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264780 WHITE - CITY CI.ERK COU11C11 �� .l�V� PINK � - PINANCE BLUER�- MqYORTMENT GITY OF SAINT PALTL File N 0. � � Council Resolution Presented By Referred To Committee: Date Out of Committee By Date 3. In the event that the building is to be razed by the City of 5aint Paul pursuant to judgment of the District Court, all persona.l property or fixtures which may unreasonably inter- fere with the razin and removal of this building shall be removed within ten �10) days from the entry of judgment; and if not so removed, the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such personal property and fixtures as provided by law; - 4. If the City of Saint Paul is compelled to take any corrective action herein, all necessary costs expended by the City will be assessed against the above described real estate and collected as other taxes; and be it FURTHER RESOLVED, That a certified copy of this resolution and incorporated Order herein be served upon the last record owners of the above described property in the manner provided by law. COUIVCILMEN Requested by Department of: Yeas Nays Christensen Hozza [n Favor Levine Rced�- �_ Against By Tedesco President Hunt Adopted by Council: Date DEC 2 6 �•974 Form Approved by City At rney Certifie by ncil Secretary BY Y 7 Approv y May r: �ate ` Approved by Mayor for Submission to Council By By t�xtrqt TSTi'F� ��_� "� '� ` �- � C � �'�a . . � . G 1 M�'��-'��` CITY OF ST. PAUL DEPARTMENT OF COMMUNITY SERVICES DIVISION OF HOUSING AND �UILDING CODE ENFORCEMENT 445 City Hall, St. Paul, Minnesota 55102 Phone 612-298-4212 November 13 , 1974 Madam President and Members of the City Council Re: 342 Ramsey St.. File No. 2390 Honorable Council: The Division of Housing and Building Code Enforcement is hereby sub- mitting its report on the condition of the structure at the location referxed to above. The owners of record are Dean N. Sausser and Paul R. Hedberg, General Properties. The legal descripti.on of the property is Lot 17, Whitacre, Brisbane and Mullins Sub of Leech's Outlots. � The building is a 1� story frame single family dwelling. This build- ing is in very bad condition because of age and deterioration. The wooden steps in front and rear of the structure are in a hazardous condition. The roof is leaking and rotten and the cornices are rotten and falling. The basement walls are cracked and broken and the entire structure is in various stages of decay and is hazardous and beyond reha:bilitation. The Hausing and Redevelopment Authority does not intend to acquire this property. This building has been boarded by the owners since December of 1972 and there has been no attempt at rehabilitatian. Inasmuch as the inadequate maintenance, physical damage and dilapidated conditions outlined above constitute a public hazard and the owners have made no attempt to satisfactorily repair the damage despite our warnings, and the continued vacant and boarded up condition contributes a blighting influence on the neighborhood, it is the recommendation of '�� U . � J °�� . . �s��o . CITY OF SAINT PAUL OFFICE OF THE ClTY ATTORNEY 8 certif ied copies sent 1-6-75 dcm R. S C OTT D AV I E S December 17, 1974 Mr. Albert B. Olson Council Recording Secretary City Clerk' s Off ice Re: 342 Ramsey Street Dear Mr. Olson: Attached hereto is resolutian/order pertaining to the above hazardous building. Upon passage of the same by the City Council, p.lease forward 8 certified copies to me. Yours truly, � THOMAS R. HUGHES ' Assistant City Attorney • TRH:jr Enc. ' City Hall, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102 67 2 298-512� � Re: 342 Ramsey St. 11-14-74 this Bureau that this matter be referred to the City Attorney's Office for razing and removal through District Court proceedings. urs truly, . �. ` Glenn A. Erickson City Architect � ' GAE:RJP:vo CC: Messrs. Lawrsnce D. Cohen, Mayor P. McCloskey, City Attarney's Office W. Shimek, Fire Marshal F. Staffenson, Housing Code L. Levine ' - 2 - ! Couacil FJle No.�":o ",�,N-°y Leonard W. Zevdne-- wtaereas,The�}tv�ion��f'S�Lc�sin8 an'd &uiklln8 �ode Fat�orceme�t has rr �quested the'�y C'o�sci�to Ko1d�•pub= �ic hear�n8 w afit�iSer the adroiaability' and necesalty •oi the eqrreotion or wreclsin4 ��ltiidi�g al ot the fo7lowing described �a1d st�'nc�tu'e 'h�tl- in8 b�en re�orted'�O Qo�f4��e s public hazard: 342�Ramsey Lot'17,WhitacTe Bri�bane &M�Su�o€I,eech's Qutlote--Two-. SLory Frame DAV8111ng Wriereaa, It aP'Pear� 1�at the last �,knCwn recorc� o'�nqrs ef saiil building I are as£ollaws: � De�n N. Stusser Pa�t3 3i.�Tstiber� , / i, General�'ro�ies"tie$ ! 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Dear Members of the City Council: I regret that we are unable to attend this public hearing, but I must make known to you the reasons why this building still stands and why we do not intend to raze or repair it at this time. l. The lot is approximately 3,800 squa re feet. Under the present zoning ordinance 5, 000 sq. ft. is required for a struc- ture, under the proposed zoning ordinance an RM-2 lot must be 10,000 sq. ft. A new house could never be constructed on this lot. Using the present ordinance, we would have to add a portion of another lot in order to reconstruct a single family house, and under the proposed ordinance two lots plus a portion of a third which would make the land cost prohibitive in this neighborhood. 