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Approval of minutes and consent items
The commission voted to approve the June 4, 2025, meeting minutes. During the meeting the commission also approved the balance of the consent agenda (excluding items 2, 4 and 6) with staff stipulations. The staff noted that certificates of appropriateness or commission action letters will be prepared and emailed to applicants within 10 days; applicants do not need to stay for the remainder of the hearing if their case was approved from consent.

Cases approved on consent
The staff announced the consent cases that were approved: 1118 West French Place; 1602 Broadway; 348 Thomas Jefferson; 511 Labor Commons; 502 Madison; 241 East French Place; and 222 King William. A voicemail from Kate Rogers, a neighbor at 1 French Court, was played in support of 241 East French Place; Rogers said she admired the original home and appreciated the applicant working with a historically sensitive architect.

Pulled items and committee actions
Item 4: Commissioners asked staff whether the applicant agreed to separate a proposed carport from the house; staff confirmed the applicant agreed and the commission approved item 4 with staff stipulations.

Item 6: Commissioners asked whether the neighborhood association or immediate neighbors had met with the applicant. Edward Hernandez, the project architect, said he had communicated with Jane Henry and addressed her concerns. The commission approved item 6 with staff stipulations.

Item 2: The San Antonio Zoo coral lab design (item 2) was pulled from consent for discussion and ultimately referred to the Design Review Committee for further review of rooftop equipment screening and parapet detailing (see separate article).

Votes at a glance (recorded roll call votes reported in meeting transcript)
- Approval of minutes (06/04/2025): Recorded roll call indicated unanimous approval; votes recorded as Mammon (yes), Savino Velasquez (yes), Galloway (yes), Mazuka (yes), Groop (yes), Cervantes (yes), Holland (yes), Fetzer (yes), Jay Maurice Gibbs (yes).
- Consent approvals (balance of consent excluding items 2, 4, 6): Motion passed by roll call; recorded ayes by the same commission roster.
- Item 4 (carport separated from house): Approved with staff stipulations; recorded as unanimous.
- Item 6 (applicant neighborhood outreach confirmed): Approved with staff stipulations; recorded as unanimous.

What this means
Approved consent items will receive certificates of appropriateness or commission action letters from the Office of Historic Reservation and applicants must obtain any required city permits before beginning work. Where applicants and staff agreed to stipulations (for example separating a carport from a house), that compliance will be reflected in the certificate of appropriateness and permit conditions.

The commission adjourned after completing the agenda.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","San Antonio - Historic and Design Review Commission Jun 18, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Historic Design Review Commission on June 18, 2025, approved meeting minutes and multiple consent cases, approved items 4 and 6 with staff stipulations, and referred the San Antonio Zoo coral lab design to the Design Review Committee for additional review.","taxTitle","San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas","taxId",2771,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6524221,"San Antonio Zoo coral-lab design sent to Design Review Committee over parapet height",262,432000,694000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3868939-44776bbe474acd63c044162344073a6f&start=432&end=694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3868939-44776bbe474acd63c044162344073a6f/thumbnail_432000.jpg","/articles/6524221/San-Antonio/Bexar-County/Texas/San-Antonio-Zoo-coral-lab-design-sent-to-Design-Review-Committee-over-parapet-height","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6524221-5272ddbcd2b131e91554a8a7b4329ac8/orig.mp4?Expires=1770442838&Signature=kJ20ISX38XOQ7XZEpllGPOOhRN~SYgJbPew5LiW90pIM~T5O7F~eC0ZpI78NOFn-yWLfpsVK25hmT1F4Vijyd72G6Qm7FMw3jkTe4Zf4EyDTCzKt8Nu0NAHzWvNOYlfunaoGeTHaPMjxkl3PurkqDv9~g48wbv7bwugWanDhEA0mE~tQICFSSRyr1B4HTf7seCP6JbsgZ0Wx878jbhUjS3fJwBg9qcmbNK3xvxfQ0GOoVvpRgKloefz0FqAD8RVLAEzOFcrglNVNF66v4-ZBCN9DF4KdAi-VfkSepCZltZLPEN8FsIN-SCUPv9ivKcvvbpmTLz-3X4Mz0VNGtat4gg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Historic Design Review Commission on June 18, 2025, voted to send the San Antonio Zoo's proposed coral lab design to the Design Review Committee (DRC) for further review of rooftop equipment screening and final parapet height and detailing.

Commissioners said the tall parapet shown on the south elevation could compete visually with the adjacent historic building and asked the zoo and its architect to develop equipment selections and additional design articulation before the commission issues final approval. Ben Barton, director of capital construction for the San Antonio Zoo, and Dale Austin, architect with Samland Group, presented the proposal and answered commissioners' questions about rooftop equipment and screening.

“The parapet kind of wraps around the corner, to hide some equipment,” a commissioner said during review, and asked for either staff review of final parapet height or a return to the DRC once equipment dimensions are known. Barton said the project team expects to use typical DX rooftop units and planned the parapet primarily for visual screening. “We do plan on having some rooftop equipment, and so we were gonna use that to help do visual screening,” Barton said.

Commissioners pressed that simply increasing parapet height to accommodate equipment would not be an acceptable solution without additional wall articulation or a design change to reduce the parapet's visual impact. One commissioner urged staff to be \"very sensitive to what is absolutely necessary\" and suggested additional elevation articulation if equipment required a taller screen.

The commission's final motion withdrew an earlier approval and referred the item to the Design Review Committee; the applicant agreed to work with staff (Edward and project staff) to schedule that follow-up as soon as equipment selections and refined design details are available. Commissioners indicated the project team could return as soon as the applicant's schedule allows; staff noted the next available meeting would be the following week if the applicant were ready.

Vote: The referral motion passed unanimously. Recorded votes during the roll call were: Mammon (yes), Savino Velasquez (yes), Galloway (yes), Mazuka (yes), Groop (yes), Cervantes (yes), Holland (yes), Fetzer (yes), and Jay Maurice Gibbs (yes).

The commission's action is procedural: it sends the coral lab design to the DRC for further design review and does not constitute a final certificate of appropriateness. The Office of Historic Reservation will continue to coordinate scheduling and staff review; any certificate of appropriateness will be issued only after applicable reviews and permits are completed.","The Historic Design Review Commission on June 18 referred the San Antonio Zoo's proposed coral lab design to the Design Review Committee after commissioners said a proposed rooftop parapet appeared to compete with an adjacent historic building; applicants will return after rooftop equipment and final parapet details are selected.","actionData","errors"]

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Historic Design Review Commission approves minutes and multiple certificates of appropriateness; several items approved on consent

San Antonio Zoo coral-lab design sent to Design Review Committee over parapet height