Neighbor seeks masonry wall as commission approves transfer of Lakeway storage SUP

The Zoning and Planning Commission recommended approval June 3 of a special‑use permit transfer that will allow Public Storage to continue operating a storage facility at 15616 Stuart Road and 1106 Rancher 620 North, forwarding the matter to City Council. The commission voted 4–0 to approve the transfer, which staff characterized as routine given the site’s long history as a storage use.

Neighbor Abel Ayala, representing his father Gregorio Ayala, urged the commission to place conditions on the permit so the commercial operation would be compatible with adjacent new residential construction. “We ask the Commission to condition the approval of this SUP on the installation of a commercial grade block stone masonry wall,” Ayala said, adding that moving‑truck cargo boxes have repeatedly “physically cross[ed] over our property line” and that a generator theft and a May 16, 2026 trespass warning raise security concerns. He asked the commission to require signage and an engineered wall for approximately 200 linear feet along the shared property line, built at the applicant’s expense.

Pam Madier, the applicant’s agent with Jackson Walker, said the company had only recently acquired the property and was open to discussion. “We could certainly look at putting up signs…and I think we’d want to monitor what’s going on,” Madier said, offering to coordinate with staff and the neighbor. The chair encouraged the parties to meet after the hearing to pursue a neighborly resolution before Council reviews the commission’s recommendation on June 15 at 6:30 p.m.

The commission’s recommendation does not itself change the permit; City Council will consider the transfer at its next meeting. If the parties cannot reach an agreed mitigation, the neighbor or the council may pursue additional conditions when the item returns to council.