SOUTH BEND â Citing extensive water damage and a lack of communication with the cityâs code enforcement department, a hearing officer Thursday issued $10,000 in fines to the owner of the historic State Theater in downtown South Bend.
At a code enforcement hearing, city inspectors detailed code violations, including crumbling bricks on the outside of the theater and water damage to the buildingâs roof, walls and interior. Inspectors said a pedestrian walking in the alley between the theater and the old Club Fever building was almost hit by a falling chunk of brick.
âAnyone walking past it can see the danger; the owner has to see the danger,â said hearing officer Michelle Engel before granting the cityâs request for two $5,000 civil penalties.
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