The San Antonio Building Standards Board voted unanimously Thursday to order demolition and clearance within 30 days of the accessory structure at 2310 Hicks Avenue after staff described widespread wood rot, a sagging roof and walls sitting on grade.

Alyssa Valdez, code enforcement supervisor with the City of San Antonio Development Services Department, presented photographs taken in January 2025 showing rotted exterior wood members, a sagging gable roof with holes at the rear of the structure, and light visible through exterior walls. Valdez told the board the floor and foundation could not be fully inspected because of the large amount of discarded items inside; by visual observation, lower plates and exterior walls appear to be rotted and sitting on grade. "Staff recommends demolition," she said.

Valdez told the board the accessory structure had first been inspected in July 2024, notices had been mailed and posted, and no scope of work, financial proof or engineer's report had been submitted on the case. In response to a board question about the main house on the parcel, Valdez said the main structure has been vacant for some time and "recently suffered major fire damage. We are currently, on a separate case, ... processing that main structure for an emergency demolition."

A motion to declare the accessory building a public nuisance under city code and to order demolition within 30 days was moved and seconded and carried by unanimous voice vote. Anne Weiner seconded the motion, which the board approved without further discussion.

Members of the board asked follow‑up questions about foundation inspection and the condition of the main house; Valdez said visible signs indicate the accessory structure's foundation is significantly compromised and that the city has opened a separate emergency demolition process for the main house. The board recorded the order and set a 30‑day compliance timeframe.