Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC), May 6, 2026
Votes on New construction of two single-family homes at 731 North Palmetto (item 10), unanimous
How this board votes
The Historic and Design Review Commission approved 79% of 71 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Jeffrey Fetzer (9 of 82 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) took up several certificate-of-appropriateness cases on 2026-05-06. For Case 611 Broadway (KPNJ-designed seasonal event structures), two successive motions (approve, then deny) each ended in tie/split votes and failed,…
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Date
- May 6, 2026
- Decisions
- 4 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Voted, unanimous
Free sample: decision 1 of 4
Consent agenda approval of items 1-9 (less 3 and 7)
Commission approved consent-agenda items one through nine, less item three and item seven, with staff stipulations. Approved addresses include 225 Wilkins, 318 Pareda, 600 North Presa, 1901 West Wesage, 510 Devine, 370 East Wesage, and 1300 North Main.
- Approve with staff stipulations
The other decisions are listed below by title. The full write-up, verbatim conditions, and the audio at each vote are in Pro.
Meeting Summary
The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) took up several certificate-of-appropriateness cases on 2026-05-06. For Case 611 Broadway (KPNJ-designed seasonal event structures), two successive motions (approve, then deny) each ended in tie/split votes and failed,…
Key Decisions (4)
Consent agenda approval of items 1-9 (less 3 and 7)
Certificate of appropriateness at 611 Broadway
Deconstruction of barn at Immersion Outfitters property (item 7)
New construction of two single-family homes at 731 North Palmetto (item 10)
Development Activity (3)
Seasonal event structures at 611 Broadway
Commercial
Barn deconstruction at Immersion Outfitters historic ranch
Other
Two single-family homes at 731 North Palmetto
Residential
Market Signals (3)
Commercial Demand
A prominent Rio 2 corner lot at 611 Broadway remains…
Sentiment
Commissioners repeatedly cited heat-sink/lack-of-trees concerns and UDC massing/context requirements as…
Housing Demand
Infill development of two single-family homes on a subdivided corner…
Who Spoke (15)
On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, the applicant, and 2 applicant's representatives.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 1 of 1 land-use forecast on this agenda.
This season: 39 of 40 (98%) forecasts called in this county.
Lorena Gomez-Farias landmark designation
Gaspar Rivera landmark designation
Andres Veloz landmark designation
William Gay landmark designation
Ko Kuwabara landmark designation
Mariana Pedroza landmark designation
Renee Trevino landmark designation
More land-use items (2)
2 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Collin Stone landmark designationCase 2026-105No vote recorded
- Gabriel Monreal landmark designationCase 2026-096No vote recorded
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