CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: May 8, 2024
Agenda Date: May 28, 2024
Prepared By: Darla Crowl, (Code Enforcement Coordinator)
Through: Evander Collier, IV, (Police Chief)
Requested Action:
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Approve the current lien for the property located at 1059 Cypress Ln to $2,622.08, as recommended by the Code Enforcement Board. On August 15, 2019 the property owner was found to be in violation of: Weeds, Sec. 6-1003 (d); For the accumulation of tall weeds, grass and/or overgrowth exceeding 12" in height, Protective Treatment, Sec. 6-1003 (d); For the disrepair of protective treatment (paint) to the exterior walls, fascia and exterior surface areas and Storing Outdoors, Sec. 6-900 (b) (11); For accumulation of outdoor storage items such as boxes, tires, gas cans, clothing, etc. The fine period was from September 16, 2019 to April 27, 2023 (4 Yrs.) and the lien ran at $75.00 per day leaving a total fine balance of: $98,840.00.
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BACKGROUND:
CASE # 19-304
In general, Section 6-707 of the City Code provides that the City considers the following factors when reviewing a code lien reduction application:
(1) The gravity of the violation;
(2) The time in which it took the violator to come into compliance;
(3) The accrued amount of the code enforcement fine or lien;
(4) Any previous or subsequent code violations;
(5) Any financial hardship; and
(6) Any other mitigating circumstance which may warrant the reduction or satisfaction of the penalty or fine.
After a recommendation has been rendered by the code enforcement board, the city council may approve, approve with conditions, or deny the application to satisfy or release of lien. If the city council approves the application to satisfy or release the lien and the approval is conditioned upon the violator paying a reduced penalty, fine, or any other condition, the satisfaction or release of lien shall not be prepared or recorded until the condition(s) placed by the council have been satisfied. The v...
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