Board of Ordinance Appeals II

CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Ordinance Board of Appeals II held a public hearing at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday February 11, 2015 at the Sterling Heights Municipal Center, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI in the Council Chambers, 586-446- 2360. At this meeting the Board (1) considered variance requests of petitioners and (2) conducted hearings on abatement of nuisances relating to the property and property owners itemized on the following agenda. AGENDA 1. Chairman Kremhelmer called the meeting to order at 3:02 pm 2. Roll Call: Bruce Kremhelmer – Chairman (excused), Derek B. D’Angelo – Vice- Chairman, Michael Sauger – Secretary, Al L. Kollmorgen, Paul Palmeri, Denice Gerstenberg – City Development Director, Paul Geiger - Code Enforcement Officer, Valerie England - Recording Secretary 3. Report from City Liaison – Denice Gerstenberg a. All petitioners were notified by first class mail about today’s meeting. Remove the following items from the consent agenda and new business as they have been cleaned up prior to the meeting – G15- 0008, G15-0013, G15-0014 & G15-0015. 4. Removal of Consent Items to New Business- a. Moved item 6 to New Business 9a. G15-0006 Terris, Robert – 12754 Denoter Drive b. Moved item 7 to New Business 9b. G15-0009 Reynolds, Kevin & Young, Fred – 2316 Purcell Drive 5. Approval of Agenda Motion by Kollmorgen, supported by Sauger to approve agenda. Yes: All. Motion carried. 6. Consent Agenda Moved by Sauger, supported by Kollmorgen, RESOLVED, to approve the Consent Agenda as amended: Yes: All. Motion carried. 1. To approve the minutes of the regular meeting of January 14, 2015, as presented. 1. G15-0007 K. Janevsky Company – 4160 Fifteen Mile Road RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 4160 Fifteen Mile Road and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 2. G15-0010 Parrish, Paul & Tina & The Huntington National Bank – 2570 Maplecrest Road RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 2570 Maplecrest Road and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 3. G15-0011 The Bank of New York Mellon – 2610 Seventeen Mile Road RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 2610 Seventeen Mile Road and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 4. G15-0012 Wilson, Alaina – 33140 Mc Coy Drive RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 33140 Mc Coy Drive to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. 7. Public Hearings 8. Old Business Ordinance Board of Appeals II February 11, 2015 Regular Meeting Page 2 9. New Business a. G15-0006 Terris, Robert – 12754 Denoter Drive Code Enforcement Officer, Paul Geiger, stated as of today there have been no changes. There is still debris in yard, outdoor storage, and an illegal garage addition. Also, there is a boat sitting on the ground too. Pictures were shown at this time. Moved by Sauger, supported by Kollmorgen, RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 12754 Denoter Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports, which give rise to this finding immediately. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. Yes: D’Angelo, Kollmorgen, Palmeri, Sauger No: None. Absent: Kremhelmer. Motion carried. b. G15-0009 Reynolds, Kevin & Young, Fred – 2316 Purcell Drive Code Enforcement Officer, Paul Geiger, stated as of today there have been some changes. A lot of the debris and leaves have been cleared from the yard and the broken gates and open shed are still there. The three gates were taken off and are leaning against the fence. Pictures were shown at this time. Kevin Reynolds, owner, was present. He stated that the minute he was notified on December 16, 2014 he called and gave his name and number and said he would get on this right away. Mr. Reynolds explained that when the code enforcement officer came out this morning there were two people working on the removal of the debris and gates that were leaning against the fence. He stated that the previous people propped the gate up to keep it from swinging open because the latch was broke. He explained he did not take care of the gates right away due to the weather and that his intensions were to have the gates fixed and reattached, but since this all came about they have been removed all together. Mr. Reynolds explained that the last thing to be taken care of was what Mr. Geiger was referring to as a shed. He stated it is not a shed it is a play structure that the previous people had built for their kids. He thought the weather, as well as other issues going on with the home took precidents over removing the structure at this time. Ms. Gerstenberg asked Mr. Reynolds how long he needed to have the structure removed and Mr. Reynolds said it is dismantled now. Ms. Gerstenberg asked again how long Mr. Reynolds needed to remove the structure, and also, asked if a week was enough time and Mr. Reynolds responded he could have it all removed in a week. Moved by Sauger, supported by Kollmorgen, RESOLVED, to declare that a public nuisance exists on the property commonly known as 2316 Purcell Drive and to direct the Code Official to abate the violations identified in the attached staff reports, which give rise to this finding after February 18, 2015. The Board also authorizes and approves the imposition of a lien against the property, in the amount of the cost of abatement incurred by the City, as permitted by the applicable city ordinance. Yes: D’Angelo, Kollmorgen, Palmeri, Sauger No: None. Absent: Kremhelmer. Motion carried. 10. Public Participation 11. Adjournment Motion by Kollmorgen, supported by Sauger to adjourn the meeting. Yes: All. Motion carried. The meeting was adjourned at 3:20 pm Respectfully submitted. Derek D’Angelo Michael Sauger Acting Chairman Michael Sauger, Secretary Ordinance Board of Appeals II Ordinance Board of Appeals II