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98-200ORIGINAL Presented By RESOLUTION �ITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA l�1 l� E� ��1,� Council File # � �0 Green Sheet # � V �✓� 55 Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement has 2 requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of 3 ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame structure located on 4 properry hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Properry" and commonly l�own as 26 Acker Street 5 West. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: 6 7 I,ot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addittion to the City of St. Paul 8 9 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey Counry Recorder's Off'ice and 10 information obtained by Division of Code Enforcement on or before November 17, 1997, the 11 following are the now l�own interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Steven B. 12 Roettger, 26 Acker Street West. St. Paul, MN 55117-5561; AVCO Financial Services, % 13 American General Finance, 2400 Central Avenue N.E., Mpls., MN 55418; 14 15 WHEREAS, Division of Code Enforcement has served in accordance with the provisions of 16 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul L.egislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance 17 Building(s)" dated December 8, 1997; and 18 19 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the 20 structure located on the Subject Properry is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and 21 22 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or 23 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by 7anuary 7, 1998; and 24 25 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Properry declaring 26 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and 27 28 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been cosected and Division of Code 29 Enforcement requested that the Ciry Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing 30 Officer of the City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance 33 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code, of the time, date, place and 34 purpose of the public hearings; and 35 36 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the L.egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City 37 Council on Tuesday, Mazch 3, 1998 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testunony 38 and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or responsible 39 parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and 40 welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in 41 accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolishing and 42 removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or 43 demolition of the structure to be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council 44 Hearing; and 0 �� ,��IN , '� � , WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul Ciry Council on Wednesday, March 11, 1998 and the testimony and evidence including the acrion taken by the Legislative Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Property at 26 Acker Street West: 1. Tbat the S�bject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul I.egislative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). 3. That there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at the Subject Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible parties to correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s). 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected. 6. That Division of Code Enforcement has posted a placard on the Subject Property which declares it to be a nuisance condition subject to demolition. 7. That this building has been routinely monitared by the Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement, VacanUNuisance Buildings. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notificauon requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. ORDER The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order: 1. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfaze and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and ordina�ces, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council Hearing. � l$' �°o 2. If the above correcrive action is not completed within this period of time the Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is hereby authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the Subject Properry pursuantto the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all personal properiy or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the properiy by the responsible parties by the end of this tune period. If all personal properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code. ORIGINAL Requested by Department of: � - Code Enforcement Division g �Ffrf�� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Appx By: Adopted by Council: Date ��„_� �\q�y' Form Approved by City Attorney By: uc9,�G /u/ ��f''r�� a -!l-9d of Code Enforcement � March 11, 1998 `� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE 02/06/98 � GREEN SHEET �.,�,�.�.� v c�:•¢oo 61562 � [��,.,,� ., � a � �.� ❑..�.,n.�,��. ❑��,�,�a Q..�.��,,.,� �, r � 1� ❑ (CLJP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the referenced building(s). If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 26 Acker Street West. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITTEE CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION Fies ihis persoMrm ever vrorked under a conhad krthie depailment? YES NO Has Mis peisoNfirm ever been a dry emqoyce9 YES NO Does this perwNfirm pocsess a sldll not namaltypossessed by a�ry curteM city empbyce? YES NO �s mis perewvrim e targetea vemwrr YES NO �lain all ves answers on seoarate sheet and atfach to oreen she2t This building(s) is a nuisance building(s) as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant building as defined in Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The owners, interested parties and responsible parties known to the Bnforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 26 Acker Street West by January 7, 1998, and have failed to comply with those�or�c�g�� DVANTAGES IF APPROVED ��y 4Y L �,� *:_ ,xF' ..' � �� _— � �� e� �' i FE8 121998 � FFg � The City will eliminate a nuisance. �� pfFkCE l ��8 �� -.. arvvni �roca ir, rrt�rc� The rty wil spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These costs will be assesse to e property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes. remain uuabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to blight the community. IIOUNT OF TRANSACTION S Nuisance Housing Abatement SOURCE (�WM COST/REVENUEBUD6ETED(CIRCLEON� ACTNITV NtAABER No �� 33261 No C011f1C1I R$S28CC� ;;°Y3:2P n !