TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Michael Gibson, Interim Assistant City Manager
Dr. Gerald Newton, AICP, Development Services Director
David Steinmetz, Development Services Assistant Director
FROM: Dereke D. Planter Jr., Code Enforcement Supervisor
DATE: October 24, 2022
RE:
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Uninhabitable Structures Demolition Recommendations
547 Orange Street District 2
1416 Coley Drive District 2
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)|109|
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe & Secure Community; Goal 4: Desirable Place To Live, Work & Recreate
Executive Summary:
Staff request for demolition ordinance approval on two residential buildings determined to be blight.
Background:
547 Orange Street - PIN 0437-57-3964-
The City Inspector is required to correct conditions that are found to be in violation of the Dwellings and Buildings Minimum Standards. The structure is a vacant residential building that was inspected and condemned as a blight structure on June 13, 2022. Exterior steps need repair; Porch framing and flooring need repair; Porch railings and columns need repair; Doors and door frames need repair; Window panes need repair; Window frames and sashes need repair. Notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper July 17, 2022. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on July 29, 2022 at which the owner did not appear. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 60 days was issued and mailed to the owner on August 1, 2022. To date, there has been no repairs to the structure and the structure has not been demolished. In the past 24 months, there has been 6 calls for 911 service to the property. There have been 7 code violation case with no City assessments and $899.67 in outstanding taxes.
1416 Coley Drive - PIN 0438-02-4404-
The City Inspector is required to correct conditions that are found to be in violation of the Dwellings...
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