Commission approves rezoning amendment for 3803 Southwest Millennials Drive to community commercial with recommended buffering

The San Antonio Planning Commission voted to approve a zoning amendment for 3803 Southwest Millennials Drive, changing the land classification to allow more intensive community-commercial uses, subject to buffering and other site requirements discussed during the hearing.

Planning staff described the request and said 27 notices had been sent; seven responses in favor and none opposed were recorded in the staff summary. Staff recommended denial of a broader C-3 (general commercial) rezoning that would permit very intensive commercial uses; instead, commissioners considered an amendment and conditional-use approach that would allow community-commercial uses while addressing neighborhood compatibility.

Applicant Benita Cornova said the application would permit flexibility for future tenants while she develops the site, explaining she currently plans small-scale hospitality or office uses and has been communicating with the neighborhood. She told the commission, “quiero darles más opciones a los negocios posibles,” and described demolition of an old duplex on the lot as the immediate next step.

Commissioners questioned buffering, adjacent residential impacts, and whether the proposed uses would require conditional-use approvals. Staff confirmed landscaping and buffering requirements along the property edges next to single-family areas. After discussion, the commission approved the requested change to community-commercial zoning; staff and the applicant noted that conditional-use and buffering requirements would be further addressed during permitting.