� ,AA'e CITY OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, �Lfayor � Febmary 6, 1998 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Council �±�.:3 � C I�o'a"�v� Department of Fire and Safety Services, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Enforcement Division has requested ffie City Council schedule public hearings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: 26 Acker Street West The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, March 3, 1998 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, March 11, 1998 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and I,ast Known Address Steven B. Roettger 26 Acker Street West St. Paul, MN 55117-5561 Interest Fee Owner AVCO Financial Services % American General Finance 2400 Central Avenue N.E. Mpls., MN 55418 The legai description of this property is: DEPARTh�.1 i OF F[RE AND SAFETY SERV[CES Timotiry K Fu!ler, Fise Chief 0 �d�a D[VISION OF PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMEM , Charks Pote{ program Di�eclor Fuisance Building Code Enjorcement Si5 Cedar Stree1 Te1.� 6I2-198-4l�3 Saint Paul, MN 55/O1-2160 Faz: 612-218-3170 Mortgage �.Ol!!1F.{: �i��?�,'vi'; �a�?.er Lot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addition to the City of St. Paul. qY- aaa 26 Acker Street West Febmary 6, 1998 Page 2 Division of Code Enforcement has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Division of Code Enforcement has issued an order to the then known responsible parties to eliminate this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies or by razing and removing this building(s). Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains unabated, the community continues to suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the recommendation of the Division of Code Enforcement that the City Council pass a resolution ordering the responsibie parties to either repair, or demolish and remove this building in a tunely manner, and failing that, authorize the Division of Code Enforcement to proceed to demolition and removal, and to assess the costs incurred against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in the same manner as taxes. S' cerely, � `�°d � `�"� Re ta Weiss Vacant Buildings Supervisor Division of Code Enforcement Department of Fire and Safety Services RW:mI cc: Frank Berg, Building Inspection and Design Rachel Young, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division � •: �'Y-aa REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: March 3, 1998 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Ha11 15 West Kellogg Boulevazd Gerry Suathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 202 Charles Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legisiative Hearing Officer recommends laying this matter over to June 2,1998. 2. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 977 Burr Street. If the owner faiis to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 26 Acker Street West. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Heaith is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends altowing the owner suc months to complete rehabilitation, provided a Code Compliance application be filed and a$2,000 Bond be posted by Noon, Wednesday, March 11"'. 4. Summary Abatement appea] for 842 Edmund Avenue; JoAnne Nixon and David Tonnar, appellants. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal. q r _ �r,o MINUTES OF LEGISLATIVE HEARING Mazch 3, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer STAFF PRESENT: Chuck Votel Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, called the meering to order at 10:00 am. 202 Charles Avenue Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure was condemned in June, 1997 and has been vacant since July, 1997. The current property owner is the State of Minnesota Trust Exempt. Vacant building fees aze due and owing. Estimated cost to repair is $60,000 - cost to demolish, $9,300. Richazd Wendt and Kris Kujala, representing Ramsey County appeared. Mr. Wendt stated that there are interested buyers who aze wiliing to renovate the property. On two previous occasions, HRA asked to have this parcel removed from the auction list. HRA has now released their interest in this property. On May 28`� another auction will be held, at which time Ramsey County would like to auction this property to the interested buyers. Gerry Suathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, recommends laying this matter over to June 2, 1998, allowing the county an opportunity to put the property up for auction on May 28�', with the hope that a responsible buyer will rehabilitate. 977 Burr Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Buiiding registration fees are due and owing. Real Estate taxes aze paid. Estimated cost to repair is $35,000 - cost to demolish, $6,900. The owner did not appear. Gerry Strathman, recommends approval of the order to repair or remove this building within fifteen (15) days. (continued) a�-� 26 Acker Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this building was condemned in July, 1997 and has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Building registration fees aze due and owing. Real Estate taYes for 1996 and 1997 are unpaid. Estimated cost to repair is $25,000 - cost to demolish, $6,535. 3teven B. Roettger, owner, appeared. Mr. Roettger presented photographs of neighboring homes which he feels aze in much worse shape than his. He advised that he presenfly has an attorney who is attempting to collect workers compensation for the past four yeazs. As soon as he receives that, he will rehabilitate the structure. Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer, recommends allowing Mr. Roettger six months to rehabilitate the structure, provided that he applies for a Code Compiiance Inspection and posts a$2,000 performance bond by Noon, Wednesday, March 11�'. Otherwise, Mr. Strathman recommends demolishing the building. 842 Edmund Avenue No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman, Legisiative Heazing Officer, recommends denying the appeal for the Summary Abatement order. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. ORIGINAL Presented By RESOLUTION �ITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA l�1 l� E� ��1,� Council File # � �0 Green Sheet # � V �✓� 55 Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement has 2 requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of 3 ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame structure located on 4 properry hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Properry" and commonly l�own as 26 Acker Street 5 West. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: 6 7 I,ot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addittion to the City of St. Paul 8 9 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey Counry Recorder's Off'ice and 10 information obtained by Division of Code Enforcement on or before November 17, 1997, the 11 following are the now l�own interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Steven B. 12 Roettger, 26 Acker Street West. St. Paul, MN 55117-5561; AVCO Financial Services, % 13 American General Finance, 2400 Central Avenue N.E., Mpls., MN 55418; 14 15 WHEREAS, Division of Code Enforcement has served in accordance with the provisions of 16 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul L.egislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance 17 Building(s)" dated December 8, 1997; and 18 19 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the 20 structure located on the Subject Properry is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and 21 22 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or 23 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by 7anuary 7, 1998; and 24 25 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Properry declaring 26 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and 27 28 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been cosected and Division of Code 29 Enforcement requested that the Ciry Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing 30 Officer of the City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance 33 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code, of the time, date, place and 34 purpose of the public hearings; and 35 36 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the L.egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City 37 Council on Tuesday, Mazch 3, 1998 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testunony 38 and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or responsible 39 parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and 40 welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in 41 accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolishing and 42 removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or 43 demolition of the structure to be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council 44 Hearing; and 0 �� ,��IN , '� � , WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul Ciry Council on Wednesday, March 11, 1998 and the testimony and evidence including the acrion taken by the Legislative Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Property at 26 Acker Street West: 1. Tbat the S�bject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul I.egislative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). 3. That there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at the Subject Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible parties to correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s). 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected. 6. That Division of Code Enforcement has posted a placard on the Subject Property which declares it to be a nuisance condition subject to demolition. 7. That this building has been routinely monitared by the Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement, VacanUNuisance Buildings. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notificauon requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. ORDER The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order: 1. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfaze and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and ordina�ces, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council Hearing. � l$' �°o 2. If the above correcrive action is not completed within this period of time the Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is hereby authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the Subject Properry pursuantto the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all personal properiy or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the properiy by the responsible parties by the end of this tune period. If all personal properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code. ORIGINAL Requested by Department of: � - Code Enforcement Division g �Ffrf�� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Appx By: Adopted by Council: Date ��„_� �\q�y' Form Approved by City Attorney By: uc9,�G /u/ ��f''r�� a -!l-9d of Code Enforcement � March 11, 1998 `� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE 02/06/98 � GREEN SHEET �.,�,�.�.� v c�:•¢oo 61562 � [��,.,,� ., � a � �.� ❑..�.,n.�,��. ❑��,�,�a Q..�.��,,.,� �, r � 1� ❑ (CLJP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the referenced building(s). If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 26 Acker Street West. