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Freeport board sets 30/60/90 deadlines for repair or demolition of two long-vacant homes
Summary
The Freeport Board of Adjustments approved staff-recommended staged timelines for 322 South Avenue and 703 West 5th — 30 days for a plan/bids, 60 days for permits/initial work, and 90 days for final compliance or demolition — and directed staff to work with families and consider temporary securing while bids are obtained.
The Freeport Board of Adjustments voted to require owners of two long-vacant, substandard houses to show progress under a staged compliance timeline and authorized staff to pursue boarding or demolition if owners do not meet deadlines.
Reggie Harris, the city’s building official, told the board that both 322 South Avenue and 703 West 5th are R2‑zoned structures the city has repeatedly found to be in violation of adopted codes, including the 2021 International Property Maintenance Code as adopted by Freeport. “The property continues to present conditions consistent with a dangerous structure,” Harris said, and staff recommended an initial 30 days to obtain bids and a plan of action, 60 days for permits or to begin rehabilitation or demolition, and a final 90‑day deadline for full compliance or demolition to grade. He noted that if the city must authorize demolition…
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