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Mission council approves several rezonings and permits; allows conditional cell-tower applications
Summary
The council approved multiple rezoning requests and conditional-use permits, including a one-year permit for a mobile food unit and an amendment allowing cell towers on residential and industrial properties by conditional use permit; one rezoning carried an abstention from the mayor.
During its May 12 meeting, the Mission City Council approved several land-use items, including multiple rezoning requests, a one-year conditional-use permit for a mobile food unit and an amendment to the subdivision ordinance that also expands conditional-use eligibility for cell towers.
Staff described the first rezoning (Ordinance No. 5809) as returning a former commercial property at the northeast corner of West 4th Street and Cummings Road to neighborhood-serving commercial use. "This was a commercial property in the past... the new owner would like to restore the building to its former glory and make a laundromat," a staff presenter said; the planning and zoning commission had recommended approval.
A second rezoning (Ordinance No. 5810) to allow an office complex on Bridal Road was approved with an abstention by the mayor as recorded in the meeting. A third rezoning (Ordinance No. 5811) moved a large tract from multifamily to general business (C-3) to permit proposed commercial development; staff recommended approval in each case and the council adopted the ordinances.
Council also approved a conditional-use permit to allow a mobile food unit (Sushi Crunch) to operate in an approved food-truck park for one year (Ordinance No. 5812).
Staff presented an amendment to subdivision procedures that adds a 15% administrative reserve to cover failed infrastructure lab testing and clarifies that any unused portion of that 15% returns to the developer. That ordinance also allows applicants to pursue cell towers in residential and industrial properties through the conditional-use-permit process rather than as strictly commercial/agricultural uses. Council members discussed precedent and safeguards and adopted the ordinance (Ordinance No. 5813).
A resident, Juan Cantu, spoke in favor of placing a small tower at a city park to support low-cost internet for seniors. "Internet for the community will save over $2,000 for us," he said, adding that a broadband partner was willing to place equipment and work with a lifetime fee for participating seniors.
Where recorded, council votes were voice votes and staff noted the planning commission recommendations. The ordinances and conditional-use permit were adopted at the meeting; details such as specific tenants for commercial spaces and future public hearings were left to subsequent permitting steps.
