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WELCOME TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
MY NAME IS KAYLA MIRANDA, AND I'M THE CHAIR.
IT IS 9:13 AM ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL, PLEASE? KAYLA MIRANDA.
JOELLE SOLIS PRESENT, GEORGE GRAHAMS JR.
ALSO PRESENT IN THE MEETING FROM THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO ARE SAVITA WRIGHT FROM THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE AND FROM DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
DANNY LEGE, CODE ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATOR, MELISSA RAMIREZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR MICHAEL ESTI, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER MELISSA GARZA, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT TWO.
AND MYSELF, ESTHER ORTIZ, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SPECIALIST ONE.
MADAM CHAIR AOR PRESENT IN SAN ANTONIO PROVIDES, UM, UH, INTERPRETATION SERVICES.
CAN WE PLEASE HAVE THAT STATEMENT IN SPANISH? GOOD MORNING.
AS PREVIOUSLY STATED, A QUORUM IS PRESENT.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONE AND ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
NO PERSON SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR.
IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON A CASE, YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES.
HOWEVER, AN OWNER OR OWNER'S REPRESENTATIVE WILL HAVE UNLIMITED TIME.
PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION.
AS ADVISED PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING, THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE NEEDING ASSISTANCE.
IT IS OUR UNDERSTANDING THAT YOU HAVE MADE SUCH ARRANGEMENTS AS ADVISED IN YOUR NOTICE OF HEARING.
OUR EXPECTATION IS THAT YOU HAVE SUBMITTED THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS PRIOR TO THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DILAPIDATED STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING, PROVIDE THE REQUIRED WORK DOCUMENTS.
DISCUSS YOUR DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK WITH THE COST FOR EACH ITEM OUTLINED IN THE ORDER TO BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER.
SUBMIT REQUIRED PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR PROPOSED WORK AND DISCUSS FEASIBILITY OF REPAIRS DEPENDENT UPON MONIES AT HAND REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENTS ORDERED BY THE BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DE DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED IN 1901 SOUTH ALAMO STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 0 4.
IF IN DOUBT AS TO THE PROCESS DURING THIS TIME, PLEASE CONTACT THE DECODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.
ANY ORDER OR LIEN HOLDER DIS DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THAT THE ORDER IS MAILED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDERS, PLEASE CONTACT THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER OR DEVELOPMENT SERVICES STAFF MEMBER BY PHONE AT TWO ONE TWO OH SEVEN FIVE FOUR TWO TWO.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON'S PRESENCE TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS PUBLIC HEARING.
AS PER CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36.
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UM, APPROVE ALL MINUTES.ANY OPPOSED? THE MINUTES ARE APPROVED.
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CAN WE HAVE THE STAFF REPORT PLEASE? GOOD MORNING.MY NAME IS JENNY RAMIREZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER.
I HAVE A ONE ITEM TO READ INTO THE RECORD THIS MORNING, IF I MAY PROCEED.
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STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1314 FULTON AVENUE WAS DEMOLISHED AS AN EMERGENCY ON FEBRUARY THE THIRD OF 2026 DUE TO FIRE, WHICH OCCURRED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2026.PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 75, FURTHER ACTION IS NEEDED BY THE BOARD AT THIS TIME.
THIS WAS IN COUNCIL DISTRICT ONE AND IT WAS A VACANT STRUCTURE AS THE MAIN STRUCTURE THAT WAS, UH, DEMOLISHED AND THERE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS.
THAT DOES COMPLETE MY REPORT UNLESS THERE'S ANY QUESTIONS.
SO THE FIRST PROPERTY UP TODAY IS, UH, 27 81 WEST JET ROAD.
MY NAME IS STEPHANIE SANCHEZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 27 81 WESTJET ROAD, WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS CB 4 89 P DASH ONE P DASH ONE A P DASH ONE BABS 1 71 SOUTHSIDE STUDY AREA THREE ANNEXATION LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT FOUR.
THE OWNER ON ON RECORD IS PHILIP ROSS.
UH, PHILIP M. ROSS WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 0 0 6 HALLBROOK ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 1 8.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THIS CASE, CHIEF WESTBROOK WITH THE SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR ROLAND ES.
AND THE OWNER MR. PHILIP ROSS.
CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNER PHILIP ROSS BY IN PERSON AND BY PHONE.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MARCH 12TH, 2025 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 27 81 WEST JET ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 24TH, 2025.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS SPELLED ON JANUARY 28TH, 2025 AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON JANUARY 30TH, 2025.
ON MARCH 6TH, 2025, A CONFERENCE MEETING WAS HELD WITH THE OWNER PHILIP ROB ROSS, WHO WAS PRESENT ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 27 81 WEST JED ROAD ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT IS PENDING ON JANUARY 20, JANUARY 14TH, 2026, A WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY.
AT THIS TIME, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
THE FOLLOWING PERMITS ARE NOTED ON FILE A REROOF PERMIT THAT WAS OBTAINED FEBRUARY 12TH, 2025.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE A COMBINATION OF DATES FROM JANUARY 24TH, 2025, MARCH 20TH, 2025, AND JANUARY 14TH, 2026.
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YOU.SO HERE WE DO HAVE AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY.
THAT IS THE VIEW COMING FROM THE SOUTH, THE SOUTH SIDE.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH, 2026, UM, BY THE SAPD RAVEN DRONE UNIT.
HERE WE DO HAVE A FOLLOWING PHOTO OF A DRONE UNIT FROM THE SAPD.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN ON MARCH 20TH, 2025.
WE ARE VIEWING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION TOWARDS THE NORTHWEST.
FROM THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE TOWARDS THE REAR, WHICH LOOKS LIKE A ROAD IS ACTUALLY A TRAIL FOR THE EL CAMINO TRAIL, AS WELL AS THERE IS A RIVER THAT PASSES THROUGH THE MED, UH, MEDINA RIVER.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE IN THIS PHOTO THERE IS A LARGE ACCUMULATION OF DEBRIS THAT APPEARS TO BE OF TOWARDS THE LEFT SECTION OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS WILL BE A FOLLOWING PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH, 2026.
THERE IS A MAIN STRUCTURE HERE WITH A DILAPIDATED ROOF SYSTEM.
HERE IS A FOLLOWING PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN ON MARCH 20TH, 2025 TO SHOW A CLEAR REVIEW OF THE DILAPIDATED ROOF SYSTEM THAT IS PRESENT.
YOU SEE A LARGE AMOUNT OF HOLES IN THE ROOF SYSTEM AS WELL AS SOME OF IT'S STARTING TO SAG AND CAVE IN AS WELL AS A TRASH AND DEBRIS ON THE EXTERIOR.
SO THIS IS THE UTMOST FRONT ELEVATION THAT I COULD OBTAIN FOR THAT STRUCTURE.
YOU DO SEE THERE IS A PEAK GABLE AS WELL AS A SMALL WINDOW, UM, JUST PAST THE BRUSH SYSTEM, WHICH YOU, THERE IS ALSO ITEMS PLACED DIRECTLY IN FRONT THAT I COULD NOT OBTAIN A FURTHER BETTER PHOTO
SO WE, HERE WE HAVE GOING OVER TO THE RIGHT ELEVATION, WHICH IS TOWARD, TOWARDS THE EAST.
THE EXTERIOR WALL IS MISSING TO INCLUDE THE STUDS AND THE SIDING.
THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM IS ALSO WARPING AND UNLEVELED.
SO HERE IS A CLOSER VIEW OF THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM.
PO POLLEN FALLEN OFF THE POST AND IS ON GRADE HERE.
WE ARE MOVING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
WE DO HAVE SOME OF MISSING SIDING AS WELL TOWARDS THE REAR AS WELL AS THE WALL THAT IS LISTING HERE.
WE ARE GOING TO THE LEFT ELEVATION OF SAID STRUCTURE.
UH, WE DO SEE SOME MORE MISSING SIDING AS WELL AS, UH, WATER DAMAGE, A DETERIORATED SIDING AS WELL AS A TREE THAT HAS SPLIT AND FALLEN ONTO THE STRUCTURE.
THIS WAS THE ONLY DOORWAY THAT I WAS, I MANAGED TO BE ABLE TO SEE ON THE PROPERTY OR FOR, FOR THIS STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE ROOF SYSTEM IS ALREADY CAVING IN AND FALLING.
THERE IS WATER DAMAGE WOOD MEMBERS AS WELL AS SOME MORE BRUSH AND TREES THAT ARE THERE.
UM, THIS IS THE FURTHEST I WENT DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS.
AND HERE WE DO HAVE A CLOSER VIEW OF THE ROOF SYSTEM.
YOU DO SEE, AGAIN, THE LARGE AMOUNT OF HOLES AND THE DETERIORATION TO THE ROOF COVERING.
SO THOSE PHOTOS FOR THE CLOSEUP OF THE FIRST, THE MAIN STRUCTURE I WERE, I'M SORRY, THEY WERE FROM JANUARY OF, UH, 2025.
UM, SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET ANY UP CLOSE NEW UPDATED PHOTOS DUE TO A LOT OF THE DEBRIS THAT HAS BEEN PLACED AROUND THE, AROUND THE PROPERTY.
AND SO THIS WAS PART OF THOSE ITEMS THAT WERE IN THE WAY THAT I COULD NOT ACCESS MORE RECENTLY.
SO WE ARE, WE ARE CALLING THIS ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
IT IS A FOUR TO FIVE STORY RESTRUCTURE.
SO WE HAVE THE VIEW HERE OF THE FRONT AND RIGHT ELEVATION FROM THIS PHOTO.
IF YOU LOOK CLOSELY, THE TOP LEVEL DOES HAVE A HOLE IN, IN LIGHTING THAT IS PASSING THROUGH.
THERE IS NO AXIS TO THE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR.
UM, IT HAS BEEN BARRICADED WITH ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED AROUND.
SO WE DO HAVE, UM, A PHOTO FROM THE LEFT ELEVATION.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN IN JANUARY OF LAST YEAR.
UM, YOU CAN SEE THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS FROM THE PREVIOUS PHOTO TO THIS PHOTO THAT HAD BEEN ADDED TO THE STRUCTURE.
SO THIS IS A FOLLOWING PHOTO AS TO WHEN, WHEN, UM, ITEMS STARTED BEING ADDED, WHICH WAS IN MARCH OF LAST YEAR.
SO THIS IS A VIEW TOWARDS THE REAR WHERE THERE IS A LOWER DECK TOWARDS THE BOTTOM.
THIS IS THE ONLY TIME WE WERE ABLE TO VIEW THAT.
SO COMING FORWARD, THESE ARE FROM MARCH OF LAST YEAR.
THERE IS SOME FIRE DAMAGE TO THE WALKING SURFACE
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AS WELL.UM, TOWARD, TOWARDS THE TOP OF THE REAR OF THE COVERING ABOVE, THERE IS SOME METAL MEMBERS THAT ARE TWISTING AS WELL.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE ARE FIRE DAMAGE UTILITY POLES THAT ARE PRESENT.
THERE WAS A FIRE AT THE STRUCTURE, UM, SEVERAL YEARS AGO.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE A CLOSER UP TOWARDS TO SHOW FURTHER BACK ONTO THE WALKING SURFACES THAT ARE CHARRED, THE POST AND THEN THE METAL FRAMING THAT IS ALSO, UH, DAMAGED.
SO TOWARDS THE REAR WHERE THERE ARE THE DECKS, THERE IS A, A BIG DROP TOWARDS THE REAR, WHICH GOES TOWARDS THE RIVER TO MEDINA RIVER, JUST TO SHOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS THAT ARE PRESENT ON THE STRUCTURE.
SO HERE WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, I'M GONNA, THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE AND SOME DAMAGE TO THE FRAMING THAT IS STARTING TO SAG TOWARDS THE CENTER MEMBER.
AS WELL AS THERE'S SIGNS OF RUST PRESENT HERE.
WE ARE JUST PANNING OVER CLOSER TOWARDS THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE WE DO SEE, UM, ON THE FOLLOWING THE UP UPPER LEVEL STRUCTURE, THERE IS SOME LIGHTING THAT IS COMING THROUGH.
YOU CAN SEE THE F THE FRAMEWORK THAT IS PRESENT.
SO THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN FROM MY INITIAL INSPECTION.
UM, YOU DO SEE THE SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE WALKING SURFACE OF THE GROUND LEVEL FLOOR.
YOU DO SEE THE CHARRING TO THE UTILITY POSE AS WELL.
AND THAT WAS, THIS WAS THE ONLY TIME I WAS ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERIOR.
SO HERE THIS APPEARS TO BE WHAT THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM IS.
IT APPEARS THAT SOME OF THE, THE METAL FRAMING IS GOING INTO, INTO THE GROUND AND IT IS WELDED HERE.
WE DO HAVE A PHOTO FROM AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE THAT WAS TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH, THE 2024, BY THE SAPD RAVEN DRONE UNIT.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE THE TOP LEVEL WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE WALKING SURFACE.
THERE ARE PALLETS THAT ARE BEING USED AS FLOORING FOR THE WALKING SURFACE SUPPORT.
YOU CAN'T SEE A LOT OF THE ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN PLACED AS WELL AS THERE IS A VEHICLE TOWARDS, UH, THE BOTTOM LEFT.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE, GOING INTO THE REAR OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN'T SEE A LOT WHERE THE, WHERE THE DECKING DOES EXTEND.
THERE IS A HOLE ALSO ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE TOP FLOORING OR LACKING FLOORING.
AND THIS IS JUST A VIEW TOWARDS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE A, A DIRECT VIEW.
FROM THE TOP, YOU CAN SEE HOW CLOSE MEDINA RIVER IS TO THE STRUCTURE.
UM, WE DO HAVE FURTHER PHOTOS DOWN THE ROAD THAT'LL SHOW THE AREA.
UM, THAT SECTION IS IN A FLOOD PLAIN ZONE.
HERE WE ARE CON THIS IS ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, WHICH CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 12 UTILITY POLES THAT ARE BEING CONNECTED.
SIX OF THE POSTS HAVE BEEN ATTACHED TOGETHER, UM, BY METAL, WOODEN METAL CROSS MEMBERS.
NOW HERE WE DO HAVE A CLOSEUP.
THERE IS A CPS METER THERE, AS WELL AS SOME SOME METAL DEBRIS AND A WOOD PALLET.
UM, ADJACENT TO THE METER BOX, THE PA THE PANEL IS CURRENTLY EXPOSED AND AS OF TUESDAY, ON FEBRUARY, FEBRUARY 10TH, CPS DID CONFIRM THERE ARE TWO ACTIVE METERS ON THE PROPERTY.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE THE MAPS, THE MAPPING SYSTEM TO SHOW THAT, UM, TWO SECTIONS OF, OF THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY, A FEW SECTIONS OF THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY ARE WITHIN, UM, THE FLOOD PLAIN.
AND HERE WE DO HAVE A, A SATELLITE IMAGE THAT WE OBTAINED FROM THE SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY SECTION, SHOWING THAT THE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE WAS BUILT WITHIN THE FLOODPLAIN.
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THE SINGLE STORY RES, THE SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF WOOD FRAME CONSTRUCTION ON POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION.BOTH THE WOOD FOUNDATION AND WOOD FRAMING ARE ROTTED AND DETERIORATED.
THE GABLE ROOF HAS LARGE HOLES AND IS DETERIORATED AND HAS COLLAPSED.
THE ROOF SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY BEING SUPPORTED BY THE INTERIOR CONTENTS.
THE RIGHT ELEVATION, EAST WALL IS MISSING EXPOSING THE INTERIOR CONTENTS.
STRUCTURE IS LISTING AND IS EXPOSED TO THE WILDLIFE AND ELEMENTS ACCESSORY.
NUMBER ONE IS THE FOUR TO FIVE STORY MOLD STORING STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF TELEPHONE POSE, SHEET METAL VENT, PIPING, BOX LIDS, RAILROAD TIES AND STAIRCASES.
FOUNDATION APPEARS TO BE WOOD UTILITY POLES WITH METAL BEAMS. FRAMING CONSISTS OF WELDED METAL MEMBERS.
NO ROOF SYSTEM AND NO SIDING ARE PRESENT AT THIS TIME.
EVIDENCE OF THE FIRE OF EVIDENCE OF A FIRE TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE, FRAMING AND FLOOR AND SUBFLOOR.
SEVERAL METAL MEMBERS ARE WARPED AND TWISTING AND SHOW RUST.
STRUCTURE IS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS AND TO WILDLIFE.
CURRENTLY ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR GROUND LEVEL FLOOR IS RESTRICTED WITH MATERIALS.
ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO CONSISTS OF 12 UTILITY POLES, SIX POLES, WHICH HAVE BEEN CONNECTED BY METAL CROSS MEMBERS WITH ATTACHED CPS ENERGY, ELECTRICAL METER AND EXPOSED ELECTRICAL BOX WITH A PILE OF METAL AND WOOD PALLET ADJACENT.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 27 81 WESTJET ROAD ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
SUBSECTIONS FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, 12 AND 15 IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREIN AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING, ANY HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DE OPERATION, SUBSTANDARD OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE, A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY OR SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 27 81 WESTJET ROAD.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED ANDIS.
I'D LIKE TO ASK FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION.
UM, THE TIME IS 9 36 ON, UH, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
UM, THE BILLY SANDERS BOARD WE'RE NOW CONVENIENT.
OPEN SESSION, OR NO, I'M SORRY,
RECESS, UH, FROM THE OPEN MEETING AND CONVEN AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS, UH, ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS PURSUANT SECTION 5 51, UH, 0 7 1 OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE.
THE TIME IS NOW 10:02 AM ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
THEN THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.
NO OFFICIAL ACTION WAS TAKEN IN THE EXECUTIVE SESSION.
QUESTIONS FOR THE CODE OFFICER, PLEASE.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED S UH, COULD WE SEE JPEG 58 ON THIS JPEG? WILL YOU PLEASE DESCRIBE WHAT THESE ARE, HOW IT'S LAID OUT? SO HERE WE DO HAVE THE OUTLINE OF THE PROPERTY, WHICH IS SHADED IN GRAY, AND TOWARDS THE REAR OF THAT, WHERE IT DOES HAVE THE MARKS OF PURPLE IS THE FLOODPLAIN ZONE.
WILL YOU PLEASE GO TO JPEG? HOLD ON.
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UH, 53 IN REFERENCE TO THAT, WHERE DOES THIS BUILDING SIT? SO BASED ON IF WE, CAN WE GO TO THE LAST JPEG, THE ONE RIGHT AFTER THE ZONING.SO HERE CLOSELY, LET ME GRAB THE POINTER.
JPEG I WOULD'VE BROUGHT IT UP TO.
SO HERE WE DO HAVE THE SATELLITE IMAGE.
SO RIGHT HERE IS THAT, THAT ONE STRUCTURE, THE FOUR TO FIVE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HERE WE DO HAVE, UM, THE TWO LININGS OF TWO OF THE FLOODPLAIN ZONES.
SO HERE IS THE EDGE OF THE FLOODPLAIN, AND DOWN HERE IS WHERE THE END OF THE STRUCTURE SHOWS.
SO IT'S KIND OF HARD TO SEE IT ON HERE, BUT WHERE WOULD THAT RIVER BE IN THAT AREA? RIGHT THERE? SO THE, THE RIVER RUNS RIGHT HERE.
SO 30 FEET, ACCORDING TO JPEG 53, IT'S ABOUT 30 OR SO FEET.
UM, WE WEREN'T REALLY FULLY ABLE TO DETERMINE, UM, BECAUSE THE GROUND LEVEL DOES DROP DIRECTLY BEHIND THERE, IT WAS HARD TO SET A DISTANCE.
FROM HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE RIVER.
CAN WE HAVE JPEG 53? I SEE THE TRAIL BACK THERE ON THE NEXT QUESTION RIGHT HERE.
WHERE IS THE PROPERTY LINE? I AND IS THIS IN HIS PROPERTY? THE CREEK RIGHT THERE.
SO, UM, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GIVE YOU AN EXACT LINE ON WHERE HIS PROPERTY ENDS, BUT APPROXIMATELY HERE OR SO.
AND THIS PORTION IS A FLOODPLAIN A A SECTION OF IT? IS IT KIND? THE FLOODPLAIN KIND OF GOES IN AND OUT.
SO IT KIND OF COMES UP AND AROUND.
NOT THAT EXACT LOCATION, BUT UM, BASED ON THE MAPPING SYSTEM ON WHERE IT GOES, IT KIND OF PEAKS TOWARDS THAT STRUCTURE.
THEN IT'LL GO BACK DOWN TOWARDS, CLOSER TOWARDS THE RIVER AND THEN BACK UP AGAIN.
COULD DO YOU HAVE A TIMELINE OF WHEN THAT FLOOD PLAIN WAS PUT IN? I DO NOT.
CAN YOU GO BACK TO THE FLOODPLAIN MAP PLEASE? THAT ONE.
SO THE FLOODPLAIN HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED THERE, UM, MADAM CHAIR.
AND SO THIS IS, THERE IS A PORTION THAT GOES ONTO THE PROPERTY LINE.
THIS IS THE, THIS IS THE EXTENDED FLOODPLAIN.
SO, UM, IF THERE WERE ANY PERMITS THAT WERE PULLED, THAT WOULD'VE BEEN A PART OF THE REVIEW IN THIS SITUATION, NO PERMITS WERE PULLED FOR THIS, UH, PROJECT.
BUT, AND I KNOW YOU CAN'T SPEAK FOR THE COUNTY, BUT WHEN THIS WAS ANNEXED IN, WAS THERE A FLOODPLAIN THERE? WE DON'T HAVE ANYONE FROM PUBLIC WORKS, UH, STORMWATER HERE TO HELP ANSWER THAT QUESTION.
BUT THE STORMWATER IS IN EXISTENCE AND IT HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED.
SO TODAY, AGAIN, IF THEY WERE TO COME IN AND PULL ANY PERMIT, STORMWATER WOULD BE A PART OF THE REVIEW, UM, AND MAKE THE REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE FOR WHATEVER STRUCTURE IS GONNA BE PLACED IN THE FLOODPLAIN.
AND TO THIS DATE, NONE HAVE BEEN FILED? NOT TO OUR KNOWLEDGE, NO, SIR.
ANYONE ELSE HAVE QUESTIONS? DO THIS IS, UH, JOEL SICE.
YEAH, YOU KNOW, I'M LOOKING AT THE JPEG 57.
IT LOOKS LIKE THE ELECTRICAL METER BOX RIGHT THERE LOOKS LIKE VERY RECENT, RECENT ONE.
IT'S A, UH, I WANNA SAY RADIO FREQUENCY ENABLED.
IT HASN'T SHOWN ANY TIME ON THAT METER.
IS, UH, THE POWER ACTUALLY BEING USED IN THIS, THE STRUCTURE? I DO NOT SEE IT GOING ANYWHERE ON THE PROPERTY EXCEPT FOR THAT METER.
UM, IN THE ACCESSORY TO THE LARGE STRUCTURE.
UM, THERE LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A PANEL IN THERE AT ONE POINT OR ANOTHER, WHETHER IT'S CONNECTED, I'M NOT SURE.
I'VE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO ACCESS THE INTERIOR DUE TO THE SAFETY CONDITIONS.
BUT, UM, THE OWNER IS PRESENT HERE, BUT TO,
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AND HE COULD SPEAK TO IF THE ELECTRICAL BOX DOES GO ANYWHERE.'CAUSE I'M, I'M ALSO LOOKING AT JPEG 56 AND THE BONDING CONDUCTOR HAS BEEN DISCONNECTED ON THE TOP LEFT.
SO THIS IS THE SERVICE ENTRY IN RIGHT? THIS IS YOUR 200 AMPERS COMING INTO THE METER.
SO I'M WONDERING WHY, WHY IT'S BEEN EXPOSED FOR SO LONG AND A LOT OF CORROSION ON BOTH THE, THE ALL THE EXPOSED, UH, METER BOXES.
