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

Agenda — original pdf

REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22, 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 Lisa Garza Mia Ibarra Grant Gilker Manesh Nair Jeffrey Musgrove Myra Martinez Raisch Tomlanovich Carrie Stewart, Fire Marshal (Ex Officio) 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 March 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 2025-114071 Property address: 7620 Parkview Circle / Owner: Betty A. Epstein Staff presenter: David Downing Staff recommendation: Repair residential structure. 3. 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. 4. 5. 6. 7. Case Number: CL 2025-131116 Property address: 1802 Cedar Avenue / Owner: James P. Stevens, Jr. Staff presenter: Michael Larner Staff recommendation: Demolish residential structure. Case Number: CL 2026-015241 Property address: 3121 E 12th Street / Owner: 3121 E 12th Horizontal Investors LP Staff presenter: Michael Larner Staff recommendation: Demolish fire-damaged commercial structure. Case Number: CL 2026-022125 Property address: 1710 E M Franklin Avenue / Owner: Thomas Howard Staff presenter: Aaron Janke (Kecia Lara/ Alvarado) Staff recommendation: Demolish residential structure. Case Number: CL 2026-034901 Property address: 5301 N Lamar Boulevard / Owner: Getty TX Leasing, Inc Staff presenter: …

Approved Minutes — original pdf

BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MINUTES REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, April 22, 2026 The Building and Standards Commission convened in a Regular meeting on April 22, 2026, at the City of Austin Permitting and Development Center (PDC), 1610 Wilhelmina Delco Drive, Room 1405, in Austin, Texas. Vice Chair Michael Francis called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 6:34 p.m. Commissioners in Attendance: Vice Chair Michael Francis, Commissioners: Harrison Brown, Lisa Garza, Grant Gilker, Mia Ibarra, Myra Martinez and Jeffrey Musgrove. Commissioners in Attendance Remotely: 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 March 25, 2026. The minutes from the meeting of March 25, 2026 were approved on Commissioner Musgrove’s motion, Commissioner Ibarra’s second, with no objections. PUBLIC HEARINGS 2. Conduct a public hearing and consider case number CL 2025-114071; Property address: 7620 Parkview Circle. Commissioner Musgrove moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Garza’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Garza moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order for repair within 45 days, with a penalty of $250 per week beginning on the 96th day from the date the order is mailed, continuing until compliance is achieved, Commissioner Musgrove’s second. Commissioner Ibarra proposed a friendly amendment to change the compliance timeframe from 45 day to 60 days. Commissioner Garza accepted the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the friendly amendment. The Commission voted 8-0 in favor of the Main Motion as amended. 1 3. Conduct a public hearing and consider case numbers CL 2026-013716; Property address: 2607 S IH 35 Service Road NB, aka Park West Inn. Commissioner Garza moved to close the public hearing, Commissioner Musgrove’s second, with no objections. Commissioner Ibarra moved to adopt City staff’s proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law and City staff’s recommended order in its entirety, for provision of a written engineering report to the Commission’s Coordinator prepared by an engineer licensed by the Texas Board of Professional Engineers, that, through an on-site inspection, evaluates the current and long-term structural integrity of the structural modifications to the lobby and guestrooms, and for repair of the commercial motel structures within 45 days, with a civil penalty of $1000 per day beginning on the 46th day from the date the …