This non-emergency resolution is scheduled for the November 21, 2017 City Council meeting.  The structure has been determined to be unfit and unsafe due to damage from Hurricane Irma.  The purpose of the meeting is to report the condition of the structure to City Council which may, by resolution, declare the structure to be a nuisance and necessitate appropriate action.  The matter shall be handled as a quasi-judicial proceeding.

The subject property is 0.16 acres located on the north side of Ohio Avenue, approximately 150 feet east of Grand Boulevard.  It is at the eastern terminus of the road.  The site contains a single-family dwelling that was built in 1922.  It has been owned by Dennis and Susanne Neill who reside in Elk Grove Village, Illinois.   They have owned it since 2002. 

The structure was damaged by a tree during Hurricane Irma on September 10, 2017.  It was inspected by the Building Official and Building Inspector on September 11.  The Building Official determined that the structure meets the definition of unfit or unsafe structure and shall be abated under non-emergency condemnation procedure.   A notice of violation was posted on the property on October 11, 2017.  A Notice was sent by certified mail to the owner and interested parties on October 18, 2017.  It was also placed in the Tampa Bay Times on October 20 and October 27, 2017. 

City Council shall hear evidence pertaining to whether the structure is unfit or unsafe, including any testimony or evidence which the owner of the property or any interested person may desire to tender. Upon a proper showing and considering of all the evidence, City Council may, by resolution, declare the structure to be a nuisance and authorize the Building Official to take appropriate, specific action at a time certain but in no case sooner than 16 days from the date of such resolution. Staff is recommending removal of the structure as early as December 22, 2017.  If the owner or any interested person can make arrangements for the abatement of the nuisance within the same time period as contemplated by City Council, the resolution shall be adopted but shall be held in abeyance for a stated time in order to allow the owner or such interested person, forthwith, to proceed with the abatement and removal of the nuisance; provided, however, that if the owner or any interested person does not proceed with the abatement in such manner, the nuisance shall be abated and removed in accordance with the provisions of the resolution.