Signed 22116 W McNichols Garage Only Make safe EMG letter.pdf
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This is an Emergency Order to Make Safe document issued by the City of Detroit Building Official on September 15, 2026, regarding a structurally unsound garage structure located at 22116 W McNichols (Building ID: 102, Record ID: DNG2026-01681). The Building Official has determined that the structure is unsafe, dangerous, and poses an imminent threat to public health and safety. The order mandates immediate vacation of the premises and authorizes access for temporary safeguarding work and necessary repairs to render the property temporarily safe. The work scope is referenced as an attachment to this order. All occupants are prohibited from entering or occupying the building without written permission from the Building Official. Any interference with, alteration of, or removal of installed temporary safeguards is unlawful and subject to penalties.
All costs incurred for the temporary safeguarding work and necessary repairs shall be recovered from the property owner or owners, and the City of Detroit is authorized to institute legal action for cost recovery. Unpaid costs will be assessed against the property and recorded as a lien in accordance with state law, the Detroit City Charter, and Detroit City Code. Violations of the order carry penalties of up to five hundred dollars in fines, up to ninety days imprisonment, or both, for each offense. Notice of this order has been provided to the City Council, the Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department, the Historic District Commission, and the property owners and taxpayers of record, with a copy posted on the building itself.
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NOTICE OF EMERGENCY ORDER TO MAKE SAFE
DETROIT CITY CODE SECTIONS 1-1-9, 8-15-39 through 8-15-44
THE CITY OF DETROIT BUILDING OFFICIAL HAS DETERMINED THAT THE BUILDING(S) AND/OR STRUCTURES(S)
LOCATED AT: 22116 W McNichols AKA GARAGE ONLY BLDG ID: 102 HAS BEEN INSPECTED, IS/ARE
STRUCTURALLY UNSOUND, UNSAFE, DANGEROUS, IS AN IMMINENT DANGER, POSING AN ACTUAL AND
IMMEDIATE THREAT TO THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF THE PUBLIC. THE TEMPORARY SAFEGUARD
OF THIS STRUCTURE AND THE NECSSARY WORK TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY
SHALL BEGIN IMMEDIATELY.
September 15, 2026
RECORD ID : DNG2026-01681
THE BUILDING OFFICIAL HEREBY ORDERS AS FOLLOWS:
1. Any and all occupants must immediately vacate the building (s) and/or structure(s). It is unlawful for any person to enter or occupy the building(s) and/or structure(s) without written permission from the Building Official.
Permission may be granted for temporarily safeguarding or any other purpose deemed appropriate by the
Building Official.
2. Access onto the premises is authorized to perform temporary safeguards and the necessary work to be done to protect public health and safety to render such premises temporarily safe. See attached scope of work.
3. It is unlawful for any person to interfere with, change, or remove any of the installed temporary safeguards or the necessary work to be done at the premises under this Order, and penalties for violations include a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00); see also #5 below.
4. Any costs incurred to remedy any of the installed temporary safeguards or the necessary work to be done at the premises under this Order shall be recovered from the owner or owners, or the agents or assignees of the owner or owners and recovered from the owners. The City of Detroit may institute appropriate legal action against the owner of the premises for the recovery of all costs incurred in the performance of such repairs or work. Unpaid costs shall be assessed against the property and recorded as a lien against the real property in accordance with state law, the Detroit City Charter, and the Detroit City Code.
5. The penalties for interfering with, changing, or removing any of the installed temporary safeguards or the necessary work to be done at the premises under this Order may include, upon conviction, a fine of up to five hundred dollars ($500.00), or imprisonment of up to ninety (90) days, or both such fine and imprisonment in the discretion of the court, for each such offense.
cc: Honorable City Council
Randy Hargraves, Chief of Construction
Historic District Commission, P&DD
24655 Thorndyke St, Southfield, MI 48033Yvette & Lewis Scruggs
David Bell, Director, Buildings, Safety Engineering and Environmental Department
A copy of this notice shall be posted on the building(s)/structure(s) and mailed to the owner(s) and taxpayer(s) of record.
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