San Antonio Zoning Intelligence

Guide

Filtered zoning alerts in San Antonio

2026-09-10

Filtered zoning alerts in San Antonio mean you only get email when new public cases match rules you set — council district, case type, or keyword — instead of every item on every agenda. On San Antonio Zoning Intelligence, filters apply to Planning Commission catalog cases; subscribe for $55/month. Digests send on weekdays only when at least one filter is set and a new match appears.

Why filters exist

Unfiltered citywide mail is how people unsubscribe in a week. Planning Commission packets mix citywide plats, variances, and plan amendments. A District 6 homeowner rarely needs every ETJ plat on the far side of the county.

Filters are the product. The zoning alerts overview covers the wider landscape; this page is the how-to for our digest rules.

What you can filter

1. Council district — cases we assigned a district (GIS/geocode). Some intersection-only locations stay unassigned; pair with a keyword if needed. 2. Case type — for example plats vs plan amendments, when you only want one lane. 3. Keyword — matched against agenda text we store (location lines, titles). Use fragments the city prints.

Set these after checkout on the account page. Planning Commission email alerts walks the subscribe → claim → filter path.

Setup checklist

1. Complete checkout on /subscribe. 2. Sign in with the magic link (do not start a second subscription). 3. Save district and/or type and/or keyword. 4. Confirm with a known string from a live case if you use keywords. 5. Cancel anytime in the Stripe customer portal when you no longer need the digest.

Edge cases

  • No email after paying — usually empty filters, or no new matching cases since ingest.
  • Keyword too broad — “San Antonio” or “Street” matches noise; prefer a named road or subdivision string from the PDF.
  • District filter quiet — case may lack a district tag; try keyword on the location line.
  • Rezoning you expected — wrong docket; see rezoning notifications.

Related reading

Browse the free case catalog or set up filtered alerts.