Staff Report 1201 Crystal Ct./
City of Yelm
STAFF REPORT
To: Mayor JW Foster
Yelm City Council
From: Chris Vaccaro
Date: February 8, 2019 (for February 26, 2019 City Council Meeting)
Subj: Declare nuisance on the following property.
Recommendation
Authorize Mayor Foster to sign Resolution No. 598 allowing the Community Development Department to declare public nuisance on the following property and if so required deem the property
unlivable.
Background
The city of Yelm was unfortunately without means to pursue full time Code Enforcement, which has contributed to the unsafe occupancy of a residence that has been without water service
for over 5 years. With the recent addition of a Building Official, problematic properties may be identified and brought up to code.
The 2015 International Building and Plumbing Codes require a residence to maintain connection to a safe and sanitary water supply and sewer system. This connection aids in preventing
illness and living conditions from becoming unsanitary. Such a state places the residence in an unlivable condition that is dangerous to the public as well as its occupants, thereby
creating a nuisance.
The city sent Notice of Violation letters to the current property owner via US mail on May 23, 2018, and June 6, 2018 notifying them of their code violations and what will be required
to bring said property up to code. A third letter was sent on October 5, 2018 informing the property owner of the City Council meeting regarding the possibility that the property may
be declared a nuisance, the meeting place and time, and the property owners right to attend said council meeting.
Current Situation
The address and type of violation identifies the property in question.
1201 Crystal Court- The residence has been without water service since September of 2013. The illegal use of the residences front and side yards for automobile repair is taking place.
Excessive amounts of household items and inoperable, unlicensed vehicles are currently being stored on the property.