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Board splits on short-term rental requests; neighborhood approvals and denials leave mixed outcomes
Summary
The Board of Adjustment denied several STR density exceptions but granted a few, including a temporary STR approval at 810 Dakota Street and an appeal restoring a permit at 443 North Trail; board members cited neighborhood saturation, historic-preservation criteria and economic hardship.
San Antonio's Board of Adjustment issued mixed rulings on short-term-rental (STR) matters and related appeals on Wednesday, denying some requests that would increase STR density on tightly packed block faces while approving a smaller set of exceptions and an appeal.
At 335 East Park Avenue, the applicant argued that $201,000 in renovations and the fact the property is in a historic district justified a Type-2 STR exception. Staff advised denial because the additional STR would exceed the block's density cap; members of the Tobin Hill Neighborhood Association and nearby…
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