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Ordering the razing and removal of the structures at 920 FREMONT AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the September 23, 2020, City Council Public Hearing. (Amended to 30 days)
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WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 920 FREMONT 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: A GOTZIANS SUB B89 LYMAN & DAYTO LOT 21 BLK 89; 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 15, 2020: Yost Jonifer Yost and Susan K. Drake, 920 Fremont Ave, St Paul MN 55106-5220; US Bank NA, 6000 Atrium Way, Mt Laurel NJ 08054; Dayton’s Bluff Community Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated June 15, 2020 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 July 15, 2020; 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 July 15, 2020; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on June 16, 20220 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by July 15, 2020, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on September 23, 2020 a...
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