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Austin commission orders owner to repair dilapidated 409 East Monroe, warns fines after 45 days
Summary
The Building and Standards Commission unanimously adopted a staff order requiring repairs at 409 East Monroe Street within 45 days or $250-per-week fines will begin to accrue; neighbors urged preservation of the National Register–district home and called the property an example of demolition-by-neglect.
The City of Austin’s Building and Standards Commission on Jan. 8 ordered the owner of 409 East Monroe Street to obtain and finalize necessary permits and complete required repairs within 45 days, adopting city staff’s findings that the unoccupied residence poses public-safety and nuisance risks.
Inspector Joseph Yost told commissioners the two-story residence and its accessory structure are unsecured, have rotted fascia and soffits, holes allowing rodent entry, broken windows and an unsafe exterior stairway. "The structures are neglected, damaged, dilapidated, abandoned, and have been left unsecured at times," Yost said during the hearing, and staff recommended adopting an order that would assess a $250-per-week civil penalty…
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