TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Olivera, 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: May 22, 2023
RE:
Title
Uninhabitable Structure Demolition Recommendation
416 Alfalfa Street District 2
887 Winslow Street District 2
111 Jasper Street District 4
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2,4
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 building determined to be dangerous and one to be blight.
Background:
416 Alfalfa Street - PIN 0447-04-9375-
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 home that was inspected and condemned as a dangerous structure on November 4, 2022. Exterior steps need repair, Porch framing and flooring, Porch railings and columns need repair, Walls, Doors and door frames need repair, Window panes, frames and sashes need repair, roofing material, trim and fascia need repair, Roof rafters and sheathing need repair. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on January 9, 2023, at which owners did not appear. Notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper December 25, 2022. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 60 days was issued and mailed to the owner on January 10, 2022 which also provided City of Fayetteville Economic & Community Developments contact information for programs that may be able to assist with repairs and/or demolition expenses. To date, there has been no confirmation of enrollment in the Blight Removal Program, no repairs to the structure and the st...
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