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Zoning commission approves corner‑lot rezoning at 327 Fair Drive for four-unit development
Summary
The commission approved a rezoning to permit an attached four-unit development at 327 Fair Drive over staff's recommendation for a three-unit conditional use, citing lot corner status and outreach by the applicant.
The San Antonio Zoning Commission approved a rezoning request at 327 Fair Drive to allow four dwelling units on the property, overruling staff’s alternate recommendation for a conditional use limiting the lot to three units.
Lehi Ratano, zoning planner with Development Services, told the commission the existing R-4 residential single-family district would allow subdivision into up to three lots on the subject 12,300-square-foot property and that staff recommended R-4 CD with a conditional use for three dwelling units to maintain neighborhood character. The applicant, Sergio Munoz, said he was pursuing the fourth unit to support “low income accessible housing that we're trying to build on the site,” and described additional neighbor outreach including mailings and a YouTube video explaining the proposal.
Chair Rob Sipes said corner lots can sometimes support additional density and moved to approve the applicant’s request for four units; Commissioner Taylor Watson seconded. Commissioners discussed a nonbinding design suggestion — raised by Commissioner John Bustamante and echoed by others — to relocate a driveway away from the corner to better align with neighborhood patterns and reduce curbcut impacts. The motion passed by roll call.
This is a recommendation to City Council; the council retains final approval. Staff noted traffic engineering had indicated parking would not be an issue if the project provides additional parking as represented by the applicant.
