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GOOD MORNING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
[Call to Order]
TIME IS NOW NINE 30 ON FIVE MARCH, 2020.MY NAME IS DWAYNE NELSON, AND I'M THE PANEL B CHAIR, EXCUSE ME, PANEL A CHAIRMAN, UH, FOR THE SAN ANTONIO STANDARDS BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
UH, THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER AT THIS TIME.
A QUORUM IS, PRESENT IS PRESENT.
PLEASE SILENCE YOUR CELL PHONES OR ANY DEVICE THAT MAY DISRUPT THIS MEETING.
NO PERSON ATTENDING THIS MEETING SHALL DELAY OR DISRUPT THE PROCEEDINGS OR DISOBEY THE ORDER OF THE CHAIR.
PLEASE REMAIN IN YOUR SEAT UNTIL YOU'RE CALLED OR UNTIL YOUR CASE IS CALLED.
THE CITY WILL PROVIDE TRANSLATION SERVICES FOR ANYONE WHO NEEDS ASSISTANCE.
AND LET'S RUN THE FILM AT THIS TIME.
THE CASE, PLEASE SIGN YOUR NAME ON THE PERSONS TO BE HEARD SHEET, AND YOU'LL BE ALLOWED THREE MINUTES TO PRESENT YOUR CASE.
PLEASE KEEP ALL INFORMATION RELEVANT TO THE PROPERTY IN QUESTION AND THE CODE VIOLATION.
YOUR RESPONSIBILITY AS A PROPERTY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER OF A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE CASE IS TO DEMONSTRATE THE FOLLOWING.
NUMBER ONE, SHOW A DETAILED SCOPE OF WORK COST OF EACH ITEM ON THAT SCOPE AND BRING THE PROPERTY THAT WILL BRING THE PROPERTY INTO COMPLIANCE TO THE SATISFACTION OF THE CODE OFFICER.
NUMBER TWO, SHOW PROOF OF FINANCIAL ABILITY TO PAY FOR THE PROPOSED WORK.
AND NUMBER THREE, REQUEST THE AMOUNT OF TIME NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE WORK.
ALL ABATEMENT ORDERS BY THIS BOARD SHALL BE ENFORCED.
ALL WORK PROPOSED MUST BE DONE WITH CODE REG WITHIN CODE REGULATIONS, AND WITH REQUIRED PERMITS PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF WORK.
YOU MAY OBTAIN ALL PERMITS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES LOCATED IN THIS BUILDING.
IF IN DOUBT, PLEASE SEE YOUR CODE OFFICER.
ANY OWNER OR LIEN HOLDER DISSATISFIED WITH THE ORDER OF THIS BOARD MAY FILE AN APPEAL IN CIVIL DISTRICT COURT WITHIN 30 DAYS AFTER THE DATE THE ORDER IS MAILED.
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE ORDER, PLEASE MEET WITH A CODE OFFICER OR A STAFF MEMBER.
PLEASE NOTE THAT IT'S UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON PRESENT IN THIS BUILDING TO SOLICIT OR PEDAL SERVICES REGARDING ANY PROPERTY UNDER CONSIDERATION BY THIS BOARD DURING THE COURSE OF THIS HEARING.
AS PER CITY CODE SECTIONS CITY CODE SECTION 16 DASH 2 36,
[Approval of Minutes]
WE HAVE RECEIVED COPIES OF THE MINUTES.UH, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES OR MOTION TO BE MADE? I MOTION THAT WE APPROVE THE MINUTES.
UH, ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
THE MOTION IS CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.
[Selection of Panel A Vice Chair]
AT THIS TIME, WE WILL SELECT THE PANEL.DO I HEAR A MOTION? COUNCIL CHAIRMAN? YES, SIR.
I'D LIKE TO PLACE THE NAME OF MICHAEL HARPER INTO THE NAME OF NAME.
MICHAEL HARPER IS PLACED BEFORE THE BOARD.
MICHAEL, UH, HARPER HAS BEEN HERE WITH US.
HE'S BEEN DEDICATED TO US AND HE HAS COMPASSIONATE FOR THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF THE PEOPLE.
HE ALSO IS A BUSINESSMAN IN COMMERCIAL AND RETAIL SERVICES.
UH, MICHAEL BRINGS A, A FLU OF, OF EXPERIENCE TO OUR BOARD HERE.
AND I, I BELIEVE THAT WE'LL MAKE THE RIGHT CHOICE WHETHER, SO.
I WOULD LIKE IT BY ACCLIMATION.
MR. SIM MOTION IS MADE TO ELECT MICHAEL HARPER BY I SECOND.
AND THE MOTION HAS BEEN SECOND.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? NO DISCUSSION.
ALL IN FAVOR OF THE MOTION, SAY AYE.
THE MOTION CARRIES UNANIMOUSLY.
AT THIS TIME, THE CHAIR WILL YIELD TO THE NEW VICE CHAIR MIKE HARPER.
SO I THINK AT THIS TIME WE HAVE, UH, HOLD HARNESS AGREEMENTS.
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GOOD MORNING BOARD.UH, WE HAVE SOME ITEMS THAT WERE PULLED FROM TODAY'S, UH, AGENDA
[1. 20-2318 (CD-5) 115 Allsup]
ITEM ONE AND S A P M C CASE AT 1 1 5.ALSUP AND DISTRICT FIVE, THEY HAVE COMPLIED.
[8. 20-2325 (CD-5) 309 Montezuma]
AND ALSO ITEM EIGHT, A DANGEROUS PREMISE CASE 3 0 9 MONTEZUMA AND DISTRICT FIVE.THE DATE IS NOT AVAILABLE YET.
WE'LL GET THAT TO YOU OR HOLD.
[(CD-1) 1920 Laurel W]
HARMLESS AGREEMENTS.THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1920 LAUREL WEST IN DISTRICT ONE
[(CD-5) 663 Thompson (accessory structure)]
AND 6 6 3 THOMPSON, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND DISTRICT FIVE HAVE VOLUNTARILY AGREED TO ALLOW THE CITY TO DEMOLISH THE STRUCTURE PURSUANT TO CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 5 9, SECTION FIVE.NO OTHER ACTION IS NEEDED THIS TIME BY THE BOARD.
WE HAVE NO EMERGENCY DEMOLITIONS TODAY.
[7. 20-2324 (CD-2) 125 Spruce St]
ALL RIGHT.SO OUR FIRST CASE TODAY IS 1 2 5 SPRUCE STREET.
MY NAME IS ELISA VALEZ, DANGEROUS S OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 25 SPRUCE STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMO MILITIA IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS THE FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS IN CV 6 2 6, BLOCK TWO, LOT 25, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL TWO.
AND ON RECORD IS SKY CASTLE INVESTMENT GROUP, INC.
WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 74 19 CASTLE CROWN IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS.
ALL NOTICES OF HERE, OF HERE AND WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
I HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE, UH, OLD OWNERS AND THE CURRENT NEW OWNERS BY PHONE, UM, AND ALSO BY MAIL.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JANUARY 25TH, 23RD, 2020, THAT THE PROPERTY IS POTENTIALLY ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION DUE TO HISTORICAL, CULTURAL, ARCHITECTURAL, OR ARCHEOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
THE FIRST SUSPENSION REGARDING 1 25 SPRUCE STREET WAS CONDUCTED IN SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE ORIGINAL OWNER ON SEPTEMBER 7TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON SEPTEMBER 21ST, 2018.
A NEW NOTICE WAS MAILED TO THE NEW OWNER ON AUGUST 16TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON AUGUST 20TH, 2019 ON FE ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2020.
THE NOTICE OF E S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 25 SPRUCE STREET ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE OF E S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO OWNER, NO SCOPE OF WORK, FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT, OR AN ENGINEER'S REPORT WAS PROVIDED TO OUR OFFICE.
THIS IS A FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THERE'S SOME DETERIORATION TO, UH, THE ROOF SECTION, THE FRONT ENTRANCE.
THERE WAS A SLIGHT MOVEMENT ON THE FOUNDATION.
SO THE FRONT PORCH IS, UH, THERE'S A SLIGHT SEPARATION TO THE ENTRANCE.
THIS IS THE SIDE VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE.
THERE WAS A CARDBOARD THAT WAS REMOVED ALONG WITH THE DRIVEWAY.
NOW THIS WORK, UH, WAS, UM, MADE WITHOUT PERMITS, AND I'LL SHOW YOU IN A MINUTE WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
BUT THERE WAS A PARTIAL DEMOLITION DONE AT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY.
THE CARPORT WAS PAR, UH, PARTIALLY RE UH, DEMOLISHED AND REMOVED, AND THE DRIVEWAY AS WELL.
NOW, PREVIOUS TO THAT, THE CURRENT, THE, I'M SORRY, THE OLD OWNER HAD MADE, UM, AN INTERIOR DEMOLITION REMOVED THE ENTIRE ROOF SECTION AND ALL THAT SECTION WAS EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENTS FOR QUITE A WHILE.
MAYBE YOU CAN PERHAPS, UM, PAINT A PICTURE OF WHAT IT USED TO LOOK LIKE.
BEAR WITH ME FOR JUST A MINUTE.
I THINK IT'LL BE BETTER THAT WAY SO THAT YOU CAN UNDERSTAND.
SO THIS IS A PICTURE FROM 20, UH, THE MID, MID PORTION OF 2019.
THIS WHAT, THIS, THIS IS HOW THE PROPERTY WAS LEFT BY THE CURRENT, I'M SORRY, THE, THE PREVIOUS OWNER REMOVED THE, REMOVED THE ROOF SECTION, DID SOME, SOME WORK,
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UH, SOME FOUNDATION WORK, UM, GUTTED THE, THE ENTIRE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.AND THIS IS HOW IT WAS ORIGINALLY, UH, LEFT.
UH, THE OWNERS CAME IN AND PURCHASED THE PROPERTY IN AUGUST.
SO THEY CAME IN AND ON 2 24 AFTER THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED, THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED ON A FRIDAY.
I CAME BACK ON MONDAY TO TAKE SOME UPDATED PHOTOS, AND THIS IS WHAT I FOUND.
UM, THE ENTIRE BACK SECTION WAS REMOVED AGAIN, NO PERMITS ON FILE.
OKAY? THERE IS, UH, I BELIEVE IT'S A TWO BY FOUR, UH, THAT WAS, UH, PLACED TO BRACE THAT SECTION AFTER THE REMOVAL.
AND THEN OF COURSE, THE BEAMS WOULD CUT ALL ALONG THE BACK SECTION TO REMOVE, UH, THE LARGE PORTION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY LEFT EXPOSED.
AND AGAIN, THEY CUT ALONG THE LINE ON THE TOP PORTION OF THE ROOF AS WELL TO REMOVE THAT ENTIRE BACK SECTION, LEAVING EVERYTHING EXPOSED.
AND A HAZARD, IN MY OPINION, IT'S A FURTHER BACK VIEW OF WHAT THE REAR OF THE PROPERTY LOOKS LIKE OR THE STRUCTURE.
NOW, THIS WAS DONE OVER A WEEKEND.
UM, AND, AND WHEN I RETURNED TO THE PROPERTY, UH, THAT MONDAY, UH, I FOUND ALL THIS DEBRIS FROM THE REMOVAL OR, OR THE DEMOLITION THAT WAS MADE.
THIS IS WHAT THE FRONT ORIGINALLY LOOKED LIKE WHEN THE OWNER TOOK THE, WHEN THE OWNER TOOK OVER IT, UH, THERE WAS A CARPORT ATTACHED TO THE, TO THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
AND THERE WAS A, UM, A DRIVEWAY THAT LED TO THE BACK OF THE STRUCTURE.
AND AGAIN, THIS IS WHAT THE PROPERTY LOOKED LIKE IN THE MIDDLE OF 2019.
SO YOU CAN TAKE A LOOK AT THE INSPECTIONS AND THE PERMITS AND EVERYTHING THAT THAT IS IN OUR SYSTEM.
THERE WAS A TWO PERMITS ONLY FROM 2017 FOR, UH, JUST A, AN UMBRELLA ACCOUNT FOR ELECTRICAL, JUST A RISER.
NO DEMOLITION PERMITS, NO REPAIR PERMITS, UH, NOTHING ELSE FOUND, NO FOUNDATION PERMITS.
SO MOVING FORWARD IN AUGUST WHEN THE NEW OWNER, THE NEW OWNER, TOOK OVER THE PROPERTY IN JULY, UM, I SPOKE WITH THEM IN AUGUST.
IN SEPTEMBER, I SPOKE WITH THEIR, UH, DESIGN AND PLAN, UM, CONTRACTOR.
AND, UH, THEY FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO ME BY EMAIL.
UH, THEY ALSO FORWARDED ME A COPY OF THE DEED FOR THE NEW OWNER.
AND THEN IN SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2019, THEY ASKED ME IF THEY COULD PROCEED WITH PLAN OF ACTION FOR THE PROPERTY TO MAKE REPAIRS, UH, SOME ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS, SOME ENGINEERS LETTERS, AND SO ON, UM, THAT WAY THEY COULD OBTAIN PERMITS, UH, FOR REPAIRS.
SO I WENT AHEAD AND SAID, YES, GO AHEAD AND CONTINUE WITH YOUR PROJECT.
YOU ARE THE, A NEW OWNER, SO WE'LL WORK WITH YOU.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH ISSUES TO THE THREE MAIN COMPONENTS OF A HOME, ROOF, WALLS AND FOUNDATION.
THE STRUCTURE HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN PARTIALLY DISMANTLED AND, AND THE INTERIOR TO INCLUDE ROOF AND WALLS.
RECENTLY, THE STRUCTURE HASN'T PARTIALLY DEMOLISHED WITHOUT PERMITS EXPOSING INTERIOR TO THE ELEMENTS.
ABOUT 50% OF THE HOME OR LESS REMAIN.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 25 SPRUCE STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 2, 5 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17, IN WHICH ANY BUILDING OR OR STRUCTURE, WHICH HAS OF THE CONDITIONS OR DEFECTS HEREAFTER DESCRIBED SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A DANGEROUS BUILDING AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THE SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF THE DEION SU SUBSTANDARD OR IN FITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION, THIS POSES A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS THE TION.
NOW, JUST, UM, A SLIGHT ADDITION.
UM, I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANYTHING FROM THE, FROM THE CURRENT OWNERS UNTIL THIS MORNING, WHICH I BELIEVE IS WHAT YOU RECEIVED.
UH, THERE'S, I DIDN'T RECEIVE A SCOPE OF WORK OR PLAN OF ACTION, AND I'M NOT SURE IF LINGO WOULD, UM, WOULD AGREE THAT THE REHAB BUDGET IS NOT SIGNED OR SEALED OR APPROVED.
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WELL, I'M NOT SURE IF THIS, UH, PROPOSAL WOULD BE, UH, ACCEPTABLE OR NOT.AND SAME THING WITH THE, UH, PROPERTY INSURANCE.
NOW, I BELIEVE THAT THE CITY, OUR DEPARTMENT HAS, UH, ATTEMPTED TO WORK WITH THE NEW OWNERS IN EVERY POSSIBLE WAY TO GIVE THEM TIME FOR THE PROJECT TO BE COMPLETED.
UH, UNFORTUNATELY, THERE WAS WORK DONE WITHOUT PERMITS PRIOR TO THE NEW OWNER TAKING OVER.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, THE NEW OWNER WENT AHEAD AND DID SOME WORK, UM, WHICH WAS MAJOR REMOVAL OF, UH, OR PARTIAL DEMOLITION OF THE STRUCTURE, WHICH TOOK UP MORE THAN HALF OF THE STRUCTURE THAT CURRENTLY SAT.
AND UNFORTUNATELY, AGAIN, NO PERMITS ON FILE.
ANY QUESTIONS? DOES THAT CONCLUDE YOUR PRESENTATION? THIS INCLUDES MY PRESENTATION.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I'VE GOT SOME.
YOU SAID THE CURRENT, UM, OWNER DOES NOT HAVE ANY PERMITS.
THE LAST ONE WAS 2017 FOR A GENERAL AND A TOPS, CORRECT? YES.
AND HE, WHEN YOU TOOK THE PICTURES FROM THE CURRENT OWNER, FROM THE TIME YOU TOOK THE LAST CONVERSATION OR PICTURES OF THE CURRENT OWNER TO NOW, DID YOU CHECK IN ON THE PROPERTY? YES, I DID.
NOTHING WAS BEING DONE UNTIL ALL OF A SUDDEN.
SO FROM 20, WHEN HE TOOK OVER WAS IN JULY OF 2019.
UM, WE, WE GO BACK TO THE PROPERTY AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH OR MORE OFTEN, DEPENDING ON OUR WORKLOAD TO CHECK ON THE PROPERTY TO SEE IF ANYTHING'S BEING DONE, UM, TO DO AN UPDATE ON OUR RECORDS.
UM, YOU KNOW, THAT THAT'S OUR STANDARD PROCEDURE.
SO WE DID GO BACK SEVERAL OCCASIONS DURING THAT TIME FROM, UH, JULY UNTIL NOW, AND NOTHING HAD BEEN DONE UNTIL AFTER THE NOTICE OF HEARING WAS POSTED.
AND ON, HOLD ON A MINUTE, LET ME GET THIS SLIDE REAL QUICK.
DID THE HOME, UH, THE NEW OWNERS TELL YOU THEY WERE GOING TO PUT IN A SECOND STORY ON THIS? YES, THEY DID.
WHEN I SPOKE WITH THEM BY PHONE, UH, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEIR PLANS INCLUDED, INCLUDED ADDING A SECOND STORY TO THIS STRUCTURE.
