TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kelly Strickland, 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: September 22, 2025
RE:Title
Approve Ordinances for Uninhabitable Structures: Demolition Recommendations
781 Richardson Avenue District 7
820 Zadock Drive District 8Title
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
7,8
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe & Secure Community; Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work & Recreate
Executive Summary:
Staff requests that the Council approve demolition ordinances for two residential buildings deemed dangerous.
Background:
781 Richardson Avenue - PIN 9487-72-2821
The City Inspector is obligated to address conditions that violate the Dwellings and Buildings Minimum Standards Code of Fayetteville, NC. This vacant residential mobile home was inspected and condemned as dangerous on February 25, 2025 due to neglect. The structure needs significant repairs, steps, porch framing, walls, doors and door frames, windowpanes, window frames and sashes, roofing material, flashing and trim/fascia.
A notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer on May 4, 2025, and the hearing was held on May 19, 2025, with the property owner attending.
Following this hearing, an order was issued on May 20, 2025, directing the owner to either repair or demolish the structure within 90 days. The notice included information about the City's Economic & Community Development Department and available programs to help with repairs and demolition costs.
To date, there has been no enrollment in the Blight Removal Program, and no repairs have been made to the property, which remains in its condemned state. The property has had no emergency calls reported in the past 24 months. The property has accumu...
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