San Antonio Zoning and Land Use Session - October 1, 2026

The City of San Antonio Zoning and Land Use Session convened at 2:03 p.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026, with Mayor Jones presiding and a quorum present. The meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m. No agenda or minutes were available; this summary relies on the raw transcript. Item one was postponed, several cases were continued, and the council took final action on items 9 and 12.

Procedural Actions

• Item one was postponed and not considered.
• Items 13 and 14 were continued to the October 15, 2026 meeting by voice vote. Councilmembers Spears and Mesa Gonzalez were absent.
• Item seven was continued to the November 5, 2026 meeting by voice vote. Councilmember Spears was absent. A council member initially moved to approve item seven, then corrected the motion to continue; the final vote was to continue.

Consent Calendar

• Items 9 and 12 were announced for individual consideration; no council member pulled any other item.
• The consent agenda, consisting of items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11, was approved by voice vote.

Public Comments & Testimony

• Jack Finger spoke against continuing items 13 and 14, saying the proposed auto body shop on Jones Maltsberger Road had no buffers, would emit hazardous emissions, and was opposed by planning and zoning staff and commissions. He cited 19 homes near the site with six opposed (about 30 percent), and urged the council to deny the case rather than continue it.
• Jack Finger also commented on consent agenda items 2 through 6, calling them alcohol variances. He asserted that some were in districts represented by council members with driving while intoxicated convictions and that three were within 300 feet of UTSA, and he opposed their approval.
• Don Rios, president of the Calebra Park Neighborhood Association (identified as Calibra Park in his remarks), opposed item 9. He said the proposed split of a narrow, compact lot into two single-family homes was unreasonable, conflicted with neighborhood character, and would add congestion. He described residents' objections since December 2025, formal oppositions in March and August 2026, and the September 1, 2026 staff denial recommendation. He said no neighbor spoke in favor and called the zoning commission's approval mysterious. He argued that a single-family home with an ADU would be more appropriate.
• Jack Finger opposed item 9, saying staff thought it would disrupt neighborhood character, cited the neighborhood association's opposition and the three opposing notices out of 34 mailed (almost 9 percent), and urged Councilmember Alderete Gabito to vote no.
• Jack Finger opposed item 12, saying the plan amendment set a tone for future zoning, that staff thought the added density misaligned with the current plan, and that he questioned whether the proposed assisted living would serve elderly residents or former offenders. He asked Councilmember Mesa Gonzalez to vote no.

Discussion Items

Agenda Item 9 - Zoning Change from R5 to R3, 5050 Hemp Hill Drive

• Staff recommended denial; the Zoning Commission recommended approval. A total of 34 notices were mailed; zero were returned in favor and three in opposition, and the Calebra Park Neighborhood Association opposed.
• Councilmember Alderete Gabito (District 7) moved to approve, citing the need for additional single-family housing on an overlooked empty lot, the lot's history of illegal dumping, planned 2022 bond-funded sidewalks, the proposal's consistency with existing single-family homes, and the applicant's site plan changes made after neighbor feedback.
• The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.

Agenda Item 12 - Plan Amendment at 26410 TP Lane (Camp Bullis ETJ MPA)

• The amendment sought to change the Camp Bullis extraterritorial jurisdiction military protection area from residential estate to urban low density residential. Staff recommended denial; the Planning Commission recommended approval. Fourteen notices were mailed; one was returned in favor and one opposed, with no registered neighborhood association within 200 feet.
• Councilmember Mesa Gonzalez (District 8) moved to approve; the motion was seconded and passed by voice vote.

Key Outcomes

• Items 13 and 14 were continued to the October 15, 2026 meeting.
• Item seven was continued to the November 5, 2026 meeting.
• The consent agenda (items 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 10, and 11) was approved.
• Item 9 was approved despite staff denial and neighborhood opposition.
• Item 12 was approved despite staff denial.
• The meeting adjourned at 2:25 p.m.