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Enforcement board sets fines and reinspections for multiple nuisance properties, orders towing notice for RV encampment
Summary
At a county enforcement meeting, members approved motions to assess potential $1,000 fines and set reinspections for multiple properties with continued violations; one property’s previously assessed $5,000 fine was cleared after the purchaser cleaned the site. The board also authorized a towing notice for an RV in the state right of way while coordinating with state authorities.
The enforcement board meeting reviewed a series of longstanding nuisance and unsafe-structure cases and set deadlines and possible fines for property owners who have not made required progress.
Inspector (speaker 1) opened the discussion on a string of cases, saying, “When I went out to do my inspection, at our last meeting, we gave him, I think it was 30 days, and then 120 days to have it demoed,” and recommended assessing a $1,000 fine for 2592 North 450 East and reinspecting ahead of the May 5 deadline. Board members agreed the initial 60-day milestone had not been met in several cases and voted to press owners to show progress by the 60-day checks and to expect completion by the 120-day dates.
On a group of properties spread across the county — including Beal Street, 1556 West Fitch (Jones), 4004 Royal Center Pike, 6096 West 900 North, 7928 East Division Road and 365 East 800 North (Crimmins) — staff recommended similar enforcement steps: posts or letters setting a near-term reinspect (often April 1 or April 29) and warning of $1,000 assessments if owners have not shown adequate progress. In most of those cases the board voted to set the reinspections and authorize possible fines if work was not underway.
One case reached a different outcome. Billy Wilson, who identified himself as the purchaser of a recently cleaned property, told the board he and family members had completed the cleanup and asked that fees and fines be waived. "My name is Billy Wilson. And I'm in the process of purchasing a property," he said, and asked for written confirmation that he must keep the property clean for a year. Staff noted a $5,000 fine had been previously assessed; the board voted to clear that assessed fine after confirming the lot had been cleaned and the purchaser had acted to resolve the violation.
Separately, the board discussed an RV and associated encampment situated in a right of way that staff said had been opened as a case by the state (NDOT). Staff recommended the county send a letter setting a removal deadline and include language that the county would tow the RV if it was not removed. The board agreed to give the state time to pursue its enforcement first, then post county notice and tow if the RV remained; staff set an April 1 reinspect and April 7 follow-up on the county action.
The board closed the meeting by clearing the case for 3714 West 500 North, which staff reported had been demolished and backfilled over the weekend, and by scheduling the next meeting for April 7.
Votes at a glance: the board voted by voice on multiple motions to set reinspections and authorize $1,000 assessments if owners did not meet the 60/120-day expectations; a separate voice vote cleared the previously assessed $5,000 fine for the property purchased and cleaned by Billy Wilson. Individual mover/second names and roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript; motions were approved by the board by voice votes noted as “Aye.”
What happens next: staff will send letters or notices to the affected property owners documenting the deadlines and the county’s potential enforcement actions; reinspections will occur on the dates noted and unresolved cases will return to the board for further action.
