HomeMy WebLinkAboutPermit Correspondence 1987-12-23SPRINGFIELE,
CITY OF SPRINGFIELD
Office of Community & Economic Development
December 23, 1987
Planning and Development Department
Li nda Jones Fl anders
2429 }live Street
Bakersfield, CA 93301
Dear Ms. Flanders:
Thank you for your letter of December 7, 1987 stating your concerns
regarding the house located at 449 North 36th Street. l,lhile I know it
sometimes seems that government moves slowly, I can assure you steps are
being taken to resolve the situation.
Upon receipt of your most recent letter, I asked representatives of the
City's Building Division to prepare a report on the status of this
complaint. I will now relay this information on to you.
Representatives of the Building Division learned of the complaints involving
499 N. 36th Street after I referred your first letter to them. The property
ou,ner was contacted and given the choice of either repairing the structure
or demolishing it. The owner initially indicated he would be repairing the
building and submitted a description of the work he intended to do. In the
meantime, the house was boarded up and made inaccessible. The property
owner requested several time extensions to submit additional information and
to secure the required permits. The extensions were granted. The Building
Division rnade every effort to work with the property owner to resolve the
situation. t,{hen it was determined that all reasonable time limits had
expired, the property owner was told to demolish the building or the City
would do the work and charge the costs to the owner.
The property owner has now obtained a demolition permit. He has been
informed that the structure must be removed and inspection approval obtained
by January 15, 1988. You have rU assurances that the Building Division will
be monitoring the owner's progress and, if the deadline for demolition is
not met, the City will take the necessary steps to remove the building.
Thank you again for your concern and patience while City officials have been
attempting to resolve this matter. Please feel free to contact me if you
have further questions or additional concerns.
Si ncerely,
Richard E. Gorman
Mayor
JM:cdcc: Dave Puent, Building 0fficial
Jackie Murdoch, Enforcement Code Officer
225 Fifth Street o Springfield, OR 97477 o 5031726-37 53
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Y.yg. Richard GormanSpringfield City r"if225.North 5th SlreetSpringfield oR 97477
Dear Mayor Gorman:
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chief Dupree contacted me polt, by mail and telephone. Heexplained what steps-werJ u"irrg-[.'rlrr'to resolve the unsafeand unsanitary conditiorr". ttut""*i=I"a "t 449 North 36thi'I3ii;u [: :3;i:3Lil-;;;ffi: ff.d;I3;lr,o,,ti,Il'usua*y whenthe propertv. r ;;"-i";Irmed trrai--trie'ti.I"filiu|rrl". witrrDeparrment ivas wgrklnS 6i-gr" unsightly and hazardorls;iffiH3.li:i conditioi"-tn.t exist6a. -'rh."" included brokenwith d;"; ;.::::,ili: i:"iiii{$:If;":lJ,S"I:jii5'T::i";
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-riop". ty,also stateir tha_t ah;-;;;itr,-ii.pii;*#iT:="l.ll;r"I:Ei*I: Hepertaining to the rodent-popurition-o' trr" property and thefact that the- sewage had ;1i g9;;-prJp".ry sealed, allowins;yl:ffX"rl.lli*l:lgp;ooa acces3 ti u,,Ga,,itaiv..ii
on several occasions during these past 9 months r and otherneighbors have calIed trr"--i"ri"" -oEpirt
"rrt during lateafternoon and evening tr""r" to requlsi issi.stance with viciouspossums that were- coming f.gln tniJ piopertv onto ori-property,causing a safety hazard to the smari-ctirai"r, and domesticpets who live next door. we were tora--tnat the poricewouldntt help us and it was up to us to take care of therodent problem. on one occa"io.r-"-""iirrbor trapped avicious. possum that was chasing orr"--oi'ii., smal1 toddlers.The porice told her she wourd fiave to dispose of the liveanimal herself since it was after hours f6r animal controtofficers. when she asked how she was supposed to do that,they said she would either have to kill the animal by whatever
means she had available or let the animal loose. In order toprotect her smaIl children, this young mother had to drown the
pOSSUm. DO you have any idea the trauma this young woman has
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suffered over this situation?
rn June, r terephoned chief Dupree to inquire if he was awarethat for several weeks a couple with an infant had been livingon the property at 499 N. 36th in a camp trailer withoutproper water or sanitation services. He was not aware of thesituation but herd have the proper officials take ..r. of theproblem. A fey days passed and these people had a fallingout and moved the camp trailer off the property. To ourknowledge, city officiars never made contact wittr these peopleeven though the situation was reported.
informed by Chief Dupree thatCity to condemn the property and30 days to clean the property up
Between March and June, I wassteps were being taken by thethat the owner had been givenor appear in court.
