Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Zoning topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Council approves first reading for planned-development rezoning at 620 E. 43rd over neighborhood objections
Summary
The council approved first reading of a planned-development rezoning (PD-26-01) allowing up to 15 single-family homes on about 1.3 acres at 620 E. 43rd. Planning staff said the RS-5 infill base and conditions require single-family detached units, landscaping, and alley improvements; nearby residents expressed concern about lot size, neighborhood character and safety.
The San Angelo City Council voted 5-0 on a first reading to rezone about 1.3 acres at 620 East 43rd to a planned development (PD-26-01) with an RS-5 infill base to allow up to 15 single-family detached homes.
Aaron Vannoy, planning and development services director, said the developer revised earlier proposals for duplexes and worked with staff to produce a site plan limited to single-family houses with conditions including a maximum of 15 units, a requirement of one large tree per lot and at least 20% landscaping or turf (xeriscaping allowed). He told the council utilities and alley improvements would be required during the development process.
Samantha Brooks, the property owner and applicant, addressed the council and said she and the design team used recent local developments as models. "We decided to go with something similar to what's been built by Lincoln Middle School area," she said, describing the homes as modest single-family units designed to be affordable and suitable for infill.
Neighborhood speakers expressed strong opposition. "They don't want small yards," said Anne Joseph, a resident in Single-Member District 2, and warned the proposed smaller lots would change the character of the block and could harm property values. Jamal Schumpert (SMD 3) said smaller lots and denser housing in the area could lead to safety concerns.
Vannoy said the underlying RS zoning does not allow short-term rentals by right and that the council could add a PD condition if it wanted to explicitly prohibit short-term rentals. The applicant and staff said alley improvements would be required where alley access is used for parking.
The council approved the first reading with the stated conditions and directed that the developer proceed with required permitting and a replat through the planning commission; the approval does not yet finalize any building permits.
Next steps: the rezoning moves forward as adopted in the first-reading action; developers must follow permitting, replat and infrastructure requirements before construction begins.
