CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
Memo Date: September 21, 2020
Agenda Date: September 23, 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 3649 Crossbow Dr., be reduced to $500.00 as recommended by the Code Enforcement Board. End
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BACKGROUND:
CASE # 17-908
This property has a current short sale in hopes to avoid going into foreclosure. It is in the City's interest to allow the property to be sold in a short sale rather than let the property fall into foreclosure. Having an established owner to provide care and maintenance keeping the property incompliance.
The Code Enforcement Board held a public hearing on 11/15/2018, at which time the Board found the owner, Brunais, Christopher M in violation of the following:
* AAP. A, ART. XII, SEC. 3 Minimum standards for the design of off-street parking/driveways
* Permit Required App A Art. XV Sec 2 (a)
The Code Enforcement Board provided the owner sufficient time to correct said violation. Therefore, consistent with the Code Enforcement Board's Order a lien was recorded against the property effective 12/16/2018 The lien ran at $50.00 per day from 1/19/2018 until compliance was achieved on 10/9/2010. Code records show onsite inspections were conducted by Officer Murdick. The current owner, Brunais, Christopher M , is requesting that the lien be reduced to zero.
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
* The number of violations related to the subject lien; Two
* Number of Inspections performed:7
* The length of time the property was in violation: 298 Days
* Previous Code Violations: Yes, on other properties.
* Property Taxes: 2019 Paid
* Other Liens: Records show 1 outstanding liens on the property. For Water
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