Littleton house damaged by fire day before condemnation hearing

Home faced demolition; owner can't be found after blaze

Posted 3/19/19

A south Littleton home was damaged by fire on March 19 — one day before a scheduled hearing to determine if the house should be torn down following years of city code violations. Firefighters …

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Littleton house damaged by fire day before condemnation hearing

Home faced demolition; owner can't be found after blaze

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A south Littleton home was damaged by fire on March 19 — one day before a scheduled hearing to determine if the house should be torn down following years of city code violations.

Firefighters responded to a house fire at 7874 South Windermere Circle shortly before dawn, according to a city news release.

The home sustained significant damage but there were no injuries to firefighters or the public, South Metro Fire Rescue spokesman Eric Hurst said. The cause of the fire is under investigation, Hurst said.

The home's owner, David Lynch, could not be found after the fire, but investigators would like to speak to him, Hurst said.

The home was declared uninhabitable in May 2018, according to a city news release, after code enforcement officers acted on a warrant to inspect the home's condition.

“The property owner was initially unresponsive but eventually was granted extensions by the city to make correction to the property,” according to the release.

Lynch failed to make corrections and was given a final notice to demolish the home in November 2018, but appealed the order to the city's board of appeals, according to the release.

After a nearly four-hour hearing on Jan. 16 ended in a continuance for more testimony, the final hearing saw repeated delays, and was scheduled for March 20.

“The Building Board of Appeals will be advised by its attorney at that meeting on how to proceed in light of the fire,” the release says.

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