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and is willing to fix the property. At this time there are no leaks in the roof. Mr. Wilson asked how long the property has been vacant. Mr. Thacker said about a year and a half. Johnny Norris asked what Mr. Thacker's time frame in repairs would be and Mr. Thacker asked for 180 days. Mr. Wilson asked what the roof was made of and Mr. Thacker said it was composition. Don Wilson asked when several boards were removed from the structure and Mr. Thacker said about one year ago. Mr. Thacker stopped repairs due to finances. He now would like to live at the property. He stated that they inherited the property and own several more structures in this area. Don Wilson asked what Mr. Thacker considers repairs on this property. Mr. Thacker stated replacing the siding, overlay, water seal, windows, doors, permanent roof, and estimates the cost to be around $12,000. Johnny Norris explained that the Commission can only grant 90 days for repairs. Don Wilson explained that if substantial progress is being made at the end of the 90 days the Commission will work with the property owner. Robert Talley's recommendation: 30 days to demolish if not the City has the right to demolish and apply a $1000 per day civil penalty. Motion was made by Johnny Norris, seconded by Zac Saffle to allow Mr. Thacker 90 days to have the property repaired (repairs included roof, siding, windows, and doors) if not the property will be brought back to the Building and Standard Commission. Motion carried unanimously. 5 -0 Wendell Moore entered the meeting. K. 1605 Van Zandt, Lot 11 & 13, Block 3, Harlan Heights Owner: Michael L. Alexander, 226 6th NE Paris, TX 75460 Present: Michael L. Alexander Robert Talley showed pictures of a hole were the roof connects to the front porch, the porch is fixing to fall off, rotting, unsecure, roof line deterioration, wood removed or falling off at the foundation, the interior is in disarray, daylight is coming through a hole in the roof. Mr. Alexander spoke to the commission and said he had two options, one to tear down the house and the other to repair the house. He thinks the structure can be fixed. He would like the time to look into the both options. He has already talked to several people about repairs and he's getting estimates. He asked for 45 days to make a decision on what direction he should take with this structure. Johnny Norris asked if the inside of the structure was dry. Robert Talley stated that due to the two holes in the roof it has to be wet. Don Wilson asked if there is a way to put this property on hold. Robert Talley explained if they table the property he still has to do all the same paper work to bring the property back to BSC. Robert Talley's recommendation: 30 days to demolish if not the City has the right to demolish and apply a $1000 per day civil penalty. Motion was made by Johnny Norris, seconded by Zac Saffle to table this item and bring it back to the January 2013 meeting. Motion carried unanimously. 6. -0