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HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-71 - ADMIN Resolution - City Council - 1994/06/20RESOLUTION NO. 9 4 - 71 RESOLUTION REGARDING ORDER TO RAZE AND REMOVE HAZARDOUS BUILDING LOCATED AT 6312 MINNETONKA BOULEVARD WHEREAS, Donald A. Swanson and Mathilda Swanson are the owners of record of the property located at 6312 Minnetonka Boulevard, legally described as: Lots 12 through 17 inclusive, Block 21, Park Manor, Hennepin County, Minnesota; and WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of St. Louis Park has made the following findings of fact regarding a vacant commercial building on the above described property: 1. The building was damaged during a fire which occurred on November 5, 1993. The building has remained vacant and unoccupied since that date. 2. On April 25, 1994 the City sent a notice by certified mail to Donald A. Swanson and Mathilda Swanson, owners, and Richard K. Nelson of Investors Savings Bank, F. S. B., the mortgagor, stating 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. 3. The property owners have not provided written response to the notice. 4. Investors Savings Bank, F.S.B. has not provided written response to the notice. 5. The property owners have temporarily secured the openings in the exterior walls of the building. 6. The secured hazardous structure remains substandard and constitutes a hazard to the public safety. Set forth below are the deficiencies. A. The electrical wiring is inadequate as a result of the fire, including but not limited to broken and damaged conduit and wiring throughout the building, damaged electrical panels, broken outdoor meter box and missing service wires. The damaged electncal system must be removed and replaced with a functioning electrical system. B. The plumbing fixtures inside the building are damaged as a result of the collapse of the floor and the freezing of water in the fixtures and the pipes. The plumbing must be reconstructed or replaced including provision of operable toilet facilities. C. Most of the heating and mechanical ductwork and fixtures were destroyed by the fire and are presently under the collapsed floor.There is no operable mechanical system on the easterly portion of the building. The building must be provided with a functioning mechanical system. D. The rear one-third of the roof is collapsed and missing as a result of the fire. The building is open to birds and other vermin. The destroyed portions of the roof must be replaced and the building must be made secure. ,dao. 9V -7i E. The floor/ceiling structure over the rear basement has collapsed and will need to be reconstructed to permit the building to be occupied. F. The exterior walls in the northeast corner of the building have been fire damaged and will need to be removed and replaced. G. Interior walls that were fire damaged will need to be removed and replaced. H. The windows and doors were broken and damaged by the fire and subsequent vandalism. The exterior building openings have been temporarily secured with plywood. 7. Because of the reasons listed above, the Director of Public Works finds that: The structure including the slab and foundation must be demolished and entirely removed; the City sewer and City water services must be properly abandoned; a permit for demolition and permits for utility disconnection including the required inspections must be obtained. WHEREAS, The structure is located adjacent to a residential zoning district containing single-family homes; and WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a duly noticed and published public hearing on June 6, 1994 on the above referenced property to provide the property owner an opportunity to present any facts or mitigating circumstances that the City Council should consider; and WHEREAS, the property owner did not participate in the public hearing; and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of St. Louis Park having duly considered the matter pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, Section 463.15 to 463.261, finds the vacant commercial building on the above described property to be unsafe and hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare because its walls, roof and floors have been fire damaged and do not comply with minimum building code requirements; the roof is open to the elements of the weather; it has no utilities; it has no functioning sanitary facilities; it is vacant and 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 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. 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. 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. 9y-7, 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. Attest: ity Cler Approved as to form and execution: Po e City attorney Adopted by the City Council on June 20, 1994 IL) /0/vid, Revi- ed for Administration: J. 1 /-41119.4 -Tanager