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RESOLUTION NO. R-1213-97: A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, DECLARING THE HEREINAFTER-DESCRIBED PREMISES AS A NUISANCE PROPERTY; AND PROVIDING FOR NOTICE AND HEARING THEREOF. (1207 CRUCE STREET)
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BACKGROUND: The single-family home at 1207 Cruce Street has been the source of over seventy (70) calls for emergency service over the last twelve months, including (but not limited to) disturbing the peace, fighting, assaults, sexual assaults, shots fired, stabbing, drugs, and robbery. Twenty-five (25) arrests have been made for a variety of reasons with four convictions - four from Municipal Court and one from District Court, and additional charges are pending in Municipal Court and District Court.
In July 2012, Norman Police Officer Cook contacted Code Compliance and requested that a Code Compliance Inspector accompany him to the residence to determine if there were any code violations that needed to be addressed. A letter was sent to the owner of record, Ann Feaver, requesting her to be present to allow entry for inspection. Mrs. Feaver had been a resident in the house from 1979 until earlier in the year, and her adult son, James Feaver, was still in residence. The inspector found numerous violations including: no kitchen cabinets, appliances or sink; faulty water heater; broken windows, and exterior doors that could not be locked; missing flooring; roach infestation; many areas of missing sheetrock on the walls and ceiling; and exposed wiring.
The violations were explained to the owner at the time, and were followed by a letter documenting the violations and a sixty (60) day time frame for repairs. The owner did have the broken windows and doors repaired and the water heater replaced. She also had a stove brought back into the kitchen. For that reason, the time frame for compliance was extended.
On January 18, 2013, another inspection was made by a Code Compliance inspector, accompanied by a building inspector. It...
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