Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting, August 3, 2026
Approves Type 2 Short-Term Rental Special Exception at 2042 Chittum Trail Drive, 9-1
How this board votes
The Zoning Board of Adjustment approved 78% of 188 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Zachary Dean (15 of 103 recorded votes).
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See the full board record, member by memberWhat happened
The San Antonio Zoning Board of Adjustment approved five variance/special-exception cases and continued one. Notably, BOA-26-10300131 approved a half-story and 20-foot height variance for the new three-story ML King Academy school at 3501 Martin Luther King Drive (unanimous), and…
- Jurisdiction
- San Antonio, TX
- Governing body
- Final authority
- Date
- August 3, 2026
- Decisions
- 9 zoning decisions
- Outcome
- Approved, 9-1
Projects in this meeting (6)
Each is its own project; some span multiple hearingsType 2 Short-Term Rental
Recommended 9-1Mobile Food Court Separation
RecommendedWireless Tower Distance
RecommendedDora Residential Lot
Recommended 8-2Accessory Structure
Recommended 11-0Building Height
RecommendedFree sample: decision 1 of 9
Type 2 Short-Term Rental Special Exception at 2042 Chittum Trail Drive
Board granted a special exception to allow one additional Type 2 short-term rental on the block face at 2042 Chittum Trail Drive, bringing the block to 17% (exceeds 12.5% limit). There are two existing STR permits (2110 and 2002 Chittum Trail Drive). Applicant Eunice Cavazos de Gonzalez. Approved 9-1 with one abstention (Commissioner Cruz voted no; Commissioner Dean abstained).
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 Zoning Board of Adjustment approved five variance/special-exception cases and continued one. Notably, BOA-26-10300131 approved a half-story and 20-foot height variance for the new three-story ML King Academy school at 3501 Martin Luther King Drive (unanimous), and…
Key Decisions (9)
Type 2 Short-Term Rental Special Exception at 2042 Chittum Trail Drive
Accessory Structure Variances at 207 Alexander Hamilton Drive
Wireless Tower Distance Variance at 5300 Southeast Loop 410
NCD 5 Accessory Structure Variances at 1224 West French Place
Driveway Clear Vision Variance at 815 St. James Street
Fence Height Special Exception at 815 St. James Street
Building Height Variance for ML King Academy at 3501 Martin Luther King Drive
Residential Lot Variances at 224 Dora Street
Mobile Food Court Separation Variance at 922 and 916 East Elmira Street
Development Activity (5)
ML King Academy School Reconstruction
Infrastructure
New residential home at 224 Dora Street (Lot 30)
Residential
East Elmira Mobile Food Court
Commercial
Market Signals (5)
Housing Demand
Applicant noted a current buyer's market where properties are bought…
Commercial Demand
Applicant reported strong redevelopment momentum near IH-35/Midtown Station in San…
Commercial Demand
Strong employment hub around Downtown Methodist Metropolitan Hospital and St.…
Who Spoke (20)
On the record: 2 staff members, 2 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, and 2 members of the public.
Agenda scorecard
Our pre-meeting forecast, graded against the recorded voteZoneWire called 6 of 6 land-use forecasts on this agenda.
This season: 94 of 100 (94%) forecasts called in this county.
224 Dora Street variance
2042 Chittim Trail Drive conditional use permit
BOA-26-10300127: A request by Sherry Huebinger for a 34-foot variance from the minimum…
1224 West French Place variance
815 Saint James Street variance
3501 Martin Luther King Drive variance
916 East Elmira Street variance
More land-use items (1)
1 item with no recorded vote on this agenda
- Houston Street varianceNo vote recorded
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