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: November 25, 2024
RE:
Title
Uninhabitable Structures: Demolition Recommendations
215 S. King Street District 2
1210 Durden Lane District 4
850 Rembrandt Drive District 7
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2,4,7
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 1: Safe & Secure Community; Goal 4: Desirable Place to Live, Work & Recreate
Executive Summary:
Staff requests that Council approve demolition ordinances for three residential buildings that has been determined to be dangerous.
Background:
215 S. King Street- PIN 0447-01-7210
The City Inspector is obligated to address conditions that violate the Dwellings and Buildings Minimum Standards Code of Fayetteville, NC. This vacant residential property was inspected and condemned as a dangerous structure on March 28, 2023. The building is in severe disrepair and requires extensive structural repairs, including but not limited to Exterior steps, Porch framing and flooring, porch railings and columns, Floor framing and flooring, Ceiling and ceiling joists, Walls, Doors and door frames, Windowpanes, frames and sashes, Roofing material, trim and fascia, Roof rafters and sheathing, Foundation wall and piers.
The first hearing regarding the property's condition was held on November 7, 2023, with the property owner failing to attend. A notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer on November 12, 2023. A subsequent hearing was held on November 27, 2023, and again, the owner did not attend. Following this hearing, an order was issued on December 28, 2023, directing the owner to either repair or demolish the structure within 60 days. The notice provided contact information for the City of Fayetteville Econ...
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