Code Enforcement DHR 3-8-10

March 1, 2010 – March 5, 2010

Code Enforcement Weekly Report

 

Department: Code Enforcement

Date:      March 8, 2010

Prepared by: Joshua McIntosh & Patrick Allen

Code Enforcement Officers

 

Special Weekly Activities

 

• Submitted Invoice to City Attorney – Barbara King- $930.00 overdue
  
  • Lot 1 S1/2 & 2 Block 42 -6 hours - $465.00Inv
    
• Reviewing Cases to close out and update.
  
• Conducted Business License Inspections
  
• 402 W Russell- Ms. Brown interested in buying property- Needing time to contact owner
  
• Act 390-Referred to Mayor James Valley
  
  • Delta Lumber/ Scrap Yard Issue
    
• Jerry Glass requesting contract to demolish property on 332 Desoto St-pending
  
• 300 Blk Madison- Working on cleaning up property
  
• Wrecked car on Liberty St.- Owner request until Monday to remove.
  
• Cole Construction-Requesting information regarding building requirements- Referred to Chief Williams
  
• Cleburne Hotel- Mr. Imonti requesting permission to remodel building into an apartment building- Referred to Andre Valley
  
  • Andre replied that approval must be granted by Historic District Commission; Planning Commission; and City Counsel
    
  • Forwarded Response to Mr. Imonti.
    
• Reviewing Zoning Code Book- Submitted By Van Tungeln- Still in review
  
• Attended City Council Meeting
  

 

• Received list of lots to ID- per Street Dept.- Continuing to compile cost and verify responsible owners
  

Numbered List for Mowing & Code Enforcement
 

• 1.) Across Valley Beauty Shop- Block 64 Lot 4,5,6 -William Earnest James-8 hours - $620.00/$387.50Inv
  
• 2.) Across Pettis Memorial Church – Block 74- 4 hours -$310.00
  
  • Lot 11-Robert Quick
    
  • Lot 12-Amanda & Wilson Jones
    
  • Lot 13-Johnny Lee
    
• 3.) Next door Pettis Memorial Nursery (Blue Building)-3 hours
  -$232.50
  
• 4.) Lot next to Mrs. Simes (next to 338 S Washington)- Lot 19 Block 83; Sublime Investments-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 5.) Lot Behind 51 Lambert – Lot 210 Desoto Heights Gary Lynch- 1
  hour
  - $77.50Inv
  
• 7.) Lot in curve South & Washington/ Lot in curve across Gilcrest house South & Washington – South Park Subdivision- $77.50Inv
  
  • Lot 1- Linda Shannon
    
  • Lot 2- Bessie Kirkwood
    
  • Lot 3- Gwen Jones
    
  • Lot 4- Lewis Ellis
    
• 8.) Lot behind Willie B. Warren on Coanza- 1.5 hours -$116.25/$77.50Inv
  
• 9.) Lot on North side of 1219 Cherry St. – 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 10.) Lot 300 Block South 5^th St-1.5 hours - $116.25Inv
  
  
• 11.) Lot corner Popular & Porter- 1 hour - $77.50Inv
  
• 12.) 500 Block Rightor behind Old Safeway- .5 hour
  - $38.25Inv corrected 01/06
  
• 13.) 500 Block Rightor behind PC housing- Rogerline & Gloria Johnson-.5 hour - $38.25Inv-corrected 01/06
  
• 14.) Corner York & Pecan- .5 hour - $38.75Inv
  
  
• 15.) 400BlkElm (Southside)across from Credit Union- 262 E1/2 Phillips Gp-3.5 hours - $271.25/$116.25Inv
  
• 16.) 400 Block Elm (Northside) next to Credit Union -124-125 Phillips Group- 2 hours - $155.00
  
• 17.) 100 Block Frank Frost – 3 hours - $232.50
  
• 18.) 200 Block St Francis at Arkansas (Southside)- 1.5 hours - $116.25
  
• 20.) Corner Pecan and Jefferson (Eastside) – 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 21.) South East Corner Lot Park & Ashlar-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 22.) South West Corner Lot Park & Ashlar- Quanita Jackson- Lot 1 Block 70- 1 hour - $77.50
  
• 24.) Lot North of 334 South Coanza- Leola Green- Lot 18 Block 71-1.5 hours - $116.25
  
• 25.) Lot on Oakland Between Suddenlink office and Satellite Station-1 hour - $77.50
  
• 31.) Corner lot Pecan & Mcdonough - .5 hour - $38.75
  
• 32.) 181 Oakland – Robert Titus-5 hour - $387.50
  
• 33.) 144 Military Rd.- Robert Titus-
  2 hours - $155.00
  

 

Request for Extension

 

• None
  

 

Complaints by Citizens

 

• Lincoln Ct- Trash and litter
  
• 1428 Pecan- Porch full of junk
  
• Sewage problem on E Park
  
• Dogs at large
  

 

Cited Vehicle

 

None

Fuel

• GMC Truck -
  

Letters Mailed

See Excel Report

Mail

 

• 
   

 

Lots with piles of debris

 

• 727 Pecan St.- owner
  
• 207 S. Sam St.- city
  
• Joe Brady Dr. owner
  
• Center Street
  

 

Abandoned House List for City Council –

 

• 216 Beech St.- Johnny Williams
  
• 714 Porter St.- Pearlene Boyd
  
• 1433 Perry Ext. – Augusta Mckinney
  
• 100 Neil Rd.- Roberts,
  
• 339 S. 6^th St. – James Barton
  

 

Lien, Citation, or Affidavit Issued

 

• 1429 Holly St.
  
• 1137 Beech St.
  

 

Future Weekly Activities

 

• Attend various commissions.
  
• Membership Renewal- American Association of Code Enforcement
  
• HVAC/R- Re-certification
  

 

Follow-up Activities

 

• Focus on Lots and clean up efforts
  
• Review Cases to Close Out and Update
  
• Contact Railroad Company regarding overgrown grass
  
• Canvassing neighborhoods
  
• Invoices for demolished properties
  
• Proposed adopting of Mechanical ordinance- Per City Attorney
  

 

Staff Concerns

 

• Nuisance Abatement Ordinance- still working