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Infill Development Rezoning at West Woodlawn Avenue

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ZONING CASE Z-2026-10700176 HL (Council District 1): A request for a change in zoning from "C-2 NCD-2 AHOD" Commercial Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District and "C-1 NCD-2 AHOD" Light Commercial Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ-1 HL NCD-2 AHOD" Limited Intensity Infill Development Zone Historic Landmark Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in “C-1” Light Commercial District and "IDZ-1 NCD-2 AHOD" Limited Intensity Infill Development Zone Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in “C-1” Light Commercial District on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 34, NCB 1856, located at 538 and 524 West Woodlawn Avenue. Staff recommends Approval. (Jewel Polimis, Planner, 210-207-8208, [email protected], Development Services Department)

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This request would change the zoning on four lots at 538 and 524 West Woodlawn Avenue from Commercial and Light Commercial to a Limited Intensity Infill Development Zone, with a Historic Landmark designation on part of the property. The lots would allow the uses permitted in the Light Commercial District and would remain within the Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation and Airport Hazard Overlay Districts.
1 eventFirst seen Oct 20, 2026Last activity Oct 20, 2026Case ID: Z-2026-10700176
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Attorney

Obtain overlay and landmark rules governing West Woodlawn rezoning

Applies if: You represent an owner, buyer, or neighbor of 538 or 524 West Woodlawn Avenue

Why now: The Zoning Commission item for Z-2026-10700176 keeps the NCD-2 and AHOD overlays on every lot, adds an HL designation on part of the property, and records staff recommending Approval with no outcome recorded.

What to do: Pull the Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation District and Airport Hazard Overlay requirements, plus the basis for the Historic Landmark designation, and ask whether they impose approval steps beyond the base rezoning. Clients should know which reviews still apply after any zoning change.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Zoning Commission — Oct 20, 2026 →
Developer

Verify light commercial uses under infill rezoning at West Woodlawn

Applies if: You are considering acquiring or building on the 538 or 524 West Woodlawn lots

Why now: The request in Z-2026-10700176 rezones Lots 1-4, Block 34, NCB 1856 (538 and 524 West Woodlawn Avenue) to two district variants, one with the HL (Historic Landmark) designation, both layered with the Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation and Airport Hazard overlays.

What to do: Confirm which uses and site standards actually apply to each lot group before committing to a program. The request splits the lots between a Historic Landmark version and a non-landmark version of the infill zone, and both carry C-1 uses, so landmark status could limit what you can change on part of the site.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Zoning Commission — Oct 20, 2026 →
Resident

Check which lots get landmark status in West Woodlawn rezoning

Applies if: You live near West Woodlawn Avenue in the Alta Vista area

Why now: Z-2026-10700176 changes C-2 and C-1 commercial zoning at 538 and 524 West Woodlawn Avenue (Council District 1) to infill zones permitting C-1 Light Commercial uses, and staff recommends Approval.

What to do: Look at the case map to see which of the four lots are rezoned from commercial to the infill zone with landmark designation and which are not. Commercial uses of the light commercial type would be allowed on both, so that determines what could open next to you.

Act before: After the next material record update

Source: Zoning Commission — Oct 20, 2026 →

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ZONING CASE Z-2026-10700176 HL (Council District 1): A request for a change in zoning from "C-2 NCD-2 AHOD" Commercial Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District and "C-1 NCD-2 AHOD" Light Commercial Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District to "IDZ-1 HL NCD-2 AHOD" Limited Intensity Infill Development Zone Historic Landmark Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in “C-1” Light Commercial District and "IDZ-1 NCD-2 AHOD" Limited Intensity Infill Development Zone Alta Vista Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District with uses permitted in “C-1” Light Commercial District on Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Block 34, NCB 1856, located at 538 and 524 West Woodlawn Avenue. Staff recommends Approval. (Jewel Polimis, Planner, 210-207-8208, [email protected], Development Services Department)