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Leon Valley council limits bail‑bond businesses to B‑3 and I‑1 zones with special‑use permits
Summary
The City Council amended the zoning code May 20 to allow bail‑bond facilities only in B‑3 commercial and I‑1 industrial zones with a required special‑use permit, rejecting staff's narrower/by‑right recommendation for other districts.
The City of Leon Valley City Council on May 20 voted to amend the zoning code to add a definition for “bail bond facility” and to allow that use in B‑3 commercial and I‑1 industrial zoning districts only with a specific‑use permit, the council said. The motion, made by Councilor Beth Mersh and seconded by Councilor Orozco, passed 4‑1.
The change lets applicants for bail‑bond offices pursue a formal approval process in those zones; staff had recommended allowing the use in B‑2 retail with a special‑use permit and permitting it by right in B‑3 and I‑1. Planning staff presented a draft definition that describes a bail‑bond business as “a business that provides bail services acting as surety,…
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