THE OTHER ONE WAS GONNA ASK IS, IS THERE ANY SEWER SERVICE TO THIS PROPERTY? I DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME CURRENTLY.
AND REGARDING THE GROUNDS AROUND THE, THE HOUSING STRUCTURE, WAS THAT EVER REMEDIATED BEFORE BY THE CITY? I MEAN, THAT'S A LOT OF TALL DEBRIS.
TREES LOOK LIKE THERE WAS A TREE ACTUALLY BUILT IN COMING THROUGH THE FLOOR OF THE ONE STRUCTURE.
WE'VE NEVER, THIS IS MICHAEL ARRESTEE, DEVELOPMENT SERVICES MANAGER.
WE HAVE NOT SUBMITTED A WORK ORDER TO CLEAN THAT PROPERTY.
AND TO CLARIFY THE MAIN STRUCTURE, HOW MANY STORIES IS THAT? SO THE ORIGINAL MAIN STRUCTURE IS THE, THE ONE SINGLE STORY THAT THE ROOF IS DILAPIDATED.
UM, THE TOWER OR THE TOWER LOOKING STRUCTURE.
UM, I I SAY IT'S APPROXIMATELY FOUR TO FIVE, DEPENDING, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS CONSIDERED A DECK OR A, A COVER DUE TO THE SEVERE DETERIORATED.
UM, AND DUE TO A LOT OF THE FIRE DAMAGE AS WELL THAT I'VE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE AN EXACT NUMBER OF HOW MANY LEVELS IS ON THAT STRUCTURE.
AND IS THERE ANY STAIRWAYS OR ANY WAY TO ACCESS THOSE MULTIPLE LEVELS? THERE, THERE ARE STAIRWAYS WITH WITHIN THE STRUCTURE.
AND I GUESS THOSE ARE METAL FRAMED? YES, SIR.
AND THE OTHER IS WE DIDN'T SEE ANY LIVING QUARTERS.
ARE THERE LIVING QUARTERS HERE? NOT THAT I COULD OBSERVE DURING ANY OF MY INSPECTIONS WHERE I WOULD SAY WOULD BE HABITABLE.
SO THERE'S NO ONE LIVING INSIDE THERE NOW? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO.
NO SIGNS AND ANY SIGNS OF, UH, VAGRANT? TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO.
EVERY TIME I'VE GONE TO THE PROPERTY, I HAVE NOT SEEN ANYBODY ON THE PROPERTY EXCEPT FOR THE OWNER.
AND I TAKE, IT'S NOT CLOSE TO ANY OTHER, UH, BUILDINGS LIKE SCHOOLS OR ANYTHING? NO, SIR.
THERE ARE TWO OTHER, UH, NEIGHBORING, UM, RESIDENTS ON, ON THAT STREET AS WELL AS THE, THE PARK AND TRAIL HEAD THAT IS THERE CLOSE BY.
SO JUST TO GIVE, RUN DOWN THE PARK TRAIL HEAD, HOW CLOSE IS THAT TO THE STRUCTURE? SO THE, THE PARK TRAIL RUNS BEHIND THE STRUCTURE, UH, ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE RIVER OF MEDINA RIVER ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE RIVER.
UH, KILL, UH, JPEG 27 WILL HELP YOU OUT ON THAT.
IT'LL SHOW YOU EXACTLY THE OVERVIEW FOR REFERENCE.
UM, IN THE NOTES IT SAYS THAT THERE WAS, IT STATED A ENGINEER HAD ASSESSED THE BUILDING TWO YEARS AGO.
DO YOU HAVE THE REPORT THAT DEMONSTRATES THAT IT'S A SOUND BILL BUILDING OR STRUCTURE? NO, MA'AM.
WE, WE HAVE NOT BEEN GIVEN ANYTHING, UH, TO SAY THAT THE STRUCTURE IS SOUND.
UM, THAT WAS THE OWNER RELAYING TO ME THAT HE DID GET AN ENGINEER AT ONE POINT BUT DID NOT HAVE THE REPORT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UM, OUR FIRST SPEAKER WOULD BE THE OWNER, UM, PHILLIP ROSS.
OH, YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD? WE DO HAVE THE, UM, CH MARSH.
I'M SORRY IT'S NOT ON MY LIST.
JOSHUA MARTINEZ, CODE FORCE AND SUPERVISOR FOR DISTRICT FOUR.
I DO WANNA MENTION TO THE BOARD THAT WE DO HAVE A, UH, OUR CHIEF UH, FIRE DEPARTMENT HERE AS WELL TO SPEAK ON ANY, UH, FIRE CONCERNS THAT YOU HAVE AS WELL AS OUR CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR THAT CAN ALSO, UH, GO INTO FURTHER DETAIL REGARDING THE STRUCTURE.
'CAUSE WE DID HAVE 'EM GO OUT AND MAKE THEIR ASSESSMENT ON THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.
WE, WE'LL HEAR FROM THEM FIRST PLEASE.
WELL, YEAH, THERE YOU GO, WESTBROOK.
ROBERT WESTBROOK, SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE FIRE MARSHAL.
UM, STATEMENT ON THE CONDITIONS, UH, CONSTITUTING AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE DURING FIRE OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE.
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IS CONSIDERED UNSAFE DURING A FIRE OR EMERGENCY RESPONSE WHEN CONDITIONS AFTER PROPERTY CREATE AN IMMEDIATE DANGER TO LIFE, HEALTH OR THE SAFETY OF OCCUPANTS AND RESPONDERS.UNDER THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL FIRE CODE IN THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO, ADOPTED FIRE AND BUILDING SAFETY STANDARDS, A BUILDING MAY BE DEEMED UNSAFE IF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS ARE PRESENT COMPROMISED.
STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, BLOCKED, LOCKED, OR INSUFFICIENT MEANS OF EGRESS, INOPERABLE, OR MISSING FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS. HAZARDOUS ACCUMULATIONS OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS OR DEBRIS THAT INCREASES FIRE SPREAD OR IMPEDE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS, PERMITTED ALTERATIONS OR CONSTRUCTION INCLUDING REMOVED, FIRE RATED ASSEMBLIES, ALTERED EXITS OR UNSAFE ELECTRICAL OR MECHANICAL WORK, LACK OF REQUIRED UTILITIES, UH, SUCH AS ELECTRICITY OR WATER.
UNSAFE STORAGE PRACTICES INCLUDING OBSTRUCTED ACCESS TO FIRE DEPARTMENT CONNECTIONS, GAS, SHUTOFFS OR ELECTRICAL PANELS.
CONDITIONS THAT CREATE IMMINENT DANGERS SUCH AS EXPOSED WIRING, LEAKING GAS, COMPROMISED FUEL SYSTEMS, ET CETERA.
ANY INCLUDING HAZARDOUS MATERIALS, IF ANY OF THESE CONDITIONS ARE OBSERVED DURING A FIRE EMERGENCY RESPONSE? UH, WE GENERALLY DESIGNATE IT AS UNSAFE.
WE DO HAVE AN UNSAFE POLICY, UM, WHICH WE ARE CONSIDERING AT THIS POINT IN TIME.
BASICALLY, THEY'LL PUT UP, UM, A SIGN THAT WOULD DESIGNATE THE PROPERTY AS UNSAFE.
AND WE DO PLAN ON BASICALLY PLACING NOTES AND OUR COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH.
SO IF THERE EVER WAS AN EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO THAT ADDRESS, BASICALLY WOULD, IT WOULD SAY IS THAT A, UM, SORT OF BE VERY CAREFUL AND THAT THIS, IT DOES PRESENT SOME UNSAFE, UM, HAZARDS.
SO, UH, BASICALLY YOU USE DUE CAUTION? IT WOULD, WE WOULD NOTIFY RESPONDING PERSONNEL.
ANY QUESTIONS? THIS IS FRED ANDES.
AS LONG AS, UH, THERE THERE WAS A FIRE THERE, WE SAW IT IN THE REPORT.
DID YOU GUYS EVER HANDLE THE FIRE OUT THERE? I DO NOT, NO.
I DO NOT HAVE A REPORT SAYING THAT WE RESPONDED TO THAT FIRE.
I'M NOT SAYING WE DIDN'T, I'M JUST SAYING I COULDN'T FIND IT.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
WAS THERE ANY OTHER REPORT CHIEF? OH, I'M SORRY, THE ENGINEER? YEAH, CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR.
PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND RESENDEZ.
UM, THEY DID CALL US OUT THERE TO, UH, ASSESS THE STRUCTURE FOR, YOU KNOW, TO SEE IF IT WAS UNSAFE.
UM, AS IT WAS STATED BEFORE THAT THE STRUCTURE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET ACCESS TO THE STRUCTURE, BUT EVEN GOING TO, UM, TO THAT AREA, WE DID FIND THAT IT WAS, IT WAS FIRE DAMAGED.
UH, THE, UH, WHAT LOOKED LIKE THE, THE POLES THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS ATTACHED TO HAD SOME CHARING ON THERE.
UH, THERE WAS ALSO, UH, THE METAL STRUCTURE WAS LOOKED LIKE SOMEONE WAS BOLTED.
SOME, SOME OF IT WAS WELDED, SOME OF IT LOOKED CRACKED.
UH, YOU KNOW, SO IN THAT CASE WE WOULD DEFER TO AN ENGINEER.
UM, SO THAT'S THE ONLY WAY WE WOULD HAVE TO, UH, UH, DETERMINE IF IT WAS SAFE.
WE NEEDED AN ENGINEER TO, TO INSPECT THE, THE SAFETY OF THE, OF THE, THE STRUCTURE SINCE IT WAS STEEL.
BUT, UM, OTHER THAN THAT, THAT'S WHAT WE COULDN'T REALLY TELL.
AND ESPECIALLY WE, WE, IF WE DIDN'T HAVE ACCESS TO THE, UH, TO THE WHOLE TOWER AREA.
UM, SO THAT'S, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH ALL WE COULD, COULD DO AT THAT TIME.
IS THERE ANY QUESTIONS? ANY QUESTION? THIS IS FRED ANDES.
I WAS JUST GONNA ASK ABOUT THE FOUNDATION.
S SO LOOKING AT THE, THE, THE METAL STRUCTURE PORTS, THOSE ARE GOING INTO THE GROUND, THE METAL STRUCTURES, IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS.
AND ALSO THE, THE, THE, THE, THE POLES, THEY LOOK LIKE THEY WERE IN, IN EMBEDDED SOME AT SOME POINT, LIKE I SAID, WE COULDN'T GO REALLY UP TO, UP TO IT, ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS.
UM, AND IT LOOKED LIKE METAL WAS, UH, UH, ATTACHED TO THOSE POLES AS WELL.
SO, YOU KNOW, WITH, WITH ALL THE, THE DEBRIS AND EVERYTHING AROUND, WE COULDN'T REALLY TELL, I COULDN'T TELL HOW FAR IT WENT IN, IF IT DID OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
ANYTHING WITH THE EGRESS, COULD YOU TELL HOW MANY ENTRYWAYS EXITS THERE WERE? IT'S, IT, NO.
YEAH, 'CAUSE WHEN WE WENT, THERE WAS AN ACCESS TO WHERE WE WERE ABLE TO GO ON THE SIDE, BUT, UH, THERE WAS A, UH, A FENCE THAT WAS PUT UP TO STOP US FROM ENTERING THAT AREA, SO WE, WE COULDN'T GO IN THERE TO SEE.
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THIS IS FRED ANDIS.I'M GONNA GO BACK TO WHAT, UH, MR. SISE ASKED EARLIER ON THE ELECTRICAL.
DID YOU LOOK AT THE ELECTRICAL TO SEE WHERE IT WENT? NO.
WE, I, I DON'T DO ANYTHING WITH ELECTRICAL.
UM, THAT WOULD HAVE TO BE DONE WITH, UH, AN AN ELECTRICAL INSPECTOR.
SO, UH, I HAD, I HAD, UH, NOT LOOKED AT THE ELECTRICAL OTHER THAN YOU NOTICED THAT THE PANEL DOORS WERE ON? YEAH, BECAUSE WE NOTICED THAT THE PANEL WAS THERE AND, AND, UH, I THINK IT WAS, UH, THERE WAS SOME POLES IN THE FRONT.
I'M NOT SURE WHAT, UH, WHAT AREA THAT WAS.
UH, IN FRONT OF THE T TO THE RIDE OF THE TOWER, UH, STRUCTURE, THERE WAS POLES AND THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL PANEL ON THERE WITH THE, UH, JPEG 57.
HAD THE NUMBERS ON THERE IN ORDER TO GET THE NUMBERS ON A DIGITAL, THAT MEANS IT WOULD HAVE TO BE CURRENT GOING THROUGH THERE, CORRECT? UH, I BELIEVE SO.
I, I THINK THEY SAID CPS HAD SAID IT WAS, IT WAS, THEY, THEY'RE NOT.
BUT WE DON'T KNOW WHERE THEY GO TO THE TWO OTHER STRUCTURES OR THIS ONE.
YEAH, I DON'T HAVE, WE DON'T KNOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS YVONNE ADDISON.
UH, I KNOW THEY MENTIONED EARLIER THERE WERE NO PERMITS FOR THIS, UH, STRUCTURE.
DOES THAT INCLUDE ART INSTALLATION PERMIT? JUST TO CLARIFY THE QUESTION, WAS ART INSTALLATION? YEAH.
IS THAT ART INSTALLATION PERMIT? IS THAT SOMETHING THAT WOULD APPLY HERE? UM, IN THOSE SITUATIONS, IF THERE WAS SOMETHING LIKE ART MAYBE SAFE, UM, AT THE INTERSECTION OF LA SOYA AND COMMERCE, THAT STATUE THERE, WE WOULD BE LOOKING FOR ENGINEER REPORTS TO HELP SUPPORT STAFF'S UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT IS BEING INSTALLED.
UM, AND AT THIS TIME WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT DATA.
UM, WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE FOUNDATION IS BUILT, UM, OFF OF OR IF IT'S ENGINEERED.
WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE STRUCTURE IS EITHER.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES.
AND I'M SORRY, THIS IS MELISSA RAMIREZ, DEPUTY DIRECTOR.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UM, I, I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS FOR, FOR THE CODE OFFICER, PLEASE.
SO I, I JUST WANNA CLARIFY, I DID HEAR YOU SAY THAT CPS UH, CONFIRMED TWO CONNECTIONS AT THE PROPERTY.
AND THEN, UM, WERE THERE ANY PERMITS FOR ELECTRICAL WORK EVER? LIKE IN, IN YOUR DOCUMENTATION? THE, I HAVE FOUND THREE PERMITS DATING BACK TO 2002 TO 2003 FOR ADDITIONS, WINDOWS AND A REROOF PERMIT.
UM, MOST RECENT, THERE IS ONE ACTIVE REROOF PERMIT CURRENTLY AS OF FROM 2025.
UM, PRIOR, OTHER PRIOR PERMITS THAT I DID SEE THAT WERE OBTAINED IN 20 22, 20 23 WERE ALSO ANOTHER REROOF PERMIT AS WELL AS THERE WAS AN APPLICATION FOR, UM, MINOR BUILDING REPAIR, BUT NO ELECTRICAL, NO.
UM, ALSO IN YOUR NOTES IT SAID THAT, UH, YOU WALKED THE TRAILS AND SAW PEOPLE GOING ONTO THE PROPERTY.
NO, I BELIEVE
UM, I DID WALK THE TRAIL ON, UH, THIS MONTH AND DID SEE, UH, A COUPLE PEOPLE ACTUALLY WALKING, RUNNING, EXERCISING IN THE TRAILS AS WELL.
THAT, THAT'S JUST A COMMENT THAT I HAD PUT SINCE I HAD, DID OBSERVE IT WHEN I WAS WALKING THE TRAILS BEHIND THE TRUCK, THE PROPERTY, WHICH I WAS ABLE TO SEE THE STR THE ACCESSORY ONE STRUCTURE FROM THAT TRAIL.
BUT DID YOU SEE PEOPLE GOING ON THE PROPERTY? IT SAYS HERE THAT CITIZENS WERE WALKING THROUGH AND ABLE TO FIND DEBRIS, WOOD MATERIAL FROM THE PROPERTY AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY THAT WAS ELEVATED.
NOT, THEY WERE NOT WALKING ON THE PROPERTY, THEY WERE JUST ON THE TRAIL.
THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO CLARIFY.
I HAVE A FOLLOW UP ON JPEG 56 AND 57 IS ONE METER.
WHERE IS THE SECOND METER IN CONNECTION WITH THAT PROPERTY? BECAUSE THIS ONLY SHOWS ONE METER AND A AND A FUSE BOX.
SO THE OTHER METER IS ACTUALLY LOCATED TOWARDS, ABOUT THE CENTER OF THE, THE PROPERTY.
IF YOU WANNA GO, UH, JPEG 27 WILL SHOW YOU THE FULL OVERHEAD.
CAN YOU GIVE US A REFERENCE ON WHERE THIS METER IS AND WHERE THE SECOND ONE WOULD BE?
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AND SO THE FIRST METER THAT IS SHOWN IN TO, IN TODAY'S PRESENTATION IS LOCATED DIRECTLY RIGHT HERE TOWARDS THE BOTTOM RIGHT OF THE PROPERTY LINE.OR CLOSE TO THE PROPERTY LINE.
SO THE OTHER METER IS LOCATED SOMEWHERE, AIX OVER HERE.
AND THEY'RE BOTH LIVE, CORRECT? ACCORDING TO CPS? CORRECT.
THEY BOTH HAVE ACTIVE SERVICE.
'CAUSE THAT, THAT IT ONLY SHOWS ONE METER, BUT YOU'RE TALKING TWO METERS.
THERE ARE TWO METERS YESTERDAY.
AND THEN FINALLY, IS THERE WATER SERVICE? I, I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION RIGHT NOW.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? A QUICK FOLLOW UP FROM ME REGARDING THE PERMITS THAT WERE PULLED.
WERE THERE EVER ANY FOLLOW UP INSPECTIONS DONE? NO SIR.
SO THERE WAS JUST, THE PERMITS WERE ISSUED AND NO ONE ACTUALLY INSPECTED ANY OF THE WORK.
CAN WE NOW HAVE, UM, THE OWNER, UH, PHILLIP M ROSS? PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN OR CONDUCT BUSINESS IN.
MY NAME IS PHILLIP M ROSS AND I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY AT 27 81 WEST JET ROAD, SAN ANTONIO, 7 8 2 6 4.
UH, BEFORE I MAKE MY COMMENT, UH, THERE'S A CITIZEN OBSERVER THAT REQUESTED THAT HE SPEAK BEFORE I DO BECAUSE MY COMMENT IS GONNA BE LENGTHY AND, UH, I WOULD REQUEST THAT YOU ALLOW PAUL BURGESS TO MAKE A STATEMENT.
UM, PAUL BURGESS, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN OR CONDUCT BUSINESS.
AND FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE REMEMBER THAT COMMENTS ARE LIMITED TO THREE MINUTES.
CAN Y'ALL HEAR ME? YES, I CAN.
I'M HERE IN MY INDIVIDUAL CAPACITY.
I'M JUST HERE AS A CONCERNED CITIZEN TO ADDRESS THE BOARD.
CONGRATULATIONS, KAYLA, ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
I BELIEVE THAT MANY OF YOU ARE WELL INTENDED.
BUT I'VE OBSERVED THIS BOARD FOR ABOUT 10 YEARS AND THE CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS ARE ATROCIOUS.
MARY'S CONSTITUTIONAL LAW PROFESSOR HAS WRITTEN A LETTER TO THE CITY EXPLAINING THAT HE ASSIGNS HIS STUDENTS THE TASK OF WATCHING THESE VIDEOS TO IDENTIFY CONSTITUTIONAL VIOLATIONS.
THERE'S TOO MANY FOR ME TO LIST OUT HERE IN THREE MINUTES, BUT I'M SEEING A DISTURBING TREND AND I'M CONCERNED.
UH, DALLAS VERSUS STEWART 10 YEARS AGO, OVER 10 YEARS AGO NOW, THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT MADE IT VERY CLEAR THAT ADMINISTRATIVE BOARDS SUCH AS THIS DOES NOT HAVE THE JUDICIAL AUTHORITY TO DECLARE A PROPERTY OF PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR PURPOSES OF DEMONSTRATION.
THE LAST MEETING THAT I OBSERVED HERE A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THIS BOARD ISSUED AN ORDER THAT A HOMEOWNER MUST SELL HIS PROPERTY WITHIN 60 DAYS OR IT WOULD BE DEMOLISHED.
I UNDERSTAND THAT YOU'RE GETTING GUIDANCE.
I'M ASKING YOU TO THINK FOR YOURSELVES NOW, TODAY WE'RE HERE AND YOU'RE GONNA DECIDE WHAT MATERIALS A JUNK ARTIST IS ALLOWED TO USE.
AND WE'RE NOT THAT FAR FROM 1930S GERMANY.
YOU KNOW, THE HOLOCAUST DIDN'T START WITH GAS CHAMBERS AND TRAINS.
IT STARTED WITH CODE COMPLIANCE.
JEWISH SHOPKEEPERS WERE SHUT DOWN UNDER HEALTH AND SAFETY, AND THEN THEY TOOK THEIR PROPERTY.
WE HAVE TO RELOCATE YOU TO YOUR GHETTO FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.
VERY SIMILAR TO WHAT YOU DID LAST WEEK WHEN YOU ORDERED A CITIZEN TO SELL THIS PROPERTY.
NOW TODAY, YOU'RE HERE TO DECIDE WHAT MATERIAL AN ARTIST CAN USE, WHICH IS THE EQUIVALENT OF BOOK BURNING.
THIS THIS CAN EXIST AND THIS CANNOT EXIST.
SO AGAIN, I'M NOT GOING TO COMMENT ON, ON, UH, MR. ROSS'S CASE OR THE UH, UH, THE, UM, SCULPTURE THAT HE'S BUILDING.
AND I BELIEVE IT'S A SCULPTURE.
THE CITY OF, UH, SAN ANTONIO WENT THROUGH THIS.
THERE'S FEDERAL PROTECTIONS FOR VISUAL ARTISTS.
YOU MIGHT NOT UNDERSTAND JUNK ART.
OKAY? BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN YOU CAN STOP THE ARTIST
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'CAUSE YOU DON'T LIKE IT.OR ALL THE MATERIALS THAT THAT BECOME THE SCULPTURE ARE THERE.
IF YOU WENT TO A PAINTER'S, UH, WORKSHOP, YOU WOULD SEE A A, A MESS OF PAINT.
I I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS JUNK BECOMES ART.
SO I, I JUST, I GUESS I'M GONNA CLOSE WITH THIS.
START THINKING FOR YOURSELVES BECAUSE THE ALTERNATIVE IS WE SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING.
THAT MAN SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ORDERED TO SELL THIS PROPERTY, AND THIS ARTIST SHOULDN'T BE TOLD WHAT MATERIALS HE CAN USE.
UM, PHILLIP ROSS, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
AND MR. ROSS, BEFORE YOU CAN BEGIN, CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE PROPERTY AND THE CODE VIOLATIONS? THANK YOU.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 81 WESTJET ROAD IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
UH, CAN WE PLEASE REMOVE THE CAP INSIDE OF THE ROOM? HACKS.
I'M IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FOUR.
I REPEAT, CAN YOU REMOVE YOUR CAP, SIR, PLEASE? I PREFER TO LEAVE IT ON LEGAL.
THE GLARE IN HERE IS, UH, GO AHEAD.
I INITIALLY, I'M, I'M GONNA GIVE YOU A LITTLE BIT OF BACKGROUND ABOUT MY ASSOCIATION WITH THIS PROPERTY.
UH, I MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO, UH, IN 1977 AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT BERKELEY WITH A BACHELOR'S DEGREE IN ART, SOCIAL SCIENCE FIELDS.
