Building inspector says Super 8 motel is property‑wide code risk; commission sets 30/90‑day compliance deadline
City staff told the Decatur Building Standards Commission that inspectors found property‑wide electrical, plumbing, fire‑safety and structural violations at the Super 8 at 1709 S. US Highway 81; the commission declared the property substandard and ordered contractors identified within 30 days and final completion and inspection within 90 days.
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Wayne Smith, the building inspector presenting the case, told the commission the enforcement action at the Super 8 motel (case no. 260145) covers property‑wide deficiencies across electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire/life‑safety and structural exterior systems and that the certificate of occupancy was revoked Oct. 7 after repeated noncompliance. "The scope of this enforcement was a property wide building with electrical, plumbing, mechanical, fire, life safety, and structural exterior maintenance deficiencies," Smith said.
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