301 Railroad Ave SE Abatement Req
City of Yelm
STAFF REPORT
To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
From: Chris Vaccaro, Building Official
Date: February 15, 2018 (for February 27th City Council Meeting)
Subject: Abatement of Property Located at 301 Railroad Ave SE
Recommendation
Authorize the Community Development Department to cause a nuisance at 301 Railroad Ave SE to be abated and to authorize a lien be placed against the property for the cost of the abatement.
Background
The City of Yelm has received several requests from property owners in the neighborhood of city hall regarding the condition of the property and home located at 301 Railroad Ave, described
as tax parcel number 75301700200.
City staff has investigated the complaint and determined that the property is in violation of Section 9.44.015 Yelm Municipal Code which states that:
It is a violation of this chapter for any person to permit, create, maintain, or allow, upon any premises, any of the acts or things declared in YMC 9.44.010 or 9.44.020 to be a public
nuisance, or to fail to abate such a nuisance pursuant to lawful notice given under Chapter 9.48 YMC.
Section 9.44.020 (K) (7) declares a nuisance as:
Placing, depositing, keeping, having or leaving in or upon any private lot, building, structure or premises, or in or upon any street, avenue, park, parkway,
or public or private place in the city any one or more of the following conditions, places, or things:
7. Trash, litter, weeds or grass, rags, accumulations of empty barrels, boxes, crates, packing cases, mattresses, bedding, excelsior, packing straw, or other packaging materials,
lumber mot piled, scrap iron, abandoned stoves, kitchen appliances, tin and other metal not neatly piled, or anything whatsoever in which flies or rats may breed or multiply or which
may be a fire danger.
H. Building or maintaining any structure in such condition as to be dangerous to the health of the citizens of the city;
The first letter addressing the hazards associated with the property was sent on January 16, 2018. A follow up letter requesting contact with an intent plan on resolving the issues was
sent on January 31, 2018. No response was received regarding either letter. We would like to move forward towards resolution of this matter.
The certificate of service of the abatement notice will be delivered to the city clerk as required by Section 9.48.010 (D) YMC.
Current Situation
A new notification will be sent to the home owner informing them of their rights to appear before City Council to represent themselves on the matter. We then intend to begin the process
of abating the nuisance by requesting bids through the small works roster.
The expense of the cleanup will be charged to the budget line number 001 558 10 42 01, which is the consulting services and plan review line in the Community Development Department budget.
All Costs incurred by the City for the abatement will be applied to the property as a lien for reimbursement pursuant to Section 9.48.10 (G) YMC.
Upon completion of the abatement and after all final costs are known, the Community Development Department will prepare a budget amendment Ordinance for the Council’s consideration in
order to balance the expenditure with the anticipated revenue.