Brief chronology – 1207 E 13^th Street:

4/25/08            Received complaint. Inspected and found fire damaged structure (house).

                        Called the property owner, Chris Miller, who advised he is still working with the insurance company. I requested he update me on the status.

6/16/08            Inspected, no change. Issued Notice of Violation.

6/30/08            Property owner submitted demolition permit application.

7/31/08            Demolition permit issued by City – Building Safety Division.

8/07/08            Inspected, no change to property. Called Chris Miller and left message that it was urgent to insure the structure is secure, doors locked, etc.

8/11/08            Left phone message for Chris Miller.

8/13/08            Spoke to Chris Miller, he said he is working to demo the structure but that it will probably be several weeks at least until it is completed. I requested his insurance information, he refused to give this.

8/14/08            Inspected, there is some clean up activity at the property.

8/20/08            Inspected, the structure is secure. There is no evidence of additional demo work.

8/21/08            Mailed follow up letter to Chris Miller, advising to remove by 9/22/08 to avoid additional action being taken by the City.

8/26/08            Inspected, the owner is at the site working.

9/10/08            Inspected, there were workers at the site.

9/29/08            Inspected, the 2^nd story has been removed.

10/13/08          Inspected, no visible changes.

10/17/08          Brian Jimenez contacted property owner, who advised the structure will be removed, but it will probably be another 30 days before completed.

10/22/08          Inspected and took pictures.

11/11/08          Inspected, there was someone at the site working.

12/02/08          Inspected, there was no visible change to the exterior. Took pictures.

1/21/09            Inspected, the dismantling continues at a very slow pace. Took pictures.

2/10/09            Inspected, the dismantling continues.  

3/4/09              Inspected, the dismantling continues. It appears the structure’s interior is completely gutted and the exterior layer of siding has been removed from the west wall.

3/30/09            Inspected, the house has been taken down except the subflooring and plumbing pipes remain. The attached garage and detached garage remain. Also the lot is littered with debris from the demolition.

                        Staff (Julie) called the property owner, Chris Miller, to advise him of the ongoing complaints with the condition of the property and the debris. He laughed and said he thinks that whoever is complaining is using the city because whoever is complaining doesn’t like him. I told him that this has been going on for over a year. He said we (the city) didn’t issue him a demo permit until August and so a year is exaggerating. (The house burned on 1/27/08 and Mr. Miller did not apply for a demo permit until 6/30/08, the demo permit was issued on 7/31/08.)

4/13/09            Inspected and found no change to the property. Issued a Notice of Violation for debris and blighted structures (both garages). 

4/21/09            Inspected and took pictures. Some clean up of the debris has occurred, although the property is still littered with demolition debris.