2. This structure occupies the major portion of lot #17 in a block that contains 19 lots . At the present time we own the entire tract. We have been acquiring them, parcel by parcel as they came on the market, over a long period of time, with the idea and the hope that someday we could recycle the land and put it to a use more suitable for an urban a rea now. At this point, however, we are confronted by several obstacles which have and still do prevent redevelopment at this time. A. I-35E: The indecisiveness concerning I-35E has made definitive planning impossible, and time keeps driving the land and construction costs upward. B. The proposed zoning ordinance: Presently about 88 housing units could be constructed on the site. The land cost per unit (based on 88) is too high to make development , � The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Page 2 November 19, 1974 economically practical, but not so high as to make it impossible to negotiate an increase in density to where it could be done. Under the proposed ordinance, we would be allowed 36 units with 2 bedrooms and den at a land cost so high that our competition would be suburban lake shore acreage with sewer and water in and paid for. To try to negotiate the required number of units for economic feasibility from 36 would create too great a psychological barrier to be able to succeed. So until the freeway question is settled and we know what will be allowed for density, we request that you permit us to maintain this building as we have maintained it since we acquired it. It is properly boarded and secured, and the boa rds a re painted to match the building to make it unobtrusive. We have not had a problem with vandalism and we are in the area daily and check it regula rly. If I-35E in this corridor is permanently stopped and if zoning makes redevelopment impossible, then we will exercise the alternative -- the physical repair of 342 Ramsey Street -- and allow the block to remain the waste that it is. V� trul�ours, / � �� -� E`�„ �� _ �� '� �k� ��,��"' ;, Paul R. Hedbe�g, Partner � •�-�� P RH: mp) cc: Sam Blue Saint Paul Building Department . G7ENER,AL PROPL�'R,T2Es 31'I RAMSEY HILL • SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55102 • (612) 222-8541 November 19, 1974 To: The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Re: The public hearing to consider the vacant but secured house located at 342 Ramsey Street, File No. 2390, 10:00 a.m. , November 21, 1974. Dear Members of the City Council: I regret that we are unable to attend this public hea ring, but I must make known to you the reasons why this building still stands and wh.y we do not intend to raze or repair it at this time. 1. The lot is approximately 3,800 square feet. Under the present zoning ordinance 5, 000 sq. ft, is required for a struc- ture, under the proposed zoning ordinance an RM-2 lot must be 10,000 sq. ft. A new house could never be constructed on this lot. Using the present ordinance, we would have to add a portion of another lot in order to reconstruct a single family house, and under the proposed ordinance two lots plus a portion of a third which would make the land cost prohibitive in this neighborhood. 2 . This structure occupies the major portion of lot #17 in a block that contains 19 lots. At the present time we own the entire tract. We have been acquiring them, parcel by parcel as they came on the market, over a long period of time, with the idea and the hope that someday we could recycle the land and put it to a use more suitable for an urban area now. At this point, however, we are confronted by several obstacles which have and still do prevent redevelopment at this time. A. I-35E: The indecisiveness concerning I-35E has made definitive planning impossible, and time keeps driving the land and construction costs upward. B. The proposed zoning ordinance: Presently about 88 housing units could be constructed on the site. The land cost per unit (based on 88) is too high to make development r � The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Page 2 November 19, 1974 economically practical, but not so high as to make it impossible to negotiate an increase in density to where it could be done. Under the proposed ordinance, we would be allowed 36 units with 2 bedrooms and den at a land cost so high that our competition would be suburban lake shore acreage with sewer and water in and paid for. To try to negotiate the required number of units for economic feasibility £rom 36 would create too great a psychological barrier to be able to succeed. So until the freeway question is settled and we know what will be allowed for density, we request that you permit us to maintain this building as we have maintained it since we acquired it. It is properly boarded and secured, and the boards are painted to match the building to make it unobtrusive. We have not had a problem with vandalism and we are in the area daily and check it regularly. If I-35E in this corridor is permanently stopped and if zoning makes redevelopment impossible, then we will exercise the ' alternative -- the physical repair of 342 Ramsey Street -- and allow the block to remain the waste that it is. Very truly yours, Paul R. Hedberg, Pa rtner P RH:kmp cc: Sam Blue Saint Paul Building Depa rtment w• :✓' i GE7�T�]�.AL �R,OP�R�'I�� 311 RAMSEY HILL • SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55102 • (612) 222-8541 November 19, 1974 To: The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Re: The public hearing to consider the vacant but secured house located at 342 Ramsey Street, File No. 2390, 10:00 a.m. , November 21, 1974. : Dear Members of the City Council: I regret that we are unable to attend this public hea ring, but I must make known to you the reasons why this building still stands and why we do not intend to raze or repair it at this time. 1. The lot is approximately 3,800 square feet. Under the present zoning ordinance 5,000 sq. ft. is required for a struc- ture, under the proposed zoning ordinance an RM-2 lot must be . 