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City staff outlines vacant building program and plans to increase enforcement
Summary
The Office of Historic Preservation told the Building Standards Board the vacant building program covers roughly half the city, requires owner registration with a 90‑day registration window, and has an inventory that typically ranges from about 800–1,000 properties; staff said enforcement activity will increase under the FY2026 budget.
Kathy Rodriguez, deputy historic preservation officer, presented the city’s vacant building program and described how the program operates and how staff work with owners.
Rodriguez said the program began as a 2015 pilot focused on downtown and expanded to cover roughly 200 square miles (about half of San Antonio). Properties brought into the program are registered and owners are given 90 days to register; failure to register can lead to a municipal court filing. Rodriguez clarified that the program aims to…
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