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Ordering the rehabilitation or razing and removal of the structures at 521 YORK AVENUE within fifteen (15) days after the March 10, 2021, City Council Public Hearing. (Amend to 180 days)
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AMENDED 4/28/21
WHEREAS, the Department of Safety and Inspections has determined that 521 YORK 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: EDMUND RICE'S FIRST ADDITION W 1/3 OF LOTS 23 AND LOT 24 BLK 13; 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 December 30, 2020: Maurice L Griffin, PO Box 803, Willernie, MN 55090; and Payne Phalen District 5 Planning Council; and
WHEREAS, each of these parties was served a written order dated December 3, 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 January 2, 2021; 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 January 2, 2021; and
WHEREAS, a placard indicating the City’s order that this nuisance building be abated was posted on the building on December 4, 2020 in accordance with Saint Paul Legislative Code §45.11(2)c; and
WHEREAS, the nuisance condition was not corrected by January 2, 2021, and therefore an abatement hearing was scheduled before the City Council on March 10, 2021 and the owner ...
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