2. 1636 Lincoln Way West_COA 2022-0404

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2 6. On November 23, 2020, an inspector for Neighborhood Services & Enforcement inspected The Property and found that the deadlines established by the Hearing Authority’s October 13, 2020, order were not met, and The Property automatically reverted back to affirmed demolition and vacate and seal order. 7. Regular monthly inspections by Neighborhood Services & Enforcement inspectors occurred between November 2020 and February 2022. Structural Failing – Requiring Emergency Demolition 8. On February 28, 2022, the Director of Neighborhood Services & Enforcement received communication from Adam Toering, an employee within Department of Community Investment, with a concern about The Property as he witnessed a brick in the middle of College Street adjacent to The Property. Mr. Toering took and shared photos. Please see attached photos taken February 26-27, 2022 as Exhibit C. 9. On February 28, 2022, the Director of Neighborhood Services & Enforcement instructed the division of Traffic and Lighting to place traffic blockades on College Street between Lincolnway and Rupel due to public safety concerns. 10. On March 2, 2022, the owner was scheduled to meet the South Bend Fire Department at The Property for a full property inspection (interior and exterior) at 2pm. Employees of Neighborhood Services & Enforcement, the Building Department, and the Fire Department were present. The owner did not show to the appointment and did not answer his phone when the Fire Department tried to call him. Multiple doors were knocked on at multiple times between 2pm and 3pm and no one answered. The Fire Department stayed at the property until approximately 3pm and the owner never showed. 11. On March 2, 2022, at approximately 2pm., the Director of Neighborhood Services & Enforcement inspected, from a plain and public view, the exterior of a building located at The Property. The inspection revealed piles of fallen bricks on west, south, and east sides; large sections of brick walls collapsed on the west and south sides; large sections of unstable brick on west, south, and east sides; brick wall to the west separating from brick wall to the south; deteriorated brick on the east; collapsed roof on the south; collapsing roofs in the center south side near dock; unstable block window on west side dock area; collapsed walls on west side dock area; collapsing brick above door entryway to Indiana Glass business; broken windows throughout property; boarded windows throughout property; blocked door egress on east side; and section of missing brick at an inside corner of south east wall. Please see attached photos of The Property on March 2, 2022, as Exhibit D. 12. On March 3, 2022, the Director of Neighborhood Services & Enforcement condemned the property pursuant to International Property maintenance Code Section 108.1 and 108.1.1. The Property is an unsafe structure that is dangerous to the life, health or safety of public or the occupants. The structure is so damaged, decayed, dilapidated, structurally unsafe that partial or complete collapse is possible.