Board of Adjustment rules on short-term rental appeals, continues multiple STR cases

The San Antonio Board of Adjustment reviewed a cluster of short‑term rental appeals and continuance requests at its Sept. 1, 2025 meeting, continuing multiple cases to Oct. 20 and issuing decisions on four appeals brought after the city revoked STR permits for alleged nonpayment or nonfiling of hotel occupancy tax (HOT).

Why it matters: The board’s decisions affect operators’ ability to keep STR permits in neighborhoods across San Antonio and touch on recurring problems staff and some commissioners flagged with the city’s online HOT reporting portal, Avenue, and with how the city and platforms remit HOT.

Board actions and outcomes

- BOA25103135 (1031 South Ghevers / applicant Shivani Reddy): The board considered a staff‑recommended denial of a special exception to allow one additional Type 2 STR on the block face. Commissioner Zeman moved to grant the exception; Commissioner Manner seconded. After discussion and a roll‑call vote the motion failed (yes: 1; no: 9). Outcome: denied.

- BOA25103159 (7630 Cascade Oak / applicant Roberto Bogran): The owner appealed an administrative revocation tied to missed HOT reporting. Finance staff presented Avenue records showing missing city filings from August 2024 through February 2025 and…