HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-138 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1994/09/26RESOLUTION NO. 94-138
RESOLUTION AND ORDER
TO RAZE AND REMOVE HAZARDOUS BUILDING
LOCATED AT 1600 HAMPSHIRE AVENUE SOUTH
WHEREAS, Gene Bell and Yvonne Bell are the owners of record of the property
located at 1600 Hampshire Avenue South, legally described as:
Lot 35 Richmond Addition,
Hennepin County, Minnesota; and
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of St. Louis Park has made the following
findings of fact regarding a garage on the above described property:
1. The City has received neighborhood complaints regarding the lack of property
maintenance, the existence of abnormal and potentially hazardous openings in the
garage, and the general deterioration of the building.
2. The garage is filled with debris.
3. The City scheduled an inspection of the property with the owners for July 6, 1994.
4. The property owners failed to appear to permit entry to the buildings at the time of the
scheduled inspection, compelling the City to obtain a search warrant to inspect the
property on Wednesday, July 13, 1994.
5. On July 27, 1994 the City sent a notice by certified mail to Gene Bell and Yvonne Bell,
owners of record, that the structure was a hazardous building. The notice set forth the
deficiencies of the structure and instructed the owner to secure the safety hazard as
provided in Minnesota Statutes, Section 463.251.
6. The property owners have not provided an acceptable written response to the notice.
7. The property owners did not comply with the City's written order to secure the
openings in the exterior walls of the building and the City subsequently secured the
garage.
8. The secured hazardous structure remains substandard and constitutes a hazard to the
public safety. Set forth below are the deficiencies.
A. The garage roof is sagging with some noticeable rot on the rafter tails.
B. The siding on the garage is curling from the building framing and on the south
side of the garage the siding is missing from the upper wall causing the building
to be open to birds and other vermin.
C. The garage is filled with debris such as old fluorescent lights, scrap metal,
barbed wire, lumber scraps, used pipes, ladders, old appliances, metal and
plastic barrels and discarded containers. The garage is open to animals and
vermin therefore, the stored material presents harborage for rodents, insects and
other vermin.
9. Because of the reasons listed above, the Director of Public Works has found that: The
structure is in such a condition that repair is not feasible and the cited violations and
conditions cannot be corrected and, therefore, the structure, including the foundation,
must be demolished and entirely removed; a permit for demolition including the
required inspections must be obtained.
WHEREAS, The structure is located in a residential zoning district containing single-
family homes; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park having duly considered the
matter pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Sections 463.15 to 463.261, finds the garage on the
above-described property to be unsafe and hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare
because its roof has sagged and rotted from water damage and it does not comply with
minimum building code requirements; the siding has deteriorated; the garage is open to the
elements; it is filled with debris which provides harborage to vermin; and it is dilapidated.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of St.
Louis Park:
1. Pursuant to the foregoing findings and in accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section
463.15 to 463.261, HEREBY ORDERS the owners of record of the above-described
hazardous building, as recorded with the Hennepin County Recorder, or their
representatives, to raze and remove such building within twenty (20) days of service of
this Order. The Council further orders that all personal property and fixtures that may
unreasonably interfere with the razing and removal of the building shall be removed
within twenty (20) days of the service of this order. If not so removed by the owners,
the City of St. Louis Park may remove and sell such personal property and fixtures at
public auction in accordance with law.
2. Further orders that unless corrective action is taken or an answer is served upon the
City of St. Louis Park and filed in the office of the Clerk of District Court of Hennepin
County, Minnesota, within twenty (20) days from the date of the service of this order,
the motion for summary enforcement of this order will be filed with Hennepin County
District Court.
3. Further orders that if the City is compelled to take any corrective action herein, all
necessary costs expended by the City, its employees, officers, agents, and the City
Attorney's office, will be assessed against the real estate concerned and collected in
accordance with Minnesota Statutes, Section 463.22.
4. Authorizes and directs the City Manager, the City Attorney, officers, agents and
employees of the City to take such action and prepare, sign and serve such papers as
are necessary to comply with this order and to assess the cost thereof against the real
estate described above for collection along with taxes.
Approved as to form and execution:
h.GQ.fitze
City Attorney
Adop, d by the Cip, Council 9-26-1411,
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Revr -1 for Administration:
C ty Manager