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Staff urges condemnation of 3153 Riggs Road after prospective buyer said he would demolish the house
Summary
Council staff said the long-delayed case at 3153 Riggs Road should be condemned after a prospective buyer told staff he planned to tear the structure down; staff warned an existing permit would not save the house even if appealed.
Council staff told members during the meeting that the property at 3153 Riggs Road — an item the council had tabled several weeks earlier — should be condemned unless someone provides proof of purchase.
An unidentified staff speaker said the case had been delayed repeatedly and that a man who had inquired about the parcel said he intended to demolish the house. "He said he's gonna tear it down," the speaker said, arguing that continuing to table the matter only delays an inevitable demolition.
The same speaker urged condemnation if ownership cannot be substantiated: "So we need to condemn it," they said. The speaker also noted the property owner "has a right to appeal. She does have a a current app, permit on it. So but it's really not enough to save the house," indicating staff’s view that the outstanding permit would not prevent eventual demolition.
No formal vote on condemnation of 3153 Riggs Road is recorded in the provided transcript excerpt. Staff told the council the case was the only one of that type on the day's docket and that, unless evidence of sale is produced, their recommendation was to proceed with condemnation steps.
