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Commissioners Hold Nuisance Hearings; Rodman, Sassen Cases Given Deadlines; Several Properties Showed Progress
Summary
The board conducted public nuisance hearings and status checks. The Rodman property was given a 90-day cleanup deadline with a 30-day progress inspection; James W. Sassen Jr. received 60 days with a 30-day review. Staff reported multiple other properties now in compliance or progressing.
DeKalb County commissioners held public nuisance hearings Aug. 4 and set firm deadlines for compliance while accepting progress reports on multiple other properties.
Nut graf: Code enforcement staff presented cases and photographs showing accumulated junk, vehicles and other items stored outdoors. The board held a formal hearing for the Rodman property; the owner said cleanup was underway and commissioners gave him 90 days to complete work and ordered a 30-day photographic inspection to verify progress. The Sassen property was given 60 days to comply with a 30-day checkpoint. Several other properties were reported as brought into compliance or improving.
Details: The county’s code officer presented a timeline of notices, certified letters and photographs documenting the Rodman property at 1425 County Road 54. The owner said he had begun removing items and sought time to arrange title paperwork for several vehicles; the board advised he pursue BMV procedures for abandoned vehicle titles and the owner accepted the county’s deadlines.
For the Sassen property (3562 County Road 75), the owner told the board that vehicles visible from the street are licensed and that other items had been removed; commissioners gave a 60-day compliance window with a 30-day report-back. Code staff also showed before-and-after photos for at least five other addresses and recommended continued monitoring; for some properties the board agreed to keep enforcement actions on file for a period even after apparent cleanup, in case of re-accumulation.
Next steps: The county’s code officer will perform the 30-day inspects and provide photographic documentation. If property owners fail to comply by the final deadline, commissioners said they will consider filing lawsuits or other legal remedies as provided under the DeKalb County public nuisance ordinance.
