The San Antonio Building Standards Board (BSB) met on October 9, 2025, at 9:00 AM to hear cases regarding dangerous buildings. The meeting included roll call, approval of minutes, a staff report, and consideration of four properties for demolition. All motions passed unanimously. One agenda item was postponed due to ownership changes.
Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Dwayne Nelson. I'm the chair of today's meeting. Welcome to the San Antonio Building Standards Board for October the 9th, 2025. If we could, let's have roll call. Present. Joel Solis. Present. George Graymus Jr. Present. Dr. Arlinda Lopez Rodriguez. Present. Kayla Miranda. Present. Evon Addison. Fred Andes. Present. Also present in the meeting from the City of San Antonio are Eric Burns and Lucinda Orozco from the City Attorney's Office. And from Development Services. Melissa Ramitas, Deputy Director. Jenny Ramides, Code Enforcement Manager. Judy Kroom, Development Services Specialist Supervisor. Melissa Garza, Administrative Assistant 2, and myself, Estorties Development Services Specialist 1. Chair Accorma is present. Thank you. The City of San Antonio provides translation services for anyone who may need assistance in uh understanding what's happening with the board. If we could, let's have the Spanish translation of that. Good morning, everyone. Buenos días, uh tenemos services de traduction of spanol. Thank you. As stated previously, a quorum is present. Please silence your cell phone or any device that may disrupt this public hearing. No person shall delay or disrupt the proceedings or disobey the order of the chair. If you wish to speak on a case, you'll be allowed three minutes. However, an owner or owner's representative will have unlimited time. Please keep all information relevant to the property in question and the code violation. As advised prior to the public hearing, the city will provide translation services for anyone needing assistance. It is our understanding that you have made such arrangements as advised in your notice of hearing. Our expectation is that you submitted the required documents prior to this public hearing. Your responsibility as a property owner or lienholder of a dilapidated structure case is to demonstrate the following. Number one, provide the required documents, discuss your detailed scope of work with a cost of each item outlined in order to bring the property to compliance to the satisfaction of a code officer. Number two, submit the required proof of financial ability to pay for the proposed work and discuss the feasibility of the repairs depend upon monies at hand. And number three, request the amount of time needed to complete the work. All abatement ordered by the board shall be enforced. All work proposed must be done within code regulations with required permits prior to commission commencement of the work. You may obtain all permits from the Department of Development Services located at 1901 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, Texas, 78204. If in doubt as to the process during the time, please contact the code enforcement officer. Any offer any owner or lienholder dissatisfied with the order of this board may file an appeal in civil district court within 30 days after the date that the order is mailed. If you have any questions regarding the order, please contact the four code enforcement officer of development services staff member by phone at 210-207-5422.