Title
Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 77 CONGRESS STREET EAST within fifteen (15) days after the July 18, 2012 City Council Public Hearing.
Body
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 77 CONGRESS STREET EAST 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: West St Paul Blks 1 Thru 99 Com At A Pt On S L of Lot 4 100 Ft From Se Cor Thereof Th W 42 Ft Th N At Ra To N L of Sd Lot Th E Along Sd N L To Inter Thereof With A L Run From A Pt On Nely L of Blk 53 100 Ft From Se Cor to Pt of Beg of this Desc Th to Beg Being Part of Lot 4 Also Par; 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 May 25, 2012: Jennifer Mendel, 10340 199th St W, Lakeville, MN 55044; Michael C Whelan, 9700 200 2nd Street, Lakeville, MN 55044; Jennifer Mendel, c/o Distinctive Cleaning, 815 W 106th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55420-5603 and West Side Citizens Organization elena@wsco.org
>; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated March 19, 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 April 19, 2012; 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...
Click here for full text