Staff: engineering report shows extensive damage; recommends enforcement after order expires

Jun 1, 2026

City staff presented photos and an engineering report documenting roof, interior and foundation damage at 1605 Acacia Street, and recommended the board let the order expire so staff can begin enforcement. Staff said repairs would likely cost more than 50% of the propertys value, making demolition the likely outcome.

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City staff reviewed the inspection timeline and shared photos and an engineering report that show progressive roof deterioration, interior damage and what staff described as foundation issues. Staff told the board the condition was first discovered in May 2023, that prior remediation attempts and funding efforts had not succeeded, and that the mortgage companys vendors later concluded the property was more extensively damaged than initially believed.

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