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Bellflower awards emergency abatement contracts for 17046 Bellflower Blvd., approves demolition and perimeter remediation
Summary
Council approved awarding contracts and a scope of work to remove an abandoned structure at 17046 Bellflower Boulevard, demolish the building footprint, establish a cleared five-foot band around the lot, install a perimeter Kentucky-style fence and cover exposed surfaces with wood chips to deter trespass and reduce nuisance conditions.
The Bellflower City Council Monday approved emergency public-nuisance abatement work at 17046 Bellflower Boulevard, authorizing contracts for demolition and landscape remediation to address a vacated, nuisance property.
Staff said the city obtained an abatement warrant after repeated code-enforcement actions and attempts to reach the property owner. Bids initially returned with two prevailing-wage demolition proposals at roughly $600,000–$680,000 and one non-prevailing-wage price near $540,000. Staff recommended a phased approach that demolishes the structure, leaves the slab where required until a structural engineer determines otherwise, creates a five-foot cleared band inside the sidewalk on all street-facing frontages, installs a two-rail “Kentucky-style” fence around the perimeter and places wood chips on exposed soils (and where directed by council, on existing hardscape as part of containment measures).
Council debated scope, public access and the effect on an alleyway shared by neighboring properties; staff clarified the fence could be set back slightly to preserve alley function if necessary. Council also discussed maintenance and the city’s lien and cost-recovery process. After discussion the council approved the staff-recommended base demolition plus the perimeter band and fencing alternative (prevailing-wage bids were on record); the motion directed staff to proceed with the contracts and contain excavation and mulch per the specified plan.
Staff said the work will be liened against the property and the city will seek cost recovery; the property owner has not cooperated with code enforcement, staff said. Contractors must obtain required air-quality (asbestos/lead) permits and a structural engineer will assess slab/foundation removal options before additional demolition beyond the building shell is performed.
