TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Telly C. Whitfield, Ph.D., 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 26, 2022
RE:
Title
Uninhabitable Structures Demolition Recommendations
5002 Collins Street District 4
3902 Coventry Road District 5
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
4, 5
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 one commercial and two residential buildings determined to be dangerous.
Background:
5002 Collins Street - PIN 0418-59-3856-
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 dangerous structure on March 18, 2022. Exterior steps need repair; Porch framing and flooring needs repair; Porch railings and columns need repair; Walls need repair; Window frames and sashes need repair; Roofing material, flashing and trim/fascia need repair; Roof rafters and sheathing need repair. A hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on May 13, 2022, at which owner did not appear. Notice of the hearing was published in the Fayetteville Observer newspaper May 22, 2022. A second hearing on the condition of the structure was conducted on June 3, 2022, at which owner did not appear. A subsequent Hearing Order to repair or demolish the structure within 60 days was issued and mailed to the owner on June 6, 2022. To date, there has been no inspected and approved repairs to the structure and the structure has not been demolished. In the past 24 months, there has been 4 calls for 911 service to the property. There has been 8 ...
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