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Council orders demolition or repair for two dilapidated structures at 1103 Ernest and 609 W. Seventh
Summary
Council declared two properties dilapidated under Chapter 150 and ordered owners to repair or demolish within 30 days, authorizing city abatement and liens if owners do not comply.
Mount Pleasant City Council declared two properties — 1103 Ernest Street and 609 West Seventh Street — dilapidated and ordered owners to repair or demolish the structures within 30 days, authorizing the city to abate the properties and place liens if the work is not completed.
At a public hearing July 15, city staff described 1103 Ernest as an accessory metal building damaged when a tree fell through the garage; staff said the owner signed a consent-to-demo form that is included in the council packet. For that property the council approved Order 25-006 to declare the accessory structure substandard and authorize demolition by the owner within 30 days, with city abatement thereafter if the owner failed to act.
For 609 West Seventh Street, staff said the property is currently in the possession of Jason Howard, who obtained it roughly six months earlier after a relative’s death. Howard told staff the interior was worse than the exterior and that he had signed a consent-to-demo form after receiving the notice of dilapidation. Council approved Order 25-007 to order abatement of the substandard and dangerous structure and authorized the same 30-day owner demolition window followed by city abatement and lien authority.
Staff cited the city’s unsafe building abatement code in Chapter 150 of the Mount Pleasant Code of Ordinances and Texas Local Government Code Section 214 as the legal basis for the proceedings. The council opened public hearings on both items, heard brief comments and then moved to deliberations. Council members voted unanimously to approve both orders.
Under the city’s standard process described in the packet, staff first identifies properties as dilapidated or dangerous, notifies owners and asks them to propose repair plans or consent to demolition. If owners do not act within the timeline the city arranges abatement and files a lien to recover costs.
The council did not specify demolition contractors or exact abatement costs during the meeting. The orders give property owners 30 days to complete demolition or rehabilitation before city abatement steps begin.
