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Commission approves replat to create John Marshall High School parking lot; residents press traffic and enforcement concerns
Summary
After a public hearing Nov. 19, the Leon Valley Planning and Zoning Commission approved a replat of roughly 35.66 acres at 8000 Lobo Lane to create new lots for John Marshall High School, establish John Marshall Drive and vacate Robin Road; residents asked about traffic impacts, enforcement and stormwater, and the schooldistrict's engineers said the traffic analysis was reviewed and approved by San Antonio and Leon Valley engineers.
The Leon Valley Planning and Zoning Commission on Nov. 19 approved a replat that will create new lots for John Marshall High School and make room for an approximately 120-space parking area intended to reduce parent pickup and drop-off stacking on nearby streets.
The replat covers about 35.66 acres at 8000 Lobo Lane and would vacate Robin Road while establishing a new John Marshall Drive right of way that extends into the school property. Staff and the city engineer recommended approval of the plat; the commission opened a public hearing, heard resident concerns about traffic and enforcement, then moved to approve the replat as presented.
Resident Byron Woodworth, who lives in the Monte Robles subdivision behind the school, said daily congestion on nearby streets is severe and asked whether intersections at Redbird and Huebner and Chaparral and Huebner would be affected. "Traffic is backed up all the way around the block on those 2 streets every day," Woodworth said. Staff clarified that those intersections were not part of the replat and that the street-realignment and traffic-signal work had been considered previously by the city council.
Sean Smith of MTR Engineers, the project's traffic consultant, told the commission the team worked with Northside Independent School District and engaged City of San Antonio and Leon Valley staff to produce a traffic impact analysis (TIA) that was reviewed and accepted by both cities' engineers. "We feel confident with the proposed solution that it will reduce the traffic not only on Eckert Road but the circulation as well," Smith said. Smith said the proposed configuration includes about 120 parking stalls for parent pickup/drop-off and on-site stormwater detention to avoid offsite impacts.
Residents also questioned enforcement for events and after-hours parking near the campus. Crystal, the staff liaison, said the district agreed to provide personnel during the initial learning phase (police officers or school staff) and Leon Valley police would enforce no-parking rules on city thoroughfares, particularly during sporting events. Staff also said the commission can consider traffic-calming measures if driver behavior creates new hazards once the reconfiguration is in place.
After public comment, a commissioner moved to approve agenda item 4.1 as written; the motion was seconded and the chair called the vote. Commissioners responded with voice votes of "Aye" and the chair announced "Ayes have it," approving the replat.
Next procedural steps will include any required final engineering, continued coordination between the school district and city staff on traffic management during the opening of the new configuration, and submittal of the final plat for recording.
