The City has officially issued a demolition order for 52 Sloan St with a firm deadline for the structure to be cleared. We will continue monitoring the site until the debris is removed and the lot meets all safety codes.
November 20, 2015
Final supporters
As a concerned resident of the Mill Village in Historic Roswell, please join me in raising your voice that we are no longer going to allow this burned-out dwelling at 52 Sloan St. stand for another year and continue to be a terrible eye sore, nuisance, danger to our children (elementary school bus stop right across the street), and negatively impact our property values and neighborhood businesses.
The City of Roswell Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) has a condition on this property that will not allow the current owner to demolish this property without approval of plans by the HPC. This in effect has held our neighborhood hostage to this situation over this time period and with delay after delay there is no foreseeable resolution in sight between HPC and the owner.
Please join me in signing this petition to demand an amendment to the HPC conditions on this property and require the owner of this badly burned dwelling to have it demolished within 30-days from the next meeting and that the grounds be properly maintained to City code until the HPC and the owner can come together in a mutual agreement on a future home design that fits within the context of our beautiful neigbhorhood.
Updates
October 7, 2015
I have spent the last few days in direct communication with the City of Roswell Planning and Zoning Department to confirm the exact regulatory hurdles blocking the demolition permit. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Historic Preservation Committee that outlines our specific demands for the site owner. Expect an update once I receive a written response regarding their next scheduled hearing.
October 7, 2015
The volume of support has now reached a level that allows me to request a formal meeting with the Historic Preservation Committee chair. I am currently drafting a letter of inquiry to discuss the specific amendment language we are proposing for the Sloan Street site.
22 Comments
Please remove this dangerous house from our neighborhood. My young children play in the park right by and it ask every time when the dangerous house is going to be gone.
He is playing the system hoping the city will pay to have the house demolished and approve a plan to rebuild a residence that would normally not be approved.
This house is a terrible eye sore. PLEASE let it be torn down NOW!!! You'd have to approve a plan before building a new one, so PLEASE tear it!
Yes, this property is an eyesore in the district and needs to be demolished sooner than later
No excuse, no reason, no logic, no value. No guts.
HPC is hurting our neighborhood by not permitting demolishing this burnt out structure. The owner knows he has the upper hand and is playing it to his advantage. Get tough HPC and make something happen in our life time.
Please bulldoze this eyesore as soon as possible. It's dangerous and brings down all our property values.
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The City has officially issued a demolition order for 52 Sloan St with a firm deadline for the structure to be cleared. We will continue monitoring the site until the debris is removed and the lot meets all safety codes.
November 20, 2015
Final supporters
As a concerned resident of the Mill Village in Historic Roswell, please join me in raising your voice that we are no longer going to allow this burned-out dwelling at 52 Sloan St. stand for another year and continue to be a terrible eye sore, nuisance, danger to our children (elementary school bus stop right across the street), and negatively impact our property values and neighborhood businesses.
The City of Roswell Historic Preservation Committee (HPC) has a condition on this property that will not allow the current owner to demolish this property without approval of plans by the HPC. This in effect has held our neighborhood hostage to this situation over this time period and with delay after delay there is no foreseeable resolution in sight between HPC and the owner.
Please join me in signing this petition to demand an amendment to the HPC conditions on this property and require the owner of this badly burned dwelling to have it demolished within 30-days from the next meeting and that the grounds be properly maintained to City code until the HPC and the owner can come together in a mutual agreement on a future home design that fits within the context of our beautiful neigbhorhood.
Updates
October 7, 2015
I have spent the last few days in direct communication with the City of Roswell Planning and Zoning Department to confirm the exact regulatory hurdles blocking the demolition permit. I am currently drafting a formal letter to the Historic Preservation Committee that outlines our specific demands for the site owner. Expect an update once I receive a written response regarding their next scheduled hearing.
October 7, 2015
The volume of support has now reached a level that allows me to request a formal meeting with the Historic Preservation Committee chair. I am currently drafting a letter of inquiry to discuss the specific amendment language we are proposing for the Sloan Street site.
22 Comments
Please have this eye-sore removed. Some of the lumber that is salvageable should be saved and used in the next construction in keeping with the neighborhood.
Please remove this dangerous house from our neighborhood. My young children play in the park right by and it ask every time when the dangerous house is going to be gone.
He is playing the system hoping the city will pay to have the house demolished and approve a plan to rebuild a residence that would normally not be approved.
This house is a terrible eye sore. PLEASE let it be torn down NOW!!! You'd have to approve a plan before building a new one, so PLEASE tear it!
Yes, this property is an eyesore in the district and needs to be demolished sooner than later
No excuse, no reason, no logic, no value. No guts.
HPC is hurting our neighborhood by not permitting demolishing this burnt out structure. The owner knows he has the upper hand and is playing it to his advantage. Get tough HPC and make something happen in our life time.
Please bulldoze this eyesore as soon as possible. It's dangerous and brings down all our property values.
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Please have this eye-sore removed. Some of the lumber that is salvageable should be saved and used in the next construction in keeping with the neighborhood.