Commission orders actions on five unsafe properties, grants owners short timelines to respond

The Building and Standards Commission on Jan. 23 authorized staff to pursue demolition or require rehabilitation at five properties after hearing staff reports and owner statements.

The commission’s decisions ranged from ordering bids for demolition to granting limited extension periods for owners to submit rehabilitation plans, secure buildings and provide contractor estimates. Development Services staff presented photos and site conditions for each property and recommended demolition where structures posed immediate hazards.

Commission staff member Susan Davis summarized conditions and past actions on multiple properties, saying, “This structure has been on the substandard list for almost a year,” and for one property recommending demolition: “At this time, the city would recommend demolition.” Those recommendations prompted motions that commissioners approved without recorded opposition.

Most urgent was 312 West Oak Street, where a partial roof collapse last summer led the Building and Standards Commission to grant one prior 30‑day extension. Owner Mr. Flood told the commission he had applied for a grant that…