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City schedules hearings to consider demolition of two dilapidated properties
Summary
Code enforcement requested hearings for 219 Fifth St. E. and 22 S. 10th Ave. W.; staff cited lack of potable water, dilapidation and code violations and recommended demolition.
The Dickinson City Commission set hearing dates to consider demolition of two properties after code enforcement staff described unsafe conditions.
Code Enforcement Officer Tiffany Stewart recommended hearings for 219 Fifth Street East and 22 South Tenth Avenue West, saying both properties were labeled unfit or dangerous after interior inspections in 2024. Stewart told commissioners the 219 Fifth Street East property has lacked potable water since 2018 and had outstanding code violations relating to junk and abandoned inoperable vehicles; the structure was previously labeled unfit for human occupancy. The 22 South Tenth Avenue West property was labeled dangerous in 2021, has interior and exterior dilapidation, no potable water and has been abandoned for more than six months, Stewart said. Based on those conditions, Stewart recommended the structures be demolished.
City attorney Wanko outlined scheduling needs and staff’s intent to publish hearing notices and exhaust due-diligence attempts to locate owners. Commissioners discussed calendar availability and selected dates: for 22 South Tenth Avenue West they targeted May 8 (morning start at 9 a.m.); for 219 Fifth Street East they planned a date in the second or third week of June to allow staff time to locate the owner and complete required publication.
The hearings will bring formal notice and an opportunity for affected parties to respond; no demolition will occur without the public-hearing process and required notices.