I CAME TO TEXAS BECAUSE I WAS DRAWN BY WHAT I PERCEIVED TO BE A MUCH BETTER PLACE THAT WAS MORE CONDUCIVE TO MY IDEA OF HOW I WANTED TO LIVE MY LIFE.
I SAW OPPORTUNITIES IN TEXAS THAT I DID NOT SEE ANYMORE IN CALIFORNIA SINCE I WAS MUCH YOUNGER.
AND I LEFT CALIFORNIA TO FIND OPPORTUNITIES AND ENDED UP HERE IN SAN ANTONIO AFTER TRAVELING A LOT ON PROBABLY THREE QUARTERS OF THE WAY AROUND THE GLOBE.
UH, I'VE BEEN JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE IN THIS HEMISPHERE EXCEPT SOUTH AMERICA.
BUT I'VE TOURED THE UNITED STATES, DRIVEN ALL AROUND CANADA, THE UNITED STATES AND MEXICO.
UH, WHEN I WAS IN MY TWENTIES AND AFTER I GOT MARRIED, UH, MY WIFE AND I TOOK A, A ROAD TRIP.
WE GOT A TWO WEEK PASS ON THE GREYHOUND BUS SERVICE AND WENT THROUGH SAN ANTONIO FROM NEW YORK CITY AFTER GOING BY WAY OF FLORIDA ONTO CALIFORNIA UP THE WEST COAST AND THEN BACK ACROSS CANADA.
AND THAT WAS BEFORE WE TOOK A THREE WEEK TRIP, WHICH COVERED THE ENTIRE SOVIET UNION.
WE SAW MOSCOW, CENTRAL ASIA, SIBERIA, AND THEN CAME BACK AND MOVED TO TEXAS BECAUSE OF ALL THE PLACES IN THE WORLD THAT I'VE BEEN, I DECIDED THAT SAN ANTONIO WAS GONNA BE OUR HOME.
I LOOKED ALL AROUND FOR WHAT I CONSIDERED A SUITABLE SITE FOR THE DREAM HOUSE THAT I PLANNED TO BUILD.
AND I HAD STUDIED ARCHITECTURE IN COLLEGE AND I ALSO, UH, OBTAINED A JOURNEYMAN PLUMBING LICENSE AND ALSO A MASTER PLUMBING LICENSE IN TEXAS AFTER I MOVED HERE.
AND THAT WAS DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS IN LAW SCHOOL AT ST.
MARY'S UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF LAW IN THE EARLY 1980S.
MR. ROSS, I I APPRECIATE YOUR COMMENTS AND I, I REALLY DO NOT MEAN TO BE RUDE, BUT CAN YOU PLEASE KEEP IT TO THE PROPERTY AND THE CODE VIOLATION? I'M GONNA BE SPEAKING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR.
IF, IF WE GO THIS SLOW, I WILL NOT ALLOW THAT.
YOU DON'T HAVE ANY CHOICE? I'M YES SIR.
I TOLD BY YOUR CITY ATTORNEY THAT I HAVE AS MUCH TIME AS I NEED.
YOU HAVE AS MUCH NIGHT TIME AS YOU NEED, AS LONG AS YOU ARE SPEAKING TO THE CODE VIOLATION AND THE STRUCTURES.
I DON'T NEED, I DON'T NEED A HISTORY LESSON, SIR.
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COMMENT THAT THIS IS NOT AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING.UH, YOU HAVE NOT HEARD ANY EVIDENCE ABOUT THE CONDITIONS ON MY PROPERTY.
YOU'VE HEARD COMMENTS BY CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICERS, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT OFFICIAL AND BUILDING, UH, INSPECTION OFFICIAL.
BUT IT WAS NOT SWORN TESTIMONY.
NONE OF WHAT YOU'RE HEARING WOULD BE ADMISSIBLE IN A COURT OF LAW, SIR, AGAIN, TO THE PROPERTY.
HOWEVER, I AM PREPARED TO SUBMIT TO YOU A SWORN STATEMENT.
WELL, AN UNSWORN STATEMENT BUT IS, IS UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY.
UH, SIR, WE HAVE YOUR STATEMENT.
WE GOT A 17 PAGE YES COPY OF MY STATEMENT THAT I HAVE MADE.
I HAVE SIGNED AN UNSWORN DECLARATION THAT IS TRUE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY.
THAT'S THE ONLY EVIDENCE YOU'RE GONNA HEAR AT THIS HEARING AND TO CONSIDER IN YOUR DELIBERATION WITH REGARD TO YOUR PROPOSED ACTIONS AGAINST MY PROPERTY.
THAT SAID, WHEN I FOUND MY HOME SITE, IT'S ABOUT 2.7 ACRES, INCLUDING 600 FEET OF RIVER FRONTAGE ON THE MEDINA RIVER.
IT WAS OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS OF SAN ANTONIO, ABOUT FIVE MILES OUTSIDE THE CITY LIMITS IN BEAR COUNTY, WHERE THERE WAS NO ZONING AT THAT TIME.
AND NO REQUIREMENT FOR BUILDING PERMITS OR CONSTRUCTION PERMITS OTHER THAN THE SEPTIC SYSTEM THAT I INSTALLED PERSONALLY MYSELF, IT'S THE ONLY ONE I'VE EVER INSTALLED.
AND I DID NOT HAVE TO HAVE ANY RE-INSPECTIONS FOR THE PROGRESSIVE INSTALLATION OF THAT SEPTIC SYSTEM.
UH, I WAS TOLD BY THE INSPECTOR THAT MY DRAIN FIELD WAS LESS THAN 50 FEET FROM THE EDGE OF THE BLUFF.
AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT CRITICIZE THAT BECAUSE THE ENGINEER THAT DESIGNED THE SYSTEM PLACED IT IN THAT LOCATION.
SO I CONSTRUCTED THE SEPTIC SYSTEM IN 1995.
I ALSO CONSTRUCTED THE, UH, ELECTRIC POWER, UH, FACILITIES ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, I HAVE TWO ELECTRIC METERS, TWO WATER METERS, AND I'VE HAD THOSE IN SERVICE CONTINUOUSLY SINCE.
UH, THE FIRST WATER AND ELECTRIC METER I HAD INSTALLED WAS IN 1989, ABOUT THE TIME THAT I BOUGHT THE PROPERTY.
UH, THE SECOND WATER AND ELECTRIC SERVICE WERE INSTALLED IN 1995 AFTER I RECOVERED POSSESSION OF THE PROPERTY AFTER THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO CONDEMNED THIS PROPERTY IN 1990 FOR THE THEN PROPOSED APPLEWHITE RESERVOIR.
AND I WAS IN COURT FOR FOUR YEARS WITH THE CITY AND INVOLVED IN THE POLITICAL PROCESS TO ABANDON THE APPLEWHITE RESERVOIR.
IN FACT, I DRAFTED THE INITIATIVE ORDINANCE THAT PEOPLE ADOPTED IN 1990 TO ABANDON THE PROJECT.
I GOT MY PROPERTY BACK FROM THE CITY IN A SETTLEMENT WHEN THE SAN ANTONIO WATER SYSTEM DECIDED THEY HAD TO DISMISS THE CONDEMNATION CASE AGAINST THIS TRACT OF LAND, WHICH WAS THE VERY FIRST TRACT THAT THE CITY CONDEMNED FOR THE APPLEWHITE RESERVOIR OUT OF HUNDREDS OF PROPERTIES THAT THE CITY TOOK.
AND I WAS ONE OF ONLY TWO PEOPLE TO GET MY PROPERTY BACK BECAUSE I DID NOT WITHDRAW THE AWARD OR WAIVE MY RIGHT TO RECOVER MY PROPERTY IN THE FUTURE EVENT THAT THE CITY WOULD DISMISS THE CASE WHEN I GOT THE PROPERTY BACK, THE CITY PAID ME ALMOST A HALF A MILLION DOLLARS FOR ALL THE EXPENSE MR. ROSS, THEY CAUSED ME.
PLEASE KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CURRENT CASE IN FRONT OF US RIGHT NOW.
I'M NOT SPEAKING JUST TO THIS BOARD.
THIS IS A PUBLIC HEARING AND I AM SPEAKING TO A LARGER PARTY.
I WANT THEM TO APPRECIATE MY PROPERTY.
YOU NEED TO KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CASE AT HAND, TO THE PROPERTY AT HAND.
I ASK YOU TO GIMME THE SAME IF YOU'RE GONNA DENY ME THE OPPORTUNITY TO STATE MY CASE.
I AM NOT DENYING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK TO THIS CASE.
I MEAN, YOU'RE ALREADY DENYING ME DUE PROCESS BY EVEN REQUIRING ME TO BE.
I'M NOT TO PROPOSE AN ORDINANCE TO DENY.
PLEASE, UH, KEEP YOUR COMMENTS TO THE CASE AT HAND.
WHEN I FIRST BOUGHT THIS PROPERTY, THERE WAS AN EXISTING HOUSE AND YOU SAW PICTURES OF ITS DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
PRESENTLY, I DO NOT HAVE A DRONE AND I HAD NOT SEEN SUCH GOOD QUALITY AERIAL PHOTOS
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OF THE ROOF AND THE CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE.UH, A YEAR AGO, AFTER MR. MARTINEZ TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO, UH, STABILIZE THE BUILDING, HE SAID IF I REMOVE THE BACK WALL THAT WAS FALLING DOWN AND LEFT THE THREE REMAINING WALLS, THAT THAT WOULD SATISFY THE CITY, THAT THE STRUCTURE WAS NOT GONNA FALL DOWN.
I GOT A PERMIT AT THAT TIME TO REPAIR THE ROOF, BUT I HAVEN'T GOT AROUND TO FINISHING THAT JOB.
BUT IT'S NOT AN ACT OF CONCERN OF MINE BECAUSE THE STRUCTURE IS BEING HELD UP BY THE CONTENTS, WHICH ARE MOSTLY METAL FIXTURES THAT CAME FROM THE WALMART IN NEW BRAUNFELS, WHICH I PUT IN THAT BUILDING 20 YEARS AGO AFTER I PURCHASED THOSE CONTENTS AT THE LIQUIDATION SALE FOR THE WALMART BUILDING IN, UH, FREDERICKSBURG.
THOSE MATERIALS ARE NOT BEING DAMAGED BY THE CONDITION OF THE BUILDING.
BUT I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ARE AWARE THAT BUILDING HAS VALUE BECAUSE IT IS STILL STANDING, EVEN IF ONLY ONE WALL OR ONE CORNER OF THAT BUILDING IS STANDING.
BECAUSE I CAN BUILD A NEW HOUSE AND ATTACH IT TO WHATEVER CAN BE SALVAGED FROM THAT BUILDING AND PRESERVE MY HOME SITE FOR THAT ACRE PARCEL, WHICH IS NOT A CONFORMING USE TO CURRENT ZONING.
AFTER THE CITY ANNEX THE AREA AROUND MY PROPERTY, MY ZONING WAS ESTABLISHED AS RESOURCE PROTECTION, WHICH ALLOWS ONE HOUSE FOR EVERY 10 ACRES.
AND IF THERE HAD NOT BEEN TWO RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES ON THE PROPERTY AT THAT TIME, I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO BUILD A HOUSE ON THAT PROPERTY WITHOUT GETTING A VARIANCE.
SO THE VALUE OF THAT BUILDING IS NOT ITS DILAPIDATED CONDITION.
IT DOES NOT NEED TO BE TORN DOWN.
AND IF YOU ORDER IT TO BE DEMOLISHED, YOU WOULD BE CAUSING ME TO LOSE THE HOME SITE OPPORTUNITY THAT THAT PROPERTY HAS.
THAT WAS GRANDFATHERED SINCE BEFORE THE CITY ANNEXED THE AREA.
SO I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW THAT NOT ONLY DO YOU NOT HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO ORDER THE DEMOLITION OF THAT STRUCTURE, ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISION IN DALLAS VERSUS STEWART IN 2012, BECAUSE YOU WOULD BE TAKING MY PROPERTY UNDER THE POLICE POWER OF THE STATE WITHOUT DUE PROCESS OR JUST COMPENSATION.
I DON'T KNOW IF ANY OF YOU ARE TRAINED LAWYERS OR HAVE A JURIS DOCTOR DEGREE.
UH, BUT THE APPEAL OF YOUR DECISION ORDERING, THE DEMOLITION OF THAT STRUCTURE WOULD BE IN DISTRICT COURT.
AND ALL THE JUDGE WOULD HAVE TO CONSIDER WOULD BE WHETHER THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL EVIDENCE TO MR. ROSS SUPPORT YOUR DECISION.
AGAIN, WE NEED YOU TO KEEP TO, UH, THE PROPERTY AT HAND, THE STRUCTURE AT HAND.
UM, YOU WERE REQUESTED SEVERAL DOCUMENTS.
HAVE YOU BROUGHT THOSE DOCUMENTS? UH, MEANS OF FINANCIAL, UH, OR FINANCIAL MEANS? UH, THE, AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, A SCOPE OF WORK, A PLAN, ANY OF THOSE THINGS.
IF YOU KEEP INTERRUPTING ME, IT'S GONNA PROLONG MY STATEMENT BECAUSE I INTEND TO TELL YOU EVERYTHING THAT I THINK IS RELEVANT OR MATERIAL TO YOUR DECISION.
AND THE LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION.
THE ONLY THING THAT THIS BOARD HAS TO CONSIDER IS WHETHER OR NOT YOUR PROPERTY IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE AND A PUBLIC NU SYSTEM.
THAT IS ALL WE ARE HERE TO ANSWER.
WELL, AND THAT IS PROBABLY THE MAIN REASON WHY THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT SAID THAT YOU DON'T HAVE THE JURISDICTION OR AUTHORITY, SORRY, YOU MIGHT HAVE THE POWER TO ORDER DEMOLITION, BUT IT'S NOT LEGAL.
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT THIS? UH, MR. ROSS, AS, UH, MADAM CHAIR HAS STATED, UH, THIS IS A BOARD THAT IS CONSIDERING THE POTENTIAL THREAD OF THE STRUCTURES ON YOUR PROPERTY.
THEY ARE ASKING YOU, THEY ARE PROVIDING YOU THE OPPORTUNITY TO PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE OR DOCUMENTS SHOWING THAT THE STRUCTURES DO NOT PRESENT A THREAT TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.
IT IS NOT YOUR ROLE TO PROVIDE LEGAL ADVICE TO THIS BOARD.
SO PLEASE REFRAIN FROM THAT AND PLEASE RESPOND TO THE BOARD'S QUESTIONS AS FAR AS THOSE STRUCTURES THEMSELVES.
UH, THIS LADY THAT JUST SPOKE, UH,
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DID YOU INTRODUCE YOURSELF? I WAS INTRODUCED AT THE BEGINNING SAVI RYE FOR THE CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE.I RESPECT YOUR COMMENTS AND I DIDN'T INTERRUPT YOU BECAUSE YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO STATE YOUR ENTIRE, MAKE YOUR ENTIRE STATEMENT.
AND THANK YOU FOR PROMPTING ME.
UH, I DO HAVE A COUPLE OF RESPONSES TO QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS BY, UH, THE CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND THE CITY, UH, BUILDING INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT.
UM, AS YOU HEARD FROM THE, UM, AND FROM THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, THERE IS A, A WARNING OR AN, AN UNDERSTANDING BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT THAT THIS PROPERTY DOES HAVE POTENTIAL HAZARDS TO FIRST RESPONDERS ABOUT WHICH THOSE RESPONDERS WOULD BE WARNED THAT THEY NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN ENTERING MY PROPERTY.
IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY, UH, I HAVE SIGNS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY, WHICH I HAVE TO REPLACE PERIODICALLY.
UH, NO TRESPASSING DO NOT ENTER DANGEROUS PREMISES.
AND AS A, A LANDOWNER, RESPONSIBLE LANDOWNER, I WARN THE PUBLIC ABOUT ANY KNOWN HAZARDS ON MY PROPERTY.
AND I STIPULATE THAT ANYBODY THAT IS RECKLESSLY RUNNING AROUND OR UH, TRESPASSING ON MY PROPERTY IS LIKELY, ALTHOUGH UNINTENTIONALLY, TO GET HURT BECAUSE THEY COULD TRIP AND FALL.
THEY COULD RUN INTO SOMETHING, SOMETHING COULD FALL ON THEM.
BUT AS A LANDOWNER, MY RESPONSIBILITY AS A TEXAS PROPERTY OWNER IS ONLY TO WARN, UH, TRESPASSERS ABOUT KNOWN HAZARDS.
I DON'T HAVE TO MAKE MY PROPERTY SAFE AND I ADMIT THAT THE PROPERTY IS UNSAFE.
IF THE PUBLIC HAD ACCESS TO MY PROPERTY WITHOUT TRESPASSING OR WITHOUT BREAKING THE LAW TO COME IN AND VANDALIZE OR BURGLARIZE MY PROPERTY AND I TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND I'VE TAKEN ACTION TO SECURE THE PROPERTY, THERE'S A, UH, FENCE, AN EIGHT FOOT FENCE ACROSS THE ENTIRE FRONTAGE OF THE PROPERTY.
THERE IS FENCING ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE RIVER.
SO ANYBODY ENTERING THE PROPERTY HAS BEEN WARNED.
AND I HAVE NOT BOOBY TRAPPED THE PROPERTY OR CREATED ANY CONDITION THAT WOULD INTENTIONALLY INJURE A TRESPASSER BECAUSE THAT IS NOT LEGAL AND I'M NOT GONNA MAKE MYSELF LIABLE FOR SOMEBODY TO GET HURT ON MY WATCH.
BUT OBVIOUSLY THE STRUCTURES ON MY PROPERTY, THE OUTSIDE STORAGE, UH, IT'S NOT SAFE FOR SOMEBODY THAT'S NOT INFORMED AND IT HAS NO BUSINESS BEING THERE.
AND THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO MY PROPERTY.
NOW, CODE COMPLIANCE GOT CIVIL WARRANTS LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR TO ENTER THE PROPERTY.
BUT YOU SAW WHERE THEY TESTED.
THEY STATED THEY COULDN'T GET TO ALL PARTS OF THE PROPERTY.
THEY COULDN'T INSPECT MY JUNK ART TOWER.
THEY COULDN'T INSPECT THE RESIDENCE THAT, THE MAIN RESIDENCE THAT THEY REFERRED TO BECAUSE IT'S INACCESSIBLE.
IT SET BACK MORE THAN A HUNDRED FEET FROM MY PROPERTY LINE.
AND THERE ARE A LOT OF OBSTACLES IN THE WAY.
AND IF THERE EVER WAS A, ANOTHER FIRE ON THE PROPERTY.
AND THERE'VE BEEN A COUPLE, BUT NOT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.
THE, UH, THE JUNK YARD TOWER SURVIVED THE 500 YEAR FLOOD IN THE YEAR 2000, WHICH CAME UP UNDERNEATH THE PART OF THE STRUCTURE THAT IS CLOSEST TO THE RIVER.
BUT IT DID NOT DAMAGE THE STRUCTURE.
I PERSONALLY ENGINEERED THAT STRUCTURE 'CAUSE I COULDN'T FIND ANY ARCHITECTURAL PLANS FOR BUILDING ON A SITE LIKE THAT.
SO I BOUGHT AN EXCAVATOR AT AN AUGER.
I PLANTED TELEPHONE POLES THAT I BOUGHT FROM CPS AND I HUNG THE METAL FRAMING INITIALLY FROM THOSE TELEPHONE POLES.
BUT THEN AFTER THE FLOOD IN 2000, I REALIZED THAT I NEEDED TO, UH, REDESIGN MY WHOLE STRUCTURAL SYSTEM FOR THAT BUILDING.
AND SO I RAN THE METAL ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE GROUND AND ANCHORED IT TO THE UNDERGROUND PORTIONS OF THE FOUNDATION, WHICH CONSISTED OF TELEPHONE POLES THAT ARE SUNK 12 FEET INTO THE GROUND AND GUARDRAILS THAT ARE ATTACHED TO THE BASE OF THOSE POLES AND THEN FILLED IN LIKE A TERRACE GOING DOWN THE BLUFF.
THAT BUILDING SURVIVED THE 500 YEAR FLOOD WE HAD IN 2000.
ANOTHER FLOOD IS NOT GOING TO ADVERSELY AFFECT THE REMAINING STRUCTURE.
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NEITHER IS A FIRE.UH, AFTER THE FIRE, UH, APPROXIMATELY 20 YEARS AGO, THE CITY HAD ANNEXED THE AREA AND I WAS TOLD BY CO COMPLIANCE THAT I HAD 10 DAYS IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE TOP 20 FEET OF FRAMING ON THE STRUCTURE THAT THEY CONSIDERED TO BE DAMAGE BEYOND REPAIR AND TO GET AN ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT I COULD REPAIR THE REMAINING STRUCTURE.
I DID BOTH OF THOSE THINGS WITHIN 10 DAYS.
MICHAEL COUCH, A LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, INSPECTED THE BUILDING, LOOKED AT ALL THE WELDS AND ALL THE CONNECTIONS AND ALL THE FRAMING AND REPORTED THAT THE BUILDING WAS SAFE FOR MY USE AND THAT IT COULD BE REPAIRED.
DO YOU HAVE THAT REPORT WITH YOU, SIR? MS. STAMP ENGINEER'S REPORT I PREVIOUSLY PROVIDED TO THE CITY AND I'VE BEEN ASKED FOR ANOTHER COPY AND I'VE CONTACTED MIKE TO GIVE ME ANOTHER COPY.
'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENT THAT HE GAVE ME, BUT IT WAS FILED WITH THE CITY AND IT SATISFIED THE CITY 20 YEARS AGO.
BUT FOR SOME REASON IN THE LAST FEW YEARS, THE CITY HAS TAKEN AN UNUSUAL INTEREST IN MY PROPERTY.
DID YOU SAY THAT JUST IS FOR CLARIFICATION THAT THE ENGINEER LOOKED AT IT 20 YEARS AGO? YES, AFTER THE FIRE THAT THE LAST FIRE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO AN ENGINEER HAS NOT LOOKED AT IT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS? I DIDN'T SAY THAT.
YOU SAID IT AND YOU DON'T KNOW I AM ASKING FOR CLARIFICATION.
WHEN IS, WHEN IS THE LAST TIME THAT IT WAS INSPECTED BY AN ENGINEER? UH, INFORMALLY.
MICHAEL OR NO? UH, NICHOLAS FERLA, I BELIEVE THAT'S HIS NAME.
LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER, UH, INSPECTED THE PROPERTY AT MY REQUEST.
HE DID NOT WRITE A REPORT AND HE'S NOT REPRESENTING ME, BUT HE TOLD ME AT THE TIME THAT THE CITY CANNOT ORDER ME TO DEMOLISH THAT BUILDING BECAUSE THERE'S IT'S STRUCTURALLY SOUND AND THERE ISN'T AN ENGINEER THAT WORKS FOR THE CITY OR COULD BE CONTRACTED WITH THE CITY THAT WOULD SAY THAT THAT BUILDING IS NOT STRUCTURALLY SOUND.
UH, IT'S NICK OLIS, LICENSED PROFESSIONAL ENGINEER.
UM, THAT WAS ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO.
UM, AND I'VE BEEN GIVEN, UH, BUILDING PERMITS ON THAT PROPERTY IN THE LAST THREE YEARS, UH, FOR MAKING MINOR REPAIRS OR, OR REPLACING THE ROOF ON BOTH STRUCTURES.
BUT THE LAST TIME I WENT, UH, LAST YEAR TO GET A ROOFING PERMIT, THE CITY TOLD ME THAT THEY COULD NOT PROCESS MY APPLICATION BECAUSE THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN RED FLAGGED.
SO I'M NOT BEING ALLOWED BY THE CITY TO REPAIR THE ISSUES WITH THE PROPERTY THAT YOU'RE CLAIMING ARE GROUNDS FOR ITS DEMOLITION.
