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Magistrate orders $250 daily fine until unsafe balcony at 55 Cedar Ave is repaired
Summary
At a Massey hearing the magistrate found the balcony at 55 Cedar Avenue Unit 1 in unsafe, dilapidated condition with a missing guard railing and ordered a $250-per-day fine until repairs are completed.
Special Magistrate Lonnie Groot found that the balcony at 55 Cedar Avenue Unit 1, owned by Richard C. Foster, remained in a dilapidated and unsafe condition with a missing guard railing and ordered a $250-per-day fine until compliance is achieved.
City Code Enforcement presented photographic evidence and a timeline showing the property was ordered to comply with building and property-maintenance codes and had not obtained building permits or completed repairs by the compliance deadline. The city requested the daily fine; Danielle Crawford told the magistrate the city recommended $250 per day until the balcony was repaired.
Magistrate Groot said the $250-per-day penalty was reasonable under the circumstances and that a written order would be issued. The hearing record notes no property representative appeared to contest the city's evidence.
The magistrate's order will be issued in written form and states fines will accrue daily until the owner demonstrates compliance and obtains any necessary permits or approvals.
