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Condemned Property Special Repair Permits

At a glance

  • What: Committee review of owners' requests for special repair permits on properties the City Council has condemned.
  • Where it stands: Three requests were approved on voice votes on 2026-10-05, each with a repair estimate of 3 to 6 months.
  • Next: Owners must complete repairs on their stated timelines; a repeat review would follow if permits are voided.

Details

  • The committee reviews properties with voided prior permits; one owner had an earlier permit voided after falling over six months behind.

Sources

  • YouTube auto-generated captions of the October 5 committee meeting; no agenda or minutes were posted.

Log

2026-10-05 - Community Development Committee

  • Approved special repair permits for 217 53rd Street North, 4519 Terrace North and 217 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr. Boulevard.