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City of Yelm
Community Development
Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
NOTICE TO ABATE UNSAFE OR UNLAWFUL CONDITION (NUISANCE)
Dennis & Rickie Hordgal
PO Box 191
Yelm, WA 98597
As owner, agent, lessee or other person occupying or having charge or control of the building, lot or
premises at 303 SE Railroad Ave , 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 Litter
You are hereby further notified to abate that condition to the satisfaction of the city within 10 days of
the date of this notice. If you do not abate the condition within 10 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.
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 9.48.01' (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 immediate attention to this matter.
March 13, 2017
Enforcement Officer Date
(360) 458 -3835
(360) 458 -3144 FAX
www.ci.yelm.wa.us
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.
For any questions please contact me by phone, mail, or email.
Ron Kemp, CBO
Building and Fire Safety Official
City of Yelm
105 Yelm Ave. W
Yelm, WA 98597
(360) 458 -8407
ronk @ci.yelm.wa.us
Attachment: Chapter 9.48 Nuisance Abatement
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