San Antonio code staff recommends demolition of 231 Ranch Valley Drive after police and DART findings

The San Antonio Building Standards Board heard competing accounts March 13 over whether a residence at 231 Ranch Valley Drive should be demolished after code enforcement and police described repeated nuisance and criminal activity at the address.

City dangerous‑premises officer Crystal Town told the board the structure was presented with a recommendation for demolition under San Antonio municipal code, and that a multiagency DART (Dangerous Assessment Response Team) inspection on Nov. 15, 2024, prompted the referral. "Staff recommends demolition," Town said.

The recommendation matters, board members were told, because the property sits within 1,000 feet of Valley High Elementary and Rayburn Middle School and, city staff and police say, has been the focus of repeated complaints and criminal incidents that pose a public‑safety concern.

Officer Gomez of the San Antonio Police Department's SAFE unit detailed the law‑enforcement record tied to the address. "This location is known for constant after hour parties where the entry fee is charged and alcohol is distributed," Gomez said, and described a two‑year history of calls he associated with the site. At the Nov. 15 DART inspection, Gomez said officers recovered controlled substances, firearms and currency; the items listed in the hearing record included 1.1 grams of cocaine,…