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Planning commission denies map amendment request at 125 Stonewall Avenue
Summary
The San Antonio Planning Commission voted Feb. 25, 2026, to deny a request to amend the South Central Community Perimeter Plan at 125 Stonewall Avenue from low‑density residential to community commercial; staff had recommended denial and Commissioners cited parking, compatibility and enforcement concerns.
The San Antonio Planning Commission voted to deny a plan amendment for 125 Stonewall Avenue on Feb. 25, 2026, rejecting a request to change the South Central Community Perimeter Plan designation from low‑density residential to community commercial.
Samantha Benavides, a planner with Development Services, told the commission that staff recommended denial because the proposed commercial designation would depart from the adopted low-density residential framework and could place an existing single-family home between two higher-intensity commercial uses. Benavides reported that 30 notices were mailed for the application, with one in favor and two opposed within 200 feet.
The applicant told the commission the property would be used primarily to provide parking for nearby businesses and said any light repair work would be limited so as not to disturb neighbors. "This piece of land will be used just for parking," the applicant said, adding the intent was to move cars off the street.
Commissioners asked staff whether there is a less-intensive land-use option that would allow only parking and whether current parking enforcement could address on-street parking that may be causing sight-line problems. Staff answered that long-term vehicle storage and parking for business purposes typically fall under industrial uses and that conditional-use limitations are constrained by the underlying zoning. Commissioner Siegel raised concerns about a fence and outstanding inspections and said he was not inclined to support the plan amendment, arguing that parking enforcement and permitting, not a plan amendment, should address some of the issues.
"I move to deny the applicant's request," Commissioner Siegel said. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Bustamante. The clerk conducted a roll-call vote and the motion to deny passed.
The denial preserves the site’s low-density residential designation; no further action on this amendment was taken at the Feb. 25 meeting.
