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Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1940 FAIRMOUNT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 18-40.
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AMENDED 8/22/18
WHEREAS, the City Council adopted RLH SAO 18-40 on August 1, 2018 which granted an extension to August 6, 2018 to abate the nuisance conditions at 1940 Fairmount Avenue; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer reviewed this case on August 7, 2018 to determine if the owner and/or responsible party abated the nuisance conditions and found these conditions were not abated; and
WHEREAS, the City Council directed that specific descriptions of violation and deadlines be established for completing the abatement of the property maintenance violations and nuisance conditions at the property and the Legislative Hearing Officer recommends the following:
1) From the Summary Abatement Order dated June 28, 2018 Item #1: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for removing improperly stored or accumulated refuse which may include: scrap, wood and metal, recycling materials, household items, building materials, rubble, bricks, buckets, crates, broken flower pots, buckets with standing water, tree branches, brush, etc., from entire property including yard, boulevard, alley, and driveway;
2) From the Summary Abatement Order dated June 28, 2018 Item #2: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for cutting and removing tall grass, weeds and rank plant growth from yard, blvd, and alley areas, noting all areas of the yard need to be brought to a height of less than 8 inches;
3) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #1: Continue current deadline of October 15, 2018 for proper ground cover and seeding, or sodding, or planting appropriate vegetation to retain soils where ground is bare;
4) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #2: as noted above in number 2 of this list, grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 for cutting and removing tall grass, weeds and rank plant growth from yard, blvd, and alley areas, noting all areas of the yard need to be brought to a height of less than 8 inches;
5) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #3: grant a second extension for compliance from August 6, 2018 to August 29, 2018 to remove improperly stored or accumulated refuse including; plastic, wood, metal, recycling materials, household items, building materials, rubble, buckets, etc., from yard; and
6) From the Correction Notice June 27, 2018 Item #4: grant a second extension for compliance from August 23, 2018 to December 1, 2018 to repair doors and entrance stairs to sound condition; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council adopts the finding of the legislative hearing officer that the nuisance condition is not abated and therefore authorizes the Department of Safety and Inspections to proceed with this nuisance abatement.