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Hurst council orders demolition of substandard house at 916 Zelda Drive
Summary
Following staff findings that the structure at 916 Zelda Drive is substandard and a public hazard, the council ordered demolition within 30 days; the property owner asked for two weeks to show progress.
The Hurst City Council voted to order demolition of the buildings at 916 Zelda Drive after staff told the council the house is substandard, dilapidated and unfit for human habitation.
Tanya Wilson, Hurst building official, told the council that the property still ‘‘appears to the community and to the neighborhood . . . in a dilapidated state’’ and confirmed the building is ‘‘substandard,’’ ‘‘dilapidated,’’ ‘‘unfit for human habitation’’ and ‘‘a hazard to the public and others.’'
The city attorney read a motion for the council to adopt the findings in the staff memo and order demolition within 30 days. The attorney said the motion would also authorize the city to perform the demolition and recover costs from the owner or by placing a lien on the property if the owner failed to act. A council member moved the proposal and a second followed; the motion carried.
Monica Chavez, who identified herself for the record and said she lives at 13766 Bandera Ranch Court, told the council her contractor had only recently begun work. Chavez said, "we didn't start work until, I believe it was that Friday right before the July 4 weekend," and that "framing [is] just about complete, plumbing" was expected to follow. That request for more time prompted one councilmember to say he had seen no significant progress in photos provided to council and to recommend demolition.
Council members voted to adopt the staff findings and order demolition within 30 days; the city will be authorized to recover demolition costs from the property owner or by placing a lien if the owner does not complete the demolition. The transcript does not record a roll-call tally.
The council's action addresses the city's property-maintenance code enforcement for this address; the staff memo findings were incorporated by reference into the council's order.
