HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.22.2022 Minimum Housing Demolition
City of Plainview NEWS
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202 W. 5 Street
Plainview, TX 79072
February 24, 2022
City of Plainview Reviews More
Properties for Demolitions through
Minimum Housing Ordinance
The City Council during their Minimum Housing Standards
Meeting approved nine structures to be demolished at their
February 22, 2022 meeting.
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The properties for consideration included the following: 2200 E. 5 Street (five structures),
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310 E. 8 Street and 102 Brazier Street.
In an effort to address substandard and dangerous structures in the community, the City
Council overhauled the Minimum Housing/Dangerous Building Codes. The update
included the adoption of the International Property Maintenance Code, 2015 and Texas
Local Government Code 214 related to substandard structures. With this process, a
notice of violation is sent to the property owner and if no action is taken, the Board of
Minimum Housing Standards can deem a structure substandard. The City can then order
the structure to be repaired and/or demolished in a given timeframe.
“We continue to make every effort to work with the property owner and repair or rehab
the structure if possible,” says Philip Mize, Chief Building Official. “Unfortunately, saving
the structure is not always possible. In those cases, our first preference is for the owner
to remove the structure. If they are unable or unwilling, then City staff or a contracted
company will remove the structure.”
Texas Communities Group has been assisting our Community Development Department
with these cases.
Photo: City Staff work to clear a demolished structure.
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