ON SLIDE NINE, NOT THE END PIERRE, BUT THE CENTER TWO PIERS, IS THAT GONNA HOLD A SECOND STORY? PROBABLY NOT.
UM, BUT AGAIN, THEY PRETTY MUCH MENTIONED THEY HAD TO DROP SOME PLANS, UH, FOR THIS.
AND I'M SURE THEIR ENGINEER ARCHITECT WOULD'VE DRAWN THAT UP.
BUT WE NEVER DID RECEIVE THOSE PLANS.
AND, AND ON YOUR LIST OF SUBSECTIONS, DID YOU NOT INCLUDE THE FOUNDATION WITHIN THOSE SECTIONS? 2, 5, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 17 SHOULD BE INCLUDED, THE FOUNDATION, CORRECT? RIGHT.
IT INCLUDES THE OVERALL STRUCTURE AND THIS DOES NOT HAVE ANY STRAPS TO THE PIER, TO THE BEAM OR TO THE FLOOR STRUCTURE, CORRECT? CORRECT.
AND, UH, PLYWOOD ON THE ORIGINAL FLOOR, WHEN YOU WENT BACK AND LOOKED AT THIS, DID YOU LOOK AT ANYTHING OTHER THAN THEY DID A DEMO WITHOUT PERMIT? NOTHING ELSE WAS DONE, JUST A DEMO WITHOUT A PERMIT.
SO ALL THE EXISTING RAFTERS, WELL, I'M ASSUMING THEY'RE GONNA PUT THE SECOND FLOOR, THE TWO BY TENS, WERE THERE ALREADY? NO, LET ME SEE IF I CAN GO BACK.
SO NOTHING WAS DONE BY THE NEW OWNERS OTHER THAN REMOVING MORE THAN HALF OF THE STRUCTURE THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY EXISTING.
THEY PRETTY MUCH CUT THE ENTIRE, UH, REAR OF THAT, OF THAT STRUCTURE.
SO, UH, SLIDE 19 SHOWS A PERFECT EXAMPLE.
THOSE A NEW RAFTERS AND A NEW HEADER AND A NEW WALL.
SO THIS SECTION HERE THAT YOU SEE, THAT'S ALL THAT IT WAS LEFT, THAT'S WHERE THE STRUCTURE WAS CUT.
THEY REMOVED ALL THAT SECTION, THEY DEMOLISHED THAT ENTIRE SECTION.
AND THERE WAS, SO THAT'S THE PERMIT THEY GOT FOR GENERAL ON THE 2017? NO, THE 2017 WAS JUST FOR THE ELECTRICAL AND THAT'S IT.
BUT IT SAID GENERAL, NOT ELECTRICAL.
BUT LOOK AT THE, WHERE IT SAYS TYPE AND IT SAYS GENERAL, IT DOESN'T SAY ELECTRICAL, IT SAYS TOP IN GENERAL.
SO THE GENERAL IS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTRICAL REPAIRS.
AND THE SECOND ONE IS FOR TOPS, BUT THEY'RE BOTH ELECTRICAL.
'CAUSE NORMALLY GENERAL MEANS, WHICH DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE BECAUSE THERE
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WAS, EVERYTHING WAS, UM, GUTTED.AND ELECTRICAL IS ELECTRICAL AND GENERAL MEANS INTERIOR.
SO, AND THERE WAS NOTHING LEFT.
THAT'S WHY IT CONFUSED ME BECAUSE AN ELECTRIC COMPANY'S GETTING A GENERAL CONTRACT, WHICH CORRECT.
YOU'RE NOT SUPPOSED TO BE, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE ELECTRICAL.
SO IS ANYTHING BRACING THAT WALL? UH, JUST THAT TWO BY FOUR THAT I MENTIONED BEFORE.
LET'S SEE IF WE CAN FIND IT THIS YEAR.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? SO THERE'S NOTHING THERE.
EVERYTHING HAS BEEN DEMOLISHED.
THIS IS THE ONLY THING THAT'S LEFT, WHICH I BELIEVE MIGHT BE ABOUT, UH, 10, 15 FEET OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE FRONT TO THE BACK.
THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT, THIS SECTION.
UH, ON THIS, UH, THIS IS, UH, I GUESS FOR STAFF ATTORNEY.
WE GO BACK HERE TO, WE'RE CHARGING THE PERSON NOW TO REVIEW THAT IS THE OWNER NOW.
AND YOU HADN'T BEEN TALKING TO MICHELLE SINCE JULY, AND THEN SHE STATED THAT IT HAD BEEN, SO WHO TAKES, YOU KNOW, THE RESPONSIBILITY A LADY BEFORE HERE BY THE NAME OF MICHELLE OR THE NEW BUYERS? JUST TO MAKE SURE I'M CLEAR, YOU'RE ASKING ME WHO TAKES RESPONSIBILITY IN, UH, SECURING THE STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE WHOEVER OWNS IT? YES.
WHO, WHO ARE WE NOW SPEAKING TO? UH, I GET, I GET WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.
ANY, ANY ORDER THIS BOARD GIVES RUNS WITH THE LAND.
SO, UM, ONCE THIS BOARD GIVES AN ORDER, IF SUBSEQUENTLY THE, UH, THE ORDER IN WHICH THE LAND, THE ORDER, UH, EXCUSE ME, THE LAND IN WHICH THE, OR THE STRUCTURE IN WHICH THE ORDER IS GIVEN, IF THAT, UH, STRUCTURE IS SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD, UH, THE ORDER IS STILL VALID.
SO IT'S WHOEVER, WHOEVER OWNS THE PROPERTY.
THAT'S WHY WE SAY, UH, THE ORDER RUNS WITH THE LAND.
I DO NOT USUALLY ALLOW, UH, UH, THIS BOARD TO REVIEW DOCUMENTS THAT ARE UNSIGNED.
HOWEVER, UH, THE PERSON THAT IS LOOKING TO SIGN THIS ONE IS HERE TO, UH, TO SPEAK, UM, ON HIS BEHALF, WHICH IS WHY I DECIDED TO ALLOW THIS BOARD TO REVIEW THE DOCUMENTS.
UH, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD FOR THE OFFICER? NO.
UH, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
UH, MR. ERNEST ELLIOT, PLEASE STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD, PLEASE.
UH, THAT'S YOUR, YOUR HOME ADDRESS? OH, MY HOME ADDRESS.
UH, 1 1 7 RUDOLPH, UH, 7 8 2 0 2.
UM, I, WE, I PURCHASED A PROPERTY, UH, LIKE, UH, UH, LAST I GUESS JULY.
AND, UH, SO WE HAD, UH, UM, MY, MY GENERAL CONTRACT AT THE TIME, AND THE ARCHITECT WAS TAKING CARE OF, UH, THE ISSUE WITH, UH, ELISA.
AND, UH, SO, UH, BUT THEY DIDN'T, ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS, UH, THAT THE, UM, THEY'RE JUST KEEPING IN CONTACT.
SO I DIDN'T GET ANYTHING ELSE FROM THE, UH, CITY.
SO, UM, SO BASICALLY, UH, MY, UH, LOAN TERM AT THE TIME, YOU KNOW, IT WAS DRAGGING ON TOO, TOO LONG, SO IT WAS JUST, UH, RUNNING OUT.
SO I, UH, HAD A REFINANCE WITH ANOTHER LENDER.
AND, UM, SO THAT'S, UM, YOU SEE, WE DO HAVE THE, UH, BUDGET WITH THE LENDER AND, UH, AND, UH, UH, ON THE LENDER CLOSING INSTRUCTION, UM, WE JUST STARTED THE, UH, I HAD A, A NEW, UH, GENERAL CONTRACTOR OVER THE WEEKEND.
HE BROUGHT THE BOBCAT OUT TO CLEAN UP THE, THE BACK AREA OF THE HOUSE.
AND, UH, I, I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GOING TO, YOU KNOW, UH, CLEAN UP THE BACK, UH, UH, REMOVE THE, UH, BACKSIDE OF THE HOUSE TOO AT THE SAME TIME.
BUT, UH, UH, UH, WE'RE SUPPOSED TO, UH, BUT, UH, THAT, THAT WAS ALL HE WAS GONNA DO IS CLEAN UP THAT AREA SO HE CAN GET A, A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WE HAD TO WORK WITH THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE WHERE WE WANTED TO SAVE THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE.
'CAUSE THAT THE, UH, EXTERIOR PART'S GONNA COME OFF ONCE WE PULL THE PERMIT, THE, AND GET THE GREEN TAG FOR THE, UH, DEMO AND THE FOUNDATION.
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TO SAVE THE FRONT END AND, UH, AND BUILD ONTO THE FRONT END OF THE HOUSE.THAT WAY WE CAN KEEP IT, UH, UH, LIKE A, WITH THAT HISTORICAL LOOK AND, AND, UH, AND BUILD FROM THERE.
I'M NOT GOOD AT SPEAKING IN FRONT OF PEOPLE.
ORIGINALLY THE PLANS WAS 2,700 SQUARE FEET, WE'RE DOWNSIZING TO 1900 SQUARE FEET TO FIT THE BUDGET, UH, THE FOUNDATION, UH, TO SUPPORT THE, UH, THE SECOND STORY.
ALL THE FOUNDATIONS, UH, THE PIER'S GONNA BE, UH, REPLACED WITH, UH, UM, UH, WHAT THEY CALL IT, I THINK.
I THINK IT WAS LIKE A, IT GOES LIKE TWO FOOT INTO THE GROUND OR SOMETHING.
AND, UH, IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, UH, SUFFICIENT TO SU UH, SUPPORT THE, UH, SECOND STORY.
SO ALL, ALL, ALL THAT, UH, THE CEDAR POST IS ALL GOING TO GET REPLACED.
THE HOUSE CAN BE LIFTED UP, REPLACE ALL THE CEDAR POSTS.
SO AT THIS POINT, IT'S YOUR INTENTION THEN TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY? YES, SIR.
AND THE SCOPE OF WORK THAT WE HAVE, THAT'S UNSIGNED.
IS IT YOUR INTENTION TO ACCEPT THAT SCOPE OF WORK AND SIGN IT? UH, YES SIR.
AND WHAT'S THE TIMEFRAME YOU'RE ASKING FOR TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY? UH, WE'RE GONNA GET THE PROPERTY, UH, REPAIRED, PROBABLY ABOUT, UH, IT'S AT, UH, THREE MONTHS.
AND DID YOU INCLUDE ONCE, ONCE WE GET THE, UH, I HAVE MY, UH, ARCHITECT, UH, UH, REDOING THE FLOOR PLANS.
SO ONCE WE GET THE FLOOR PLANS INTO THE CITY BY NEXT WEEK, UH, AND GET THE GREEN TAG TO START, UH, IT'LL BE ABOUT THREE MONTHS.
AND DID YOU INCLUDE AN ENGINEER'S LETTER WITH WHAT YOU SUBMITTED TO US? UH, NO.
I, UH, WE DIDN'T GET AN ENGINEER'S LETTER YET.
WE'LL, HAD THE ENGINEER COME OUT AND, UM, UH, I GUESS, UH, OH WAIT.
UH, I THINK MY ARCHITECT MIGHT HAVE AN ENGINEER'S LETTER, SO I'LL HAVE TO GET IT FROM MY ARCHITECT.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO.
YOU SUBMITTED THE BLUEPRINTS THAT SHOWED TWO STORY, BUT AS I SHOWED EARLIER ON, UM, THE SLIDE EARLIER, THAT NOT ONLY THOSE DON'T SUPPORT, BUT CEDAR PIERS ARE FOUR FEET.
YOU'RE SAYING YOU'RE GONNA PUT TWO FOOT IN THE GROUND TO HOLD THE SAME WEIGHT.
THE FOUR FOOT'S ONLY HOLDING THE SINGLE.
UH, WELL, UM, I, I'M NOT SURE IF IT WAS TWO FOOT IN THE GROUND OR IT WAS TWO FOOT WIDE OR SOMETHING ON THE PIER.
I'M, UH, AT THE, IT'S ON THE DRAWINGS ON THE PLANS, BUT THE, WELL, IT'S NOT ON THE PLANS THAT I SUBMITTED, BUT IT'S, UH, MY ARCHITECT HAS THE, UH, THE ENGINEER PLANS WITH THE, THE PIER BEAMS THAT'S GONNA GO IN THE GROUND AT, IT'S ON PAGE TWO OF THE SCOPE OF WORK.
IT'S 24 INCHES IN THE GROUND AND A BELL BASE IS 36 INCHES WIDE.
24 IN THE GROUND AND 36 INCHES WIDE.
24 IN THE GROUND IS NOT GONNA HOLD THE WEIGHT.
THAT'S WHY AN ENGINEER'S REPORT WOULD'VE BEEN A LOT BETTER.
AND THE ENGINEER SPECIFICALLY SAYING, BECAUSE THESE PIERS, CEDAR PIERS ARE IN THE GROUND FOUR FEET, AND THAT'S FOR SINGLE.
POINT OF ORDER IN, IN TERMS OF THE JUDGMENT ON IT, UH, FROM AN ENGINEERING POINT OF VIEW, THE DESCRIPTION THAT HE'S GIVEN ACTUALLY WOULD SUPPORT THE SECOND STORY, BECAUSE YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE WIDTH, IT'S A COMBINATION OF WIDTH AND DEPTH THAT'S IMPACTING.
AND, AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, BUT THE ENGINEER'S REPORT WOULD'VE ALSO SAID THE TYPE OF SOIL THEY'RE PUTTING IT IN.
IF YOU LOOK AT SLIDE 19, IT'S NOT JUST THE PIERS THAT HOLD THE WEIGHT, IT'S THESE WALLS AS WELL.
AND ON YOUR BLUEPRINTS, IT DOESN'T SAY ANYTHING OF A DETAIL ABOUT HOW STUFF IS GONNA BE BUILT OUT.
AND THAT'S ONE THING WE'RE HERE TO DETERMINE.
IT'S ON, IT'S ON THE ACTUAL PLANS THAT HAD, UH, SO MANY PAGES, UH, MY, UH, THAT WENT BACK TO THE, UH, TO THE ARCHITECT.
AND SO HE CAN, UH, DO HIS, UH, UM, UH, DO THE, UH, REDESIGN OF THE, THE PLANS THAT'D BE READY FOR NEXT WEEK.
WELL, THE REASON I HAVE AN ISSUE WITH IT, I'M A GENERAL CONTRACTOR MM-HMM.
'CAUSE YOU'RE ADDING A LOT MORE WEIGHT ON THE TOP.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE HERE TO DETERMINE.
AND WHAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING OTHER THAN YOU SAYING IT'S ON A BLUEPRINT SOMEWHERE.
I, I CAN BRING IN THE, I COULD GET THE ENGINEER LETTER FROM MY ARCHITECT AND, UH, UM, BRING IN, UH, SAY LIKE THE, UM, THE, THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
AND, UH, UH, IN ORDER TO PULL PERMITS, THE CITY'S GONNA REQUIRE AN ENGINEER'S LETTER, RIGHT.
FOR THE FOUNDATION AND FOR ANY STRUCTURAL FRAMING THAT'S, THAT'S
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DONE.SO I THINK THAT WILL BE TAKEN CARE OF AT THAT TIME.
NOW, I DON'T SEE ANYTHING IN THE PROPOSAL.
IT TELLS ME YOUR TIMELINE FROM START TO FINISH.
I SEE PHASES IN HERE, BUT I DON'T SEE THE PHASES IN THE COMPLETE DATES.
SO YOU'RE ASKING FOR HOW LONG? UM, WELL, I'M, I'M JUST GOING BY MY, UH, MY, WHAT MY GENERAL CONTRACTOR TOLD ME THAT, UH, UH, WE'LL GET IT DONE, PROBABLY WE'LL GET, GET IT DONE, UH, BY THREE MONTHS.
THAT'S IF ALL THE PERMITS COME IN.
WELL, ONCE WE GET THE GREEN TAG, THEN, UH, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO GET ROLLING.
HEY, BOARD, HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? I DO.
SO SIR, WHY, WHY DID YOU THINK YOU COULD TEAR THE PROPERTY DOWN THEN MOW IT IN THE BACK? I, I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW.
HE TOLD ME THAT HE WAS GOING TO, THERE WAS A, IN THE BACKYARD, THERE WAS, UH, OLD PURE BEAMS STICKING OUT OF THE GROUND, I THINK, UH, UH, USED TO BE A BURN DOWN HOUSE OR SOMETHING.
IT WAS, THE HOUSE USED TO BE BIGGER.
I, I THINK, UH, I THINK, UH, IT WAS BURNT DOWN OR SOMETHING, HALF OF IT.
SO THERE WAS A BUNCH OF, UH, PURE BEAM AND CONCRETE AND OLD, UH, PLYWOOD THAT, UH, THE PREVIOUS OWNER WERE, UH, UH, LEFT THERE, UH, TO, UH, UM, TO, UH, PROBABLY FIX THE HOUSE.
AND, UH, HE WAS THERE WITH THE BOBCAT TO CLEAN IT UP.
AND, UH, I DIDN'T KNOW HE WAS GONNA, UH, UH, CUT, UH, PART OF THE BACK OF THE HOUSE.
SO YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO BE THE OWNER, AND YOU DON'T DISCUSS THESE THINGS WITH YOUR GENERAL CONTRACTORS OR YOUR ARCHITECT.
WHY DIDN'T YOU BRING ONE OF THEM IN TO TALK WITH US TODAY? UH, I HAVE, UH, MY, UH, MY GENERAL CONTRACTOR'S MEETING WITH, UH, UH, AT ANOTHER PROPERTY WITH, UH, THE CITY, UH, INSPECTOR TO, UH, UM, INSPECT, UH, UH, THE ELECTRICAL AND, UH, AC WORK TODAY.
