REPORT TO THE BUILDING STANDARDS APPEALS BOARD
August 18, 2026
FROM: ANDREW JANZ, City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
BY: CHRISTINA C. PI?A, Deputy City Attorney
Office of the City Attorney
SUBJECT
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Actions pertaining to Fresno Code Enforcement case number E25-16660, concerning 1347 E. Shields Ave., and the Notice and Order issued on January 2, 2026:
1. PROGRESS HEARING on the Appeal of the Notice and Order.
2. Take one of the following actions:
i. DETERMINE Appellants HAVE NOT made substantial progress towards correcting the outstanding violations from the Notice and Order issued January 2, 2026, 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 Notice and Order issued January 2, 2026, and CONTINUE the hearing to a later date; OR
iii. DETERMINE Appellants have FULLY corrected outstanding violations from the Notice and Order issued January 2, 2026.
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RECOMMENDATION
Staff will make a recommendation at the Progress Hearing based on the latest available information on correction status of the outstanding violation.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
On May 19, 2026, the Building Standards Appeal Board (BSAB) held a hearing regarding a Notice and Order issued January 2, 2026, containing 2 violations in case E25-16660 pertaining to 1347 E. Shields Ave. (the Property). The BSAB determined that the violations were present at the time the Notice and Order was issued. The BSAB also determined the violations remained uncorrected at the time of the hearing, 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...
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