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490 from Mr . Peterson to substantiate that claim . With regard to the property at 2424 Jefferson Avenue , his department had acted more hastily than with the 48 Laurel Street property , principally because the former was not safe and was occupied . Furthermore , there had been no response from Mr . Longo to the initial inspection reports to him . —T Chief Building Official noted that it had been necessary to resort to hand delivery of notice by the Police Department because of lack of cooperation . City Attorney asked the Chief Building Official whether he had ever received an address or any correspondence from Mr . Peterson . Chief Building Official responded negatively , and that he had only heard the name . In response to additional questioning by City Attorney , Chief Building Official indicated that with respect to public safety involved , he believed time was of the essence , particularly with respect to the dwelling at 2424 Jefferson , because it was occupied . With respect to 48 Laurel , he believed this was true be - cause of the length of time the matter had gone on , since it could invite vandalism . Vice -Mayor Henderson asked if Mr . Longo could identify his counsel , Mr . Peterson by full name and address . Mr . Longo stated that the name was Jack Peterson , from San Francisco . In response to question by City Attorney as to when Mr . Peterson was contacted with regard to appearing at this meeting , Mr . Longo stated he was not clear on dates , but thought it was about a week ago . City Attorney further suggested that an associate in Mr . Peterson ' s office might be reached , pointing out that once the process under discussion is in motion , time becomes very important and not to be taken lightly . Mr . Longo indicated it was impossible to contact anyone else tonight . In response to request from Vice -Mayor Henderson for an expression from Council as to whether the public hearing should proceed or be continued to another date , Councilman Weymouth felt that the matter had been given ample time and that Council should proceed with the public hearing . Vice -Mayor Henderson concurred , and asked that the Chief Building Official proceed with his testimony . Chief Building Official advised that his complete report on actions to date had been filed with the City Clerk , then proceeded to review his report to the City Manager . Report described the dwelling unit , 2424 Jefferson Avenue , as a one story wood frame dwelling and detached garage and accessory building originally constructed in 1925 , with appraised value of $ 11 , 500 for land , and $ 5 , 280 for improvements . Dwelling unit contained 762 square feet , garage 324 square feet , zoned single - family residential in Fire Zone 3 . Owner was 8/13/73 Reg . Mtg .