SO HE COULDN'T MAKE IT THIS MORNING.
SO YOU ARE A FLIPPER? NO, I'M NOT A FLIPPER.
UH, YOU PLAN TO LIVE HERE? I PLAN TO, UH, BUILD IT AND RENT IT OUT LANDLORD.
UM, YOU KNOW, YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT REBUILDING THE FRONT PART OF THE HOUSE MM-HMM.
IT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE, UH, SMALLER THAN THE ORIGINAL DESIGN.
UH, THE, THE ISSUE IS HE, HE'S LEAVING THE EXISTING STRUCTURE IN PLACE, UH, SO THAT IT MATCHES THE STRUCTURE OF THE AREA AROUND IT.
SO BASICALLY IT'S A 15 FOOT BUILDING RIGHT NOW, AND YOU ARE ADDING TO THE REAR PORTION OF THAT BUILDING, NOT THE FRONT PORTION.
I, I HEARD YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOU, BUT ADDING SOMETHING TO THE FRONT, HE, HE DID SAY THAT, BUT HE DIDN'T MEAN WHAT HE SAID HE MEANT THAT I'M, I'M SORRY.
UH, THE, UH, UH, YOU KNOW, THE, THE FRONT PORCH WILL, UH, THAT, UH, WE'RE GONNA, UM, WE, IT'S SINKING DOWN.
WE WILL PROBABLY FIX THAT, BUT THE, THE, THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE, WE'RE SAVING THE, SO IT'S GONNA LOOK THE SAME.
OH, WELL, I MEAN BETTER, BUT ONCE WE FIX IT.
BUT, UH, I'M, I'M JUST TRYING TO, I'M JUST TRYING TO PITCH IN MY MIND.
YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ADDING A SECOND FLOOR WHERE YOU GONNA ADD THE SECOND FLOOR IN THE BACK ON THE FRONT OF, YOU KNOW, IT'S ACTUALLY HAVE AN WHERE, WHERE THE ROOF COMES UP HERE.
IT'S ACTUALLY THE, THE SECOND FLOOR IS GONNA START RIGHT BEHIND IT.
ON, ON THE FRONT BACK HERE? YEAH.
IT'S, CAN YOU PUT SLIDE THREE UP? MAYBE THIS WILL HELP YOU, SIR.
YEAH, RIGHT BEHIND THAT, UH, THAT PITCH ON THAT ROOF, UH, YES.
RIGHT THERE WHERE, UH, THAT'S WHERE THE, UH, THE, UH, ADD-ON'S GONNA HAPPEN.
YOU STATED THAT YOUR CONTRACTOR, YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOUR CONTRACTOR WAS GONNA DEMO PART OF THE BUILDING.
DID YOU ASK YOUR CONTRACTOR IF HE KNEW THAT AS A CONTRACTOR, ANY DEMO, HE'S SUPPOSED TO HAVE A PERMIT FOR? CONTRACTOR SHOULD KNOW THAT.
EVEN I KNOW WE NEED A PERMIT FOR, UH, BUT FOR CLEANUP, WE DIDN'T NEED PERMIT.
BUT HE DEMOED PART OF THE HOUSE.
AND THAT'S, UH, I DIDN'T, UH, FIND OUT TILL AFTERWARDS.
I THINK MR. ANDY'S CONCERN IS YOUR CONTRACTOR WHO DID THE DEMOLITION,
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EVEN IF IT WAS WITHOUT YOUR KNOWLEDGE, SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT A PERMIT WAS REQUIRED FOR THAT WORK.YOU KNOW, FOR YOU TO OWN THE PROPERTY, AND I DON'T MEAN THIS IN A BAD WAY, YOU DON'T SEEM TO KNOW A LOT ABOUT IT, ABOUT WHAT YOU'RE DOING OR WHAT YOUR CONTRACTORS ARE DOING.
UM, USUALLY, UH, UH, YEAH, I, I, I KEEP UP, UH, I USUALLY KEEP UP WITH ALL THE CON THE, UH, ALL THE CONTRACT WORK THAT'S GOING ON, ON THE PROPERTIES.
UH, THIS ONE WAS, UH, UH, UH, I DIDN'T, UH, YOU KNOW, I, THAT'S OKAY.
DON'T, YEAH, THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I, I GOT ANOTHER ONE ON YOUR, UH, BLUEPRINTS.
OR, OR NOT YOUR BLUEPRINTS, BUT YOU'RE DRAWING ON FLOOR ONE.
YOU GOT A COPY OF THAT? YES, SIR.
WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE RIGHT ON FLOOR ONE, IT SHOWS THE DOTTED LINES, WHICH INDICATES FLOOR TWO, AND THAT'S TO EXTEND AWAY FROM THE HOUSE AND OVER THE CARPORT, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
IT'S NOT GONNA HAPPEN, UH, WHERE WE, WE, UH, THIS IS THE, UH, REGIONAL FLOOR PLAN WHERE, UH, I HAVE MY ARCHITECT CURRENTLY REDUCING THE, UH, FLOOR PLAN SIZE FROM, UH, 2,700 SQUARE FEET TO, UH, UH, 1900 SQUARE FEET.
SO YOU'RE LOSING THE CARPORT, THE CARPORT AREA THAT WILL COME STRAIGHT WITH THE REGULAR OR THE EXISTING WALL OF THE HOUSE.
AND YOUR BACK, IS IT COMING IN MORE OR IS IT GONNA STAY THE SAME ON THE BACK WALL? THE BACK WALL WILL BE COMING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE, AND THEN WE'LL HAVE A, UH, UH, BASICALLY THE CARPORT WILL BE ALMOST, IT'LL BE THERE.
IT'S JUST GONNA HAVE A WRAPAROUND DECK AND, UH, THE CAR AND, UH, THE CAR CAN PARK UNDERNEATH.
SO NOW THAT BECOMES A WRAPAROUND DECK UPSTAIRS.
AND IT'S ALSO GOING TO BE YOUR CARPORT ROOF.
AND IN THE BACK, WE'LL HAVE A DECK.
I'M GONNA, UH, GONNA BE AS FIRM AS, UH, EVELYN OVER HERE.
IT, IT MEANS HERE, YOU, YOU GAVE US THIS INFORMATION, WHICH IS GOOD, BUT I DON'T THINK REALLY YOU'VE BEEN KEPT UP TO DATE.
ARE YOU HAVING YOUR OWN SELF ON THE PROCESS OF WHAT YOU'RE GOING TO DO WITH IT, YOU KNOW, THE MAYBES OR THIS AND THAT, AND THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE, REGARDLESS, SINCE JULY, 2018.
MY QUESTION TO YOU IS, UH, DO YOU, DO YOU WANT US TO RESCHEDULE IT? AND THEN YOU COME HERE WITH, WITH, YOU KNOW, WHOEVER YOU WANT THAT CAN SPEAK FOR YOU, OR YOU SPEAK WITH, YOU KNOW, THE ARCHITECTS, THE ENGINEERS OR WHATEVER, AND GIVE US A PROPER DOCUMENTATION OF WHAT YOU'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT? I MEAN, LIKE I SAY, I HAVE NO PROBLEM WITH THIS.
BUT I MEAN, I, I COULDN'T MAKE A DECISION ONE WAY OR ANOTHER RIGHT NOW, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE GONNA GO DO.
YOU MIGHT GO BACK OVER THERE AND THEN ANOTHER PART OF THE HOUSE, IT'S GONE, OR THE LENGTHS.
SO I'M ASKING YOU, DO YOU BELIEVE AND DO YOU WANT TO REQUEST AN EXTENSION SO IT'LL HELP YOU EXPLAIN OR REALLY HELP, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THE HOUSE, YOU KNOW? AND, UH, SO IT'S, IT'S UP TO YOU, YOU KNOW, THE CHAIRMAN IS HERE READY TO, YOU KNOW, I MEAN, BITE WITH YOU ON WHAT YOU WANT US TO DO, OR SUGGESTS THAT, I MEAN, I'M SORRY.
I MEAN, I, I CAN'T MAKE HEADS OR TAILS ON WHAT HE'S SPEAKING ABOUT.
IT'S TOO MANY IFS, ANDS, YOU KNOW, SHOULD HAVE, WOULD'VE COULD'VE, YOU KNOW, GIVEN HIM PERMITS, ET CETERA.
SO, YOU KNOW, I'M BEING KIND AND COMPASSIONATE HERE IN THIS SITUATION, BECAUSE WE DON'T WANT TO PUT YOU IN A SITUATION WHEN THEN WE'LL GIVE YOU FOUR MONTHS TO COMPLETE AND, AND YOU WON'T, AND, YOU KNOW, SO WE DON'T WANT TO DRAG THIS CASE ON EITHER, YOU KNOW, WE WANT THE QUALITY OF LIFE IN SAN ANTONIO OUT THERE, AND NOT TO JUST BE, YOU KNOW, GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH, WITH YOU.
SO IT'S UP TO YOU TO ASK IF YOU WANT TO.
IF NOT, WE'LL MAKE A DECISION.
THE BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? I HAVE ONE MORE, LEMME SUMMARIZE WHERE YOU ARE, WHAT YOU HAVE TOLD US SO FAR.
UH, YOU HAVE A BUILDING THAT YOU HAVE BOUGHT BASICALLY IN JULY OF LAST YEAR.
UH, YOU HAVE TAKEN THAT BUILDING DOWN TO BASICALLY A 15 FOOT, UH, DEPTH FRONT BUILDING WITH THE INTENT TO ACTUALLY RAISE THAT BUILDING THAT'S LEFT, PUT NEW FOUNDATIONS UNDER IT,
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BASED ON THE REQUIREMENTS BY THE ARCHITECT, UH, WHO THEORETICALLY SHOULD GIVE YOU ALL THE RE ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS THAT WOULD BE NEEDED TO DO THAT.AND THEN YOU'RE GONNA ADD ONTO IT, UH, SOMETHING LESS THAN YOUR ORIGINAL PLAN.
UH, AND THE REASON WHY YOU'RE ADDING TO IT FROM THE ORIGINAL PLAN IS BECAUSE IT EXCEEDED THE BUDGET, UH, WHEN YOU WENT TO THE LARGER SQUARE FOOTAGE, NOW YOU'RE LOOKING AT A SMALLER SQUARE FOOTAGE THAT WOULD FIT IT WITHIN THE $135,000 THAT YOU'VE SECURED A LOAN ON, AND THAT YOU WOULD TAKE APPROXIMATELY 90 DAYS TO BRING THAT HOUSE INTO COMPLIANCE WITH ALL CODES, AND YOU WOULD HAVE ALL PERMITS, UH, THAT WOULD BE REQUIRED BEFORE THAT.
UH, AND THAT, I ASSUME YOUR CONTRACTOR IS GONNA BE YOUR PROJECT MANAGER, NOT YOU.
IS THAT A CORRECT STATEMENT? AND IS ALL THE OTHER STATEMENTS CORRECT? IS THAT, IS THAT AN UNDERSTANDING? CORRECT.
BUT, UH, UH, MY CON YEAH, MY CONTRACTOR WOULD BE THE PROJECT MANAGER, BUT, UH, I WOULD BE, UH, YOU KNOW, BEING CHECKING UP, I I I WOULD BE CHECKING UP ON MY, UH, CONTRACTOR ALL THE TIME.
SO BASICALLY, YOU'RE BE CHECKING UP ON THE CONTRACTOR, UH, WHO IS YOUR PROJECT MANAGER BASED ON THE ISSUE OF PRIMARILY TIME AND PERFORMANCE OF HIS CONTRACT? YES, SIR.
HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? YEAH, GO AHEAD.
UM, LOOKING AT THE PROPOSAL YOU HAVE HERE IS DATED AT JULY 19TH.
THE MARKETS AND EVERYTHING SHIFTS AND CHANGES, AND AS HE MENTIONED, YOU WANT YOUR PROJECT TO FIT WITHIN THE BUDGET.
DO YOU HAVE PLANS TO GO BACK TO YOUR GENERAL CONTRACTOR TO MAKE SURE THAT WHAT HE HAS PROPOSED FITS WITHIN YOUR CURRENT BUDGET WITHIN THIS MARKET CURRENTLY? BECAUSE THINGS DO SHIFT AND CHANGE, SO YOU WANNA MAKE SURE, BECAUSE THIS CURRENT PROPOSAL SAYS JULY 11TH, 2019, AND WE'RE CURRENTLY IN MARCH.
THIS WAS THE, UH, THE ORIGINAL CONTRACT FROM THE, UH, THE G C I FIRED.
AND, UH, AND SO WITH THE NEW CONTRACTOR, HE'S WORKING WITH OUR BUDGET, AND THIS IS WHY WE'RE REDUCING THE SIZE OF THE PROPERTY TO 1900 SQUARE FEET.
AND, UH, HE'S WORKING WITH MY ARCHITECT AT THE SAME TIME TOO, TO, UH, UH, GET THINGS, UH, UH, TO, UH, WORK WITHIN THAT BUDGET.
SO INCUR ENSURING FIDELITY WHEN YOU GO BACK TO THEM, MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE, I'M NOT SURE HOW THE BOARD IS GOING TO ROLL, BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU HAVE FIDELITY WITH ALL THE NUMBERS AND YOU HAVE AN UPDATED PROPOSAL WITH CORRECT DATES.
HAVE YOU, HAVE YOU ISSUED A CHECK FOR ANY OF THESE PHASES YET? UH, JUST THE ONLY, THE, THE CLEANUP PHASE, UH, THE BOARD HAVE, HAVE ANY FURTHER QUESTIONS? ANYONE? WHICH PHASE WOULD THAT BE? BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING ON HERE.
IT JUST SAYS PHASE 1, 2, 3, 4, AND THEN FINAL OH, OH, FOR, FOR THAT ONE? THAT, YEAH, THAT, UM, I HAVEN'T RECEIVED, UH, RE ISSUED ANY CHECKS FOR THOSE YET.
WE, WE JUST STARTED, WE JUST WANTED TO, UH, GET THE PROJECT STARTED OR KIND OF GET IT STARTED, UH, TO CLEAN UP THE AREA, UH, THEN WE COULD, AND THEN, UH, GET THE, UH, GREEN TAG TO, UH, DO THE FOUNDATION AND DEMO.
BUT YOU ALREADY DID THE DEMO WITHOUT GETTING A GREEN TAG, IS THAT CORRECT? BECAUSE ISN'T THE BUILDING STILL UNDER A RED FLAG? UH, YES.
UH, BUT YOU DID IT WHILE THE RED FLAG WAS STILL UNDER THE BUILDING? OH, NO.
NO, IT WASN'T, IT WASN'T ON THE, WELL, UM, THERE WASN'T NO NOTICE ON THE DOOR WHEN WE STARTED TO CLEAN UP.
THE NOTICE CAME ON THE DOOR TOO.
BUT YOU DID A CLEANUP, BUT THAT'S NOT ALL YOU DID.
I, I, I FOUND OUT THAT'S NOT ALL WE DID.
AND THIS IS THE SAME CONTRACTOR THAT'S GONNA BE OVERSEEING THE PROJECT, CORRECT? IT'S, IT'S GONNA BE THE SAME CONTRACTOR.
IT'S, SO YOU PAID OUT ADDITIONAL MONEY OTHER THAN THESE PHASES, IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SAYING? THAT YOU'VE ALREADY PAID HIM FOR THE CLEANUP SLASH DEMO AND THEN PHASE ONE HADN'T EVEN STARTED YET, CORRECT? YES.
UH, WE HAVEN'T COMPLETED THE DEMO YET, BUT, UH, UM, WE STILL HAVE TO, UH, DO A LITTLE MORE DEMOING.
UH, BUT, UH, UM, PHASE ONE HASN'T, UH, WELL, THE 3000 I PAID OUT IS, UH, PART OF THE PHASE ONE.
SO YOU DID START PHASE ONE? YES.
BECAUSE THAT, THAT'S WHAT HE ASKED YOU IF YOU'VE ALREADY STARTED A AND YOU SAID, OKAY.
NO, YOU'VE PAID OUT OTHER THAN THE PHASES.
YEAH, THAT'S, UH, I MISUNDERSTOOD.
I, I I THOUGHT YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT THE TOTAL ON THE PHASE ONE.
UM, I WOULD, I WOULD, UM, MAKE A SUGGESTION.
I WOULD, MR. ZUNIGA MADE A, UM, A REQUEST FOR
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A 30 DAY RESET BECAUSE I, YOU KNOW, I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT YOU'RE NOT FAMILIAR WITH THIS PROJECT AT ALL, AND I WOULD SUGGEST THAT YOU GET WITH YOUR CONTRACTOR, YOUR ARCHITECT, OR WHOEVER IT IS, AND WE CAN RESET THIS CASE IN 30 DAYS.YOU BRING YOUR CONTRACTOR BACK AND YOU GET FAMILIARIZED WITH, THIS IS YOUR PROPERTY.
YOU SHOULD BE VERY FAMILIAR WITH WHAT YOU WANNA DO AND WHAT YOU DON'T WANNA DO WITH IT, AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR THAT YOU ARE FAMILIAR WITH IT.
SO I WOULD SUGGEST ALSO THAT WE RESET THIS CASE FOR 30 DAYS, AND YOU COME BACK WITH ALL THE PROPER PERMITS AND THE, YOU KNOW, EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED AND THE FAMILIARIZATION OF IT.
I WOULD WANT TO POINT OUT HE CAN'T GET PERMITS UNTIL WE DISPOSE OF THIS CASE, RIGHT.
HE HAS A STOP WORK ORDER ON THE PROPERTY RIGHT NOW, AND UNTIL WE MAKE A DECISION, HE CANNOT PULL ANY PERMITS.
