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Resident asks Santa Fe board to investigate deteriorating Don Diego property; staff pledges enforcement check
Summary
A public commenter raised fire-safety and preservation concerns about a boarded, bricked-up building at 729 Don Diego and asked the board to 'red tag' the structure; staff said an enforcement officer would be sent to investigate the next day.
At the July 28 meeting, a public commenter raised detailed concerns about a property at 729 Don Diego that she said had lost historic parapet elements during a reroof permit, had boarded windows and bricked-up doors and posed a fire hazard to neighbors. The commenter said the structure backs onto Don Cabero (Don Cubero) Lane and urged the board to compel the owner to show what work had been done.
The commenter described visible damage and said the building's parapet had been "destroyed in a reroof permit" and suggested the alteration went beyond routine reroofing. In response, staff said, "We'll send out our enforcement officer tomorrow to investigate." The exchange was made during the public-comment portion of the meeting and staff committed a follow-up enforcement inspection.
The board did not take a formal code enforcement action at the meeting; the staff response indicates an enforcement investigation will follow. Complainants urged the board to consider mechanisms to prevent perceived "destruction by neglect" and to pursue maintenance solutions for other nearby historic features.
