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Commission hears pre-application for potential rezoning at Dobie Boulevard for fitness center and offices; no action taken
Summary
Prospective applicants seeking to rezone about 5.205 acres south of Dobie Boulevard discussed plans for a 12,000–15,000-square-foot fitness center (Byrne/Burn Boot Camp) with multi-tenant offices. Commissioners offered preliminary feedback on zoning, parking, floodplain and neighborhood compatibility; no formal application or vote occurred.
Planning staff and prospective applicants discussed a potential rezoning of about 5.205 acres south of the intersection of Dobie Boulevard and Borgfeld Boulevard, near the former Kingdom Hall property, to allow a fitness center and a multi-tenant office/retail building.
Staff said the site is currently zoned Low Density Single‑Family (SF‑2) and identified on the 2024 comprehensive plan map as primarily residential. Staff summarized how a fitness studio/health spa is allowed by right in commercial zoning districts C‑2 through C‑4 and allowed with a conditional use permit in C‑1; administrative and business offices are permitted in commercial districts. The applicants sought feedback before filing a formal rezoning application.
Representatives identified as Mr. and Ms. Hartman described plans for a Byrne (Burn) Boot Camp location to relocate from neighboring Schertz into a 12,000–15,000-square-foot building with additional small professional suites (physical therapy, massage therapy, allied health), child watch and a smoothie shop. The presenters said their franchise at the current location grew from roughly 250 members to about 420 and projected more than 450 members; they said their existing site has 34 parking spaces and they need additional parking for a permanent location.
Commissioners expressed general support for a health‑and‑wellness use but raised questions and cautions: the need for sufficient parking; proximity to adjacent single‑family homes; traffic and circulation impacts on Dobie Boulevard; and the site's floodplain designation (LOMAR/Letter of Map Revision information was discussed). Staff reiterated the discussion is preliminary and that site-specific design and drainage matters (including FEMA flood elevations and on-site stormwater detention) would be analyzed in later phases. Commissioners also noted that if the property were rezoned to C‑1 some uses could be allowed by right while a fitness center might still require a CUP, and that council-level approval and any CUP would follow a formal rezoning application.
No motion or formal action was taken; the discussion was advisory to the prospective applicants. Commissioners encouraged the applicants to engage with staff on parking, drainage (including updated floodplain mapping), and a detailed site plan before filing a formal rezoning application.
Next steps: applicant to refine plans, address parking and floodplain questions, and decide whether to submit a formal rezoning application to the city.
