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Schertz council denies rezoning request near I‑10, citing sewer limits and land‑use plan
Summary
The Schertz City Council voted 5‑1 to deny a request to rezone about 3.5 acres near I‑10 from predevelopment to General Business District 2 after staff warned GB2 allows industrial uses inconsistent with the city's regional corridor plan and the property owner said sewer access is not available.
The Schertz City Council on May 6 denied a request to rezone roughly 3.5 acres near Interstate 10 and Trainer Hill Road from predevelopment to General Business District 2 (GB2), citing a conflict with the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan and concerns about sewer infrastructure.
City planner Daisy Marquez explained the staff recommendation at the public hearing, saying the property falls inside the plan’s “regional corridor” designation and that “staff recommends denial of the proposed zone change due to the allowed industrial uses within General Business District 2 not being compatible with the regional corridor land use designation of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.”
The applicant, Jeff Saeed, owner of Bucks LLC, told the council that the tract is effectively unbuildable without sewer. “The thing that the city…
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