Case Number:
BOA-20-10300020
Applicant:
Raymond Gonzales
Owner:
SATX Marketing Services LLC
Council District:|1010|Location:
221 Ira Avenue
Legal Description:
Lot 7, Block 9, NCB 3863
Zoning:
"MF-33 NCD-6 AHOD" Multi-Family Mahncke Park Neighborhood Conservation Airport Hazard Overlay District
Case Manager:
Kayla Leal, Senior Planner
Request
A request for a special exception to allow one (1) additional Type 2 short term rental unit per the UDC Section 35-482(i).
Executive Summary
The subject property is located on the corner of Ira Avenue and Wesley Place, a short distance away from Broadway Street. The zoning of the property is "MF-33" Multi-Family District and currently has a duplex on the property. The subject property is surrounded by single-family residential uses and some duplexes. The applicant currently holds one Type 2 STR Permit for the subject property.
The applicant is seeking a special exception to allow for one (1) additional Type 2 STR for a total of two (2) at the property. A unit is defined as having its own distinct sleeping area, kitchen, and bathroom. Type-2 indicates that the owner/operator of the property does not occupy the site as their permanent legal residence.
Per the recently adopted code, Type 2 Short Term Rentals shall be limited to no more than one-eighth (12.5 percent) of the total number of single-family, duplex, triplex, or quadplex units on the blockface. At least one (1) Type 2 Short Term Rental shall be permitted per blockface, regardless of the total number of units on the blockface.
In this case, the blockface is defined as the northeast side of Ira Avenue between Margaret Street and Wesley Place. This property is one of eight (8) residential units on the blockface and is developed as a duplex, resulting in one (1) Short Term Rental permitted by right which has already been approved. The one (1) Type 2 Short Term Rental Permit has been approved at this address. Any other Type 2 Short Term Rentals on this blockface mu...
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