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Residents of five properties in Dunedin’s suburb of St Clair can spend their first Christmas in their homes since a slip forced their evacuation two years ago.
Photo: Supplied / Keith Kelsall
Six homes on Motu Street and Allandale Road were evacuated after a half-meter-wide crack was found in a property on Allandale Road in mid-December 2018 following heavy rains.
One property could be occupied soon after, but the other five were deemed uninhabitable until September of this year.
Dunedin City Council Building Solutions Manager Paul Henderson said the dangerous construction advisories were lifted after the remediation.
“The decision to resolve five of the notices follows repair works and the receipt of an updated geotechnical report, which meant residents could return to their homes,” he said.
“It was a long road and a harrowing time for all the residents. We were pleased to see them return home.”
The sixth amended notice remained in effect, although the home could be occupied, the council had not received an updated geotechnical report on the property and part of the yard remained a prohibited area, Henderson said.
A section of the sewer line in the area was also damaged by slipping in December 2018, but it was quickly repaired.
