REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 6:30 p.m. Permitting and Development Center, Room 1405 6310 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Austin, Texas 78752 Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating via videoconference. The meeting may also be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live. Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely by telephone. Speakers may only register to speak on an item once either in-person or remotely and will be allowed up to three minutes to provide their comments. Registration no later than noon the day before the meeting is required for remote participation by telephone. To register to speak remotely, call or email Melanie Alley at 512-974-2679 or melanie.alley@austintexas.gov. AGENDA The Building and Standards Commission (“Commission”) may go into a closed session under Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code to receive advice from legal counsel or for other reasons permitted by law as specifically listed on this agenda. Further, if necessary, the Commission may go into a closed session as permitted by law regarding any item on this agenda. Building and Standards Commission Members Timothy Stostad, Chair Luis Osta Lugo Blaine Campbell, Vice-Chair Kurt Lockhart Michael Francis Jeffrey S. Musgrove Christopher Sokol Raisch Tomlanovich Stephen Truesdell, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) CALL TO ORDER PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL The first five speakers signed up prior to the meeting being called to order will each be allowed a three-minute allotment to address their concerns regarding items not posted on the agenda. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission regular meeting on February 26, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS New Case(s) The Commission will hear the following cases concerning alleged violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and may issue an order to vacate, relocate occupants, repair, demolish, or secure the premises; and may assess civil penalties: Page 1 2. Case Number: CL 2025-036193 Property address: 1211 E 52nd Street / Owner: Yellow 52 Investments LLC Staff presenter: Courtney Britt Staff recommendation: Repair residential structure 3. Case Number: CL 2025-002177 Property address: 2423 Town Lake Circle, Apt. 213 (aka Mesh Apartments) / Owner: FBZ Town Lake Circle III LLC Staff presenter: Jason Henley Staff recommendation: Repair commercial structure. 4. Case Number: CL 2024-158389 Property address: 3117 Garwood Street (aka 3119 Garwood Street) / Owners: Manuel A Ramirez & Susana R Ramirez & Roy Ramirez Staff presenter: Gavin Peka Staff recommendation: Repair …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 23, 2025 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, April 23, 2025 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 23 April 2025, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. VICE CHAIR BLAINE CAMPBELL called COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:41 p.m. the BUILDING AND STANDARDS Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Blaine Campbell, Commissioners: Michael Francis, Kurt Lockhart, Jeffrey S. Musgrove and Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Chair Timothy Stostad, Commissioner Raisch Tomlanovich, Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Stephen Truesdell. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No citizens signed up to speak during Public Communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on February 26, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of February 26, 2025 were approved - with the change that “Vice Francis” should say “Commissioner Francis”- on COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s motion, COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’ second, with no objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-036193; Property address: 1211 E 52nd Street. VICE CHAIR CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s second, with no objections. VICE CHAIR CAMPBELL moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and modify City staff recommendation by changing 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, April 23, 2025 the order from repair of the residential structure within 45 days to demolition within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorize the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE’s second. The motion carried on a 6- 0 vote. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO and COMMISSIONER SOKOL were absent. 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2025-002177; Property address: 2423 Town Lake Circle, Apt. 213, also known as Mesh Apartments. VICE CHAIR CAMPBELL moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair of the unit of the commercial structure within 45 days, with a civil penalty of $1000 per week beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’S second. The motion carried on a 6-0 vote. COMMISSIONER OSTA LUGO and COMMISSIONER SOKOL were absent. 4. Conduct a …
