Abatement Appeals Board denies rehearing request for Jackson Street abatement

The Abatement Appeals Board on a unanimous vote denied a request for rehearing in case 68752455 (Jackson Street), finding the appellant did not present legal error or new evidence to reopen the prior abatement decision. The board’s vote followed a brief presentation by the appellant’s counsel and a confirmation from the city attorney that rehearings are allowed only for demonstrated legal error or newly discovered evidence.

During the hearing the appellant’s counsel argued that plans had been submitted and that the Department of Building Inspection had not acted on them; the appellant also said protests and certified mailings had been filed. The city attorney advised that a party seeking rehearing must show legal error or new evidence to justify reconsideration. The chair stated he had not heard those elements presented at the hearing. “I have not heard an argument around presenting that there was a legal error, and I have not received any information that there was new evidence,” the chair said during deliberations.

After a motion to deny the rehearing was made and seconded, the board took a roll-call vote and the motion carried unanimously. The board did not schedule further action on that specific rehearing request at the meeting.