Townhomes in Iron Horse Canyon?
At their next meeting, scheduled for next Thursday, June 9, 2011, at 7 p.m. at City Hall, Helotes City Council members will discuss and take action on conceptual site and design plans for a townhome development within Iron Horse Canyon.
Land near the entrance to Iron Horse Canyon has been zoned for townhomes for probably 5 or 6 years. When this issue came up in the past, residents of Iron Horse Canyon were against this type of development in their subdivision.
If you have an opinion for or against this issue, or just have questions, plan to attend this Council meeting. These plans will also be discussed at the P&Z meeting on Tuesday, June 7, 2011, at 7 p.m. at City Hall. This Commission is always interested in the opinions of Helotes Citizens, so plan to attend this meeting also. P&Z will make a recommendation to City Council for or against approving these plans. Sometimes Council takes their recommendations and sometimes they don’t.
Other issues on Council’s agenda are:
- freestanding signs for Wine 101 and the Helotes Echo.
- a request for a variance and/or deferral from the platting requirements for the renovation of an existing structure, currently the Helotes Creek Nature Center, located at 14405 E. Bandera Road (in Old Town Helotes).
- amendments to the Parades and Public Gatherings ordinance adding additional emergency medical service requirements for extreme sporting events and additional insurance and medical plan requirements.
- a contract between the City and Heard & Smith for the collection of delinquent taxes, authorizing the Mayor to execute said contract.
- a Storm Water Management Plan for an ROTC building addition at O’Connor High School.
- Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the City and the San Antonio River Authority for technical review of and assistance with storm and floodwater management, authorizing the Mayor to execute the MOU.
- the budget calendar for the City and the Helotes Economic Development Corporation.
- the appointment of Megan Mutschler and Niels Jensen to the P&Z Commission.