Deal delays demolition

By: Sam Tenney//July 17, 2014//

Deal delays demolition

Sam Tenney//July 17, 2014//

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Eastmoreland Neighborhood Association President Robert McCullough, second from left, shakes hands with Randy Sebastian, president of Renaissance Homes, after they agreed to discuss further the future of a house slated for demolition on Thursday. After McCullough used his vehicle to block the driveway of the house at 3620 S.E. Rural St. in an effort to prevent access by demolition crews, Portland police brokered a conversation between representatives of the neighborhood association and Renaissance Homes.

Eastmoreland residents are concerned that the homebuilder will split the lot and build two houses on it following demolition, and take exception to a city permitting loophole that allows infill developers to bypass a mandatory demolition notification period.