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITTEE CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION Fies ihis persoMrm ever vrorked under a conhad krthie depailment? YES NO Has Mis peisoNfirm ever been a dry emqoyce9 YES NO Does this perwNfirm pocsess a sldll not namaltypossessed by a�ry curteM city empbyce? YES NO �s mis perewvrim e targetea vemwrr YES NO �lain all ves answers on seoarate sheet and atfach to oreen she2t This building(s) is a nuisance building(s) as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant building as defined in Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The owners, interested parties and responsible parties known to the Bnforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 26 Acker Street West by January 7, 1998, and have failed to comply with those �r�c�g�� DVANTAGESIFAPPROVED �'� �.,�; ..� ��— � �� e� �' i FE8 121998 � FFg � The City will eliminate a nuisance. �� pfFkCE l ��8 �� -.. arvvni �roca ir, rrt�rc� The rty wil spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These costs will be assesse to e property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes. remain uuabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to blight the community. IIOUNT OF TRANSACTION S Nuisance Housing Abatement SOURCE (�WM COST/REVENUEBUD6ETED(CIRCLEON� ACTNITV NtAABER No �� 33261 No C011f1C1I R$S28CC� ;;°Y3:2P n !� ,AA'e CITY OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, �Lfayor � Febmary 6, 1998 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Council �±�.:3 � C I�o'a"�v� Department of Fire and Safety Services, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Enforcement Division has requested ffie City Council schedule public hearings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: 26 Acker Street West The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, March 3, 1998 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, March 11, 1998 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and I,ast Known Address Steven B. Roettger 26 Acker Street West St. Paul, MN 55117-5561 Interest Fee Owner AVCO Financial Services % American General Finance 2400 Central Avenue N.E. Mpls., MN 55418 The legai description of this property is: DEPARTh�.1 i OF F[RE AND SAFETY SERV[CES Timotiry K Fu!ler, Fise Chief 0 �d�a D[VISION OF PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMEM , Charks Pote{ program Di�eclor Fuisance Building Code Enjorcement Si5 Cedar Stree1 Te1.� 6I2-198-4l�3 Saint Paul, MN 55/O1-2160 Faz: 612-218-3170 Mortgage �.Ol!!1F.{: �i��?�,'vi'; �a�?.er Lot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addition to the City of St. Paul. qY- aaa 26 Acker Street West Febmary 6, 1998 Page 2 Division of Code Enforcement has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Division of Code Enforcement has issued an order to the then known responsible parties to eliminate this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies or by razing and removing this building(s). Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains unabated, the community continues to suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the recommendation of the Division of Code Enforcement that the City Council pass a resolution ordering the responsibie parties to either repair, or demolish and remove this building in a tunely manner, and failing that, authorize the Division of Code Enforcement to proceed to demolition and removal, and to assess the costs incurred against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in the same manner as taxes. S' cerely, � `�°d � `�"� Re ta Weiss Vacant Buildings Supervisor Division of Code Enforcement Department of Fire and Safety Services RW:mI cc: Frank Berg, Building Inspection and Design Rachel Young, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division � •: �'Y-aa REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: March 3, 1998 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Ha11 15 West Kellogg Boulevazd Gerry Suathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 202 Charles Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legisiative Hearing Officer recommends laying this matter over to June 2,1998. 2. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 977 Burr Street. If the owner faiis to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 26 Acker Street West. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Heaith is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends altowing the owner suc months to complete rehabilitation, provided a Code Compliance application be filed and a$2,000 Bond be posted by Noon, Wednesday, March 11"'. 4. Summary Abatement appea] for 842 Edmund Avenue; JoAnne Nixon and David Tonnar, appellants. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal. q r _ �r,o MINUTES OF LEGISLATIVE HEARING Mazch 3, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer STAFF PRESENT: Chuck Votel Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, called the meering to order at 10:00 am. 202 Charles Avenue Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure was condemned in June, 1997 and has been vacant since July, 1997. The current property owner is the State of Minnesota Trust Exempt. Vacant building fees aze due and owing. Estimated cost to repair is $60,000 - cost to demolish, $9,300. Richazd Wendt and Kris Kujala, representing Ramsey County appeared. Mr. Wendt stated that there are interested buyers who aze wiliing to renovate the property. On two previous occasions, HRA asked to have this parcel removed from the auction list. HRA has now released their interest in this property. On May 28`� another auction will be held, at which time Ramsey County would like to auction this property to the interested buyers. Gerry Suathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, recommends laying this matter over to June 2, 1998, allowing the county an opportunity to put the property up for auction on May 28�', with the hope that a responsible buyer will rehabilitate. 977 Burr Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Buiiding registration fees are due and owing. Real Estate taxes aze paid. Estimated cost to repair is $35,000 - cost to demolish, $6,900. The owner did not appear. Gerry Strathman, recommends approval of the order to repair or remove this building within fifteen (15) days. (continued) a�-� 26 Acker Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this building was condemned in July, 1997 and has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Building registration fees aze due and owing. Real Estate taYes for 1996 and 1997 are unpaid. Estimated cost to repair is $25,000 - cost to demolish, $6,535. 