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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 889 DESOTO STREET within fifteen (15) days after the July 20, 2016, City Council Public Hearing.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 889 DESOTO STREET 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: Edmund Rices First Addition Lot 18 Blk 5; 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 June 3, 2016: JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 7255 Baymeadows Way, Jacksonville FL 32256; US Bank NA, c/o JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, 700 Kansas Lane MC 8000, Monroe LA 71203; Shapiro & Zielke LLP, 12550 W Frontage Road Suite 200, Burnsville MN 55337; and Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated May 19, 2016 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 June 3, 2016; 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 June 3, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on May 20, 2016 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by June 3, 2016, and therefore an abatement ...
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