UH, I HAVE THE MATERIALS ON THE ROOF OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE OF THE JUNK YARD TOWER AND I HAVE OTHER MATERIALS TO REPAIR THE ROOF OF THE HOUSE, BUT I'M NOT BEING ALLOWED BY THE CITY TO, UH, DO THOSE NECESSARY PROCEDURES IN ORDER TO SATISFY YOUR REQUIREMENTS.
UH, 'CAUSE YOU WON'T PERMIT IT.
AND I HAVE TO GET A PERMIT TO REPAIR THE ROOF.
EVEN THOUGH I'M TOLD BY THE PERMITTING DEPARTMENT THAT THERE ARE NO INSPECTIONS FOR REROOF UH, JOBS, THE PERMIT'S REQUIRED A PAYMENT OF A FEE.
UH, BUT INSPECTIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED, AND I HAVEN'T FINISHED A JOB.
SO, AND I'M DOING THE WORK MYSELF.
SO, YOU KNOW, IT TAKES TIME AND I'VE GOT OTHER THINGS TO DO, AND I DO THINGS WHEN I CAN, WHEN I FEEL LIKE I NEED TO, NOT WHEN SOMEBODY TELLS ME THAT THEY WANT ME TO, FOR, FOR NO GOOD REASON.
AND I WOULD SUBMIT THAT YOUR JURISDICTION, IF YOU HAVE ANY IN THIS MATTER, IS FOR THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC.
AND I'M TELLING YOU RIGHT NOW, THE PUBLIC DOES NOT HAVE ANY INTEREST IN WHAT I AM DOING WITH MY PROPERTY.
UH, WITH REGARD TO THE ALLEGATIONS THAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY, THERE'S NO DANGER TO THE PUBLIC THAT SOMEBODY'S GONNA GET HURT BY WANDERING ONTO THE PROPERTY.
UH, AS, AS A MATTER OF LEGAL ACTIVITY, THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THE PROPERTY ARE MYSELF AND PEOPLE THAT I INVITE TO BE THERE, THAT I TELL TO BE CAREFUL AND POINT OUT ANY HAZARDS.
AND, UH, THERE HAVEN'T BEEN ANY REPORTS AS LONG AS I HAVE OWNED THIS PROPERTY OF ANYBODY GETTING HURT ON THE PROPERTY.
NOW, I'VE ARRESTED TRESPASSERS AND VANDAL VANDALS AND THIEVES ON THE PROPERTY.
UM, IN FACT, I'VE, AS A CITIZEN, I'VE PROBABLY ARRESTED MORE PEOPLE FOR TRESPASSING AS A CITIZEN AND HELD THEM UNTIL THE POLICE SHOWED UP TO TAKE THEM TO THE MAGISTRATE
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THAN ANYBODY ELSE.I KNOW ABOUT A DOZEN IN THE LAST 10 YEARS AND NOBODY GOT HURT.
AND SOME OF THESE BURGLARIES AND TRESPASSES WERE AT NIGHT IN A RESIDENCE WHERE I LIVE AND I HAD A GUN, BUT I DIDN'T HAVE TO POINT IT AT 'EM, AND NOBODY GOT HURT.
PEOPLE JUST CALMLY WAITED FOR THE POLICE TO SHOW UP, AND THEY WENT TO JAIL.
AND THAT'S THE SAME WITH THIS PROPERTY.
THERE'S BEEN NO DANGER OR INCIDENT ON THIS PROPERTY THAT Y'ALL NEED TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE IT IS SECURE.
ABOUT A YEAR AGO, I PUT UP A SECURITY FENCE USING, UH, SECURITY MATERIALS THAT I BOUGHT FROM RAYBAN AT THE, UH, BANKRUPTCY, UH, AUCTION THEY HAD ABOUT 10 OR 15 YEARS AGO.
I BOUGHT THEIR WHOLE SECURITY SYSTEM FOR THE INSIDE OF THE RAY BAND FACTORY.
AND I ERECTED A SECURITY FENCE AROUND MY JUNK ART STRUCTURE BECAUSE I WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY COULD GET IN THERE AND GET HURT, INCLUDING, UH, YOUR CODE COMPLIANCE INSPECTORS.
AND THEY TOLD YOU THAT MY SECURITY SYSTEM WORKED.
THEY COULDN'T GET INTO THE STRUCTURE TO INSPECT IT.
THEY COULD ONLY LOOK FROM THE OUTSIDE.
THEY HAD TO TRESPASS, BUT THEY HAD A CIVIL WARRANT TO INSPECT.
BUT I DON'T BELIEVE THAT CIVIL WARRANT WAS VALID BECAUSE THE FIRST TIME A YEAR AGO WHEN THE CITY CAME OUT TO INSPECT, THEY BROUGHT THE ENTIRE SAFE UNIT ABOUT SIX OFFICERS IN UNIFORM, IN CITY VEHICLES WITH GUNS TO MEET ME AT THE PROPERTY FOR THE PURPOSE OF EXECUTING A CIVIL, UH, SEARCH WARRANT.
UH, I TOLD THEM THAT I WASN'T GONNA HELP 'EM GET IN THE PROPERTY IF THEY WANTED TO COME ON BY FORCE, THAT THEY COULD FIND THEIR OWN WAY IN.
I HAD A DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT THAT MORNING, AND I WASN'T GONNA HANG AROUND AFTER THAT, UH, INCIDENT.
THE CITY ISSUED A CODE COMPLIANCE VIOLATION NOTICE ABOUT THE FRONT FENCE ON THE FRONT OF THE PROPERTY THEY DIDN'T LIKE.
I'M SORRY THAT IT WAS, OTHER VIOLATIONS ARE NOT UP UP HERE TODAY.
PLEASE KEEP IT TO THIS PROPERTY AND THESE VIOLATIONS.
DO YOU HAVE ANY PLANS TO MAKE REPAIRS? YES, I DO HAVE PLANS.
WHAT ARE THOSE PLANS? I PLAN TO RERO BOTH STRUCTURES, AND I HAVE THE MATERIALS AND I HAVE THE KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITY TO DO IT.
UH, AND I, I'LL MAKE THE TIME TO DO IT, BUT IT'S NOT GONNA BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS.
AND IT DOESN'T NEED TO BE ACCOMPLISHED WITHIN THE NEXT 30 DAYS BECAUSE I AM USING ALL THE STRUCTURES ON THAT PROPERTY FOR MY PURPOSES, AND IT HAS NO ADVERSE IMPACT ON THE PUBLIC.
SO I AM DEFENDING AND ARGUING FOR THE DEFENSE OF MY CIVIL RIGHTS, MY PROPERTY RIGHTS, AND MY RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS.
WHEN I SAY THAT IF YOU ISSUE AN ORDER FOR DEMOLITION, YOU'LL BE DOING SO UNLAWFULLY ACCORDING TO THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT DECISION IN DALLAS VERSUS STEWART.
AND I DON'T HAVE TO PROVE SUBJECTIVE INTENT THAT YOU ARE CONDEMNING.
UM, ACCORDING TO THE CASE, YOU, WE DON'T, WE'RE NOT, WE'RE NOT HERE TO DISCUSS THAT.
UM, IS THERE ANY OTHER PLANS FOR ANY OF THE OTHER VIOLATIONS? WHAT OTHER VIOLATIONS? UM, THERE WERE SEVERAL CODE VIOLATIONS READ INTO THE RECORD YOU SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED.
I INTEND TO KEEP THE, UH, RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE, WHICH IS NOT CURRENTLY BEING USED AS A RESIDENCE.
IT'S BEING USED AS A STORAGE SHED THAT'S IN THE MIDDLE OF MY PROPERTY.
NOBODY CAN EVEN SEE IT FROM THE ROAD.
AND IT'S IN A CONDITION THAT IS SATISFACTORY MY PURPOSE, WHICH IS TO HOLD IT, WHATEVER PART OF IT IS SALVAGEABLE, TO MAINTAIN MY RIGHT TO BUILD A NEW HOUSE ON THAT LOCATION OR TO SELL IT TO SOMEBODY AND PRESERVE THE RIGHT TO USE THAT ONE ACRE THAT SURROUNDS THAT PART OF THAT BUILDING AS A RESIDENCE.
THAT PROPERTY, IF YOU'VE CHECKED THE VALUES OF RIVERFRONT PROPERTY IN AND AROUND BEAR COUNTY, IT COSTS A HALF A MILLION TO A MILLION DOLLARS TO BUY AN ACRE OF RIVERFRONT PROPERTY.
AND I HAVE TWO POTENTIAL HOME SITES FRONTING 600 FEET OF RIVER FRONTAGE ON THE MEDINA RIVER, WHICH IS A NAVIGABLE STREAM UNDER FEDERAL LAW.
AND THAT'S WHY THERE HAD TO BE A FEDERAL PERMIT FOR THE CITY TO CONTEMPLATE BUILDING THE APPLEWHITE RESERVOIR.
BUT THE MEDINA RIVER IS, IN MY VIEW, AND I'VE BEEN ALL OVER THE COUNTY AND SEEN ALL THE WATERWAYS AND WATERSHEDS IN THE COUNTY.
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IN ALL OF BEAR COUNTY.AND UNFORTUNATELY, NOW IT'S IN THE CITY LIMITS ON THE VERY EDGE OF THE CITY LIMITS, AND THE CITY IS ATTEMPTING TO INTERFERE WITH MY USE AND ENJOYMENT OF THE PROPERTY.
NOW, MR. ROSS, I I APPRECIATE YOUR LOVE FOR YOUR PROPERTY.
UH, AND I AM THE PERSON THAT WANTS TO HEAR PUBLIC COMMENTS AT ALL TIMES.
BUT I DO HAVE TO TELL YOU AGAIN, MULTIPLE TIMES THAT IT NEEDS TO BE, TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS TO THE CODE VIOLATIONS, WHAT YOUR PLAN IS.
DO YOU HAVE PROOF OF FINANCIAL MEANS TO DO THAT? WHAT IS YOUR SCOPE OF WORK? AND DO YOU HAVE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT? YOU'VE ALREADY RESPONDED NO TO MULTIPLE THINGS AND HAVE EXPLAINED WHAT YOUR PLANS ARE.
DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING TO ADD TO THOSE QUESTIONS? WELL, FIRST OF ALL, I SUBMIT THAT THIS IS NOT THE TIME WHEN I AM REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTED INFORMATION.
UH, IF THIS PROCEEDING EVOLVES INTO AN ACTION BY THIS BOARD THAT REQUIRES ME TO FILE AN A, UH, PETITION IN DISTRICT COURT.
AND IF I DON'T WIN THE CASE IN DISTRICT COURT, AND I'M BACK HERE, UH, SOME YEARS AND SOME HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS OF EXPENSE AT THE TAXPAYER'S EXPENSE TO JUSTIFY MY PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TO RESPOND TO YOUR CODE COMPLIANCE NOTICES OF VIOLATION, THEN I WILL RE I WILL, UH, SUBMIT ANY PROOF THAT IS NECESSARY TO SHOW THAT.
THE THINGS THAT YOU COULD, COULD WE TAKE A BRIEF RECESS? UH, YES.
UH, THE TIME IS NOW 11:01 AM ON, UH, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
WE ARE GOING TO TAKE A FIVE MINUTE RECESS AND BE BACK.
THE TIME IS 1106 ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
AND, UM, THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD IS NOW BACK IN SESSION.
UM, MR. ROSS, UH, UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO ADD TO THE SCOPE OF WORK OR THE VIOLATIONS OR FINANCIAL MEANS, THEN THAT WILL BE THE END OF YOUR COMMENT.
WELL, IF THAT'S YOUR DECISION, UM, I DO HAVE SOME FURTHER COMMENTS THAT WILL ADDRESS YOUR ISSUES.
BUT AS A COURTESY TO YOU AS INDIVIDUALS, TRYING TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT POTENTIAL, UH, LIABILITY YOU HAVE FOR YOUR DECISION HERE TODAY.
UM, AS A FORMER LAWYER, I ALWAYS PRIDED MYSELF IN BEING FAIR AND NOT TRYING TO BLINDSIDE PEOPLE.
MR. ROSS, WE HAVE LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND SHE'S ALREADY ASKED YOU NOT TO GIVE A LEGAL ADVICE.
WELL, I'M NOT GONNA HAVE A SEAT.
I'M GONNA FINISH MY STATEMENT.
IT'S RELEVANT TO YOUR, THE COMMENT IS DONE.
BEG YOUR PARDON? YOUR COMMENT IS DONE.
UM, I'M SUBMITTING MY UNSMART
UH, WE, I'LL HAVE A COPY OF YOUR, YOUR DOCUMENT AS EVIDENCE.
WE ALL HAVE THE COPY RIGHT HERE.
EVERY SINGLE ONE OF US HAS A COPY, MY COMMENTS THAT ARE INTENDED TO SAVE Y'ALL A LOT OF PERSONAL GRIEF.
UH, I'M SURE LEGAL, NONE OF YOU WANT TO BREAK THE LAW 'CAUSE YOU'RE ALL SWORN.
UH, SIR, I'M THE CHAIR AND I'M SAYING THAT YOU ARE DONE WITH YOUR COMMENT.
YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT THAT IS MY RIGHT IN A PUBLIC MEETING AND I ALSO YOU ARE DONE, SIR, PUT ON THE RECORD, PLEASE.
CUT OFF HIS MIC THAT I'M SPEAKING AS A RECORD.
PROBABLY THE MOST PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, SIR.
BOTH DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN ENTERED IN ON THE RECORD.
SO, UH, THOSE TWO DOCUMENTS AS REQUESTED, WILL BE PART OF THE RECORD.
THE CHAIR HAS ASKED YOU TO PLEASE HAVE A SEAT.
SHE DIDN'T ASK ME, PLEASE, TO HAVE A SEAT.
SHE TOLD ME THAT I WAS FINISHED SPEAKING AND MY COMMENT WAS ENDED.
MR. ROSS, AS I STATED EARLIER, THE BOARD
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HAS ASKED SEVERAL TIMES WHAT FOR YOU TO PROVIDE INFORMATION AS TO YOUR SCOPE OF WORK, THE TIME YOU NEED TO REPAIR, UH, ANY EVIDENCE OF FINANCIAL, UH, PROOF TO COMPLETE REPAIRS SEVERAL TIMES.AT, AT THIS POINT, THE CHAIR HAS STATED THAT THE BOARD HAS HEARD ENOUGH.
UNLESS OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OF YOU,
OTHERWISE, PLEASE, UH, YOU'VE BEEN DIRECTED BY THE CHAIR TO TAKE A SEAT UNLESS THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS OF YOU OR IF YOU HAVE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ASKED TO THE STRUCTURES BEFORE THE BOARD.
UH, MY PROPERTY IS A WORK IN PROGRESS AND IT REFLECTS MY PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY, UH, AS A JUNK ARTIST, THAT LIFE IS A JOURNEY.
AND THE IMPROVEMENTS ON MY PROPERTY ARE SUITABLE FOR MY USE.
THEY DO NOT AFFECT THE PUBLIC SAFETY, HEALTH OR WELFARE.
AND NO ACTION IS REQUIRED ON THE PART OF THIS BOARD TO INTERFERE WITH MY PROPERTY RIGHTS OR MY RIGHTS TO DUE PROCESS.
UM, IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO, FOR A LEGAL BATTLE, YOU'VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE, YOU'RE PICKING ON THE WRONG PERSON.
AND WHAT I'M DOING IN THIS HEARING, AND WHAT I WILL DO FOR THE REST OF MY LIFE IN COURT, IF NECESSARY, IS GOING TO BE IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST THAT I CONSIDER TO BE MY PUBLIC SERVICE, IS TO DEFEND THE RIGHTS AND LIBERTIES, WHICH I DID THROUGHOUT MY ENTIRE LEGAL CAREER, TO THE EXTENT THAT I WAS ALLOWED TO BY THE TEXAS BAR ASSOCIATION AND THE TEXAS SUPREME COURT.
MR. ROSS, YOU MAY DO SO OUTSIDE OF THIS ROOM.
WE ARE ONLY HERE TO CONSIDER THE, THE VIOLATIONS BEFORE US AND THE CASE BEFORE US.
I'M NOT GONNA TALK OVER YOU, BUT I WILL SEE YOU IN COURT.
DOES ANY OF THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR ANYONE? NO OTHER WITNESSES ARE, ARE THERE ANY OTHER WITNESSES? OKAY.
I, I DON'T HAVE YOU ON A LIST.
UM, CAN YOU COME UP TO THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND THE CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT YOU RESIDE IN OR CONDUCT BUSINESS IN? AND YOU HAVE THREE MINUTES.
UM, AS FAR AS HIS PROPERTY, I HAVE GONE THERE MYSELF.
I JUST, I WAS INTRIGUED TO FIND OUT WHAT THIS WAS, WHO HE WAS, UM, SWAN HOUSE, ALL THESE OTHER PROPERTIES.
AND I FIND IT VERY INTRIGUING.
AND AS A PART-TIME, WELL ACTUALLY FULL-TIME, UM, SUBSTITUTE TEACHER AND ALSO, UM, A STEM FULL-TIME TEACHER AS WELL.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT IT'S A FORM OF CREATIVITY.
I THINK THAT IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT REALLY HOW YOU THINK ART LOOKS, IT REALLY IS A CREATIVITY THAT ONE COMES UP WITH.
IT'S IN HIS PROPERTY, IT'S IN HIS LAND.
I THINK THAT EVERYBODY AS A LAND OWNER DESERVES A RIGHT TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, AS LONG AS YOU'RE NOT HURTING NOBODY.
HE IS DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO MAKE SURE THAT NOBODY GOES INTO HIS PROPERTY.
I WENT THERE WITH MY CHILDREN.
THEY WERE IN AWE, BROUGHT BACK THINGS, HIS FLOORING, THE WALLS, IT'S JUST INSPIRING.
UM, IF YOU DON'T KNOW ART, BY ALL MEANS, GO LOOK AT SOME ART BECAUSE HONESTLY, THIS IS PROFOUND.
THIS IS WHAT EVERYBODY WANTS TO SEE.
THERE'S ENOUGH SPACE BETWEEN THE WATER, BETWEEN THE RIVER, YOU KNOW, TO BE PROTECTED.
I DON'T SEE WHY, WHY GO OUT THERE AND BUY LAND? WHY GO OUT THERE IN 1990? HE'S DONE THIS FOR DECADES.
I GO OUT THERE TO HELP, TO ASSIST.
I MEAN, IF WE NEED TIME TO, IF IT'S ABOUT SAFETY, LET'S MAKE IT ABOUT SAFETY.
IF THAT IS WHAT YOU'RE CONCERNED ABOUT.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO RECOGNIZE WHAT IS ART AND WHAT IS SAFE, I MEAN, THAT'S TWO DIFFERENT THINGS.
I DON'T THINK, WITH ALL DUE RESPECT, I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS AN ART PANEL FOR YOU TO DECIDE WHAT TO DO WITH HIS PROPERTY.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS DECADES AND DECADES OF HIS MONEY.
I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA PROVIDE THE MONEY FOR HIM TO DEMOLISH THIS.
AND THIS HEARING HERE IS JUST RIPPING
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OUR RIGHTS.AND A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE GONNA KNOW ABOUT THIS TOO, BECAUSE THIS IS NOT SAN ANTONIO.
IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO BE, UM, WELL SOPHISTICATED AND DRESSED UP TO PRESENT YOUR ART.
IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE A STRUCTURE.
HE CAN BUILD IT HOWEVER HE PLEASES.
YOU CAN'T TAKE HIS LAND AWAY JUST LIKE THAT.
LIKE HE SAID, IT'S A WORK IN PROGRESS.
THERE'S PEOPLE THAT HAVE, THAT ARE BEHIND HIM, THAT ARE WORKING WITH HIM, THAT ARE SUPPORTING HIM.
AND IF I COULD, IF ANY OTHER PEOPLE COULD OWN THEIR PROPERTY AND DO WHATEVER YOU WANT, IF YOU WANNA SHED AND YOU KNOW, I MEAN, WHAT CAN I SAY? ALL I'M SAYING IS I SUPPORT HIM AND WHATEVER HE'S DOING, I DON'T THINK IT'S WRONG.
I DON'T THINK IT'S HURTING ANYBODY.
IT HAS NEVER BEEN REPORTED OF ANY INCIDENTS AS FAR AS SAFETY.
'CAUSE THAT'S THE CONCERN HERE.
IS THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS? OKAY, SO, UH, WHO HAS A MOTION? UH, MADAM CHAIR, I HAVE A MOTION.
CAN YOU MAKE SURE ON PLEASE, MADAM CHAIR? I HAVE A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 81 WEST JES JET ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AS AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX.
ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 5 6, SUBSECTIONS AS FOLLOWS, THE MAIN 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER 1, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND ESSENTIALLY STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO, SUBSECTIONS 12 AND 15.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WHEN WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER, UH, AND, UH, UTILITIES BE, UH, TERMINATED.
SO THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY AT 27 81 WESTJET ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX.
ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1, 5 6 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER TWO 12 AND AND 15.
AND IS SOMEBODY DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS WITH UTILITIES? CUT.
IS THAT CORRECT? THAT'S CORRECT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND MADAM CHAIR IN JUST I SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? JUST A QUICK QUESTION.
IS THERE A NEED TO HAVE A VACATE ORDER ISSUED ON THIS PROPERTY AS WELL? UM, NOT NECESSARILY.
BUT IF THERE IS SOMEBODY THAT DOES LIVE ON THE PROPERTY, YOU CAN PUT A VACATE ON IT.
I SUGGEST THAT WE DO PUT A VACATE NOTICE ON THE PROPERTY.
SO IF WE COULD DO A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT ADD VACATE.
IF, IF, IF THAT'S AN AMENDMENT, UH, TO MY MOTION.
ANY OTHER DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE? KAYLA MIRANDA? NO.
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TO THREE.PLEASE KEEP CONVERSATIONS ON THE MIC RUNNING THROUGH IT IN MY HEAD RIGHT NOW.
I GUESS I HAVE A QUESTION FOR LEGAL.
HOWEVER, THE RESIDENT DID NOT PROVIDE ANY EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT THAT IT IS A SOUND STRUCTURE.
UM, IS THERE A WAY WE CAN PERMIT THE TIME TO PRODUCE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT ALLOWS FOR US TO DETERMINE IF IT SOUND OR REINSPECTION FROM THE CITY TO ASSESS THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE TO ENSURE THAT IT IS SAFE? UH, I'M TAKING THAT AS A TWO PART QUESTION.
UH, THE FIRST IS, UH, DOES THE BOARD HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT TO CONFIRM IF THE STRUCTURE IS, UH, IT, THAT THE INTEGRITY IS, UH, PRESENT? SO NUMBER ONE, YES, THE BOARD DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO REQUIRE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, UH, FROM THE OWNER TO PROVE, UH, OFFER THAT UP.
UH, THE SECOND PART OF YOUR QUESTION IS, WOULD THE CITY GO OUT TO CONDUCT AN INSPECTION TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE THREE STRUCTURES POSE A THREAT TO, UH, HEALTH AND SAFETY? UH, THAT QUESTION.
UH, THEY, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS HAVE ALREADY BEEN TO THE STRUCTURE.
THEY HAVE PROVIDED, UH, THEIR INSPECTION RESULTS TO THE BOARD.
SO THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND IS IT'S ALREADY BEEN DONE
IT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE PUBLIC, IT IS TO ANY PERSONS OR PROPERTY ON THE PROPERTY AS WELL, WHICH IS WHY I ASKED.
I MEAN, SO THE CONCERN IS ALSO FOR THE PROPERTY, THEIR SAFETY FOR ANYBODY THAT HE WELCOME ONTO HIS PROPERTY.
SO I, I GUESS MAYBE I JUST MISSED THE FACT THAT THE CITY DID ASSESS, I, UH, MAYBE I JUST MISHEARD IT.
TO ME, IT SOUNDED LIKE THEY COULD NOT GET TO, TO THE PROPERTY TO FULLY ASSESS BECAUSE OF THE DEBRIS.
