Demolition ordered on old motel

This vacant motel building is facing a demolition order by the city. A fire has gutted the Island Highway building and graffiti covers the walls both inside and outside.

image credit: Photo courtesy of the City of Campbell River

City council is ordering a former motel building to be demolished.

The building along the foreshore at 391 Island Highway, once part of the Eagles Nest Motel, is sitting vacant and has fallen into a state of disrepair, said Karl Read, the citys bylaw officer.

This matter relates to the building at the foreshore level that has been vacant for some time and has sustained substantial fire damage, Read said.

Prior to the fire damage the building was habitually accessed by unauthorized persons. Efforts by the owner to secure the building were regularly thwarted. The fire exposed further wall openings to the building. Particle board, which was put in place by the owner after the fire in an attempt to secure the exterior, has been ripped off.

Read said the fire has compromised the structural integrity of the building, making it unsafe to anyone who tries to enter the building.

The city sent a letter to the owner on Aug. 29 requesting the owner apply for a demolition permit to tear down the building within 30 days. However, Read said that to date, no action has been undertaken by the property owner.

City council, at its Tuesday meeting, voted to send a remedial action notice to the owner asking the property owner to get a demolition permit from the city.

If the owner does not comply, city contractors will carry out the demolition and removal of demolition material themselves, at the owners expense.

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Demolition ordered on old motel