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IMPROVE COMPATIBILITY OF BUILDING HEIGHT ON SMALL RESIDENTIAL LOTS

• Enacts the San Antonio Comprehensive Plan policy to ensure infill development for density while “preserving existing neighborhoods" (8.7).
• Protects neighborhood homes on smaller residential lot sizes of 1250 sq ft to 3000 sq ft (R-1, R-2, R-3) from being overshadowed by infill development
• Ensures development that matches the character of existing neighborhoods by reducing maximum height to 1-½ stories & 25-feet

THE PERMITTED NUMBER OF TYPE 2 STRS IN ANY BLOCK FACE, OR WITHIN A MULTIFAMILY STRUCTURE SHALL NOT ROUND UP.

Supported at  Planning Commission

Edited and supported PCTAC

16-3

ESTABLISHING SHORT TERM RENTALS  (STR)TYPE 2 DENSITY TO PROTECT RESIDENTIAL AREAS BY

BY CHANGING “BLOCK FACE” TO “BLOCK”  AND REMOVES BY-RIGHT TYPE 2 STRs

Withdrawn from PCTAC

·       NOTE:

• Block. The properties abutting both sides of a street and lying between the two (2) nearest intersecting or intercepting streets.
• Block face. The properties abutting one (1) side of a street and lying between the two (2) nearest intersecting or intercepting streets.

PROTECTING NEIGHBORHOOD PLANS IN THE SA TOMMORROW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

Note: T1NC worked with the Planning Department’s Amendment 22-21to amend so that neighborhood plans and neighborhood land use will be considered in larger area plans.  There are still issues of concern and T1 will inform neighborhoods and request that they comment at the upcoming public meetings. 

·       A tremendous amount of work by neighborhood residents in a true partnership with the Planning Department, and now those plans need to be honored. Subarea planning process includes a much larger stakeholder group including developers. The only real protection we have for our community’s future lies with our Neighborhood  Land Use Plans.

REVISE THE HALF STORY DEFINITION SO IT IS A MORE TRUE HALF STORY

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FOR CHANGE OF ZONING AND FUTURE LAND USE AMENDMENTS, APPLICANTS SHALL SHOW PROOF OF A MEETING WITH ALL REGISTERED NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS WITHIN 200 FEET OF THE PROPERTY OR PROOF OF AN ATTEMPT…

Edited  and supported at  PCTAC

·       Continuance and postponements are costly to the city and applicants. Continuance are a common result of lack of sufficient discussion and information shared between applicants and individual neighbors affected to reach a deeper understanding of the impacts of the project and it is more likely to result in less expense (including expense by DSD), time, and resources at the end of the process.

GAS STATION RESTRICTIONS

26-1

Supported at  Planning Commission Amended and Denied at  PCTAC. Withdrawn.  Elements incorporated in 26-1 which was supported at PCTAC. T1NC supports 26-1 going forward.

·       New locations near residential properties are not necessary and impact traffic patterns through neighborhoods

·       Benzene Emissions are dangerous for children, pumping gas into your vehicle releases fumes VOC's. (Volatile Organic Compounds) which should not be adjacent to living areas or outdoor recreation

·       This amendment adds additional protections to the most vulnerable in our City, those who suffer from respiratory challenges

·       Bexar County has the highest Child Asthma Hospital Discharge Rates (per10,000) for Counties for populations greater than 100,000 at 14.7%- City of San Antonio’s SA Breathe-Children’s Asthma program.

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NOTICES FOR ZONING, PLANNING, AND BoA EXPANDED

Edited and supported at PCTAC

DEFINE NEIGHBORHOOD COMPATIBLE MULTIPLE FAMILY ATTACHED DWELLINGS

Denied at PCTAC

Withdrawn

• Follows through on recommendations made by the 2017 Multi-Family Zoning Task Force to better address the growing need for housing in our community without compromising the integrity of our neighborhoods
• Ensures compatible building scale with the surrounding neighborhood
• Sets neighborhood friendly requirements on multiple unit structures regarding parking and open space

CREATES A MORE INCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION OF ZONING, LAND USE, AND BOA NOTICES BY INCLUDING NEIGHBORHOOD ORGANIZATIONS with REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

Supported at PCTAC

ZONING, LAND USE, AND BOA NOTICES WILL ALSO BE SENT BY EMAIL TO NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS

Withdrawn from PCTAC

Note: DSD will include neighborhood associations and organizations when it begins sending official emails. Right now, they are required by state law to send all notices by regular mail.

IMPROVE COMPATIBILITY OF BUILDING SIZE ON MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENTIAL LOTS

Edited and supported at PCTAC

• Makes certain that new development is neighborhood compatible on lots containing two, three, or four family dwellings
• The 2-1/2 story maximum height makes sure that new buildings do not dominate over existing homes in the neighborhood
• Sets the maximum percentage of the lot that the buildings can cover to 65% in order to avoid development that does not fit in

Definition of one over one window

Supported at PCTAC