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JUNE 5, 1972
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RESOLUTION NO. 4529
RESOLUTION AND ORDER FOR REMOVAL OF
SUBSTANDARD DWELLING AT 3341 DAKOTA
AVENUE AS A HAZARDOUS BUILDING
WHEREAS, pursuant to Chapter 393 of the Laws of Minnesota, 1965, and
Chapter 324 of the Laws of Minne3ota, 1967, (M.S.A. 463.15-26) the
Building Inspector has filed his report on a two story frame building
at 3341 Dakota Avenue, St. Louis Park, Minnesota, to -wit:
That part of Lot 9 and of that part of Lot 8, lying North of
a line running from a point in the East line thereof distant
8 feet South of the Northeast corner of said Lot 8 to a point
in the West line of said Lot 8, distant 8 feet south of the
Northwest corner thereof, Block 5, Maple Park Addition to St.
Louis Park north lying North and West of a line drawn diagonally
from the southwesterly corner of Lot 7 said Block to the north-
easterly corner of said Lot 9, according to the map or plat thereof
on file or of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in
and for Hennepin County, State of Minnesota
and
WHEREAS, the City is authorized to certify the expense of such demolition
as a special assessment against said lands in accordance with Section 463.21 of
Minnesota Laws 1967, to be certified to the Hennepin County Land Department,
Room 108, Court House, Minneapolis, Minnesota, in the manner of certification
of special assessments for local improvements under Minnesota Statutes
1961, Sections 429.061 to 429.081, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park:
1. That the City Council on the date of this resolution has duly
heard and considered the matter and hereby finds and determines that the
above described buildings upon the above described lands are hazardous
and substandard upon the followiig grounds:
The following items of deficiency exist in the existing dwelling and
accessory building at 3341 Dakota Avenue under the Housing Code of the
City of St. Louis Park, Chapter 10, Sections:
B. Inadequate Sanitation:
1. Improper plumbing fixtures. Not vented correctly. Tub
has submerged fill spigot. Anti -siphon ballcock required.
Sewer plugged.
3. Kitchen sink not vented.
13. General dilapidation or improper maintenance. Doors and
windows sag and do not fit properly. Handrails are missing.
Both front and rear porches are rotted and sag very badly.
C. Structural Hazards
1. Footings and foundation lacking or deteriorated.
2. Floor joists have been cut and spliced. Joists are overspanned
in basement. Bathroom floor very rotted and deteriorated.
Second story floors sag about 6 inches.
3. The floor joisted flooring on front porch have rotted completely
through. Floors, floor joists and posts sag throughout the
house.
4. The exterior walls appear to be buckling and bulging and the
stucco has cracked or is missing due to foundation failures.
6. Roof rafters in the kitchen area have split and rotted. The
roofing has leaked over a period of time and much deterioration
is evident. The ridge sags approximately 3 inches.
7. Roof rafter in the kitchen area are 2 x 4 and will not carry
imposed loads safely. Floor joist on second floor are no longer
safe and will not carry an imposed load.
E. Hazardous Wiring
B -X type wire is exposed on the exterior wall of the house in the
entry. This must be replaced with conduit. B -X wiring under the
floor joists must be replaced with conduit. Open wiring in the
kitchen area will have to be replaced. Add a switch to the bathroom
light and ground the service on the street side of the water meter.
F. Hazardous Plumbing
Covered in B-1
H. Faulty weather protection
Stucco missing from a large area on north side of house. The
stucco is cracked and buldges in several areas around the house
and foundation.
K. The yard had not been maintained and a large amount of refuse is
piled in back yard. Also 1 junk vehicle parked in back.
This entire structure and accessory buildings have deteriorated from age,
lack of maintenance and obsolescence to a point that it is completely
impossible as well as impractical to repair or renovate.
That there is no known item of personal property of a nature or value
to be salvaged on said premises.
The buildings necessitate complete removal and filling of excavation.
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2. That pursuant to the foregoing and in accordance with Chapter 393
of the Laws of Minnesota, 1965, as amended, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED BY THE
CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK that the above said hazardous
buildings be razed or removed by the City Manager with City forces or by
contractor, and
3. That it is further ordered by the Council that all personal property,
if any be discovered, of a nature or value so as to be removed, it shall be
removed and the Manager shall sell such personal property or fixtures at
public auction.
4. That the City Manager, officers and employees of the City are
further authorized and directed to take whatever action, prepare and sign
such papers, orders and certificates necessary to comply with this order
and to assess the costs thereof against the real estate, to be collected as
special assessments.
Adopted by the City Council ne 5, 1972.
7Jd.
leerk(541"44-1-1--
Mayor
dministration: Approved as to form and legality:
Ctty Ma -ger Cityttorney
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