UH, COULD YOU SHOW THE PICTURE OF THE FRONT OF THE HOUSE AGAIN WHERE THE WALL WAS TORN DOWN? OKAY.
WHAT'S HOLDING THAT? UH, TOP OVER THERE? THE, THE HEAVYWEIGHT, UH, HEAVY DUTY.
UH, WELL, THAT'S A TWO BY FOUR, RIGHT? UH, YES, SIR.
THAT'S, THAT'S THERE, UH, SINCE WE BOUGHT THE HOUSE IS ON THE INSIDE, HAD A COUPLE, UH, TWO BY FOURS STILL HOLDING THE, UH, STRUCTURE.
UH, AND, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S IS, UH, UM, BUT WHAT WE WANTED TO DO IS, UH, SO YOU SAY THE, UH, THE LOAD BEARING WALL WASN'T THERE? UH, YES.
UH, THE, JUST THE, YEAH, IT WAS JUST A BUNCH OF, UH, UH, TWO BY FOURS HOLDING UP THE BUILDING WHEN WE FIRST BOUGHT THE PROPERTY
SO, UH, BEFORE MR. FRED OR HOLD, SO YOU DID NOT HAVE ANY STRUCTURE, ANY COLUMNS, AND THE ONLY THING YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW HOLDING UP AT LOAD BEARING WALL YES.
OR THE, I THINK THAT THAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN ONE OF THE REASONS WHY, UH, AND NEARLY FELL.
I, THE CONTRACTOR REMOVED ALL THOSE, UH, BIG, UH, JOISTS GOING ACROSS THE, AND IT FELL AND IT PROBABLY, YOU KNOW, TORE DOWN ITSELF, YOU SAY WITH A TWO BY FOUR WHEN YOU TAKE 'EM OFF.
UH, AND I KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO GET CONTRACTORS WHEN YOU COME HERE THAT ARE LICENSED? YES.
YOUR CONTRACTOR WHO TORE THAT DOWN DIDN'T PUT A TEMP SUPPORTING HERE.
HE HAD MORE THAN ENOUGH CHANCE, BUT THE, THE NOTICE CAME AT THE TIME.
WELL, HE SHOULD ASSURED IT BEFORE HE TORE IT.
OTHER THAN THAT, I'M READY TO MAKE A MOTION, SIR, DO YOU HAVE ANYTHING ELSE TO SAY? UH, UH, NO.
UH, I LIKE A, YOU KNOW, IT'S, UM, AN EXTENSION, UH, THAT WAY, UH, ALL THE, UH, PROPER PAPERWORK, AND I COULD PROBABLY HAVE MY, UH, MAYBE ARCHITECT AND, UH, THE, UH, CONTRACTOR AND THE ENGINEER LETTER HERE.
UH, THE BOARD WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I, I MOTION THAT WE RESET THIS HEARING FOR 30 DAYS WITH THESE STIPULATIONS ALL PAPER.
I MUST HAVE ALL PAPERS DEALING WITH THIS TO INCLUDE AN UPDATED ENGINEER'S REPORT, UPDATED BLUEPRINTS, AND AN UPDATED, UM, ITEMIZED COST.
THIS AREA MUST BE SECURED TO INCLUDE A SECURITY FENCE AROUND THE PROPERTY TO PREVENT ANYBODY FROM GETTING INTO THE PLACE.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? WE HAVE A, A SECOND.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION FOR A 30 DAY RESET, UH, TO COME BACK WITH IN, UH, ENGINEERS PLANS, UPDATE ARCHITECTURAL PLANS AND SCOPE OF WORK, UH, TO SECURE THE PROPERTY, TO NOT DO ANY WORK UNTIL THEN AND TO PLACE A FENCE ON THE PROPERTY.
AND I WANTED TO ADD SOMETHING ELSE.
UH, THE CODE COMPLIANCE CHECK EVERY, UH, A MINIMUM OF, OF ONCE A WEEK TO MAKE SURE NOTHING ELSE IS BEING DONE TO THAT PROPERTY.
SO ADD A CHECKUP ONCE A WEEK AND, AND WHO WAS THE SECOND? WHO DID WE MARK DOWN FOR THAT? OKAY.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
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OKAY, LET YOUR CODE OFFICER.[3. 20-2320 (CD-1) 1902 Travis St W (accessory structure) (reset)]
OUR NEXT CASE IS 1 9 0 2 TRAVIS STREET WEST.UH, AND WE'LL HEAR FIRST FROM THE CODE OFFICER.
FOR THE RECORD, MY NAME IS PATRICIA RAMIREZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1902 WEST TRAVIS WITH THE RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
ON DECEMBER 5TH, 2019, THE BOARD ORDERED A 30 DAY RESET TO ALLOW OWNERSHIP TO PROVIDE A SCOPE OF WORK, PROOF OF FINANCIAL CAPACITY IN ENGINEER'S LETTER.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 2 2 7 3 BLOCK THREE, LOT ONE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MINA G RIVERA, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1906 WEST TRAVIS STREET IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 7 8 2 0 7.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY, ALTHOUGH WE DO HAVE, UH, MR. LARRY DELUNA THAT IS HERE TO SPEAK ON BEHALF OF THE PROPERTY.
CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH LARRY DE LUNA, IN PERSON AND BY PHONE AT (210) 385-6021.
MR. LARRY DEL LUNA IS THE BROTHER-IN-LAW TO THE CURRENT PROPERTY OWNER.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON MAY 10TH, 2019.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1902 WEST TRAVIS STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2018.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON SEPTEMBER 4TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON OCTOBER 1ST, 2018, ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S P HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1902 WEST TRAVIS ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON NOVEMBER 27TH, 2019.
AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF MARCH 5TH, 2020.
THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 1902 WEST TRAVIS.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AND DETERIORATED CONDITION.
CROSS SHED ROOF SYSTEM IS IN POOR CONDITION WITH METAL SHEETS THAT ARE WORN, RUSTED, BENT, AND LIFTING AWAY FROM RAFTERS AND PURLINS.
ROOF SYSTEM IS SAGGING, HAS HOLES AND SHEETING IS ROTTED.
EXTERIOR WALLS CONSIST OF SHIPLAP SIDING THAT HAS DETERIORATED DUE TO THE LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION ON ALL FOUR ELEVATIONS.
WALLS ALSO HAVE MISSING, BROKEN AND ROTTED WOOD MEMBERS, VISIBLE WALL TO WALL AND WALL TO ROOF SEPARATION STRUCTURES, RESTING ON GRADE AND HAS SUNK.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
UM, THERE'S A LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE STRUCTURE.
UM, YOU CAN SEE HERE WHERE, WHERE THE RAFTERS ARE, UM, DISCONNECTED FROM THE BASE PLATE.
YOU CAN SEE SOME ROTTING HERE.
AND ON THIS, UH, ROOF SHEETING, IT'S ALSO LACKING A ROOF COVER.
THIS IS ALSO THE FRONT ELEVATION, JUST A DIFFERENT VIEW.
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UM, LONG STRUCTURE.THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF THE DETERIORATION TO THE WOOD MEMBERS.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE, HOW MUCH THE STRUCTURE HAS SUNK.
THE DOOR IS ROTTED AND IT ACTUALLY DRAGS.
UM, YOU HAVE TO LIFT IT TO BE ABLE TO OPEN IT.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
SAME CONDITION LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION THROUGHOUT.
THIS IS THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
VIEWING IT FROM THE LEFT SIDE.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE, UH, CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY'RE RUSTED.
THEY'RE BENT, THEY'RE LIFTING.
THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE IT'S BEGINNING TO SAG RIGHT HERE IN THE MIDDLE.
THIS POST RIGHT HERE IS ALSO, UH, BEGINNING TO TWIST.
THIS IS THE, ALSO THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
VIEWING IT FROM THE RIGHT SIDE, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THIS METAL SHEET IS ACTUALLY BOWING DUE TO THE SINKING OF THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS SOON AS YOU COME INTO THE DOOR, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, UH, ROTTED WOOD MEMBERS.
THIS IS A PHOTO OF THE, UM, FLOORING.
UM, THERE IS NO, UH, THE SUBFLOOR HAS ACTUALLY, UH, DISINTEGRATED SINCE IT'S, IT'S, IT HAS ROTTED OUT.
THIS WOULD BE COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE.
AS YOU CAN SEE THESE, THIS RAFTER HAS FAILED.
UM, THERE IS, UH, WATER DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THIS AREA RIGHT HERE, AND IT'S SAGGING.
HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT, UM, RAFTER THAT HAS FAILED.
IT'S BROKEN ALSO THE PURLINS AS SOON AS YOU TURN TO YOUR LEFT.
UM, THE STRUCTURE IS FILLED WITH PERSONAL BELONGINGS, TRASH, DEBRIS.
UM, THERE IS A SECTION OVER HERE IN THE BACK THAT I COULD NOT GET TO DUE TO THE AMOUNT OF ITEMS IN THE WAY.
YOU CAN SEE AGAIN WHERE THERE'S, UM, WATER DAMAGE.
THIS AREA IS BEGINNING TO SAG.
AND THIS IS ALSO THE SAME, SAME LEFT SIDE.
UH, AGAIN, YOU CAN SEE THE WATER DAMAGE TO THE RAFTERS IN PERLIN.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE WHERE THIS RAFTER HAS LIFTED FROM THE BASE PLATE.
AND, UM, IT IS ALLOWING ELEMENTS TO COME INTO THE STRUCTURE.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1902 WEST TRAVIS IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 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 AND A HAZARD TO 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 LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 1902 WEST TRAVIS.
I HAVE A QUESTION FOR CLARIFICATION.
ON 2 28, YOUR NOTE SAYS, REMAINS IN VIOLATION, NO REPAIRS, DEMOLITION BY OWNER.
DOES THAT MEAN THE OWNER DID SOME DEMOLITION OR AGREED TO DEMOLITION? NO, HE HAS ACTUALLY AGREED, UM, THAT HE, UM, THE STRUCTURE NEEDS TO BE DEMOLISHED, BUT HE WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SOME TIME FROM THE BOARD MEMBERS SO THAT HE CAN DEMOLISH IT HIMSELF.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? THANK YOU.
UH, WE HAVE ONE INDIVIDUAL SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, LAWRENCE DALE LUNA.
YOU WOULD, SIR, PLEASE COME TO THE PODIUM.
STATE YOUR NAME AND HOME ADDRESS.
PLEASE GO AHEAD AND STATE YOUR CASE.
UH, YES, UH, UH, I, I AM IN AGREEMENT NOW THAT, UM, WE SHOULD GO AHEAD AND DEMOLISH IT, BUT I DON'T HAVE THE FUNDS TO PAY FOR DEMOLITION MYSELF.
BUT I WOULD LIKE, UH, I HAVE SOME FAMILY MEMBERS
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WHO WOULD HELP ME TEAR IT DOWN, BUT I WOULD LIKE SOME TIME ALSO TO, TO EMPTY, EMPTY OUT THE GOOD STUFF THAT WE WANT TO KEEP AND, AND THROW AWAY THE REST OF THE TRASH, GET THAT DUMP IN A DUMPSTER AND THROW IT AWAY.I JUST LIKE TO KNOW IF I COULD GET LIKE, MAYBE TWO MONTHS.
AND I, I WOULD GET IT ALL TAKEN CARE OF, UH, MYSELF AND MY FAMILY.
THAT TWO MONTHS WOULD INCLUDE, UH, EMPTYING THE STRUCTURE AND DEMOLISHING THE STRUCTURE AND DEMOLISHED.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. SENEGA, YOU'VE HAD SINCE 20, I'M SORRY.
WE WERE HERE BEFORE, RIGHT? YES, SIR.
Y'ALL HAD THE PROBLEM OF A TITLE OR NO? NO, NO, SIR.
THE TITLE, THE TITLE'S CLEAR AND ALL THAT.
IT'S, IT'S CLEARED EVERYTHING.
UH, MY SISTER-IN-LAW, SHE'S THE ONE THAT OWNS THE PROPERTIES.
UH, SO THEN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING, YOU WANT SOME TIME, OKAY.
AND YOU GOING DO IT YOURSELF, SIR, YOU GOTTA GET A PERMIT.
AND THE COURT OFFICER CAN DIRECT YOU IF SHE HASN'T YET.
UH, ON, ON, YOU KNOW, IF YOU CAN'T DO IT YOURSELF, YOU KNOW, SHE CAN GET THE CITY OR WHATEVER, YOU KNOW, SHE, SHE CAN DIRECT YOU ON IT, BUT, UH, YOU WANT TWO MONTHS? YES, IF I COULD.
OH, UH, I KNOW IT, IT'S A LOT.
BUT, UH, BECAUSE, UH, TO TELL THE TRUTH, UH, I'M A KIND OF A A, MY GRANDDAUGHTER'S GOING TO VIRGINIA FOR THE NATIONAL FINALS OF THE DRILL MEET AT, UH, BRACKENRIDGE HIGH SCHOOL, THEIR STATE FINAL, THE, THE NATIONAL FINALS.
IT'S THEIR, UH, THEIR, UH, 50 YEAR BRACK GOING AND HER THIRD YEAR GOING TO FINALS.
AND, UH, IT'S GOING TO, WE'RE BUSY WITH THAT.
AND, UM, UH, I WANNA MAKE SURE THAT I HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO, LIKE I SAID, TO THROW AWAY THE TRASH THAT'S IN THERE AND KEEP THE GOOD STUFF.
THE, THE, THE FAMILY HEIRLOOMS THAT WE HAVE THERE, UH, STORED IN THERE.
UM, AND THEN THE, THE, THE DEMOLITION ITSELF.
THAT, THAT'S, THAT'S, IF I COULD JUST DO THAT, IT WOULD MEAN SO MUCH TO ME THAT, THAT I COULD TAKE CARE OF THIS AND, AND, AND BE IN COMPLIANCE WITH Y'ALL AND EVERYTHING BROWN.
IT'S BEEN GOING ON SINCE AUGUST THE 18TH,
UH, YEAH, THE, BUT I, I DIDN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING TILL, TILL, UH, WE FOUND OUT WHAT, WHAT THE, WHAT THE POSSIBILITY WAS GONNA BE.
I THOUGHT MAYBE I COULD SAY IT, BUT IT'S, I CAN'T, I I I'M NOT GONNA BE ABLE TO DO THAT.
AND I, I'M, I'M GONNA BE HONEST WITH YOU THAT I, I TRIED, BUT I CAN'T DO IT.
SO I'M GONNA GO WITH THE DEMOLITION LIKE YOU ALL ORDERED.
OKAY, MS. BROWN, SIR, YOU'VE HAD SINCE 2018 TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO DO WITH THIS BUILDING.
YOU SHOW YOU APPEARED HERE ON, UH, IN JANUARY.
AND THE ORDER WAS SIGNED ON JANUARY THE SEVENTH.
SO YOU HAD THAT TIME ALSO TO DO WHATEVER YOU WANTED TO DO AT THE BUILDING.
YOU KNOW, THIS, THIS IS, UM, I DON'T KNOW WHAT THIS REPRESENTS.
I, I SEE I WAS, I WAS PLANNING TO TRY AND SAVE IT, YOU KNOW, TO TRY AND, AND, BUT IT'S JUST, I DON'T THINK SO.
WE WE'RE GONNA GO, WE'RE PROBABLY GONNA GO AHEAD AND TAKE CARE OF IT FOR YOU, SIR, SO YOU CAN FEEL FREE TO GO TO VIRGINIA OR WHEREVER, BUT I DON'T THINK THAT THIS IS GONNA MAKE IT ANOTHER ROUND.
I, I DON'T, I DON'T WANT ANOTHER ROUND.
I JUST WANT A LITTLE BIT OF TIME, THAT'S ALL.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER ROUND, YOU KNOW, YOU'RE ASKING FOR ONE TIME.
YOU'VE HAD TWO YEARS SINCE 2018 TO DO THIS.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS, MR. ANDES? LEMME ASK YOU THIS.
YOU HAD AN ORDER FROM THE SEVENTH OR ACTUALLY FROM DECEMBER.
SO FROM DECEMBER TO THE TIME THE ORDER SIGNED TO NOW, WHEN DID ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU HAVE THE EPIPHANY THAT SAYS IT NEEDS TO BE TORN DOWN WHEN THAT'S WHAT WE WERE TRYING TO DO THE FIRST TIME.
UM, WHEN I WAS TOLD IT WAS GONNA COST MORE THAN I REALLY COULD AFFORD TO PAY.
OKAY, SO THE NEXT QUESTION, LET'S SAY YOU GET YOUR TWO MONTHS, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A PERMIT.
AND YOU DON'T GET IT DONE WITHIN TWO MONTHS.
YOU'RE GONNA BE RIGHT BACK HERE.
WHAT DO YOU THINK WE'RE GONNA DO? NO SIR.
I'M GONNA GET IT DONE IN TWO MONTHS.
HOW ARE WE GONNA KNOW YOU'RE GONNA GET IT DONE IN TWO MONTHS? THAT'S MY GOAL IS TO GET IT DONE COMPLETELY TORN DOWN IN TWO
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MONTHS.AND WHAT ARE YOU GONNA DO WHEN YOU TEAR IT DOWN? ARE YOU GONNA STACK THE LUMBER IN THE BACKYARD? ARE YOU GOING TO POINT OF ORDER? THE BOARD'S DECISION IS TO, UH, TEAR IT DOWN OR, AND TO EXTEND IT, UH, THE, WHAT HE'S GONNA DO WITH THE MATERIAL IS BASICALLY IMMATERIAL TO THE CASE.
SO WE JUST NEED TO MAKE A DECISION OF WHAT THE BOARD WANTS TO DO.
ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? NO.
