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Lake City orders owner to bring 129 NW Lee Lane into compliance within 180 days; owner objects, neighbors press for demolition
Summary
Special Magistrate Stephanie Marchman ordered owner Guy Williams to bring the deteriorated structure at 129 NW Lee Lane into compliance — either by repair or demolition — within 180 days of the written order, and awarded the city $19.28 for mailing costs.
Special Magistrate Stephanie Marchman on June 5 ordered property owner Guy Williams to bring the structure at 129 NW Lee Lane into compliance — repaired or demolished — within 180 days after issuance of the written order. The magistrate also awarded the city $19.28 for postage and warned that a $50-per-day fine would begin to accrue after the deadline and could be placed as a lien.
City staff described the building as ‘‘extremely deteriorating,’’ noting missing windows, holes in exterior wood, an open entry door, and roof failure. Staff told the magistrate they had obtained a demolition quote from Cross Environmental Services for $12,500 and said the structure had been placarded unsafe and that some cleanup had occurred. Staff proposed a staged timeline — survey within 30 days, fence within 45 days, a working plan within 45 days, and a permit within 60 days — but the magistrate consolidated the relief into a requirement that the property be brought into compliance within 180 days.
Dylan Adams, representing Williams, said Williams planned to secure a survey within 10 days, fence the property and work with the city on a plan that might permit salvage of historic materials. Adams said the building was constructed around 1920 and that some original shingles and windows might be reused. Williams told the magistrate he did not intend to rehabilitate the structure: "I do not intend to rehab the structure," he said, and described the parcel as industrially owned and not cost-effective to rehab. Neighbors including Glenn L. Bowden and Sylvester (Sebastian) Warren III testified that the house posed a blighting problem and asked for demolition; Bowden said the roof threatened to cave in and urged quick removal.
Magistrate Marchman said the extended 180-day period was meant to allow Williams an opportunity to salvage historical materials if feasible, but she also emphasized the city's enforcement authority and the public-safety rationale for compliance. If the property is not repaired or demolished within the 180-day period, the $50-per-day fine and lien process will apply.
