The San Antonio Planning Commission on Oct. 22 approved a resolution amending the Camp Bullitt extraterritorial-jurisdiction military-protection land-use plan to reclassify 8860 Cross Mountain Trail from low-density residential to community commercial so an existing wedding venue can continue operating.

Clayton Walls, interim principal planner with Development Services, told the commission staff mailed 15 notices, received six in favor and two opposed within 200 feet, and that outside the 200-foot radius the notices showed more opposition than support. Staff recommended denial, saying community-commercial designation is normally located near major intersections and existing commercial corridors and is incompatible with surrounding residential land uses.

The applicant's representative, Emily Weisler of the law firm Killian, Griffin & Fairman, said she and the property owner negotiated restrictive covenants with Cross Mountain Ranch Homeowners Association that limit permitted uses, hours of operation, parking, infrastructure improvements and occupancy. Weisler said the covenants effectively prevent uses beyond residential unless the owner seeks another plan amendment and noted that the site currently operates as a wedding venue. "This is limited to 125 people total on the property," she said. Weisler also said Joint Base San Antonio (JBSA) is not opposed to the request.

Sid Wolf of the Kauffman Group, representing the HOA, was introduced as having helped negotiate the covenants; the HOA's position was recorded as "non-opposition" in writing as part of the agreement.

Commissioner Proppitt moved to approve the applicant's request for community commercial; Commissioner Siegel seconded. The clerk took a roll call vote. Commissioners present voted in favor and the motion carried.

The motion implements a plan amendment for an 8.5-acre parcel in the ETJ; staff recorded its recommendation for denial and noted the property's location within a military-protection area based on a joint land-use study. Commissioners approved the amendment after hearing that restrictive covenants and a lack of objection from JBSA are in place.