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Home My WebLink About032865 RES - 09/13/2022Resolution upholding and modifying the Building Standards Board's orders to demolish dilapidated/substandard structures located at 625 Atlantic Street owned by Armando B. De Los Santos and Amelia G. De Los Santos to suspend the demolition requirements of said order until February 18, 2023 to allow completion of repairs to the exterior of the buildings at said address and provide for demolition of said buildings if said repairs are not completed Whereas, the Building Standards Board (the "Board") held a public hearing on May 26, 2022, at 1:30pm regarding substandard structures located at 625 Atlantic Street and after making certain findings ordered the structures or premises be removed or demolished by the owner, lien holder or mortgagee, within 30 days pursuant to the attached Final Order of the Building Standards Board Case No. V172254-011122; Whereas, Armando B. De Los Santos, the owner of the structures at 625 Atlantic Street, (the "Appellant") filed a written notice of appeal of the Board's order with the City Secretary's Office on June 25, 2022, in accordance with Section 13-24 (a) City of Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances (the "Code") and Article VI, Section 2 of the City Charter (the "Charter"); Whereas, the filing of the appeals stayed the Board's orders; Whereas, Section 13-24(a) of the Code and Article VI, Section 2 of the Charter authorize the City Council to hear Appeals of the Board's decision; therefore, this Council properly has jurisdiction of these appeals; Whereas, after hearing the evidence, the City Council makes the following findings related to the substandard buildings located at 625 Atlantic Street: (1) the decision of the Board was not erroneous, and (2) that the decision of the Board would not cause undue hardship. Whereas, the Owner of the buildings (via agent Michael De Los Santos) submitted the attached "Detailed Plan and Time Schedule" for the work and asserted that he could not reasonably perform said work within 90 days in accordance with Texas Local Gov't Code § 214.001, and the City Council hereby finds that the dates selected herein are based on the timeline submitted by Owner; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS: SECTION 1. The City Council declares the recitals in the above paragraphs are true and correct. SECTION 2. The Final Order of the Building Standards Board of Appeals, Case No. No. V172254-011122, for the buildings at 625 Atlantic Street is upheld and modified to provide that the demolition requirements of said order will not be effective until February 18, 2023, and the demolition requirements of said order will become fully effective on February 18, 2023 to require demolition of both buildings on the property at 625 Atlantic Street unless the Owner has, with respect to all buildings on said property: (1.a.) fully and completely repaired the roofs of all buildings on the property, (2.a.) fully repaired and painted the facade of both buildings on the property, https://corpuschristi-my.sharepoint.com/personal/josephb_cctexas_com/Documents/Desktop/Demolition---BSB Appeal--90 days to reroof & facade Updated.docx 032865 SCANNED (3.a) fully repaired all of the windows of both buildings on the property, (4.a) fully repaired the front entrance and porch of the house, and (5.a) fully replaced all rotten wood on the exterior of both buildings and fully repainted said wood: OR (1.b.) completely demolish garage (2.b) fully and completely repaired the roofs of the single-family dwelling on the property, (3.b) fully repaired and painted the facade of the single-family dwelling on the property, (4.b) fully repaired all of the windows of the single-family dwelling on the property, (5.b) fully repaired the front entrance and porch of the single-family dwelling, and (6.b) fully replaced all rotten wood on the exterior of the single-family dwelling and fully repainted said wood: in a manner that ensures the roof, facade, windows, entrance, and porch of both buildings comply with the International Property Maintenance Code and all other codes currently adopted by the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances. The demolition requirements of the aforementioned Order of the Building Standards Board will cease to be effective on such date as the roof and facade of both buildings on the property have been determined by the Building Official to comply with the International Property Maintenance