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Board rejects Government Hill homeowner’s bid to restore short‑term rental permit

2532459 · March 10, 2025
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Homeowner Igor Kompisgar and supporters, including the Government Hill Alliance, urged the board to restore a lapsed short‑term rental permit for 602 Mason St. The board voted 8–3 to deny a special exception, falling one vote short of the 75 percent threshold required to grant the request.

The San Antonio Board of Adjustments denied a homeowner’s bid to restore a lapsed Type 2 short‑term rental permit at 602 Mason Street after a divided hearing that drew neighborhood association backing and multiple supportive voicemails and public witnesses.

Homeowner Igor Kompisgar told the board he bought and renovated a historically neglected house and previously operated it as a short‑term rental from 2021 through 2024. “We ended up paying $274,000 just to renovate and furnish it,” Kompisgar said in his presentation,…

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