CITY OF NEW ORLEANS Code Enforcement Update: Demolition Program and Lien Waiver Proce May 9, 2012 5/9/2012 Code Enforcement & Hearing Bureau
Reducing Blight: On the Path to 10,000 Launched Blight Strategy 18 Month Ago
City ha dramatically increaed demolition productivity Number of propertie demolihed Through Oct. 2011
Number of Unit City continue to urge demolition productivity Cumulative Demolition ince Oct 1, 2010 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 FEMA - Unit NORA - Unit SDER - Unit IDC - Unit Unit - Cumulative All 1189 1473 1652 1826 1958 2026 2211 2302 2453 2728 2833 2977 3106 1000 888 500 99 245 427 499 596 0
FEMA-eligible Demolition Succefully re-tarted FEMA demolition program
FEMA-eligible Demolition FEMA Demo in Gentilly
FEMA-eligible Demolition FEMA demo in Central City
FEMA-eligible Demolition Statu Lit of 921 propertie in current program and their tatue ha been hared with council Demolihed 198 Structure, 318 Unit Thee propertie have paed all preliminary check, and the demolition i underway or completed. In Compliance 384 Structure The property owner have brought thee tructure into compliance with the City code of ordinance; thee include propertie that were demolihed by the owner; the public nuiance and blight have been remediated. In Proce 185 Structure Thee propertie are in variou tage leading toward adjudication, alvage of hitoric item, and demolition. They may be demolihed, placed on hold, or come into compliance. On Hold 154 Structure Thee propertie include 60 owned by NORA or LLT, 34 currently lated for Sheriff Sale, and 60 that have been denied or placed on hold by official requet. Thee will mot likely not be demolihed under the FEMA funded program.
FEMA-eligible Demolition Proce All propertie mut be both deemed eligible by FEMA and adjudicated by Code Enforcement to be candidate for the demolition program 0 Deemed eligible by FEMA 1 Code Enforcement Inpection 2 Code Enforcement Hearing (Guilty Judgment) 3 Noticing of owner for demolition 4 Local Hitoric Review (HDLC / NCDC) Step in the proce 5 Legal Review (for ufficient noticing) 6 Salvage (Hitoric feature alvaged) 7 Abeto Teting 8 Permit for demolition iued 9 Tranmitted to demolition contractor 10 Demolihed by contractor
FEMA-eligible Demolition Statu of propertie in program reviewed monthly in Blight Stat New Orlean FEMA Demolition Phae Jan Feb Propertie Change Decription February 2012 01 LLT/NORA 58 58 0 Tranferring from LLT to NORA ownerhip FEMA program can demo after tranfer with City approval 02 Sheriff Sale 40 40 0 Proceing for Sheriff ale Reviewing propertie to determine bet dipoition Unold propertie can go to demolition Highly damaged propertie may be demolihed and old 03 Inpection 88 97 +9 Doe not have a future hearing date et Non-adjudicated and awaiting inpection and hearing 04 Hearing 70 56-14 Ha an initial or reet hearing date in the future Awaiting judgment 05 Noticing 49 19-30 Newly adjudicated In proce of notice of judgment and intent to demolih Homeowner appeal period 06 Local Hitoric 9 16 +7 Adjudicated and waiting hitoric committee meeting NCDC, HDLC, or City Council deciion 07 Legal Review 42 40-2 Adjudicated and waiting Law Department review Enuring proper notice of hearing, judgment, & intent 08 Salvage 17 20 +3 FEMA Hitoric Preervation determined for Salvage Permitting and elective alvage come before ACM teting 09 ACM Tet 3 14 +11 For non-alvage propertie teting precede permitting Awaiting teting or tet reult 10 Permit 5 6 +1 Ready to be permitted for demolition Awaiting application, payment, or delivery of permit 11 Tranmit 38 26-12 Tranmitted or ready to tranmit to demolition contractor May be waiting for utilitie diconnect Awaiting abatement (when required) and demolition 12 Demolihed 111 134 +23 Property ha paed all preliminary check Demolition i underway or completed 13 Indefinite Hold 103 72-31 May not reach final dipoition under FEMA program NCDC/HDLC Denial State funding program Official City or State requet to place on hold 14 In Compliance 287 322 +35 Homeowner ha brought property into compliance Include propertie demolihed by owner Public nuiance and blight remediated Change in February: 35 to Compliance 23 Demolition / 48 Unit
FEMA-eligible Demolition Phae I of the FEMA demolition program conducted during 2006-2007 Phae II initiated by Landrieu adminitration with the 921 eligible propertie that remained from Phae I but many were already demolihed or renovated City i now in negotiation with FEMA to reopen the program
FEMA-eligible Demolition Map how propertie in current program demontrating that many more exiting tructure are likely eligible
