Wed, Jan 8, 2025·Sacramento, California·Other

Sacramento Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board Meeting - January 8, 2025

Discussion Breakdown

Housing Code Violations40%
Dangerous Buildings30%
Code Enforcement20%
Indigenous Acknowledgment10%

Summary

Sacramento Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board Meeting

The Housing Code Advisory and Appeals Board met on January 8, 2025, from 5:42 PM to 7:51 PM at Historic City Hall in Sacramento. Vice Chair Brandon Fisher presided over the meeting with Board Members Boyd and O'Brien present, while Chair Antablian and Member Ahmad were absent.

Opening and Administrative Items

  • Meeting opened with Land Acknowledgement and Pledge of Allegiance
  • December 11, 2024 minutes approved unanimously

Key Appeals and Hearings

  • Notice & Order Appeal for 1717 19th Street (Midtown Spirits)

    • Board upheld Notice & Order with 60-day compliance period
    • Property owner must legalize or remove alfresco dining structure
    • Extensions possible if work progresses
  • Cost Recovery Appeals

    • 3841 Clay Street - $380 monitoring fee upheld
    • 119 Danville Way - $380 monitoring fee upheld
    • 5309 56th Street - Two fees reviewed:
      • Securement fee reduced from $720 to $620
      • Termination fee reduced from $190 to $150

Uncontested Items

  • Board approved 131 uncontested housing code and dangerous buildings cost recovery items

Other Business

  • Election of 2025 Chair and Vice Chair postponed to February meeting
  • Board Member O'Brien requested inspection dates be included in future staff recommendations

Key Outcomes

  • All contested monitoring and enforcement fees upheld with some reductions
  • Clear timelines established for compliance
  • Multiple property owners given guidance on permit requirements and violation remediation
  • Meeting procedures adjusted to improve clarity of inspection documentation

Meeting Transcript

appointed by the mayor with approval of the city council. Your board members are myself, Brandon Fisher, who's serving tonight as the chair, as well as Mr. Antablon, who is not here, Mr. Boyd, Mrs. O'Brien, and Mr. Amod. We also have Leah Billings, who serves as the secretary to the board, Peter Lemos, cold and housing enforcement chief, Bo Cosley, principal building inspector, our vendor car council to the board. I will now ask the secretary to call the roll. Here. Boyd. Here. O'Brien. Here. Let us now stand for the land acknowledgement and pledge of allegiance. Please rise for the opening acknowledgement in honor of the Sacramento's Indigenous people and tribal lands to the original people of this land, the Nissanan people, the southern Maydu, valley and plains, me walk, Patwin, Wintown peoples, and the people of the Wilton Ranchery, a Sacramento's only federally recognized tribe. May we acknowledge and honor the native people who came before us and still walk beside us today on these ancestral lands by choosing together together today in the act of practice of acknowledgement and appreciation for Sacramento's Indigenous peoples history, contributions, and lives. Thank you. Let's now turn our attention to the flag for the pledge of allegiance. Maybe seated. As we begin, I would like to explain the reason for this hearing. For item two, we are here to determine whether the owners of the buildings and structures in the cases before us this evening have violated the provisions of chapter 8.96, the dangerous buildings, cold or chapter 8.100, the housing cold of the Sacramento City Code. The question here is, was the property in violation of the City Code at the time the notice and order was issued, and was the notice and order properly issued? If it is shown by preponderance of the evidence that an owner has violated the dangerous buildings cold or the housing cold, then this board will issue a written decision ordering the owner to correct the dangerous or substandard conditions or demolish the building within a reasonable time. The board's decision will direct the time within which the work must be started and when the work must be completed. If the owner decides to do the work required and the work is progressing in a reasonable manner, the City Inspector may grant an extension of time not to exceed an additional 120 days. To complete the project, however, if the owner fails to comply with the terms of the decision, then the City may repair, secure, or demolish the building or structure, and the cost incurred for this work may be made a personal obligation of the property owner and either a nuisance, abatement, lien, or a special assessment against the property. You will hear our decision today and receive formal notification of our decision in the mail. For items 3 through 6, we are here to consider the expenses incurred by the City in the notice and order and the repair, demolition, or securing of any building or structure done in the housing and dangerous buildings cases before us, together with any protests or objections. The question here is, are the fees, costs, or other amounts claimed by the City reasonable and justified? This board may revise, correct, or modify the proposed charges as we deem just. Once this board is satisfied with the correctness of the charges, we shall then make a decision confirming or rejecting the charges. Any written protests or related information received have been forward to us for consideration in our decision. You will hear our decision today and receive formal notification of our decision in the mail. Our decision will be forwarded to the City Council for a determination whether this hearing was conducted in accordance with the City Code. We will now begin with our agenda. We will now move on to the minutes for December 11, 2024. I can't where you folks are. I flunked Evelyn Wood speed reading class, but I'll be quicker. I'll make a motion to approve the minutes of December 11, 2024. Yes. Yes. Now moving to item number two. Two.