Exh 3AAGENDA ITEM #3A
MARCH 14, 2005
March 7, 2005
MEMORANDUM
TO: The Honorable Mayor
and Members of the City Commission
FROM: Jim Hanson
City anagei
SUBJECT: Follow-up R port
Unsafe Structure at 306/308 2°`~ Street; A citizen asked the Commission at the last meeting
about the status of an unsafe structure located at 306/308 2°d Street. This structure was damaged
by fire on May 18, 2004 and inspected by the City on May 20th. At that time, the structure was
posted as condemned and the owner was notified that they would have to either demolish the ,
structure or obtain a permit to rebuild it. As is the case with many structures that are partially
damaged by fire, the owner and their insurance company had ongoing negotiations about
whether to demolish or rebuild. When it was clear that progress on resolving the issue was not
moving ahead, the City issued a notice giving the owner 120 days as required by State law that
the building would be demolished by Atlantic Beach unless it was either demolished or a permit
was obtained for repairs. On February 24, 2005 the owner was issued a final notice that the City
would obtain a demolition contractor and begin the demolition in 30 days unless the owner
obtained a permit either to demolish or to rebuild the structure. That 30-day period will end on
March 24th. To date, no permit applications have been filed and no permits have been issued.
Complaint about Unsanitary Dumpster at Al's Pizza; Another complaint was made at the last
commission meeting that drainage from the dumpster at Al's Pizza was accumulating in the
street creating an unsanitary situation. Alex Sherrer spoke to the restaurant owner and concluded
that two steps should solve the problem. The first is in changing out the dumpster. Apparently,
the restaurant is not washing out the dumpster, but drainage is getting into the street because it is
not watertight. The dumpster has now been replaced with one that will contain wet trash and
garbage. The second solution is for the City to patch the street directly down stream from the
dumpster. Apparently there is a pothole where the drainage is accumulating. City crews will
patch the pothole in the near future.
Private Homeowners Installing Pavers in City Right-of-Way; City staff has met on this issue
and a report will be prepared for the next regular commission meeting. One issue that is taking a
little longer to research is how other adjacent communities are regulating what private owners
can put in their right-of--ways.