City Council Zoning and Land Use Session, May 7, 2026
Denies Rezoning at 3109 North St. Mary's Street, passed
What happened
The San Antonio City Council Zoning and Land Use Session denied three vape/tobacco-related rezonings (items 8, 18, and 19) on staff recommendations, all approved denial motions unanimously.
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- May 7, 2026
- Decisions
- 8 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Denied, passed
Projects in this meeting (4)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearings2520 McCullough Avenue
ApprovedTobacco store use
DeniedTobacco store use
DeniedTobacco store use
DeniedFree sample: decision 1 of 8
Continuance of items 6 and 7 to May 21st
Items 6 and 7 continued to the May 21st agenda. Both involve amending zoning district boundary from AHOD residential single-family airport hazard to infield development zone limited intensity with neighborhood commercial for two dwelling units. Item 6 is in District 1; item 7 is on East Myrtle.
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Antonio City Council Zoning and Land Use Session denied three vape/tobacco-related rezonings (items 8, 18, and 19) on staff recommendations, all approved denial motions unanimously.
Key Decisions (8)
Continuance of items 6 and 7 to May 21st
Continuance of item 1 to June 18th
Consent agenda approval
Rezoning at 2520 McCullough Avenue
Rezoning at 3109 North St. Mary's Street
Rezoning at 1739 Babcock Road
Rezoning at 6430 Callahan Road
Rezoning at 12719 Spectrum Drive
Development Activity (2)
Rise Up rezoning at 2520 McCullough Avenue
Commercial
Commercial rezoning at 12719 Spectrum Drive
Commercial
Market Signals (2)
Commercial Demand
The Council consistently denies rezonings for tobacco/vape/hemp retail near schools,…
Sentiment
Neighborhood opposition frequently exceeds the 20% threshold triggering supermajority requirements,…
Who Spoke (8)
On the record: the chair, 3 councilmembers, and a member of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 10 of 12 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 39 of 40 (98%) forecasts called in this county.
5334 San Pedro Avenue plan amendment
Commercial Olmos Park Terrace plan amendment
Residential Single-Family Roosevelt Avenue plan amendment
422 Altitude Drive plan amendment
6435 West Military Drive plan amendment
6435 West Military Drive plan amendment
Wurzbach Road plan amendment
More land-use items (12)
- 10803 Perrin Beitel Road plan amendmentCase Z-2026-10700052Approvedcalled it
- 7280 UTSA Boulevard varianceContinued
- 2520 McCullough Avenue site planCase Z-2025-10700334Approved
- 1115 East Euclid Avenue site planCase Z-2026-10700043Continued
- ZONING CASE Z-2026-10700044 (Council District 1): Ordinance amending the Zoning District……Case Z-2026-10700044Continued
- General Commercial North Saint Mary's Street conditional use permitCase Z-2026-10700048Deniedmissed
- 111 Dunaff Street site planCase Z-2025-10700276Approvedcalled it
- 215 Coca Cola Place site planCase Z-2026-10700032Approvedcalled it
- ZONING CASE Z-2026-10700008 S (Council District 4): Ordinance amending the Zoning… site…Case Z-2026-10700008Approvedcalled it
- 664 East Thompson Place conditional use permitCase Z-2026-10700036Approvedcalled it
- 1739 Babcock Road site planCase Z-2026-10700049Denied
- 6430 Callaghan Road site planCase Z-2026-10700050Deniedmissed
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