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Committee flags habitability concerns at 'On Your Own' motel; Health Department may have authority
Summary
Committee members reported the 'On Your Own' motel lacked regular staffing, had open doors, mattresses and debris outside and unresolved plumbing problems; the minutes reference a 2023 Health Department approval of a temporary alarm system for three rooms and recommend coordination with health officials on potential condemnation or closure.
Committee members raised repeated habitability concerns about the 'On Your Own' motel during the May 27 meeting. The minutes state multiple attempts to contact owners have been unsuccessful and that observers reported no regular staff or guests, open doors, mattresses and debris outside, and rooms appearing unmaintained (some reports noted no sheets or towels). The pages note plumbing and other maintenance issues as well as a prior Health Department involvement in 2023 when a temporary alarm system was approved for three rooms during a planned remodel that did not occur.
Members discussed the limits of city authority compared with the Health Department's powers to address habitability and to condemn or close units for public health reasons. The committee recommended continued monitoring and further coordination with the Health Department; the minutes record no formal condemnation or closure action by the Building Code Committee at this meeting.
