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269338 WH17E - CITV CLERK PINK - FINANCE COUnCII `� . CANARV - DEPARTMENT G I TY OF SA I NT PAU L File� NO. ����v� BLUE - MAVOR ' - u il Resolution Presented By Referred To . Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date BE IT RESOLVED, That the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby ratifies and approves the action of the City of Saint Paul Board of Appeals and Review pertaining to the following listed prope�ty and as shown by the Excerpted Minutes of said Board of Appeals and Review, dated June 14, 1977, and marked EXHIBIT A, and attached hereto and made a part -hereof by reference: DATE OF BOARD MINUTES CASE NO. PROPERTY APPELLANT 6/14/77 28-77-B 637 Marshall Avenue James W. Heyne (three units) BOARD ACTION: Granted Waiver of payment of fees required under Vacant I Building Registration Ordinance, so long as reasonable progress is made toward rehabilitation. � Property Description: Swift' s Subdivision - Ex alley, Lot 21, Block 3. 6/14/77 31-'77-H 439 N. Fairview MERJGD Properties (six units) by David Ries BOARD ACTION: Granted Extension of Time to August 16, 1977, to remove combustibles in boiler room, install fustats in the electrical service panel, remove extension cord wiring, scrape lead paint and remove loose chips of said paint, and convert windows in Apt. #p6 to allow use as emergency exit; also, granted Extension of Time to November 16, 1977, to complete remaining items designated in Survey Letter of 5/16/77. Property Description: Union Park, Lot 37. -------------------- COU[VCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays � Butler ��. In Favor Hunt • Levine v __ Against BY Roedler S ylvester Tedesco JUL 5 1977 Form Ap by City Attorney • Adopted by uncil: Date � Certif . Yassed b uncil S cretary � By 5 /��i`�. Appro- d y iVlayor: Date t9� Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By BY PuB�isH�o JUL 16 1977 , E`X � �� /3 �T a � � -5- 6/14/77 - Meetin� No. 130 �G��t�fit3 CASE N0. PROPERTY APPELLANT 28-77-B 637 Marshall .Ave. James ti�i. Heyne �. (three units) . SU�JECT: Rec{uest Waiver of Vacant Building Registration fees hecause - re�ia�ilitation is in progress and fees are financial hardship. APPEARANCE: James W. Heyne - PROCEEDINGS: Mr. Heyne said he and his wife lived next door to the _ property at 637 Marshall , the two properties being separated by a vacant � lot owned by HRA which the Hey�.es also hoped to purchase . He was doing some work on his own home, had done some landscaping on the vacant lot, _ and had started work on the vacant structure, hoping to make ' it present- able on the outside . He intended to restore it to its original architec- tural character eventually. He had bought it from HRA on contract for _ deed at a time when it had been scheduled for demolition. To completely rehabilit-ate it would require between $25,000 and $30 ,000 , which his bank had told him would not be worthwhile in that neighborhaod at the present time. Mr. Heyne said his own resources were tied up and he could afford only to. do a little at a time, but payment of registration fees would make it even more difficult . Chairman �Iozniak recalled that this type of situation was discussed at the previous Board meeting, and he understood that where rehabilitation work was in progress , no fees would be charged. Steve Roy said this held true where building permits had been taken out, � but none had been issued on this property. b37 b�arshall Ave . -6- 6/14/77 - Meeting No. 130 � ��t�� PROCEEDINGS: (continued) Chairman �Vozniak said he did not think that � s oul e t e sole criteria in deciding who shauld or should not pay the fees . Mr. Heyne said he was not yet at the point of doing any work that rec{uired a building permit . Mrs . Peake felt that this type of work could continue indefinitely, while the purpose of the ordinance in charging fees was to get people to move as rapidly as possible to clean up old delapidated buildings or tear them down. Mr. Heyne related that he was working through the Minnesota Housing Finance Agency with Western State Bank to obtain a $15,OQ0 loan to do the plumbing and electrical work. HoweVer, as that bank had never ,lent money on a property that was not owner-occupied, the loan had not been approved as yet. Chairman Wozniak expressed his view that this tppe of renovation of inner city property should be encouraged. . BOARD ACTION: Chairman Wozniak moved to waive the the payment of fees c arge un er the Vacant Building Registration ordinance on this pxoperty so long as reasonable prvgress is being made toward its rehabilitation. Mr. Heider seconded. MOTION CARRIED AND SO ORDERED. THE VOTE: Ayes - 4 Nayes - 1 (Peake) Abstentions - 0 � -- - - -- ----- - -- -- - - -- -- -- ---- ----- -- -------- -- --- - --- ---- --- -- -- - --- -- - - - ____�..�,., _ _ APPF.LLANT i � ; = - --- -- - --- -- -- --- t- ! � j 6/14/77 - Meeting No: 130 • , Cassette Tape No. 142 MTI�IUTES OF THE MEETING , ST. PAUL BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW Tuesday, June 14, 1977 City Council Committee Room 7Q7 City Hall and Court House 1: 30 p.m. MEMBE RS PRESENT: D. Donald Wozniak, Chairman Ronald Glassman David Heider Estyr Bradley Peake James Voigt MEMBER ABSENT: Arthur Tieso AGENCIES PRESENT: Department of Community Services - Diuision of Housing and Building Code Enforcement : Frank Staffenson Steve Roy Doug Schwab Jerry Kern Wallace Holmstrom Fire Prevention Bureau: Dan Norrgran Jim Tucker OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. �, Mrs. Paul Sprosty, Ag�aelZants Scott Tilsen, Appellant Joseph Stein, Appellant Clarence A. Lindeke, Appellant J. W. Heyne, Appellant Leo Kukacka, Appellant Ray Weber David Ries , Appellant Raymond Farrell, Appellant STAFF PRESENT: Patricia Moxness, Appeals Baard Secretary The meeting was called to order at 1: 45 p.m. The minutes of the meeting of May 10, 1977, were approved as mailed out to the members . , ` 439 � . Fairvietis -9- 6/14/77 - Meeting No. 13Q ` � 0 PROPERTY APPELLANT ���t�� CASE '� . 