San Antonio HDRC Compliance and Technical Advisory Board Meeting, February 20, 2026
San Antonio HDRC Compliance and Technical Advisory Board Meeting, February 20, 2026\n\nThe Historic and Design Review Commission Compliance and Technical Advisory Board met on Friday, February 20, 2026, with Chair Jason Vasquez presiding (Chairwoman Juanita Sepulveda present). Roll call established a quorum with all seven members present. The board considered a consent agenda with five items and two regular agenda items concerning fencing and exterior modifications in historic districts.\n\n### Consent Calendar\n- Approval of Minutes (January 23, 2026): Approved with Commissioner Davis abstaining and all others voting aye.\n- Consent Agenda (Five Items): Unanimously approved without discussion. Approved addresses: 129 Callahan, 1407 Fulton, 1510 Lennon, 326 West Linwood, and 904 North Mesquite. Applicants were informed that certificates of appropriateness would be emailed within 10 days.\n\n### Discussion Items\n\n#### Item 6: 510 Steering – Fence Installation (Case #2026-038)\nThe applicant requested approval for a front-yard wrought iron fence at 5 ft 6 in and a privacy fence extending six feet past the front facade. Staff recommended approving the wrought iron fence only if reduced to 4 ft (per guidelines) and modifying the privacy fence to not extend beyond the front facade. The applicant, appearing virtually, expressed difficulty reducing the custom iron fence but agreed to cut it to 4 ft; regarding the privacy fence, staff noted that the north side fence might be on a neighbor’s property. Letters of support from the King William Association were noted. \nBoard Action: A motion to support staff’s recommendations, with a friendly amendment clarifying that the north fence issue be resolved with staff, carried unanimously (7-0).\n\n#### Item 7: 2055 West Wech Avenue – Siding, Windows, and Vents (Case #2026-019)\nThe applicant (Clinton Popham, representing Tripod Contracting) requested approval to: (1) replace historic waterfall siding with tongue-and-groove on the front facade, (2) modify windows on the southwest corner, (3) replace historic windows, and (4) enclose gable vents. Staff recommended denial and instead requiring restoration of original waterfall siding, original window configuration (three windows with mullions), salvaged wood windows, and original gable vents. The applicant admitted to purchasing the property in late December 2025, beginning work without a Certificate of Appropriateness, ignoring a stop-work order issued January 4, 2026, and replacing historic windows after the order. He stated he was unaware the property was in a historic district despite seeing the brown historic district sign. The board expressed concern over the lack of permits and non-compliance, emphasizing the importance of historic preservation.\nBoard Action: A motion to support staff’s denial and recommendations (items 1-4) carried unanimously (7-0). The applicant was directed to work with the Office of Historic Preservation and the Monticello Historic District Association.\n\n### Key Outcomes\n- Consent Agenda: All five items approved without modification.\n- Item 6 (510 Steering): Approved as modified: front iron fence to be reduced to 4 ft, south privacy fence to be cut to 4 ft and pulled back to align with the front facade, north fence to be resolved with staff.\n- Item 7 (2055 West Wech Ave): Denied; staff’s restoration recommendations approved. Applicant must obtain proper permits and comply with historic preservation guidelines.\n- Next Steps: Certificates of appropriateness for approved items to be issued within 10 days; staff will follow up on compliance for Item 6 north fence.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning, everyone. Thank you for being here. I'd like to call to order the Historic and Design Review Commission compliance and technical advisory board meeting for Friday, February 20th, 2026. Can I have a roll call, please? Davis. Present. Garcia? Here. Regard. Here. Spiller. Here. Fullerton? Here. Pollock. Vasquez? Here. And Sepulveda. Here. We have a quorum. Thank you. Translation Services. Good morning, everyone. When does yes? Las personas could prefer escuchar estaudiencia in Espaniol. Muchas gracias. Thank you so much. The compliance and technical advisory board is an advisory board appointed by the city council. I'm Jason Vosquez, acting chair. Juanita Cipulvada is the chairwoman. It is the function of the board to advise the city manager and all relevant city departments concerning certain applications for permits for properties in historic districts and landmarks. In considering whether to recommend approval or disapproval of an application for a certificate of appropri of appropriateness, the board shall be guided by the city's unified development code and design guidelines and standards that have been adopted by the City Council. An appeal of a decision by an administrative official can be filed in accordance with the city's unified development code. If anyone present wishes to speak in favor or in opposition to any item on today's agenda, please sign up on the public comments sheet. It is not necessary to sign up if you are the owner of representative for a project or on the agenda. You will be called on as the case is called. Case representatives will be given no more than 15 minutes to present their case with an additional two minutes to respond to public comments. Speakers for or opposed to a case will be limited to two minutes each. Speakers may also sign up to yield their two minutes to another speaker who has signed up. Anyone who is yielding their time must be present at the time the speaker is called upon. Speakers will be called upon in the order in which they signed up. Following public testimony, any commissioner may call upon any speaker to respond to further questions. Approval by the board does not take the place of any type of permits. Permits must be obtained for all work. Certificates of appropriateness for work approved by the board will be emailed to you within 10 days. No work of any type is to be started without obtaining the appropriate city permits after a certificate of appropriateness has been issued by the Office of Historic Preservation. At this time, please silence all your cell phones. Corey? Good morning, everyone. Um we have a short agenda today, but first we need action on meeting minutes from January 23rd.
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