Building and Standards Commission

BUILDING STANDARDS COMMISSION AGENDA REGULAR MEETING WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14, 2026 6:00 P.M. COMMISSION MEMBERS: Jesse Aguirre-Commission Chair Javier Magana Joe Strickland John Yeackle Jon Anfinsen Gilbert Gonzalez  Building and Standards Commission Meeting 6:00 pm, WEDNESDAY CITY HALL, COUNCIL CHAMBERS 101 E. MAIN ST. UVALDE, TX 78801 Agenda Notice is now given of the regular meeting of the Building and Standards Commission of the City of Uvalde, Texas to be held Wednesday, January 14, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 2nd floor of the City Hall, 101 East Main Street, Uvalde, Texas for the following purpose: I. Call Meeting to Order. II. Approval of Minutes of August 13, 2025 August 13, 2025-Minutes III. Public Hearing Case File 26-01 B&S (1) Open a public hearing to discuss the dilapidated/substandard structures belonging to Maria Del Carmen Jimenez and G & D Mills LLC. The property is located at 226 Nicolas Street, NCB 128, Baylor Addition, Lot 2, Uvalde, TX. 78801, as described in Uvalde Municipal Code, Title 15, Building and Construction, Chapter 15.76, Property Maintenance Code Adopted, Chapter 3, General Requirements, and the Texas Constitution and Statues, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 342. Local Regulation of Sanitation, Uvalde Municipal Code of the City of Uvalde, Texas. The structure has fallen into disrepair and must be either replaced, remodeled, or demolished. A. A brief report from the Building Official concerning this location. B. Citizens’ comments. C. Close public hearing. D. Reconvene meeting for discussion and decision on the application. Summary of 226 Nicholas Street (2) Update and discussion of past cases and potential future cases. IV. ADJOURNMENT Certificate: I certify that the above and foregoing notice was posted in compliance with 551.043, Texas Government Code at 4:00 p.m., Jan 14 2026. _______________________________ Richard Lara, Building Official City Hall Municipal Building is wheelchair accessible with access and special parking available on the West side of the building. The Council Chamber is accessible by elevator to the second floor. Requests for special services must be received forty-eight (48) hours before the meeting time by calling City Hall (830) 278-3315.  1 THE STATE OF TEXAS } COUNTY OF UVALDE } CITY OF UVALDE } BE REMEMBERED that the Building and Standard Commission of the City of Uvalde, Texas, met at 6:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 13, 2025, with the following members present: Members Present: Jesse Aguirre Jon Anfinsen Gilbert Gonzalez Javier Magana Jimmy Raines Joe Strickland Member Absent: John Yeakle City Staff: Susan Anderson, Planning and Development Director Rafael Arias, Assistant Building Official Monica Lara, Permit Technician Jovita Maldonado, Code Enforcement Officer Joe Saucedo, Code Enforcement Officer I. CALL TO ORDER. The Building and Standard regular meeting of August 13, 2025, was called to, order by Chairman Jesse Aguirre at 6:00 pm, in the Council Chambers, 2nd floor of the City Hall, 110 South Getty Street, Uvalde, Texas. II. APPROVAL OF THE MINUTES. Consider and act on the minutes of July 9, 2025, of the Building and Standard meeting. Gilberto Gonzalez motioned to approve the minutes with Jon Anfinsen seconding the motion. Motion carried 6-0. Citizens who want to come before the board will limit their presentation to three (3) minutes. III. Public Hearing Open public hearing at 6:01 pm Case File No. 25-05 B&S (1). Open a public hearing to discuss the dilapidated/substandard structures belonging to Arturo Moreno. C/o Valerie Moreno. The property is located at 522 South Camp Street, NCB 134, Heard Addition, Block L, Lot 23, Uvalde, TX. 78801, as described in Uvalde Municipal Code, Title 15, Building and Construction, Chapter 15.76, Property Maintenance Code Adopted, Chapter 3, General Requirements, and the Texas Constitution and Statues, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 342. Local Regulation of Sanitation, Uvalde Municipal Code of the City of Uvalde, Texas. To hear what the owner intends to do with the property. B. Citizens’ comments. Mrs. Dora Moreno, the mother of Arturo Moreno, was present to represent this case. She informed the board members that her son will be quitting his weekend job in order to concentrate on remodeling and cleaning up the lot. They are requesting more time for them to start on this project. Remodeling permit 20251108 was pulled by Arturo Moreno on July 31, 2025 C. Close the public hearing at 6:04 pm D. Reconvene meeting for discussion and decision on the application. There was a discussion among the Board members, Jon Anfinsen motion to grant a 30-day extension, seconded by Javier Magana. Motion carried 6-0 It is now 6:06 pm 2. Case File No. 23-14 B&S (2) Open a public hearing to discuss the dilapidated/substandard structures belonging to Leopoldo Alardin III Etux Grizelda located at 405 Shook Street-NCB 230, Galloway Addition, Block 4, and Lot 1, in Uvalde, TX. 78801 as described in Uvalde Municipal Code, Title 15, Building and Construction, Chapter 15.76, Property Maintenance Code Adopted, Chapter 3, General Requirements, and the Texas Constitution and Statues, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 342. Local Regulation of Sanitation, Uvalde Municipal Code of the City of Uvalde, Texas. The Building Official will discuss the plan of action with the owners B. Citizens’ comments. No one was in attendance to represent this case. The building Official mentioned that in conversation with Mr. Alardin, he plans to demolish the structure. C. Close the public hearing at 6:07 pm D. Reconvene meeting for discussion and decision on the application. There is discussion between the board members, Jon Anfinsen made a motion to grant a 30-day extension to Mr. Alardin, but progress must be made before the next Building and Standards meeting. Second, by Gilberto Gonzalez, motion carried 6-0 It is now 6:09 pm VII. ADJOURNMENT A motion to adjourn was made by Jon Anfinsen and seconded by Javier Magana. Motion carried 6-0. The meeting adjourned at 6:09 p.m. ___________________________ _______________________ Richard Lara Jesse Aguirre BUILDING OFFICIAL CHAIRMAN  Summary of 226 Nicholas Street-Jimenez Case #25-06B&S The owners of the property are Maria Del Carmen Jimenez who is deceased and G & D Mills LLC, at 226 Nicholas Street, Uvalde TX. 78801. The structure-built date is unknown, and has a living square footage of 432, the lot size is 50 ft. X 105 ft. The house is in a Residential 3 district. Currently, property taxes are $4437.71, and the last payment was received in 2019. City utilities have been closed since 2010, and a balance of $6189.00 is owed to the city. There are three structures in the same lot, this building is located on the north side of the main building, and there is another building in the rear of this building that will be also razed. You can see the second building in the rear. The placard was posted on Thursday, October 23, 2025. The placard was posted on Thursday, October 23, 2025. This is a picture of the front of the structure with the new time and location of the meeting. The weather head is still connected but the meter is missing the globe. This is a picture of the north side of the wall. Again, a picture of the north side of the wall. This is a picture of the south side of the wall. This is a picture of the rear of the house. This is a picture of the inside of the front structure. This is also inside of the building. Not sure if the black stain is mold. This is the rear building. This is the north wall of the rear building. This is a picture of the south wall of the rear building. All the pictures show where the roof has been leaking and in some areas. The electrical is the old clothed, the plumbing is not up to code, nor is the electrical. Pieces of drywall were everywhere. Both bathrooms and kitchen are not up to code. The ceiling drywall has fallen in several places.