Title
Appeal of Special Tax Assessment for 686 MINNEHAHA AVENUE WEST for Project #: VB1104, Assessment #: 118009 in Ward 1
Body
Legislative Hearing Officer Recommendation
Delete per DSI
Tax Assessment Worksheet
Cost: $1100.00
Service Charge: $135.00
Total Assessment: $1235.00
Gold Card Returned by: Gary Blaske
Type of Order/Fee: VB Fees
Nuisance: unpaid VB fees
Date of Orders:
Compliance Date:
Re-Check Date:
Date Work Done:
Work Order #: 847225
Returned Mail?:
Comments: Comment:
08/04/2008 Natasha Murphy: VB Event Log:
08/04/2008: New Category 1 (Fire) - Single Family Residential
10/22/2008: Electrical Permit Issued
12/19/2008: Building Permit Issued
02/04/2009: Fee assessed 02/04/2009 and pending for 90 days, until 05/05/2009.
07/06/2009: $1,000 renewal registration fee due on Aug 04, 2009
09/03/2009: Fee assessed 09/03/2009 and pending for 30 days, until 10/03/2009
02/18/2010: Mechanical Permit Issued
07/05/2010: $1100 renewal registration fee due on Aug 04, 2010
08/11/2010: Changed from Category 1 (Fire) to Category 2
08/16/2010: Changed from Category 2 to Category 1
08/18/2010: VB FEE TEMPORARILY WAIVED THRU 11/16/2010
11/18/2010: Fee assessed 11/18/2010 and pending for 30 days, until 12/18/2010
12/03/2010: Electrical Permit Issued
01/25/2011: Close-GOA - Closing Cat I-Fire exempt VB file per owner occupied, yard and walk maintained. ~MD
History of Orders on Property:
Legislative Hearing Notes (if any)
Gary Blaske appeared.
Inspector Yannarelly reported that 686 Minnehaha Avenue West has been a Vacant Building since August 4, 2008. Mr. Blaske responded that he’s been living there; he doesn’t understand why it’s called a Vacant Building. Mr. Yannarelly continued to read notes from Matt Dornfeld, supervisor. “Early this morning (August 16, 2010), Inspector Kalis and I met with property owner, Bary Blaske, and there still is a lot of work to be done on this fire damaged house but we agreed to hold Mr. Blaske Vacant Building fees for 90 days while he works on renewing and finalizing any open/expired permits he pulled to repair the fire damage. Mr. Blaske has been assessed $2,000 previously in Vacant Building fees thus far. This has been on-going for almost two (2) years now, due to financial problems and disability. This is an owner-occupied Category 1 Vacant Building file so I do not anticipate having to re-schedule a public hearing that had been postponed for at least 90 days. We will re-check in 30 days to verify progress.”
Mr. Yannarelly said that this file was closed on January 25, 2011; DSI wouldn’t have any problems dismissing the VB fees.
Mr. Blaske asked if it was off the Vacant Building list. Mr. Yannarelly said that it was.
Ms. Vang will recommend deleting the assessment.