New Braunfels is considering commercial-office zoning for 2.6 acres at 1283 State Highway 46 South; the applicant proposes a counseling office, but the requested district permits other uses.
The proposal would change the zoning rules beside Hidden Springs and along Highway 46 South, where the city says it notified owners of 13 nearby properties.
The newly posted staff report says the applicant wants to remodel an existing house into professional-service and counseling offices. City planners recommend approval. Their rationale is that the office district would be a lower-intensity transition between Highway 46 and the nearby homes.
The proposed zoning reaches beyond one office
The site is currently zoned R-2 AH and APD AH, residential and agricultural predevelopment districts under the airport hazard overlay.
The city's comparison table lists a range of additional uses permitted in the proposed C-O district, including professional offices, child day care and multifamily apartments or condominiums. That table describes district permissions; it is not a plan to build all of those uses at this address. The applicant's stated counseling-office intent is narrower than the zoning request.