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Council sets May deadline for rehabilitation or demolition at condemned property
Summary
After testimony about hazards at a property described as uninhabitable, the council voted to keep the condemnation active and ordered the owner to complete demolition or full rehabilitation by a date tied to the May council meeting; permits must be pulled sooner.
The Sulphur City Council on March 10 considered a condemnation order for a property the city described as unlivable and set firm deadlines intended to prompt remediation or demolition.
A resident, Michael Blueforty, and the property owner discussed the property's roof and interior conditions; the owner said contractors had been engaged and that initial work to make the house safe had started. City staff and the mayor pressed for a clear timeline. City counsel explained the statute requires a minimum 30-day compliance window but that the council could set a longer deadline.
Council members voted to keep the condemnation active and set a deadline tied to the council’s May meeting (the transcript records a target of completing demolition or full rehabilitation by the council’s specified May date—per the discussion that was described as “demolition or complete remediation” by May—with a permit pulled within 30 days). The owner was given the city staff’s contact and asked to provide telephone contact information; staff will review progress and the council may renew or extend the deadline only if significant progress is shown.
The council recorded the roll-call vote in favor of the enforcement timeline and asked staff to verify permit filings and progress ahead of the May meeting.
