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2005MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Monday, June 20, 2005 4:00 P.M. 1. Chad Brown called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Chad Brown Greg Wilson Harrell Tippitt Brad Archer Ryan Lassiter Pike Burkhart B. The following members were absent: Mary Crumpler Lucius Joe, Jr. Ward Hall 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting: A motion was made by Pike Burkhart to approve the meeting minutes from April 18, 2005, and Harrell Tippitt seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 3. Public hearing to consider presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and /or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled A Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures: A. 1120 and 1046 4" Street N.W., Part of Lot 1, City Block 97 Chad Brown made a motion to bring this item to the table. Pike Burkhart seconded the motion. Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 06 -20 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes.doc Page 1 of 3 B. 549 Pine Bluff, Lot 6, City Block 62 There were no comments from the audience concerning this property. Greg Wilson made a motion that the property be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the property is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Harrell Tippitt seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. C. 1102 5 ' Street N.E., Lot 3, City Block 93 -A Mr. Foster Stone addressed the Commission concerning this property. Mr. Stone stated that he is in the process of remodeling the building and requested 60 days to complete his renovations. Greg Wilson made a motion that the building be repaired within 60 days and that the building is reviewed for compliance by the Commission after the 60 day time period. Pike Burkhart seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. D. 1734 W. Campbell, Lot 2, Block 6, Maxey Addition There were no comments from the audience concerning this property. Pike Burkhart made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Harrell Tippitt seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. E. 1500 W. Campbell, All of Lot 4 and the East 50' of Lot 3, Block 4, Maxey Addition There were no comments from the audience concerning this property. Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Greg Wilson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. F. 720 W. Henderson, Lot 7, Block 1, Jones Addition Oscar Johnson addressed the Commission concerning this property. Mr. Johnson requested 90 days to demolish the structure. Pike Burkhart made a motion that the building be demolished within 90 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 90 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Harrell Tippitt seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 06 -20 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes.doc Page 2 of 3 G. 1223 W. Kaufman, Lot 3, Block 1, Walker's 1St Addition There were no comments from the audience concerning this property. Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. H. 750 7te Street N.W., Lot 4, City Block 88 There were no comments from the audience concerning this property. Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Greg Wilson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 9. Status report related to the properties on which the Commission has previously issued orders. Lisa Wright presented the memo to the Commission. 10. Adjournment. AaU� Brad Archer, Recording Secretary 06 -20 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes.doc Page 3 of 3 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Monday, September 19, 2005 4:00 P.M. 1. Chad Brown called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 4:00 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Chad Brown Lucius Joe, Jr. Harrell Tippitt Brad Archer Ryan Lassiter Mary Crumpler Greg Wilson Steve Brown B. The following members were absent: Pike Burkhart 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting: A motion was made by Greg Wilson to approve the meeting minutes, and Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 3. Public hearing to consider presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and /or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled A Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures: A. 1629 Pine Bluff Street, Lot 10, City Block 70 -B Tri -State has started the demolition of this structure. Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Greg Wilson seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. B. 139016th Street NE, Lot 15, Block 2, Lane Place Addition Chad Brown made a motion that the property be cleanup up within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the property is not cleaned up within the 30 day time period, the City will clean up the property. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 09 -19 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes Page 1 of 3 C. 168112 th Street NE, Lot 4, Block F, East Park Addition Mary Crumpler made a motion that the building be repaired within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. D. 14206 th Street NE, Lot 1, Block 1 -A, Williams Addition Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Mary Crumpler seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. E. 805, 807, 815, 818 5th Street NE, Lots 6 & 6A, Block 75 -A Harrell Tippitt made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Brad Archer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. F. 319 W. Neagle, Lot 5, Block B, Subdivision of Block 170 -B Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 90 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 90 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. G. 328 W. Neagle, Lot 4, Block A, Subdivision of Block 170 -B Ryan Lasssiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Mary Crumpler seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. H. 3394 1h Street SW, Lot 26, City Block 118 Mr. McCollough spoke on behalf of the property. There is some question concerning the ownership of the property. The City Attorney's office will assist Code Enforcement in sorting out this issue. Greg Wilson made a motion to table this issue for 30 days. Brad Archer seconded the motion. 