The San Antonio Planning Commission voted on Oct. 22 to approve a land-use request for an event venue at 8860 Cross Mountain Trail, despite a staff recommendation to deny the application.

A staff planner presented the proposal and said the use as an event venue was incompatible with the commercial corridor and existing residential areas and recommended denial. The planner reported that public notices showed six in favor, two in opposition and one in support conditionally noted on file.

The applicant’s representative said the venue has operated for more than a year, negotiations with the neighborhood association produced written conditions limiting permitted uses, hours of operation, parking and other infrastructure, and that the owners and the neighborhood association signed the agreement. The applicant stated the venue’s current occupancy is 225 people and that the property encompasses about 8.5 acres along Cross Mountain Trail. The applicant also said the site is near a Joint Base San Antonio mission-protected area and noted coordination with military protection studies.

Commissioners asked questions about neighborhood agreement and notice; the applicant said the neighborhood association provided a written statement of no opposition as part of the conditions. After discussion, the commission made a motion to accept the applicant’s request; the motion passed with all recorded commissioners voting yes.

No amendments or conditions beyond the applicant’s negotiated restrictions were recorded on the public hearing minutes during the meeting.