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Committee approves forwarding demolition ordinance for 910 Worth Street to full council
Summary
The High Point Community Development Committee voted to approve sending a demolition ordinance for the unsafe dwelling at 910 Worth Street to the full City Council after staff reported long‑standing minimum‑housing violations and no owner remediation.
The High Point Community Development Committee on June 3 voted to approve forwarding a demolition ordinance for the dwelling at 910 Worth Street to the full City Council after staff reported the property remained unrepaired despite an active minimum‑housing case. Committee Chair Tyrone Johnson moved to approve the agenda item and a committee member seconded; members present voted verbally "Aye." The vote was taken without a recorded roll call in the meeting transcript and the motion was advanced to the full council.
City staff told the committee that a complaint and notice of hearing for the property were held in December 2023 and an order to repair or demolish was issued shortly after; staff said no repairs or permits had been obtained as of May 23, 2025. Staff noted one phone conversation with the owner, identified in the transcript as Mr. Lucas, in February, during which the owner said he was trying to sell the property. Staff said there has been no sale and no substantive remediation activity since the minimum‑housing case opened.
Photos shown to the committee, which staff said were taken from outside the structure because interior access was unsafe, depict extensive overgrowth, a collapsed front‑porch roof and areas where the floor had caved in. Staff also said the property has multiple abandoned vehicles and that a contractor has been assigned to mow and clear shrubbery as part of an active public‑nuisance case to secure the site.
Committee members asked clarifying questions about the abandoned vehicles and the property condition. The motion to approve the agenda item was made by Chair Tyrone Johnson and seconded by another committee member; the committee chair then called for a voice vote, which passed with members saying "Aye." The committee recorded no roll‑call tally in the public transcript.
Because the committee voted to forward the demolition ordinance, the item will next appear before the full City Council for final action. Staff did not announce a date for the council hearing during the committee meeting.