I'LL HAVE TO ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I WILL, UH, I FIND THE PROPERTY AT, UM, OH TWO TRAVIS TO BE, UH, WELL, THE ACCESSORY BUILDING TO BE IN, UM, MOVE THAT THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE AT 1902 TRAVIS, OR AS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS, SOMEWHERE HERE, SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 5.
1, 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
AND FIND NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND ORDER 30 DAY DEMO.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND SECONDS? DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? I JUST WANT TO CLARIFY SOMETHING WITH LEGAL.
IF WE ORDERED A 30 DAY OR 60 DAY DEMO AND HE WAS ABLE TO TEAR IT DOWN BEFORE THE CITY GOT TO IT, THEN THAT WOULD SATISFY THAT ORDER, IS THAT CORRECT? IT WOULD, UH, WOULD YOU, WOULD YOU ENTERTAIN EXTENDING TO 60 DAYS? AND THAT WAY IF HE DOESN'T TEAR IT DOWN IN 60 DAYS, THEN THE CITY WILL AUTOMATICALLY TEAR IT DOWN IN 60 DAYS TO GIVE HIM TIME TO MOVE THE THINGS OUT OF IT.
NORMALLY, I WOULD SAY YES, BUT IN THIS CASE, NO.
HE'S HAD TWO YEARS TO DO THIS, PLUS HE'S ALREADY BEEN HERE AND THIS IS A, A RESET ORDER.
SO I'M, NO, I, I, I WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN THAT.
OF COURSE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO VOTE FOR IT, BUT I WOULD NOT ENTERTAIN THAT.
IS THERE ANY OTHER FURTHER DISCUSSION? OKAY.
ALL OPPOSED? MAY THE AYES HAVE IT.
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OUR NEXT CASE IS ONE FOUR.ONE FOUR, UH, HERMIONE BOULEVARD AND WE'LL HEAR FROM THE CODE OFFICER.
MY NAME IS MARVIN LEE, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1414 HERMINE BOULEVARD WITH A RECOMMENDATION WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS CASE IS FIRST TIME BEING HEARD BEFORE THIS BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 7 1 1 8 BLOCK 1 63, LOT SEVEN, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL, DISTRICT ONE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS MARTIN S GARZA, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1585 MADRONA RANCH ROAD, POTT, TEXAS 7 8 0 6 3.
ALL NOTICE OF A HEARING OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUAL IS PRESENT ON BEHALF OF THE CASE, AND THAT IS THE OWNER MARTIN ES GARZA.
CONTACT WAS ESTABLISHED WITH MR. GARZA BY PHONE ON OCTOBER THE SECOND, 2019.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IS CONFIRMED ON JUNE 15TH, 2019.
THE PROPERTY IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1414 HERMINE BOULEVARD WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 30TH, 2019.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON JANUARY 31ST, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, CLAIMED ON FEBRUARY 5TH, 2019.
THE NOTICE FOR THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1414 HERMINE BOULEVARD ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2020.
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S B FOR THE BUILDING STANDARD BOARD HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON FEBRUARY 4TH, 2020.AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHO TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS OF TODAY, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
THERE WERE NO PERMITS ON FILE AS OF YESTERDAY, MARCH 4TH, 2020 FOR HERMAN 1414 HERMINE BOULEVARD.
THE PHOTOS THAT ARE BEING PROVIDED FOR TODAY'S PRESENTATION WE'RE TAKEN ON FEBRUARY THE FOURTH, 2020 AND MARCH 3RD, 2020.
THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
THERE'S, UH, SOME, UH, SMOKE DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED ON JANUARY THE 30TH AT THIS LOCATION THAT'S EVIDENT ON THE FRONT OF THE STRUCTURE UNDERNEATH THE, UH, ROOF OVERHANG.
THIS IS THE LEFT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE, UM, WHICH SHOWS, UH, MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE ON THAT SIDE, CLOSER TO THE ROOF AREA AND ALSO TO THE, UH, THE WOOD SIDING.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE, THE ROOF IS AFFECTED AS WELL.
HERE'S THE REAR ELEVATION, UH, WHICH SHOWS, UM, THE DETERIORATION OF THE ROOF, UM, SHINGLES THAT ARE DETERIORATED AND MISSING.
ALSO, UM, THE ROOF OVERHANG TO THE LEFT OF THE STRUCTURE IN THE REAR IS ALSO, UM, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE AS WELL.
THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THAT.
BETTER, BETTER BE LOCATED THERE AS WELL.
THIS IS THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE STRUCTURE FROM THE REAR.
UH, THERE'S NO UTILITY, UH, CONNECTION RIGHT NOW.
ALSO, THERE'S A SEPARATION OF SOME OF THE WOOD MEMBERS ON THE WALL ON THE LEFT AND ALSO THE ROOF OVERHANG, UH, SHOWS MORE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE.
THIS, AGAIN, IS RIGHT SIDE, BUT FROM THE FRONT THERE'S A CLOSER VIEW OF THE DAMAGE, UH, FIRE DAMAGE TO THE, THE SIDEWALL AND ALSO THE ROOF OVERHANG.
THIS IS WHERE WE MADE ENTRY TO, UH, OBTAIN THE INTERIOR PHOTOS.
UH, THERE'S HEAVY SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE WALLS, HOLES IN THE WALL.
UH, THE, UH, SHEET ROCKETS COLLAPSED FROM THE CEILING.
THE DECKING IS, IS, UH, DAMAGE FROM THE FIRE.
SHOWS MORE DAMAGE ON SOME OF THE, UH, UH, CEILING JOISTS.
THERE SEEMS TO BE, UM, MORE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE IN THIS PARTICULAR ROOM.
I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS IN FACT WHERE THE FIRE STARTED, BUT IT HAS, UH, UH, CHARRED WOOD MEMBERS ALSO TO THE DECKING OF THE, UM, OF THE CEILING AS WELL.
THIS IS THE, UH, NEXT ROOM TO THE RIGHT OF THAT ONE.
UH, THIS IS WHERE YOU CAN SEE, UM, THE ELEMENTS HAVE THE, THE STRUCTURES EXPOSED TO THE ELEMENT, UH, BY THE, UH, OPENINGS IN THE WALL.
THIS IS THE BACK ROOM ADDITION.
UH, THE, UH, STUDS HAVE BEEN, UH, SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED FROM THE FIRE AS WELL AS THE, UH, THE DECKING, THE BETTER VIEW OF THAT.
AND THIS IS THE BACK WALL OF THAT BACK ADDITIONAL ROOM.
THIS IS AN OPEN VIEW OF THE, UH, SPACE IN BETWEEN BOTH THE, UH, ADDITION ROOM TO THE RIGHT AND THE, UH, FRONT ROOM.
I BELIEVE THIS IS A BATHROOM AREA.
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CHARRED AND SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED, UH, STUDS.THERE'S A BATH AREA AND ALSO EXPOSED FLOORING HERE.
THIS IS THE, EXCUSE ME, THIS IS THE REAR ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
UM, IT SHOWS TO BE LISTING THE, UH, ROOF HAS MISSING, UH, DETERIORATED AND MISSING, UH, SHINGLES.
ALSO, THE WOOD MEMBERS ARE, UH, MISSING AND ALSO DETERIORATED.
THIS IS A LEFT ELEVATION OF THAT STRUCTURE.
SOME OF THE BOARDS ARE SEPARATED AND ALSO DETERIORATED AND ALSO MISSING.
HERE'S A RIGHT SIDE OF THE, UM, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, AND IT SHOWS WHERE THE, UM, ROOF IS SAGGING.
ALSO, THE, UH, FRONT FACIA IS DETERIORATED.
THIS IS THE REAR OF THE, OF THE, UH, ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
THERE'S SEPARATION OF, OF A LOT OF THE WOOD MEMBERS FROM THE BACK WALL THERE.
AND ALSO YOU SEE THE SAGGING, UH, ON THE ROOF AS WELL AND DETERIORATED, UH, ROOF COVERING ON THE INTERIOR.
THERE'S A, UH, TWO BY FOUR THERE, UH, TO SUPPORT.
THE, UH, STRUCTURE ALSO SHOWS SOME, UH, GRAFFITI.
YOU CAN ALSO SEE THAT, UH, THERE'S HOLES IN THE WALL IN THE FLOOR FROM THE DETERIORATION.
THIS IS THE RIGHT SHED THAT'S ATTACHED TO THAT STRUCTURE.
THE FLOORING HAS HOLES AND IT'S DETERIORATED AND ROTTED.
THERE'S ALSO SEPARATION FROM WALL TO WALL AND SEPARATION FROM WALL TO CEILING, ALSO WITH, UH, WATER DAMAGE, UH, TO, TO THE WOOD MEMBERS.
THIS IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE THAT HAS SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT FIRE DAMAGE AND IS IN DETERIORATED CONDITION.
THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM HAS MISSING AND DETERIORATED SHINGLES.
THE ROOF SYSTEM HAS HOLES IN THE SHEATH AND IS ROTTED.
EXTERIOR WALL CONSISTS OF WOOD SIDING, WOOD PANELS THAT HAS SUSTAINED FIRE DAMAGE AND IS SEPARATING.
THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE HAS SUSTAINED EXTENSIVE FIRE DAMAGE TO THE CEILING, JOISTS, ROOF, ROOF DECKING, STUDS, AND FLOORING.
THE SINGLE STORY ACCESSORY STRUCTURE HAS A SAGGING ROOF WITH DETERIORATED SHINGLES.
THE WALLS ARE, HAVE MI, THE WALLS HAVE MISSING AND BROKEN AND ROTTED WOOD MEMBERS, AND THE VISIBLE WALL TO, TO ROOF SEPARATION, AND THE STRUCTURE IS SINKING AND RESTING ON GRADE.
TO RECAP THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1414, HER MAIN BOULEVARD IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 FOR THE MAIN SUBSECTIONS 4, 7, 8, 12, AND 15.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 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 AND A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OR DILAPIDATION, SUBSTANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY AND HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDE CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 1414 HERMITE BOULEVARD.
I GOT AN OBSERVATION AND ONE QUESTION.
I DIDN'T SEE ANYWHERE IN THE FIRE NOTES OR IN THE NOTES OF ANY OF THE OFFICERS THAT THERE WAS AN OCCUPANT IN THE HOUSE OR IT WAS NOTHING IN THERE ABOUT MENTIONING ANY OF THE FIRE NOTES OR ANYTHING ABOUT ANYBODY BEING IN THE HOME.
SO IT'S BEEN ABANDONED, VACANT STRUCTURE.
MY OBSERVATION ON, UH, SLIDE NINE, DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS OLD LUMBER, DIDN'T ALLOW IT TO REALLY PENETRATE OUTSIDE OKAY.
BUT DO YOU SEE WHAT'S BELOW THAT? THE GAS METER.
SO HOW FAR AWAY FROM THE NEXT RESIDENT IS THAT GAS METER? IF THAT THING WOULD'VE CAME OUT, WE SHUT THE POWER OFF, BUT WE STILL GOT A GAS METER.
WAS THAT TOLD AS OF 3 3 20 20, WAS THAT TOLD TO C P S THAT THERE'S A GAS METER ON THAT HOUSE? I'M, I'M
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NOT SURE, SIR.SO AS YOU KNOW RIGHT NOW, THERE'S STILL A GAS, GAS METER THERE? THAT IS CORRECT.
WELL, IT'S GOT A RED, UH, CAP ON IT.
WHICH MEANS THERE'S FLOW GOING THROUGH IT.
SO THAT'S JUST AN OBSERVATION.
SO UNDERSTOOD TO ME, IF THESE ARE UTILITIES ARE SHUT UP, THEN THAT SHOULD BE ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS THAT'S GONE AS WELL.
'CAUSE THAT COULD DO MORE DAMAGE TO THE NEIGHBOR THAN THIS ONE.
UM, AND TO YOUR KNOWLEDGE, THESE BOARDS THAT ARE ON THERE ARE FROM, UH, THE OWNER OR FROM THE CITY? THE OWNER.
THE OWNER BOARDED IT, BOARDED IT UP.
I HAVE TWO QUESTIONS FOR YOU ON THE LEGEND HERE, AN INSPECTION, ACTIONS AND DATES.
UH, IT SHOWS MET WITH OFFICER BIGLER AT LOCATION AND OBSERVED NO REPAIRS HAVE BEEN MADE TO STRUCTURE, YOU KNOW, DISCUSS CASE AND WAS TRANSFERRED.
BUT WAS THERE ANY OTHER LEGEND HERE BEFORE 8 29? YES, THERE WAS ANOTHER OFFICER THAT INITIALLY, UH, BUT I MEAN, YOU KNOW, UH, THE NOTES THAT WERE MADE BECAUSE WE JUMP INTO 8 29, BUT BEFORE THEN, WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING JUST THAT NO REPAIRS WERE MADE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT OTHER THING HAPPENED BEFORE.
INITIALLY, AS I STARTED, I INDICATED THAT THE FIRST INSPECTION WAS CONDUCTED ON JANUARY 30TH, 2019, OF WHICH WAS THE DATE OF THE FIRE THAT OCCURRED AT THAT LOCATION.
I WAS NOT, UH, IN THIS POSITION AT THAT TIME.
AND THERE WAS ANOTHER OFFICER, OFFICER BIGLER, WHO ACTUALLY MADE THAT INSPECTION.
UH, SHE CAME FROM ANOTHER DISTRICT AND HANDLED THE CASE.
WHEN I CAME ON, IT WAS TRANSFERRED TO ME.
SHE HAD NO NOTES ON IT BEFORE.
THERE'S NOTES, BUT I CAN'T ATTEST TO WHAT SHE SAW AND THE FACT THAT WE DON'T KNOW WHEN IT STARTED, WHEN THIS INSPECTION STARTED.
LIKE IT STARTED ON JANUARY THE 30TH, THE DAY OF THE FIRE OF 2019.
AND IN BETWEEN THERE, WE COME DOWN IN AUGUST, SO WE DON'T HAVE IN BETWEEN THEN SHE'S HAD CONTACT WITH.
IT'S A LAP THERE, THERE'S NOTHING THERE BETWEEN.
UH, ONE OF THE LETTERS THAT WAS SENT, YOU KNOW, AND, AND THE LAST ADDRESS, UH, WAS IT 200 MAU? THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE? YEAH.
WAS THE PERSON THERE OR WHAT, WHAT YOU COULDN'T FIND HIM, OR, I DIDN'T PARTICULARLY SEND THAT PARTICULAR NOTICE THAT YOU'RE SPEAKING OF, SO I CAN'T SPEAK TO THAT.
SO I THINK NOTICES WERE DONE BY THE CITY, BUT NOT REALLY RELEVANT.
IF, IF YOU'LL ALLOW ME, MR. CHAIR.
UM, WE DO A TITLE SEARCH, UH, TO MAKE SURE NOTICE IS PROVIDED TO ALL PARTIES THAT MIGHT BE INVOLVED OR HAVE A VESTED INTEREST.
UM, IN DOING THAT SEARCH, UH, LOOKS LIKE, UM, B C S O, UH, WAS NOTIFIED BECAUSE, UH, THEY PROBABLY CAME UP IN THE TITLE SEARCH THAT WE HAD.
WE HAVE A GENTLEMAN SIGNED UP TO SPEAK, UH, MR. MARTIN GARZA, IF YOU WOULD, UH, COME UP AND STATE YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AND THEN YOU'RE ALSO SIGNED UP UNDER A, UH, AN L L C.
ARE YOU SPEAKING ON BEHALF OF BOTH? YES.
UH, UH, THANK YOU FOR HEARING ME, UH, DISTINGUISHED MEMBERS OF THE BOARD.
I JUST WANTED TO, UH, I'M SORRY.
YOUR NAME AND HOME ADDRESS FOR THE RECORD.
AGAIN, MY NAME IS MARTIN GARZA.
I AM THE, UH, THE RECORD OWNER OF THE PROPERTY.
UM, UH, WHEN THE, UH, MR. GARZA YOUR HOME ADDRESS, I'M SORRY.
I KNOW, AND I, I WAS ABOUT TO TELL YOU THAT, THAT IT WAS INCORRECTLY STATED EARLIER AS POTE TEXAS.
IT'S ACTUALLY PIPE CREEK, TEXAS, BUT THE CORRECT ADDRESS ADDRESS IS 1585 MADRONA RANCH ROAD IN PIPE CREEK, TEXAS 7 8 0 6 3.
UM, UH, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD, UM, THIS PROPERTY, UH, SUFFERED A FIRE ON, UH, AT THE END OF JANUARY AFTER BEING RENTED FOR MANY, MANY YEARS TO A TENANT WHO VACATED EARLY DECEMBER.
UM, I WAS CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THE FIRE BY A, UM, AN OFFICER, UH, I CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME.
UH, SHE GAVE ME SEVERAL OPTIONS OF WHAT, WHAT NEEDED TO HAPPEN.
UM, SHE GAVE ME OPTIONS THAT THE CITY WOULD DEMOLISH IT FOR FEE, OF COURSE.
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OF, UH, DOING MY OWN REPAIRS TO THE PROPERTY, SHOULD THAT BE DEEMED APPROPRIATE.UM, I, UH, I HAVE, UH, SEVERAL OTHER PROPERTIES THAT ARE UNDER DEVELOPMENT RIGHT NOW, AND THAT PROPERTY KIND OF TOOK A BACK BURNER.
SO, UM, I SECURED THE PROPERTY IMMEDIATELY PER THE REQUESTS OF THE INSPECTION OFFICER.
UM, AND, UH, AT THAT TIME, UH, YOU KNOW, I THOUGHT I WAS IN COMPLIANCE.
AND, AND EVEN THOUGH I AM AN ATTORNEY, THIS ISN'T MY AREA OF EXPERTISE.
SO, UH, I AM HERE ON A FIRST IMPRESSION.
