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Irving staff recommends nearly $9,000 in civil penalties for repeatedly noncompliant Compton Avenue property
Summary
City staff told the Building and Standards Commission that 1016 Compton Avenue has missed five deadlines and remains substandard; staff proposed $20 per violation per day (8 violations over 56 days = $8,960) and noted an active Dallas County tax‑foreclosure trial set for Dec. 8, 2025.
City of Irving code‑enforcement staff on Nov. 19 told the Building and Standards Commission that 1016 Compton Avenue remains substandard after multiple missed deadlines and recommended civil penalties and continued enforcement.
Blake Peoples, building programs coordinator, detailed the property's history: staff issued a notice of violation March 1, 2024, and the property has since missed multiple deadlines to obtain permits, begin work and submit a scope and schedule. Peoples said staff documented dangerous conditions—leaning structural members, rotted materials and unsanitary conditions—and concluded the property meets the commission's criteria to be demolished if not brought into compliance.
Staff proposed civil penalties of $20 per remaining violation per day for eight remaining violations covering 56 days, a total amount presented as $8,960, to begin from Sept. 25, 2025 through Nov. 19, 2025. The commission heard that staff has repeatedly attempted to contact owners and that this is the seventh time the property has appeared before the board.
Separately, a staff clarification reported that the property is in an active tax‑foreclosure proceeding in Dallas County with a trial set for Dec. 8, 2025. Staff said that, depending on the foreclosure outcome, the county and taxing entities could obtain the property within the coming months.
No audience members spoke in opposition. The commission adopted staff's recommended order in full and ordered the owner to appear at the Jan. 28, 2026 hearing to provide an update on progress and for staff to determine whether civil penalties should be assessed.
The commission's decision authorizes staff to proceed with demolition and lien placement if the property is not brought into compliance by the commission’s deadlines.
