From: Steven Buckley
To: Len Aslanian
Cc: Alesia Strauch
Subject: Fw: Notice of pending demolition
Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2024 11:29:00 AM
FYI
From: Steven Buckley
Sent: Thursday, October 3, 2024 8:42 AM
To: Allen Tai <[email protected]>; Cara Silver <[email protected]> Subject: Fw: Notice of pending demolition
Here is the note I sent at the end of the day yesterday. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- On Oct 2, 2024, at 5:54 PM, Steven Buckley <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear HAB members,
I am writing to inform you of an unfortunate event in the Alameda Point area. Despite efforts to secure the site and building, Building 114 at Alameda Point (2450 Saratoga Street) has been the subject of vandalism and fires that has rendered much, if not all, of the building unsalvageable. The Building Official has recently issued an order determining that it is an unsafe building in accordance with Section 116 of the California Building Code. The order requires the City to take immediate action to stabilize the building and within 30 days to obtain a demolition permit to remove the areas compromised beyond repair.
(See the attached investigation inspection report
and declaration of unsafe building). Building 114 is owned by the City and is currently unoccupied. The staff of the Base Reuse and Economic Development Department are researching ways to stabilize the building while also pursuing safe demolition of the damaged and unsalvageable portions of the building. There is no action required by the HAB; I am available to discuss this at your next meeting.
Steven Buckley
Secretary to the Historical Advisory Board
CBC section 116.1 - Conditions.
Structures or existing equipment
that are or hereafter become unsafe,
insanitary or deficient because of inadequate means of egress facilities, inadequate light and ventilation, or that constitute a fire hazard, or are otherwise dangerous to human life or the public welfare, or that involve illegal or improper occupancy or inadequate maintenance, shall be deemed an unsafe Exhibit 7
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condition. Unsafe structures shall be taken down and removed or made safe, as the building official deems necessary and as provided for in this section. A vacant structure that is not secured against entry shall be deemed unsafe.
AMC
section
13-21.5 - Procedure for Preservation of Historical and Cultural Monuments.
Permit Restrictions; Notification to Board of Request. No building, structure, group of structures, or site, including trees or plantings, that has been designated a Historical Monument shall be demolished, removed or altered without first referring the matter to the Historical Advisory Board for a certificate of approval,
except where the Building
Official or his/her designee determines that demolition, removal or alteration of any such building, structure or site is immediately necessary in the interest of the public health, safety or general welfare. In cases where immediate action is necessary to protect the public health, safety or general welfare, the Building Official or his/her designee shall, after prior consultation with the Secretary to the Historical Advisory Board, order those actions which will have the least detrimental effect on the affected historical resource(s).
The
Building Official and the City Manager or his/her designee shall notify the Historical Advisory Board in writing within two days of any request he/she receives for any such action.
<INVESTIGATION INSPECTION REPORT FOR 2450 SARATOGA_Signed.pdf><2450 Saratoga_Notice to Vacate_Signed.pdf>
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