How San Antonio boards vote on land use
Every vote below is quoted verbatim from the official meeting recording’s transcript. Use it as research toward the official record, not as the official minutes.
San Antonio Zoning Commission
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Opposition changes outcomes here. Contested rezonings pass less often than the docket overall.
contested 60% · all 71%
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 17 Zoning Commission meetings on record, Dec 16, 2025 to Sep 1, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rezoning | 104 | 71% | 4% | 25% | 28% | 30 | 60% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Pete Rodrigues | D4 | 141 | 10 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| John BustamanteChair | D5 | 137 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| John Kelly | D8 | 135 | 8 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Moses Duewel | D9 | 132 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| George Hinojosa | D3 | 129 | 6 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Robert Sipes | D7 | 129 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Kin Yan Hui | D6 | 121 | 9 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Daniel Kellum | D1 | 117 | 5 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Mojgan Panah | Mayoral | 101 | 14 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| Melissa Loseff | D2 | 99 | 10 | Aug 18, 2026 |
| John Whitsett | D10 | 91 | 4 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Janelle Reyes-Lopez Chase | Mayoral | 38 | 1 | Feb 17, 2026 |
San Antonio Historic and Design Review Commission
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Opposition changes outcomes here. Contested historic designs pass less often than the docket overall.
contested 63% · all 81%
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 17 Historic and Design Review Commission meetings on record, Dec 17, 2025 to Sep 2, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic design | 84 | 81% | 6% | 13% | 93% | 24 | 63% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeffrey FetzerVice Chair | D9 | 103 | 11 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Monica Savino | D2 | 99 | 13 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Journel Gibbs | Mayoral | 93 | 4 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Gabriel Velasquez | D3 | 92 | 6 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Roland Mazuca | D5 | 90 | 5 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Anne-Marie Grube | D7 | 86 | 3 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Andrew Holland | D10 | 84 | 3 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Homer Guevara | D6 | 84 | 2 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Christopher Mammen | D1 | 75 | 2 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| Hilliard Galloway | D4 | 65 | 2 | Aug 19, 2026 |
| Alexander Travieso | D8 | 59 | 2 | Sep 2, 2026 |
| James H. Cervantes | D8 | 26 | 5 | Feb 18, 2026 |
San Antonio Zoning Board of Adjustment
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Write your presentation for Dean and Stevens. They cast most of this period's recorded dissents.
Dean 15 no votes · Stevens 8
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 16 Zoning Board of Adjustment meetings on record, Dec 15, 2025 to Aug 17, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variance | 135 | 81% | 1% | 17% | 45% | 82 | 83% |
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| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samuel Stevens | D2 | 126 | 8 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| John Bonillas | At-large | 99 | 3 | Jul 6, 2026 |
| Andrew Ozuna | Mayoral | 98 | 0 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Zachary Dean | D4 | 89 | 15 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Ryan Reed | D1 | 84 | 5 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Maria Cruz | D5 | 72 | 7 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Tamara Benavides | D10 | 50 | 4 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Donald OroianChair | D8 | 29 | 0 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Jesse Vasquez | At-large | 16 | 2 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Kimberly Bragman | D9 | 15 | 6 | Aug 17, 2026 |
| Theresa Ybanez | D3 | 10 | 4 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Luis Gomez | D6 | 6 | 0 | Aug 3, 2026 |
| Phillip Manna | D7 | 4 | 1 | Aug 3, 2026 |
San Antonio Planning Commission
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Budget a delay cycle. A third of plan amendments were continued at least once before a final vote.
32% continued
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 17 Planning Commission meetings on record, Dec 17, 2025 to Aug 26, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plan amendment | 31 | 55% | 13% | 32% | 6% | 21 | 52% |
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| Member | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Sanchez | 71 | 3 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| George PeckChair | 60 | 6 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Samer Dessouky | 58 | 5 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Meredith Siegel | 57 | 7 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Bryan Lopez | 55 | 5 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| John BustamanteEx Officio (zoning Chair) | 49 | 6 | Aug 12, 2026 |
| Matthew Proffitt | 48 | 4 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Barbara Wallerstedt | 38 | 7 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Kevin Cooper | 35 | 2 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Donald OroianEx Officio (ZBA Chair) | 30 | 2 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Naomi Miller | 28 | 1 | Aug 26, 2026 |
| Anamari Camis Milam | 20 | 0 | Mar 25, 2026 |
| Dustin Ouellette | 11 | 1 | Mar 11, 2026 |
| Michael Angel Garcia Jr. | 11 | 0 | Mar 25, 2026 |
San Antonio Historic Compliance and Technical Advisory Board
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Opposition changes outcomes here. Contested historic designs pass less often than the docket overall.
contested 50% · all 75%
Approval odds below are computed from the key decisions across 7 Historic Compliance and Technical Advisory Board meetings on record, Dec 19, 2025 to Jun 26, 2026.
| Request type | Decisions (n) | Approved | Denied | Continued | With conditions | Contested (n) | Contested approved |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic design | 24 | 75% | 17% | 8% | 83% | 12 | 50% |
| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Andrew Pollog | D9 | 31 | 2 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Christopher Fullerton | D8 | 30 | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Jason VasquezVice Chair (from 2026-01-23) | D7 | 29 | 0 | May 22, 2026 |
| Sarah Catherine Davis | Mayoral | 28 | 1 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Romulo Garcia Spiller | D5 | 27 | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Karen Burgard | D3 | 24 | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Juanita Felicitas SepulvedaChair | D4 | 22 | 2 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Isabel Garcia | D2 | 20 | 0 | Jun 26, 2026 |
| John Spietz | D10 | 9 | 0 | May 22, 2026 |
San Antonio Building Standards Board
Parsed from the official meeting recording. Verify against the official minutes.
Write your presentation for Nelson and Lopez-Rodriguez. They cast most of this period's recorded dissents.
Nelson 4 no votes · Lopez-Rodriguez 3
| Member | District | Votes recorded | Dissents | Last seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick AndisVice Chair (panel A, From 2026-02-05) | D3 | 36 | 2 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Erlinda Lopez-Rodriguez | D4 | 25 | 3 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Kayla MirandaChair (panel B) | D5 | 25 | 3 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Yvonne Addison | D8 | 23 | 2 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Joel Garza SolisVice Chair (panel B) | D10 | 21 | 0 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Dewayne NelsonChair (panel A) | D9 | 16 | 4 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| George Grimes | D2 | 14 | 1 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Jamie Ann Little | Mayoral | 8 | 1 | Jun 11, 2026 |
| Paul Duke Hernandez | D7 | 7 | 1 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Robert Benke | At-Large | 6 | 0 | May 7, 2026 |
| Dora Marie Solis | D6 | 4 | 0 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Kevin Ryan Baldwin | D1 | 4 | 0 | Jul 2, 2026 |
| Ann Winer | At-Large | 3 | 0 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Fazal Hussain | At-Large | 3 | 0 | Jul 2, 2026 |