Development Services reports three emergency demolitions; board membership update and pulled Culebra item

At the Oct. 9 meeting of the San Antonio Building Standards Board, Development Services staff reported three recent emergency demolitions and provided administrative updates on board membership and a pulled hearing item.

Jenny Ramirez, code enforcement manager, told the board that three structures were demolished as emergency actions after fires: 326 Montpelure Drive in Council District 7 was demolished Sept. 16 following a fire on Sept. 8; 2038 Lyon Street in Council District 5 was demolished Oct. 1 following a fire on Sept. 24; and an accessory structure at 244 Dalehurst Drive in Council District 1 was demolished Sept. 26 after a fire on Sept. 22. Ramirez said these emergency demolitions were taken under Chapter 6‑175 and that no further board action was required for those cases.

Ramirez also announced that agenda item No. 9, a demolition/repair proceeding for 1239 Culebra Road in Council District 1, was being pulled from the Oct. 9 agenda so staff could confirm ownership and reissue notice to a newly discovered potential owner.

In an administrative update, Judy Croom of Development Services said Yvonne Addison was appointed to the Building Standards Board on Oct. 2 to represent Council District 8 in the engineer category and will join Panel B. Reappointment memos for Dwayne Nelson (Council District 9) and Fred Andes (Council District 3) have been filed for council approval; Nelson’s reappointment was scheduled for the Oct. 9 city council meeting and Andes’ reappointment for Oct. 16. Croom also noted the board is seeking applicants for vacant at‑large positions with an application deadline of Oct. 17 and reminded members that the full BSB meeting is scheduled for Oct. 16.

Staff did not present any additional action requests on the emergency demolition items and directed board members to the enforcement files for documentation. The board did not take votes on the emergency demolitions because staff said the actions were already completed under emergency authority.