Memorandum

City of Lawrence

Neighborhood Resources Department

 

TO:

Dave Corliss, Interim City Manager    

 

THRU:

Victor Torres, Director of Neighborhood Resources Department

 

FROM:

Julie Wyatt, Environmental Inspector

 

Date:

July 19, 2006

 

RE:

1401 Monterey Way

 

 

 

 

The referenced property has been inspected and found to be in violation of the City Environmental Code. Specifically the yard is blighted with accumulations of tree branches, debris, damaged trees, etc.

 

The owner of record is:        Valerie L Farrar

                                      1401 Monterey Way

                                      Lawrence KS 66049

 

This property has been vacant and neglected for many years, all notices go unclaimed. Staff regularly contracts to have the property mowed.   In effort to remove the blight, I am requesting a resolution be adopted declaring the property environmentally blighted and ordering the property owner to remove violations within 20 days. Should the property owner fail to remove the violations, the City will contract to have the blight removed. Expenses incurred for this would be the responsibility of the property owner of record.

 

A brief chronology of recent contact is as follows:

 

June 16 2006  Inspected, property blighted with accumulations of yard waste, tree branches, damaged tree branches, etc. Mailed Notice of Violation (was returned unclaimed).

 

July 17 2006   Inspected, no change. Took pictures.

 

Following are pictures of the subject property.  Please let me know if you have questions concerning this.  Thank you.


1401 Monterey Way

7/17/06

 

Front yard (east):                                                                      Side yard (north):

    

 

Rear yard (west side):

 

 

                                                                                                South/side yard: