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Pflugerville council adopts local building‑standards board, tightens nuisance and vehicle rules and adjusts TCO fees
Summary
Council voted on multiple code updates on first reading Feb. 10, creating a quasi‑judicial Building and Standards Commission, revising junked‑vehicle and public‑nuisance rules to align with state law, and giving the city manager limited discretion to cap some temporary certificate of occupancy renewal fees.
Pflugerville’s City Council on Feb. 10 approved a package of code changes on first reading that creates a local Building and Standards Commission and clarifies nuisance, junked‑vehicle and construction code procedures.
City Building Official Robert Polanco told the council the new Building and Standards Commission would provide a local, quasi‑judicial venue to hear evidence, issue orders and avoid many cases going directly to district court. “The Building and Standards Commission will provide a structured, impartial venue to hear evidence, make findings of fact, and issue orders related to substandard buildings,” Polanco said, explaining the change grew out of a multi‑year, unresolved burned‑house case.
Council members spent substantial time questioning quorum and removal‑for‑cause language, the commission’s authority over private property, and how the commission’s…
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