SO THEY COULDN'T REALLY TELL HOW FAR THE BEAMS WENT AND OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE STRUCTURE BECAUSE OF LIMITED ACCESS.
SO IF I MISUNDERSTOOD THAT, THEN I APOLOGIZE.
JOLLIES, I, I WOULD, UH, RECOMMEND IF YOU DO HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT THE DANGEROUS PREMISE INVESTIGATORS, UH, INSPECTION THAT, UH, THE BOARD DOES HAVE THE ABILITY TO RECALL THAT WITNESS AND ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS YOU MAY HAVE AS TO THEIR INSPECTION.
UH, COUNSEL? NO, THE OTHER GUY.
UH, COUNSEL, MAY I ASK A QUESTION FIRST BEFORE WE GO?
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SINCE THAT MOTION HAS DONE, WE CAN NOW LEGALLY RECALL BASED OFF THE CHARTER, CORRECT? UH, UNDER, UH, ROBERT'S RULES, THE MOTION WAS TIED, THEREFORE IT FAILED.SO IF A, UH, BOARD MEMBERS STILL HAS ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS TO ASSIST IN THE MAKING OF A NEW MOTION, THEN YES, YOU CAN ASK FOR, UH, YOU CAN ASK SPECIFIC QUESTIONS TO ASSIST THE BOARD IN MAKING ITS DECISION.
OKAY? YEAH, IT WAS A SUPERVISOR MARTINEZ, UH, POINT OF ORDER, IF I MAY.
SIR, THE BOARD IS ASKING QUESTIONS, SIR, I'M SORRY.
THE BOARD IS ASKING QUESTIONS TO THE STAFF.
AT SOME POINT IN TIME, IF THEY HAVE A QUESTION FOR YOU, THEY WILL CALL YOU TO THE PODIUM.
AT THIS POINT, THEY'RE ASKING STAFF, IF YOU DON'T HAVE, CAN YOU PLEASE HAVE A SEAT? WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE, WE'RE GONNA CONTINUE WITH THE MEETING, SIR, GO AHEAD AND HAVE A SEAT.
HER TELLING BOARD MEMBERS NOT TO TALK TO EACH OTHER OFF THE RECORD.
AND SIR, THAT WASN'T, THAT WASN'T ME.
UM, IF YOU CAN PLEASE HAVE A SEAT, SIR.
I WOULD APPRECIATE YOU MR. ROSS.
WOULD YOU THANK MS. ROSS? UM, UH, YOU DO NOT NOTED, HAVE THE ABILITY TO, UH, REQUEST A POINT OF ORDER THAT IS WITHIN THE EXCLUSIVE JURISDICTION OF THE BOARD.
UM, PLEASE HAVE A SEAT WHILE THE OFFICER, UH, ANSWERS THE QUESTIONS.
AND FOR THE RECORD, SHE WAS ASKING THE SUPERVISOR'S NAME.
THAT'S WHAT I WAS TELLING HER.
JUST MEMBERS, PLEASE KEEP YOUR CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS ON THE MIC THAT WAY.
UM, OFFICER MARTINEZ, WERE YOU ABLE TO ASSESS THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE? JOSHUA MARTINEZ CODE ENFORCE AND SUPERVISOR FOR DISTRICT FOUR? I DID GO OUT THERE ON THE INITIAL INSPECTION AND WALK THE ENTIRE PROPERTY WHEN I WAS, WHERE I WAS ABLE TO, IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS ON THE PROPERTY.
THE MAIN STRUCTURE, THE ITEM, THE STRUCTURE THAT WE'RE IDENTIFYING AS THE MAIN STRUCTURE WAS ALSO VERY DIFFICULT TO GET GO INTO OR GET SUPER CLOSE TO IT, TO REALLY LOOK AT EVERYTHING.
BUT FROM THE PHOTOS THAT OFFICER SANCHEZ DID TAKE, IT DOES SHOW THAT THE STRUCTURE IS, IS DILAPIDATED.
ROOF SYSTEMS ALSO, UM, HAS COLLAPSED IN CERTAIN AREAS, DETERIORATED, ROTTED, AS WELL AS, UH, THE WALLS WHERE THERE'S SOME PARTS OF THE STRUCTURE WHERE IT'S MISSING WALLS AND YOU CAN SEE ITEMS INSIDE OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE WHERE IT APPEARS TO BE HOLDING.
WHAT REMAINS OF THE ROOF SYSTEM FOR THAT MAIN, THE ACCESSORY? NUMBER TWO, WE WEREN'T ABLE, MY CONCERN WALKING INTO THAT STRUCTURE WAS, I WASN'T SURE HOW SAFE IT WAS.
SO WE ONLY STAYED FROM THE OUTSIDE AS THE, WE WENT ON FURTHER FOR MULTIPLE OTHER INSPECTIONS.
UM, THE OWNER, MR. ROSS, DID PUT UP SOME WALLS TO PREVENT US FROM GOING INTO THE STRUCTURE.
SO WHEN WE HAD OUR CHIEF BUILDING INSPECTOR GO MAKE THE ASSESSMENT AS WELL, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO REALLY GO FURTHER INTO IT.
BUT AGAIN, DUE TO THE SAFETY WE WERE STAYING AT, UM, ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE STRUCTURE AS WELL.
'CAUSE WE WERE UNSURE BECAUSE OF SOME OF THE, THE ITEMS THAT WE SAW WHERE WE SAW SOME WELDING, IT APPEARED THERE WAS SOME BOLTS MISSING.
THERE WAS SOME TWISTING IN THE METAL FRAMES, WHICH AGAIN, WE WERE UNSURE ON THE, THE SAFETY OF THAT STRUCTURE.
AND THEN ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, THE UTILITY POLES.
SO WE'RE ABLE JUST TO GET AS CLOSE AS WE WERE.
AGAIN, THERE WAS SOME DEBRIS NEAR IT TO GET THE PHOTOS FOR THAT AS WELL.
I, I DON'T KNOW ON THE MIC, MADAM CHAIR, UH, JUST TO REMIND THE BOARD, UH, MOTION NEEDS TO BE ON THE TABLE BEFORE THERE'S ANY DISCUSSION TO BE HAD.
CAN WE PUT UP, UM, THE MAIN NUMBER ONE IMAGE OF THE MAIN SO WE KNOW WHICH ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT? WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS, I'M GONNA BREAK THIS APART INTO THREE.
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IS THAT THE PICTURE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR, SIR? YES.SO IN REGARDS TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 7 8 1 WEST JET ROAD IS THE PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 5 6, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND REQUEST THAT THE STRUCTURE BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS THAT I NOTICE TO VACATE ALSO BE PROVIDED AND TO CUT OFF BOTH WATER AND ELECTRICITY SERVICES.
SO THE MOTION IS, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY AT 20, UH, 2, 7 8 1 WESTJET ROAD MAIN STRUCTURE ONLY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1, 5 6, UH, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18.
AND IT'S TO BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
UH, UTILITIES CUT AND A NOTICE TO VACATE, UH, ISSUED.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND POINT OF ORDER COUNSEL, CAN WE DIVIDE THAT LIKE THAT WITHOUT MAKING IT ON THE OTHER TWO PIECES TOO, SINCE IT ALL CAME TO US AT ONE CASE? YES, WE CAN.
IT, IT IS UP TO, UH, MR. SOLIS WHO MADE THE MOTION.
SO ARE YOU ALSO GOING TO BE ADDING ORDERS RELATED TO ACCESSORY ONE AND ACCESSORY TWO? YES.
SO JUST TAKING THIS ONE STRUCTURE AT A TIME AND JUST MAKE SURE THAT WE KNOW WHICH STRUCTURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO, OUR NEXT MOTION.
AND JUST FOR CLARITY, CAN WE PULL UP, UH, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURES? OKAY.
OKAY, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 7 8 1 WESTJET ROAD REGARDING THE ACCESSORY RESIDENTIAL BUILDING, WHICH IS BEING SHOWN
I'M SORRY, IS THAT EXCEPT, COULD YOU IDENTIFY, UH, WHICH ACCESS DO YOU MEAN ACCESSORY ONE OR ACCESSORY TWO? I AM LOOKING AT THE REPORT AND IT ONLY CLARIFIES AS ACCESSORY, THE MULTI-STORY TOWER.
STEPHANIE, CAN YOU CLARIFY? ONE IS ON THE SCREEN, MR. SOLES, THIS IS THE ACCESSORY ONE THAT IS ON THE SCREEN? YES, THAT'S THE ONE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT.
I'M JUST LOOKING AT THE, THE PAPERWORK.
THE REPORT CALLS IT ACCESSORY MULTISTORY TOWER, WHICH WE'RE CALLING ACCESSORY ONE.
OKAY, THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION.
SO I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 7 8 1 WESTJET ROAD, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER ONE IS THE PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, SECTION EIGHT, I MEAN
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ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM ISSUANCE TO THIS ORDER.
OKAY, SO THE MOTION IS, UH, FOR THE PROPERTY AT 20, UH, 2 7 8 WEST JET ROAD.
ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR.
UM, IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1, 5 6, SUBSECTIONS, 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
UH, AND TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
UH, I'M SORRY, DID YOU SAY UTILITIES AS WELL? WE'VE ALREADY DONE THAT.
SO, AND TO BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IS THERE A SECOND? MADAM CHAIR? I SECOND AND I HAVE A FRIENDLY, SINCE IT WAS BEEN STATED EARLIER THAT THAT IS POWERED BY A SEPARATE SOURCE.
WOULD YOU ACCEPT, UH, CUT UTILITIES AS WELL? YES, I WOULD.
SO I'LL BE HAPPY TO AMEND THE MOTION TO INCLUDE SINCE I SECOND IT, DISCONNECT UTILITIES.
SO, UH, WE HAVE ADDED THIS, UH, DISCONNECTING THE UTILITIES ON THE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THIS IS ONE OF THE STRUCTURES I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT ON.
UM, I REALLY FEEL THAT THAT INFORMATION IS LACKING AND IT'S SOMETHING THAT I NEED PER AS AN INDIVIDUAL.
I WOULD JUST ADD THAT WE HAD THE FIRE MARSHALS REPORT SAYING THAT THE STRUCTURE HAS BEEN DEEMED DANGEROUS.
WE HEARD FROM ONE OF THE WITNESSES THAT THEY'VE ALLOWED CHILDREN TO GO ONTO THAT STRUCTURE AND LOOK AT THE FLOORING.
THIS ACTUALLY POSES, UH, EMINENT DANGER AND I THINK THAT'S ONE OF OUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES HERE IS TO ADDRESS DANGER.
AND THIS IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE.
MY UNDERSTANDING FROM, UM, SUPERVISOR MARTINEZ WAS HE COULDN'T GET CLOSE ENOUGH.
AND THAT'S OBSERV, THAT'S BY OBSERVATION, NOT NECESSARILY ASSESSING THE STABILITY OF THE STRUCTURE.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT AS WELL.
MY UNDERSTANDING IS WHEN THE CHIEF ENGINEER, IS THAT HIS TITLE? NO, NO.
THE CHIEF INSPECTOR, WHEN HE WAS OUT THERE, THE ONE FROM THE CITY HAD LOOKED AT IT AND DID DEEM IT THE SAME THING AS A, AS A BAD STRUCTURE.
BUT HE DIDN'T, UM, PROVIDE ANY TESTING ON THE MATERIALS.
HE WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH AND OR AS JUST BY OBSERVING THE BUILDING.
THERE'S BEEN NO INCIDENCES ON THE PROPERTY.
SO I WOULD LIKE TO SEE AN ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT JUST CLARIFIES OR VERIFIES THE CITY'S, UM, CLAIM ON UNSAFE FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
I, I ALSO AGREE WITH THAT AND I ALSO AGREE THAT ART IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.
WE HAVE SOME VERY INTERESTING PIECES AND YARDS AND THEY WOULD ALSO FALL UNDER THE CATEGORY OF NOT BEAUTIFUL TO SOME PEOPLE.
SO I, I JUST, I I WANNA KNOW THE LEVEL OF DANGER IF THIS STRUCTURE IS GONNA COME DOWN.
UH, IF IT'S REPAIRABLE, LIKE I, I WOULD LIKE THAT INFORMATION AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED THAT INFORMATION, BUT STEEL ROLL CALL BOAT.
SO DO WE HAVE ANOTHER MOTION COUNSEL, CAN WE GO TO THE THIRD OR DO WE HAVE TO RESOLVE THIS ONE? SINCE THIS ONE IS HIS AS A STALEMATE, CAN WE GO TO THE, UH, ACCESSORY TWO OR DO WE HAVE TO WAIT ON THIS ONE?
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UH, UH, SINCE THIS IS, UH, MR. SOLIS MOTION, IT'S UP TO HIM IF HE WANTS TO MOVE TO ACCESSORY TWO OR, UH, STAY ON THIS.BUT THE ENTIRE MOTION NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE, UH, ANY OTHER MOTION IS PRESENTED.
LET'S GO AHEAD AND GO ON TO THE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO.
CAN WE SEE THAT ON THE SCREEN PLEASE? THANK YOU FOR PUTTING THAT BACK UP.
I MOVED TO THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 81 WEST JET ROAD, ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, SPECIFICALLY SECTIONS 12 AND 15.
I RECOMMEND THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS AND THE ELECTRICAL UTILITIES BE DISCONNECTED.
OKAY, THE MOTION IS, UH, FOR THE PROPERTY AT 22 7 8 1 WESTJET, UH, ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO, UM, THAT THE PROPERTY IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 12 AND 15, AND IT'S TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS.
WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE PROPERTY OR THE STRUCTURE WE'RE LOOKING AT.
I SAID ACCESSORY TWO ACCESSORIES, RIGHT? YOU SAID PROPERTY? WELL, NO, THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2 7 8 1 WESTJET? YES.
OKAY, ANY DISCUSSION? LET'S HAVE A ROLL CALL.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH A VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
OKAY, LET'S GO BACK TO ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO.
I'M SORRY, ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
AND IF WE CAN PUT THE PICTURE BACK TO ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, PLEASE.
UH, MAY I ASK FOR AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY? UH, YES.
LEGAL MATTERS? YEAH, MY LITTLE SCRIPT HERE.
UM, THE TIME IS NOW, UH, 11:42 AM ON FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD WILL RECESS FROM OPEN MEETING AND CONVENE AN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO CONSULT WITH A LEGAL COUNSEL TO DISCUSS ATTORNEY-CLIENT MATTERS PURSUANT SECTION 5 5 1 0 7 1 AND OF THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CO CODE.
THE TIME IS 12:06 PM ON, UH, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.
THE ABILITY STANDARD BOARD WILL NOW RECONVENE AN OPEN SESSION.
MADAM CHAIR, THIS IS FRED INEZ.
UH, CAN I RECALL TWO WITNESSES? YES.
UH, I'D LIKE THE FIRST WITNESS TO BE THE, UH, CHIEF INSPECTOR FOR THE CITY OR FOR, UH, DSD.
I'M GONNA ASK YOU A FEW QUESTIONS.
IF, UH, WE CAN GO TO JPEG 45 WILL LAY A LITTLE BIT OF GROUNDWORK ON YOUR ASSESSMENT, YOU WOULD NOT ABLE TO GET ON THE STRUCTURE, IS THAT CORRECT? NO, SIR.
DO YOU NEED TO BE ON A STRUCTURE TO MAKE A VISUAL ASSESSMENT? UM,
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WE CAN MAKE A VISUAL ASSESSMENT, UH, BUT TO GET ON THE STRUCTURE, I MEAN THAT WE WOULD HAVE TO MAKE A VISUAL ASSESSMENT TO EVEN WANT TO GET ON THE STRUCTURE, SEE IF IT WAS SAFE ENOUGH TO EVEN HAVE ANYBODY GO TO DO AN ASSESSMENT.UH, ON THAT PROPERTY OR ON THAT, ON THAT LEVEL.
UM, AT THAT TIME WE COULDN'T TELL, YOU KNOW, IF IT WAS SAFE TO GET ON IT OR WHERE ACCESS WAS, UH, ON THAT, ON THAT BUILDING OR TOWER.
NOW YOU MADE PLENTY OF OTHER INSPECTIONS WHERE YOU, UH, PARTICULARLY HOUSES AND STUFF WHERE YOU COULD NOT MAKE IN THE PREMISES BUT STILL MADE AN ASSESSMENT.
IS THAT CORRECT? WE'RE, WE'LL, KEEP IT TO THIS PROPERTY.
KEEP IT TO THIS PROPERTY, PLEASE.
I WITHDRAW ON THIS STRUCTURE HERE.
VIEWING WHAT YOU HAVE HERE,
IT WOULDN'T BE CONSIDERED JOIST OR, OR, OR, UH, FLOOR JOIST.
IT'S, IT'S SOME, SOME TYPE OF METAL.
HOW ABOUT GUARDRAIL FROM A ROADSIDE? IS THAT WHAT THAT IS? YES, SIR.
NOW, IS THAT A LEGAL STRUCTURE FEATURE IN A BUILDING? NO, SIR.
THOSE ARE MADE DESIGNED TO GO STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN FOR GUARDRAIL PURPOSES, CORRECT.
IF, IF THEY WANTED TO, UH, REPURPOSE, UH, ANOTHER SORT OF MATERIAL AS A DIFFERENT TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION COMPONENT, UH, LIKE I SAID BEFORE, THAT WOULD REQUIRE AN ENGINEER TO APPROVE THAT, UH, THAT, THAT, UH, APPLICATION ENGINEER'S REPORT WOULD PROBABLY BE NECESSARY FOR THAT, CORRECT? YES, SIR.
BASED OFF THE BOTTOM OF THAT, THAT'S A METAL SHEET, IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, CORRECT.
A METAL SHEET ON, UH, IF YOU LOOK RIGHT HERE, THERE'S AN OPENING RIGHT THERE AND THAT'S A PIECE OF METAL.
AND THEN IT LOOKS LIKE WOOD ON TOP OR ANOTHER DECKING.
UH, IT WOULD, WHAT I CAN TELL FROM THE PICTURE, SO MOST OF THE STRUCTURE THAT YOU COULD OBSERVE FROM STANDING ON THE GROUND AS THAT ONE LOOKS LIKE IT'S WELDED AT THAT JOINT, NO BOLTS.
UH, THERE WAS SOME AREAS THAT WERE WELDED, SOME, SOME AREAS THAT WERE BOLTED.
UM, WE COULDN'T, AGAIN, UH, WHEN WE GO DO THE INSPECTION, IF IT'S WELDED OR BOLTED OR ANYTHING, WE DEFER TO THE ENGINEER.
UM, ESPECIALLY 'CAUSE WE DON'T, WE DON'T KNOW THE, THE, THE, THE, UM, HOW IT WAS WELDED.
THE, UH, THE AMOUNT OF, YOU KNOW, IT WAS CONNECTED.
UH, THERE'S NO WAY TO TELL FROM, FROM THE GROUND.
SO THAT'S WHY WE SAID, HEY, IF WE, IF WE'RE GONNA ASSESS THIS, WE REALLY NEED AN ENGINEER'S LETTER.
'CAUSE THERE'S, THERE'S NO WAY TO, TO DO IT FROM THAT.
NOW THIS WOULD BE CONSIDERED A DECK, IS THAT CORRECT? UM, DEPENDS.
I MEAN, IT, IT, IT COULD BE CONSIDERED A DECK IF IT, IT WAS ACCESS IF IT WAS STAIRS AND THEY COULD, YOU KNOW, GET UP THERE.
BUT WE DIDN'T, WE, WE WEREN'T ABLE TO GET UP THERE TO LOOK.
AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS A RAILING THAT'S NOT CITY CODE RAILING FOR EXTERIOR, CORRECT? NO, SIR.
UM, AT THIS TIME, IF YOU HAVE AN, YOU WANTED TO CALL ANOTHER WITNESS.
YOU, I'D LIKE TO RECALL, UM, ROBERT WESTBROOK.
LET ME ASK YOU STRAIGHT OUT, YOU DON'T NEED TO BE ON A STRUCTURE TO DO A VISUAL INSPECTION, IS THAT CORRECT? DID FOR SAFETY PURPOSES? FOR SAFETY PURPOSES.
FOR SAFETY PURPOSES, OUR DETERMINATION THAT THIS WAS AN UNSAFE STRUCTURE WAS BASED UPON THE PHOTOS ONE AND THE, UH, RAVEN VIDEO.
UM, WE DID ASK THE QUESTION IF THIS WAS IN ANY WAY, UM, BUILT ACCORDING TO ANY CODE OR ANY STANDARD, AND DSD SAID TO THEIR KNOWLEDGE, THERE WAS NO STANDARD THAT IT WAS BUILT TO FOR THAT PERSPECTIVE.
FROM OUR PERSPECTIVE, SAN ANTONIO FIRE DEPARTMENT, WE WERE LIKE, WE CANNOT PUT OUR GUYS IN HARM'S WAY.
KNOWING THAT IT WAS JUST BUILT IN SORT OF A, IN A MANNER THAT WAS INCONSISTENT OR MAYBE, OR, YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T, IT DIDN'T MEET ANY STANDARDS RIGHT.
SO HOW THEN WE PUT OUR GUYS, YOU KNOW, IN THE LINE OF, YOU PUT, AND YOU PROBABLY YOURSELF HAS GONE ON STRUCTURES THAT HAVE ADEQUATE ROOFING SUPPORTS YES.
WOULD YOU CONSIDER THOSE ADEQUATE DECKING SUPPORTS THAT'S GUARDRAIL FROM A ROAD THAT YOU WOULD SEE ON THE HIGHWAY? UH,
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IF I CAN REFRAME THE QUESTION, WOULD I AS A DIVISION CHIEF, PUT MY, UH, C-N-C-N-S-F, WOULD YOU ALLOW THAT YOU, LET ME PUT IT TO YOU, NOT YOUR PEOPLE, WOULD YOU, IF IT SAFETY CONCERN, CLIMB ON THAT TO PUT A FIRE OUT? NO.IF THERE WAS A FIRE NO, THANK YOU.
IN YOUR CURRENT POSITION, WHAT WOULD YOU BE LOOKING FOR IN AN ENGINEERING REPORT IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO DECLARE THIS A SAFE STRUCTURE FROM AN ENGINEER? I WOULD JUST PREFER THAT AN ENGINEER, HIS STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT.
I WOULDN'T, FROM MY STANDPOINT, I'M A FIREFIGHTER.
UM, I HAVE CREDENTIALS AS A INSPECTOR, UM, BUT I JUST NEED AN ENGINEER OR SOMEONE TO SAY THAT THIS IS SOLID STRUCTURE.
IF SOMEBODY ELSE CAN VERIFY THAT ONE AND PUT THEIR NAME AND I GUESS, YOU KNOW, STAMP OF APPROVAL ON IT, THAT'S PERFECTLY FINE WITH ME.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE THAT RIGHT NOW.
SO IT WOULD BE JUST TO CLARIFY, EITHER COME UP WITH A DETERMINATION THAT IT'S A SOLID STRUCTURE OR THAT IT'S FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED.
WOULD, WOULD WE ADD THAT IS A SOLID STRUCTURE, MAKE SURE THAT IT IS A SOLID STRUCTURE OR GET IT, OR GET IT BACK TO BEING A SOLID STRUCTURE SINCE IT'S NOT BUILT TO ANY STANDARD? YEAH.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 27 81 WESTJET ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 5 6, NUMBER 1 2 4 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, 18.
I MOVE THAT, UH, ENGINEER'S REPORT BE OBTAINED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER.
UH, JUST FOR CLARITY PURPOSES, UM, THE MOTION IS TO RESET, UH, THE PROPERTY AT 27 81 WEST JET ROAD ACCESSORY ONE.
TO RESET IT, UH, AND TO OBTAIN AN ENGINEER'S REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS, OBTAIN AN ENGINEER'S REPORT WITHIN 30 DAYS.
