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Commission orders demolition, leaves six-figure penalty in place for long-vacant Lee Hill property
Summary
After finding the structure at 7913 Lee Hill Drive unsafe and unmaintained since a 2016 repair order, the Building and Standards Commission issued a new demolition order and left an accrued civil penalty of $185,820 in place.
The City of Austin Building and Standards Commission on Feb. 20 issued a demolition order for the long-vacant residential property at 7913 Lee Hill Drive and left in place the accrued civil penalty of $185,820 from a 2016 repair order.
Investigator Farrah Presley presented the returning case, noting the property has been vacant since the 2016 order and that no repairs or permits had been completed. Presley described extensive deterioration: siding and structural supports decayed, an addition collapsed, holes in the roof and missing window glass allowing weather into the interior. Photos in the staff…
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