BASICALLY, UM, WHEN I WAS NOTIFIED BY CERTIFIED LETTER TO BE HERE, UH, I WAS NOT AWARE OR MADE AWARE THAT, UH, THE PROPERTY HAD BEEN ENTERED UPON PURSUANT TO A WARRANT.
UM, MY EXPERIENCE OF WARRANTS IS SOMETHING COMPLETELY DIFFERENT,
SO, UH, I DID NOT KNOW THAT THESE, THESE ARE THE, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I'VE ACTUALLY SEEN PICTURES OF THIS PROPERTY.
UH, THIS, THE INTERIOR OF THE PROPERTY, UH, IT WAS CLOSED UP AND BOARDED UP AND SECURED, UH, SHORTLY AFTER THE FIRE.
AND, UH, AS I SAID, IT HAD TAKEN A BACK BURNER, UH, TO SOME OTHER PROPERTIES, ONE OF WHICH IS A TRIPLEX THAT I JUST COMPLETED ON IDAHO STREET, CLOSE TO THE DOWNTOWN AREA.
UM, SO, UH, HERE I AM, UH, THINKING I'M GONNA BE HERE TO ASK WHAT AUTHORITY YOU HAVE TO ENTER THE PROPERTY, AND ALSO TO ASK WHAT THE RE RELEVANT CODE IS THAT I'M SUBJECTED TO.
AND OBVIOUSLY IN THE, UM, DISTINGUISHED OFFICER'S, UH, FIRST STATEMENT, HE ISSUED THE VARIOUS CODES THAT THIS IS SUBJECT TO.
AND NOW I HAVE A LOT OF HOMEWORK TO DO.
UM, I I'M REQUESTING A 30 DAY EXTENSION TO GET ALL OF MY DOCUMENTATION IN ORDER, INCLUDING WHAT YOU'VE REQUESTED.
UM, MY LONG RANGE GOAL, AND, AND, AND I'M SURE THAT YOU'ALL ARE VERY, UH, UH, INTERESTED IN WHAT THAT IS, IS TO REHABILITATE OR LET'S SAY RE UM, REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE, UM, THE, UH, THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE NEEDS TO GO.
AND I UNDERSTAND THAT, AND I'M, I'M ALL ABOUT GETTING WHATEVER PERMITS AND WHATEVER, UM, UM, WHATEVER I NEED TO DO TO GET THAT GOING.
AND I UNDERSTAND I'M NOT UNDER A, UH, STOP WORK ORDER, LIKE THE FIRST GENTLEMAN THAT WAS HERE.
SO I PRESUME THAT I'LL BE ABLE TO DO THAT TO, UH, MOVE FORWARD WITH THE DEMOLITION OF THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE.
HOWEVER, UM, IT'S GONNA TAKE ME SOME TIME TO GET TOGETHER A, UM, A, A, A CONTRACTOR'S, UH, REPORT, AN ENGINEER'S REPORT, ALL THOSE OTHER THINGS THAT YOU'VE ASKED ME FOR.
SO RESPECTFULLY, AND IN THE, IN THE INTEREST OF TIME, I DON'T WANT TO GO THROUGH ALONG, DRAWN OUT, UM, UH, EXPOSE WHAT, WHAT HAPPENED AND WHY.
UH, I'M JUST REQUESTING A 30 DAY EXTENSION, AND I'M MORE THAN HAPPY TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT THE BOARD HAS OF ME.
SO I HAVE, I HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS.
SO, UNTIL TODAY, WERE YOU AWARE THAT THE CODE OFFICER WAS TRYING TO CONTACT YOU AND WAS UNABLE TO REACH YOU TO DISCUSS THESE EXACT THINGS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT NOW? WELL, I, I WAS AWARE BECAUSE WE SPOKE, UM, I CAN'T REMEMBER WHEN, IT WAS SOMETIME IN, SOMETIME IN FEBRUARY.
UM, AND, UH, I WAS ABOUT TO LEAVE FOR VACATION FOR A WEEK, UH, ON THE VERY NEXT DAY THAT HE WAS ASKING ME TO MEET WITH HIM AT THE, AT THE PROPERTY, UM, HE MENTIONED THAT, UH, THE, THE BOARD WOULD GET A WARRANT TO ENTER THE PRO PREMISES.
AND, YOU KNOW, TO ME THAT MEANS SOMEBODY HANDING YOU SOMETHING.
AND, UH, SO I THOUGHT, OKAY, WELL, LET'S DO THAT.
I'LL, I'LL GO WHEN I'M, WHEN I'M CALLED TO GO.
AND, UH, I OBVIOUSLY WAS NOT AWARE THAT THAT MEANT THAT THEY WERE GOING TO ENTER THE PRESS PREMISES PURSUANT TO AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT.
UH, HE WAS, YES, TRYING TO, TO CONTACT ME.
UM, TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTION, YES, HE WAS TRYING TO CONTACT ME.
I WILL SAY THAT HE, HE, UM, HE HAD MY PRIVATE PHONE NUMBER, WHICH IS A CELL PHONE, AND I ASKED HIM TODAY HOW HE GOT THAT.
AND, UH, UH, HE SAID THAT THE PREVIOUS OFFICER HAD HAD IT ON FILE, AND THAT'S HOW HE GOT THAT NUMBER.
I GENERALLY DON'T ANSWER THAT, THAT PHONE UNLESS I RECOGNIZE THE CALLER, UH, BECAUSE OF VARIOUS REASONS.
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WHO CALL ME ALL THE TIME, AND I, AND I CAN'T BILL 'EM FOR THE HOURS.SO I, I REQUEST EVERYBODY TO CALL ME AT MY LAW OFFICE CONTACT INFORMATION, WHICH IS RIGHT HERE ON 1601 NORTH ALAMO STREET.
SO, AND I, AND I MENTIONED THAT TO, UH, TO THE, UH, MR. UH, MARVIN LEE.
AND, UH, I'VE GIVEN HIM MY, MY CONTACT INFORMATION.
SO, UM, ANY OTHER QUESTIONS? YEAH, UH, WERE YOU PROVIDED WITH A PRE B S B PACKET THAT OUTLINED THE DOCUMENTATION THAT YOU WOULD NEED TO BRING TODAY IN ORDER TO SATISFY THE BOARD THAT YOU HAVE THE INTENTION TO REPAIR THE PROPERTY? I, I WAS, I WAS PROVIDED WITH A PACKET, A CERTIFIED LETTER, AND, UH, UPON CURSORY REVIEW OF THAT PACKET, IT APPEARED TO ME TO, TO BE A GENERAL INFORMATION PACKET.
UH, I, I DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT WAS GONNA APPLY TO ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK THAT THAT, UH, PICTURES OR ANY KIND OF INSPECTION REPORT HAD BEEN DONE YET.
SO I JUST ASSUMED THAT THAT WAS SOMETHING THAT, UM, UH, YOU KNOW, ONCE, ONCE I APPEARED BEFORE THE BOARD, THEY WOULD TELL ME EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED AND I WOULD, I WOULD BE ABLE TO PREPARE THAT.
UM, SO, UH, YES, THE ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION IS YES, I DID RECEIVE IT ON, ON OR ABOUT, UH, I THINK, I THINK HE SAID MARCH 5TH WAS THE CERTIFIED LETTER, WHICH WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, A WEEK OR TWO AGO IS THE, THE PURPOSE OF BEING HERE TODAY IS NOT TO INFORM YOU OF, OF THE ISSUE ON THE PROPERTY.
THE PURPOSE TODAY IS THIS IS THE LAST RESORT THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE.
WE'RE BEING ASKED TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THIS IS A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE.
AND IN ORDER FOR US TO DETERMINE THAT WE NEED A SCOPE OF WORK, THE ABILITY, YOUR FINANCIAL ABILITY TO DO THAT SCOPE OF WORK, YOUR INTENTION TO DO THAT WORK, AND ANY ENGINEER'S LETTERS THAT ARE REQUIRED.
AND, AND WE DON'T HAVE ANY OF THAT HERE TODAY.
AND MY RESPONSE TO THAT IS THAT, UH, I WILL HAVE THAT FOR YOU IN 30 DAYS.
UM, I MEAN, THERE'S, THE, THE PROPERTY IS SECURE.
UM, I CAN GIVE YOU WHATEVER FINANCIALS YOU NEED TO SECURE THE BOARD'S OVERSIGHT.
UM, BUT I DON'T HAVE A, UH, CONTRACTOR SCOPE OF WORK FOR YOU.
UM, I HAVEN'T EVEN BEEN IN THE PROPERTY TO DO CLEANUP.
AND, UH, I WILL SAY THAT THOSE PICTURES LOOK PRETTY BAD, BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO THAT PROPERTY SINCE THE FIRE.
THERE'S BEEN NO CLEANUP, NOTHING.
SO IT LOOKS A LOT WORSE THAN IT IS.
DOES ANY BOARD MEMBERS HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? I DO, FOR CLARIFICATION, DID YOU JUST STATE YOUR LAWYER AND THAT YOU DIDN'T UNDERSTAND HOW A WARRANT PROCESS WORKS? NOT AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT PROCESS? IN MY WORLD, IF YOU ARE SERVED A SHERIFF HANDS YOU A, A, A WARRANT AND SAYS YOU HAVE BEEN SUED, YOU HAVE TO APPEAR.
THAT'S, THAT'S WHAT I UNDERSTAND A WARRANT TO BE.
SO, UH, YOU KNOW, UM, YEAH, THAT'S, THAT'S I GUESS IS THE RIGHT QUESTION.
I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE DON'T THEY COVER ALL WARRANTS IN LAW SCHOOL? NOT NECESSARILY.
I THINK WE'RE OUTSIDE OF THE SCOPE OF THE HEARING
YOU HAD IT BOARDED UP AND WE APPLAUD THAT BECAUSE MOST PEOPLE DON'T UNTIL THEY COME IN HERE.
SO YOU HAD IT BOARDED UP, YOU SAID YOU WERE FINISHING A PROPERTY YES.
DID YOU SEND ANY OF YOUR CONTRACTORS OR THINK ABOUT SENDING A CONTRACTOR OVER THERE TO LOOK AND SEE AND FEEDBACK TO YOU BETWEEN THE TIME IT HAPPENED AND NOW? ACTUALLY AS A MATTER OF, OF, UM, OF FACT, THE DAY BEFORE THE FIRE, I WAS THERE WITH A CONTRACTOR WHO WAS GOING TO RENOVATE THE ENTIRE PROPERTY, UH, TO MAKE IT RENTABLE AGAIN.
AND THIS WAS BEFORE THE FIRE, UM, A GENTLEMAN BY THE NAME OF, UM, UH, IT DOESN'T MATTER, HIS NAME IS CRUZ, BUT I CAN'T REMEMBER HIS LAST NAME.
ANYWAY, WE WERE THERE AND HE TOOK COPIOUS NOTES.
HE, UM, UH, WAS GONNA GET BACK WITH ME IN A COUPLE OF DAYS AND GIVE ME A BID.
AND THE FIRE HAPPENED AND, UH, YOU KNOW, THE SCOPE OF WORK OBVIOUSLY CHANGED DRAMATICALLY.
UH, AT THAT POINT, I WASN'T READY TO COMMIT TO A MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE PROPERTY.
WELL, REBUILDING OF THE PROPERTY, BASICALLY TOTAL, TOTAL REBUILD OF THE PROPERTY.
SO, UH, SEE, I, I, YEAH, I, I KNEW IT, I KNEW THIS DAY WOULD COME, BUT I DIDN'T KNOW WHEN.
AND THAT, THAT'S WHY I'M ASKING 'CAUSE YOU HAD AM TO AT LEAST GET A BID ON IT, JUST AS IT'S GOING TO NEED THAT MM-HMM.
WELL, AS I STATED EARLIER, UH, I HAD, UH, TWO OTHER PROJECTS GOING, INCLUDING MY BUILDING, UH, DOWN ON ALAMO STREET, UH, THE, UH,
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THE TRIPLEX, THE CON THE TRIPLEX CONVERSION ON IDAHO STREET, WHICH IS IN A, A, A NEWLY RE REDEVELOPED AREA RIGHT OFF CHERRY IN IDAHO.UH, AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP ONLINE AND SEE THE JOB WE DID WITH IT, BUT THAT TOOK PRECEDENCE, YOU KNOW, YOU'VE GOTTA FINISH ONE JOB AND GET IT RENTED BEFORE YOU CAN START ANOTHER JOB.
SO, UH, IT TOOK A BACK BURNER.
AND THAT'S WHAT I STATED MY AT FIRST WHEN I FIRST, UH, ADDRESSED THE BOARD.
AND ON THE GARAGE, ARE THE ADDITION, ARE THE, I'M SORRY, THE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO? YES.
THAT ONE WILL BE COMPLETELY GONE.
SO YOU INTENDED TO HAVE THAT DEMOLISHED ANYWAY? I DID ANYWAY, YES.
AND THIS ONE, YOU SHOULD HAVE OR HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET A BID ON THIS ONE AND BRING IT, IS THAT CORRECT? UH, WELL, I MEAN, UH, HAD I HAD THAT AS A PRIORITY TO DO, YES.
BUT I HAD NOT ANY, ANY, UH, ACTUAL CONTACT WITH THIS, THIS TRIBUNAL.
UM, THE ONLY CONTACT I HAD WAS WITH THE, OR THE ORIGINAL, UM, I GUESS COMPLIANCE OFFICER WHO GAVE ME OPTIONS ON, WELL, THE, THE, THE CITY WILL DEMOLISH IT IF YOU WANTED TO.
UH, YOU CAN DEMOLISH IT, UH, YOU CAN DECIDE WHAT YOU WANT TO DO.
AND I NEVER HEARD FROM HER AGAIN.
AS, UH, THE BOARD PREVIOUSLY STATED, NOTHING HAPPENED IN BETWEEN THE DAY OF THE FIRE AND AUGUST 18TH, I BELIEVE IT WAS.
THE INDIVIDUAL WHO BOARDED IT UP DIDN'T TALK TO YOU AFTER HE BOARDED IT UP AND TELL YOU, HEY, LOOK, IT'S IN THIS CONDITION OR THIS, OH, I KNEW IT WAS IN THAT CONDITION.
I MEAN, HOW WOULD I NOT KNOW? IT WAS IN THAT CONDITION.
SO YOU SELF-REPORTED TO US THAT YOU RECEIVED THE B S B PRE PRE-HEARING PACKET, CORRECT? I DID.
ON ABOUT, ON OR ABOUT, UH, LESS THAN A WEEK AGO.
SO YOU BASICALLY KIND OF DISMISSED THAT.
THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL STEPS BEFORE COMING HERE, AND AS MICAH HAS ALREADY STATED, THAT THERE'S BEEN STEPS TO HELP YOU NOT COME HERE ULTIMATELY.
UM, AND SO LOOKING AT IT, YOUR ULTIMATE INTENT IS TO REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE AND DEMOLISH THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE, BUT MR. LEE HAS WORKED WITH YOU OR CALLED YOU TO TRY AND MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW WHAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU COME HERE.
AND THAT PACKET IS TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND EVERYTHING THAT YOU NEED BEFORE YOU COME HERE, AND NOW YOU'RE ASKING FOR AN ADDITIONAL 30 DAYS, CORRECT? WELL, YOU ARE CORRECT.
UM, AND, AND IF I MAY JUST EXPOUND ON THAT, I THINK I'VE ALREADY ANSWERED THAT QUESTION.
UM, UH, I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH THESE PROCEEDINGS.
THIS IS A COMPLETELY NEW THING TO ME.
UM, UH, MY GOAL IS TO BE A HUNDRED PERCENT IN COMPLIANCE WITH WHATEVER THE BOARD DECIDES.
I JUST, THERE'S NO WAY THAT I COULD, EVEN IF, IF I'D HAVE, WHEN I RECEIVED THE PACKET ON MARCH 5TH, THERE'S NO WAY I COULD HAVE GOTTEN EVERYTHING I NEEDED TO ADDRESS THE BOARD, WHAT THE BOARD ASKED ME TO PREPARE AND BRING.
THERE'S NO WAY I COULD HAVE GOTTEN THAT DONE, UH, IN THE SHORT PERIOD OF TIME THAT I HAD NOTICE.
AND SO I'M MERELY ASKING FOR A RESCHEDULING OF 30 DAYS.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S A, A, A, UM, UNREASONABLE REQUEST AND WITH ALL DUE RESPECT.
UH, MR. ZA, AGAIN, DO YOU HAVE QUESTIONS? OKAY.
UH, WHAT ARE YOU ASKING US FOR, SIR? IT'S 30 DAYS, AND IN 30 DAYS YOU'LL BRING THE, THE PACKAGE.
YOU KNOW WHAT I WAS ASKING IN THE PACKAGE? ONE WAS THE SCOPE OF WORK.
YOU'RE BRINGING A PERCENTAGE TO US.
AND THEN FROM THERE, UH, WE'LL GO AHEAD AND ISSUE SO MANY DAYS OR WHATEVER, AND IF NOT, YOU KNOW, WE GO BACK TO DEMOLITION.
OKAY? SO 30 DAYS, YOU'RE ASKING 30 DAYS, AND YOU KNOW, I MEAN, AND I KNOW IN ALL HONESTY, YOU ALREADY LOOKED AT IT.
SO YOU'RE READY TO, 30 DAYS WILL BE 30 DAYS.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH, MR. CHAIRMAN.
ANY OTHER BOARD MEMBERS HAVE QUESTIONS? NO.
UH, THIS TIME THE BOARD WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
UH, MR. GARZA, WELCOME TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS BOARD.
