PZ 07-01-2026 Agenda With Associated Documents
MEETING AGENDA
Planning & Zoning Commission
REGULAR SESSION PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION
July 1, 2026
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SCHERTZ, TEXAS 78154
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AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, JULY 1, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold the regularly scheduled meeting at 6:00p.m., Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the City
Council Chambers. In lieu of attending the meeting in person, residents will have the opportunity to watch the meeting via live stream
on the City's YouTube Channel.
1.CALL TO ORDER
2.SEAT ALTERNATE TO ACT IF REQUIRED
3.HEARING OF RESIDENTS
This time is set aside for any person who wishes to address the Planning and Zoning Commission. Each person should fill out the Speaker’s
register prior to the meeting. Presentations should be limited to no more than three (3) minutes. Discussion by the Commission of any item not on
the agenda shall be limited to statements of specific factual information given in response to any inquiry, a recitation of existing policy in
response to an inquiry, and/or a proposal to place the item on a future agenda. The presiding officer, during the Hearing of Residents portion of
the agenda, will call on those persons who have signed up to speak in the order they have registered.
4.CONSENT AGENDA:
A.Minutes for the June 3, 2026 Regular Meeting.
5.ITEMS FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION:
A.PLVAR20260154 Sign Waiver - Consider and act upon a waiver request for a waiver in relation to a
wall sign located on Lot 8 Block 12 of the Verde Enterprise Business Park Unit 10B, approximately 3.5
acres of land located at 17720 Verde Parkway, more specifically known as Guadalupe County Property
Identification Number 199145, City of Schertz, Texas.
6.PUBLIC HEARING:
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6.PUBLIC HEARING:
The Planning and Zoning Commission will hold a public hearing related to zone change requests, specific
use permit requests, and Unified Development Code Amendments within this agenda. The public hearing
will be opened to receive a report from staff, the applicant, the adjoining property owners affected by the
applicant’s request, and any other interested persons. Upon completion, the public hearing will be closed.
The Commission will discuss and consider the application, and may request additional information from
staff or the applicant, if required. After deliberation, the Commission is asked to consider and act upon
the following requests and make a recommendation to the City Council if necessary.
A.Conduct a Public Hearing, workshop, discussion, and possible action in relation to implementing a new
land use category, definition, and Specific Use Permit process for Data Centers.
B.Conduct a Public Hearing, workshop, discussion, and possible action in relation to Article 11 Signs and
Advertising Devices.
7.REQUESTS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS:
A.Requests by Commissioners to place items on a future Planning and Zoning Agenda
B.Announcements by Commissioners
City and community events attended and to be attended
Continuing education events attended and to be attended
C.Announcements by City Staff.
City and community events attended and to be attended.
8.INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION PACKETS-
NO DISCUSSION TO OCCUR
A.Current Projects and City Council Status Update
9.ADJOURNMENT OF THE REGULAR MEETING
CERTIFICATION
I, Daisy Marquez,Senior Planner, of the City of Schertz, Texas, do hereby certify that the above agenda was posted on the official bulletin boards on this the
24th day of June, 2026 at 12:00 p.m., which is a place readily accessible to the public at all times and that said notice was posted in accordance with chapter
551, Texas Government Code.
Daisy Marquez, Senior Planner
I certify that the attached notice and agenda of items to be considered by the Schertz Planning & Zoning Commission was removed from the official
bulletin board on _____day of _______________, 2026. _______________title:_____________
This facility is accessible in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Handicapped parking spaces are available. If you require special assistance
or have a request for sign interpretative services or other services please call 619-1030 at least 24 hours in advance of meeting.
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The Planning and Zoning Commission for the City of Schertz reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting
to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act.
Executive Sessions Authorized: This agenda has been reviewed and approved by the City’s legal counsel and presence of any subject in any Executive
Session portion of the agenda constitutes a written interpretation of Texas Government Code Chapter 551 by legal counsel for the governmental body and
constitutes an opinion by the attorney that the items discussed therein may be legally discussed in the closed portion of the meeting considering available
opinions of a court of record and opinions of the Texas Attorney General known to the attorney. This provision has been added to this agenda with the intent
to meet all elements necessary to satisfy Texas Government Code Chapter 551.144(c) and the meeting is conducted by all participants in reliance on this
opinion.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING: 07/01/2026
Agenda Item 4 A
TO:Planning and Zoning Commission
PREPARED BY:Daisy Marquez, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Minutes for the June 3, 2026 Regular Meeting.
