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Abatement Appeals Board upholds order for 261 Amber Drive; owner assessed monitoring and abatement costs
Summary
The Abatement Appeals Board unanimously upheld an order of abatement for 261 Amber Drive after hearing competing testimony about long-running permit delays and insecure coverings; the board assessed monitoring and abatement costs (monthly monitoring $48; total fees described as "a little bit more than a thousand dollars").
The Abatement Appeals Board on Dec. 19, 2018, unanimously upheld an order of abatement for the vacant property at 261 Amber Drive and ordered the owner to pay monitoring and abatement costs, the board said.
Building Department staff recommended upholding the order, saying the owner had registered the property but had not provided adequate, secure weatherproofing and that the department had documented prior violations going back to 2016. "The staff recommendation is to uphold the order of abatement and assess all costs," a Building Department representative told the board, noting monthly monitoring fees of $48 and total charges of "a little bit more than a thousand dollars" to date.
The property owner, represented at the hearing by an…
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