SUBJECT
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Amending the Zoning Ordinance (Map) of the City of Laredo by amending Ordinance Number 2025-O-223, which authorized a conditional use permit for an Animal Care Substation (Office) on Lot 20, Block 5, Sierra Vista Police Station Plat, located at 140 Ceniso Loop in order to convert the approved office use into an Animal Care Substation with indoor and outdoor animal confinement.
ZC-057-2026
District I
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PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
On February 7, 2000, City Council approved the conditional use permit for a Police Substation.
On November 3, 2025, City Council approved the conditional use permit amendment to allow an Animal Care Substation (Office).
BACKGROUND
Initiated By: City of Laredo, Owner; Lauren Bluestone, Applicant/Representative
Council District: I - Cm. Gilberto Gonzalez
Proposed use: The proposed use is an Animal Care Substation.
- The original approval for the site consisted primarily of an office use associated with limited animal care operations. However, the proposed amendment includes an increase in kennels and animals on site, which changes the nature of the use from a office use to an animal confinement / animal shelter type use.
- Due to the proposed expansion of animal confinement activities, the applicant is concurrently pursuing a zone change request in order to establish the appropriate underlying zoning district necessary to accommodate the proposed Conditional Use Permit overlay to allow the animal confinement use.
Minimum Zoning District Required for Proposed Use: B-4 (Highway Commercial District) zoning district.
Current Zoning District: The site is currently zoned as a R-1 (Single Family Residential District) zoning district.
Site: The site is occupied by an Animal Care Substation (Office)
Surrounding land uses: To the north of the site is residential uses. To the east of the site is residential uses, Triumph Public High School - Laredo South, and Lucy Avenue. To the south of the site is Sierra Vista Boulevard,...
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