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San Luis advances plan to promote commercial development on 36 acres along Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Summary
City staff briefed the commission on plans to market 36 acres of commercially zoned state and federal lands along Cesar Chavez Boulevard, coordinate with the State Land Department, and pursue a master plan to attract tax-generating uses including potential hotels and retail.
City economic development staff told the commission the department will prioritize a roughly 36-acre commercially zoned parcel on Cesar Chavez Boulevard (between Fourth and Sixth avenues) as a focus for recruitment of commercial development coordinated with the State Land Department. The parcel sits near a planned port-of-entry expansion and the staff said the city will seek developers and consider a master plan to guide land use and infrastructure.
Armando, economic development staff, said the department will work with developers and the State Land Department to prepare the property for commercial proposals and that the city will consider three factors in shaping a master plan: uses that generate the most tax revenue, what the community wants, and what companies already have interest but lack sites. He described Cesar Chavez Boulevard as already designed and zoned for commercial use and said construction and impact studies were completed when the road project was designed.
Commission members raised questions about traffic and school-zone impacts. Commissioner Eric R. Jones asked whether studies exist to evaluate impacts from added commercial activity near school zones. Staff replied that Cesar Chavez Boulevard was fully designed and that required traffic and impact analyses were completed during the roadway design phase; staff said future development proposals will involve developers and likely include additional impact analysis as projects advance.
The department said outreach to property owners, community stakeholders and potential developers will inform the master plan. Staff estimated the outreach and planning effort would start later in 2025 and continue through a development and marketing phase; no final developer agreements or sales were announced at the meeting.
