Schertz planning panel recommends denial of GB2 rezoning for 3.5-acre IH‑10 parcel

The Schertz Planning and Zoning Commission on April 2 recommended denial of a request to rezone about 3.5 acres along IH‑10 from Predevelopment District to General Business District 2 (GB2), voting 6‑1 to forward the recommendation to City Council.

The proposal, identified as PLZC20250017 and listed as Bexar County property ID 339775, would have changed the property's zoning to allow a broad set of commercial and some industrial uses by right. Daisy Marquez, Planner for the City of Schertz, told the commission that staff recommended denial because GB2's allowed industrial uses are not compatible with the property's designation as “Regional Corridor” in the adopted comprehensive land use plan. "Staff recommends denial of the proposed zone change due to the allowed industrial uses within the GB2 zoning district not being compatible with the regional corridor land use designation of the comprehensive land use plan," Marquez said.

Why it matters: The commission's recommendation will go to City Council for final action. If council follows the recommendation, the property…