Leon Valley planning commission opens hearing on Seneca Trails replat, grants 30‑day extension

The Leon Valley Planning and Zoning Commission opened the public hearing on a proposed replat for “Seneca Trails” and, at the applicant’s request, postponed action for 30 days. Mrs. Huerta, a city staff member, told the commission the applicant requested a 30‑day extension and that the item had been noticed for public hearing but would be returned to the commission next month.

The replat application covers approximately 1.6 acres to establish off‑site improvements and right of way in County Block 4430 in the city of Leon Valley, Bexar County; it references portions of Lot 12, Block 1 of Grass Hill Estates, Lots 1 and 2 subdivision, and the removal of 14‑foot and 28‑foot gas/electric/telephone/cable utility easements as shown on a plat recorded in the plat records of Bexar County (Volume 20003, Page 1262). The site was identified in the agenda materials as located at 6530 Samaritan Drive.

Commission members did not receive public comments during the hearing; the chair opened the public portion and later closed it at the same meeting. Mrs. Huerta said: “The applicant has requested a 30 day extension for this request. We had noticed it in the paper and therefore as a public hearing. Therefore, that's why we need to just open the public hearing and then, but not take action because they have requested this extension.” The chair then stated the hearing open and later closed the public portion at 6:34 p.m.

No motion to approve or deny the replat was made at the meeting. According to staff statements on the record, the item will return to the commission’s agenda at the next meeting for further consideration. Documents attached to the agenda identify the exact plat references and a description of the easement removals; those records will govern the legal description if the commission acts on the replat in a subsequent meeting.

Because the applicant requested an extension, the commission made no substantive determinations on plat approval, easement vacations, or required engineering improvements at this session. The commission may hear additional staff reports, public comment and motions when the item is re‑noticed and returned to the agenda.