The March 5 special-magistrate session produced multiple nuisance-abatement orders for properties the city identified as unsafe, graffiti-marked or overgrown. Magistrate Jennifer De Peschke found nuisances existed and directed the city to pursue abatement if owners did not comply within specified deadlines.

At 322 North Twelfth Street, the magistrate found unsafe building conditions and ordered owners to resecure openings (doors, windows, foundation openings) within seven days. Staff submitted photographs dated Feb. 23 and March 3 showing posted notices and the condition of the structure.

At 1301 Delaware Avenue the magistrate found graffiti in violation of city code and ordered the respondent to cover all graffiti on walls to the standards in the notice by March 12, 2025; failure to comply will result in a $100-per-day fine and the city may abate and assess costs to the property.

At 328 North Fifteenth Street the magistrate ordered the owner to cut grass and weeds, trim trees and shrubs, and remove landscape debris within seven days; failure to comply will result in $100-per-day fines and the city will pursue abatement with costs assessed to the parcel.

In each case the magistrate admitted city photographs and notices into evidence, made findings that the nuisance conditions posed a threat to public health, safety or welfare, and placed the properties into the city’s nuisance-abatement process if owners do not comply within the deadlines.