IS THERE A SECOND MADAM CHAIR? YES.
UH, COULD YOU CLARIFY, OBTAIN IS VAGUE.
DO YOU WANT THE REPORT PRESENTED TO HIS REPORT? UH, I WAS GOING TO ADD A FRIENDLY MEMO AND THEN ONCE WE HAD A SECOND.
IS THERE A SECOND? I'LL GO AHEAD AND SECOND.
AND MY FRIENDLY AMENDMENT, UH, AS LEGAL SAID, UM, WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IS A CURRENT SEALED STAMPED ENGINEER'S REPORT FOR ACCESSORY FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
AND I WOULD LIKE TO SEE A REPAIR PLAN TO ENSURE THAT THE PROPERTY IS UP TO CODE.
I SECOND WELL, THAT IT'S YOUR MOTION, JOELLE.
I'LL BE HAPPY TO SECOND AS WELL.
SO IT'S ACCEPTED, CORRECT? YES.
I, I WANTED TO ASK CO COUNSEL SINCE THIS, WE'RE NOT SURE WHERE THAT ONE POWER GOES FROM THE, UH, ACCESSORY TO IN THE AREA OF WHERE THIS IS AT.
AND I'M NOT SURE IF IT, IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT HAS ELECTRICAL PIPES IN IT.
CAN WE ORDER THE CUTTING OF UTILITIES OR SINCE WE'RE RESETTING OR NO? UH, THAT IS UP TO THE BOARD.
UH, YOU CAN CHOOSE TO ADD THAT TO THE MOTION OR LEAVE IT AS IS SINCE IT IS BEING RESET, IF THAT IS, UH, WHAT THE ULTIMATE ORDER WILL BE, THEN I ADD, UH, ADD A FRIENDLY AMENDMENT TO CUT POWER.
I'M SORRY IF, IF, IF, WHAT IF, IF THE P WE ARE NOT, NOBODY KNOWS WHERE THAT POWER GOES.
AND THERE IS PIPES IN THERE OF ELECTRICAL.
SO I WANNA MAKE SURE, SINCE WE CUT IT AT YOU, UH, ACCESSORY TWO THAT WE CUT IT HERE TOO.
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OKAY.SO YOUR FRIENDLY AMENDMENT IS TO ADD CUT UTILITIES? YEAH.
UH, DO, DO YOU ACCEPT THAT? I'M OKAY.
AND DO YOU ACCEPT THAT? I'LL ACCEPT IT AS WELL.
SO JUST, JUST FOR CLARITY, ONE MORE TIME.
WE ARE RESETTING, UH, THE, OR THE ORDER IS TO RESET, UM, TO THE NEXT AVAILABLE DATE.
UH, THE ACCESSORY BUILDING AT 2 7 8 1 WESTJET ROAD ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE, AND FOR THE OWNER TO BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE THE CODE OFFICER WITH A CURRENT ENGINEER'S REPORT THAT IS STAMPED AND, UH, A REPAIR PLAN OR A SCOPE OF WORK TO GET IT UP TO CODE.
NOW, CAN WE DO A ROLL CALL? KAYLA MIRANDA? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF 5 2 1.
UM, YOU CAN GET WITH THE CODE OFFICER, UH, FOR INSTRUCTIONS.
OUR NEXT PROPERTY IS GOING TO BE, UH, THREE 15.
HOW DO WE SAY THAT NAME? COYO QUAIL STREET.
I'M, I'M TALKING, WE'RE DEBATING WHETHER WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE.
UM, DO YOU ACTUALLY KNOW THE STREET NAME?
UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JAIME HASSEL, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO'S DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.
UM, AGAIN, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JAIME HASSEL, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT THREE 15 COIL STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 8 3 2 1, BLOCK 11, LOT 96 N 97, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS FOSTER ELIZABETH WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 4 4 7 2 KLEIN MEADOWS, NEW BROWN FALLS, TEXAS 7 8 1 3 0.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED, AND THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT.
MS. ELIZABETH FOSTER, DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES.
AS OF FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH THE OWNER ELIZABETH FOSTER AND THE PREVIOUS OWNER, ROS RICO.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JANUARY 21ST, 2025 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING UH, THREE 15 OIL STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 15TH, 2024.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 20TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNDELIVERED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025.
OWNERSHIP PER THE BEXAR COUNTY APPRAISAL DISTRICT DID CHANGE NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE NEW OWNER ON SEPTEMBER 24TH, 2025, AND A CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED ON JANUARY 20TH, 2026.
A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE WAS HELD IN 1901 SOUTH ALAMO.
NO OWNER OR INTERESTED PARTY ATTENDED ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026 THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT THREE 15 COYLE STREET.
AS OF FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS ON FILE AND NO REPAIR APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED.
IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH CPS AND SAW THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SERVICES ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH AND FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026.
UH, THIS FRONT PHOTO IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS STRUCTURE DID SUSTAIN FIRE DAMAGE.
UM, I DO NOT HAVE A DATE OF THE FIRE.
UH, IT WAS BEFORE, UM, THE RECORDS, I DON'T HAVE THE RECORD OF IT.
UM, IT DOES NOT HAVE A ROOF COVERING.
IT IS EXPOSED, UH, CEILING RAFTERS OR ROOF RAFTERS AND JOISTS.
UH, THERE IS WEATHER DAMAGE AND FIRE DAMAGE.
THERE IS FIRE DAMAGE TO THE FRONT, UM, ENTRANCE.
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THAT ARE LEADING UP TO THAT FRONT ENTRANCE ARE DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND WILL BE MORE VISIBLE IN ANOTHER PHOTO.IN THIS PHOTO, YOU CAN SEE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, THE FRONT PORCH PO UH, STEPS ARE DETACHING AND SINKING INTO GRADE.
THIS IS APPEARING BEAM FOUNDATION.
UM, AND IT IS, THE STRUCTURE IS SHIFTING TOWARDS THE REAR.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, EXPOSED, UH, WOOD MEMBERS ON THE ROOF LINE, UH, THAT ARE WEATHER DAMAGED.
THIS IS A REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NO, UH, ROOF COVERING.
UH, THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS ARE, UM, DAMAGED, UH, FROM THE FIRE AND FROM THE WEATHER EXPOSURE.
AND THE PROPERTY IS, UM, DOES HAVE SOME DEBRIS IN THE REAR.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE I SEEN FROM THE REAR.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOME SMALL, UH, FIRE DAMAGE THAT'S VISIBLE FROM THE ATTIC VENT, OF COURSE, FROM THE LACK OF A ROOF.
UH, THAT AREA IS ALSO, UH, WEATHER DAMAGED.
UH, MAKE AN ENTRY FROM THE RIGHT HAND SIDE, UH, FROM THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE DOOR.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THE, UH, STEPS ARE, OR THAT DECK IS, UH, WEATHER DAMAGE, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UH, THERE IS DEBRIS IN THE INTERIOR IS VISIBLE IN THIS PHOTO.
UH, GOING INSIDE YOU CAN SEE NATURAL LIGHT THAT IS ENTERING FROM THE STRUCTURE.
UH, THERE IS DEBRIS, UH, AND SOME, UH, DRYWALL THAT IS PLASTERED ON THE FRONT.
LOOKING TOWARDS THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE IS A HOLE PRESENT THAT'LL BE MORE VISIBLE IN ANOTHER PHOTO.
THERE IS THE DAMAGE TO THE WOOD MEMBERS AND THE EXPOSED STUDS.
UH, HERE'S THAT HOLE THAT WAS MENTIONED ON, UM, IN THE PREVIOUS PHOTO.
UH, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A DEBRIS THAT IS FALLING IN.
UH, THE FLOOR COVERING IS DAMAGED AND THERE'S MORE, UH, WEATHER DAMAGE TO THE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS.
UH, LOOKING FURTHER INTO THE STRUCTURE ON THE, TOWARDS THE LEFT ELEVATION, UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS SOME, UH, LISTING OF THE WOOD MEMBERS TOWARDS THE RIGHT OF THAT PHOTO HERE.
LOOKING AT THE ROOF STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE SOME CHARRING TO THE ROOF'S, RAFTERS AND JOS.
UH, THERE IS SOME SAGGING VISIBLE.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT ENTRANCE HERE, YOU CAN SEE THE MAJORITY OF THE FIRE DAMAGE.
THERE IS SOME DECKING THAT REMAINS.
THERE IS ALSO HOLES PRESENT AND FIRE DAMAGE.
THERE IS SOME, UM, SAGGING TO THOSE CEILING JOISTS.
UH, MOVING FURTHER INTO THE STRUCTURE, I COULD SEE MORE DAMAGE TO THE FLOOR COVERING AND MORE DEBRIS THAT IS PRESENT.
AGAIN, LOOKING UP INTO THE ROOF STRUCTURE, MORE, UH, CHARRED WOOD MEMBERS AND MORE SAGGING THAT IS VISIBLE TO THOSE CEILING JOISTS.
UH, THIS IS AN ATTACHED ACCESSORY ROOM.
UH, APPEARS TO BE LIKE A LAUNDRY ROOM HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT SOME OF THIS DECK IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE.
UH, LOOKING INTO THE INTERIOR, THERE IS DEBRIS FROM THE DECKING THAT HAS COLLAPSED TO INTO THE INTERIOR.
AND THERE IS NATURAL LIGHT THAT IS ENTERING.
UH, LOOKING UP INTO THE, THE ROOF STRUCTURE, YOU CAN SEE THE EXPOSED ELECTRICAL LINES AND THE WEATHER DAMAGE TO THE CEILING JOISTS.
UH, TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT THREE 15 GOYLE STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
FOR THE MAIN IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY, ALL THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD.
PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIVE HEALTH, PROPERTY OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF THREE 15 GOYLE STREET.
DO WE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR? FRED INES.
I DIDN'T SEE IN YOUR NOTES ABOUT IS THE POWER IS IS OFF BECAUSE THERE WAS A FIRE.
IS IT, COULD IT HAVE A METER? DID THEY DISCONNECT AT THE ROAD OR IS THE POWER STILL ON? UH, FROM MY COMMUNICATION WITH CPS, THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SERVICES TO THAT PROPERTY, SO I COULDN'T TELL YOU IF THEY CUT IT DURING THE FIRE.
BUT THERE ARE NO SERVICES, NO PERMITS WERE EVER PULLED.
UH, THEY DID HAVE, UH, ORIGINALLY THEY DID HAVE REPAIR PERMITS FOR THE STRUCTURE REPAIR.
AND WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN THE FIRE STARTED OR WHAT, WHEN IT WAS NO, WE DON'T HAVE A DATE FOR THE FIRE.
AND THE PERMITS WERE PULLED WAY BEFORE, I'M ASSUMING THE 5, 15, 24.
WHEN I DID, WHEN I FOUND THE STRUCTURE, UH, WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION, UH, RECORDS SEARCH SHOWED THAT
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THERE WERE ACTIVE REPAIR PERMITS AT THE TIME.SO THEY WERE DOING THE DEMO ON A RE REMODEL ON A REPAIR PERMIT.
UH, ORIGINALLY THAT ROOF STRUCTURE DID HAVE, UM, A FLOOR, UH, ROOF COVERING.
THERE WERE, THERE WAS DECKING, THERE WERE SHINGLES, UH, THERE WERE DAMAGE.
BUT THEN THROUGHOUT THE HISTORY OF THE CASE, AS IT PROGRESSED, UH, THERE WAS SOME DEMOLITION THAT WAS DONE WHERE THE DAMAGED MEMBERS WERE REMOVED USING THE REMODEL PERMIT.
UH, WE DO HAVE, UH, PUBLIC COMMENTS, UH, FROM THE OWNER.
UM, ELIZABETH FOSTER, PLEASE PRO APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
AND WHAT WAS THE SECOND PART? I DIDN'T.
UH, UH, 3 1 5 COYLE STREET, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 3 7.
FEEL FREE TO MOVE THE MIC AROUND THAT WAY IT'S, IT'S CLOSE TO YOU.
YEAH, YOU CAN BRING IT WITH, IT'S A GOOD THERE.
SO THE FIRE HAPPENED MARCH 9TH, 2023.
UM, ME AND MY EX-HUSBAND, UH, OWNED THE HOUSE TOGETHER.
SO THE HOUSE WAS SUPPOSED TO GO TO HIM.
HE WAS IN CHARGE OF EVERYTHING.
I DIDN'T BRING ANY DOCUMENTATION WITH ME.
'CAUSE IT, 'CAUSE IT, IT'S A NEWLY INHERITED PROBLEM FOR ME.
SO, UM, YEAH, I'M LEARNING STUFF JUST LIKE Y'ALL ARE.
SO WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO DO WITH THE PROPERTY? I WOULD LIKE TO SEE IF I COULD RESET THIS JUST SO THAT I CAN GET SOME MORE INFORMATION.
'CAUSE I DON'T HAVE LIKE AN ENGINEER REPORT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.
UM, I'M TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT I NEED TO DO TO DO.
ARE, ARE YOU WANTING TO REPAIR IT? THERE IS INSURANCE MONEY WITH OUR MORTGAGE COMPANY.
SO THERE'S A LOT OF MOVING PARTS.
IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE YOU WANTED TO ADD? ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? THIS IS FRED ANDIS.
UM, DID YOU HAVE THE PROPERTY IN 2 3 25 FEBRUARY? YES.
YOU HAD IT? NOT, NOT ME, BUT MY EXHUSBAND.
SO YOU WOULD'VE NEVER GOT A NOTICE THAT OF NO, MY EX-HUSBAND WOULD'VE.
HE WAS, HE WAS DOING ALL THE WORK AND I, FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THERE WAS PROBLEMS WITH THE GUY THAT HE HIRED TO HELP.
HE BROUGHT THE MATERIALS, THEY GOT STOLEN AND THEN THEY DIDN'T WANNA RECOUP.
SO PHYSICALLY, WHEN YOU GOT THIS, WHEN DID YOU GET THIS? IT WOULD'VE BEEN, IT WAS ACCIDENTAL, BUT AUGUST OF 2025.
'CAUSE I FILED FOR A, UM, WHAT WAS IT CALLED? I HAD TO GET A LAWYER TO FILE FOR THE FORECLOSURE TO STOP THE FORECLOSURE.
AND THEN HE FILED THE DEED WITH MY EX-HUSBAND.
BUT WE WEREN'T EVEN IN AGREEANCE WITH IT ALL THE WAY YET.
WHEN WAS THAT FINALIZED? I THINK IT WAS, I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE.
AND YOU JUST NOW GOT WIND OF THIS HOW LONG AGO? I'VE BEEN KIND OF HEARING FROM HASSO, FOR EXAMPLE.
UM, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW LIKE THE FULL, IT WASN'T MY RESPONSIBILITY.
IT WAS HIS, UM, SO YEAH, THE FULL WIND OF IT WAS GETTING THE NOTICE ON THE GATE.
IT WAS FOR MY EX-HUSBAND TELLING ME TO SAVE THE PROPERTY.
BECAUSE HE STILL REGISTERED AT THAT TIME? NO.
BUT THAT'S THE LAST CONTACT THEY HAD WITH IT.
AND YOU WOULD LIKE TO RESET? YES.
BEFORE YOU PROCEED TO MOTION, UH, I WOULD LIKE A MINUTE TO LOOK AT THE, UH, TITLE SEARCH.
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OKAY.AND WHAT, IS THERE ANY CONCERNS? UH, I JUST WANTED TO, UH, I WAS LOST IN THERE A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE PROPERTY WAS TO BE TRANSFERRED AND THE DIVORCE DECREE.
UH, SO I WAS JUST CONFIRMING, UH, PROPERTY IS VESTED IN ELIZABETH FOSTER.
DOES ANYONE HAVE A MOTION? UH, MADAM CHAIR.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY AT 3 1 5 COIL STREET.
SIR, CAN YOU SPEAK IN YOUR MICROPHONE? I'M SORRY.
THIS IS MELISSA RAMIREZ RIGHT HERE.
CAN YOU SPEAK IN YOUR MICROPHONE? I'M SORRY.
UH, YEAH, I, I MOVE AT THE PROPERTY AT 3 1 5 COYLE STREET.
BE RESET FOR A FUTURE HEARING.
ANY DISCUSSION? CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
PLEASE GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER.
THE NEXT CASE, UM, IS GOING TO BE ONE, UH, 1442 EAST CHAVIN KAVANAUGH ROAD.
I'M SORRY IF I BUTCHERED THAT.
GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURES BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 1 4 4 2 EAST SHAVANO ROAD WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 1 4 4 2 EAST CHAVIN ROAD IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD, EXCUSE ME.
DO WE HAVE, UM, TRANSLATOR SERVICES FOR THE OWNER? ARE YOU TRANSLATING YOU'LL BE TRANSLATING FOR THE OFFICER AS WELL TO THE OWNER? EXCUSE ME.
LEMME, I JUST WANNA CONFIRM IF WE NEED TO SLOW DOWN, I NEED TO EXPLAIN WHAT THE SERVICE IS GONNA INCLUDE.
SHE UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH, BUT WHEN SHE SPEAKS SHE CODE SPANISH SO THAT I'M HERE JUST TO, IF SHE HAPPENS TO SLIP INTO THE SPANISH, I WON'T TELL.
I JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE IF WE NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN OR TO WHAT EXTENT, UH, THE TRANSLATION WOULD BE PROVIDED.
JUST FOR THE RECORDING, UM, WHAT WAS SAID IS THAT, UM, THE INDIVIDUAL THAT NEEDED THE INTERPRETATION SERVICES UNDERSTANDS ENGLISH, UH, BUT SOMETIMES SLIPS INTO SPANISH WHEN OR SPEAKING, AND THE INTERPRETER AVAILABLE, UH, FOR THOSE TIMES.
MADAM CHAIR, WOULD SHE NEED A MIC FOR THAT OR NO? WE HAVE IT RIGHT THERE.
IF SHE NEEDS A MIC WHEN SHE TRANSLATES, YOU SEE A MIC THERE FOR NO, I MEAN WE CAN GIVE IT TO HER IF SHE NEEDS IT.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 1 1 0 4 6 BLOCK ONE, LOT 21, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS RODRIGUEZ LILY G WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 7 3 0
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WEST HARDING BOULEVARD, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1.THE PROPERTY OWNER, LILY R RODRIGUEZ, IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JUNE 5TH, 2025.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 4 4 2 EAST CHAU ROAD IS CON WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 8TH, 2024.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON NOVEMBER 13TH, 2024, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED.
ON MAY 12TH, 2025, A CONFERENCE WAS HELD WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AT THE PROPERTY.
A BSB CONFERENCE PACK PACKET WAS PROVIDED TO THE PROPERTY OWNER ON JULY 21ST, 2025.
ANOTHER CONFERENCE WAS HELD WITH THE PROPERTY OWNER AT DEVELOPMENT SERVICES ON JANUARY 30TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 4 4 2 CHAUVIN ROAD ON JANUARY 30TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO LILY G RODRIGUEZ AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED ON OCTOBER 7TH, 2025 AND FEBRUARY 6TH, 2026.
AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE STRUCTURE TO PRESENT BEFORE BSB.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
THIS IS THE PLOT PLAN OF THE PROPERTY.
THE MAIN STRUCTURE LOCATED IS LOCATED IN THE CENTER OF THE PROPERTY ACCESSORY.
ONE IS LOCATED IN THE REAR RIGHT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY, AND ACCESSORY TWO IS IN THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THE ROOF SYSTEM CONSISTS OF DIFFERENT SHINGLE TYPES.
THE FASCIA BOARD DOES LACK WEATHER PROTECTION.
THE FRONT LEFT PORTION OF THE STRUCTURE IS AN ADDITION.
THERE ARE SOME EXPOSED WOODEN STU MEMBERS ON THAT FRONT LEFT PORTION AS WELL.
HERE IS A VIEW OF THE FOUNDATION SYSTEM THERE.
THE ORIGINAL, UH, FOUNDATION WAS A CEDAR POST AND BEAM.
THEY DO HAVE SOME CINDER BLOCKS UNDERNEATH THE FOUNDATION.
UH, TO SUPPORT THE STRUCTURE, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE FASCIA BOARDS DO LACK OF, DO LACK SOME WEATHER PROTECTION.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE REAR LEFT PORTION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THERE HAS BEEN ADDITIONS ADDED TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE ON THE FRONT AND THE REAR, SO THERE ARE MULTIPLE ANGLES OF THE ELEVATIONS.
ON THE LEFT PORTION OF THIS PHOTO, THERE IS AN ADDITION ADDED WHERE IT WAS GOING TO BE A LAUNDRY ROOM POTENTIALLY, AND THEN ON THE RIGHT PORTION WITH THE GREEN SIDING, THAT IS ALSO AN ADDITION THAT'S BEING USED AS STORAGE.
SO THIS IS THAT LEFT ADDITION WHERE THEY DO HAVE A WASHING MACHINE.
THERE ARE BLANKETS LAID DOWN ON THE GROUND SHOWING THERE ARE SIGNS THAT SOMEONE HAS BEEN SLEEPING THERE AND THERE'S EXPOSED WIRING AND SOME SPLICED WIRING AS WELL.
THIS IS GOING INTO THE RIGHT ADDITION PORTION THAT HAD THE GREEN SIDING.
AGAIN, THIS IS JUST BEING USED FOR STORAGE, BUT THERE IS NEW, UH, CEILING JOIST AND DECKING ADDED ONTO THE, THE STRUCTURE.
SO THIS IS GONNA BE THE REAR RIGHT PORTION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE A BATHROOM ADDED ONTO THE STRUCTURE.
SO THIS IS GOING INTO THAT BATHROOM.
THERE IS A STANDUP SHOWER, A TOILET, AND NEW ELECTRICAL WIRING.
SO HERE IS SOME EXPOSED WIRING AND NEW DECKING AND CEILING JOISTS.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE, BUT FROM THE REAR PORTION OF THE PROPERTY.
SO THIS IS GOING ONTO THE FRONT PORCH TO MAKE ENTRY INTO THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THE LEFT SIDE IS GOING TO BE THAT ADDITION.
THERE ARE EXPOSED WOODEN STUD MEMBERS.
THIS IS GOING INTO THE FRONT DOOR.
ON THE RIGHT PORTION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE, THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS THERE.
WE COUNTED 10 CATS INSIDE THIS ONE ROOM.
SO THE SMELL OF AMMONIA AND CAT FECES WAS VERY DOMINANT IN THIS ROOM.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN OCTOBER 7TH, 2025.
SO A DRASTIC CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE.
UH, THERE HAS BEEN MORE TRASH ADDED IN THE CURRENT PHOTO.
SO ON OCTOBER 7TH, THE DRESSER THAT IS PLACED IN THE
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MIDDLE OF THE ROOM, IT'S ACTUALLY SINKING INTO THE FLOOR SYSTEM.SO WE ARE BACK NOW ON FEBRUARY 6TH, 2026.
SO THESE TWO DOORWAYS ARE BLOCKED WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND ITEMS. SO IT IS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNT OF CAT FECES ON THE FLOOR, UH, ALONG WITH THE EXTENSION CORDS BEING RAN UNDERNEATH ALL OF THAT FECES AND TRASH.
SO THIS IS GOING INTO THE LEFT PORTION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THIS IS GOING TO BE THE ADDITION THAT WAS DONE WITHOUT PERMITS.
THERE IS A TEMPORARY SHORING PLACED THERE.
THERE'S NEW ROOF SYSTEM, THE NEW CEILING JOISTS, RAFTERS, DECKING, ALONG WITH, ALONG WITH A LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH NEW, UH, WALL FRAMING AS WELL.
SO THIS IS GOING TOWARDS ANOTHER PORTION OF THE ADDITION.
I WAS NOT ABLE TO MAKE MY WAY ANY CLOSER DUE TO THE LARGE AMOUNT OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
HOWEVER, THAT DOORWAY THAT IS VISIBLE, IT IS THE DOORWAY INTO THE KITCHEN THAT IS BLOCKED BY ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS.