Strategic Demolition Demolition acro from Digby Park
Strategic Demolition Large Scale Apartment Demolition in the Eat
Strategic Demolition Lit of propertie that are definite to be demolihed through program can be hared with Council on a weekly bai Strategic Demolition Awarded to Contractor Statu a of May 7, 2012 1508 Odeon Utility cut off then demolition 8 Alice Court Utility cut off then demolition 7343-45 Downman Road Awaiting permit 4432 Pauger Utility cut off then demolition 1300 Touro Abeto Teting 2839 Dryade Ready for demolition 3500 Louia Abeto Teting
Strategic Demolition Statu of propertie in program reviewed monthly in Blight Stat CDBG Strategic Demolition Program Phae April May Propertie Change Decription May 2012 01 Tranferred to different program 104 104 Tranferring from SDER to FEMA and Sheriff Sale ownerhip SDER program can demo after tranfer with City approval File returned to Code Enforcement 211 211 Proceing for Sheriff ale Reviewing propertie to determine bet dipoition Unold propertie can go to demolition Highly damaged propertie may be demolihed and old 03 Inpection 56 25 Doe not have a future hearing date et Preliminary demolition inpection required to confirm no change of property condition ince judgment 05 Noticing 0 0 Newly adjudicated In proce of notice of judgment and intent to demolih Homeowner appeal period 04 Hearing (optional) 0 0 Ha an initial or reet hearing date in the future Depend if homeowner appeal intent to demolih 06 Local Hitoric 3 7 Adjudicated and waiting hitoric committee meeting NCDC, HDLC, or City Council deciion 07 Legal Review 5 0 Adjudicated and waiting Law Department review Enuring proper notice of hearing, judgment, & intent 48 Hour inpection 2 0 confirm no change Tranmit to Contractor 0 3 Given to DRC 08 Salvage 8 FEMA Hitoric Preervation determined for Salvage Permitting and elective alvage come before ACM teting 09 ACM Tet (depend) For non-alvage propertie teting precede permitting Awaiting teting or tet reult 10 Permit 3 Ready to be permitted for demolition Awaiting application, payment, or delivery of permit 11 Utilitie cut off 4 Tranmitted or ready to tranmit to demolition contractor May be waiting for utilitie diconnect Awaiting abatement (when required) and demolition 12 Demolihed 310 Property ha paed all preliminary check Demolition i underway or completed 13 Indefinite Hold 64 64 May not reach final dipoition under SDER program NCDC/HDLC Denial State funding program Official City or State requet to place on hold 14 In Compliance 41 41 Homeowner ha brought property into compliance Include propertie demolihed by owner Public nuiance and blight remediated 15 Demoliton Completed by Owner 61 61 16 Imminent Danger 27 27 41 to Compliance 4 Demolition / 11 Unit
Data Source within Proce Thi diagram i an example from the IBM Smarter Citie report which illutrate that multiple data et are kept by multiple data teward throughout the adjudication and abatement procee
Improvement to Information Management Davenport Land management databae ytem integrating data from department that conduct licening, permitting, and enforcement being implemented throughout 2012 Code for America online tool to increae citizen viibility on the current tatu of blighted propertie being implemented throughout 2012
Lien Waiver Proce Legal authority to waive code lien directed by La. R.S. 13:2576 B: The governing body of the municipality may waive the collection or enforcement of any code lien in accordance with procedure etablihed by the municipality in order to erve the public health, afety, and welfare through the financing, recontruction, or rehabilitation of deteriorated houing. Conducted by adminitrative review with recommendation made by taff attorney for approval/denial by department head & City Attorney office Only granted when full renovation or demolition ha been completed by owner Renovation agreement available for thoe owner under contruction or purchaing property for renovation City match to private ector invetment in blight removal Lit of lien waiver application and their tatu ha been hared with Council
Lien Waiver Application Application i available online Reult are available online Clear intruction that photo, permit, and upporting documentation mut be included
Lien Waiver Reult To-date, of 524 application 164 have been approved 226 have been denied 37 have entered into Purchae/Renovation agreement 97 are pending review / deciion
Appendix: Code Enforcement Proce COMPLIANCE JUDGMENT ABATEMENT Code Enforcement and Hearing Bureau