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Lewisville council declares fire‑damaged home at 1115 Seneca Place substandard, orders demolition
Summary
After a public hearing, the Lewisville City Council found the fire‑damaged house at 1115 Seneca Place substandard and ordered it vacated, secured and demolished within 30 days, with mortgagees or lienholders given an additional 30 days; the motion passed 6‑0.
The Lewisville City Council voted 6‑0 to declare the house at 1115 Seneca Place a substandard structure and to order it vacated, secured and demolished. Staff told the council the residence suffered a three‑alarm structural fire on April 12, 2023 and is unsafe for habitation.
City inspection staff presented photographs and a building assessment showing extensive charring of structural members, missing doors and siding, interior collapse and evidence the fire compromised the concrete slab and roof. Jeremy Booker, the city’s building official, said staff recommended a finding that the property is "dilapidated, substandard and unfit for human habitation" and asked the council to require demolition within 30 days, with an additional 30 days available to mortgagees or lienholders.
Gregory Sacknick, attorney for the mortgage…
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