Fort Worth Building Standards Commission Meeting – June 22, 2026
Fort Worth Building Standards Commission Meeting – June 22, 2026
The Fort Worth Building Standards Commission met on June 22, 2026, at 9:32 AM and recessed at noon, reconvening at 1 PM. Commissioners Castles, Black, Jawali, Dyke, Walker, Juarez, Lou, Thompson, and Dotti (joined later) were present; Leiden, Lane, and Dotti were absent initially. The Commission heard 19 cases involving substandard and hazardous structures and nuisance abatement, issuing orders for repair or demolition and assessing civil penalties.
Consent Calendar
- Unanimously approved the minutes from the May meeting (8-0).
- Unanimously approved the evidentiary packet (8-0).
- Unanimously approved the withdrawal of seven cases (8-0).
Discussion Items
- 3204 Northampton Street – Owner Leonardo Padilla and lienholder Will Huffman requested 90 days to remodel. The Commission declared the structure substandard/hazardous and ordered repair or demolition within 60 days, with demolition authorization if not complied (8-0).
- 300 NW 26th Street (accessory structure) – Owner Jose Rivas requested 60 days to repair for storage. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 60 days (9-0).
- 3732 South Grove Street (primary and accessory) – Property in probate; Joe Garcia requested 90 days to sell for demolition. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 60 days (9-0).
- 5738 Gettys Avenue (primary and accessory) – Owner Linda Coleman requested 6 months; had begun cleanup. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 60 days (9-0).
- 2726 Chester Boyer Road (commercial, primary and accessory) – Owner Rosa Alfaro cited environmental contamination and past city inaction; city requested 30 days. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 30 days (9-0).
- 7224 White Wood Drive (nuisance abatement) – Owner Mark Cooper requested 60 days to remove debris. Ordered abatement within 45 days and issued a civil penalty of $100/day for 44 days ($4,400) (9-0).
- 1628 Scenery Hill Road (nuisance abatement) – Owner Robin Morris Elkins; neighborhood association president Carol Peters supported the city. Ordered abatement within 30 days and issued $4,400 civil penalty (9-0).
- 1905 South Jennings Avenue (amendment) – Daniel Dominguez requested additional 90 days; city opposed due to lack of progress. Amendment denied (9-0).
- 2319 Lena Street (amendment) – Deborah Weather requested 90 days; had permits and started foundation work. Amendment granted for 90 days (9-0).
- 2914 NW 20th Street (amendment) – Eric Artiaga requested 30 days to evict tenants and then demolish. City unopposed; amendment granted for 30 days (8-0).
- 2114 Tierney Road (amendment) – Suzanne Suarez and Christina Estrada requested 90 days to rehab after foreclosure; city opposed. Amendment granted for 90 days (8-0).
- 601 Cooks Street (amendment to nuisance abatement) – Susan Norman requested 30 days to clean up; city opposed. Granted 30 days and reduced civil penalty from $100/day to $34/day for 44 days ($1,496) (8-0).
- 3149 Milam Street (new nuisance) – Owner deceased; daughter Latani Crawford requested 90 days to clean with tribal assistance. Ordered abatement within 60 days and issued $0 civil penalty (8-0).
- 1324 Limerick Drive (amendment to civil penalty) – Jaron Howard requested reduction; property nearly complete. Reduced civil penalty to $10/day for 282 days ($2,820) (8-0).
- 5433 Diaz Avenue (primary and accessory) – Owner deceased; tenant present. City requested 30 days. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 30 days (8-0).
- 2837 6th Avenue (primary structure) – Owner Barbara Sue Sims had requested continuance; denied. Declared substandard/hazardous, ordered repair or demolition within 30 days (8-0).
- 4566 Hemphill Street – City requested continuance to August 24, 2026 to verify ownership; granted (8-0).
- 2744 South Jennings Avenue (nuisance abatement) – No appearance. Ordered abatement within 30 days and issued $4,400 civil penalty (8-0).
- 1418 Homan Avenue (amendment to civil penalty) – Owner absent; city unopposed to removing civil penalty. Civil penalty removed (8-0).
Key Outcomes
- All structures considered were declared substandard and hazardous.
- Repair/demolish orders ranged from 30 to 60 days; nuisance abatement orders ranged from 30 to 60 days.
- Civil penalties were assessed in several nuisance cases; one was reduced and one removed via amendment.
- Two amendments were denied; four amendments were granted.
- One case was continued to August 24, 2026.
- The meeting adjourned after the last case.
Meeting Transcript
Good morning. Uh the time is nine thirty-two, and we will call the June twenty-second meeting to order. If everyone will please stand and join me in the Pledge of Allegiance. Ready for a vote? This is a mo this is a motion to accept the meeting. Uh, the minutes from the May meeting. Mr. Castles? Yes. Mr. Wally? Yes. Mr. Lou. Hi. Ms. Ike. Mr. Warz? Mr. Walker. Ms. Thompson. Hi. I think you skip me, but yes. Sorry. That's fine. A zero that passes. Um, we please present the evidentiary packet. Motion to accept. Mr. Castle, second by Mr. Lou, ready for a vote. This is a motion to accept the evidentiary packet, Mr. Castles. Aye. Mr. Black? Yes. Mr. Dwaley? Yes. Ms. Dyke. Mr. Walker. Mr. Warz. Aye. Mr.
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