In a move that's become all too familiar for some, the city rubber-stamped an amendment to its North Sector Plan this month.
A development eyeing nearly 3,000 homes in northern Bexar County will not be bound by San Antonio's land use plan.This month, the San Antonio City Council approved an amendment to its Northside land use plan that makes way for denser development over environmentally sensitive land.
“These amendments,” the authors wrote, “are consequently altering the land use plans that were originally approved,” and “are significant in that higher-density development can result in an increase in pollution” over those sensitive zones.
“[T]hey throw a bunch of stakeholders together and say, ‘Y’all have it out,’ but since we did that, and we came up with a plan that was acceptable to everybody, I think the city should adhere to it,” Peace said. “It was a lot of work by a lot of parties.” Stakeholders involved in crafting the plan included representatives from GEAA, Bexar County, the Edwards Aquifer Authority, the Scenic Loop-Boerne Stage Alliance, San Antonio Water System and others. The process included sending emails and postcards to residents in the area and holding four public meetings and eight team meetings over seven months as stakeholders hashed out differences and compromises.
“The city had a lot more authority when the plan was adopted to plan ahead for annexation,” Niño said. “We can apply our subdivision regulations, but essentially, that’s about the authority that the City Council has in the ETJ.” Once any deals are hammered out, the commission and city staff make their recommendation to the city council, which has final approval, said city spokeswoman Ximena Copa-Wiggins. The council routinely accepts those recommendations, she said, often placing them on the consent agenda, meaning it is approved without discussion.plans are being developed, neither Northside council member appeared particularly familiar with the North Sector Plan.
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