Eastmoreland home demolition delayed

Neighbors in Eastmoreland trying to protect a home from being demolished, were successful in preventing the home from being demolished Thursday.

KOIN 6 News has obtained a copy of an official Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association (ENA) letter that claims the developer of 3620 Southeast Rural Street has circumvented the ENAs 120-day delay for demolition.

Randy Sebastian, the president of Renaissance Homes, the company that owns the property and home, said the will agree to meet with the neighborhood association to discuss the future of the house within a week, and the would not demolish the house today.

The letter states blocking the bulldozers access may be the only way to prevent this violation of public trust.

According to a permit request filed with the city, the work to be completed on the property includes a new two single-family residence with a finished basement.

Rod Merrick, who is the land-use chair for ENA, said about a month ago, the city issued notification that there had been a permit submitted for demolition.

The plans, according to Merrick, called for splitting of the current lot and sought to build two new properties.

ENA requested that the notification process be extended to 120 days so the city, neighbors and developer could talk and work out a mutual agreement.

Merrick said ENA is contesting the lot splitting permit.

According to Merrick, there is a loop hole that developers are able to use to end the 120 day delay period.

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Eastmoreland home demolition delayed