Planning commission continues vote on land‑use change for Cross Mountain event venue after heavy neighborhood opposition

The San Antonio Planning Commission on Aug. 27 voted to continue consideration to its Sept. 24 meeting of a request to amend the Camp Bullis extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) military protection land use plan from low‑density residential to community commercial for property at 8860 Cross Mountain Trail.

Clayton Wallace, interim principal planner with Development Services, told the commission the application would allow a property owner to continue operating an existing outdoor event venue but that staff recommended denial because “the proposed community commercial is not compatible with other land uses in the area” and the designation allows uses the department judged potentially detrimental to the neighborhood. Wallace also reported that 15 notices were mailed: 7 responses in support and 2 opposed within 200 feet; outside that radius there were 46 opposed and 1 in support.

The applicant, attorney Emily Weisler of Killing Griffin & Fairman, said the request covers an 8.5‑acre parcel that the owners use as a…