Code and other codes currently adopted by the Corpus Christi Code of Ordinances. SECTION 3. The Appellant's appeal is hereby denied and constitutes a final decision of the City Council effective on the approval date of this resolution. Any deadlines to appeal this resolution, including any statute of limitations for appeal to district court, shall run from the date of approval of this resolution. SECTION 4. This final decision of the City may be personally delivered to the owner, mailed to the owner by first class mail with certified return receipt requested, or delivered to the owner by the United States Postal Service using signature confirmation service. SECTION 5. The City may vacate, secure, remove, or demolish the single-family dwelling and/or garage, or relocate the building occupants after February 18, 2023 if the single- family dwelling and/or garage are not repaired as stated in Section 2 and not otherwise demolished by said date. Page 2 of 5 PASSED AND APPROVED on the 3 day of NVQ(2022: nn 1 Y1 ie 7 Paulette Guajardo Roland Barrera Gil Hernandez Michael Hunter Billy Lerma John Martinez Ben Molina Mike Pusley Greg Smith ATTEST: Rebecca Huerta a44,toCity Secretary rc, F CORPUS CHRISTI Paulette Guajardo Mayor oefek) 032865 Page 3 of 5 Detailed Plan and Time Schedule First Amended Preliminary Clean -Up and Repair Plan Timeline 625 Atlantic Street Corpus Christi, Texas 78404 1. Installed 13 Sheets of OSB Plywood to the exposed areas of the House Roof to mitigate damages to the interior of the House. Done. (See Exhibits B-7 and B-8) 2. Covered House Roof with two 9 Mil heavy-duty (28ft. x 48ft.) silver reflective tarps to further mitigate damages to the interior of the House. Done. (See Exhibits B-1 and B-2) 3. Cleaned, mowed, edged and removed dead trees and related dead branches from the Front Yard of the House. Done. (See Exhibit B-1). 4. The Yard shall be properly maintained on a continual basis. An ongoing process. (See Exhibits B-1 and B-2) 5. Remove all personal belongings from the interior of the House. An ongoing process. (See Exhibits B-3; B-4 and B-5). 6. Obtained material and repair estimates for the House and Garage. Done. (See Exhibits Al — A6). 7. Obtain two (2) additional material and repair estimates for the House and Garage. September 19, 2022 — September 30, 2022 8. Obtain any needed floor plans, blue prints and/or engineering study to apply for and to obtain the remodeling permits for the rehab of the House. October 3, 2022 — October 14, 2022 9. Obtain Dumpsters to remove all unwarranted debris from the interior of the House. September 19, 2022 — November 7, 2022 10. Remove / Repair / Replace all rotted floor beams in the Front Dining Room Wall. October 17, 2022 — October 21, 2022 11. Remove / Repair / Replace all rotted wood in the Front Dining Room Wall. October 24, 2022 — October 28, 2022 14. Remove / Repair / Replace all rotted floor beams in the Master Bedroom. November 14, 2022 — November 18, 2022 Page 4 of 5 Detailed Plan and Time Schedule 15. Remove / Repair / Replace all rotted wood in the Master Bedroom. November 21, 2022 — December 2, 2022 (Thanksgiving Day Holiday, November 24, 2022) 16. Replace floor in the Master Bedroom. December 5, 2022 — December 8, 2022 17. Remove / Repair/ Replace all rotted floor beams in the Bathroom. December 9, 2022 — December 16, 2022 18. Remove / Repair/ Replace all rotted wood in the Bathroom. December 19, 2022 — December 23, 2022 19. Replace floor in the Bathroom. December 26, 2022 — December 29, 2022 20. Remove any necessary sheetrock from the interior of the House to examine, to repair and/or to replace any other rotted or damaged wood. (See, e.g., Exhibit B-6, 4209 Junior Terrace, Corpus Christi, Texas). December 30, 2022 — January 6, 2023 21. Repair or replace any necessary electrical and plumbing issues, including but not limited to light fixtures and plumbing fixtures, to bring the House to standard living conditions. January 9, 2023 —January 13, 2023 23. At this stage of the rehab process, evaluate the House structure to determine whether to add additional living space or to change the design layout of the House structure before installing the new roof to the House. Obtain material and repair estimates and architectural designs for any additional living space or possible changes to the design layout of the House. January 16, 2023 —January 27, 2023 24. Obtain Dumpsters to remove all unwarranted debris from the Garage. January 16, 2023 — January 20, 2023 27. Obtain Dumpsters to ar, Page 5 of 5