Del Rio zoning board to hear three appeals at City Hall
A bid to place a double-wide mobile home on Virginia Street was the most consequential of three zoning appeals headed to Del Rio’s board, with fence and variance requests also on the agenda.
A request to place a double-wide mobile home at 511 Virginia St. was the most consequential of three zoning appeals scheduled for Del Rio’s Board of Adjustment, because it asked the city to make an exception in an R-S zoning district where nearby property owners can be affected by what is allowed next door.
The City of Del Rio Zoning Board of Adjustment was scheduled to meet Monday, May 18, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 109 West Broadway. The public hearing notice listed appeals 26-06, 26-07 and 26-08, putting three separate land-use requests before the board in a single session.
Appeal 26-07, filed by Julio Cesar Maldonado, sought a special permit to place a double-wide mobile home to be used as a residence in an R-S zoning district on Lot 6, Block 1, Villas Del Rio Addition, 511 Virginia St. That kind of request can carry the widest neighborhood impact because it reaches beyond one property line and can shape what nearby homeowners expect in terms of structure type, density and the long-term look of the block.
Appeal 26-08, filed by Saul Perez, sought a variance related to fences in an R-S zoning district at Lot S 1/2 2 & 3, Block 20, North Heights Addition, 1105 Avenue P. Fence disputes often turn on visibility, setbacks and how a property meets neighborhood standards, making them small on paper but often important to the people living beside them.
Appeal 26-06 involved Maria de Jesus Flores seeking a variance in an R-S zoning district. The notice did not provide a property description in the searchable text, but the filing still placed another case-specific request for relief from the city’s rules before the board.
Del Rio’s zoning ordinances are organized in Chapter 30 of the city code, and the board normally meets the third Monday of each month at 5:30 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chamber. Agendas are available before meetings, and minutes are posted after approval, giving residents a public record of how the city handles appeals that can change how land is used, how neighborhoods develop and what property owners can do under local zoning rules.
The May 18 hearing also fit a broader pattern of zoning review in 2026. Val Verde County’s public-notice log shows earlier Del Rio board notices dated Feb. 23, March 16 and April 20, including a March 16 appeal by Eliazar Carrillo for a variance tied to area regulations in an R-S-O zoning district. Together, the notices show a city working through individual requests one property at a time, with each decision carrying its own consequences for adjoining homes and the character of the block.
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