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Condemnation Appeals Commission hearings: how a dangerous-structure case is decided
The earliest Condemnation Appeals Commission minutes in the City's portal (February 2, 2023) show the process the commission follows. It first adopts a resolution setting a public hearing on listed properties, mailed to interested parties with ten days' notice. At the hearing a City official presents photos and the case history (vacancy, water service, police calls, prior code cases), states a recommended option, and the chair invites anyone with a legal interest in the property to speak. The commission then votes on a resolution choosing among numbered options; staff and commissioners described Option II as demolition, Option III as time to obtain permits to repair, and Option V as removal of solid waste.[1][2][3][4]
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The February 2, 2023 minutes record a resolution setting a March 16, 2023 hearing on three properties, "A copy of this resolution will be mailed to all interested parties providing ten (10) days' notice of public hearing." For each hearing the Building Official presented "a PowerPoint presentation describing the conditions of the property," including how long it had been without water service, police calls and prior code cases, and the minutes state, for example, "The Building Official's recommendation is demolition; Item II." The chair then "asked if there was anyone present with a legal interest in the property" and whether anyone else wished to speak before closing the hearing. [1]
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The resolutions' option text is not in the minutes, but staff and commissioners described the options at hearings. In September 2024 a commissioner explained that Option III "would be giving [the owner's relative] a chance to pull a permit to rehab the structure, however if she fails to do so the property would be demolished." In December 2024 City Marshal Jacob Diaz said Option III "would give the owner 10 days to reach out to Building Safety and then 60 days to obtain a provisional permit." In February 2025 the dangerous structure manager said "Item V will provide an opportunity to obtain a Provisional Permit to clean up, giving them 60 days." Staff recommendations of demolition were stated as Item or Option II. In 2026 the commission also chose an Option I three times; the minutes do not describe it. [2][3][4][5][6][7]
