REPORT TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS APPEALS BOARD
April 7, 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. HEARING on the Appeal of the First Administrative Citation.
2. Take one of the following actions:
i. CONFIRM the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025, and ORDER Appellant to repair the confirmed violations within thirty days; OR
ii. CONFIRM certain violations but DISMISS other violations in the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025, and ORDER Appellant to repair the confirmed violations within thirty days; OR
iii. DISMISS the First Administrative Citation issued December 17, 2025.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends that, after holding the appeal hearing, the Building Standards Appeals Board (BSAB) CONFIRM the First Administrative Citation issued to property owners JCH Family LP, DBH Family LP, and JHS Family LP (Property Owners or Appellants) on December 17, 2025, and ORDER Appellants to repair the remaining violations within thirty days, pursuant to Fresno Municipal Code (FMC) sections 11-319 and 11-324, and California Health and Safety Code section 17920.3.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On January 28, 2025, case E23-01585 was reassigned to Community Revitalization Specialist Brad Morgan (Inspector Morgan). He inspected the property at 4816 E. Fillmore Ave. (the Property), confirmed the presence of five violations, and on August 29, 2025, issued a corresponding Notice & Order based on his observations. (Appeal Packet, pg. 44) After multiple extensions and attempts to work with Appellant, on December 17, 2025, Inspector Morgan issued a First Administrative Citation for $250 for the five violations that were still uncorrected. (Appea...
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