The San Antonio Zoning Commission delayed voting on a proposed zoning overlay around Toyota’s South Side plant after landowners expressed worry and confusion.
Dozens of South Side landowners upset about a plan they fear would restrict their ability to develop property around Toyota Motor Manufacturing Texas Inc.’s plant packed into a meeting Tuesday to voice their concerns — prompting a city body to postpone a planned decision.
Toyota and Bexar County to negotiate tax break for automaker’s $531.7 million factory investment He was among the throng of residents that overflowed a room in a city facility in the Lone Star neighborhood, requiring some to wait in the hallway. More than 40 people spoke during the meeting or left voicemails opposing the city’s proposal to create an “industrial compatibility overlay district” that would mainly restrict residential development within 2 miles of Toyota’s vehicle assembly plant.
Doglike robot symbolic of Toyota’s 20 years of progress in San Antonio “I’m not real impressed with how little thought was put into reaching out,” Watson said. “There were a number of occasions when this community has questions, where they were asking about the process or impacts. … You should have every process that may be related to this rezoning and overlay district thought through and be prepared to answer questions.
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