8503 Canal Rd SE 013118
City of Yelm
Community Development Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
NOTICE TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNLAWFUL CONDITION (NUISANCE)
Thomas Goss
8503 Canal Rd SE
Yelm, WA 98597
As owner, agent, lessee or other person occupying or having charge or control of the building, lot or premises at 8503 Canal Rd SE you are hereby notified that the enforcement officer
of the city of Yelm has determined, pursuant to Chapter 9.48 of the Yelm Municipal Code, that there exists upon or adjoining said premises the following condition contrary to the provisions
of Chapter 9.44 of the Yelm Municipal Code.
Trash and Excessive Vehicle Storage
You are hereby further notified to abate that condition to the satisfaction of the city within 30 days of the date of this notice. If you do not abate the condition within 30 days the
city will abate the condition at your expense. In addition, your failure to abate the condition will be considered a violation for which you may incur monetary penalties as provided
in Sections 9.44.015 and 9.48.040, Yelm Municipal Code, for each day or part of day that the condition continues to exist. The amount of the civil penalties may be up to $150 for each
violation per day or portion of a day.
Alternatively, failure to abate a nuisance may be prosecuted as a misdemeanor under Section 9.48.050 Yelm Municipal Code.
You have the right to appeal this notice within five days as provided in Section 9.48.010(E), Yelm Municipal Code, or within ten days from the date of service by mail, as evidenced by
the postmark on the notice.
Thank you for your immediate attention to this matter.
____________________ _ January 31, 2018
Building Official Date
Right of appeal:
A person to whom a notice of abatement has been issued may appeal the issuance of the notice by filing a written notice of appeal with the hearing board within five calendar days from
the date of service of the notice by mail, as evidenced by the postmark on the notice. The notice of appeal need not be in a particular form but must clearly state that the person identified
in the notice of appeal is the person to whom a notice of abatement was given, the date of the notice of abatement and the notice of appeal, and the reason or reasons why the person
believes the notice to be in error. The board shall review the appeal and shall make a determination, after considering all pertinent facts, within 10 days. The procedure for review
by the board including rules of evidence shall follow the rules prescribed for hearings before that board, insofar as is reasonably possible and appropriate. If no such rules exist,
the board shall formally adopt as its rules, insofar as appropriate, the hearing procedures of the Yelm civil service commission relating to contested cases. The board’s decision shall
be in writing, and shall be filed with the city clerk/treasurer. A copy of the decision shall be mailed promptly to the property owner, and, if the decision finds that the nuisance
exists, the decision shall notify the property owner of the amount of time within which the nuisance must be abated.
If you have any questions regarding this matter please feel free to contact me at (360) 458-8407.
Chris Vaccaro
Building Official
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Ave. W
Yelm, WA 98597
(360) 458-8407
Attachment: Chapter 9.48 Nuisance Abatement