Loading...
05-B Bldg & Standards Min 7-17-06 MINUTES OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BUILDING AND STANDARDS COMMISSION MONDAY, JULY 17,2006 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 Brad Archer Ryan Lassiter (arrived at 4:02 p.m.) Chris Brown, Alternate Stephen Brown, Alternate B. The following members were absent: Harrell Tippitt Lucius Joe, Jr. Mary Crumpler Zach Saffle, Alternate The alternates were seated as voting members since there were not enough regular members to make a quorum. 2. Approval of Minutes of previous meeting: A motion was made by Stephen Brown to approve the meeting minutes, and Chris Brown seconded the motion. The motion carried 5-0. 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 ofthe Code of Ordinances of the City of Paris, Paris, Texas, entitled "Substandard and Dangerous Buildings and Structures": A. 1015 W. Garrett Street; Lot 4, City Block 101 Motion was made by Stephen Brown, seconded by Chris Brown 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. 945 W. Garrett Street; Lot 3, City Block 101 Ruben Gray now owns this house. Mr. Gray just got possession of the structure. He has been trying for 3 years to get it down but has been sick. He will demolish the structure and salvage the lumber. Motion was made by Chris Brown, seconded by Ryan Lassiter 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. 935 W. Garrett Street; Lot 2, City Block 101 Mr. Gray said that the front is sound but the doors have been kicked in and the windows are broken out. The wiring has been stripped. Mr. Gray has repeatedly secured the house. Mr. Gray would like to take the back part off and eventually expand the house. Motion was made by Stephen Brown, seconded by Chris Brown to accept Robert Talley's recommendation that 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. D. 519 5th Street NW; Lot 5, City Block 82 Motion was made by Chris Brown, seconded by Ryan Lassiter for the property to be demolished within 30 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty, and ifthe property is not demolished within the 30 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. E. 951 7th Street NE; Lot 8, City Block 72-C The back of this house is worse than the front. The house is abandoned and the door is open. Motion was made by Ryan Lassiter, seconded by Chris Brown 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. F. 944 7th Street NE; Lot 1-B, Block 4, Pickard Addition Motion was made by Stephen Brown, seconded by Chad Brown 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. G. 1133 16th Street SE; Lot Pt. 10, Block 13, Gibbons-Braden Addition Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Chris Brown 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. H. 1139 16th Street SE, Lots lOA & 11, Block 13, Gibbons-Braden Addition The owner told Todd Varner that he would not do anything with the property. Motion was made by Ryan Lassiter, seconded by Stephen Brown 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. I. 1055 22nd Street NE; Lot 15, Block 7, Hillcrest Addition The lienholder has made an insurance claim and they plan to repair the house. Robert Hart, 603 N. Main, stated that he has a proposal from contractor Stephen Carter. The contractor gave no time frame for the repair. Motion was made by Ryan Lassiter, seconded by Stephen Brown to allow 120 days for repair or demolish the property within 120 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty. If the property is not demolished within the 120 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously J. 923 Graham Street; Lot 6, City Block 46 This is a burned out structure that used to be a church. The owner wants to save what he can and turn it into a storage building. Bobby Stillwell, 647 S.W. 1st, stated that he has already started work on the project. He wants to build a new house to the east of the property. He will secure the doors. Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Ryan Lassiter to allow 60 days for repair or the property is to be demolished within 60 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty, and ifthe property is not demolished within the 60 day time period, the City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. K. 971 & 973 W. Kaufman; Lot 1, City Block 129-A Motion was made by Stephen Brown, seconded by Chad Brown 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. L. 1317 Bonham; Lot 1, City Block 128 The owner of the property moved off. The roof is gone from the structure. The owners said that they want to repair the structure but there has been no word from them. Motion was made by Chris Brown, seconded by Stephen Brown 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. M. 753 E. Polk; Lot E-27 - 23 All 24, Block 2, Gibbons Park The owner wants to repair. Don Gore was present on behalf of the owner. The tenant is doing repairs now. Mr. Gore wants to repair with fiberglass and the roof will be a tin roof. Don Gore, 840 Hearon, has been working the last couple of days on the property. He will be putting on tin roofing that will not be available until 30 days. He can start on the support work and should be able to finish within 60 - 90 days. Motion was made by Chad Brown, seconded by Chris Brown to allow 60 days for repair or the property is to be demolished within 60 days with a $1,000 per day civil penalty, and if the property is not demolished within the 60 day time period, the r'o City will demolish. Motion carried unanimously. Lisa Wright advised Mr. Gore that he must contact the Building Division to get a roofing permit, and the materials used must comply with Code. She further advised that the entire house must pass Code or any work done will not qualify the house to be spared from demolition. 4. Status report related to properties on which the Commission has previously issued orders. Lisa Wright advised the Commission that, with a combination of voluntary demolitions and demolitions done by the City, approximately 100 houses had been tom down over the past several months. She also advised the Commission that she and Todd Varner had recently inspected the interior of the Faber house on 31 st S.E. under an administrative search warrant. She stated that the house was in very poor condition and may not be salvageable. She advised the Commission that this house, although unique and potentially historic, may be brought before the Commission at some point in the future. 5. Meeting adjourned at 4:50 P.M. APPROVED THIS 18TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2006. Chad Brown, Chairman r"