CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: June 4, 2020
Agenda Date: September 9, 2020
Prepared By: Darla Crowl, (Code Enforcement Coordinator)
Through: Michael Cantaloupe, (Police Chief)
Requested Action:
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Approve the current Code Enforcement Lien for the property located at 1311 Elizabeth Ave., be reduced to $500.00 as recommended by the Code Enforcement Board.
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BACKGROUND:
CASE # 18-644
The Code Enforcement Board held a public hearing on 5/16/18 at which time the Board found the owner, Moomoxe Investiments LLC in violation of the following:
Protective Treatment, Ch 6 Sec. 6-1003 (b)
Roofs & Drainage, Ch 6 Sec. 6-1003 (g)
Accumulation of Trash & Litter, Ch 6 Sec. 6-900 (b) (1) a-d
Boarded Up Windows, Ch 6 Sec. 6-900 (b) (5)
The Code Enforcement Board provided the owner time to correct said violation. Therefore, consistent with the Code Enforcement Board's Order a lien was recorded against the property effective 07/17/2019. The lien ran at $100.00 per day from 7/17/2019 until compliance was achieved on 4/7/2020. The total fine is $26,610.00 Code records show onsite inspections were conducted and contact was made. The current owner Moomoxe Investiments, is requesting that the lien be reduced to $0 to $1000.00, due to obtaining a permit and contractor issues.
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Staff utilized the following factors in making its recommendation to reduce the lien:
* Whether the current owner owned the property at the time the violation(s) occurred; Yes, Moomoxe Investiments
* The number of violations related to the subject liens; Four
* Number of Inspections performed: 11
* The length of time the property was in violation before correction
* Previous Code Violations: Yes, property has been cited 6 times in the past
* Property Taxes: 2019 are due, No outstanding Tax Bills
* Other Liens: Records show no outstanding liens on the property.
No Water Liens
* Property In...
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