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CITY OF MUSKEGON
MUSKEGON HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS
NOTICE AND AGENDA
DATE OF MEETING: Thursday, July 6, 2017
TIME OF MEETING: 5:30 P.M.
PLACE OF MEETING: CITY HALL FIRST FLOOR-COMMISSION CHAMBERS
AGENDA
I. Roll Call:
ll. Approval of the Minutes:
Approval of minutes from the June 1, 2017 meeting.
ill. Old Business:
IV. Dangerous Building — New Cases:
a) EN1603188 — 407 Monroe Ave (GARAGE ONLY) - Stacey Kelly, 407 Monroe Ave,
Muskegon MI 49441
b) EN1709273 — 338 Mason Ave (GARAGE ONLY) - Rebia & Rickey Farmer, 338
Mason Ave, MI 49441
c) EN1708578 — 655 E. Apple Ave — FWC Muskegon LLC, 1478 Ellis Rd, Muskegon, MI
49444
V. Other Business:
Vi. Adjourn.
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CITY OF MUSKEGON
MUSKEGON HOUSING BOARD OF APPEALS
MEETING MINUTES
June, 1 2017
Board Chair, G. Borgman called the meeting to order at 5:37 pm.
ATTENDANCE: K. Kolberg, W, Krick, G, Borgman R, Mackie, E. Simmons, B, Arthur, B.
Turnquist,
STAFF: K. Briggs, SAFEBuilt; J. Paulson; SAFEBuilt; K. Leonard, SAFEBuilt;
OTHERS: Doris Johnson: 533 Jackson (1427 Chestnut DR Ypsilanti MI 48179), Murry
Vanderstelt: 1460 Hoyt St. (1719 Getty Muskegon MI, 49441)
MINUTES:
A motion to approve the regular meeting minutes from May 4, 2017 was made by B, Turnquist,
supported by R. Mackie; unanimously supported.
OLD BUSINESS:
DANGEROUS BUILDINGS - NEW CASES:
EN1709367 — 1460 Hoyt St. - Murray Vanderstelt, 1719 S. Getty St, Muskegon MI 49442
M. Vanderstelt stated he would like to clean up the yard and redo the windows. He would like to
keep the home. J. Paulson stated that they did do an inspection of the home with a building
inspector but only the outside of the home. J. Paulson stated when they were at the home he
told him if he gave him a written plain of what he wanted to do and a time he would keep it off
the board meeting this month. M.vanderstelt never got back with J. Paulson. The home is 2 year
behind in taxes. M. Vanderstelt stated he is using this home for storage and it is zoned R2.
A motion to declare the structure substandard, dangerous and a public nuisance was made by
E. Simmons, supported by R, Mackie; and unanimously approved.
EN1709364 — 533 Jackson Ave. — Doris Johnson, 1472 Chestnut Dr. Apt 12, Ypsilanti, Ml 48179
D. Johnson bought the home on a land contract and wanted to sell the home. The person who
she was buying the home from passed away. The home is in court right now. D. Johnson is not
the owner of the home. The owner of the homes lawyer sent J. Paulson an email stating that she
wanted to take down the home when court is done.
A motion to declare the structure substandard, dangerous and a public nuisance was made by R.
Mackie, supported by A Boyd; and unanimously approved
EN1708579 - 1440 Jiroch St — Brooks Rental Properties IV LLC,12603 VanWagoner Ave. Grant
mi 49327. Muskegon County Treasurer, 173 E. Apple Ave suite 104, Muskegon MI 49442
The owner nor any representative for the owner was in attendance. J. Paulson Stated the home
was lost to tax foreclosure and bankruptcy. The home hada fire. They did not have fire insurance
on the home at the time of the fire.
A motion to declare the structure substandard, dangerous and a public nuisance was made by R.
Mackie, supported by E, Simmons; and unanimously approved
OTHER BUSINESS:
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned at 6:46 pm.
