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November 9, 1971 Section 4-10 and 11 Approval Section 4-12 Section 4-13' Section 4-14 Add: Request for waivers or time extensions to complete repairs must be approved by the Director and one inspector. Request for additional waivers in connection with the same violations must be approved by the Director and 2 inspectors. Add: As last Such board is the appeal so sentence to first paragraph: to convene and act promptly in order to facilitate as~not to inconvenience applicant more than necessary. Inspection Fees: First inspection fee shall be based upon a flat fee per dwelling unit with the increased fees for additional re- inspection. Section 4-73, 74 and 76 Approval Section 4-77 Question? Property under condemnation suit by any government authority and property sold to government authority will be exempgtfrom m~nThly assessments described above. Would like clarification. In summation let me say: This ordinance is good as far as it goes. The Board of Realtors feels there should be a strict enforcement of a minimum housing code including all Residential Dwellings (The scope of this Code strives to eliminate the rapid physical deterioration of rental properties) but fails to include the homeowner next door who sits and allows his property to fall down around him. To this end the Board of Realtors will work with the C~ty. If you feel you cannot vote for acceptance of these amendments tonight, we strongly urg~ you to recess this Public hearing to allow time for study and also allow the public time to absorb what has taken place here tonight."(Pro) Rttorney Stanley Livesay spoke. (Con) Mr. Carl C. Houghton spoke. (Con) The following letter received from Mr. Frank L. Kirby, Vice-President, Urban Affairs, Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce, was read: "The purpose of this let~,e-r~-i.sw to amend my letter ~ow~you of 8ctober 20, 1971, relative to the proposed new Minimum Mousing Cbde for the City of Portsmouth. The action taken by the Board of Directors of the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce was in the form of a resolution as follows: 'Be it resolved that the Portsmouth Chamber of Commerce reiterates its resolution of March 17, 1971, relative to~ the strict enforce-n~e~-t~=~m~ the Minimum Housing Code to exercise some control over the rapid physical deterioration of our residential neighborhoods. To this end the Portsmouth Chamber ~of Commerce endorses in princi- ple the New P~oposed Ordinance on Minimum Housing including the registration and inspection of rental property and the registration,,.and a schedule of gees for vacant or unoccupied buildings. All fees that are collected s~ould be used to support this inspection program.' This action was taken by the Board of Directors based upon investigations and studies in which the Chairman of ~he Chairman of the Chamber's Urban Renewal Committee was involved.''! Mr. J. A. Brown, representing the Chamber of Commerce spoke, presenting the following modification of the proposed ordinance: (Pro) "Section 4-9 Inspection and certificate required. Line 4: delete immediately and insert annually. Line 5: to include ... not more often than ninety days" Mr. Charles Cooper, representing Norport Apts., Inc. (Con) Mr. Gary Markham, 2201 Lisbon Roa~ spoke. (Con) Reverend Charles Vach~ representing Minimum Housing Board, spoke. (Pro) Mr. Horace ~. Johnson,'152 Owens Street, spo~e. ~Pro) Mr, K. L. Griffith, 1406 Crawford Pkwy., representing PAC, spoke. (Pro) Mr. Reuben Bouie, representing Southside Assembly spoke. (Pro) Mr. George Parker (Con) Mr~ James A. Pendleton, Realtor, 3900 South Road, asked that two questions be answered: 1. A clear identification of the role Dr. Buttery, the Director of Health, as to occupied dwelling violators as opposed to Mr. B. S. Trant, Director of Inspec- tions, in his role of Code Enforcement of unoccupied dwellings. 2. Will the Portsmouth REdevelopment & Housing Authority be responsible for con- formity to the provisions of the proposed ordinance. Mr. George Walker, 1749 Spratley Street, spoke. (Con) Mr. Vincent Parker, representing Drucker & Falk, spoRe.(Con) Mr. Robert Jones, citizen, spoke. (Con)