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WHEN PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND PUBLIC CONCERNS COLLIDE
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City council is grappling with how to deal with a property at 509 11th St. that’s raised concerns about its appearance and safety. The city has laid out steps the property owner must take to address safety concerns. PHOTO JENNIFER GAUTHIER
New West tackles ‘horror show’ house New Westminster city council is sensitive to the needs of a property owner and a “night watchman” living in a Brow of the Hill home, but is deeply concerned about health and safety issues related to the house. City officials have identified numerous health and safety issues
related to the outside and inside of the house at 509 11th St.The city states there is no furnace in the house and scaffolding has surrounded it for years.There is also stagnant water in the basement, black mould in the wood framing in the basement, broken windows, a collapsing ceiling in the hallway on the main floor and openings in the house that allow “raccoons and other vermin” to get inside. “Staff are asking council to im-
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believes the property in question meets both of those criteria.” Christy Meriegh, manager of building inspections, said city officials have had limited access to the interior of the house but believe the house is in very poor condition and is in violation of the B.C. Building Code. “The building contains multiple hazardous conditions making it unsafe for occupancy,” he said. “The hazardous conditions may
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pose a remedial action requirement on the owner, Mr. James Bell, requiring him to either conduct repairs to his building or to demolish the building,” said Kim Deighton, the city’s manager of licensing and integrated services. “Section 72 of the Community Charter gives council the authority to impose remedial action requirements if one of the following conditions apply: hazardous conditions or declared nuisances. Staff
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also affect the safety of adjacent dwellings.” At Monday’s council meeting, staff outlined concerns about the house, and the property owner, James William Bell, was given a chance to address the city’s concerns. Bell, who lives in the house next door, told council the city’s report was filled with inconsistencies and
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