Title
Conduct a Public Hearing to Consider/Discuss/Act on the Option to Restore the Structure located at 708 Finch Avenue
Summary
COUNCIL GOAL: Operational Excellence
(2.2: Continuously provide a high level of customer service to our citizens)
MEETING DATE: Nov 10, 2025
DEPARTMENT: Code Services
CONTACT: Phillip Hubbard, Director of Code Services
Chris Smith, Code Compliance Manager
RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL ACTION: None
ITEM SUMMARY:
• Staff is recommending the issuance of a Final Order from the Building Standards Commission (BSC) on the property located at 708 Finch Drive. The property is currently occupied and has numerous violations of the Internation Property Maintenance Code.
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
• The property is occupied and has been without water or electricity for since January 2012.
• The property has multiple code violations which include a severely damaged roof with a large hole allowing water to penetrate the interior, a lack of egress/ingress and unsanitary conditions on the interior.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY: N/A
BOARD OR COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION:
• Staff recommends the BSC order the following:
• The property is a nuisance, substandard, and unsafe.
• The property owner shall abate the interior violations by removing trash and debris from the interior structure within 30 days after the date of the order.
• If the property remains a nuisance, substandard, and unsafe for more than 30 days after the date of the Commission’s Order, the City shall be authorized immediately and is ordered to abate violations at the property by removing the trash and debris from the interior of the structure, and recouping the cost incurred by the City by filing a lien against the Property.