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Development
Services
Roderick J. Sanchez
AICP,
CBO-Director
210.207.8259
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Coming May 1, 2015
New
2015 ICC Building Codes go into effect
May
1, with the ex-ception of IECC, which takes effect on July 15,
2015.
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Check out
the latest
to learn about
the top 5 violations
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Upcoming City Holidays
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May 25 -
Memorial
Day
- July 3 -
Independence Day
- Sept. 7 -
Labor Day
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Development
& Business Services Center
Main Address:
1901 S. Alamo San Antonio, TX 78204
Office Hours:
7:45 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Monday - Friday
Mailing Address:
PO Box 839966
San Antonio, TX 78283
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May is Building Safety Month
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 May is Building Safety Month, and this year's theme is
Resilient Communities Start with Building Codes. This correlates nicely with the adoption of the 2015
International Code Council (ICC) building-related, fire and property
maintenance codes, with local amendments, the City adopted last
January. With the exception of the 2015 International Energy
Conservation Code (IECC), these new codes will go into effect on May
1, 2015.
Building
Safety Month is a month-long celebration that includes all aspects of
safety to help families, employers and leaders understand and
appreciate the best
practices of building codes. At Development
Services, we support this campaign to
bring awareness to the
importance of building codes and to uphold our commitment
of keeping
San Antonio safe.
In
line with this year's theme, each week spotlights a specific area of
building safety:
Week
Four / May 25-31, 2015 - $ave Energy - Build to
Code
This
month marks the ICC's 35th year of Building Safety Month.
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What is PCTAC?
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PCTAC, is the acronym
for Planning Commission Technical Advisory Committee,
and
is often referred to as "TAC"; a subcommittee of
the Planning Commission.
Its members include representatives from the
Planning Commission, various other
boards and commissions, and
members of the real estate/development community, engineering,
architecture, planning and environmental professions, and community
at-large representatives, all appointed by the Planning Commission.
The PCTAC
only meets as needed and is charged with making
recommendations to the Planning Commission on Major Thoroughfare Plan
amendments and Unified Development
Code (UDC) amendments submitted
during the once every 5-year UDC update program.
This year, 2015,
is a UDC update-program-year, so the PCTAC will begin meeting in
July
to consider and make recommendations on UDC amendments submitted by
Boards, Commissions, agencies, citizens and City staff. Their meeting
schedule
will be determined depending on number of amendment
submittals received and
progress made. After the PCTAC completes
their work around September or October,
the Planning and Zoning
Commissions will also review the amendment package and
make
recommendations to City Council for final consideration.
Congratulations
to the newest PCTAC members recently appointed by the Planning
Commission:
- Susan
Wright - Real Estate/Development
- Bob
Liesman - Engineering
- Rob
Leonhard - Engineering
- George
Weron - Engineering (alternate)
- Jason
Winn - Architect (alternate)
- Grace
Garza - Community at Large
- Steven
Grau - Community at Large
- Phillip
Manna - Community at Large
Also
congratulations to recent Zoning Commission member appointees to the
PCTAC:
- Francine
Romero
- Orlando
Salazar (alternate)
If
you have any questions about the PCTAC or the UDC 5-Year Update
Program, contact Tony Felts, Sr. Planner, at tony.felts@sanantonio.gov.
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Information
Bulletins and Other Resources
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For a complete list of resources, visit the following sites:
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P
mance
Measures - FY 2015
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To view the performance
measures in their entirety, visit
The March metrics are
as follows:
Performance
Measures
Permit
Activity
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Introducing the
new DSD Website
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With
the recent launch of the new and improved DSD website, the comments
have
been extremely positive. Your constructive feedback has allowed
us to improve
navigation and accessibility for both internal and
external customers. Should you
have any issues you would like for us
to address or you just need assistance finding
specific information
on the site, please contact the DSD call center at 210.207.1111,
prompt 0.
We are excited about this redesign and hope you find
the new website easy to use
and informative.
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Land
Entitlements Principal Planner Updates
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We
are excited to announce Luz Gonzales was recently promoted to
Principal Planner
for the Land Entitlements section. She brings a
wealth of knowledge in knowing our
business process and
customers, and is inspired to lead the team by example. Luz has
been a part of the Land Entitlements Subdivision Team as a Planner
for many years and graduated with a Bachelors Degree in 2010 in
Organizational Development from the University of the Incarnate Word.
Please know she is available to assist our customers
in
reaching their goals and can be reached at luz.gonzales@sanantonio.gov.
The Land Entitlements Team guides the development
process for Master Development Plans, Planned Unit Developments,
Rights Determinations, Plats, Street Name Change, Addressing, and
coordinates the Planning Commission Agenda.
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City News
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Review
and provide feedback on draft task force recommendations.
On May 9, 2015,
voters have the opportunity to choose the Mayor & City Council
that represent them and vote in two special elections.
On
Dec. 4, 2014, the City directed Planning and Community Development to
initiate limited purpose annexation.
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Other Department News
- Customer Comments, New Hires, Promotions, etc.
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Here's what you said about us...
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Valerie
Gleason, Sr. Plans Examiner (Elec/Mech) &
Eddie
Torres, Plans Exam II Plumbing, Plan Review
I
would like to commend Valerie Gleason and Eddie Torres
both on
excellent customer service. Our company works with
a lot of
municipalities, and it is very rare to find people that
are as
responsive and pleasant as these two are. Great job!
Chris
McCollin, Planner, Land Entitlements, Land Development
Chris
McCollin went to great lengths to assist me. I didn't
even know how
to describe what I wanted. He helped me
and the Springs of Stone Oak
make a sound decision. Thank you Chris!
Anna
Alexander, Development Services Specialist, Plan Review
I
want to thank Mrs. Anna Alexander for her positive attitude and for
all the help she
gave me.
Roger
Wills, Code Enforcement Officer, Field Services
311 Compliment... Customer submitted a report back on
4/6...#1012049138 // 1731
Fair // He was impressed at how fast Code
Enforcement took care of the issue and
wanted to Thank officer and
department for a job well done.
Leslie
Ruiz, Sr. Plans Examiner (Bldg/Fire) Plan Review
Ms.
Ruiz was extremely helpful and called us back multiple times. She was
open to
all of our ideas and even did a little leg work for us - just
to make sure we are headed
in the right direction. This is the best
response we have ever received - in the State of
Texas. She's the
best.
Ray
Herrera & Eloy Resendez, Sr. Building Inspector, Field
Services
Awesome individuals,
very helpful, displayed outstanding cooperation. They are the
type of
employee that I would hire.
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For
comments or suggestions regarding the Development Services
Newsletter, contact Kathy
Quinones.
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