Summary
The committee was scheduled to consider a resolution ordering a property at 4507 Devonshire Avenue to be made safe or demolished. These orders typically address dangerous or blighted structures and affect the neighborhood's safety and appearance.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 7
- Last 30 days
- 2
Discussed at 2 meetings in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Demolition or securing costs are typically charged to the property or assessed against it; no specific figure is available.
Neighbors of the property who live with the condition of the structure.
The property owner, if the order requires demolition or secured repairs at their expense.
Mentions & discussions (7)
City Council - Nov 9, 2026
Orders to make safe or demolish 1516 Ballard St. and a show cause hearing for 1606 Reo Rd. address problem vacant properties.
Committee on Public Safety - Nov 3, 2026
A second unsafe-property case will get a show cause hearing scheduled, starting the formal process that can end in repairs or demolition.
Committee on Public Safety - Jul 16, 2026
The committee was scheduled to consider a resolution ordering a property at 4507 Devonshire Avenue to be made safe or demolished. These orders typically address dangerous or blighted structures and affect the neighborhood's safety and appearance.
City Council - Jun 22, 2026
Seven properties — including the former Maple Grove Elementary School and an occupied home whose owner suffered a stroke — faced show cause hearings. All were referred to Public Safety for July 8, with final council action July 13.
City Council - Jun 8, 2026
Council is pushing long-red-tagged properties toward cleanup: 21-day and 60-day orders were issued for two homes, six more show-cause hearings were set, and Kingdom Life Church asked to lead demolition of the former Maple Grove Elementary itself.
City Council - Apr 20, 2026
The owner's brother, Antone Haddad, told the council he was promised he could pull a homeowner's permit to finish repairs after a fire, but was denied because the house is red-tagged; the matter went to Public Safety.
City Council - Feb 23, 2026
Six show cause hearings on long-red-tagged homes headed toward make-safe-or-demolish orders, including one where a neighbor described raccoons, drugs, and a gun on the porch of a house vacant for a decade.
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