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Commission approves rezoning at 2536 Real City Road to allow four-family residence despite staff recommendation to deny
Summary
The commission approved an applicant’s request to allow a four-family residential use at 2536 Real City Road after hearing testimony that the property would be used to build a house for the applicant’s sister; staff had recommended denial.
The San Antonio Planning Commission voted to approve a rezoning request for a property at 2536 Real City Road to permit a four-family residential use, overruling staff’s recommendation of denial.
Samantha Benavides, planner with Development Services, introduced the item and said staff recommended denial. She told the commission that 18 notices had been sent and the Thompson association had not responded. The application sought a change allowing a four-family residential use on a lot whose current designation was higher-density residential.
The applicant, identified in the record as Señor Alonso, told the commission, “El plan es, mi papá quería construir una casa para mi hermana, dado que ya está más un señor mayor y eso es todo,” describing a family plan for a house so his sister would have a stable place nearby. Commissioners asked about the street, traffic, and how long the applicant’s father had lived at the address; Alonso said the family had lived there about 35 years.
Several commissioners described the case as a situation where family circumstances weighed in favor of an exception. After discussion, a motion to approve the applicant’s request passed on a roll-call vote. The transcript records affirmative votes by multiple commissioners; no “no” votes or abstentions are recorded.
The approved action sends the recommendation forward to the City Council as part of the normal land-use process (staff had earlier recommended denial).
