
Transient-Attracting Thrift Store Demolished for Public’s Safety

Chino property owner agreed to demolish two hazardous warehouses with 66 violations, ensuring community safety and compliance with laws.
In the City of Chino, two abandoned and substandard commercial warehouses were magnets to transients and a blight on the community. Both buildings contained numerous fire, electrical, and structural hazards that endangered the health and safety of occupants, the neighborhood, and the public. The City coordinated an inspection of the entire property with the owner and observed multiple violations of State and local laws, including but are not limited to unmaintained landscape, broken windows, boarded-up entrance doors, lack of adequate heating and running water, and dangerous and exposed electrical wiring, amongst other health and safety hazards.
Before
The City sent the property owner, and all interested parties a notice and order to repair or abate 66 violations of law documented on both commercial buildings as part of cooperative efforts to help the owner bring the property into full compliance. After further negotiation, the property owner elected to demolish both commercial buildings to remediate all violations, which brought the property into full compliance.
After
The City and property owner also entered into a settlement agreement to resolve all outstanding disputes. Under the settlement agreement, the property owner reimbursed the City’s costs and fees incurred from their code enforcement efforts for this property. By working cooperatively with property owners, this property is now fully compliant with all State and Local laws. This case is a win-win situation as the City was reimbursed and the community protected.
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