Agenda Date: March 20, 2019
Subject:
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Appeal the November 1, 2018 Notice and Order of Demolition
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Presented By:
Ken Fellman, Special Counsel
APPEAL SUMMARY:
Location: 7874 S. Windermere Cir Littleton CO 80120
Appellant: Dave Lynch, Homeowner; Linda Birch ( POA for owner)
Case Description:
The Appellant is appealing the November 1, 2018 Notice and Order of Demolition issued by code enforcement on a single family residential structure. A copy of the appeal notice is included in your meeting packet.
BACKGROUND:
This single family residential structure was inspected and posted as unfit for habitation and ordered vacated on April 16, 2012 due to unsanitary, filthy, dilapidated and unsafe conditions. The property has remained vacant and in a state of noncompliance since that time. The parties will be presenting evidence regarding the history of code issues pertaining to the property.
The property owner has failed to meet any of the compliance dates of the notices issued since 2012. The notices include three notice and orders of abatement, a notice granting a sixty-day extension, and the November 1, 2018 notice and order of demolition.
The City of Littleton has received complaints of the increasingly dilapidated condition of the residence and exterior property. The residence has been vacant and abandoned more than six years and the dilapidated condition of the property is a public nuisance.
STAFF ANALYSIS:
The Appellant requests that either the November 1, 2018 notice and order of demolition be vacated, or a 90-day stay be granted based on "good faith efforts" listed in the application document.
The basis for the Notice and Order of Demolition issued by the City is:
That the property is in violation of the following code sections of the 2012 International Property Maintenance Code (IPMC):
1) IPMC 304 Exterior Structure- 304.1 General states, the exterior of a structure shall be maintained in good repair, structurally sound and sanita...
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