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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 1941 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST (STORAGE/GARAGE) within fifteen (15) days after the September 22, 2021, City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to grant 180 days)
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AMENDED 7/13/22
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 1941 UNIVERSITY AVENUE WEST 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: MERRIAM'S OUTLOTS,LOTS 1 THRU LOT 18; 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 April 15, 2021: Eritrean Community Center of MN, C/O Dawit Solomon, PO Box 40025, St Paul MN 55104-8025; Bremer Bank, NA, 372 St Peter Street, St Paul MN 55102; and Hamline Midway Coalition; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated April 15, 2021 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 May 15, 2021; 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 May 15, 2021; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on April 16, 2021 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by May 15, 2021, and therefore an aba...
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