Flagler County restaurant to be demolished after ‘irreparable damage’ from Hurricanes Jan and Nicole
FLAGLER COUNTY, Florida. – The Bull Creek Fish Camp restaurant in Flagler County will be demolished in late February after it suffered “irreparable damage” from Hurricane Ian and Nicole, according to a county press release.
The restaurant, which is part of the Bull Creek Campground, was flooded with more than a foot of water that had sat inside the building for nearly a month, officials said.
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“The cost required to fully restore a structure to its pre-damage condition exceeds 50% of the structure’s assessment (excluding land assessment) before the damage occurred,” County Administrator Heidi Petito told the County Board of Commissioners last week. by email. . “The basis for this determination includes, among other things, structural, mechanical and electrical damage.”
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The inspectors said they found many problems in the restaurant, built in 1955, including:
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Outer tide mark at 3 feet above ground level
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Failed to check “load path connection” on slab
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The walls and structural wooden poles were black, some of them were soft and deteriorated from water damage.
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uneven floor
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Sagging top beams
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Dirt from both floodwater and septic tank
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Wiring cannot be checked.
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Many other problems, which, in short, are “significant shortcomings of the whole structure.”
County officials said the building’s age and construction were taken into account, including a timber-framed structure on timber piles that is beyond repair under current building codes.
According to the report, demolition and replacement of the structure will be required. Conservative estimates put the 2,800-square-foot building’s new construction at about $1.8 million.
Flagler County officials said they conducted an independent inspection because the tenant wanted to clean up and reopen the property at his own expense. The district said it was also investigating whether the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) would have the resources or funding to repair damage and mitigate future problems.
“It has been determined that funding through DEM or FEMA will not be available and that our current insurance policy does not cover flooding,” Petito said. “This facility is a non-conforming structure that sits on a floodplain and is not eligible for flood insurance.”
Flagler County said it transferred the original lease to a new tenant, Domenech Base Inc., in September 2022, which asked for a two-month rent to be waived to allow time for the restaurant to reopen and documented repair costs taken against the future rent. fees.
Repairs were halted when Hurricane Ian hit, and officials said two more months were given in early October to complete work. Hurricane Nicole made landfall on November 10.
County officials said they met with the tenant on January 18 and offered to allow the food truck to be screened at the pavilion, which was rejected.
According to the announcement, the tenant will be reimbursed for the cost of materials with accompanying receipts that were damaged by the hurricanes.
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