Building and Standards Commission Regular Meeting of the Building and Standards Commission

Agenda — original pdf

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 2026, AT 6:30 P.M. PERMITTING AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER, ROOM 1405 6310 WILHELMINA DELCO DRIVE AUSTIN, TEXAS Some members of the Building and Standards Commission may be participating by videoconference. The meeting may be viewed online at: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch- atxn-live Public comment will be allowed in-person or remotely via 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, contact Melanie Alley, 512-974-2679, dsdcredbsc@austintexas.gov. CURRENT COMMISSIONERS: Michael Francis, Vice Chair Harrison Brown Grant Gilker Jeffrey Musgrove Carrie Stewart, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) Mia Ibarra Raisch Tomlanovich Lisa Garza Myra Martinez AGENDA 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 25, 2026. 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: 2. Case Number: CL 2026-013540 Property address: 1704 Westover Road / Owner: Mary Elizabeth Nance Staff presenter: Erica Thompson Staff recommendation: Repair residential structure. 3. 4. 5. Case Number: CL 2026-013716 Property address: 2607 S IH 35 Service Road NB, aka Park West Inn / Owner: Park West Properties Inc. Staff presenter: Khary Dumas Staff recommendation: Obtain engineer’s report and repair commercial structures. Case Number: CL 2025-137508 Property address: 1505 Mearns Meadow Boulevard / Owner: Trieu Ngo Staff presenter: Courtney Britt Staff recommendation: Repair residential structure. Case Number: CL 2026-022122 Property address: 2112 E Cesar Chavez Street / Owner: Paulygamy Hotel LLC Staff presenter: Sheila Doyle Staff recommendation: Repair commercial structure. Returning 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 or modify a civil penalty: 6. Case Number: CL 2025-082106 Property address: 4313 S 1st Street, aka …

Approved Minutes — original pdf

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, March 25, 2026 The Building and Standards Commission convened in a Regular meeting on March 25, 2026, at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 1610 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1405, in Austin, Texas. Presiding Commissioner Jeffrey S. Musgrove called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Presiding Commissioner Jeffrey S. Musgrove, Commissioners: Harrison Brown, Lisa Garza, Mia Ibarra, Myra Martinez, and Ex Officio Commissioner Fire Marshal Carrie Stewart. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: Grant Gilker PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: GENERAL Alex Whiddon appeared before the commission for public communication to request a penalty relief hearing for 2100 Rosewood Avenue. APPROVAL OF MINUTES 1. Approve the minutes of the Building and Standards Commission Regular Meeting on February 25, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of February 25, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Ibarra’s motion, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Vice Chair Francis and Commissioner Tomlanovich were absent. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2026-013540; Property address: 1704 Westover Road. Commissioner Garza moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Ibarra’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Ibarra moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and to order demolition of the residential structure within 45 days, and on the 46th day, if compliance is not achieved, authorize the Code Official is to proceed with demolition, Commissioner Brown’s second. The motion failed on a 3-3 vote. 1 Commissioners Brown, Ibarra and Musgrove vote aye. Commissioners Garza, Gilker and Martinez voted Nay. Vice Chair Francis and Commissioner Tomlanovich were absent. Commissioner Garza moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommendation for repair of the residential structure within 45 days, with the modification that the penalty be reduced from $250 per week beginning on the 46th day from the date the order is mailed and continuing until compliance is achieved, to $0 per week, with the additional requirement that the property return to be heard again by the Commission at the May 27, 2026 meeting, Commissioner Martinez’s second. Commissioner Garza withdrew her motion. Commissioner Garza moved to continue the case until the May 27, 2026 meeting, Commissioner Martinez’s second. Commissioner Ibarra moved to amend the order to request that a city social worker be present to testify at the May 27, 2026 …