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San Angelo council tables multifamily rezoning, approves self-storage and several consent items
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Summary
Council members voted to table a rezoning request for 620 East 43rd Street to allow more detailed site and elevation plans, approved a neighborhood-commercial planned development for self-storage on Southland Boulevard, and passed multiple consent items including YMCA lease and a convention-center HVAC contract.
The San Angelo City Council on April 1 moved several land-use and consent items forward after discussion with staff, applicants and neighborhood speakers.
Rezoning at 620 East 43rd: Planning Director Aaron Vannoy presented a request (PD2601) to rezone 1.3 acres from RS-1 single-family to a planned development with RM-1 low-rise multifamily, allowing duplexes or quadruplexes. Residents and council members raised concerns about neighborhood compatibility, potential two-story construction and whether a 16-unit buildout would be appropriate next to single-family homes and Lakeview High School. Applicant Mike Leopin offered to provide a more detailed site plan and an assurance that he would not build two stories; the council voted 7–0 to table the item to give the applicant and planning staff time to return with designs and elevations.
Southland self storage: Staff presented a proposal to change a previous PD to allow neighborhood-commercial use for two parcels on Southland Boulevard, with self storage as the principal use. Planning staff and the planning commission recommended approval with urban-design and screening conditions to buffer adjacent residential properties. Council approved the change 7–0.
Consent and regular items: The council approved a lease with the YMCA for use of the Carl Ray Johnson Recreation Center during ISD construction to accommodate summer day camp participants and approved a $115,850 contract for variable refrigerant flow HVAC upgrades at the McNeese Convention Center. The council also reauthorized participation in the Chapter 312 tax-abatement program (an administrative renewal) and accepted a donation of Simparica to the animal shelter. Several consent items were passed after brief public comment and limited council discussion.
The rezoning for East 43rd was tabled to allow staff and the applicant to present a more defined proposal.
