SAN ANTONIO -- A homeless shelter that was ordered Tuesday by the city of San Antonio to close its doors apparently hasn't done so yet.

People were seen coming and going at the Living Stones Ministry Shelter Wednesday morning.

However, employees were regulating access to the property through the use of a chain and lock.

The order for closure came from the city attorney's Dangerous Assessment Response Team, or DART, following numerous complaints and an inspections that reportedly revealed a long list of code and safety violations.

"It's being used in a condition in which it poses a severe threat to the life and safety of those residents," said Assistant City Attorney Savita Rai.

According to Rai, the building is supposed to house only a church with a kitchen.

Instead, she said, it houses up to 50 people at a time in facility that has only one shower, two toilets and very little fire safety equipment.

Rai said the dorm area also has a severe bed bug infestation.

After the closure order, DART team members with assistance from three other groups relocated seven of the 17 current residents.

The other 10 people, Rai said, were encouraged not to leave by the shelter owner, Rev. Jim Spicer.

In an earlier report, Spicer said he believes he's being unfairly targeted and may file a lawsuit.

He said he believes the city is looking for a way to direct all of the homeless toward its soon-to-open Haven for Hope.

On Wednesday, though, an employee at the shelter's gate said Spicer had nothing further to say about the issue now but may be ready to make another statement "in a few days."

Both shelter residents and neighbors seem to support Spicer and his efforts to keep the facility open.

"The people there are pretty good people," said Ram Hernandez, who owns a business nearby. "I haven't had any trouble."

The city, though, tells a different story. Raid said police have been called to the shelter 129 times since 2007.

She said if Spicer continues to operate, her office will "follow all legal recourses" to shut down the facility.

To read KSAT 12's initial report on the shelter's closing, click here.