San Antonio’s historic City Hall building renovations are nearing the homestretch, but not without delays– The city will soon create a task force to review and update two city codes related to recycling yards.
San Antonio’s Planning and Community Development Committee approved the creation of a team to recommend changes to Chapter 11 Fire Prevention and Chapter 16 Licenses and Business Regulations. This comes after months of widespread community concern over the safety of Used Automotive Recycling Parts Recyclers and Metal Recycling Entities in the city of San Antonio.
Per a presentation shown during the Planning and Community Development Committee meeting on Thursday, the task force will focus on the following areas when reviewing those two city codes:Identifying a threshold for triggering heavier enforcement mechanisms until violations and citations are resolved The city said the ad hoc committee will consist of community members, industry experts, neighborhood associations and city staff.
The task force will likely be prepared and created in July of this year, with meetings through January 2025. The city said the committee will be expected to provide its recommendations to the Planning and Community Development Committee in February 2025.Avery Everett