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 28, 2022
RE:
Title
Uninhabitable Structures Demolition Recommendations
6335 Applecross Ave. District 7
6545 Raeford Rd. District 7
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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 mixed use buildings determined to be dangerous.
Background:
6335 Applecross Avenue- PIN 0406-19-0390-
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 mixed use building that was inspected and condemned as a dangerous structure on March 8, 2021. The structure was deemed unsafe for interior firefighting operations. Exterior walls have excessive holes, cracks and rotted boards. Floors broken, overloaded, decayed and excessively sagging, beams. Exterior wall finish not weather tight with excessive holes and cracks. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on March 24, 2021, at which owners did not appear. Notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper March 14, 2021. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 60 days was issued and mailed to the owner on March 25, 2021. Per legal guidance a following hearing was conducted on February 9, 2022, at which Attorney Thomas Neville and Mr. Elliot responded to the hearing notices and the hearing was conducted. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 90 days was issued and mailed to the owner on February 10, 2022. To date, there have been no re...
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