SO THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCESSORY ONE.
CURRENTLY AT THIS TIME, THIS IS GOING TO BE THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE, UH, FASCIA BOARDS DO LACK WEATHER PROTECTION AND ELECTRICITY IS BEING RAN FROM THE MAIN TO THE THE ACCESSORY.
IT DOES HAVE A METER BOX CONNECTED IN THE UNDERGROUND LINE THAT BRINGS THE ELECTRICITY TO IT.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, THE FACIAL BOARDS DO LUCK, WEATHER PROTECTION, AND THIS IS GOING INTO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, THIS IS OCCUPIED WALKING SPACE IS LIMITED AND THERE ARE EXTENSION CORDS BEING RAN THROUGHOUT ALL OF THESE ITEMS. SO THIS IS GOING TO BE THAT BACK WALL NEXT TO THE FRONT DOOR.
WALKING IN AGAIN, LARGE AMOUNT OF ITEMS. THERE'S THE POWER STRIP WITH ALL THE EXTENSION CORDS BEING RAN.
THIS AREA IS JUST A BACK ROOM WITH A SINK.
IT'S BEING UTILIZED AS A BATHROOM KITCHEN AREA.
THIS IS GONNA BE THE FRONT ELEVATION OF ACCESSORY TWO.
IT IS A PLASTIC STORAGE CONTAINER.
THE PLASTIC IS STARTING TO WARP ON THE ROOF SYSTEM AND IT IS SITTING ON GRADE AND THIS IS THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AND GOING IN, AGAIN, IT'S JUST BEING USED FOR STORAGE, BUT THERE IS SOME GAP IN BETWEEN THE ROOF SYSTEM AND THE WALL SYSTEM.
THERE'S SOME SUNLIGHT COMING THROUGH, SO ELEMENTS ARE MAKING ITS WAY INTO THE INTERIOR.
SO THIS IS GOING TO BE AN AERIAL VIEW OF THE PROPERTY FROM 2019.
TO SHOW THE ORIGINAL CONDITION OF THE STRUCTURE, IT WAS A SINGLE STORY STRUCTURE WITH A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS IS CURRENTLY WHAT THE STRUCTURE NOW LOOKS LIKE FROM AERIAL VIEW.
THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE ADDITIONS ADDED.
THERE'S MULTIPLE AREAS OF PATCHWORK IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 1 4 4 2 CHAUVIN ROAD ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY ONE AND SUBSECTIONS EIGHT, 12 AND 17, WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HERE AND AFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING IN A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR IN FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION FOR MAIN ACCESSORY ONE AND ACCESSORY TWO AND FOR THE PROPERTY TO BE VACATED.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 4 4 2 CHAVIN ROAD.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS FOR THE OFFICER? THIS IS FRED ANDES.
I HAVE, THERE ARE ON, UH, 7 16 25 OCCUPANT.
LAURA IS WHAT IT READS AT THE TOP.
THEN IT COMES DOWN ABOUT MIDWAY DOWN AND SAYS, OCCUPANT STATED SHE SLEPT IN THE TRUCK BECAUSE THE RESTROOM IS NOT AVAIL ACCESSIBLE.
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WHY IT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE AT THAT TIME? I CAN'T ANSWER FOR THAT.THAT WAS A PREVIOUS DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER, WHY THE RESTROOM WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
BUT LOOKING AT THE CURRENT CONDITION OF THE PROPERTY, I CAN SEE THAT THERE IS A LARGE AMOUNT OF DEBRIS.
THERE'S BEEN PLUMBING WORK DONE WITHOUT, WITHOUT, UM, PERMITS.
SO THAT COULD BE THE REASON WHY IT WAS NOT ACCESSIBLE.
SO IS THIS A DIFFERENT INDIVIDUAL FROM THE OWNER? SO LAURA RODRIGUEZ IS THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
SHE IS MARRIED TO THE SON OF THE PROPERTY OWNER.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? OKAY, THANK YOU.
SO FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS, UM, MY LIST SHOWS LAURA RODRIGUEZ AS THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW AND IT SAYS THAT SHE LEFT.
AND WE HAVE THE OWNER, UH, LILY RODRIGUEZ.
SO PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM AND STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
IF YOU DON'T KNOW YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT, YOU CAN USE YOUR ADDRESS.
UM, SHE DOESN'T KNOW WHERE DISTRICT, SHE'S JUST GIVING A STREET.
UH, YOUR, YOUR MIC IS NOT WORKING FOR INTERPRETATION.
SHE WAS, SHE DOESN'T KNOW HER DISTRICT AND SHE GAVE HER ADDRESS WORKING PUEBLO 1442.
THAT'S, UH, HER RESIDENCE TOO, BUT I DON'T LIVE THERE.
BUT, BUT SHE DOESN'T LIVE HERE.
WHERE DO YOU LIVE? I, BECAUSE I ADDRESS THE, LEMME SEE I ADDRESS.
SHE HAS SHOWING ME HER DRIVER'S LICENSE.
IT SAYS 7 1 7 1 2 5 PLEASANTON ROAD LOT NUMBER THREE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 1.
YOU WANNA HEAR HER TESTIMONY FOR HER? YES.
HOW, HOW I SAY IT? YOU SPEAK IN ENGLISH.
JUST TELL TELL HER WHAT YOU, I JUST, HOW I SAY, I MEAN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY.
UM, HELP ME GIMME A CHANCE TO SEE, HAVE SOMETHING TO FIX.
UH, I DON'T KNOW IF YOU WERE ABLE TO HEAR HER CLEARLY.
SHE JUST WANTS A CHANCE TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT.
I GUESS SHE'S HAVING A HARD TIME FORMULATING MAYBE IF YOU HAD QUESTIONS, DIRECT QUESTIONS TO ASK HER SO SHE CAN GIVE HER ORIENTATION.
SO DO YOU HAVE A PLAN TO DO THE REPAIRS THEY WANT? SHE DOESN'T HAVE A PREPARED PLAN OR A SCOPE OF, I THINK, UH, SHE SAYS SHE'LL DO WHATEVER YOU ASK HER TO DO.
DO YOU HAVE FINANCIAL MEANS TO MAKE THE REPAIRS? NO.
ALL SHE HAS IS HER CHECK THAT COMES IN.
SECURITY, SOCIAL SECURITY CHECK IS ALL SHE HAS.
DO ANY OF THE OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A QUESTION? UH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
MADAM CHAIR, UH, MAKE SURE YOUR MIC'S CLOSE.
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YOUR MICROPHONE.UH, DOES SHE CURRENTLY OCCUPY THE PROPERTY? SHE HAS SAID EARLIER THAT SHE DID, DOES NOT LIVE THERE.
DOES ANYBODY ELSE LIVE THERE AND IF SO, WHO? THE GENTLEMAN WITH HER, HER EX-HUSBAND.
AND WAS HE OFFERED RELOCATION SERVICES? NO.
HE HAS NOT BEEN GIVEN THOSE SERVICES.
THIS IS DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER TOWN? YES.
EVERY OCCUPANT THAT RESIDES AT THAT PROPERTY HAS BEEN OFFERED RELOCATION SERVICES MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY HAVE BEEN DENIED MULTIPLE TIMES.
UH, WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY EVERY OCCUPANT? THERE'S MULTIPLE PEOPLE LEAVING THERE.
THERE CURRENTLY WAS, HER SON WAS RESIDING THERE, HE'S NOW IN PRISON AND NOW ONLY HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW RESIDES AT THE PROPERTY.
BUT AT THE TIME OF OFFERING SERVICES, HE WAS THERE AND HE WAS OFFERED SERVICES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? SO, SO JUST TO CLARIFY, ONLY THE EX-HUSBAND OCCUPIES THE PROPERTY CURRENTLY, IT HAS NOT BEEN CONFIRMED IF HE STAYS THERE ALL THE TIME.
SOMETIMES HE STAYS TO DO WORK, SOMETIMES HE DOES NOT STAY THERE.
SO IT'S NOT A, A LIVING SPACE FOR HIM ALL THE TIME.
HOWEVER, THE DAUGHTER-IN-LAW CLAIMS THAT SHE LIVES THERE ALL THE TIME.
BUT AGAIN, EVERYONE HAS BEEN OFFERED RELOCATION SERVICES BY DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND NEIGHBORHOOD OF HOUSING SERVICES DEPARTMENT MULTIPLE TIMES.
AND WHEN YOU SAY DO WORK, DO YOU MEAN WORK ON THE HOUSE? CORRECT.
AND I'M SORRY, WERE THERE PERMITS? NO, THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY PERMITS OBTAINED FOR THIS PROPERTY, FOR ANY WORK DONE ON THE, ON ANY OF THE STRUCTURES.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THIS IS FRED ANDES.
UM, CAN YOU ASK, WELL, LET ME CLARIFY THIS FIRST.
YOU STATED IN HERE THAT THE HUSBAND LIVES IN ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, BUT YOU DIDN'T SPECIFY WHAT YOU WANT.
IS HIS LIVING SPACE, BUT AGAIN, IT'S NOT CONFIRMED.
HE STATED THAT HE DOESN'T LIVE THERE ALL THE TIME, BUT AGAIN, ALL SERVICES HAVE BEEN OFFERED.
UM, CAN YOU ASK, UH, THE OWNER ON 7 21 25, DID SHE AND ANOTHER PERSON ATTEND A MEETING WITH STAFF ON 7 7 21 25? YES.
SHE, SHE SAID SHE WENT SO TO BE ABLE TO FIX IT, IS THAT NO.
SHE'S TALKING ABOUT MEETING WITH OTHER PEOPLE WHO CLAIM THEY COULD HELP HER, UM, FIX HER HOUSE.
NOT BUSINESS PEOPLE WITH PEOPLE WHO MIGHT BE ABLE TO FIND SOURCES FOR HER RESOURCES FOR HER, BUT, UM, NOTHING HAS COME OF IT.
IT SAYS ON 7 21 25, IT, HER AND ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL ATTENDED A FREEBOARD HEARING.
WAS IT IN HER HOUSE? SHE'S SAYING SHE HAD A, WENT TO A MEETING IN HER HOUSE.
NORMALLY IT'S HERE BECAUSE IT SAYS AT DSD, WHICH IS UPSTAIRS.
WELL, SHE, SHE DOESN'T RECALL MEETING ANY, HAVING, GOING TO MEETING HERE, SHE SAYS, WHEN SHE SAID YES, SHE WAS TALKING ABOUT A MEETING SHE HAD WITH SOME PEOPLE AT HER PROPERTY, AND THEY SPECIFICALLY IN THE MEETING ASKED FOR A SCOPE OF WORK, A FINANCIAL PROOF, AND A TIMELINE WITH PERMIT.
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SHE SAID SHE DID MEET WITH SOMEONE HERE AND THAT SHE DIDN'T GO ANY FURTHER AFTER THAT MEETING BECAUSE SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY MONEY TO DO THE, TO DO THE REPAIRS.SO THAT GOES BACK TO THE SAME QUESTION BEFORE, IF SHE WAS OFFERED THOSE SERVICES, DID CHAIR ASK HOW IS SHE GOING TO ASK US FOR TIME? NOW SHE'S EXPLAINED THAT SHE GOT, SHE, SHE'S EXPLAINED THAT SHE HAD SOMEONE THAT SHE WAS GOING TO GET CONTRACT TO DO THE REPAIRS, BUT HE DOES NOT, IS NOT LICENSED.
SO THEY TOLD HER HE COULDN'T DO THE REPAIRS.
THEY WANTED TO HAVE LICENSE TO FIX THAT.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED ON 1442 EAST CHAU ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX.
ARTICLE A SECTION 1 5 6, UM, MAIN 1 2 5 7 8 11 12 15.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 1 1 2 8 11 12 15 ACCESSORY STRUCTURE 2 8 12 15 17.
I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER AND THAT IT'LL BE SECURED, V VACATED AND FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
OKAY, SO THE MOTION IS FOR THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1442 EAST CA CAVANAUGH ROAD, UH, IS A PUBLIC NU SYSTEM NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1, 5 6 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER 1, 1, 2, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
AND FOR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NUMBER 2, 8, 12, 15, AND 17, AND THAT THE PROPERTY IS TO BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
UH, YOU SAID VACATED, DID YOU SAY VACATED? YES.
SECURED, UH, CLIPP KEPT FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
DID YOU SAY UTILITIES OR NO? OH, I DID NOT.
AND, UM, NO UTILITY SERVICE CUT.
OKAY, SO YOU, YOU WANT YEAH, UTILITY SERVICES.
SORRY, IS THERE A SECOND? SURE.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? ALL RIGHT, ALICE SERIAL CALL VOTE.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
PLEASE GET WITH YOUR CODE OFFICER IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.
ALL RIGHT, THE NEXT PROPERTY IS, UH, 1239 CBRA ROAD.
GOOD MORNING BOARD OR GOOD AFTERNOON BOARD.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS RYAN GARZA,
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DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.THE STRUCTURE AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1239 CULEBRA ROAD WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME OR THE SECOND TIME THIS CASE IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 2071, BLOCK 11, LOT 10.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GARZA JUAN RENADO ESTATE OF WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 9 2 3 6 TORONTO DRIVE, CONVERSE, TEXAS 7 8 1 0 9.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING, INDI INDIVIDUALS ARE PRESENT TO SPEAK ON THE CASE.
UM, EL VASQUEZ, UM, THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JUNE 22ND, 2022.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A HISTORIC DESTINATION.
THE FOLLOWING AS TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS, THE INITIAL INSPECTION REGARDING 1239 COLLAB ROAD WAS CONDUCTED ON MARCH 21ST, 2022.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON APRIL 12TH, 2022, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON MAY 2ND, 2022.
ON MAY 13TH, 2025, I SENT A NEW NOTICE OF VIOLATION.
AND ON MAY 16TH, 2025, THE NOTICE WAS RETURNED, STATED, MOVED, LEFT NO ADDRESS.
RETURN TO SENDER ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025.
THE BSB POSTING, UH, NOTICE WAS POSTED ON SEPTEMBER 22ND, 2025.
A CONSENT TO ACCESS FORM WAS SIGNED ON JULY 21ST, 2025.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AND THERE'S NO ACT OF PERMITS ON FILE.
THERE IS A SCHOOL, UM, ACTUALLY IT'S A DAYCARE WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET, PAULINE NELSON EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON OCTOBER 3RD, 2025 AND FEBRUARY 2ND, 2026.
THE FOUNDATION CONSISTS OF A POST AND BEAM, WOODEN FRAME, R UM, WOODEN FRAMING, GABLE, UH, ASPHALT GABLE ROOF SYSTEM.
AND, UM, THE WOODEN FRAME IS GUTTED ALONG WITH THE SECOND, THE ACCESSORY
THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE IS LISTING.
I PLACED THE LEVEL, WHICH YOU'LL SEE IN THE SECOND PHOTO SHOWING THE PORCH COLUMN LEANING.
AND THE NEXT PHOTO, OH, SORRY, UH, PORTIONS OF THE SIDING HAVE DETACHED AND ER ROTTED DUE TO THE LACK OF WEATHERING.
UH, YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE G ROOF SYSTEM LISTING IN BOEING AND GRAFFITI HAS BEEN PAINTED ON MULTIPLE TIMES.
UH, I PLACED THE LEVEL ON THE FRONT PORCH COLUMN.
YOU COULD SHOW THAT THE BUBBLES ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT SHOWING HOW MUCH THE SCRU STRUCTURE IS LEANING.
THIS IS THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION SHOWS THE DETERIORATED WOODEN, UH, FRAMING IS, UH, DETERIORATED.
THE FACIAL BOARDS ARE MISSING.
ASPHALT SHINGLES HAVE DETACHED FROM THE GIBBLE ROOF SYSTEM AND THE PORCH COLUMNS ARE LISTING AND IT LOOKS LIKE AN ATTEMPT WAS TO REPAIR ON THE, ON TOP OF THAT.
UM, ON THE TOP OF THAT COLUMN, UH, HOLDING UP THE, THE FRONT UH, PORCH ROOF SYSTEM, THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE ELEVATION, DETERIORATED WOOD SIDING, A LARGE OPENING TO THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, SHOWING, UM, AN OPENING FOR, UH, HOUSELESS INDIVIDUALS TO ENTER, UH, THE, AND IT LOOKS LIKE IT APPEARS A LARGE WINDOW HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THE GILBERT ROOF SYSTEM IS BLOWING, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
THE CHIMNEY IS LISTING AND THE CHIMNEY FLASHING AND CROWN ARE DAMAGED AND HAVE DETACHED.
THIS IS THE CLOSEUP OF THE CHIMNEY DAMAGE.
YOU COULD SEE THAT IT'S ALSO LISTING.
UM, YOU CAN SEE LIKE THE FLASHING HAS DETACHED FROM THE TOP OF THE ROOF.
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THIS IS THE WOODEN DECKING, UH, CLOSEUP OF THE WOODEN DECKING AND THE BACK AREA.YOU CAN SEE THE WOODEN, UM, FLOORBOARDS AND YOU CAN SEE ONE OF THE, UM, THE POSTS HAVE FALLEN.
AND THIS IS THE LEFT SIDE ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE THAT, UH, THE PHOTO WAS TAKEN DUE AT THIS ANGLE DUE TO THE OTHER STRUCTURE BEING TOO CLOSE.
UM, THE WOODEN SIDING IS DETERIORATED, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION, AND YOU CAN SEE EXPOSED, UM, ELECTRICAL WIRES.
THIS PHOTO WAS TAKEN OF THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
UH, THIS PHOTO'S DARK JUST TO SHOW LIKE THE NATURAL LIGHT COMING IN FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION.
UH, THE WHOLE INTERIOR IS GUTTED, UH, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UM, EVIDENCE OF, UH, HOUSES', INDIVIDUALS GOING IN GRAFFITI IS ALSO PAINTED ON THE, UM, WOODEN FRAMING AND THE DRYWALL'S MISSING.
THIS IS THE SAME PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE TAKEN FROM THE REAR BY THE KITCHEN.
YOU CAN SEE, UM, A LOT OF THE WOODEN FRAMING HAS DETACHED.
UH, THE FLOORS, UM, ARE PEELING OFF, UH, THE TILE THAT'S THERE, AND UM, IT'S ALSO EXPOSED TO THE OUTSIDE ELEMENTS.
YOU CAN SEE THE WOODEN CEILING IS DETERIORATED DUE TO THE WATER DAMAGE.
THE FLOORING IS NOT LEVELED ON THE REAR OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE FLOOR, UM, HAS SEVERE WATER DAMAGE.
SOME OF THE LAMINATE TILE HAS PEELED UP.
UH, SOME OF THE FLOOR BOARDING IS ROTTED AND HAVE BECOME DETACHED.
AND NATURAL LIGHT IS ALSO COMING THROUGH THE RIGHT TOP CORNER.
THIS IS JUST A CLOSEUP OF WHERE THE LIVING ROOM MEETS THE KITCHEN.
UH, YOU CAN SEE LIKE THE, THE GRADE THROUGH THAT, THROUGH THAT HOLE WHERE THE STRUCTURE HAS SUNK IN DUE TO THE FOUNDATION SINKING.
AND YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE THE WOODEN MEMBERS.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE WALL, UM, UP THE INTERIOR WALL TO THE, UH, RESTROOM.
UM, THE DRYWALL IS DETACHING, UH, SEVERE WATER DAMAGE AND IT APPEARS, IT LOOKS LIKE MOLD IS GROWING ON THE BACK WALLS FROM THE WATER.
UM, THE NEXT PHOTO WILL SHOW THE FLOORING HAS BEEN COVERED IN DEBRIS.
IT'S JUST A CLOSEUP OF ALL THE TRASH AND DEBRIS.
UH, AGAIN, MORE EVIDENCE OF HOW THIS INDIVIDUAL'S GOING IN AND OUTTA THE STRUCTURE.
AND THE PLUMBING IS NOT, UM, HOOKED UP OR NOTHING TO THIS, TO THIS, UH, ROOM.
THIS IS A LARGE HOLE IN THE CEILING RIGHT OUTSIDE OF THE RESTROOM.
YOU CAN SEE THE WOODEN MEMBERS, UH, BROKEN, UH, WALLBOARDS.
AND YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE RAFTERS THAT ARE ROTTED.
THIS IS THE REAR, UM, TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
BUT I TOOK THIS PHOTO TO SHOW THE FRONT ELEVATION TO THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
YOU COULD SEE A LARGE HOLE, UM, IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
FACIAL BOARDS ARE ROTTED AND MISSING.
UH, WOODEN MEMBERS HAVE BECOME DETACHED.
FACIAL BOARDS HAVE DETACHED AND ER ROTTED.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION SHOWING THE DETACHED WOODEN SIDING, EXPOSED WOODEN FRAMING.
AND WINDOW GLAZING IS ALSO PRESENT.
THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
UM, THE STRUCTURE IS ALSO LISTENING AND THE WALKWAY IS COMPROMISED.
THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE DAMAGED DRYWALL.
GRAFFITI IS ALSO PRESENT IN THIS ROOM, AND THE FLOORING, UM, IS A WALKING HAZARD.
IT'S SOFT AND SPONGY DUE TO ALL THE WATER DAMAGE.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE ROOF SYSTEM.
UH, IT SHOWS THE WATER DAMAGE, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION, UH, TO THE WOODEN MEMBERS AND JOYCE CEILING.
JOYCE, THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 12 3 9 COLLABORATE IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS 1, 2 5 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
ACCESSORY STRUCTURE SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE WHICH HAS ANY ORAL CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS HEREINAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
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THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION SUB CENTEREDNESS OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE, A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION AT 1239 CLUB ROAD.
DO YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I GOT TWO QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST ONE IS, BECAUSE IT'S ATTACHED TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE ROOF AND ALL, ARE YOU CONSIDERING IT A SEPARATE STRUCTURE? 'CAUSE IT HAS AN INDEPENDENT DOOR 'CAUSE YOU CAN'T COME IN FROM THE MAIN.
SO IT'S NOT A MAIN, IT'S CONSIDERED, IT'S A MAIN STRUCTURE AND THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S BUTTING UP AGAINST UHHUH, BUT IT'S NOT TECHNICALLY DETACHED.
YOU CAN'T ENTER THE, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
SO YOU'RE, BECAUSE YOU CAN'T ENTER FROM THE MAIN, YOU'RE CONSIDERING IT'S SEPARATE EVEN THOUGH THE ROOFS ARE ATTACHED? CORRECT.
AND THE SECOND ONE, YOU SAID THIS IS THE SECOND ON A, NOT THE SAME.
WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT HERE IS A SEPARATE CASE.
THIS, THIS HAS, UH, COME TO THE BOARD.
DID WE RESET? 'CAUSE IT DOESN'T INDICATE THAT WE DID.
YEAH, LET'S NOTHING THAT SAYS WE RESET.
SO THAT'S WHY IT KIND OF CONFUSED ME IF THERE WAS ANOTHER CASE ATTACHED TO THIS.
I THOUGHT IT WAS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA AT ONE POINT.
I'M SORRY, IT WAS PULLED FROM THE AGENDA.
SO NORMALLY THEY PULL IT, OR IN OUR NOTES THEY NORMALLY HAVE RESET OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
SO WE KNOW IT'S A SECOND CASE OR A SECOND HEARING, BUT THAT DIDN'T INDICATE THAT, THAT'S WHY I ASKED.
I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS SOMETHING ELSE.
AND THE CHIMNEY YOU SAID WAS DETACHED AND IT'S CLEARLY DETACHED HERE.
IT DOES NOT HAVE A FIRE REPORT.
I CHECKED AND I COULDN'T FIND IT.
I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION.
UM, THE ONE THAT YOU SAID WAS MOLD HERE, 1 0 6.
SO SOMEWHERE SOMEBODY HAS PUT A FIRE IN THERE BEFORE.
