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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 417 CLARENCE STREET within fifteen (15) days after the August 7, 2013 City Council Public Hearing.
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 417 CLARENCE 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: Joys East End Add N 54 Ft Of Lots 1 And Lot 2 Blk 1; 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 7, 2013: Substance of Hope Foundation, 2622 W Jackson Blvd Ste 202, Chicago IL 60612-2807; and Dayton's Bluff District 4 Community Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated April 26, 2013 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 26, 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 May 26, 2013; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City's order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on April 29, 2013 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by May 26, 2013, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on August 7, 2013 and the owner or his duly authorized representative and an...
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