The consent agenda was approved.
- All individual zoning items were approved as moved, with votes carrying on each.
Meeting Transcript
The time is now 2 07 p.m. on Thursday, March 19th, 2026, in the City of San Antonio zoning and land use session is called to order. Everybody, please to your seats. The city clerk, please call roll. Councilmember Cor. Councilmember Via Gran. Here. Councilmember Munchia. Councilmember Castillo. Here. Councilmember Galvan. Here. Councilmember Alderete Gabito. Councilmember Mesa Gonzalez. Councilmember Spears. Councilmember White. Mayor Jones. Mayor Pro Tem Mickey Rodriguez. Present. Mayor Pro Tem, we have quorum. Thank you. For the record, items 12 and 13 have been postponed and will not be considered today. I'll entertain a motion. Motion to continue. We have a motion and a second. Madam Clerk, is anyone signed up to speak? I'm sorry. Jack Finger. You have three minutes to speak on item 16. Well, good afternoon, Mayor Pro Tim. Other members of our San Antonio City Council. For the record, my name is Jack M. Finger. Mr. Mayor Pro Tim now. I believe we uh you're asking me to present on item number sixteen, did you say? Two and sixteen, please. Two and sixteen. Very good. Yes, sir. All right. Item number sixteen. You got quite a few of them, so take me a while to pay page these pages here. Okay. Zoning case in district number uh district number five. Mr. Kest to you, that's that's in your area. And it's about uh, well, where are the zoning staff recommended denial? What they suggest we didn't deny about, well, it's about changing oh a residential to multifamily, like an apartment complex or something like that there. Uh they the uh the statements on this pretty bad ones here, is about trying to make place a bed and breakfast between two extremes.
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