Eagle Pass zoning board tables variance request for event hall over parking and right-of-way concerns

The Eagle Pass Zoning Board of Adjustments and Appeals on June 4 voted to table a variance request from property owner Maribel Rodriguez that would allow an event hall at a corner lot near Luis (transcript also lists Lee/Louis) and Wilson streets, after city staff reported the site lacks the required number of off‑street parking spaces and that some proposed spaces appear to fall in public right‑of‑way.

The board voted to table the item 3-0 after a staff presentation recommending denial. Board member Toby Valero moved to table the application; the motion passed with a recorded tally of three in favor and no recorded opposition in the meeting transcript.

City staff told the board the parcel—described in staff materials as South Heights Addition, Block 3, Lots 7 and 8—measures about 18,564 square feet, is zoned B-1 (neighborhood business), and is shown as residential on the city master plan. Staff said the property currently contains a two‑family duplex and an unoccupied commercial structure and that the applicant seeks a variance from the City of Eagle Pass Code of Ordinances (Appendix A, Zoning…