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Re-examining the record for RLH RR 13-9 approved by the City Council on March 20, 2013, ordering the razing and removal of the structures located at 1054 CENTRAL AVENUE WEST within thirty (30) days.
Legislative Hearing Staff Comments
Please note this resolution is constructed to affirm the Council's decision of March 20, 2013 in this matter. (See the first "Resolved".) However, it can also be amended to modify the decision.
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WHEREAS, the City Council adopted RLH RR 13-9 on March 20, 2013 ordering the razing and removal of the structures located at 1054 Central Avenue West within thirty (30) days after the March 20, 2013 City Council Public Hearing; and
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer orally summarized the documents provided by the representative of the owner of record, including evidence of financial wherewithal, and the 2 bids for the rehabilitation of the structures; and
WHEREAS, although the official record includes this oral summary, the documents themselves were inadvertently omitted from the official record under consideration by the City Council; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds it important to consider all submissions provided by the owner; and
WHEREAS, the owners and their representative have been notified of this error and that an additional public hearing to consider this matter is scheduled for Wednesday March 20, 2013 at 5:30 p.m.; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the City Council herewith affirms its March 20, 2013 findings and orders in the matter of the razing and removal of the structures located at 1054 Central Avenue West; to wit
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby finds:
1. That the structure(s) at 1054 Central 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 3) these nuisance conditions have not been corrected after notice of the same to the owner.
2. That the Department of Safety and Inspections has complied with all of the procedural requirements of the Saint Paul Legislative Code Chapter 45.
3. That the owners, interested parties or responsible parties have not presented a plan acceptable to the legislative hearing officer and Department of Safety and Inspections staff to repair the structure(s) and correct all of the deficiencies listed in the Order to Abate Nuisance Building and the Code Compliance report and to make the structure(s) safe and code compliant within 15 days. And, Be It
RESOLVED, that the City Council orders that the owners, interested parties or responsible parties shall raze and remove the structure(s) within 30 days of March 20, 2013; And, Be It
RESOLVED, that if the necessary corrective action has not been taken within the time allotted, the Department of Safety and Inspections is authorized to take those steps necessary to raze and remove this structure and to charge the costs incurred in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.12(4). Any personal property or fixtures of any kind shall be removed by the owners, interested parties or responsible parties prior to the demolition or it will be considered to be abandoned and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such property as it deems appropriate; And, Be It
RESOLVED, that this resolution shall be served on any of the parties required to be notified in Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.12(4).