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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structure(s) at 435 THOMAS AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the August 1, 2012 City Council Public Hearing. (Amended to 180 days)
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AMENDED 8/15/12
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 435 THOMAS AVENUE 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: Smiths Sub Of Stinsns Div B 2 Lot 2 Blk 8; 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 8, 2012: DRB#24 LLC, PO Box 16595, St Paul, MN 55116-0595; and Frogtown Neighborhood Association district7pc@yahoo.com;
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WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated May 1, 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 June 1, 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 June 1, 2012; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City's order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on May 2, 2012in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by June 1, 2012, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on August 1, 2012 and the...
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