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DepartmenUO�ce/Council: ' Date Initiated:
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Contact Person & Phone- �artmeM Sent To Person InHiallDate
Marcia Moermond � a onnc;l 0
6-8570 1 ouacil ll artment Director
A ' S �g� 2 i Clerk Ci Clerk
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Doc. Type: RESOLUTION Order 5 0
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Document Contact: Mai Vang
CoMact Phone: 6-8563
Total # of Signature Pages _(Clip All Locations for Signature)
AMion Requested:
Resolution memorializing City Council action taken July 7, 2010 denying the appea] and extension granted for property at 1963
Grand Avenue.
Recommendations: Approve (A) or Reject (R): Personal Service Contracts Must Answer the Following Gluestions:
Planning Commission 1. Has this person/firm ever worked under a oontract for this depadment?
CIB Committee Yes No
Civil Service Commission 2. Has this persoNfirm ever been a city employee?
Yes No
3. Does th�s person/firm posse5s a skill not normally possessed by any
current city empbyee?
Yes No
Explain all yes answers ott separete sheet and attach to gree� sheet.
Initiating Problem, Issues, Opportunity (Who, What, When, Where, Why):
Advantages If Approved:
Disativantages If Approved:
Disadvantages if Not Approvetl:
Totai Amount of
Transaction: CosURevenue Budgeted:
Funding Source: Activity Number:
Financial Infortnation:
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The Citv Clerk needs the foHowin� to�rocess your avneal:
�$25 filing fee'payable to the City of Saint Paul
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are,being appealed
❑ Attachments you may wish Eo indude
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Address Being Appealed:
Residence
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Phone Numbers: Business
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Specifically what is being appealed and why (use an attachment if necessary):
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❑ Vacate Orders/ Condemnation/
Revocafion of Fire C of O
❑ Fire C of O Deficiency Letter
n Window Orders/Permits (Only)
J!( Correction Orders
❑ Vacant Building Registration
❑ Summary/Vehicle Abatement Orders
❑ Other:
❑ Other:
APPLICATION FOR APPEAL
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Saint Paul Cify Clerk
310 City Hall,15 W. Kellogg Blvd.
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
Telephone:(651)266-8560
I Date and Time of Hearixg:
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, Room 330 Cify HalllCourthouse
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CITY OF SAIIV'f PAUL
Chnstophe� B. Calernan, Mayor
June 3, 2010
JOSEPH FERRARO
SI�II2I,EY FERRARO
1418 ARDEN VIEW DRIVE
ARDEN HILLS MN 55112-1942
DEPARTMENTSAFETY A�IDINSPECTIONS
Fire Inspechon Divisron
Robert Kessle�, Director
375Jacksors Street,Sua�e?20 TelepMne.651-266-8989
SamtPaul,,i9J55101-1806 Fas 651-166-8957
CORRECTION NOTICE - COMPLAINT INSPECTION
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1963 GRAND AVE
Ref. # 102843
Dear Property Representative:
An inspection was made of your building on June 2, 2010 in response to a referral. You aze hereby notified that
the following deficiency list must be corrected immediately.
A re-insuection wffl be made on Julv 6, 2010 at 1:30 PM.
Failure to comply may result in a criminal citation or revocation of the Certificate of Occupancy. The Saint Paul
Legislarive Code requires that no building shall be occupied without a Certificate of Occupancy. The code also
provides for the assessment of additional re-inspection fees.
DEFICIENCY LIST
l. Basement - MSFC 605.1 - Remove unapproved exposed wiring and install in accordance with the
electrical code.-Properly secure all loose wiring in the basement.
2. Basement - SPLC 3410 (4), 34.33 (3) - Provide a bathroom floor impervious to water.-Also caulk
around shower in an approved manner.
3. Basement - MSFC 605.5 - Discontinue use of extension cords used in lieu of permanent wiring.-Clothes
dryer must plug directly into an approved receptacle.
4. Basement - SPLC 34.10 (1) - Abate and rnaintain the basement reasonably &ee from dampness and free
ofmold and mildew.
