REPORT TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS APPEALS BOARD
June 2, 2026
FROM: ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
BY: SARAH A. PAPAZIAN, Senior Deputy City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Fresno Code Enforcement case number E23-01585, concerning 4816 E. Fillmore Ave., and the First Administrative Citation issued on December 17, 2025:
1. PROGRESS HEARING on the Appeal of the First Administrative Citation.
2. Take one of the following actions:
i. DETERMINE Appellants HAVE NOT made substantial progress towards correcting the outstanding violations from the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025, and ORDER payment of double the fines, as well as all allowable costs and fees; OR
ii. DETERMINE Appellants HAVE made substantial progress towards correcting the outstanding violations from the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025, and CONTINUE the hearing to a later date; OR
iii. DETERMINE Appellants have FULLY corrected outstanding violations from the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff will make a recommendation at the Progress Hearing based on the latest available information on correction status of violations.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On April 7, 2026, the BSAB held a hearing regarding a First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025, in case E23-01585 pertaining to 4816 E. Fillmore Ave. (the Property). The BSAB determined that the violations were present at the time the Citation was issued, and remained uncorrected, necessitating a progress hearing to be set.
BACKGROUND
The BSAB was established by Resolution number 2025-149 passed May 22, 2025, in order to hear various appeals, including Code Enforcement appeals related to building standards under FMC Chapter 11, Articles 3 and 4.
To perform this duty, the BSAB must review the Appeal Form received by the appellant, any other information provided by the appell...
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