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Commission approves rezoning for small lot to legalize on-site storage container despite compliance questions

Planning and Zoning Commission of the City of Socorro, Texas · December 3, 2025
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Summary

The commission approved rezoning a 0.383-acre parcel to A-1 and a variance to allow an existing storage container, after extended questioning about whether the structure is a shipping container or a semi-trailer body and whether it must be removed if a house is later built.

The Planning and Zoning Commission on Dec. 2 approved a rezoning and variance to permit an existing on-site storage structure on a 0.383-acre parcel at 10946 East Burke Road, despite discussion among commissioners and staff about whether the item meets the citys accessory-structure rules.

Staff presented the case and said the property owner, Alejandro Daniel Avila, requested rezoning from R-1 to A-1 and a variance from the 1-acre minimum to allow an existing storage…

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