Attachments
Draft Minutes for the June 3, 2026 Regular Meeting
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING: 07/01/2026
Agenda Item 5 A
TO:Planning and Zoning Commission
PREPARED
BY:Daisy Marquez, Senior Planner
CASE:PLVAR20260154 Sign Waiver
SUBJECT:PLVAR20260154 Sign Waiver - Consider and act upon a waiver request for a waiver in relation to a wall sign
located on Lot 8 Block 12 of the Verde Enterprise Business Park Unit 10B, approximately 3.5 acres of land located at 17720
Verde Parkway, more specifically known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 199145, City of Schertz,
Texas.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Owner: TSFG SChertz LLC
Applicant: Liberty Signs
ITEM SUMMARY:
The property is part of the Verde Enterprise Business Park Planned Development District (PDD), which was
approved via Ordinance 07-S-14A. Per the PDD, site design requirements not listed in the PDD, must come directly
from the UDC in place at the time of the adoption of the PDD, which was the 1996 UDC.
Code Permitted
Verde Enterprise Business
Park PDD and 1996 UDC 1 wall sign
Distance from R.O.W.Maximum Letter Height/ Logo Height
less than 100 ft.*12 inches*
101-150 ft.18 inches
151-200 ft.24 inches
201-250 ft.30 inches
251-300 ft.36 inches
301 feet and greater 42 inches
maximum wall sign area to be no greater than 15% of the percent of the wall
space or 80 square feet, whichever is less.
For the subject property: 1 wall sign, of 80 square feet in maximum wall sign
area, and a maximum of 12 inches in letter and logo height would be permitted.
Current UDC Article 11 3 wall signs
Roadway Classification Maximum Area sqft.
Interstates and FM Roads 250
All Others*100*
For the subject property: 3 wall signs of 100 square feet each.
* Applicable to the site*
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Total Signage for the subject property:
The applicant is proposing a total of one wall sign and one monument sign. The monument sign meets the PDD
requirements and the permit is awaiting issuance at the time of the report. The wall sign proposed is a total of 83.3
square feet, which is a total of 30 inches in height. Although it exceeds the maximum height of 12 inches and the 80
square feet wall sign area permitted under the PDD, the applicant is proposing only 1 wall sign under the maximum
allowable permitted sign area from the current UDC.
GENERAL LOCATION AND SITE DESCRIPTION:
The subject property is part of the Verde Enterprise Business Park Planned Development District (PDD), Lot 8,
Block 12 of the Verde Enterprise Business Park Unit 10B Subdivision, also known as 17720 Verde Parkway, more
specifically known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Number 199145.
PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS:
There is no public infrastructure associated with the sign waiver request.
STAFF ANALYSIS AND RECOMMENDATION:
The criteria for sign waivers are listed in UDC Section 21.11.15. Staff also uses the criteria listed in UDC
Section 21.11.15 for the recommendation.
The criteria are listed below for 21.11.15.B:
1. The nature of the land use involved.
The subject property is part of the Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD, which is a commercial and industrial
development. Any requirement not listed in the PDD, must follow the 1996 Unified Development Code. The 1996
Unified Development Code was very restrictive towards wall signs. The Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD only
allows for one wall sign for the development. Additionally, the 1996 UDC restricts the height of wall sign letters
and logos height based on the distance from the right-of-way.
2. The location of the property in relation to roadway classification.
The proposed wall sign is facing Verde Parkway and is less than 100-feet from the Right-of-Way, which only
allows the sign letters/ logo height to be a maximum of 12 inches with a maximum wall sign area of 15 percent of
the wall space or 80 square feet, whichever is less. The current wall sign requirements in the UDC would permit the
applicant a total of three wall signs with an allowable maximum wall sign area of 100 square feet.
3. The existing uses of land in the vicinity
Along Verde Parkway, other industrial and commercial uses follow the Verde Enterprise Business Park Design
Requirements, other than the sign requirements. Historically, the Board of Adjustment, prior to the Article 11
updates, has granted sign code variances from the Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD, if they met the current
UDC sign code requirements at the time of application.
The criteria are listed below from Section 21.11.15.C:
1. That the granting of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or injurious
to other property in the area.
The granting of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare or injurious to other
property in the area. Historically, for properties within the Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD, the Board of
Adjustment has granted sign waivers for signs that met the current UDC requirements. The applicant is only
requesting a waiver to the letter and logo height restriction for wall signs from 12 inches to 30 inches, and the
proposed wall sign area is 83.3 square feet. The applicant is not requesting to be granted more allowable wall sign
area than any current wall sign would be permitted within the City of Schertz.
2. Strict interpretation of the provisions of the section would deprive the applicant of rights commonly
enjoyed by other nearby properties with the same land use that would comply with the same provisions.
Strict interpretation of the Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD and the '96 UDC, and not permitting a sign that
meets the current UDC, deprives the applicant of other rights applicants across the Verde Enterprise Business Park
PDD have been granted.
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Staff Recommendation:
The Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD and 1996 UDC requirements are restrictive, and historically, sign
variances have been approved within the subject PDD if they meet the current sign code requirements. Staff
recommends approval of the proposed sign waiver because the applicant is only proposing one wall sign that
exceeds the letter height allowed and sign area within the PDD requirements and 1996 UDC requirements, but
meets the current UDC requirements.