UM, I FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 1414 OR MINE, UH, IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY, UM, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE ACCESSORY, I'M SORRY, FOR THE MAIN 4 7 8, 12 15.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORY, 4, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12,
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AND 15.AND DUE TO THE, UH, ROTTEN FLOOR JOISTS, THE DETERIORATION, THE FOUNDATION, UM, THE FIRE DAMAGE AND THE PROPERTY IS NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AT THIS TIME.
OKAY, SO I HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER, THE SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 4, 7, 8, 12, AND 15 FOR THE ACCESSORY.
DO I HAVE A SECOND? SECOND, DO I HAVE A SECOND? DO I HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? UM, I FEEL THAT MR. GARZA CAN COME BACK IN 30 DAYS WITH IT.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CONDITION OF IT, AND HE HAS DISMISSED BASICALLY WHAT MR. LEE BROUGHT TO HIM, BUT I THINK THAT WITHIN 30 DAYS HE CAN HAVE EVERYTHING THAT HE NEEDS TO REPAIR THE MAIN STRUCTURE.
THE ACCESSORY STRUCTURE CAN BE DEMOLISHED, THOUGH.
IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT THE FIRE REPORT, UH, THE FIRE REPORT INDICATES THAT THERE'S $106,000 WORTH OF DAMAGE TO THE STRUCTURE.
BEXAR COUNTY HAS, UH, APPRAISED THE PROPERTY AT $74,000.
SO BASICALLY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT IS TELLING US THAT THE STRUCTURE BASICALLY IS TOTALLY DEMO, IS TOTALLY, UH, INVOLVED IN FIRE AND PROBABLY NOT REPAIRABLE.
AND WITH THAT ALSO IT SAYS 60% DAMAGED.
SO THAT'S ANOTHER THING WE NEED TO LOOK AT.
IS THERE ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION ON THE MOTION? I'LL CALL FOR A VOTE.
ALL OPPOSED? ANY AYES HAVE IT? IT, SIR, YOU CAN GET WITH THE, UH, OFFICER.
[6. 20-2323 (CD-5) 1112 Elvira St]
CASE IS 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET,GOOD MORNING BOARD FOR THE RECORD.
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL TOWN, DANGEROUS PREMISE OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET WITH A RECOMMENDATION FOR DEMOLITION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX.
THIS IS THE FIRST TIME 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET IS BEING PRESENTED BEFORE THE BOARD.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 6 4 9 4 BLOCK FIVE, LOT 21, LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT FIVE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS GUADALUPE A AND JOSE A. MARTINEZ, WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET.
THE FOLLOWING INDIVIDUALS ARE NOT PRESENT.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? YES.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON AUGUST 28TH, 2019 1, 1 1 2.
AVI STREET IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL FA HISTORIC FABRIC.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 2ND, 2018.
THE ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 7TH, 2018, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JUNE 4TH, 2018.
ON MAY 25TH, 2018 AND AUGUST 28TH, 2019, A PRE-BOARD CONFERENCE HEARING WAS SCHEDULED.
THE PROPERTY OWNER WAS NOT PRESENT FOR EITHER ON FEBRUARY 21ST, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2020.
THE NOTICE FOR B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO GUADALUPE A AND JOSE A. MARTINEZ, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED, NOT DELIVERABLE ON FEBRUARY 27TH, 20 2020.
ON FEBRUARY 24TH, 2020, AN ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANT WAS EXECUTED TO OBTAIN PHOTOGRAPHS TO PRESENT BEFORE B S B.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEER'S REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED.
NO PERMITS HAVE BEEN OBTAINED.
THIS PROPERTY IS LOCATED 1000 FEET FROM KIDS PARADISE DAYCARE.
THIS IS THE AERIAL VIEW TO SHOW
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HOW CLOSE THE STRUCTURE IS TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTIES.THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE OF WHEN THIS WAS BUILT.
THE SIDE ATTACHED PORCH IS ALSO IN ADDITION WITHOUT ANY PERMITS OR ANY DOCUMENTS SHOWING WHEN THIS WAS BUILT.
THE, UM, RIGHT THE RIGHT ELEVATION IS NEXT TO A RESTAURANT.
SO PUBLIC DOES HAVE ACCESS TO THIS AREA.
AND ON THE LEFT, THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, THIS IS THE FRONT ELEVATION.
THERE'S SOME DI DETERIORATION ON THE BOTTOM OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE WINDOW FRAME HAS SOME DETERIORATION AND THE FACIA BOARDS ARE LACKING ADEQUATE WEATHER PROTECTION.
AND THERE'S ALSO SOME DETERIORATION AT THE END OF THE FACIA BOARDS.
THE WOOD PLATE SIDING LACKS, UH, ADEQUATE WEATHER PROTECTION AND IS STARTING TO DETERIORATE, AND THE OVERHANG HAS SOME DETERIORATION.
THIS IS ALSO, AGAIN, THE PHOTO OF THE LEFT ELEVATION, JUST SHOWING HOW CLOSE THE STRUCTURE IS TO THE FENCE AND HOW CLOSE IT IS TO THE NEIGHBORING PROPERTY.
THIS IS AN OVERALL OF THE RIGHT ELEVATION FROM THE PARKING LOT OF THE RESTAURANT.
KNOWING THAT THE ROOF, THE TWO, THERE ARE TWO ROOFS FOR THE PROPERTY.
THIS WAS THE MAIN, AND THIS IS THE ADDITION FOR THE MAIN.
THE ROOF DOES HAVE SAGGING AND THE SHINGLES ARE WORN.
HERE YOU CAN SEE THE EXTERIOR WALL FOR THE ATTACHED PORCH THAT WAS BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT DOES HAVE SOME DETERIORATION.
THIS IS THE ROOF FOR THE BACK PORTION OF THE ADDITION.
IT DOES HAVE A WAVE TO IT AND IS DETERIORATED.
THIS IS WALKING INTO THE FRONT DOOR.
YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE PIECES OF THE SHEET ROCK THAT HAVE FALLEN.
UM, THERE IS SOME WATER DAMAGE IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER OF THIS PHOTO.
HERE'S A CLOSER VIEW SHOWING THAT THE FLOOR IS UNLEVEL.
THE NEXT ROOM HERE'S A SIGNIFICANT CRACK ABOVE THE DOORFRAME.
THE DOORFRAME IS ALSO UNLEVEL.
HERE'S A BETTER VIEW SHOWING WHERE THE SHEET ROCK HAS FALLEN AND THE SHEET ROCK IS DETACHING ABOVE THE WINDOW TO THE RIGHT.
THE SHEET ROCK HAS ALSO FALLEN AND IT'S FULL OF DIFFERENT RANDOM ITEMS. THE SHEET ROCK HERE, THE SHEET ROCK DETACHED FROM THE CEILING.
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE SEPARATION AND LARGE CRACKS IN THE SHEET ROCK.
AND HERE'S JUST SOME SIGNS SHOWING THAT THERE IS RODENT INFESTATION IN THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS WHERE THE ADDITION BEGINS.
YOU CAN SEE THE WOOD SIDING AND THERE IS SEPARATION FROM THE WALL RIGHT HERE BETWEEN THE, WHERE THE SHOWER BEGINS.
AND HERE IS SOME LARGE CRACKS WHERE THE SHEET ROCK IS STARTING TO DETACH FROM THE WALL.
THIS IS THE A SECOND BATHROOM THAT IS OPPOSITE TO THE PREVIOUS BATHROOM HERE.
THE WALL IS COM COMPLETELY DETACHING FROM THE STRUCTURE, ALLOWING THE ELEMENTS TO COME INSIDE.
HERE'S AN OVERALL VIEW OF THE ADDITION.
THE ADDITION IS A SLAB ON GRADE AND THE MAIN IS A APPEARING BEAM.
YOU CAN SEE SOME WATER DAMAGE ON THE CEILING HERE.
HERE'S ANOTHER, ANOTHER VIEW WHERE THERE'S A HOLE IN THE CEILING.
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ADDITION.THERE IS MOLD GROWING ON THE SHEET ROCK AND THERE ARE CRACKS ALLOWING ELEMENTS INTO THE STRUCTURE.
THIS IS TO THE RIGHT OF THE ADDITION.
AND AGAIN, THERE'S MOLD THROUGHOUT AND THERE'S SOME MORE CRACKS EXPOSING THE INTERIOR TO THE ELEMENTS.
IT'S TO THE LEFT OF THE ADDITION SHOWING MORE CRACKS AND THE MOLD GROWING THROUGHOUT.
HERE'S THIS SLAB ON GRADE FOUNDATION.
CRACKS ARE STARTING TO BEGIN TO FORM.
THIS IS THE ATTACHED PORCH THAT WAS BUILT WITHOUT A PERMIT THERE.
THE EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE DETERIORATION AND THERE IS NO CONNECTION TO THE CEILING AND WALL 1 1 1 2.
ELVIRA IS A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM, BEAM FOUNDATION.
AND FOR THE ADDITION, A SLAB ALL GRADE FOUNDATION.
THE WOOD SIDING IS ROTTED AND LACKS WEATHER PROTECTION.
THE ROOF SYSTEM IS SAGGING WITH WORN COVERING.
THE FACIAL BOARDS AND OVERHANG HAVE DETERIORATED OR MISSING THE INTERIOR FLOOR COVERING IS MISSING OR DAMAGED.
THE INTERIOR WALLS HAVE SIGNIFICANT CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE SHEET.
ROCK HAS FALLEN FROM THE CEILINGS IN THE LIVING AREA AND THE KITCHEN.
THERE ARE HOLES IN THE CEILING OF THE ADDITION.
THE STRUCTURE LOCATED AT 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET IS IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER 6, 1 56 SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 12, AND 15, 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 AND A HAZARD TO 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 LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION OF 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET.
SO YOU'VE BEEN UNABLE TO TALK TO THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY.
HAVE YOU TALKED TO ANYONE REGARDING THE PROPERTY? NO ONE HAS CAME FORWARD TO SPEAK REGARDING THE PROPERTY.
SO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TODAY, YOU'VE NOT HAD A CHANCE TO SPEAK WITH? OH, THAT WOULD BE THE ASSOCIATION, THE NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION.
I SPOKE WITH THEM THIS MORNING.
I DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS.
ANY THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? UH, I HAVE A QUESTION.
UM, DO WE KNOW IF THERE'S AN OCCUPANT OF THIS, UH, BUILDING, THIS IS A VACANT BUILDING.
UH, WE HAVE TWO PEOPLE SIGNED UP TO SPEAK.
WE'LL START WITH MS. IRMA HOFFMAN.
UH, MY NAME IS IRMA HOFFMAN WITH THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE RESIDENT ASSOCIATION.
WE JUST BECAME AWARE THIS MORNING.
UH, THANK, THANK YOU OFFICER, UH, TOWN FOR, UH, INFORMING US ABOUT, UH, ELVIRA STREET.
AND, UM, SO WE DON'T PRESENT ANY EXCUSES.
YOU KNOW, WE, WE JUST FOUND OUT AND, UH, OFFICER TOWN DID TELL US THAT SHE'S BEEN MONITORING THIS HOME FOR OVER A YEAR.
UM, I, WE DO WANNA SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, THE HISTORIC WEST SIDE IS REALLY ENDEAVORING AND WORKING, TRYING TO PRESERVE THE NEIGHBORHOOD, AND IT IS A CHALLENGE.
UM, WE ALSO REALIZE THAT WE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO DEVELOP A, A BETTER AND OPEN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CODE COMPLIANCE OFFICE SO THAT WE CAN INTERVENE EARLY.
UH, BECAUSE WE JUST FOUND ABOUT, WE FOUND OUT ABOUT THIS THIS MORNING.
WE ORIGINALLY CAME FOR ANOTHER, UH, HOME THAT APPARENTLY THE DATE HAS BEEN RESET THE HOME ON MONTEZUMA.
APPARENTLY THE OWNER SHOWED UP FOR THAT, WHICH IS GREAT.
WE'RE, WE'RE GRATEFUL THAT THEY DID COME UP AND, UM, SPEAK, UH, AND TAKE, UH, RESPONSIBILITY FOR MONTEZUMA.
SO WE JUST WANNA SAY THAT WE REALIZE THAT, UM, THAT THIS HOME HAS BEEN NEGLECTED AND, UM, I, WE OURSELVES WOULD TRY TO FIND WHO THE OWNERS ARE.
I DON'T KNOW WHETHER WE'LL BE ABLE TO, BUT WE CAN, WE CAN TRY.
UM, BUT, BUT NO EXCUSES ARE MADE.
UM, OFFICER TOWN HAS MONITORED IT FOR A LONG TIME AND
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WE'LL SEE WHAT, UM, WHAT YOU ALL DECIDE.DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? NO.
AT THIS TIME, THE BOARD WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVED AT THE PROPERTY AT 1 1 1 2 ELVIRA STREET IS A PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56, SUBSECTION 1, 2, 8, 12, AND 15 AS DEFINED BY THE CODE OFFICER.
AND VIOLATIONS POSE A THREAT OR PROP OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PROPERTY.
AND IT'S NOT FEASIBLE TO REPAIR ORDER DEMOLITION WITHIN 30 DAYS.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMOLITION ORDER SUBSECTIONS 1, 2, 8, 12, AND 15.
DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND? WAS THAT THAT? OKAY? OKAY.
DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY.
[2. 20-2319 (CD-3) 306 Koehler Court]
3 0 6 KOHLER COURT.MY NAME IS ANNETTE LOPEZ, CODE ENFORCEMENT SUPERVISOR FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
THE PROPERTY BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 6 KOHLER COURT FOR VIOLATIONS UNDER THE SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE SECTIONS 3 0 4 0.2, PROTECTIVE TREATMENT 3 0 4 0.6, EXTERIOR WALLS 3 0 4, 13 POINT GLAZING 3 0 5 0.1, GENERAL 3 0 5 0.3.
I ASKED THE BOARD FOR ALL CASES TO BE HEARD SIMULTANEOUSLY AND CONCURRENTLY SINCE THE INSPECTION AND NOTICES WERE GIVEN AT THE SAME TIME.
THE LEGAL DESCRIPTION IS N C B 7 6 48 BLOCK ZERO, LOT 11 LOCATED IN COUNCIL DISTRICT THREE.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS ALEXANDRIA GRACE WADO AND VINCENT GARZA WADO TRUST WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF SIX WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 3 0 6 KOHLER COURT, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 3.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 0 6 KOHLER KOHLER COURT WAS CONDUCTED ON NOVEMBER 14TH, 2019.
THIS IS A CONTEXTUAL VIEW OF THE STRUCTURE.
IT IS AN OCCUPIED STRUCTURE, OWNER OCCUPIED.
THIS IS JUST A CLOSEUP OF THE NOTICES THAT WERE POSTED AT THE TIME OF THE INITIAL INSPECTION.
YOU COULD SEE, UM, DAMAGE TO THE EXTERIOR WALLS AND LACK OF PROTECTION, BROKEN WINDOWS.
AND THIS AREA HERE HAS STILL BROKEN WINDOWS.
UH, THERE WAS A LOT OF OUTDOOR PLACEMENT, WHICH WE DID ADDRESS AS WELL.
THIS IS JUST A CLOSEUP OF THE BROKEN WINDOW IN THE REAR.
THIS IS GOING INTO THE INTERIOR.
YOU COULD SEE THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS HOLES ON THE, IN THE WALLS AND THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR.
THERE'S JUST A LOT OF HOSE, UM, HAZARDS, ELECTRICAL HAZARDS, UM, UNSANITARY CONDITION.
AND YOU, THIS HOSE JUST EXPOSING TO THE OUTDOOR ELEMENTS, MISSING WALL COVERS ON THE OUTLETS.
UH, THIS IS JUST A REINSPECTION PHOTOS AND THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION AS OF NOVEMBER 14TH, 2019.
NOW, THEY TRIED TO DO SOME PROGRESS IN THE INTERIOR WHILE GATHERING ALL THE TRASH AND RUBBISH AND PUTTING IT TOWARDS, IN ONE PILE IN THE REAR
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DAMAGE THE FRAMING OF THE DOOR, THE DOOR FRAME.AND AGAIN, IT JUST STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION.
THE OWNER HAS LED US IN, UH, TO THIS PROPERTY TO CONDUCT THE INTERIOR INSPECTION.
UH, JUST A LITTLE HISTORY ON THIS PROPERTY.
UM, ON DECEMBER 17TH, 2019, THERE WAS A DAR INSPECTION, UH, THAT WAS, UH, CONDUCTED.
THAT'S OUR DANGEROUS, UH, ASSESSMENT RESPONSE TEAM.
UM, HOWEVER, AT THAT TIME, THEY DEEMED IT NOT A DANGEROUS STRUCTURE.
AND SINCE, UH, THE CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER IN THE AREA HAD PENDING CASES AS NOVEMBER 14TH, WE WENT AHEAD AND BROUGHT IT TO THE BOARD FOR SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATIONS.
AND AGAIN, THESE ARE JUST UPDATED PHOTOS TAKEN IN JANUARY.
UM, THE VIOLATIONS STILL REMAIN EXTERIOR WALLS DAMAGE, LACK OF WEATHER PROTECTION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS.
AND THIS IS JUST, UH, A NOTICE.
WE DID GIVE THE OWNER A, UH, COMMUNITY REFERRAL GUIDE AS WELL.
AND DUE TO, UM, FOOT TRAFFIC THAT'S HAPPENED IN THIS PROPERTY, WE DO HAVE SAFE ASSISTANCE, UH, IN THE INSPECTION.
THESE WERE TAKEN ON TUESDAY, MARCH 3RD.
AND AGAIN, THE PROPERTY STILL REMAINS IN THE SAME CONDITION, NO REPAIRS.
