TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Kristoff Bauer, Deputy City Manager, ICMA-CM
FROM: Bart Swanson, Housing and Code Enforcement Division Manager
DATE: May 28, 2019
RE:
Title
Uninhabitable Structures Demolition Recommendations
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
6493 Pleasant Street District 7
4925 Schmidt Street District 4
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Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Goal 2: More attractive City - Clean and Beautiful; Goal 3: Growing City, Livable Neighborhoods - A Great Place To Live
Executive Summary:
Staff request for demolition ordinance approval on two residential buildings determined to be blight.
Background:
6493 Pleasant Street- 0407-03-5949-
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 building that was inspected and condemned as a blighted structure on January 25, 2019. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on February 14, 2019, at which the owner failed to attend. Notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 60 days was issued and mailed to the owner on February 15, 2019. To date, there have been no repairs to the structure and the structure has not been demolished. In the past 24 months, there have been 2 calls for 911 service to the property. There have been 5 code violation cases with $866.26 in City assessments and $1,063.17 in outstanding taxes.
4925 Schmidt Street- 0418-28-7418-
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 building that was inspected and condemned as a blighted structure on July 16, 2018. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on August 2, 2018, at which the owner did not ...
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