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DEMOLITION BY NEGLECT <br />Where is demolition by Chapter 4, Article 5, Division 2 <br />neglect addressed in the <br />SMDC? <br />What is demolition by It reters to the gradual deterioration of a property when a property <br />neglect? owner does not perform minimum maintenance or repairs. <br />How does the City <br />address demolition by <br />neglect? <br />KEY TAKEAWAY <br />Enforcement of <br />demolition -by -neglect <br />provisions is limited <br />under the current <br />complaint -based <br />system. Many residents <br />are reluctant to report <br />neighbors, which <br />reduces the effectiveness <br />of this approach. <br />City inspectors, the HPC, the HPO, and/or other residents can prepare <br />a report. <br />The City notifies the owner via certified mail. <br />The owner has 30 days to submit a stabilization proposal. <br />It then goes to the HPC. <br />If there is no response after holding public hearings, the matter is <br />turned over to municipal court. <br />COMMON CONDITIONS OF NEGLECT <br />The following could indicate serious disrepair or significant <br />deterioration: <br />1. Deterioration of exterior walls, foundations, or other vertical <br />support that causes leaning, sagging, splitting, listing, or <br />buckling. <br />2. Deterioration of external chimneys that causes leaning, sagging, <br />splitting, listing, or buckling. <br />3. Deterioration or crumbling of exterior plaster finishes, surfaces <br />or mortars. <br />4. Ineffective waterproofing of exterior walls, roofs, and <br />foundations, including broken windows or doors. <br />5. Defective protection or lack of weather protection for exterior <br />wall and roof coverings, including lack of paint, or weathering <br />due to lack of paint or other protective covering. <br />6. Rotting, holes, and other forms of material decay. <br />7. Deterioration of exterior stairs, porches, handrails, window <br />and door frames, cornices, entablatures, wall facings, and <br />architectural details that causes delamination, instability, loss of <br />shape and form, or crumbling. <br />8. Deterioration that has a detrimental effect upon the special <br />character of the district as a whole or the unique attributes and <br />character of the contributing structure. <br />104 SAN MARCOS HISTORIC PRESERVATION PLAN (2026) <br />