108 Yelm Ave WCommunity Development
Department
105 Yelm Avenue West
Yelm, WA 98597
March 13, 2017
Mark La Vergne
1314 1691h St S
Spanaway, WA 98387
RE: NOTICE OF VIOLATION 108 YELM AVE W. PARCEL 85800100200
Dear Mr. La Vergne:
It has come to the attention of the code enforcement officer your property at 108 Yelm Ave W.
is the site of a dilapidated building. Notice is hereby given that this building is declared an
unsafe building by the city Building Official. Please contact me no later than April 10, 2017, to
discuss abatement of this building. Failure to comply could result in city council action to
declare the building a public nuisance and then a resolution to abate.
8.08.010 Nuisance declared. All buildings or structures in the city which by reason of decay,
dilapidation, or damage by fire, the elements or any other cause, are now or hereafter shall become, in the
judgment of the council of the city, dangerous to the lives and safety of persons or property or unsafe for the
purpose or purposes for which they are being used, are declared to be public nuisances.
8.08.020 Resolution to abate. Whenever any building or structure has become a nuisance as herein
defined, the council of the city shall by resolution condemn the same and cause notice to be given to the record
owner of such property, or if the record owner is a nonresident of the state, then his agent or person having
charge or control thereof to forthwith remove or abate the same and it shall be the duty of the owner of such
property to abate or remove such nuisance within 30 days after receiving such notice. The notice shall be
served in the manner provided for the service of summons by the laws of the state. If the person so notified
neglects or refuses to abate said nuisance within the time above specified, council of the city shall by resolution
authorize the abatement thereof or the institution in the name of the city of such proceedings as may be
necessary in the superior court of the state of Washington for Thurston County to secure the abatement of the
same.
For an uestion5,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
(360) 458 -3835
(360) 458 -3144 FAX
www.ci.yelm.wa.us