Moermond: That would be March 26.
Jalali: I agree that bigger actors should pay a bigger fee. We know we need to deal
with that.
Public hearing closed and laid over to March 26, 2025
Appeal of Tamer Azzazi, T & M Properties, to a Notice of Condemnation-Unfit
for Human Habitation-Order to Vacate at 722 SIXTH STREET EAST.
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Appeal denied. Property condemned and ordered vacated. Vacant building fee waived
for 90 days upon registration.
Tamer Azzazi, owner, appeared in person
Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer: This item is only about the order to
vacate. The vacant building registration was paused upon receiving this appeal. The
building was condemned and ordered vacated based on structural conditions and the
water being turned off. This is also an empty building. These characteristics would
suggest Category 2 vacant building status to be appropriate. There has been no
interior inspection. There has been significant damage to the front porch. Photos
before you show how it has failed. You can see damage to the windows as well, along
with exterior storage of construction materials. The property has not been inhabited at
least since last February, as that’s when the water was turned off. The copper pipes
were stolen and have not been replaced. The damage from the water pipe theft has not
been inspected. During the legislative hearing, the owner talked about a building
permit to do repairs on front porch. My understanding is that approval of the permit was
pending and then there was a stop work order, possibly because of it being sent into
the vacant building program with category 2 status. This status would require a code
compliance inspection and report before any permits are pulled. I believe that allowing
or not allowing that while that registration is pending is at the discretion of the building
official. I recommend denial of the appeal and that the property be vacated. If this
goes into vacant building program, I recommend it be considered a category 2 vacant
building and be granted 90-day waiver to allow time for inspection and rehab to begin
and allow possible reduction of that vacant building fee depending on when the rehab
is completed.
Tamer Azzazi: I have owned this property since December 4, 2024. The porch was
intact on Thanksgiving. My son went to the property and saw that a column looked
loose. The next day, we propped up the porch using steel beams. In the process of
lifting it, the porch fell apart. We then planned to file a permit to build a new deck. I
was planning on doing that Monday, but then (medical information), so I pulled the
permit on Wednesday. That’s when Inspector Chute issued a vacant building
suggestion, even though we notified him Sunday night that I would not be available
Monday. He said I should contact Vacant Building Supervisor Matt Dornfeld if I wanted
to stop that. I left him a message and left Chute a message. I met Dornfeld that
Wednesday and he said I should file an appeal. We intended to pull the permit then
and have the work done by now. The property does have running water. We had theft in
February 2024 when people stole copper pipes. This was intended to be a house for
my son. After the collapse of the porch he told me he was no longer interested in the
property and I took it over. We have been told to stop work until this meeting, which
has halted things since early December. We’ve had materials on site this whole time to
complete the project. Pending completion of the deck, I was going to file for general
permit for a complete remodel of the house, but can’t because of this pending vacant
building status.
Council President Jalali: What would you like from us?