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Public Hearing: Consideration of Whether the Structure Located at 1115 Seneca Place (Indian Oaks Addition, Section 2, Block D, Lot 50) Should be Declared a Substandard Structure and Whether the Structure Must Be Secured, Vacated, Repaired, Removed, or Demolished.
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ADMINISTRATIVE COMMENTS:
A significant structural fire occurred at 1115 Seneca Place on April 12, 2023, resulting in substantial damage to the existing single-family dwelling. In accordance with the Local Government Code and per City ordinance, City Council must declare a structure as substandard before staff can begin abatement procedures including procuring necessary repairs or demolition. It is the opinion of the Building Official that the structure is dangerous and constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety, and welfare.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the City Council find that conditions of or defects in the structure at 1115 Seneca Place exist to an extent that the structure is dilapidated, substandard, or unfit for human habitation and constitutes a hazard to the public health, safety and welfare, declare the structure located at 1115 Seneca Place a substandard structure that is in such a condition as to make it immediately dangerous to the health, safety and welfare of the occupants, order that the structure shall remain vacated and that the property owner be ordered to immediately secure the structure from unlawful entry, and order the property owner to demolish said structure within thirty (30) days from the date of this public hearing. If the owner fails to comply with the ordered actions, any mortgagees or lienholders shall be provided an additional thirty (30) days to comply with the order.
AVAILABLE FOR QUESTIONS:
Chris McGinn, Director of Neighborhood & Inspection Services
Jeremy Booker, Building Official