31- 77-H 439 N. Fairview MERJGD Properties (six units) by David Ries SUBJECT: Request ��iaiver of St. Paul Legislative Code requirements pertaining to light and ventilation in Apts . #5 and #6 , as designated in Survey Letter of 5/16/77, so as to obtain Certificate of Occupancy, because Appellant feels they are "unjustified" ; a�sa, request Extensions of Time, 60 additional days on corrections ordered �ompleted by Aug. 16 , 1977, and 1Z0 additional days on those ordered done by November 16, 1977, because more time is needed. APPEARA��tCE : David Ries PROCEEDINGS : Mr. Ries explained that he was appealing the requirement for larger window areas in the two apartments. Sin�e there is great loss of heat through windows , he felt that in this day of energy shortage it would be wasteful to use more heat than was necessary. In one af the apartments , the window area was short by 8 sq. ft. and in the other, by 5 sc{. ft. , which he felt was minimal. Frank Staffensonsaid the violation called was on the shortage of natural light and ventilation, but the main purpose in cal.iing it was that Apt. #6 had just one exit and that led right past the boiler room, a high potential fire area, and he felt there was a s�rong need f or an alternate escape route . This could be provided by installing a different type of window or by converting the present ones in such a way to open outward on hinges . He said the windows lead right out to the ground level and were about 32 ft. off the floor. The apartments were not classified as "cellar oceupancies" because they were more than 500 above grade level. - Mr. Ries said he could very e asily convert the windows ta p rovide an emergency exit. He stated that he iaas also rec{uesting more time to correct the other deficiencies . He said it would �ake about $15 ,000 : to camplete everything and he wanted tQ have the work done alI at one time , but it would take time to arrange a loan of that size . Mr. Staffenson mentioned some items that should be taken care of with- out delay--particularly the problem of lead paint recently discovered. Some of the electrical work needed attentian, especially the matter . of overfusing which could be easily corrected with fustats at a cos� of about $10 , although a rewiring job would be preferable . There was a problem with the use of extension cords and tenants should be discouraged from this practice . Combustibles should be removed from the hoiler room, one-hour fire-rated materials should be installed around the boiler. There was an egress through the boiler room and an improper flue vent. Al1 these matters could be taken care of at little expense an d in a short time . Mr. Ries said he would remove the combustibles in the boiler area, remove the extension cords , have the lead paint scraped and the Ioose chips removed, put in fustats , and have the �,tindaw� in Apt. #6 hinged to make them suitable for use as an emergency exit by August 16, 1977. On the remaining items , he felt he could be done by November 16, 1977 . � 439 N. Fairview -10- 6/14/77 - Meeti Q � BOARD ACTION: Chairman Wozniak moved that a Waiver of the light and ventilation requirements of the St. Paul � Legislative Code be granted for Apartments #5 and #6 . He further moved to grant an Extension of Time to August 16, 1977, for the removal of combustibles from the boiler room, the installation of fustats , the removal of extension cord �iring, the scraping of the lead paint area and removal of any loose paint chips , and the conversion of windows in Apt. #6 to make them suitable for use as an emergency exit. For the remaining items on the Survey Letter of 5/16/77, Chairman Wozniak moved to grant an Extension of Time to November 16, 1977, for completian of the wark. Mr. Glassman seconded. MOTION CARRIED AND SO ORDE RED, THE VOTE: Ayes - 5 Nayes - 0 Abstentions - 0 -- - - - - - -- --- -- -- - -- -- - - --- - -- -- ---- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- - -------- - - -- -- -- - t 6/14/77 - A7eeting No: I30 y Cassette Tape No . 142 � � MTNUTES OF THE MEETING ST. PAUL BOARD OF APPEALS AND REVIEW Tuesday, June 14, 1977 City Council Committee Room 707 City Hall and Court House 1: 30 p.m. MEMBERS PRESENT: D. Donald Wozniak, Chairman Ronald Glassman . David Heider Estyr Bradley Peake James Voigt NIEMBER ABSENT: Arthur Tieso AGENCIES PRESENT: Department of Community Services - Division of Housing and Building Code Enforcement : � Frank Staffenson ' . - Steve Roy Doug Schwab Jerry Kern � Wallace Holmstrom Fire Prevention Bureau: : Dan Norrgran Jim Tucker OTHERS PRESENT: Mr. $ Mrs. PauT Sprosty, Appellants Scott Tilsen, Appellant Joseph Stein, Appellant Clarence A. Lindeke , Appellant J. W. Heyne , Appellant � Leo Kukacka, Appellant Ray Weber David Ries, Appellant Raymond Farrell, Appellant STAFF PRESENT: Patricia Moxness , Appeals Board Secretary The meeting �vas called to order at 1: 45 p.m. The minutes of the meeting of May 10, 1977, were approved as mailed. out ta the members.