137 W MUKILTEO BLVD 2016-01-01 MF Import

SUMMARY 137 MUKILTEO BOULEVARD On April 2, 1976, I received a complaint stating t}iat the res- idence at 137 Mukilteo Boulevard was apparently abo�doned and being vandalized. An inspection of the single family structure was �ade on April 7, 1976, and several serious violaiions of the Uniform Building Code caere noted. A letter listing the violations was mailed to the owner and he responded with a telephone call to inform us that he was goLng to rehabilitate the building and that he would keep it locked up. A reinspection on May 7, 1976, showed that the yard was cleaned up and the building secured. A follow-up inspection on June 16, 1976, revealed that no a��rk was being done and that th� property had further deteriorated. A Notice of Unsafe Building was issued to the owner, Robert Bluhm, on ,Tune 16, 1976, which ordered the demolition of the building. This Notice was delivered by personal service, to Mr. Bluhm on �une 23, 1976. Since that date we have ne;otiated with three different parties who indicated that they had nurchased the property and planned to repair it. The most recent owner, Mr. Carrol Kathol, after oromising the Building Of�icial that he would rehabilitate the house within a reasonable length of time, obtained a Building Permit and did a small amount of work on the foundation. He apparently abandoned his work as nothing was done for a six month period. This Building Permit was voided on November 9, 1977. Mr. Kathol met with the Building Official on November 28, 1977, and indicated that he sti13 had plans to rehabilitate the build- ing. The Building Official agreed to dalay further action one week to allow Mr. Kathol to produce a Ferformance Bond. As Mr. Kathol did not produce a performance Bond or other ade-� quate security to guarantee the rehabilitation of the building within a reasonable length of time, I must assume that he has abandoned his plans. My most recent inspection of the structure on December 27, 1977, revealed that it has further deteriorated, is open to the public and a hazard to neighborhood children. �_ —