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e e CIlY OF LA PORTE INTER-OFFICE MEMORANDUM MARCH 18, 1992 FROM: Charles Harrington, Director of Planning /1 a://;j;:t ,/ TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council SUBJECT: Dangerous Buildings Due to the numerous individuals appearing at the March 9th, Public Hearing and requesting to demolish their own structures, staff has become concerned about the demolition procedure. In the past, problems have arisen when individuals were granted a period of time in which to demolish their structures and for one reason or another, the demolition was not completed. It delayed the City in completing the demolition for periods of up to one (1) year. In order to avoid such problems in the future and at the same time allow the owner a period of time to demolish, the staff proposes the following: · AlI,properties listed on the agenda will have the Condemnation Ordinance completed. The owner will be granted a period of time, not to exceed ninety (90) days to complete the demolition. The clock would begin upon passage of the demolition ordinance. All property owners desiring to demolish their own structure must sign the "Consent to Destruction" agreement with an effective date ninety (90) days from passage of the Condemnation Ordinance. This agreement would be signed at the time of permitting for the demolition. The staff feels that this proposal will allow the City to complete the demolition of all condemned structures within a reasonable period of time and it will avoid any problems experienced in the past. Thank you for your considerations.