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Board fines Peach Street owner $8,700 after long noncompliance
Summary
The Abilene Board of Building Standards voted to assess $25 per day in civil penalties—totaling $8,700—against the owner of 450 Peach St. after staff documented 348 days of noncompliance and repeated permit and inspection failures.
The Abilene Board of Building Standards on April X accepted a staff recommendation to assess civil penalties totaling $8,700 against the owner of a condemned commercial property at 450 Peach Street.
Ricky Wright, property maintenance inspector for the city of Abilene, told the board the property owned by Foco Capital LLC (listed owner Festus Oguibi) showed “structural hazards, lots of holes in the floor on the upper level,” inadequate sanitation, hazardous wiring and plumbing, and faulty weather protection. Wright also told the board the owner had repeatedly failed to meet permit and inspection deadlines; staff counted 348 days of noncompliance and recommended $25 per day in civil penalties, or $8,700 total.
Board members asked about the surrounding neighborhood and the owner’s plans. Wright said the site is commercial but mostly surrounded by residential properties and that the owner had submitted a letter saying roof work was complete; a roof inspection was scheduled for April 2. Wright additionally stated that Foco Capital LLC had filed a tax forfeiture and the LLC appeared to be in forfeited status.
Mister Allred moved to accept the staff recommendation to assess civil penalties; the motion was seconded and, following a roll call (Wyatt, Allred, Tankersley, McNeal, Dugger—yes), the motion passed. The board’s action orders the owner to pay the assessed penalties; appeals must be filed in district court within 30 days of notice.
