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Commission approves additional duplex at 724 S. Bibb with parking condition
Summary
The commission approved a conditional use permit to add a duplex at 724 South Bibb Avenue but required the applicant to secure four additional parking spaces by shared-parking agreement or obtain a zoning variance before a building permit can be issued.
The Eagle Pass Planning & Zoning Commission approved a conditional use permit request by Monica Mauricio to construct an additional duplex (two units) at 724 South Bibb Avenue, subject to a condition that the applicant demonstrate compliance with parking requirements at the building-permit stage.
Staff said the parcel (33,586 square feet) sits in a B-1 neighborhood business district where apartments are not normally allowed; existing multifamily units on the property were described as grandfathered, and the applicant seeks approval to add two more units. Staff and commissioners focused discussion on parking: under the city formula the full site would require 46 spaces once the duplex is added, and staff counted 35 existing spaces on the property, leaving a four-space shortfall for the proposed duplex.
Applicant representatives said the site often has empty spaces and that they can seek a shared-parking agreement with a neighbor. Juan Garza, who identified himself as Monica Mauricio’s partner, told the commission, “There is always, like, 8 to 10 vacant, parking spaces,” and the applicant noted some long-term residents do not drive. The applicant’s statement and staff analysis led commissioners to adopt a condition allowing the project to proceed only if the applicant secures either a shared-parking agreement for four additional spaces or obtains a zoning variance to reduce the parking requirement.
At the hearing staff listed alternatives to meet the parking requirement at permitting: (1) a shared-parking agreement with a neighboring property, or (2) a variance from the zoning board to reduce the required number of spaces. Commissioners discussed tabling the request, denial, and approval with condition; they approved the conditional use permit with the parking condition recorded in the motion. Staff emphasized that the commission’s approval allows the applicant to pursue building-permit review, but the permit cannot be released until the parking requirement is resolved via agreement or approved variance.
The commission closed the public hearing and voted to approve the CUP with the stated condition; the transcript records the motion and subsequent vote but does not include a roll-call tally in the minutes.
