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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 129 JESSAMINE AVENUE EAST within fifteen (15) days after the August 17, 2016, City Council Public Hearing. (Amended to grant 180 days)
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AMENDED 9/7/2016
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 129 JESSAMINE AVENUE 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: Ransoms Addition To St Paul Lot 12 Blk 3; 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 24, 2016: 129 Jessamine LLC, 8936 Springwood Circle, Woodbury MN 55125-4913; US Bank NA, 400 City Center, Oshkosh WI 54901; and District 6 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated May 18, 2016advising 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 17, 2016; 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 17, 2016; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on May 19, 2016 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by June 17, 2016, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on August 17...
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