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Council approves alcohol variance for 7280 UTSA Boulevard with conditions after neighborhood objections
Summary
The San Antonio City Council approved an alcohol-variance allowing on-premise consumption at 7280 UTSA Boulevard (Suite 101) with limits on alcohol sales, hours and other conditions after neighborhood testimony and amendments to the applicant's request.
The San Antonio City Council on Sept. 4 approved an alcohol variance permitting on-premise alcohol consumption for a proposed restaurant at 7280 UTSA Boulevard, Suite 101, with limits and conditions intended to address neighborhood concerns.
Councilwoman Maisa Gonzalez moved to approve the variance with conditions after residents described past problems when bars operated at that location and UTSA submitted a written opposition to alcohol sales above 30 percent of gross revenue. The council voted to approve the motion; a second was recorded but not named on the public record.
The variance allows on-premise consumption only and caps alcohol sales at no more than 30 percent of the establishment’s annual gross revenue. The approval includes additional conditions: annual verification of alcohol-sales documentation to Development Services, specific hours of operation (Sunday–Wednesday until midnight and Thursday–Saturday until 1 a.m., as amended), termination of the variance upon change of ownership or 12 months of nonuse, and a prohibition on outside sound amplification.
Residents who spoke against the variance told council members they had experienced increased late-night disturbances, fights, vandalism, traffic and safety issues when previous late-night establishments operated at the site and at the mouth of the College Park subdivision. Several asked the council to deny the variance or impose strict conditions; one speaker requested quarterly verification of alcohol sales if the variance were approved. The applicant’s representative said the proposed business is a restaurant-oriented concept, not a nightclub, and that the owner had negotiated changes with neighborhood representatives.
A member of the city legal team confirmed that staff-vetted conditions, including the on-premise consumption restriction, are legally permissible under state law. UTSA provided a written statement opposing alcohol sales above the 30 percent threshold.
The council’s action permits the restaurant to sell alcohol within 300 feet of UTSA and within 300 feet of a nearby elementary school, subject to the conditions listed in the approved motion. The resolution requires ongoing verification and terminates the variance if the business changes ownership or ceases operation for a year.
The zoning and land use session moved on after the vote to other agenda items.