I moved to Bakersfield, California, after my wedding onseptember 21, and the property stilr had noL been cleaned upand no progress was evident. r was fortunate to find a renterfor my house. After living at the residence for onry twomonths, r have just received a notice of intent to vacate frommy renter. Because it is difficult to takeapplicants and the other steps necessary toproperty, I contacted a property managementenlist their assistance. I am informed that
care of screeningrent a piece of
company today toit is nearssible to find 1e who are wilIin to live on North
36 Street es near state at if
L someone th soon c to move cause of the r
ne why sn t some be g ne soproperty owners can
dropping or prevent Iosproperty because otherexisting city ordinance
,p property values from drasticallying the possibility of renting thatproperty owners are allowed to violates? If these conditions continue toexist, more and more property will become and remain vacant,and Springfield will soon become another ghost town.
Again, r am asking your assistance in making sure due processis carried out to bring this property up to a livable lnd safestandard. Please take the time to personally drive by thispiece of property and decide whether you would be willing toraise a family living across the street from it. Springfieldis a struggling cornmunity and these types of poor livingconditions create a lot of your cityrs problem. You willguarantee your town a longer lifespan if you insure that your
government employees donrt drop the ball in cleaning up badliving conditions.
You did not answer my March letter, and I request that after
you have made an investigation into why this poor environmentstill exists 9 months after the complaint was launched,
determine what is being done to change the situation, and have
an accurate estimated date of completion that you communicatethis information to me and others living in the neighborhood.
I discussed the situation again by telephone on Saturday,
December 5, with LaNorna Wagoner (539 N. 36th) and shecontinues to feel that the City isn't interested in the people
who live there because no progress has been made to clean upthe property. Irve struggled hard these past 9 years topersuade my neighbors that if they communicate with the publicofficials, they will be listened to, and proper actions willbe taken to resolve whatever problems the neighborhood isexperiencing. I think we have been very patient and haveplaced faith in your government officials that they would
handle the situation according to established laws. It istime that your officials take proper actions to get thisproperty cleaned up ! Nine months should be a sufficient
amount time to one oyner to cL
zoning .P ase t se people on North 3 thStreet that your as Mayor of Springfield, do care about theirwelfare! I look forward to heari-ng from you soon.
Sincere ]-y,
1,de)W
nda Jones landers
2429 O1ive Street
Bakersfield CA 93301-(8os) 323-s810
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Chief Rob DuPreeU. S. Representative Defazio
LaNora Wagoner, Neighborhood Representatj-ve
SPRINGFIELD
CIry OF SPRINGFIELD
Office of Commu nity & Economic Development
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April L7, Lggl
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Theref ore, permi.ts r9l repai r or demol i ti on must be obtai ned. youwill have until.Muy 14, tbaz to eiirrer apprv for a demorftionpermit or submit pians'to-..pair-ti;-ttirttlre. peimits may beobtained at the ortice of community unJ'Economic oeveropment,Bui I di ng saf et{. oi vi si on, ipri ngrilt o cr tv Ha.r 1 , zz5 }rorth 5thStreet ' spri n?ligr! r ore6on. ] i vou
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COMPLAINT ABOUT 499 N. 36TH STREET
s/22/87
Don Moore and Dave Puent met owner at property to investigate alleged hazardousbuilding. Found several deficiencies (Housing Code) which needed correction,including dry rot deterioration, roofing, plumbing and electrical defects. Theowner was given the option to repair or demolish the structure, but was
encourage9 to demolish. Orvner said that sentimental reasons dictated repair ofthe building. He was told that he must then submit plans to this office for the
intended repairs.
5/28/87
A handwritten notice of deficiencies was delivered to owner at property with adescription of work required.
7 /7 /87
Owner submitted a description of work he intended to do (written descriptiononly). Don told owner that drawings are necessary to issue a permit torrequired reconstruction of the rear portion of the building. He was given aperyit application and told to either prepare the plans or have them pieparedand submit them with the information already provided. He was asked to silOmitit within two weeks.
7 /28/87
Don stopped by property. Building appeared to be secure, but no work had beenstarted. Don tried to contact owner by phone, but no answer. Tried calling
owner again a few days later, but no ansu,er.
Early September
Don visited site -again. Noted a broken window, making building accessibleagain. Tried to call owner on several occasions, but no aniwer.
Late September or Early 0ctober
Don finally contacted owner informing them of the accessib'le condition of theproperty and asked about the status of the plans which were to be submitted forpermits. Owner said that they were considering changing their minds aboutrepairing the building. Don gave them one week to submit plans or be subject to
abatement procedures.
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Two weeks went bY +-
Don discussed the matter with Dave who decided that an abatement letter should
be sent.
November
Abatement letter was started but not completed.
December
Owner was contacted by phone and told to abate the building problems (demolish)
or the City will and charge the costs to the owner.
Owner obtained demolition permit to remove structure.
December 15
0wner given 30 days to remove the structure and obtain inspection approval.
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