EN1603188- 407 Monroe Ave (GARAGE only)
Stacey Kelly, 407 Monroe Ave, Muskegon MI 49441
1) Acomplaint was received regarding the condition of the garage
2) Taxes are current
3) Property located in the Nelson Neighborhood
4) 12’ x 20’ (240 square feet) unattached garage
5) Enforcement notice was send in the spring of 2016. The owner requested 3 different
extension to repair during 2016. The enforcement was carried over from 2016 to 2017
and given to the “dangerous buildings” dept. for follow-up
6) The owner made contact with inspector Paulson stating she wanted to keep the garage
but did not have the money to complete the repairs. The owner was informed she lived
ina "blight flight” area and qualifies for certain funding for home repairs. The owner
came into the CNS office and obtain the applications for the program but never
returned the completed application for approval
7) No permits obtained
8) Staff requesting to remove the garage
Exterior only inspection of the garage noted the following:
1) Sections of soffits and fascia are missing or not attached
2) Most of the roof covering is missing, deteriorated or not attached
3) Most of the roof decking is rotted or has holes
4) The garage is out of plumb and leaning to one side.
PHOTOS of 407 MONROE AVE (garage only)
= Mant
EN1709273 — 338 Mason Ave (GARAGE only)
Rebia & Rickey Farmer, 338 Mason Ave, Muskegon MI 49441
1) Acomplaint was received regarding the condition of the property
2) Taxes are current
3) Property located in the Nelson Neighborhood
4) 24’ x 22’ (528 square feet) unattached garage
5) The owner made contact with inspector Paulson stating he wanted to keep the garage
and was getting a bid from Mr. Roof on completing the repairs. No further contact from
the owner
6) No permits obtained
7) Staff requesting to remove the garage
Exterior only inspection of the garage noted the following:
1) Sections of the vinyl siding are missing
2) Soffits and fascia are missing or not attached
3) Most of the roof and roof decking is missing and or deteriorated
4) The garage overhead door is missing. The OSB panels installed in the opening
are loose and not painted to match the siding or trim as required under City
Ordinance
PHOTOS of 338 MASON AVE (garage only)
EN1709274 — 258 Strong Ave (GARAGE only)
Rex Carr, 258 Strong Ave, Muskegon MI 49441
1) Acomplaint was received regarding the condition of the garage
2) Taxes are delinquent for 2016
3) Property located in the Nelson Neighborhood
4) A“L” shape (362 square feet) unattached garage
5) On 4-4-17, the daughter of the owner called and said her father did not have the money
to remove the garage at this time. The daughter said the garage would be gone by
summer. | informed the daughter they would need to submit a letter of intent within 2
weeks. No letter was received.
6) On 5-31-17, inspector Paulson made contact with the owner regarding his garage. The
owner purchased a storage building and said he would be removing the garage. The
owner was informed he may qualify for assistant with many repairs as he was ina
“blight flight” area. Owner did not contact CNS or inspections dept.
7) No permits obtained
8) Staff requesting to remove the garage
Exterior only inspection of the garage noted the following:
1) Sections of soffits and fascia are missing or not attached
2) Most of the roof covering is missing, deteriorated or not attached
3) Most of the roof decking is rotted or has holes
4) The siding has peeling or no paint at all
5) Boarded windows must be painted to match siding or trim as required under City
Ordinance
PHOTOS of 258 STRONG AVE (garage only)
EN1708578
FWC Muskegon LLC, 1478 E. Ellis Rd, Muskegon MI 49444
1) 2016 winter and summer taxes are delinquent
2) Structure fire occurred on October 5, 2016
3) 2017 SEV $14,800. Estimated cost to repair $31,000
4) No fire dwelling insurance on the home at the time of the fire (lapsed)
5) This property is in the Angell neighborhood
6) 1% story, one unit rental home, approx. 1081 sqft of living space
7) Home occupied at the time of the fire (no injuries from the fire)
8) The owner requested an interior inspection of the home from SAFEbuilt.
9) No permits have been obtained by current owner to date
10) Owner’s representative stated they have decided to demolish the structure and
provided a bid from Press’s Demolition, but no signed contract.
11) Staff recommendation to remove / demolish all structures on the property
INSPECTION REPORT
Date completed: October 7, 2016
DEFICENCIES:
Please note the following from the trade’s inspection:
Plumbing Inspector:
1) Replace plumbing system to code
2) Replace or repair heating system to code
Electrical Inspector:
3) Add hardwired smoke detection throughout entire home
4) Replace all fire damage wiring and electrical components
Building Inspector:
5) Laundry room has severe fire damage
6) Entire home has heavy smoke and heat damage
7) The entire structure needs to be gutted and everything replaced, including windows, exterior
doors, insulation, flooring and drywall
655 E. Apple Ave Photos
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