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Council rezones 4.3 acres on FM 482 to General Business and approves nursery SUP for landscaping supplier
Summary
Schertz City Council voted unanimously to rezone 7444 FM 482 to General Business and to approve a specific-use permit for a nursery major, allowing retail and wholesale nursery operations; staff recommended conditions including a two-year building-permit window and a modified buffer in lieu of an 8-foot masonry wall.
The Schertz City Council on March 4 approved two related land-use items for property at 7444 FM 482: Ordinance 25S008 rezoning approximately 4.3 acres from Manufacturing-Light (M-1) and Single-Family Residential (R-6) to General Business (GB), and Ordinance 25S009, a specific-use permit (SUP) to allow a nursery major for a prospective landscaping supply buyer.
Senior Planner Samuel Haas told council the property is currently split-zoned and sits across from a middle school along FM 482. Staff said six public-notice letters were mailed for each action and no responses were received; a sign was posted on the property and a notice appeared in the San Antonio Express-News. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval of both the rezoning and the SUP by unanimous votes.
For the rezoning, staff cited the city’s comprehensive plan designation of the area as a “Mixed Use Center” and noted adjacent properties include multifamily and existing general-business zoning. For the nursery SUP, staff said a nursery major (per UDC Article 16) allows cultivation, display and retail/wholesale sale of large plants and landscape materials and that similar uses exist nearby (for example, Casa Verde Farms about a half-mile away).
Staff recommended approval of the SUP with two conditions: that a building permit be approved within two years of SUP adoption, and that the applicant be allowed not to construct an 8-foot masonry screening wall (normally required by UDC §21-9-7(d)) provided the applicant increases landscaping within the required 20-foot buffer around the property. Staff noted Fire, EMS and police had no objections.
Property owner Cathy Brown spoke in favor, thanking council. Council Member Davis asked about a small right-of-way notch on the property map; staff said it appears to be related to TxDOT. Council Member Brown confirmed the prospective buyer intends both wholesale and retail operations.
Both motions to approve were made by Council Member Brown and seconded by Council Member Watson; both measures passed 7–0.
Why this matters: The dual actions change the land-use designation and permit a commercial nursery use on the parcel, enabling a landscaping supply business to locate at 7444 FM 482 while imposing a two-year development deadline and a landscaping-based screening requirement instead of an 8-foot masonry wall.
Speakers listed in this article: Samuel Haas (senior planner), Cathy Brown (property owner), Council Member Davis (questioner), Council Member Brown (mover), Council Member Watson (seconder).
