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Council hears two dangerous-building cases; owners given chance to repair one, demolition ordered for another

5811924 · September 23, 2025
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Summary

At public hearings the city reviewed two dangerous-building cases: 1227 Fort Park, where staff recommended a 30-day order to repair the porch and roof; and 1553 Pingree, where staff said the house was beyond repair and council later approved demolition with costs to be assessed to the property.

Lincoln Park council members on Monday reviewed two dangerous-building matters raised by the Dangerous Building and Code Appeals Board.

At a public hearing on 1227 Fort Park, the building superintendent reported that the property’s front porch and roof were deteriorating and that the detached garage had already been removed by the owner. Staff said the owner had pulled a permit to install a fence and was in the process of porch repairs but had not yet obtained a porch permit. The building superintendent asked the council to…

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