5. Basement - SPLC 34.13 (1) - Provide and maintain all habitable areas with a ceiling height of 7 feet over
1/2 the floor azea.-All 3 basement bedrooms do not have at least the minunum ceiling height required.
The entire basement floor slopes significanfly towazds the center of the building. Due to the sloping
floors, the ceiling height slopes from outside walls in. The bedrooms ceiling heights are-
- North bedroom- 6 feet to 6 feet 5 inches,
- Southeast bedroom- 6 feet 1.5 inches to 6 feet 8 inches,
- Southwest bedroom 6 feet 2 inches to 6 feet 7 inches.
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For an explanarion or information on some of the violations contained in this report, please visit our web page
at: http://www.ci.stpaul.mn.us/index.aspx?NID=2ll
You have the right to appeal these orders to the Legislative Hearing Officer. Appiications for appeals may be
obtained at the Office of the City Clerk, 310 City Hall, City/County Courthouse, 15 W Kellogg Blvd,
Saint Paul MN 55102 Phone: (651-266-8688) and must be filed within 10 days of the date of the original
orders.
If you have any questions, email me at: william.beumer@ci.sipaul.mn.us or call me at 651-266-8991
between 7:30 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Please help to make Saint Paul a safer place in which to live and work.
Sincerely,
William Beumer
Fue Inspector
Re£ # 102843
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June 15, 2010 Property Code Minutes Page 7
9. Appeal of Shirley and Joseph Ferraro to a Certificate of Occupancy Deficiency List for
property at 1963 Grand Avenue.
Appellants Shirley and Joseph Ferraro (1418 Ardenview Drive, Arden Hills, MN 55112) appeazed.
Ms. Shaff said Inspector Beumer had conducted a complaint inspection on June 2, 2010 and
reported that the basement floor sloped and the ceiling height ranged from 6' 1'/2" to 6'8" in the
southeast bedroom, from 6'2" to 6'7" in the southwest bedroom, and from 6' to 6'S" in the north
bedroom.
Ms. Moermond asked how many units were in the building. Ms. Ferraro said it was a single-family
home.
Ms. Ferraro said removing the drop ceiling would add 9'h inches. Ms. Shaff said there were drop
ceilings with less cleazance below the joist. Ms. Ferraro asked whether ceiling height was measured
to the top or bottom of the joists. Ms. Shaff said it was measured to the bottom of the joist. Ms.
Ferrazo said removing the drop ceiling would add less than nine and a half inches in that case.
Ms. Ferraro said digging out the floor would be a major cost. The complaint had come from parents
of the tenants and was about moisture in the basement. She said Yhey' d had passed other Certificate
of Occupancy inspections. Mr. Ferraro said the building had passed inspections since 2001 when
they'd purchased it.
Ms. Moermond asked how many bedrooms were in the home. Ms. Ferraro said there were five,
with three in the basement. Ms. Ferraro said the tallest bedroom was 6'8" in the middle and was
probably that height over half the floor area. Mr. Ferraro provided a diagram of the basement Ms.
Moermond and Mr. Ferraro reviewed the diagram.
Ms. Ferraro said the inspector had seemed more concerned about the slope than about the ceiling
height. She said they had offered to try to level the floor but the inspector had said not to do that.
Ms. Moermond asked whether the drop ceiling could be adjusted. Mr. Ferraro said it was already aY
the bottom of the joists.
Ms. Moermond said she could not recommend a vaziance. Ms. Ferrazo asked whether Ms.
Moermond had any suggestions for solutions. Ms. Moermond said she did not. She said she would
put the matter on the agenda for the July 7 City Council public hearing. Ms. Ferraro asked whether
the City Council would have recommendations. Ms Moermond suggested they consult a
contractor. She said she would grant 90 days from the date of the Council's decision for bringing
the ceiling into compliance or discontinuing the use of the basement rooms for sleeping.
Mr. Farraro asked whether a variance might be granted if they were able to increase the ceiling
height but not to the fu117 feet. Ms. Moermond said she would be happy to talk with the Ferraros at
that point.