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Eight building code violations issued in Logan since August
By GRETCHEN GREGORY Logan Daily News Editor ggregory@logandaily.com | Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013 7:15 am
LOGAN — Eight building code violations and two warning notices have been issued by the City of Logan since July when a part-time code enforcement officer was hired.
Two warnings were issued for having high grass or weeds, two property owners corrected unsafe or unsanitary conditions, owners of four structures are working to fix the problems, one owner cannot be located, and charges have been filed in Hocking County Municipal Court for having unsanitary conditions at two properties, the first on East Main Street and the other on East Street.
The properties are owned by Michael Tucker and a pre-trial has been scheduled for Jan. 7.
The East Main Street home is reportedly vacant and unsanitary, infested with animals, has loose concrete, holes in the foundation, and the interior structure is collapsing. The East Street property has accumulated trash, unmaintained grass and weeds, and animals can enter the building from the outside.
Logan Code Enforcement Officer Barry Schneider said property owners have so far been receptive to enforcement of the city's code.
“Since we haven’t had code enforcement, a lot of people just need a reminder to clean up their property,” Schneider said. “For the most part, people work with us so they don’t have to go to court.
"We're trying to clean up the community, clean up the properties and help them get back in compliance because we want to make the community better," he added.
The first code violation was in August in Downtown Logan, and owners Michael Nihiser and Vicki Devol have since repaired bricks on their Main Street building after they fell into the alley in June. The alley was closed five months to protect people from being injured from falling bricks until repairs were made, and just reopened in late November. According to Schneider, the building still has windows that need repaired.
Nihiser and Devol have appealed the violation, and a hearing is tentatively set for January 2014, according to Logan City Law Director Jonah Saving.
Eight building code violations issued in Logan since August
By GRETCHEN GREGORY Logan Daily News Editor ggregory@logandaily.com | Posted: Monday, December 16, 2013 7:15 am
LOGAN — Eight building code violations and two warning notices have been issued by the City of Logan since July when a part-time code enforcement officer was hired.
Two warnings were issued for having high grass or weeds, two property owners corrected unsafe or unsanitary conditions, owners of four structures are working to fix the problems, one owner cannot be located, and charges have been filed in Hocking County Municipal Court for having unsanitary conditions at two properties, the first on East Main Street and the other on East Street.
The properties are owned by Michael Tucker and a pre-trial has been scheduled for Jan. 7.
The East Main Street home is reportedly vacant and unsanitary, infested with animals, has loose concrete, holes in the foundation, and the interior structure is collapsing. The East Street property has accumulated trash, unmaintained grass and weeds, and animals can enter the building from the outside.
Logan Code Enforcement Officer Barry Schneider said property owners have so far been receptive to enforcement of the city's code.
“Since we haven’t had code enforcement, a lot of people just need a reminder to clean up their property,” Schneider said. “For the most part, people work with us so they don’t have to go to court.
"We're trying to clean up the community, clean up the properties and help them get back in compliance because we want to make the community better," he added.
The first code violation was in August in Downtown Logan, and owners Michael Nihiser and Vicki Devol have since repaired bricks on their Main Street building after they fell into the alley in June. The alley was closed five months to protect people from being injured from falling bricks until repairs were made, and just reopened in late November. According to Schneider, the building still has windows that need repaired.
Nihiser and Devol have appealed the violation, and a hearing is tentatively set for January 2014, according to Logan City Law Director Jonah Saving.
