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Resident says building permit stalled after retaining wall work; city staff to meet to review process
Summary
Anthony Gonzales, a Helotes resident, told the City Council on April 24 that his retaining wall, begun in December 2023, cannot obtain retroactive engineer certification and that his building-permit application has stalled beyond the 30-day review goal.
Anthony Gonzales, a Helotes resident of Iron Horse Canyon Stablewood subdivision, told the City Council during the public-comment period that a retaining wall he built in December 2023 was later deemed to require engineering approval and that the city’s review of his building permit has stalled.
Gonzales said a code compliance officer observed the wall during construction but did not inform him that walls over four feet require an engineered design. “I completed the wall believing I was in compliance,” Gonzales said. He told the council an engineer…
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