The San Antonio Planning Commission on Oct. 8 granted a two‑week continuance for a request to amend the Camp Bullis extra‑territorial jurisdiction (ETJ) military protection area land use map for 8860 Cross Mountain Trail from low‑density residential to community commercial.

The continuance, to the Oct. 22 Planning Commission meeting, was requested by the applicant and approved after staff recommended denial and a string of recorded public objections. Clayton Wallace, interim principal planner with Development Services, told commissioners the proposal was inconsistent with surrounding residential character and that community commercial is “intended to be located in proximity to major intersections and along existing commercial corridors.” Wallace said staff recommended denial and that this was the third hearing on the case (PA2025‑061).

Why it matters: A community commercial designation would allow a wider range of uses than the applicants' stated plan for an outdoor event venue, neighbors said. Residents argued that rezoning would increase traffic, noise and safety risks on narrow, winding Cross Mountain Trail and alter the rural character of the Cross Mountain Ranch subdivision.

Wallace said the property sits on a local road adjacent to exclusively residential parcels and that the community commercial category allows other uses that “would be detrimental to the existing character of the neighborhood with no way to limit the specific use through zoning.” He also reported that Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) provided routine comments; staff maintained its denial recommendation.

Applicant Emily Weisler of law firm Killing Griffin & Fairman asked the commission to continue the matter two weeks to finalize an agreement with Cross Mountain Ranch Homeowners Association. "We have a functioning set of agreeable terms with them, and respectfully request this continuance so we can finalize that this week, and come back to you all on October 22," Weisler said.

Public input: The commission played a series of voicemail comments collected for the record. Callers who left opposition included Charlotte Silverberg, David Warner, John Allen and others representing Cross Mountain Ranch; their messages cited concerns about traffic, speeding, increased noise and loss of neighborhood character. One caller said the lot sits on a “blind corner” and described existing speeding and safety problems; several said they opposed changing the subdivision’s residential designation.

Action taken: A motion to continue to Oct. 22 passed on a roll call vote after commissioners who recused or left temporarily were accounted for. The record shows the continuance was approved and the item will return to a future agenda for further consideration.

Next steps: Staff will post the continuance and the applicant has two weeks to finalize written agreements with the neighborhood HOA before the Planning Commission revisits the case on Oct. 22.