Dangerous Buildings

DANGEROUS BUILDINGS HEARING MINUTES March 8, 2017 1:00 P.M. CITY HALL 10 N. DIVISION STREET COMMISSION CHAMBERS 3RD FLOOR – ROOM 301 BATTLE CREEK MI 49014 1. Call to Order: 1:00pm 2. Roll Call: Carman Hamilton 3. Staff Members Present: Jason Francisco, Code Compliance Manager; Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector 4. Additions/Deletions to the Agenda: none 5. Approval of Minutes: Carman Hamilton approved the minutes from the February 8, 2017 meeting. 6. New Business: a. 105 Frisbie (House) Issue#EN17-00188 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and lacks property maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building and granted thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. b. 22 Graves (House) Issue#EN17-00189 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and lacks property maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building and granted thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. Dangerous Buildings Hearing March 8, 2017 Page 2 of 3 c. 18 Hillcrest (House) Issue#EN17-00383 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and lacks property maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building and granted thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. d. 55 Howland (House) Issue#EN17-00007 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, DeWayne Nunnally, present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended affirming the property as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Nunnally stated the house is vacant but he tries to maintain it. Mr. Nunnally stated he had a contractor fix the roof and the house had been broken into a couple of times. Mr. Nunnally stated he uses the house as storage. Mr. Wilkinson noted it cannot be used for storage purposes. Mr. Nunnally has spoken with Matt Flanders from the City of Battle Creek for some assistance with repairs. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building granting sixty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. e. 84 Mosher (House) Issue#EN17-00442 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and lacks property maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building and granted thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. Dangerous Buildings Hearing March 8, 2017 Page 3 of 3 f. 16 Roe (House) Issue#EN17-00443 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. Don Wilkinson, Building Inspector, stated the property has been vacant over 180 days, lacks utilities, and lacks property maintenance. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building and granted thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. g. 165 N Woodlawn (House) Issue#EN08-11197 Building Inspector: Don Wilkinson Property owner, not present. John Kenefick was present to speak in regards to the property but did not have paperwork from the owner to speak on behalf of the owner. Mr. Wilkinson recommended the property be affirmed as a Dangerous Building. Mr. Hamilton affirmed the property as a Dangerous Building granting thirty days to bring it into compliance. Affirmed. 7. Public Comments: none 8. Board and Staff Members Comments: none 9. Adjournment: 1:32pm The City of Battle Creek will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audiotapes of printed materials being considered in the meeting upon reasonable notice to the City of Battle Creek. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the City of Battle Creek by writing or calling the following: Vicki Houser, City Clerk 10 N. Division Street Battle Creek, Michigan 49014 (269) 966-3348/Voice/TDD /lms