REGULAR MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, June 25, 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 Blaine Campbell, Vice-Chair Raisch Tomlanovich Grant Gilker Michael Francis Jeffrey Musgrove Kurt Lockhart Maria Elena O Ibarra 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 April 23, 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 2025-036211 Property address: 212 Dunlap Street / Owner: Hector G Reyna Staff presenter: Roman Lopez Staff recommendation: Repair residential structure 3. Case Number: CL 2025-049075 Property address: 1209 E 52nd Street / Owner: 1209 East Apartments LLC Staff presenter: Courtney Britt Staff recommendation: Repair commercial multi-family structure. 4. Case Number: CL 2025-050605 Property address: 1807 Ferguson Lane / Owners: Lucille Jennings Staff presenter: Erica Thompson Staff recommendation: Demolish fire-damaged residential structure. 5. Case Number: CL 2025-058648 Property address: 1122 E 51st Street / Owner: 51st Center LLC Staff …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 25, 2025 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a REGULAR meeting on 25 June 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 6:42 p.m. the BUILDING AND STANDARDS Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Blaine Campbell, Commissioners: Michael Francis, Grant Gilker, Kurt Lockhart, Maria Elena O Ibarra, Jeffrey S. Musgrove, Raisch Tomlanovich and Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Chair Timothy Stostad, Ex Officio Commissioner Chief Stephen Truesdell. PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Neighbors Jason Lindenschmidt and Molly Barksdale addressed the commission concerning an abandoned residential structure located at 5103 Valley Oak Drive. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on April 23, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of April 23, 2025 were approved on COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE’s motion, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s second, with no objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-036211; Property address: 212 Dunlap Street. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER LOCKHART moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation for repair of the residential structure within 45 days, with a civil penalty of $250 per week 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, June 25, 2025 beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0-1 vote. CHAIR STOSTAD was off dais. 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2025-049075; Property address: 1209 E 52nd Street. COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER IBARRA’s second, with no objections. VICE CHAIR CAMPBELL VICE CHAIR CAMPBELL moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and modify City staff recommendation by changing 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 FRANCIS’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0-1 vote. CHAIR STOSTAD was off dais. 4. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-050605; Property address: 1807 Ferguson …
