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Mission council approves multiple rezoning requests, tables Holland townhome proposal after neighbor opposition
Summary
At its May 2025 meeting the Mission City Council approved a series of rezoning and conditional‑use permit requests — including a site for Conway Village affordable housing and temporary classrooms for Vanguard Academy — and tabled a proposed townhome rezoning on Holland Street after residents raised safety and quality‑of‑life concerns.
The Mission City Council on a May 2025 meeting approved several rezoning requests and conditional‑use permits affecting sites across the city, and postponed action on a proposed townhome project on Holland Street after nearby residents registered opposition.
The most consequential vote authorized rezoning for a Conway Village housing authority site that city staff said has already secured federal tax credits; planning staff told the council the zoning change is needed for the development to proceed. Planning staff said the Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval unanimously.
Council approved rezoning and plan‑related requests across the city, including a commercial plaza proposal at the corner of Los Ninos Parkway and South Conway (Killam company), a down‑zoning to allow a single‑family lot at 112 North Mayberry Road, a neighborhood commercial (C‑2) rezoning for a self‑storage proposal on Dorado Drive and Sherry Road, and rezoning at 2 Mile and Conway for commercial redevelopment of part of a mobile home site. Planning staff said there was no written opposition for those items and that each received unanimous recommendations from the Planning and Zoning Commission.
The council also approved conditional‑use permits and renewals. At 214 East Tom Landry the council granted a conditional‑use permit for a wine bar and small plates operation; applicant Mariana Saldua told the council the venue will host community events and an “all natural” wine list exclusive to Mission. A small event center on East Griffin Parkway and several other business‑use permits received approvals, most with time limits or conditions set by staff and the Planning and Zoning Commission.
Vanguard Academy received a two‑year conditional‑use permit to place two temporary classrooms on the east side of the El Divino Redentor church campus while a permanent school building is completed. Rogelio Gonzalez of Vanguard told the council the district will fund required site improvements and expects construction at its Stewart Road campus to be complete by August 2027. Council later approved a related license to encroach so the school can maintain an egress/overlay connection to the adjacent park as part of the temporary arrangement.
Not all items moved forward. A rezoning request to convert a single‑family parcel on West Fourth/Holland into townhome zoning (R‑1 to R‑1T) was opened for public hearing but tabled after residents from the area spoke in opposition. Olga Munguia, a longtime neighborhood resident, said neighbors opposed apartments behind existing homes and raised concerns including speeding, trespass and crime: “We do not approve of the reclassification of the property,” she told the council. Another resident suggested community alternatives such as a youth organization or programs to serve students.
Votes on the approved rezoning and CUP items were recorded as unanimous where noted by the clerk; the staff presentation for most items referenced Planning and Zoning Commission unanimous recommendations and noted no formal opposition had been filed.
Council directives and next steps include standard permitting and site‑plan reviews before construction; several temporary approvals (for example the Vanguard portables and some event permits) were limited to two‑year terms and include conditions the applicants must satisfy before certificates of occupancy are issued.
