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: June 23, 2025
RE:
Title
Adopt Ordinances for Uninhabitable Structures: Demolition Recommendations
107 Mary Street District 2
2217 Bragg Boulevard District 5
2443 Hope Mills Road District 5
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
2,5
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 one commercial and two residential buildings deemed dangerous.
Background:
107 Mary Street - PIN 0438-60-4097
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 dangerous on July 19, 2024 due to fire. The structure needs significant repairs, porch framing and flooring, porch railings and columns, ceiling and ceiling joists, walls, doors and frames, electrical wiring, fixtures and devices, window panes, frames and sashes, roofing material, flashing, trim and fascia, roof rafters and sheathing.
A notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer on March 9, 2025, and the hearing was held on March 13, 2025, with the property owner failing to attend.
A subsequent hearing was held on March 20, 2025, and again, the owner did not attend. Following this hearing, an order was issued on March 21, 2025, directing the owner to either repair or demolish the structure within 60 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 enrol...
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