DEPARTMENT: Development Services Department
DEPARTMENT HEAD: Roderick J. Sanchez
COUNCIL DISTRICTS IMPACTED: ALL
SUBJECT:
Appeal to the City Council of Decision by Building-Related and Fire Codes Appeals and Advisory Board in connection with Friedrich Lofts Building Located at 1617 and 1631 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX.
SUMMARY:
On November 22, 2013, the City's Building-Related and Fire Codes Appeals and Advisory Board (BRFCAAB) heard an appeal of the decision of the Director of Development Services (DSD) to not allow occupancy in the Friedrich Lofts Buildings located at 1617 and 1631 East Commerce Street, San Antonio, TX due to health, fire and life safety deficiencies within the structure and lack of Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) for any of the tenant spaces. The owner's representative claimed at the November 22, 2013 BRFCAAB meeting that the building was safe for occupancy and that the City should issue C of O's to allow tenants to occupy the building in its current state. The BRFCAAB voted unanimously to uphold DSD's decision to not issue C of O's for the tenant spaces due to the health, fire and life safety deficiencies and lack of C of O's. On January 3, 2014, the City Clerk's Office received an appeal of the decision of the (BRFCAAB) related to the Friedrich Lofts.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Section 10-14(a) of the City Code established the Building-related and Fire Codes Appeals and Advisory Board (BRFCAAB) to hear and decide appeals of orders, decisions or determinations made by the building official or the fire chief relative to a project and interpretations of chapter 10, chapter 11 and specific articles in chapter 28 of the City Code. Section 10-14(j) further adds that any action taken by the BRFCAAB may be appealed by written petition for a hearing before the mayor and city council.
Section 10-12(a) of the City Code states that no building or structure to be used or occupied and no change i...
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