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Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals. Feb 23, 2022.

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CITY OF DOVER, DELAWARE CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at 3:30 PM This meeting will be held virtually via WebEx AGENDA VIRTUAL MEETING NOTICE This meeting will be held electronically. Public participation information is as follows: Dial: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https://rb.gy/lvew5a Event number: 2337 950 4902 Event password: DOVER (if needed) If you are new to WebEx, get the app now at https://www.webex.com/ CALL TO ORDER ADOPTION OF AGENDA 1. Property Maintenance Code Violation: (Dover Code of Ordinances Chapter 46 - Fire Prevention and Protection, Article I - In General, Section 46-8 - Maintaining a known violation or hazard) - Appeal of Citation and Fines - 1446 McKee Road (Joe Burden Jr.) ADJOURNMENT THE AGENDA ITEMS AS LISTED MAY NOT BE CONSIDERED IN SEQUENCE. PURSUANT TO 29 DEL. C. §10004(e)(2), THIS AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE TO INCLUDE THE ADDITION OR THE DELETION OF ITEMS, INCLUDING EXECUTIVE SESSIONS, WHICH ARISE AT THE TIME OF THE MEETING 1

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Dover, DE Code of Ordinances Page 1 of 1Item 1. Sec. 46-8. - Maintaining a known violation or hazard. (a) Known violation or hazard Any person is guilty of maintaining a known violation or hazard if: (1) After having been informed in writing by a code enforcement officer of a violation of the fire code, property maintenance code, a city ordinance, or state law existing on property he or she owns or occupies, he or she fails to correct the said violation; (2) He or she prevents a fire protection system from functioning as designed; (3) He or she knows that a fire protection system will not function as designed and takes no action to repair the fire protection system; (4) He or she interferes with any occupant's egress from a building; (5) He or she knows of an obstruction that would interfere with any occupant's egress form a building and takes no action to remove the obstruction; (6) He or she engages in any act, written or verbal, within city limits that obstructs, delays, hinders or interferes with the operations of the fire department during an emergency. (b) Penalties. (1) Any fines issued for violation of this section shall be issued as provided for in Appendix F-Fees and Fines. (2) Occupancies that continue to maintain a known violation or hazard may be closed by the code enforcement officer until such time as all violations and hazards have been corrected. (Ord. of 2-26-2007; Ord. No. 2009-09, 6-22-2009; Ord. No, 2014-21, 9-22-2014 ) about blank 3 2/7/2022

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Item 1. QCitp of llBober February 14,2022 Joe Burden Jr. P.O. Box 1977 Dover, DE 19903 Re: Appeal of Citation #21-00002225 and Related Fines - 1446 McKee Road, Dover, Delaware Mr. Burden: I have received your request to appeal the citation and fines related to the violation of the Dover Code of Ordinances Chapter 46- Fire Prevention and Protection, Article 1 - In General, Section 46-8 - Maintaining a known violation or hazard at 1446 McKee Road, Dover Delaware. A meeting of the Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals has been scheduled for Wednesday, February 23,2022 at 3:30 p.m. to hear your appeal. This meeting will be held via WebEx which may be accessed through a computer, smart phone or through a telephone call. Below I have listed the information needed to access the meeting electronically. If you have any additional documentation that you would like the Board to review when considering your appeal, please provide this information to the City Clerk's Office prior to the appeal hearing. Please feel free to contact me by email atcityclerk@dover.de.us or by phone at (302) 736-7008 if you have any questions or concerns. Dial: 1-408-418-9388 Link: https:llrb.gy/lvew5a Event Number/Access Code: 2337 9504902 Event Password: DOVER Sincerely, lJt~t{A.Ncbow.02 Traci A. McDowell, MMC City Clerk fAR S:IAPPEALSI202217. 1446 McKee Road - Dangerous BuildingCondemnation - Joe BurdenIReccipt of Appeal- Dangerous Building- 1446 McKee Road - Joe Burden Jr ..wpd cc: Nicholas Rodriguez, City Solicitor Gary Junge, Deputy City Solicitor Dave Hugg, Interim City Manager Dawn Melson - Williams, Director of Planning and Conmmnity Development Eddie Kopp, Code Official John England, Code Official P.O. Box 475 <-Dover, Delaware <-19903 ([ommunitp (!Excellencem:brougb ~uaIitp ~erbice 4

