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270994 WHITE - CiTV CLERK COURCII Iti�:'��4.,1� ' PINK - FINANCE GITY OF SAINT PAUL CANARY - DEPARTMENT BLUE - MAVOR File NO. 'l Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date BE IT RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul here- by ratifies and approves the action of the City of Saint Paul Board of Appeals and Review pertaining to the following listed property and as shown by the Excerpted Minutes of said Board of Appeals and Review, dated March 28, 1978, and marked EXHIBIT A, and attached hereto and made a part hereof by reference: DATE OF BOARD MINUTES CASE N0. PROPERTY APPELLANT. 3/28/78 01-78-B 995 Cromwell Debra Anne Avoles (duplex) BOARD ACTION: Granted waiver of payment of fees under Vacant Building Registration Ordinance, on condition that a building permit be obtained before May l, 1978, and reasonable progress toward rehabilitation be made thereafter. Property Description: St. Anthony Park Lot 25, Block 64 -------------------- 3/28/78 02-78-H 1137-39 University Ave. Clarence A. Lindeke (six units) BOARD ACTION: Granted time extension to August 10, 1978, for con- struction of an approved second means of egress for . third floor apartments. Property Description: Sanborn' s Midway Addition Lot 21, Block 8 ------------------�-- COUNCILMEN • Yeas Nays Requested by Department of: ButleY � Hozza [n Favor Hunt Levtne _� _�/ —__ Against BY -- '�9�seer .�cca Adopted by Council: Date __�AY �� Form Approved by City Attorney Certifie s•e by Counc� ecre BY ��-t� �-/ �--�L��!'siY�2/ ♦ By App v y ;Navor: Date Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council BY - _ gy �B��sHEO MAY i 31978 . � � l� I 13 � i f-� ; r � � - 3- 3/28/78 - Meeting No. ].38 CASE N0. PROPERTY APPELL��iT O1- 78-B 995 Crom�;ell (duplex) Debra Anne Avoles ;�."�i��:'�1. SUBJECT: Request waiver of quarterly fees under the Vacant Building Registration Ordinance because of financial hardship. O�,mer is awaiting approval of HRA home improvement loan. APPEARANCE: Debra Avoles PROCEEDINGS: I�is . Avoles stated that ner loan from HRA for .�42 ,000 had already been approved, but the money had not yet been received from the Chicago HRA office. She planned to rehabilitate the entire building, rent out the upper apartment, and live in the lotaer unit herself. Chairman Wozniak asked her if she had a written commitment from HRA for the loan, and Ms . Avoles replied that she did nat , but had a verbal commitment only. Chairman Wozniak explained to fier that it was the Board' s policy in other cases to grant such fee waivers only in cases where a building permit was nbtain�d by the owner and work begun. �is . Avoles asked if the Board would consider a written commitment from HRA as firmer evidence. Chairman Wozniak answered that it probably ��ould, and that he should think at that point she also could take out the building permit. Ms. Avoles said she was contracting the project herself. HRA had tald her as soon as they received word from Chicago that the mon�y was about to be sent they would call her in for closing. The money might not come for another month or six weeks , however. She asked if a waiver might be more apt to be granted if she would take out a small loan at her bank, secure a building permit, and have the work started. Chairman Wozniak said this would show good faitn. If construction was begun, no matter where the money came from, the Board would be incline d to waive the fees . Steve Roy inquired whether the fees due for the current quarter ending May 1 would be included in the waiver. Chairman Wozniak answered that the fees presently due could be waived if Ms . Avoles obtained a building permit before Ma�r l. btr. Glassman explained that obtaining a permit was r�ot all that was expected, that there s�ould have to be evidence of grogress in the rehabilitation as well. Chairman Wozniak suggested that it was important for her to make some exterior improvement as well as interior, so the neighbors would see that some effort was being made and perhaps there would be no more complaints from them. . ` h� ' -4- 3/28/78 - Meeting No. 138 BOARD ACTION: Chairman Wozniak moved that a waiver of the vacant building fees be granted, provided a building permit is obtained priar to hiay 1, 1978, and reasonable progress toward rehabilitation is made thereafter. Mr. Coleman seconded. MOTIO'� C�RRIED AND SO ORDERED. THE VOTE: Ayes - 4 vayes - 0 Abstentiar�s - 0 . 