SUBJECT
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Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by authorizing the issuance of a conditional use permit for a Phone Exchange/Switching Station on Lot 2, Block 54, Calton Gardens Subdivision No. 2, located at 5409 Springfield Avenue.
ZC-052-2025
District IV
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
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BACKGROUND
Initiated By: Smartcom Telephone, LLC, Owner/Applicant; Alan Yoder, Representative
Council District: IV - Cm. Ricardo Garza
Proposed use: The proposed use is a Phone Exchange/Switching Station.
- Description: A phone exchange / switching station is a facility in a telecommunications network that connects telephone calls by routing them from one phone line to another.
Minimum Zoning District Required for Proposed Use: B-4 (Highway Commercial District) zoning district.
Current Zoning District: The site is currently zoned as a B-3 (Community Business District) zoning district.
Site: The site is occupied by a vacant commercial building.
Surrounding land uses: To the north of the site is Roofing Aftermath Solutions Inc, Shining Stars Learning Academy, Graphitiks Advertising Design, Del Rio Law Firm, SeniorMed Primary Care Center, Ariva Mortgage, and Hillside Road. To the east of the site is Zacate Creek and single family residential uses. To the south of the site is Dr. S.A. Rafati, Diagnostic Clinic, Sunport M.R.I., Castaneda Court, single family uses, multifamily uses (apartments). To the west of the site is Springfield Avenue and a commercial plaza, which includes the following business, David Garcia Attorney at Law, P.C., Didak Inc., El Sombrero azul, Viejos Tiempos Barber Shop, Knickerbocker Law, Heavenly Hair, and Por Vida Tattoos.
Comprehensive Plan: The Future Land Use Map recognizes this area as Neighborhood Mixed Use.
https://www.cityoflaredo.com/LaredoPlanning/wp-content/uploads/
2021/03/viva-laredo-city-of-laredo-comprehensive-plan.pdf#page=39
Transportation Plan: The Long-Range Thoroughfare Plan identifies Springfiel...
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