Planning Department Recommendation
X Approve as submitted
Approve with conditions*
Denial
* While the Commission can impose conditions; conditions should only be imposed to meet requirements of the
UDC.
COMMISSIONERS CRITERIA FOR CONSIDERATION:
Unified Development Code Sec. 21.11.15 - Waivers
A. The Planning and Zoning Commission may authorize waivers from the provisions of this Article when, in its
opinion, undue hardship will result from requiring strict compliance. In granting a waiver, the Planning and Zoning
Commission shall prescribe only conditions that it deems necessary or desirable to the public interest.
B. In making their findings, the Planning and Zoning Commission shall take into account the following:
1. The nature of the proposed use of the land involved.
2. The location of the property in relation to roadway classification.
3. The existing uses of land in the vicinity.
C. Waivers shall not be granted unless the Planning and Zoning Commission finds:
1. That the granting of the waiver will not be detrimental to the public health, safety, or welfare, or injurious
to other property in the area; and
2. Strict interpretation of the provisions of the section would deprive the applicant of rights commonly
enjoyed by other nearby properties with the same land use that would comply with the same provisions.
Attachments
07-S-14A Verde Enterprise Business Park PDD
2006-S-29 Sign Ordinance From 1996 UDC
Applicant Letter of Intent
Applicant Variance Justification Form
Proposed Wall Sign Exhibit
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING: 07/01/2026
Agenda Item 6 A
TO:Planning and Zoning Commission
PREPARED
BY:Daisy Marquez, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Conduct a Public Hearing, workshop, discussion, and possible action in relation to implementing a new land use category,
definition, and Specific Use Permit process for Data Centers.
BACKGROUND
As per the Unified Development Code Section 21.4.7, City Council may, from time to time, on its own motion, or
at the request of the City Manager or his/her designee, amend, supplement, change, modify or repeal the text of
any portion of this UDC in order to establish a sound, stable, or desirable development within the jurisdiction of
the City.
At the May 6, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission meeting, Chairman Wallace requested a UDC
Amendment to add Data Centers to the permitted use table and require a specific use permit in specific zoning
districts.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING: 07/01/2026
Agenda Item 6 B
TO:Planning and Zoning Commission
PREPARED
BY:Daisy Marquez, Senior Planner
SUBJECT:Conduct a Public Hearing, workshop, discussion, and possible action in relation to Article 11 Signs and Advertising
Devices.
BACKGROUND
At the April 1, 2026, and June 3, 2026, Planning and Zoning Commission meetings, the Commission requested a
workshop on Article 11 Signs and Advertising Devices in relation to anchor tenant signs and sign area calculations.
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PLANNING AND ZONING COMMISSION MEETING: 07/01/2026
Agenda Item 8 A
SUBJECT
Current Projects and City Council Status Update
DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION
The following is being provided for information purposes only so that the Planning and Zoning Commission is
aware of the current status of new site plan applications, status of applications heard by the Commission and
recommended for final action by the City Council, and the status of administratively approved applications.
NEW SITE PLAN APPLICATIONS: No new site plan applications were submitted from May 27, 2026, to June
23, 2026.
CITY COUNCIL RESULTS: The following planning applications went to City Council from May 27, 2026, to
June 23, 2026.
Ord. 26-S-010: Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 2.1 acres of land
from Pre-Development District (PRE) to General Business District (GB), generally located at the south-east
corner of the intersection of FM 1518 and Ray Corbett Dr, also known as a portion of Bexar County
Identification Number 1103267, City of Schertz, Texas.
Approved at the June 2, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Ord. 26-S-011:Conduct a public hearing and consider a request for a Specific Use Permit to allow a
convenience store with gas pumps on approximately 2.1 acres of land from Pre-Development District (PRE)
to General Business District (GB), generally located at the south-east corner of the intersection of FM 1518
and Ray Corbett Dr, also known as a portion of Bexar County Identification Number 1103267, City of
Schertz, Texas.
Denied at the June 2, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Ord. 26-S-012: Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 0.2 acres of land
from General Business District 9GB) to Main Street Mixed-Use District (MSMU), known as 502 Main
Street, specifically known as Guadalupe Property Identification Number 67753, City of Schertz, Texas.
Approved at the June 2, 2026, City Council Meeting.
Ord. 26-S-013: Conduct a public hearing and consider a request to rezone approximately 0.4 acres of land
from General Business District (GB) to Main Street Mixed-Use District (MSMU), known as 506 Main Street
and 508 Main Street, specifically known as Guadalupe County Property Identification Numbers 32859 and
32861, City of Schertz, Guadalupe County, Texas.
Approved at the June 2, 2026, City Council Meeting.
ADMINISTRATIVELY APPROVED PROJECTS: Administratively approved applications from May 27, 2026, to
June 23, 2026.
153 Windy Meadows: A proposed outdoor storage area for an existing building and business located at 153
Windy Meadows, Windy Meadows Subdivision Lot 14, Block 2, approximately 1-acre tract, zoned General
Business District-II(GB-2)
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