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Item 1. REQUEST FOR APPEAL CONSTRUCTION AND PROPERTY MAINTENANCE CODE BOARD OF APPEALS Return Completed Form To: City of Dover - City Clerk's Office P.O. Box 475 fR1~(G~llW~fI5) Dover, DE 19903, or cityclerk@dover.de.us, or FEB 042022 Phone: (302) 736-7008; FAX: (302) 736-5068 OiIJeBOPnmcrrvCLERK Name of Appellant: R Rl 0/ f .lliJ \ G\1rJrp_ ~ ~ Date of Request Mailing Address: ~ TI I ~'t (W~ st, I Telephone: (3 oJ \) 6 0 \ " 5)_ 76 Email: iDe, bvrle~ fA. '~ij Please provide the address associated with the violation, case number (iYavailable), and a :rief ~ 11/ Appeal: description of why you are appealing the violation/citation. ·t f-eJS', Ii{ Ctfftf«ov NOTICE: Under the City of Dover Code of Ordinances Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article I - In General, Section 22-1 (b) - Appeals. Whenever any person is aggrieved by a decision of the building inspector with respect to the provision of this chapter, it is the right of that person to appeal to the construction and property maintenance code board of appeals. Such appeal must be filed, in writing, within 30 days after the determination by the building inspector. NEXT STEPS 1. City Staff will review your appeal to confirm that it is in accordance with City Code to be brought before the Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals 2. Once staff review of the appeal is complete, the City Clerk's Office will reach out to advise you if and when the appeal will be heard by the Construction and Property Maintenance Code Board of Appeals (if applicable). 3. If you have any documentation to provide to support your appeal, please submit it to the City Clerk's Office at 15 Loockerman Plaza or by email atcityclerk@dover.de.us no later than 7 days before your appeal is scheduled to be heard. 4. Per the City of Dover Code of Ordinances Chapter 22 - Buildings and Building Regulations, Article 1 - In General, Section 22-1 (c) - Notice; hearing "The determination by the construction and property maintenance code board of appeals shall be final in all cases." 5

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CITY OF DOVER Item 1. PLANNING & INSPECTIONS 15 LOOCKERMAN PLZ DOVER DE 19901 Application Number 21-00001622 Date 12/01/~ Property Address 1446 MCKEE RD Tax Map Number: ED-05-067.00-01-160.000-000 DRS from Location Master: 17641020 Application type description EXTERIOR DOOR Application valuation . . . . 1200 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Application desc REPLACE DOOR, SHINGLESiREPAIR FASCIA, DRYWALL ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Owner Contractor ------------------------ ------------------------ BURDEN,JOE W JR OWNER PO BOX 1977 DOVER DE 19903 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Permit . . . ADDITION RENOVATION PERMIT Additional desc Permit Fee 33.00 Issue Date Expiration Date 12/01/21 Valuation . . 121 5/30/22 Qty Unit Charge Per Extensi( BASE FEE 25. ( 1. 00 8.0000 THOU COST $1001 UP TO 10 MILLION 8. ( ------------------------------------------------------------------------_. Fee summary Charged Paid Credited Due ----------------- ---------- ---------- ---------- ---------- Permit Fee Total 33.00 33.00 .00 .00 Grand Total 33.00 33.00 .00 .00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALL (302)736 -7010, (302)736 -7011 or (302)736-4457 for scheduling inspections 11

