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Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC), August 5, 2026

Approves Two new residential structures at 731 North Palmetto, 9-1

1h 21m11,450 words
34 mentionsapprovedhistoric preservationadumotion to approvesetbackresidentialzoningvarianceSan Antonio, TX
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How this board votes

The Historic and Design Review Commission approved 80% of 85 recorded land-use decisions this period. Most frequent dissent: Monica Savino (13 of 99 recorded votes).

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What happened

The San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) approved several certificates of appropriateness on August 5, 2026, all historic-design items in residential historic districts.

Meeting key facts
Jurisdiction
San Antonio, TX
Governing body
Final authority
Date
August 5, 2026
Decisions
6 zoning decisions
Outcome
Approved, 9-1

Projects in this meeting (1)

New home construction

Approved
Jose Charo
4 conditions of approval
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Certificate of Appropriateness at 230 Divine Street

Approval of window replacement and rehabilitation work at 230 Divine Street, including replacing bay windows with salvaged 2-over-2 windows and replacing an aluminum window with a new wood window. Architect Ronnie Carrasco represented the request. Approved with staff stipulations.

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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) approved several certificates of appropriateness on August 5, 2026, all historic-design items in residential historic districts.

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Key Decisions (6)

Approved

Certificate of Appropriateness at 230 Divine Street

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

New home construction at 1315 East Pyron Avenue

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

ADU at 503 Mary Louise Drive

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Two new residential structures at 731 North Palmetto

Vote: 9-1Conditions attached
Approved

Rear addition at 523 Adams Street

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
Approved

Consent agenda approval (multiple properties)

Vote: unanimousConditions attached
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Development Activity (4)

New home at 1315 East Pyron Avenue

Residential

ADU at 503 Mary Louise Drive

Residential

Two new residential structures at 731 North Palmetto

Residential

Rear addition at 523 Adams Street

Residential

Market Signals (2)

Housing Demand

Continued investment in new single-family construction and ADUs in San…

Sentiment

Neighborhood associations remain actively engaged in design review, opposing front-facing…

Who Spoke (19)

ChairCommissioner · 3Applicant · 3Applicant's Rep · 2Public · 2

On the record: the chair, 3 commissioners, 3 applicants, 2 applicant's representatives, and 2 members of the public.

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Agenda scorecard

ZoneWire called 3 of 3 land-use forecasts on this agenda.

This season: 94 of 100 (94%) forecasts called in this county.

RONNIE CARRASCO landmark designation

RONNIE CARRASCOCase 2026-189
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Velazquez1 condition of approval
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Jose Charo landmark designation

Jose CharoCase 2026-197
ApprovedNot forecast
freeApprovedmoved by Velazquez4 conditions of approval
4 conditions, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Tim Clark landmark designation

Tim ClarkCase 2026-190
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Velazquez1 condition of approval
1 condition, the audio at the vote, and this case's history
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Gaspar Rivera landmark designation

Gaspar RiveraCase 2026-182
Approved 9-1Not forecast
freeApproved 9-1moved by Velazquez4 conditions of approval
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Nathan Manfred landmark designation

Nathan ManfredCase 2026-204
ApprovedZoneWire called it
freeApprovedmoved by Velazquez8 conditions of approval
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Joshua Thomas landmark designation

Joshua ThomasCase 2026-180
No vote recorded

Michael Elder landmark designation

Michael ElderCase 2026-186
No vote recorded

Jena Hammond Nichols landmark designation

Jena Hammond NicholsCase 2026-193
No vote recorded

More land-use items (6)

6 items with no recorded vote on this agenda
  • Timothy Proctor landmark designationCase 2026-196
    No vote recorded
  • Mark Navarro landmark designationCase 2026-208
    No vote recorded
  • Marissa Robinson landmark designationCase 2026-198
    No vote recorded
  • TREVI CAPITAL LLC landmark designationCase 2026-209
    No vote recorded
  • Samantha Santillan landmark designationCase 2026-205
    No vote recorded
  • Gabriel Monreal landmark designationCase 2026-184
    No vote recorded

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