AND ON THE NEXT PICTURE YOU'LL SEE ON THE SINK IS, UH, ASH AND SMOKE DEBRIS.
AND WE HAVE NO REPORT THAT THERE WAS A FIRE, BUT I DON'T HAVE THAT INFORMATION WITH ME RIGHT NOW.
MR. VASQUEZ, DO YOU WANNA COME UP? UH, PLEASE APPROACH THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND YOUR CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT.
IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THE DISTRICT, STATE YOUR ADDRESS.
I'M THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY AND FOR SOME REASONS, UH, STILL IS UNDER MR. GARZA.
HE IS DECEASED, THE SAME THING LIKE HIS WIFE AND, AND ONE OF HIS KIDS.
SO THE PROPERTY WAS SOLD BY HER DAUGHTER, UH, HIS DAUGHTER AND, AND HIS SON, THE ONLY SURVIVORS.
AND I HAVEN'T RECEIVED ANY NOTICE FROM YOU, SO THANKS.
FORTUNATELY I'VE BEEN WORKING SINCE, UH, 2023 TO DEMOLISH THIS PROPERTY, BUT FOR SOMEHOW IT'S BEEN HARD.
SO I GOT THE, UH, HELP OR THE PROPOSAL FROM INSPECTOR RAMIRO MORALES, AND HE DISAPPEARED AFTER TWO YEARS.
INSPECTOR GARZA HAS BEEN WORKING WITH ME AND, UH, I I, I'M WILLING TO, TO DEMOLISH THE PROPERTY.
I'M NOT AGAINST TO, ACTUALLY, I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IF THE CITY CAN HELP ME BECAUSE THERE'S A LOT OF, UH, UH, TRAFFIC WITH THE HOMELESS PEOPLE THAT, UH, IS BECOMING MORE DANGEROUS.
SO IT IS JUST, UH, TRY TO DO IT ON MY OWN, BUT IT'S BEEN HARD ALL THE PROCESS.
SO WITH MR. GARZA HELP, I I BEEN GOING THROUGH THIS PROCESS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN DO THE DEMOLITION.
ANY QUESTIONS? MADAM CHAIR? YES.
UH, I JUST WANT TO ASK MR. VASQUEZ, WHAT IS YOUR, UH, PROPERTY INTEREST IN THE PROPERTY? UH, I, I DO NOT SEE YOU LISTED ANYWHERE IN THE DEED RECORDS.
YEAH, I THINK I WAS A MISPLACED, I I WAS, I PURCHASED THIS PROPERTY BACK IN 19, I MEAN, IN 20 20, 20 17.
AND, UH, IT SEEMS LIKE IT, IT WASN'T RECORDED AS I, I WENT TO THE COURT TO DO THE RECORDING TO THE CITY, AND I STILL HAVE THE PAPERWORK.
SO I'M THE, THE OWNER OF THIS PROPERTY, BUT I PUT IT ON THE FERELLI MOTORS.
I WAS THE DOING BUSINESS AS FERELLI MOTORS.
SO, AND, UH, BUT THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I HAVE TO PUT ASIDE, RIGHT? OR I MEAN THAT TO WORK ASIDE THIS, UH, UH,
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THIS COURT.SO YOU ARE THE OWNER OF FARELLI OTTOS? I'M THE OWNER.
PROPERTY OWNER WAS SOLD TO, YEAH.
I'M THE OWNER OF THE LOT THAT IS, IS A CAR DEALER NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY.
AND I PURCHASED THE SAME PROPERTY FROM, UH, I MEAN THAT PROPERTY FROM THE SAME OWNERS, SO.
AND, AND, UH, ARE YOU THE OWNER OF THE BUSINESS? THE CAR LOT THAT IS ON THE NEXT, NEXT TO THIS PROPERTY, BUT FERELLI AUTO, I GOING TO FERELLI MOTORS? YES.
OKAY, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YOU MAY HAVE A SEAT.
UM, I'LL GO AHEAD AND ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I'M GONNA GO AHEAD AND MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1239 CBRA ROAD IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE FOR CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 6 1 57, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AT THIS TIME, AND IS A VIOLATION OF CITY CODE CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION SIX DASH 1 56, UH, SPECIFICALLY FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE ITEMS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, I MOVE THAT THE PROPERTY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN BOTH THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS, ADDITION OF THIS ORDER, AND THAT IT'D BE FREE OF D DEBRIS AND TRASH AND THAT IT'D BE SECURED.
SO THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT, UH, 1239 LIBOR ROAD, UM, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR.
AND IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 5 6 SUBCODES FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, NUMBER 1 1 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, AND IS TO BE DEMOLISHED IN 30 DAYS AND THE PROPERTY IS TO BE SECURED AND FREE OF TRASH AND DEBRIS.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? I SECOND.
HE'S REMINDING ME, UM, DISCUSSION.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
UH, PLEASE GET HIT WITH THE CODE OFFICER, UH, FOR ANY QUESTIONS.
AND I BELIEVE THIS IS OUR FINAL PROPERTY, UH, FOR TODAY, 1 0 2 SWEETBRIER AVENUE.
UH, FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS JAIME HASSAL, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURES ARE BEING PRESENTED TODAY ARE LOCATED AT 1 0 2 SWEETBRIAR AVENUE WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR REPAIR FOR THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND DEMOLITION FOR THE ACCESSORY IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THIS PROPERTY IS BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS NCB 9 2 0 4 BLOCK FOUR LOT SOUTHWEST IRR THREE 5.89 FEET OF 21, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT SEVEN.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GARZA RICHARD V AND NANCY Q AND IDA HERNANDEZ WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 0 2 SWEETBRIAR AVENUE, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 2 2 8.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO CONTINUE? YES.
UH, AS OF JANUARY 12TH, 2026, CONTACT WAS MADE WITH, UH, ONE OF THE OWNERS, RICHARD RICHARD GARZA.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON FEBRUARY 17TH, 2025 THAT THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 0 2 SWEETBRIER AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON DECEMBER 8TH, 2023.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON DECEMBER 19TH, 2023, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS
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RETURNED VACANT ON AUGUST 25TH, 2025.AN UPDATED NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND HAS NOT BEEN RETURNED.
ON AUGUST 22ND, 2025, A RED PLACARD WAS POSTED ON THE PROPERTY NOTIFYING THE OWNER OF VIOLATIONS AND ABATEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
ON OCTOBER 30TH, 2025, A CONFERENCE LETTER WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND ON NOVEMBER 4TH, 2025, A CONFERENCE WAS HELD AT 1901 SOUTH ALAMO AND NO OWNER OR INTERESTED PARTY ATTENDED ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER AND ON JANUARY 29TH, 2026, THE NOTICE FOR THE BSB HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 0 2 SWEETBRIER AVENUE.
AS OF FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDITOR ENGINEERS REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
THERE ARE NO ACTIVE PERMITS ON FILE AND NO REPAIR APPLICATIONS HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED.
I DO WANT TO POINT OUT TO THE BOARD THAT THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE THE THOUSAND FOOT RADIUS, UH, FROM MARIN B FENWICK, UH, ACADEMY.
IT IS A CORNER PROPERTY WITH HIGH FOOT TRAFFIC, AND IT IS DIRECTLY ACROSS THE STREET FROM A VIA BUS STOP.
IT HAS BEEN VERIFIED WITH CPS THAT THERE ARE NO ACTIVE SERVICES TO THE PROPERTY.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WERE TAKEN ON JANUARY 14TH AND FEBRUARY 9TH, 2026.
THIS, UH, FIRST PHOTO IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THE SIDING IS WORN.
UH, THE STRUCTURE IS LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
THERE IS DETERIORATION TO THE SHINGLES.
THIS IS A RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SIDING THAT IS DETACHING EXPOSING THE INTERIOR WOOD MEMBERS.
UH, THE SKIRTING IS DAMAGED AND THERE'S EXPOSING THE FOUNDATION WOOD MEMBERS AS WELL THAT HAVE WEATHER DAMAGE.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE SIDING.
IT IS DETERIORATED, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
UM, THE WINDOW FRAMING IS DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE.
THE BURGLAR BARS, UM, ARE ALSO DAMAGED AND RUSTED.
THERE IS DAMAGE TO THE SKIRTING AND THERE IS EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS FOR THE FOUNDATION AND INTERIOR STUDS.
THIS IS A REAR, UH, ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE MORE DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE TO THE SKIRTING, UM, MORE EXPOSED WOOD MEMBERS, AND THERE IS A LARGE HOLE THAT IS PRESENT ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE OF THE PHOTO, WHICH WE WILL GET A CLOSEUP ON THE NEXT PHOTO.
UH, THIS PHOTO SHOWS THAT HOLE THAT IS PRESENT.
THERE IS, UM, IT DOES ALLOW ACCESS INTO THE STRUCTURE.
UM, THERE IS DAMAGED WOOD MEMBERS AND EXPOSED INTERIOR WOOD STUDS.
UH, GOING INSIDE THE STRUCTURE HERE, THERE IS, THIS IS THE FRONT, UH, ENTRYWAY.
THERE IS A LARGE HOLE THAT WAS PRESENT ON THE PROPERTY ON THE INTERIOR.
UH, IT HAS SINCE BEEN BOARDED UP.
UH, THIS IS THE FRONT ROOM ON THE LEFT HAND SIDE.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT SOMEBODY IS COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE AND THERE ARE LEAVING ITEMS INSIDE.
UH, HERE'S ANOTHER CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF THAT ROOM.
I CAN SEE THAT THE WINDOWS HAVE BEEN COVERED WITH, UH, SOME CLOTH AND THAT THERE'S STILL ITEMS INSIDE.
THIS IS A PHOTO THAT WAS TAKEN IN DECEMBER 22ND DURING OUR FIRST ABATEMENT.
THIS IS WHAT THE INTERIOR ROOM LOOKED LIKE BEFORE.
UM, AND HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT VAGRANTS HAVE USED A STRUCTURE.
UH, THIS IS THE REAR ROOM ON THE REAR OF THE, OF THE PROPERTY ON THE RIGHT HAND SIDE HERE.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS NATURAL LIGHTNESS COMING IN THROUGH THAT WINDOW.
UM, THAT LEFT THAT REAR WINDOW IS, UH, UNSECURED AND WAS BOARDED UP BY THE CITY DURING AN ABATEMENT.
AND HERE THERE IS MORE EVIDENCE THAT VAGRANTS HAVE USED THIS, UH, PROPERTY.
THIS IS A ROOM ON THE FAR RIGHT HAND SIDE WHERE THAT HOLE IS PRESENT ON THE REAR.
UH, HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT A COUCH HAS BEEN SET UP MORE EVIDENCE OF VAGRANT, UH, USING THIS PROPERTY.
AND HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT AREA WHERE THE SLEEPING AREA HAS BEEN SET UP.
AND HERE'S A PHOTO OF, UH, THE FIRST ABATEMENT BACK IN DECEMBER OF 22ND OF WHAT THAT ROOM LOOKED LIKE.
UH, PRIOR TO, UH, INDIVIDUALS GOING INSIDE, THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE ACCE DETACHED ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS DETERIORATION TO THE SIDING.
THERE IS MISSING SIDING EXPOSING INTERIOR STUDS.
UH, THE STRUCTURE IS RESTING AND SINKING INTO GRADE.
UM, THAT FRONT DOOR IS, UH, ROTTED AND, UM, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION.
THERE IS A LARGE HOLE THAT WAS PRESENT, UM, ON THE BENEATH THAT, UH, WOOD THAT WAS, UH, LEFT ON THE SIDING.
THE SIDING IS, UH, LACKING WEATHER PROTECTION AND IT IS DETERIORATED AND DETACHING.
THIS IS THE FRONT AND LEFT ELEVATION.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS LARGE SEPARATION.
THOSE DOORS, UM, ARE SEPARATING FROM THE STRUCTURE AND THAT WALLS ARE, UH, STARTING TO LIST TOWARDS THE LEFT.
YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE IS, UH, DAMAGE TO THE SIDING.
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EXPOSING INTERIOR WOOD MEMBERS.IT IS SINKING INTO GRADE AND THERE ARE LARGE HOLES PRESENT.
UH, GOING INTO THE INTERIOR, THERE'S A LARGE AMOUNTS OF TRASH AND DEBRIS, UH, THAT DOES POSE EGRESS CONCERNS, UH, ESPECIALLY KNOWING THAT THE PROPERTY IS BEING USED BY VAGRANTS.
UH, LOOKING TOWARDS THE FRONT ENTRANCE, YOU COULD SEE THAT THE STRUCTURE IS LISTING TOWARDS THE RIGHT HAND SIDE.
UH, A LOT OF THOSE SUPPORT MEM WOOD MEMBERS ARE LISTING.
AND HERE'S ANOTHER VIEW OF THE TRASH AND DEBRIS AND ITEMS THAT ARE INSIDE THIS STRUCTURE.
UH, TO RECAP, THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 1 0 2 STREET BAR AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 5 7 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE MAIN AND SUBSECTIONS, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE ACCESSORY IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS ANY OR ALL OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED, SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD OF PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD, OR UNFIT FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS REPAIR FOR THE MAIN AND DEMOLITION FOR THE ACCESSORY.
THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 0 2 STREET BRIAR AVENUE.
DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MADAM CHAIR, UH, WERE YOU ABLE, EVER ABLE TO CONTACT THE OWNERS WITH REGARD TO THIS PROPERTY? I DID GET, UH, CONTACT INFORMATION FROM, UH, THE SAN ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I MADE CONTACT WITH MR. RICHARD GARZA, WHO AT THE TIME MENTIONED HE IS NOT THE OWNER.
HE WAS ONLY BEQUEATHED THE PROPERTY, BUT THAT HE WOULD MAKE CONTACT WITH THE PERSON WHO IS IN CONTROL.
UH, SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS NOT RETURNED MY CALLS AND I HAVE NOT, NOT HAD ANY FURTHER CONTACT WITH HIM.
AND, UH, UH, FOR SAVITA, DO, DO WE HAVE ANY RECORD OF WHO OWNS THIS PROPERTY? WHO HAS THE TITLE OF THIS PROPERTY? UM, CAN I SEE THE RED FILE PLEASE? UH, I BELIEVE IT'S STILL LISTED, UM, UNDER RICHARD GARZA.
UM, IF YOU GIVE ME A MOMENT, UH, PER THE TITLE RECORDS, UH, OWNERSHIP IS VESTED IN RICHARD GARZA AND WIFE NANCY GARZA.
AND, UH, PER THE OFFICER'S STATEMENT, UH, HE HAD SAID THE PROPERTY WAS BEQUEATHED TO HIM.
HE'S THE OWNER, SO HE'S RES UH, HE'S RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROPERTY.
IS THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? UH, JUST ONE OTHER QUESTION ON THE, UH, PROPERTY ABATEMENT, WAS THAT JUST THE, THE YARD OR DID THAT INCLUDE SECURING THE HOME AS WELL? UH, WE'VE CONDUCTED TWO ABATEMENTS ON THE PROPERTY.
UH, ONE WAS CONDUCTED ON JULY OF 2025.
UH, IT WAS FOR SECURING THE ONE ON DECEMBER, 2025 WAS ALSO FOR SECURING.
UH, SO IT'S BEEN MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF SECURING THAT STRUCTURE.
AND IT IS CURRENTLY, UM, THERE IS A PENDING WORK ORDER TO GO BACK AND RESECURE THE PROPERTY.
THAT ALSO INCLUDES THAT ONE NEW HOLE.
AND IN THE SHED OR THE GARAGE AS WELL? YES, WE'RE GONNA, UH, SECURE BOTH STRUCTURES.
UH, ANY OPENING THAT, THAT WOULD ALLOW ACCESS TO THE INTERIOR, WE'RE GONNA SECURE.
AND JUST TO, FOR ME, UM, DID, DID YOU SAY IT'S CLOSE TO A SCHOOL? IT IS RIGHT OUTSIDE THE THOUSAND FOOT, BUT IT IS ON A LARGE, IT'S IN A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE.
UH, AND IT IS A CORNER PROPERTY WITH LARGE FOOT TRAFFIC.
ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? ANY POLICE REPORTS TO THAT ADDRESS? UH, I CAN'T SPEAK ON ANY POLICE REPORTS.
I KNOW I DID RECEIVE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS FROM NEIGHBORS SAYING THAT THEY'VE HAD A LOT OF, UH, ISSUES AND I HAVE MADE THE LOCATION WITH, UH, SAN
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ANTONIO POLICE DEPARTMENT PREVIOUS TO, UH, TO THOSE REPORTS.WE DID RECEIVE ONE PUBLIC COMMENT THAT WE WILL BE READING INTO THE RECORD.
FROM ROSKI EMAIL SENT ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11TH, 2026 AT 6:05 AM MS. KRUM, I APOLOGIZE FOR WRITING AGAIN, BUT I FOUND SOME GRAMMATIC MISTAKES.
IF IT'S NOT TOO LATE, I HAVE THE REVISIT STATEMENT.
TO WHO IT MAY CONCERN, ON BEHALF OF MOST RESIDENTS OF SWEET BRIAR AVENUE, WE ADDRESS THE BOARD, THE PROPERTY AT 1 0 2.
SWEET BRIAR HAS BEEN ON ONGOING PROBLEM FOR MANY YEARS.
THE HOUSE, THE GARAGE, THE FENCES AND YARD ARE AN EYESORE.
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IS THAT THE STRUCTURES HAVE BECOME DANGEROUS, HARBORING DRUG ADDICTS AND PROSTITUTES.
AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS TO 3 11 9 1 1 AND DISTRICT SEVEN, WE HOPE THE BOARD DECIDES TO TEAR DOWN THE STRUCTURES.
THE RESIDENTS OF SWEET BREWER, UH, WORK HARD AND PAY TAXES, AND GENERALLY KEEP THEIR HOUSES AND YARDS CLEAN.
WE APPRECIATE YOUR TIME WITH THIS MATTER.
A MOTION, UH, MADAM CHAIR? I HAVE A MOTION.
I MOVE THE PROPERTY AT 1 0 2 SUITE BAR.
SUITE BRIAR AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE, WHICH IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME.
IT IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, UH, SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18, I MOVE THAT BOTH THE MAIN AND THE ACCESSORY BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OF THE ISSUANCE OF THIS ORDER THAT THE PROPERTY BE, UH, VACATED, SECURED, UTILITIES AND UTILITIES REMOVED.
OKAY, SO THE MOTION IS THAT THE PROPERTY AT 1 0 2 SWEET WIRE AVENUE IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND NOT FEASIBLE TO BE REPAIRED AND IS IN VIOLATION OF CHAPTER SIX, ARTICLE EIGHT, SECTION 1 56, UH, FOR THE MAIN, UH, 5 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND IT'S TO BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS OR IN 30 DAYS.
AND, UM, SECURED AND FREE OF TRASH.
AND DID YOU SAY UTILITIES? I'M SORRY.
DID YOU SAY UTILITIES? I, I, YES.
DID WE HAVE A SECOND? I'LL SECOND.
CAN WE HAVE A ROLL CALL? VOTE PLEASE.
DR. LINDA LOPEZ RODRIGUEZ? YES.
MOTION PASSES WITH THE VOTE OF SIX TO ZERO.
THAT WAS THE LAST PROPERTY, UH, FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ITEMS. UH, THANK YOU
I DO HAVE A FEW, UH, LITTLE COMMENTS HERE, ESPECIALLY AFTER TODAY.
UM, FIRST OF ALL, UH, SO ON MY PANELS, AT LEAST AT THE VERY LEAST, UH, B PANELS, UM, I WOULD PLEASE ASK THAT, UM, PEOPLE WILL BE ASKED TO REMOVE THE HATS BEFORE THEY COME IN HERE RATHER THAN TRYING TO DO IT DURING THE MEETING.
THAT WAS A LITTLE MORE DIFFICULT.
UM, AND, AND THEN THE QUESTION IS, WHAT DO WE DO WITH, WITH, WITH PEOPLE THAT ARE BEING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT? UM, IF I HAVE ISSUED AN ORDER MANY, MANY TIMES WHAT HAPPENS? YES.
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LET'S DISCUSS THAT AFTER THE PUBLIC HEARING IS CONCLUDED.SO, UH, I I HAVE A, A QUESTION I GUESS, AND IT'S AN ADMINISTRATIVE QUESTION IN THE MEETING MINUTES.
IT SAYS THAT STARTING ON APRIL THE FIRST OF 2026, VOICEMAILS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENT.
AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A CITYWIDE ORDER FOR ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS THAT HAVE PUBLIC HEARINGS.
HOW, HOW COMMON IT IS IT FOR THIS BOARD TO RECEIVE VOICEMAILS? Y YOU, YOU KIND OF DID STEAL OUR THUNDER.
UM, DANNY WAS GONNA SPEAK ON THAT IN GENERAL, JUST TO PUT IT AS PART OF THE RECORD.
BUT TO ANSWER SPECIFICALLY YOUR QUESTION, SIR, UM, JENNY RAMIREZ, UH, CODE ENFORCEMENT MANAGER, UM, IT IS NOT, IT IS NOT VERY COMMON.
UM, TYPICALLY WHAT WE WILL GET ARE TYPICALLY EMAILS, UM, OR WE WILL HAVE RESIDENTS COME AND SIGN UP TO SPEAK OR WE WILL HAVE NEIGHBORHOOD, UM, ASSOCIATIONS THAT WILL SEND US A WRITTEN NOTIFICATION THAT THEY WOULD LIKE TO HAVE READ INTO THE RECORD.
UM, I BELIEVE THAT SPECIFIC ITEM THAT IS, UH, AND, AND I'LL LET DANNY SPEAK TO THAT SO I DON'T STEAL HIS THUNDER ON IT, BUT, UM, IT IS NOT, UM, AS TYPICAL AS SOME OF THE OTHER BOARDS THAT WE DO HAVE, UM, THAT, THAT DO CONDUCT BUSINESS HERE.
DANNY LEE IS CODED FOR SOME ADMINISTRATOR, SO HE MUST BE ON THE SAME WAVELENGTH TODAY, RIGHT? SO, UH, YES TO JENNY'S POINT EXACTLY THAT.
SO EFFECTIVE APRIL 1ST, UH, VOICEMAILS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED FOR PUBLIC COMMENTS.
UH, WILL CONTINUE TO RECEIVE PUBLIC COMMENTS THROUGH WRITING AS WE DO TODAY.
AND THEN OF COURSE, IF THEY SIGN UP IN PERSON TO SPEAK, THAT SHOULD BE CONSISTENT WITH CALL ALL BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS CITYWIDE.
UH, WE ARE GONNA PUT SIGNAGE OUTSIDE THE BOARD TO NOTIFY RESIDENTS.
WE'RE ALSO GONNA BE UPDATING OUR NOTICE OF HEARINGS THAT GO OUT TO RESIDENTS TO LET THEM KNOW, UH, THAT VOICEMAILS WILL NO LONGER BE ACCEPTED.
FURTHERMORE, WE'RE GONNA DISABLE THAT FEATURE IN ON OUR, UH, OUR IT SITE, IF YOU WILL.
SO THAT WILL NO LONGER BE A FEATURE, UH, WHEN SOMEBODY CALLS IN TO LEAVE A VOICE MESSAGE.
UH, BUT TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, NO, IT DOESN'T HAPPEN OFTEN.
UM, WE STARTED THIS ON OR ABOUT COVID TIME PERIOD, RIGHT? THAT'S WHEN CALLS WERE COMING IN BECAUSE WE COULDN'T MEET IN PUBLIC AND WHAT HAVE YOU.
UH, BUT SINCE THAT, YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT RECEIVED MANY VOICEMAILS, IF YOU WILL, FOR THIS BOARD.
ANYONE HAVE ANYTHING ELSE THEY WANNA DISCUSS? OKAY, SO I UNANIMOUS CONSENT.
UH, THE MEETING IS THE JARED, IT'S 1:40 PM UM, FEBRUARY 12TH, 2026.