10,000 sq. ft. A new house could never be constructed on this lot. Using the present ordinance, we would have to add a portion of another lot in order to reconstruct a single family house, and under the proposed ordinance two lots plus a portion of a third which would make the land cost prohibitive in this neighborhood. 2. This structu re occupies the major portion of lot #17 in a block that contains 19 lots. At the present time we own the entire tract. We have been acquiring them, parcel by parcel as they came on the market, over a long period of time, with the idea and the hope that someday we could recycle the land and put it to a use more suitable for an urban area now. At this point, however, we are confronted by several obstacles which have and still do prevent redevelopment at this time. A. I-35E: The indecisiveness concerning I-35E has made definitive planning impossible, ancl time keeps driving the land and construction costs upward. B. The proposed zoning ordinance: Presently about 88 housing units could be constructed on the site. The land cost per unit (based on 88) is too high to make development , � . The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Pa ge 2 November 19, 1974 economically practical, but not so high as to make it impossible to negotiate an increase in density to where it could be done. Under the proposed ordinance, we would be allowed 36 units with 2 bedrooms and den at a land cost so high that our competition would be suburban lake shore acreage with sewer and water in and paid for. To try to negotiate the required number of units for economic feasibility from 36 would create too great a psychological barrier to be able to succeed. So until the f reeway question is settled and we know what will be allowed for densit�, we request that you permit us to maintain this building as we have maintained it since we acquired it. It is properly boarded and secured, and the boa rds are painted to match the building to make it unobtrusive. We have not had a problem with vandalism and we are in the area daily and check it regularly. If I-35E in this corridor is permanently stopped and if zoning makes redevelopment impossible, then we will exercise the • • alternative -- the physical repair of 342 Ramsey Street -- and • allow the block to remain the waste that it is. Very truly yours, Paul R. Hedbe rg, Pa rtner PRH:kmp cc: Sam Blue � Saint Paul Building Department , . . ' G�l��RAL �ROl°�RTI�� 311 RAMSEY HILL • SAINT PAUL,MINNESOTA 55102 • (612) 222-8541 November 19, 1974 To: The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Re: The public hearing to consider the vacant but secured house located at 342 Ramsey Street, File No. 2390, 10:00 a.m. , November 21, 1974. Dear Members of the City Council: I regret that we are unable to attend this pub lic hea ring, but I must make known to you the reasons why this building still stands and why we do not intend to raze or repair it at this time. 1. The lot is approximately 3,800 square feet. Under the ' present zoning ordinance 5, 000 sq. ft. is required for a struc- ture, under the proposed zoning ordinance an RM-2 lot must be 10,000 sq. ft. A new house could never be constructed on this lot. Using the present ordinance, we would have to add a portion of another lot in order to reconstruct a single family house, and under the proposed ordinance two lots plus a portion of a third which would make the land cost prohibitive in this neighborhood. 2. This structure occupies the major portion of lot #17 in a block that contains l9 lots . At the present time we own the entire tract. We have been acquiring them, parcel by parcel as they came on the market, over a long period of time, with the idea and the hope that someday we could recycle the land and put it to a use more suitable for an urban a rea now. At this point, however, we are confronted by several obstacles which have and still do prevent redevelopment at this time. A. I-35E: The indecisiveness concerning I-35E has made definitive planning impossible, and time keeps driving the land and construction costs upward. B. The proposed zoning ordinance: Presently about 88 housing units could be constructed on the site. The land cost per unit (based on 88) is too high to make development �, . The Honorable City Council of the City of Saint Paul Page 2 November 19, 1974 economically practical, but not so high as to make it impossible to negotiate an increase in density to where it could be done. Under the proposed ordinance, we would be allowed 36 units with 2 bedrooms and den at a land cost so high that our competition would be suburban lake shore acreage with sewer and water in and paid for. To try to negotiate the required number of units for economic feasibility trom 36 would create too great a psychological barrier to be able to succeed. So until the freeway question is settled and we know what will be allowed for density, we request that you permit us to maintain this building as we have maintained it since we acquired it. It is prope rly boa rded and secured, and the boa rds a re painted to match the building to make it unobtrusive. We have not had a problem with vandalism and we are in the area daily and check it regularly. If I-35E in this corridor is permanently stopped and if zoning makes redevelopment impossible, then we will exercise the alternative -- the physical repair of 342 Ramsey Street -- and allow the block to remain the waste that it is. Very truly yours, Paul R. Hedberg, Pa rtner PRH:kmp cc: Sam Blue Saint Paul Building Department