6410-89 Confirm unsafe structure at 1583 Elmwood

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Public Hearing September 11, 1989 Page 5 stated t-hat he would have to object to any fur~er ~est~mony from Mr. }{oran as hearsay. Mr. Mar~lnez asked Mr. Moran if it was possible that a. ba~h- room could be located on ~he first floor of ~he house. Mr. Moran ~hen stated ~-hat it was possible; 'however, he did not go to ~he back of house so he rea/ly-did not know. Mr. Har~/nez asked Mr. Moran if he was able to ascertain what ~.he stench was emanating from ~he chimney. Mr. Noran stated ~hat %he Fire Department stated ~hat it was probably cardboard drenched in cat urine being burned. Mr. Har~lnez had no further questions of Mr. Horan. Chairman Wright asked for Mr. Ken Bunt, sanitarian with the Bealth Depart- ment, to approach the Board. Secretary Owen then administered the oath to Mr. Hunt. Chairman Wright then asked Mr. Hunt to enlighten the Board to his knowledge of 1583 Elmwood Avenue. Mr. Hunt stated that on August 3 he accompanied Building Department Inspector Doug Mi]burn on an interior inspection of 1583 Elmwood Avenue. Me stated that %he house was "thorough- ly filthy with cat urine and cat feces". He stated that no plumbing fix- tures were working and that the fixtures were encrusted with cat urine and cat feces. He noted that sinks were being used as lit clean litter boxes were av-~ ....... ter boxes since no dwelling. ,e further stated=~tz~er°~as~e~n~Y,,_c_a?s th.at ln~.abited the &zoot was 111 SUCh an unsani- tary condition "that it wouldn't be possible to clean " ~ .......... there were many cats in the house. _~,ej:o r~.e offensive odor, the Health Department declared the property a p z.zc. nu.l.sance. Mr. Hunt then stated that the unsanitary conditions were creating ~e stench and the conditions were, in fact, a threat to Mr. Joiner's own health and safety. Mr. Hunt stated that the permeation of the urine and feces throughout %he house was definitely a health threat %o Mr.' Joiner Chairman Wr Hunt when he accompani,8 ~ ........ : . ight then asked Mr. rooms and areas o~ ~;-h~;e~zz-u-urn'...°--n~nl~s .ln.spe?t.ion, ?id he /nspect all was' in all areas of the hou-~i r~,2_~_u~= s..~a.te? tha.~ a_s ~ar as he knew he --. u,~azrman wright asked Mr. Hunt if he no ~lced if there was more than one bathr-~-- ~- -~ ...... - yes. Ther , ~,,~, w..~_ _ _ ~., z,: ~e flouse. Mr. Hunt said, e was _ .~.. ~rOOm on the secol%~ sro of was one on the main sto~ and -~ ........ ry the home and %here man Wri - -z ~u a par~zal ~ath in the basement Chair- gnt asked if the presence of the cat excrement rendered th; bathroom dfoa~liamtoi~t ou~ecl~:~lfnO;.human use. Mr. Hunt stated, yes without a tremen- Mr. Martinez then asked Mr. Hunt when he was on his inspection of %he home with Mr. Milburn, if he tested the sinks to see if they worked. Mr. Hunt responded, no, but he was standing right next to Mr. M/lburn 'when Mr. ftilburn tested %hem and he did see that they did not work. Mr. Hunt, ~7~oe[,woSra~.d that he could not remember which sinks worked and which sinks Chairman Wright then called Michael Mearn, Animal Warden, up to the Board. Secretary Owen administered the oath to Mr. Hearn. Mr. }{earn stated to the Board that he was not on the inspection on August 3; however, he did state that he returned to the house on August 24 to remove as many of the cats as possible. Mr. ~earn further stated that in his two years of employment