Get AI Briefings, Transcripts & Alerts on Local & National Government Meetings — Forever.
Council approves rezoning of Waco Street parcels for low‑rise multifamily infill
Loading...
Summary
San Angelo City Council approved rezoning of roughly 7.735 acres on Waco Street from general commercial to low‑rise multifamily (Z25-15) to enable infill development. Staff sent 21 notices and received no formal opposition; Planning Commission recommended approval 4‑0. Council vote was 6‑0.
The San Angelo City Council voted 6‑0 on May 20, 2025, to rezone a vacant, long‑undeveloped strip of properties along Waco Street and Houston Harte frontage from general commercial to low‑rise multifamily residential (case Z25-15). City planning staff said the property comprises about 7.735 acres in the Bluffs neighborhood and that the change is intended to support infill development.
Aaron Vannoy, director of Planning and Development Services, told the council the area has been vacant for a long period and that changing the zoning would align the parcels with the neighborhood‑center vision plan. Staff mailed 21 notices for the rezoning; no letters of support or opposition were received. Planning Commission recommended approval at its April meeting by a 4‑0 vote.
Councilmember Tommy Hebert moved to approve the zoning change and Councilmember Harry Thomas seconded. The council approved the ordinance on first reading with a 6‑0 vote. Vannoy said the applicant expects to move forward with development this summer and that a later site plan review will address parking, drainage and other infrastructure requirements.
During public comment, a resident asked the council to consider designing parking to the rear of buildings to avoid curbside congestion. Council and staff noted that such details will be examined during subsequent site‑plan and development‑review steps.
