The applicant appealed two Orders to Remedy Unsafe Building issued by the Chief Building Official (CBO) for the City of St. Thomas, seeking to quash the orders and obtain an injunction against demolition.
The court, hearing the consolidated applications as appeals under the Building Code Act, reviewed the CBO's decisions on a standard of reasonableness.
Based on extensive engineering reports detailing severe structural deterioration, lack of owner's funds for repairs, and inadequate insurance, the court found the CBO's conclusion that the building was unsafe to be reasonable.
The applications were dismissed, and the CBO's orders were confirmed.
