A San Antonio zoning commissioner is fighting against a proposed land use plan that would create an industrial overlay on the South Side.
John Whitsett, a zoning commissioner appointed by Councilman Marc Whyte , is appealing to the Planning Commission to deny the city's proposal for a regional plan that includes an industry overlay zone surrounding the Toyota plant.The city’s Planning Commission on Wednesday signaled approval for a proposed land use plan that includes an industrial overlay surrounding the Toyota manufacturing plant on the South Side.
A public input meeting focused on the issue is scheduled for Tuesday, July 2, from 4 to 6 p.m. on the Texas A&M-San Antonio campus. More information isdozens of residents who opposed itThe Industrial Compatibility Overlay District is a planning and zoning tool intended “to limit potential health, safety, and welfare conflicts between heavy industrial uses and surrounding commercial and residential uses,” according to city documents.
He said including it in the plan addresses concerns the area stakeholders expressed in public input sessions and ensures the city is being transparent about what could happen with land use and zoning in the future. Audience members listen intently and make remarks during a heated public comment session. All of the 50 plus individuals signed up to speak were opposed to city’s request for an industrial zoning overlay within two miles of Toyota plant.There’s no rush to make a recommendation, said Fermin Rajunov, a developer whose 34-acre property sits within a 3-mile Toyota buffer zone created through a 2003 Starbright Agreement.
The commissioner also mailed a letter to Toyota President Susann Kazunas’ home address, asking to meet with her to “present the situation and some possible compromises.” An attorney representing Toyota said in a letter to the City of San Antonio that contacting the company’s employees using their personal addresses put them at risk of being publicly disclosed.
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