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City approves special-use permit for automotive repair at Rancho Vista lot housing Alamo Food Trailers
Summary
The City Council unanimously approved Ordinance 25S007 to grant a specific-use permit allowing automobile repair and major service on a 0.4-acre portion of the Rancho Vista Campground property where Alamo Food Trailers operates; approval was conditioned on meeting site-design requirements and obtaining building permits within two years.
The Schertz City Council on March 4 approved Ordinance 25S007, granting a specific-use permit (SUP) to allow automobile repair and service major on approximately 0.4 acres within the Rancho Vista Campground along FM 1103. The applicant, Alamo Food Trailers, is operating from an existing metal building on the parcel.
Planning staff told the council the parcel sits on FM 1103, a principal arterial, and is zoned General Business (GB). Staff said 18 public notices were sent for the request, two responses were received in opposition, and a notice was published in the San Antonio Express-News. Staff recommended approval with conditions that the site be brought into full compliance with the Unified Development Code (UDC) site design standards (including screening adjacent to residential uses and parking requirements) prior to issuance of a certificate of occupancy, and that a building permit be approved within two years of SUP adoption.
Owner Serge Santa Cruz, who identified himself as the owner of Alamo Food Trailers, told council the business aims to support small entrepreneurs and expand local opportunities.
Council discussion included confirmation from staff that 18 notices had been mailed and two were returned in opposition, and a question from Council Member Brown about whether a future change of ownership would require a new SUP; planning staff said the SUP is tied to the use, so a successor business operating the same use could use the existing SUP.
The motion to approve Ordinance 25S007 was made by Council Member Brown, seconded by Council Member Watson, and the council voted 7–0 in favor.
Why this matters: The SUP regularizes operations at a site where automotive repair activity has occurred; council’s conditions require the site to meet current site-design standards before occupancy and impose a two-year window for building permit approval to move the operation into full compliance.
Speakers listed in this article: Daisy Marquez (city planner), Serge Santa Cruz (owner, Alamo Food Trailers), Council Member Guerrero (question), Council Member Brown (mover), Council Member Watson (seconder).