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Item 1. Division of <!Citp of mallet Code Enforcement Phone: (302) 736-70 II 15 Loockennan Plaza Fax: (302) 736-4217 Dover, DE 19901 OFFICIAL CITATION Citation # 21-00002225 JOE W BURDEN JR PO BOX 1977 DOVER DE 19903 Location of Offense: 1446 MCKEE RD Type of Offense: DANGEROUS BLDG/CONDEMNATION Date of Offense: January 5, 2022 Time of Offense: 13:27 Date of Issue: January 5, 2022 You are hereby fined for being in violation of the City of Dover Ordinance marked (X) below. Payment must be received by The City of Dover Inspections Dept., 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware prior to January 20, 2022. Appeals of this citation may be submitted in writing to the City of Dover Inspections Department at the above address. This appeal must be made within 30 days of the date of the offense. Failure to pay this fine may result in the City of Dover seeking collections through an approved collections agency with a collection fee of 35%. If the violation is not corrected, the City reserves the right to use its own resources or those of a contractor to abate the below violation (s) and to bill the owner of the property for such cost-plus administrative fees. ~ed if not paid within 14 days from the date the fine was issued if an appea~ is not submitted within 14 days from the date th John Engla Code Enforcement Officer Violation: (X) Article 1. Maintaining a known violation or hazard Sec No: SEC. 46-8 Maintaining a known violation or hazard. (a) Known violation or hazard. Any person is guilty of maintaining a known violation or hazard if: (1) After having been informed in writing by a code enforcement officer of a violation of the fire code, property maintenance code, a city ordinance code, or state law existing on property he or she owns or occupies, he or she fails to correct the said violation. Fine as per code: $1000.00 12 ([Ollllllttnitp QfxceliellC£ m:1)tOtlUIJ ~unlit!' ~rrbicr

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Item 1. Division of Code Enforcement QCitp of 1!lober 15 Loockennan Plaza Phone: (302) 736-70 II Dover, DE 1990 I Fax: (302) 736-4217 THIRD NOTICE January 18, 2022 JOE W JR BURDEN PO BOX 1977 DOVER DE 19903 RE: Property Address: 1446 MCKEE RD Tax Parcel Number: ED-05-067.00-01-160.000-000 Case Number: 21-00004759 Dear Sir/Madam: On December 01, 2021, Code Enforcement Officer John England with the City of Dover, Department of Inspections conducted an inspection at 1446 MCKEE RD. The inspection revealed one or more City Code Violations on the property. Attached are the violation(s) found. A check on permits revealed you have not applied for the proper permits and the violation(s) remain. Enclosed is a Citation for failure to correct the violation(s). Citations will double if not paid within 14 days of the issue date. An additional inspection will be conducted by February 22, 2022. Failure to comply will result in an additional citation and if the property is a rental unit, may result in the suspension of the rental license. Contact this office to schedule your inspection. If you have any questions or would like to schedule your inspection or appeal this notice, please contact this office at (302) 736-7011. Sincerely, Code Enforcement Officer cc: File 13 ([ommunitp ~xcellence mbrotlub <!aunlitp ~rrbice

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Item 1. Division of Code Enforcement QCitp of mober 15 Loockerman Plaza Phone: (302) 736-70 II Dover, DE 19901 Fax: (302) 736-4217 OFFICIAL CITATION Citation # 21-00004759 JOE W JR BURDEN PO BOX 1977 DOVER DE 19903 Location of Offense: 1446 MCKEE RD Type of Offense: NO VALID PERMIT Date of Offense: January 18, 2022 Time of Offense: 08:16 Date of Issue: January 18, 2022 You are hereby fined for being in violation of the City of Dover Ordinance marked (X) below. Payment must be received by The City of Dover Inspections Dept., 15 Loockerman Plaza, Dover, Delaware prior to February 01, 2022. Appeals of this citation may be submitted in writing to the City of Dover Inspections Department at the above address. This appeal must be made within 30 days of the date of the offense. Failure to pay this fine may result in the City of Dover seeking collections through an approved collections agency with a collection fee of 35%. If the violation is not corrected, the City reserves the right to use its own resources or those of a contractor to abate the below violation (s) and to bill the owner of the property for such cost-plus administrative fees. if not paid wi thin 14 days from the date the Fines will be doubled .. fine was issued or 'f an appeal is not submitted within 14 days from the date the a issued. Officer Violation: (X) Failure to obtain proper building permits Sec No: IRe R105 Permit Required Fine as per code: $100.00 14 (lComnnmit!' ~xcellenre mbrougb <!aualit!' ~el'bice

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