3/28/78 - Meeting No. 13$ MINUTES OF THE MEETING ST. PAUL BOARD OF .APPEALS AND REVIEW Tuesday, ��iarch 28, 19?8 City Council Committee Room 707 � City Hall and Court House 1 : 30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESE\TT: D.D. Wozniak, Chairman Estyr B. Peake Ron G 1 as s man LeRoy Coleman MEMBERS ABSENT: David Heider Arthur Tieso James Voigt AGENCIES PRESENT: _D�e �ar_tment of Community Services - Division of o ing an uila'in�ode n orcement : Glenn Erickson Sam Blue � Frank Staf fens on Alice Bijjani Steve Roy Fire Prevention Bureau: Dan Norrgran City Attornev' s Office Robert Straughn . OTHERS PRESENT: Donald Anderson Debra Avoles Clarence A. Lindeke Virgil Doerfler Sylvester McDonough STAFF PRESEVT: Patricia Moxiless The meeting was called to order at 1 : 45 p.m. by Chairman D.D. �YOZniak. The minutes of the meeting of Januarv 10, 1978, were approved as mailed out to the members . The chairman informed the members that two cases on the agenda would not be heard. In Case 03- 78-H, 852 Ashland, Appellant Daniel Butler had . �, . �` -4 - 3/28/78 - Meeting No. 138 ��,� CASE N0. PRr�ERTY aPPELLANT 02- 78-H 13.j:- 39 University Ave . Clarence Lindeke (�ix units) dba The Cherokee Co. SUBJE CT: Request waiver or St. Paul Legislative Code provision requirin g that bathroom be locaLed within walls of unit (Apt. #4 only) ; and a1so, request waiver o� requirement of second means of egress from third floor apartment� , since alternate means is available, although not strictly in code compliance, because of fin ancial hardship. APPEARANCE: Clarence A. Lindeke PROCEEDINGS • Mr. Lindeke tolc� the Board that the building inspector had suggested replacement of �ne two third floor b athroom windows with either doors or lower windo:;s , and then constructing a stairway leading from these exits to the grcus�d. Mr. Lindeke explained that at present there was a ladder leadin� from a third floor windo� down to the second floar. A similar laddPr could be built from a third floor bedroom window to the roof of a �orch which reached to the second floor. He felt this was a reasonabl� substitute for the more expensive construction the inspector had described. Alice Bij j ani stated that a stairway was required leading to the ground level and it had to be accessible to all third floor units . If replace- ment windows were installed instead of doors in the 3rd floor b athrooms , they should be a type that swings outward for ease of exit in an emergency. Mr. Lindeke saic n.e would like to have a time extension beyond the May 10, 1978, deadline listed in the letter from the Housing Code Division. The carpenter who normally ti,�or?ced for him had suffered a heart attack, a:d �Ir. Lindeke wanted to consult him about the project and learn wheth�r he would be well enough to do the work or whether Mr. Lindeke wou?� have to find another workman: Nis. Bijjani exp�ained that if Mr. Lin deke brought in same plans that met code rec{uire::.ents , the Housing Code agency could give him a six month' s extensian to comx�lete the work. BOARD ACTION: Mr. Glassman moved to grant an extension of time to August 10, 1978, , ` - ' � -5- 3/28/78 - Meeting` No. 138 BOARD ACTION (continued) : for construction of an approved second means of egress for apartments located on the third floor. Mrs . Peake seconded. MOTION CARRIED AND SO ORDERED. THE VOTE : Ayes - � Nayes - 0 Abstentions - 0 �ir. Lindeke stated that he was also requesting a waiver on the bathroom location for Apt . #3 on the second floor. The bath was located off the common hallway outside the walls of the unit, but was used only by the tenants of Apt . #3, who had a key and kept it locke d. To change the location of the door to open into the kitchen wauld require two mavements of plumbing. � '�is . Bi j j ani asked ho�� far the bathroom door was from the apartment door. �ir. Lindeke said it was about three feet away, and Ms . Bi}jani indicated that her agency would not object to a continuation of this arrangemen t. BOARD ACTION: �ir. Glassman moved to grant a waiver of code reauirements pertaining to the location of the bathroom for Apt. 3 for the lifetime of the structure, said waiver to be recorded by the Register of Deeds . Chairman Wozniak seconded. MOTION CARRIED �'D SO ORDERED. THE VOTE: Ayes - 4 Nayes - 0 Abstentions - 0 .. . . 3/28/78 - �ieeting No. 138 � �. biI��UTES OF THE MEETING ST. PAUL BO:�RD OF APPEALS AND RE�rIEjV Tues�lay, March 28, I978 City Cou.zcil Committee Room 707 City Hall and Court House 1 : 30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: D.D. {;o�niak, Chairman Estyr B. Peake Ron Glassman LeRoy Coleman MEMBERS ABSENT: David Heider Arthur Tieso James Voigt AGE�iCIES PRESENT: Department of Commu�nit Services - Division of �To`usin� an uilTing�ode n orcement : Glenn Erickson Sam Blue Frank Staffenson Alice Bijjani Steve ?toy Fire Prevention Bureau: Dan ;tiorzgran City Attorney' s Office Robert Straughn . OTHER.S PRESENT: Donald �nderson Debra Avoles Clarence A. Lindeke Virgil Doerfler Sylvester I�icDonough STAFF PRESENT: Patricia :�toxness The meeting was called to order at 1 : 45 p.m. by Chairman D.D. Wozniak. The ninutes of the meeting oi January 10, I978, were apnroved as mailed out to the members . The czairman informed the me�bers that two cases on the agen da would not be heard. In Case 03- 78-H, 852 Ashland, Appellant Daniel Butler had