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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 877 WOODBRIDGE STREET within fifteen (15) days after the August 15, 2018 City Council public hearing. (Public hearing continued from August 15 and 22)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 877 WOODBRIDGE 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: Lewis Second Addition to St Pa Lot 1 Blk 12; 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 19, 2018: Ling Jian Zhou, 7364 143rd Street Ct, Apple Valley MN 55124-8698, and District 6 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated April 19, 2018 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 19, 2018; 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 19, 2018; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on April 20, 2018 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by May 19, 2018, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on August 15, 2018 and the owner or his duly authorized rep...
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