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Board of County Commissioners Meeting Draft December 10 .2019 1. 19-1110 Condemnation, Demolition and Removal of Unsafe Structure Located at 530 13th Place Recommended Action: Staff recommends that the Board of County Commissioners declare the referenced structure unsafe and a nuisance, and order the building demolished, with related debris removed from the property by a private vendor approved through standard bid procedures. Staff further recommends that the Board adopt the proposed resolution, which authorizes the Building Official to report the county's demolition and debris removal cost for said structure to the County Attorney, who will then prepare and record a lien against the subject property for the purpose of recovering County demolition costs. Attachments: Staff Report Resolution Condemnation List Pictures of Condemned Structure Building Official Scott McAdam referred to staffs memorandum and a PowerPoint Presentation to provide the background on the vacant four (4) unit multi -family residential dwelling at 530 13th Place. He told of a December 4, 2019 meeting that staff had with the property owners, Juan De Los Santos and Maria De Los Santos of Indian River Beach Properties. Mr. McAdam stated that staffs recommendation was to order the building demolished; however, staff would be open to the structure being renovated rather than demolished, if a reasonable timeline could be agreed upon by the Board and the property owners. Commissioner O'Bryan questioned Mr. McAdam about the cost of renovating the structure, and he estimated the cost to be $200,000. The Commissioner then referred to Code Enforcement Chief Roland DeBlois for clarification related to the possibility of reducing the outstanding fines. Chief DeBlois explained that the fines were related to the exterior maintenance and securing the structure, and he stated that once those items were taken care of, the owners could go to the Code Enforcement Board for the consideration of reducing the accrued flat fine. Commissioner Solari explained that County staff and the residents/property owners in the neighborhood have been dealing with the negative impact of the property at 530 13th Place for ten (10) years. He also mentioned the fact that the property was owned by a dissolved Limited Liability Company, and that the recent improvements to the property were not permitted. He suggested going before the Code Enforcement Board in the near futureto have the guidelines made clear, and to have the reduced fine amount paid in advance, with a condition written in the guidelines agreement that the code enforcement fines would revert back to the original dollar amount if the property was not secured within the timeline that is set. 100 Indian River County Florida ATTAC H M E NT age 1