Title
Appeal of Special Tax Assessment for 429 FAIRVIEW AVENUE NORTH for Project #:J1110A, Assessment #: 118034 in Ward 4
Property Address
Body
Legislative Hearing Officer Recommendation
Delete the assessment.
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Cost: $ 160.00
Service Charge: $ 140.00
Total Assessment: $ 300.00
Gold Card Returned by: Franco Adamo
Type of Order/Fee: snow order
Nuisance: Failure to remove snow from the public sidewalk
Date of Orders: December 22, 2010
Compliance Date: December 25, 2010
Re-Check Date: December 28, 2010
Date Work Done: January 3, 2011
Work Order #: 10-938930
Returned Mail?: NO
Comments:
History of Orders on Property: NO
Legislative Hearing Notes (if any)
Delete the assessment.
Franco Adamo appeared.
Inspector Essling reported that the assessment for 429 Fairview Avenue North is for the failure to remove snow and ice from the public sidewalk. The letter was mailed on December 22, 2010 with a compliance date of December 25, 2010. It was re-inspected on December 28, 2010 and found to be in non-compliance. A Work Order was sent to Parks and the work was done on January 3, 2011 at a cost of $160 plus a service charge of $140 for a total of $300. The letter was mailed to Enrice Dunlap and Occupant at the same address.
Mr. Adamo is appealing because they have had problems with snow plows. Their address is where Fairview starts to go down into the freeway and there's an annex road that goes on the side. The plows come up and take chunks of ice the size of a range and drop them onto their property and the next property. There is no way that it can be shoveled out by hand or with a snow blower. Prior to this letter, we had called the City and they came out and cleaned it with a mini bulldozer. The City also said that they would come out and take care of it in the future.
They viewed the video.
Ms. Moermond asked how wide the boulevard is there. Mr. Adamo indicated about a foot wide; the sidewalk is about four (4) feet wide. She commented that there wouldn't be much room available to put the snow unless the Adamo's put it onto their yard; and then they would have huge boulders, in this case, on the grass.
Mr. Adamo said that he usually clears the sidewalks because he had handicapped people living on both sides of him.
Ms. Moermond will recommend deleting this assessment.