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Res 13-87 RESOLUTION NO. 13-87 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 9, ARTICLE XIII OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, ASSESSING COSTS FOR ABATEMENT ACTION REGARDING AN UNSAFE BUILDING ON LAND(S) LOCATED WITHIN THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH; SETTING OUT ACTUAL COSTS INCURRED BY THE CITY TO ACCOMPLISH SUCH ABATEMENT AND LEVYING THE COST OF SUCH ACTION; PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE AND FOR A DUE DATE AND INTEREST ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE RECORD- ING OF THIS RESOLUTION, AND DECLARING SAID LEVY TO BE A LIEN UPON THE SUBJECT PROPERTY FOR UNPAID ASSESSMENTS; PROVIDING FOR THE MAILING OF NOTICE. WHEREAS, the Building Official or his designated representative has, pursuant to Chapter 9, Article XIII of the Code of Ordinances, declared the existence of an unsafe building upon certain lots or parcels of land, described in the list attached hereto and made a part hereof, for violation of the building codes and building requirements adopted by Chapter 9 and those Codes adopted in Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances; and, WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 9, Article XIII of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, the Building Official or his designated representative has inspected said land(s) and has determined that an unsafe building existed in accordance with the standards set forth in Chapter 9 and/or Chapter 11 of the Code of Ordinances, and did furnish the respective owner(s) of the land(s) described in the attached list with written notice of unsafe building and detailed report of conditions and notice to vacate as the Building Official determined that the building was manifestly unsafe and is considered a hazard to life and public welfare pursuant to Chapter 9, Article XIII of the Code of Ordinances describing the nature of the violations and sent notice that the building was to be vacated within three (3) days from notice and that the building was to be repaired or demolished; work must be begun within sixty (60) days and all work must be completed within one hundred and twenty (120) days, said notice also advised that all appeals must be filed within thirty (30) days from the date of service of the notice and failure to file an appeal or to make the repairs required that the Building Official would have the authority to have the building demol- ished from the date of the said notice; and, WHEREAS, neither an appeal to the Board of Construction Appeals or corrective action was undertaken in accordance with the order of the Chief Building Official; therefore pursuant to Section 9-482 the Build- ing Official caused the abatement action to be done; and, WHEREAS, the City Manager of the City of Delray Beach has, pursuant to Section 9-483 of the Code of Ordinances of the City of Delray Beach, submitted to the City Council a report of the costs incurred in abating said condition as aforesaid, said report indicating the costs per parcel of land involved; and, WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Delra¥ Beach, pursuant to Chapter 9, Article VIII of the Code of Ordinances desires to assess the cost of said condition against said property owner(s). NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DELRAY BEACH, FLORIDA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That assessments in the amount of $2090.00 Two thousand and ninety dollars as shown by the report of the City Manager of the City of Delray a copy of which is attached hereto and made a part hereof, are hereby levied against the parcel(s) of land described in said report and in the amount(s) indi- cated thereon. Said assessments so levied shall, if not paid within thirty (30) days after mailing of the notice described in Section 9-483 become a lien upon the respective lots and parcel(s) of land described in said report, of the same nature and to the same extent as the lien for general city taxes and shall be collectible in the same manner and with the same penalties and under the same provisions as to sale and foreclosure as City taxes are collectible. Section 2. That such assessments shall be legal, valid and binding obligations upon the property against which said assessments are levied. Section 3. That the City Clerk of the City of Delray Beach is hereby directed to immediately mail by certified mail, postage prepaid, return receipt requested, to the owner(s) of the property, as such ownership appears upon the records of the County Tax Assessor, notice(s) that the City Council of the City of Delray Beach has levied an assess- ment against said property for the cost of abatement action regarding an unsafe building by the thirty (30) days after the mailing date of said notice of assessment, after which a lien shall be placed on said proper- ty, and interest will accrue at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum, plus reasonable attorney's fees and other costs of collecting said sums. Section 4. That this resolution shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of adoption and the assessment(s) contained herein shall become due and payable thirty (30) days after the mailing date of the notice of said assessment(s), after which a lien shall be placed on said property(s), and interest shall accrue at the rate of six percent (6%) per annum plus reasonable attorney's fee and other costs of collection. Section 5. That in the event that payment has not been re- ceived by the City Clerk within thirty (30) days after the mailing date of the notice of assessment, the City Clerk is hereby directed to record a certified copy of this resolution in the public records of Palm Beach County, Florida, and upon the date and time of recording of the certi- fied copy of this resolution a lien shall become effective on the subject property which shall secure the cost of abatement, interest at the rate of 6%, and collection costs including a reasonable attorney's fee. PASSED AND ADOPTED in regular session on this the 28th day of April , 1~__7. MAYOR ATTEST: City Cl~rk - 2 - Res. No.13-87 NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT Date - TO: J. Reeve and Anna S. Bright ADDR~S$~ 700 Seasage Drive~ Delra¥ Beach, F1 ~44~ PROPERTY: 136 NE First Avenue, Delray Beach~ F1 334.44 LEGAL: LoC 11, Block 67, (formerly Town of Linton) in Pla~ Book 1, Pase 3 . You, as the record owner of, or holder of an interes= in, the above-describea proper~y are hereby advised the= a cos~ of... ~2090.00 by resolution of the City Council of the City of Delray Beach, Florida, da=ed , 19 =., has been levied against ~he above-described proper~y. The costs were incurred as a result of a nuisance abatemen~ action resarding ~he above-described proper~y. You were givenwri=~en no=ice on 11-7-86 that the buildins official has determined Chat a b~ilding loca=ed on ~he above- described property was unsafe. You were advised in =hat no~ice of the action to be =ekes Co remedy tha~ unsafe condition and of the time wi=his which the remedial action was required to be taken. x You failed ~o appeal the decision of =he building official to the Board of Construction Appeals although you were informed of your right Co an appeal and of ~he procedures for obtaining appeal. You have also failed ~o =eke corrective action required by the notice of the building official. You appealed ~he decision of the building official to the Board of Construction Appeals. You were given written -- notification on that you were required to take the corrective action required by =he decision of the-Board of Construction Appeals within a stated period of =ime. You failed to take the action as required by the order of =he Board of Construction Appeals. The CiKy of Delray Beach has therefore taken remedial action to remove the unsafe condition existing on the above-described proper=y on 2-11-87 at a cost of ~2090.00 which includes a ten percen~ (10%) adminis~ra=ive fee. I-~--~y~'~ai1 to pay this cos~ within thirty (30) days, tha~ cos~ shall be recorded on ~he Official Records of Palm Beach County, Florida against the above-described property. Copy of all no~ices referred ~o in this no=ice are available in the office of the building official. BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL.