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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 600 WELLS STREET within fifteen (15) days after the March 6, 2013 City Council Public Hearing.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 600 WELLS 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: Stinsons Sub Of B36 Arlington Lot 10 Blk 36; 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 January 11, 2013: Gery Guenther and Diane E Guenther, 1745 Edgerton St, Maplewood MN 55117-2420; and Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated December 6, 2012 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 January 5, 2013; 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 January 5, 2013; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City's order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on December 7, 2012 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by January 5, 2013, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on March 6, 2013 and the owner or his duly authorized representative and any int...
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