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Granting a stay of enforcement for 180 days of City Council File RLH RR 15-44 ordering the rehabilitation or razing and the removal of the structures at 689 CONWAY STREET within 180 days after the November 2, 2016 City Council Public Hearing. (Public hearing continued from May 3)
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WHEREAS, City Council File RLH RR 15-44 which ordered the rehabilitation or razing and the demolition of the structure of 689 CONWAY STREET within 180 days after the November 2, 2016 City Council Public Hearing; and,
WHEREAS, a request was made by owner, Aaron Rubenstein and Carol Carey on behalf of Historic Saint Paul, to the City Council to review this case again and consider granting a stay of enforcement for the rehabilitation of this house; and,
WHEREAS, the Legislative Hearing Officer considered the owner's request in the context of the following:
1. An additional $5,000 performance deposit was posted with the Department of Safety and Inspections on April 28, 2017;
2. A scope of work and associated timeline have been developed, submitted to the Legislative Hearing Officer and Code Enforcement Manager for review and found to be adequate;
3. Evidence of the financial capacity ($202,000 in financing from the Twin Cities Land Bank, Inc.) to execute the rehabilitation has been demonstrated;
4. An updated code compliance inspection has been applied for and received on May 1, 2017; and,
5. The property has been and will continue to be maintained; Now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Saint Paul City Council hereby accepts and adopts the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation in this matter, granting a stay for a period of 180 days for the completion of the rehabilitation of the property; and be it further
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
FINALLY RESOLVED that this resolution shall be served on any of the parties required to be notified in Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.12(4).