STAFF RECOMMENDS FOR ALL THE VIOLATIONS TO BE REPAIRED, UH, AND FOR, UM, I'M SORRY.
STAFF RECOMMENDS ALL THE VIOLATIONS TO BE REPAIRED AT 3 0 6 KOHLER COURT.
OH, I ALSO WANNA, UH, ADD THAT DURING THE, UH, DART INSPECTION, THERE WAS A NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT SIGN.
SO THE OWNER HAS ASSIGNED THE NO TRESPASS AFFIDAVIT AND THE SS A P D SAFE OFFICERS ARE MONITORING THAT LOCATION.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 3 0 6 KOHLER COURT.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, MR. CHAIRMAN? UH, I DO.
ONE CLARIFICATION AND SOME QUESTIONS.
THE FIRST CLARIFICATION YOU SAID FOR ELECTRICAL 3 0 4 0.30 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HAZARDS IS 6 0 4 0.3.
YEAH, BUT I THINK WHEN YOU WERE READING IT, I THINK YOU SAID 3 0 4, SO, OH, I'M SORRY.
AND BASED OFF OF THAT, WITH THAT SWITCH BEING OUT OF AND UNSECURE TO A, A, UH, STUD WITH THE HOLES IN THE WALL AND THE DEBRIS WOULD, WHY DIDN'T YOU ASK FOR VACATE? WE COULD ASK FOR A VACATE.
I COULD AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION AND ASK FOR, UH, FOR AN ORDER TO VACATE AS SO THE REPAIRS CAN BE MADE, ESPECIALLY FOR YOUR ELECTRICAL, WHICH THAT LIGHT WAS HANGING DOWN AND THE SWITCH WAS UNSECURED AND HANGING OUTTA THE BOX.
I COULD AMEND MY RECOMMENDATION TO INCLUDE REPAIRS, UH, FOR THE FOLLOWING, UH, VIOLATIONS AS, UH, SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE VIOLATIONS AND TO INCLUDE AN ORDER TO VACATE OF THE PROPERTY AT 3 0 6 KOHLER COURT.
AND, AND YOU ALSO PUT IN YOUR NOTES ON, I FORGET WHICH ONE IT IS.
I THINK IT'S 5 0 5 GENERAL? YES, SIR.
WELL, THEY MADE PROGRESS AS FAR AS GATHERING IT AND PUTTING IT TO THE INTERIOR, LIKE THAT BACK, UH, PORTION THAT THEY HAVE IN FRONT OF A WINDOW, BUT THEY DIDN'T NECESSARILY CLEAN IT.
AND IT'S IN FRONT OF A WINDOW, WHICH IS A YES.
AND ARE YOU AMENDING YOUR YES.
SO IT'S CLEAN REPAIR AND VACATE.
SO HAVE YOU BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE OWNER? WE TRIED TO MAKE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER ON MARCH 3RD.
UM, SHE HAD LET THE OFFICER IN THE AREA PRIOR TAKE, UM, INTERIOR PHOTOS.
HOWEVER, SHE WAS NOT EITHER, UM, AT THE TIME THERE AT THE TIME WHEN WE MADE THE INSPECTION ON MARCH 3RD.
UM, BUT SHE HAS, WE HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH, HAVE MADE CONTACT WITH THE OWNER.
SO WHAT, WHAT DID SHE SAY ABOUT MAKING THE REPAIRS? UM, SHE HAS NOT SAID, UH, AS FAR AS YOU KNOW, EITHER SHE'S MAKING THE REPAIRS OR NOT.
SHE DIDN'T ANNOTATE THAT OR ADVISE US OF WHAT HER PLANS ARE AT THIS TIME ON THOSE.
HOW DID THIS COME TO YOU GUYS? IT
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CAME AS A PROACTIVE OR, UH, IT WAS A REACTIVE CALL, UH, THAT CAME INTO THE AREA.DOES THAT INCLUDE REMOVAL OF ALL THE TRASH THE OWNER WOULD HAVE TO CLEAN AND REMOVE? YES, SIR.
AS FAR AS THE OUTDOOR PLACEMENT ON ONE OF THE INITIAL INSPECTIONS, THEY DID REMOVE THE OUTDOOR PLACEMENT OF THAT.
AND HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DEALING WITH THE OWNER? UH, SINCE NOVEMBER OF NOVEMBER 14TH, 2019.
ARE THEY GONNA HAVE THE MEANS TO, TO DO THIS? THEY HAVE NOT ADVISED US OF, UH, THEIR ACTIONS OR MEANS AT THIS TIME.
UH, THE CHAIR WOULD ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE BOARD FIND THE PROPERTY LOCATED AT 3 0 6 AT ER COURT TO BE IN VIOLATION OF SAN ANTONIO PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODES.
UH, 3 0 4 2 3 0 4 6 3 0 4 3 3 0 5, 3 0 5 3 AND 6 0 4 3.
AND THE REPAIRS BE COMPLETED IN 30 DAYS.
AND THE PROPERTY BE VACATED UNTIL ALL REPAIRS ARE COMPLETED.
SO WE HAVE A 30 DAY REPAIR ORDER WITH AN ORDER TO VACATE.
THE SUBSECTIONS ARE 3 0 4 0.2 3 0, 4 0.6 3 0, 4 0.1 3 1, 3 0 5 0.130 5.3 AND 6 0 4 0.3.
SORRY, MR. CHAIR, JUST TO CONFIRM, IT WAS A 30 DAY REPAIR AND VACATE UNTIL ALL WORK IS COMPLETED.
IS THERE ANY DISCUSSION? OKAY, HEARING NONE.
AND ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT.
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OUR FINAL CASE, 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE.MY NAME IS PATRICIA RAMIREZ, DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER FOR THE CITY OF SAN ANTONIO DEVELOPMENT SERVICES DEPARTMENT.
AT THIS TIME, I WOULD LIKE TO NOTIFY THE BOARD THAT I AM PRESENTING THIS CASE ON BEHALF OF CONNIE PICKETT DANGEROUS PREMISES OFFICER, UM, THAT COULD NOT BE HERE TODAY.
THE STRUCTURE BEING PRESENTED TODAY IS LOCATED AT 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE WITH THE 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 N C B 1 0 2 4 0 BLOCK 12, LOT ONE LOCATED IN CITY COUNCIL DISTRICT TWO.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS DAVID JEFFERSON, SENIOR WITH A MAILING ADDRESS OF 1 0 0 JERUSALEM WALK, APARTMENT 5 0 1 IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 7 8 2 2 0.
ALL NOTICES OF HEARING WERE PROPERLY ISSUED AS REQUIRED.
THE OWNER ON RECORD IS NOT PRESENT TODAY.
DOES THE BOARD WISH TO PROCEED? WE DO.
NO CONTACT WAS EVER ESTABLISHED WITH OWNERSHIP.
THE OFFICE OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION HAS CONFIRMED ON JULY 9TH, 2019.
THE MAIN STRUCTURE IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR INDIVIDUAL LANDMARK HISTORIC DESIGNATION, BUT POTENTIALLY SIGNIFICANT TO THE NEIGHBORHOOD OR AREA AS PART OF THE OVERALL HISTORIC FABRIC AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES.
NUMBER ONE AND TWO ARE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR HISTORIC DESIGNATION.
THE FOLLOWING IS A TIMELINE OF EVENTS REGARDING THE NOTIFICATION PROCESS.
THE FIRST INSPECTION REGARDING 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE WAS CONDUCTED ON MAY 10TH, 2019.
ORIGINAL NOTICE WAS MAILED ON MAY 28TH, 2019, AND THE CERTIFIED RECEIPT WAS RETURNED UNCLAIMED ON JUNE 3RD, 2019.
THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS POSTED AT 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE ON FEBRUARY 20TH, 2019.
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THE NOTICE FOR THE B S B HEARING WAS MAILED TO THE OWNER ON AUGUST 22ND, 2019.IN JANUARY 31ST, 2020, ADMINISTRATIVE WARRANTS WERE EXECUTED TO CONDUCT PHOTOS OF THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURES.
NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OF LETTER OR OF, EXCUSE ME, NO SCOPE OF WORK OR FINANCIAL PROOF OR LETTER OF CREDIT OR ENGINEERS.
REPORT HAS BEEN PROVIDED AS OF MARCH 5TH, 2020.
THERE ARE NO PERMITS ON FILE FOR 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE.
THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN ABATED SINCE, UH, 2015.
THERE IS CURRENTLY NINE CITY ABATEMENT LIENS, TOTAL LIEN, UH, TOTAL OF 3,913 AND 9 CENTS.
THIS PROPERTY IS ALSO LOCATED WITHIN A HUNDRED, UH, THOUSAND FEET OF MITCHELL.
MICHELLE DANIELS DAYCARE CENTER AND MILLER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
3 0 2 FARGO CONSISTS OF A SINGLE STORY RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURE WITH THE POST AND BEAM FOUNDATION WOOD FRAME AND A GABLE ROOF SYSTEM BUILT IN 1951.
THE CROSS GABLE ROOF SYSTEM IS SAGGING.
THE ROW AND GRAVEL ROOF COVER HAS SIGNIFICANT DETERIORATION, WHICH IS CAUSING HOLES TO THE ROOF.
IN ADDITION, THIS IS PROVIDING POOR PROTECTION FROM THE ELEMENTS WHICH IS CAUSING DETERIORATION TO THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
INTERIOR WALLS, STUDS, CEILING JOISTS, AND RAFTERS HAVE SUSTAINED SMOKE AND CHARRING DAMAGE THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE.
ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE IS A METAL SHED WITH THE GABLE ROOF SYSTEM THAT IS RESTING ON GRADE METAL.
ROOF IS COVERED WITH THE TARP TO PREVENT FURTHER WATER DAMAGE.
TESSIE NUMBER TWO IS A SINGLE STORY STRUCTURE WITH A COMBINATION GABLE AND FLAT ROOF THAT IS SAGGING.
ROOF SYSTEM CONSISTS, CONSISTS OF ROW AND GRAVEL ROOF COVER THAT IS DETERIORATED.
EXTERIOR WALLS HAVE SHIPLAP SIDING THAT IS ROTTED, BROKEN AND LACKING WEATHER.
INTERIOR WOOD MEMBERS HAVE SUSTAINED WATER DAMAGE.
THIS IS A PICTURE OF THE FRONT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
HERE'S A CLOSEUP OF THAT, UM, ROW AND GRAVEL ROOF COVERING.
THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AGAIN, THIS IS A CLOSEUP OF, UH, A HOLE IN THAT, UM, AREA OF THE STRUCTURE.
THE RIGHT ELEVATION IS JUST A CLOSEUP.
SO YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SMOKE, THE SMOKE DAMAGE THAT THE STRUCTURE SUSTAINED.
THERE'S ALSO SOME DETERIORATION HERE TO THE ROOF SHEETING TO THE, UM, FASCIA BOARDS.
THIS, THIS WOULD BE THE REAR ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
VIEWING IT FROM THE FRONT, FRONT VIEW, YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE ROCK FACADE IS, UH, DETACHING FROM THE WOOD FRAME.
THIS WOULD, UH, BE AN ENTRANCE ON THE RIGHT ELEVATION OF THE STRUCTURE.
AS YOU CAN SEE, THERE IS A HOLE HERE IN THE ROOF SYSTEM.
THIS WOULD BE THE KITCHEN AREA.
YOU CAN SEE ALL THE SMOKE DAMAGE.
AGAIN, SMOKE DAMAGE TO THE CEILING.
JOISTS, RAFTERS, ROOF SHEETING.
THIS WOULD BE THE HALLWAY, THE MAIN HALLWAY.
UM, THAT LEADS TO THE, UH, ROOMS. YOU CAN SEE ALL THE TARRING AND THE SMOKE DAMAGE.
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HERE IS, UH, CHARRING TO THE CEILING JOIST THROUGHOUT THE STRUCTURE.UM, THERE IS A LOT OF, UH, PERSONAL BELONGINGS, TRASH DEBRIS THAT HAS BEEN LEFT FROM THE VAGRANT THAT CONTINUE TO BREAK INTO THE STRUCTURE.
THIS WOULD BE THE ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THEY ARE HOLDING DOWN THIS TARP WITH THE, UH, CONCRETE BLOCKS.
REAR ELEVATION, THIS WOULD BE IN, IN THE INTERIOR OF THE STRUCTURE.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE CORRUGATED METAL SHEETS ARE DETACHING.
AND AGAIN, IT IS A HAZARD DUE TO THEY HAVE, UM, ELECTRICAL WIRING.
ALTHOUGH THE PROPERTY DOES NOT HAVE ELECTRICITY RIGHT NOW, THIS WOULD BE ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO.
UM, AGAIN, IT HAS THE ROW AND GRAVEL ROOF COVERING THAT IS DETERIORATED.
YOU CAN SEE THE SAG RIGHT HERE IN THIS AREA.
UM, THERE ARE SOME WOOD PLANKS THAT ARE, UH, ROTTING AND MISSING IN THIS AREA.
THEY'RE LACKING WEATHERPROOFING.
THIS WOULD BE THE FRONT ELEVATION.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THE STRUCTURE IS.
UH, BEGINNING TO LIST TO THE, UH, LEFT SIDE.
THIS WOULD BE THE LEFT ELEVATION.
REAR ELEVATION, AGAIN, SOME DETERIORATION TO THESE WOOD MEMBERS RIGHT HERE.
THIS WOULD BE COMING INTO THE STRUCTURE.
UM, FROM THE FRONT ELEVATION YOU CAN SEE SOME, UH, DETERIORATION WATER DAMAGE TO THE WOOD MEMBERS IN THIS AREA.
AGAIN, MORE WATER DAMAGE TO THE, UH, RAFTERS.
THIS IS ANOTHER, UM, I BELIEVE IT'S LIKE A SMALL AREA.
AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IN IS THROUGH, UH, THIS DOOR RIGHT HERE ON THE LEFT ELEVATION.
AND AS SOON AS YOU OPEN THE DOOR, THIS IS WHAT IS IN THERE.
UM, JUST SOME, UH, TREE LIMBS.
THIS IS THAT SAME ROOM, THAT SAME AREA.
YOU CAN SEE WHERE THERE'S WATER DAMAGE AND DETERIORATION TO THESE, UM, WOOD MEMBERS.
THE STRUCTURES LOCATED AT 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE ARE IN VIOLATION OF CITY CODE ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56.
SUBSECTIONS 1 2 5 7 8 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18 FOR THE MAIN 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER ONE AND 1 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15 FOR ACCESSORY NUMBER TWO 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 IN A HAZARD TO PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE.
PROVIDED THAT SUCH CONDITIONS OF DEFECTS OF DILAPIDATIONS, SUB SUBSTANDARD OR UNFITNESS FOR HUMAN HABITATION POSE A THREAT OR POTENTIAL THREAT TO LIFE, HEALTH, PROPERTY, OR HUMAN SAFETY STAFF RECOMMENDS DEMOLITION FOR MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES, NUMBER ONE AND TWO.
THIS CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION FOR 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE.
DOES THE BOARD HAVE ANY QUESTIONS? JUST FOR CLARIFICATION? UM, THIS PROPERTY HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE 2015, CORRECT? I BELIEVE SO.
AND THERE HAS BEEN SOME ISSUES WITH VAGRANTS AND IT'S WITHIN A THOUSAND FEET OF A SCHOOL? CORRECT.
FURTHER QUESTIONS ALONG THE SAME LINES, WAS THERE A FIRE THERE AT ONE TIME? YES.
UM, OFFICER PIQUETTE DID, UM, REQUEST A FIRE REPORT AND YOU NEVER GOT IT.
UM, SHE DID RECEIVE A RESPONSE, BUT THEY SEARCHED BETWEEN JANUARY AND DECEMBER, 2018
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AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANY RECORDS.YEAH, I, I DIDN'T FIND ANY EITHER.
SO WE DON'T KNOW WHEN THIS FIRE OCCURRED.
SO HOW LONG THIS HOUSE, WELL, IT, BY THE LOOKS OF IT, IT'S BEEN THERE FOR QUITE A WHILE.
THE BOARD WILL ENTERTAIN A MOTION.
I MOVE THAT THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES AT 3 0 2 FARGO AVENUE ARE PUBLIC NUISANCE AS DEFINED BY ARTICLE EIGHT, CHAPTER SIX DASH 1 56 SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, AND 18.
AND FOR THE ACCESSORIES ACCESSORY, 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18.
AND FOR ACCESSORIES 2 1 5 8 11 12 15 AS STATED BY THE CODE OFFICER AND ARE NOT FEASIBLE FOR REPAIR AND ORDER THAT BOTH THE MAIN AND ACCESSORY STRUCTURES BE DEMOLISHED WITHIN 30 DAYS.
WE HAVE A 30 DAY DEMO ORDER THE SUBSECTIONS FOR THE MAIN 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, 17, 18 FOR ACCESSORY 1, 2, 5, 7, 8, 11, 12, 15, AND 18.
AND ACCESSORY 2, 1 5, 8, 11, 12, AND 15.
YOU HAVE A SECOND? DO WE HAVE ANY DISCUSSION? HEARING NONE.
ALL OPPOSED? THE AYES HAVE IT HAVE ANY ADMINISTRATIVE AJOUR? NO.
DO WE HAVE SECOND MOTION TO ADJOURN? QUICK, REAL QUICK.
I DO WANNA APOLOGIZE FOR MY TARDINESS THIS MORNING.
I PERSONALLY, I, I I APOLOGIZE.
YOU KNOW THAT, THAT THE LUNCH IS COLD NOW.
WE HAVE A MOTION TO ACCEPT THE APOLOGY.
SO WE HAVE A MOTION TO ADJOURN.
DO WE, DO WE HAVE A SECOND? SECOND.