Commission recommends FLUM amendment to allow horticulture farmstead at 5590 Lower Seguin

The Cibolo Planning & Zoning Commission recommended approval May 13 of a future land-use map amendment for 5590 Lower Seguin, an 11.05-acre property proposed for a horticulture farmstead by Priest Trees Worldwide LLC.

Staff told commissioners the applicant provided additional materials after the March 11 meeting and characterized the requested change as a rural residential agricultural designation that better preserves rural character for the 11-acre parcel in Council Place 4. The site is currently zoned SF-2.

Applicant representative DJ Austin described operations: small container incubators for seedlings that are later moved to greenhouses and small tree production for the applicant’s own use or for mail orders. Austin said the project will not generate large truck traffic or on-site commercial pickups and that orders would be mailed out, reducing traffic impacts.

Commissioners asked whether the proposed use required a future land-use map amendment rather than a simple rezoning, and staff explained legal direction from the city attorney: if a proposed zoning district is not compatible with the current future land-use map, the applicant must first seek an amendment to the map before rezoning. Commissioners also asked about production systems and whether the owner would reside on the property; the applicant said the operation is not a large commercial farm and explained details about containers and small-tree production.

Commissioner Anthony Sharp moved to approve the future land‑use map amendment as presented; the motion was seconded and carried unanimously. The recommendation will be forwarded to City Council for final consideration, and staff noted a subsequent rezoning case would follow if the council approves the map change.