SPECIAL CALLED MEETING of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Wednesday, October 8, 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 DSDCREDBSC@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 Michael Francis Kurt Lockhart Raisch Tomlanovich Jeffrey Musgrove Maria Elena O Ibarra Grant Gilker 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 July 23, 2025. PUBLIC HEARINGS Returning Case(s) The Commission will hear the following returning cases that concern alleged Page 1 violations of the City’s Property Maintenance Code and may issue orders to vacate, relocate occupants, repair, demolish, or secure the premises, and may assess or modify a civil penalty: 2. Case Number: CL 1998-001351 Property address: 6706 Bluff Springs Road, aka 6700 Bluff Springs Road, aka Horton-Duval House / Owner: MT Properties, LLC Staff presenter: Farah Presley Previous Commission action: Order recorded in/under Volume 13076, Page 2066, issued December 3, 1997, for repair of the residential structure Staff recommendation: Issue order for demolition of historic residential structure; keep penalties in place. Supersede prior repair order issued December 3, 1997. 3. Case Number: CL 2023-015135 Property address: 7613 Jester Boulevard / Owner: Philip Ponebshek Staff presenter: Farah Presley Previous Commission …
BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 8, 2025 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION SPECIAL CALLED MEETING MINUTES WEDNESDAY, October 8, 2025 The BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION convened in a SPECIAL CALLED meeting on 8 October 2025, at the CITY OF AUSTIN PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER (PDC), 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE, ROOM 1405, in Austin, Texas. CHAIR TIMOTHY STOSTAD called the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION (BSC) Meeting to order at 6:32 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Chair Timothy Stostad, Commissioners: Michael Francis, Grant Gilker, Kurt Lockhart, Maria Elena O Ibarra, Jeffrey S. Musgrove and Ex Officio Commissioner Fire Captain Stephen Truesdell Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Commissioner Raisch Tomlanovich PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL No one appeared before the Commission for public communication. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING on July 23, 2025. The minutes from the meeting of July 23, 2025 were approved on COMMISSIONER FRANCIS’s motion, COMMISSIONER LOCKHART’s second, with no objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 1998-001351; Property address: 6706 Bluff Springs Road, also known as Horton-Duval House. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER MUSGROVE’s second, with no objections. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to adopt the findings of fact, conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation to issue a new order that supersedes the prior order for repair issued on December 3, 1997, and 1 BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MEETING MINUTES Wednesday, October 8, 2025 recorded in Volume 13076, Page 2066 of the Travis County Deed Records on December 8, 1997, and require: 1) that the accrued penalty of $358,607.14 from the prior order remain in place, and interest would no longer continue to accrue; 2) deconstruction through demolition within 45 days, and if not in compliance on the 46th day, authorize the Code Official to proceed with deconstruction through demolition, COMMISSIONER IBARRA’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0 vote. 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2023-015135; Property address: 7613 Jester Boulevard. COMMISSIONER FRANCIS moved to close the public hearing, COMMISSIONER GILKER’s second, with no objections. COMISSIONER GILKER moved to adopt the findings of fact and conclusions of law and adopt City staff’s recommendation to issue a new order that would supersede the prior order issued March 22, 2023 (TRV 2023034354) and the property, located on would require COMMISSIONER IBARRA’s second. The motion carried on a 7-0 …
