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Devine planning commission approves rezoning for collision repair shop at 512 E. Hondo
Summary
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted 4-0 to rezone 512 E. Hondo from Class G (Retail Business) to Class I (Light Industrial) to permit Craftsman Collision, a proposed auto body shop that will install a sealed spray booth; applicants said the project will create local jobs and reactivate a previously vacant industrial-use property.
The Planning & Zoning Commission of the City of Devine on Jan. 12 approved a rezoning request that will allow a collision repair center at 512 E. Hondo.
At a public hearing and subsequent discussion, Permits and Code Enforcement official Juanita Romero reviewed notice procedures, saying the city posted public notice in the Devine Newspaper on Dec. 12, 2025 and Jan. 7, 2026 and mailed letters to property owners within 200 feet; one property owner responded in favor. Romero noted the property previously housed a welding shop and had been classified light industrial in the past.
Melissa Rodriguez, the current owner of 512 E. Hondo, introduced Brandon Schweers and Toby Moore, the prospective owners who described the proposed business, Craftsman Collision. The applicants said the shop will perform repairs inside the building during normal business hours, limit traffic to customers dropping off and picking up vehicles, mark entrances and exits from Highway 173, and prohibit on-street parking for the business. Schweers and Moore said they expect the shop to employ about six to seven people.
In their presentation the applicants described plans to install a sealed, semi downdraft spray booth they said meets applicable environmental standards and will use HEPA filtration with a stated filtration efficiency of 96.5 percent. They also said the building’s existing foam insulation would help reduce noise. City Administrator David L. Jordan and commissioners asked follow-up questions about vehicle storage, security fencing, after-hours drop-off procedures and the expected number of vehicles on site; the applicants estimated a shop this size could see roughly 35–40 cars in various stages of repair but said vehicles would not be kept on site long-term.
Chairman Doug Wilkins moved to change the zoning classification of 512 E. Hondo from Class G (Retail Business District) to Class I (Light Industrial District) to permit a collision repair center using a spray booth; Commissioner Mike Herring seconded. The motion carried 4-0 (Commissioners Wilkins, M. Herring, S. Herring and Morales voting; Commissioners Chuck Guzman and Onis Wiemers absent). The commission also approved minutes from its June 16 and Aug. 18, 2025 meetings (motion by Commissioner Mike Herring; second by Commissioner Fred Morales; vote 4-0) and then adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
The rezoning approval allows the applicants to seek permitting and any required environmental or building approvals; the transcript records the applicants’ statements about certifications and filtration but does not include copies of permits or certification documents. The commission’s approval is a land-use action by the City of Devine Planning & Zoning Commission and does not itself constitute issuance of building or environmental permits.
