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Council approves rezoning to limit heavy industry near East Side neighborhoods after hours of testimony
Summary
On Nov. 6, 2025, the San Antonio council approved rezonings (items 7 and 8) that reclassify multiple parcels from heavy industrial to industrial‑light and mixed commercial, adopting amendments negotiated with residents to limit future heavy‑truck and industrial encroachment.
San Antonio — On Nov. 6, 2025, the council approved a pair of rezonings (items 7 and 8) intended to restrict new heavy‑industrial uses adjacent to long‑established East Side neighborhoods.
Councilmember Mickey Rodríguez, who sponsored the amended plan, told the commission the changes followed months of outreach and include specific parcel removals and conditional uses intended to prevent new heavy‑truck and industrial operations from locating next to homes and schools. Staff recommended approval and described the amendments brought forward after neighborhood negotiations.
The rezonings cover a corridor roughly bounded by Sprout Center Drive, the railroad tracks, Salado Creek and…
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