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Public Hearing - RE: Commissioner Shehan - Building & Development Services - COD-H-25-03-11-00458 - To Adopt an Ordinance Authorizing the Housing Inspector to Abate All Public Nuisances and Vacate and Demolish Dwelling and All Structures Located at 3014 Birchfield Ln., Gastonia, (Parcel ID 309450) as Unfit for Human Habitation Pursuant to 4-137 of the Gaston County Code of Ordinances
1. Receive Citizen Comment
2. Close Public Hearing
3. Accept Motion
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STAFF CONTACT
Jamie Kanburoglu - Director of Planning and Zoning - 704-862-5510
BUDGET IMPACT
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Taxes for the subject property have not been paid since 2016. In the past two years, code enforcement has processed six code cases and spent over $3,000.00 to clean up the property. The County’s Police Department and code enforcement departments have made numerous site visits to follow up on complaints received about the site. Any fees incurred to abate the property and demolish the structures on site will be paid using already budgeted funds for code enforcement abatement. The total cost to abate will then be added as a lien to the property to be collected by the tax department.
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BACKGROUND
The County’s Minimum Housing Code, Section 4-137, enacted pursuant to Section 160D-1203, allows the Board of Commissioners to order the housing inspector to proceed with steps to secure sites that have been found to be unfit for human habitation.
POLICY IMPACT
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ATTACHMENTS
- Ordinance
- Staff Report
- Cost Estimate
- Notice of Violation
- Inspection of Report with Photos
- Outstanding Taxes
- Findings of Fact & Order
- Service Calls from GCPD
- Presentation Slides