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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 155 RUTH STREET NORTH within fifteen (15) days after the January 4, 2012 City Council Public Hearing.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 155 RUTH STREET NORTH is a nuisance building pursuant to Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.02 as 1) it is a vacant building as defined in §43.02; and 2) it has multiple housing code or building code violations or it has conditions constituting material endangerment as defined in §34.23, or it has a documented and confirmed history as a blighting influence in the community; and
WHEREAS, this property is legally described as follows to wit: Clapp Thomssen Battle Cr West Lot 21 Blk 2; and
WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey County Recorder's Office and information on file or obtained by the Department of Safety and Inspections, the following are the owners, interested or responsible parties for the subject property as of November 10, 2011: Federal National Mortgage Association, PO Box 650043, Dallas, TX 75265-0043; Reiter & Schiller, Academy Professional Building, 25 N Dale Street, Saint Paul, MN 55102; Terry Daniels, Broker, Axis Realty, REO Specialist, 121 McKnight Rd N, Unit A, St Paul, MN 55119; District 1 Community Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated October 11, 2011 advising them of the basis for the determination that the subject property was a nuisance and that the nuisance building was to be repaired or razed and removed by November 10, 2011; and
WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or raze and remove the structures(s) located on the Subject Property by November 10, 2011; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City's order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on October 12, 2011 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corre...
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