09 -19 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes Page 2 of 3 I. 3377 th street SW, Lot 5, City Block 119 -B Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. J. 10927 th Street NW, Lot 29, Block 8, Sperry's 1St Addition Mr. & Mrs. Welch spoke on behalf of the property. Pending litigation exists concerning the property and the Owners have received instructions from the attorneys involved to leave the building. The City Attorney's office will issue a letter to the attorneys and try to assist the Owner to approval to demolish the building. Mr. & Mrs. Welch have offered complete cooperation with the Code Enforcement Department and wish to demolish the building. Greg Wilson made a motion to table this issue. Chad Brown seconded the motion K. 7871St Street NW, Lot 10 and 11, City Block 79 Mary Crumpler made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Lucius Joe, Jr. seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 4. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Commission regarding structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures." And found to be buildings or structures that can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris. A. 1467 Graham Street 5. Status report related to the properties on which the Commission has previously issued orders. Lisa Wright presented the memo to the Commission. 6. Adjournment. Brad Archer, Recording Secretary 09 -19 -05 Building Standards Meeting Minutes Page 3 of 3 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Monday, October 17, 2005 4:00 P.M. 1. Chad Brown called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 4:10 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Chad Brown Brad Archer Ryan Lassiter Steve Brown, Alternate B. The following members were absent: Pike Burkhart,Alternate Lucius Joe, Jr. Harrell Tippitt Mary Crumpler Greg Wilson Zach Saffle, Alternate 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting: A motion was made by Brad Archer to approve the meeting minutes, and Steve Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 3. Public hearing to consider presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and /or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled A Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures: A. 863 17'h Street SE, Lot 10, Block B, Crockett Place Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. B. 2136 W. Kaufman Street, Lot 9, City Block 204 Mr. Porter was present to speak on behalf of the property. He requested 90 days to demolish the structure. Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the property be demolished within 90 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the property is not demolished within the 90 day time period, the City will demolish the Page 1 of 2 property. Chad Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. C. 45 27`h Street NE, Lot 7, City Block 204 Mr. David Norwood was present to speak on behalf of the property. He requested 90 days to demolish the structure. Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 90 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 90 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Brad Archer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. D. 1320 W. Kaufman Street, Lot 13, City Block 128 Chad Brown made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Ryan Lassiter seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. E. 1340 Cedar, Lot 6 & 7' of 7, Block 6, Gibbons - Braden Addition Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Steve Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. F. 610 W. Austin, Lot 9, City Block 119 -A Ryan Lassiter made a motion that the building be demolished within 30 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Brad Archer seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Status report related to the properties on which the Commission has previously issued orders. Lisa Wright presented the memo to the Commission. 8. Adjournment. i C� Brad Archer, Recording Secretary Page 2 of 2 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION Monday, December 19, 2005 4:00 P.M. 1. Chad Brown called the Building and Standards Commission Meeting to order at 4:10 P.M. Roll was called. A. The following members were present: Pike Burkhart, Alternate Chris Brown, Alternate Chad Brown Stephen Brown, Alternate Harrell Tippitt Mary Crumpler B. The following members were absent: Brad Archer Ryan Lassiter Zach Saffle, Alternate Greg Wilson Lucius Joe, Jr. 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting: A motion was made by Stephen Brown to approve the meeting minutes, and Pike Burkhart seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 3. Public hearing to consider the presentations by City of Paris Code Inspectors and owner(s) and /or lien holder(s) of the below properties who have been given notice of a violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled A Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures: A. 1030 Park Street, Lots 7, 8, and 9, Block 5, Smith's 1st Addition Motion was made by Mary Crumpler, seconded by Harrell Tippitt for the property to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the property is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. B. 1025 Park Street, Part of Lot 11 and Lot 12, Block 9, Smith's 1st Addition The door to the structure is open, there are broken windows, interior is not in good condition, and the roof is deteriorating. Motion was made by Pike Burkhart, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the property to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the property is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. C. 1231 15th Street N.W., Lot 14, City Block 233 Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Pike Burkhart for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 daytime period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. D. 1020 28th Street N.W., Lot 2, Block 5, Cedar Hill Addition Emma McAfee thinks that she owns this property also. She was expected to attend the meeting but was not present. Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Stephen Brown for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. E. 1010 28th Street N.W., Lots 1 and 32, Block 5, Cedar Hill Addition Motion was made by Harrell Tippitt, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. F. 2885 Colvin Street, Lot 11, Block 1, Cedar Hill Addition Motion was made by Mary Crumpler, seconded by Chad Brown for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. G. 2875 Colvin Street, Lot 12, Block 1, Cedar Hill Addition Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. H. 2265 W. Campbell Street, Lot 1, City Block 237 -A Motion was made by Pike Burkhart, seconded by Harrell Tippitt for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. I. 1029 4th Street N.E., Lot 7, Block 1, Washington Heights Addition Motion was made by Stephen Brown, seconded by Harrell Tippitt for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. J. 910 3rd Street N.E., Lot 1, City Block 74 -C This building is an old church with fire damage. There was no contact from the Church. Motion was made by Pike Burkhart, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. K. 766 3rd Street N.E., Lot 6, City Block 75 Billy Brown stated that they are having trouble finding someone to demolish the building and would like an extension of 90 days to give them time to find someone. His sister is wanting to rebuild on the same property. Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Chris Brown that the building be secured within 21 days and then demolished within 60 days with a $1000 per day civil penalty and, if the building is not demolished within the 60 day time period, the City will demolish the building. Motion carried unanimously. L. 425 2nd Street N.E., Lot 15, City Block 76 Motion was made by Mary Crumpler, seconded by Harrell Tippitt for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried 5 -0 (Stephen Brown left the meeting momentarily). M. 403 1st Street N.E., Lot 13, City Block 77 There is a nursery school behind this house that has been broken into. Motion was made by Pike Burkhart, seconded by Chris Brown for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000_ per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried 6- 0 (Stephen Brown returned to the meeting). N. 333 1st Street N.E., Lot 4, City Block 57 Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Stephen Brown for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. O. 990 W. Henderson Street, Lot 7, City Block 100 -C The owner will try to demolish the building. Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. P. 1019 3rd Street S.E., Lot 44, City Block 160 Motion was made by Mary Crumpler, seconded by Stephen Brown for the building to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. Q. 301 E. Jackson Street, Lot 31, City Block 160 Mr. Gray stated that he does not own the house but he would like to have the property. Whenever he gets permission from his brothers and sisters, he will tear the house down. Motion was made by Chris Brown, seconded by Mary Crumpler for the house to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 3 0 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. R. 655 Graham Street, Lot 3, City Block 44 Mr. Talley advised that ownership of the property is not clear because LCAD records list several owners. He stated that afire occurred about 5 -6 months ago with 60 -70% destruction to the buildings, but there was no fire damage to the north end of the building. Mary Crumpler stated that the structure is a hazard to kids, and Robert Talley stated that the buildings are close to a school bus stop. Lisa Wright advised the Commission that she was aware of a sales contract on the property and that she provided a courtesy notice of the meeting to the realtor, so she was surprised no one was present. She recommended to the Commission that they order securing of the structure since the cost of demolition would be very high; this way the City could at least make sure the property was somewhat safe until funds were available for demolition in the event the City had to tear it down. Motion was made by Mary Crumpler, seconded by Harrell Tippitt for the structure to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty, and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, that the City will demolish; also the property must secured within 14 days, and if the property is not secured, then the City will secure. Motion carried unanimously. Pike Burkhart would like for the City to look into civil action —the committee agreed with this suggestion. Pike Burkhart thinks that the City should move as quickly as possible to determine what legal action can be taken. S. 339 4th Street S.W., Lot 26, City Block 118 Robert Talley advised the Commission that they had previously heard from Jacob McCullough who stated that he does not own this property. The City has determined that he does; however, Mr. McCullough received the letter but did not respond. Motion was made for the house to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty and if the building is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. 4. Receipt of report from the Historic Preservation Commission regarding structures considered by code inspectors to be in violation of Article III of Chapter 7 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures," and found to be buildings or structures that can be rehabilitated and designated on the National Register of Historic Places, as a recorded Texas Historic Landmark, or as historic property as designated by the City Council of the City of Paris. Lisa Wright presented the memo to the Commission. 5. Status report related to the properties on which the Commission has previously issued orders. Lisa Wright presented the memo to the Commission. 6. Meeting adjourned at 5:00. APPROVED THIS 20TH DAY OF FEBRU�#Y, 2006. r ad Brown, Chairman