3teven B. Roettger, owner, appeared. Mr. Roettger presented photographs of neighboring homes which he feels aze in much worse shape than his. He advised that he presenfly has an attorney who is attempting to collect workers compensation for the past four yeazs. As soon as he receives that, he will rehabilitate the structure. Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer, recommends allowing Mr. Roettger six months to rehabilitate the structure, provided that he applies for a Code Compiiance Inspection and posts a$2,000 performance bond by Noon, Wednesday, March 11�'. Otherwise, Mr. Strathman recommends demolishing the building. 842 Edmund Avenue No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman, Legisiative Heazing Officer, recommends denying the appeal for the Summary Abatement order. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m. ORIGINAL Presented By RESOLUTION �ITY OF SAINT PAUL, MINNESOTA l�1 l� E� ��1,� Council File # � �0 Green Sheet # � V �✓� 55 Referred To Committee: Date 1 WHEREAS, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement has 2 requested the City Council to hold public hearings to consider the advisability and necessity of 3 ordering the repair or wrecking and removal of a two-story, wood frame structure located on 4 properry hereinafter referred to as the "Subject Properry" and commonly l�own as 26 Acker Street 5 West. This property is legally described as follows, to wit: 6 7 I,ot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addittion to the City of St. Paul 8 9 WHEREAS, based upon the records in the Ramsey Counry Recorder's Off'ice and 10 information obtained by Division of Code Enforcement on or before November 17, 1997, the 11 following are the now l�own interested or responsible parties for the Subject Property: Steven B. 12 Roettger, 26 Acker Street West. St. Paul, MN 55117-5561; AVCO Financial Services, % 13 American General Finance, 2400 Central Avenue N.E., Mpls., MN 55418; 14 15 WHEREAS, Division of Code Enforcement has served in accordance with the provisions of 16 Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul L.egislative Code an order identified as an "Order to Abate Nuisance 17 Building(s)" dated December 8, 1997; and 18 19 WHEREAS, this order informed the then known interested or responsible parties that the 20 structure located on the Subject Properry is a nuisance building(s) pursuant to Chapter 45; and 21 22 WHEREAS, this order informed the interested or responsible parties that they must repair or 23 demolish the structure located on the Subject Property by 7anuary 7, 1998; and 24 25 WHEREAS, the enforcement officer has posted a placard on the Subject Properry declaring 26 this building(s) to constitute a nuisance condition; subject to demolition; and 27 28 WHEREAS, this nuisance condition has not been cosected and Division of Code 29 Enforcement requested that the Ciry Clerk schedule public hearings before the Legislative Hearing 30 Officer of the City Council and the Saint Paul City Council; and 31 32 WHEREAS, the interested and responsible parties have been served notice in accordance 33 with the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code, of the time, date, place and 34 purpose of the public hearings; and 35 36 WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the L.egislative Hearing Officer of the Saint Paul City 37 Council on Tuesday, Mazch 3, 1998 to hear testimony and evidence, and after receiving testunony 38 and evidence, made the recommendation to approve the request to order the interested or responsible 39 parties to make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and 40 welfare and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure in 41 accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances, or in the alternative by demolishing and 42 removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or 43 demolition of the structure to be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council 44 Hearing; and 0 �� ,��IN , '� � , WHEREAS, a hearing was held before the Saint Paul Ciry Council on Wednesday, March 11, 1998 and the testimony and evidence including the acrion taken by the Legislative Hearing Officer was considered by the Council; now therefore BE IT RESOLVED, that based upon the testimony and evidence presented at the above referenced public hearings, the Saint Paul Ciry Council hereby adopts the following Findings and Order concerning the Subject Property at 26 Acker Street West: 1. Tbat the S�bject Property comprises a nuisance condition as defined in Saint Paul I.egislative Code, Chapter 45. 2. That the costs of demolition and removal of this building(s) is estimated to exceed three thousand dollars ($3,000.00). 3. That there now exists and has existed multiple Housing or Building code violations at the Subject Property. 4. That an Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) was sent to the then known responsible parties to correct the deficiencies or to demolish and remove the building(s). 5. That the deficiencies causing this nuisance condition have not been corrected. 6. That Division of Code Enforcement has posted a placard on the Subject Property which declares it to be a nuisance condition subject to demolition. 7. That this building has been routinely monitared by the Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement, VacanUNuisance Buildings. 8. That the known interested parties and owners are as previously stated in this resolution and that the notificauon requirements of Chapter 45 have been fulfilled. ORDER The Saint Paul City Council hereby makes the following order: 1. The above referenced interested or responsible parties shall make the Subject Property safe and not detrimental to the public peace, health, safety and welfaze and remove its blighting influence on the community by rehabilitating this structure and correcting all deficiencies as prescribed in the above referenced Order to Abate Nuisance Building(s) in accordance with all applicable codes and ordina�ces, or in the alternative by demolishing and removing the structure in accordance with all applicable codes and ordinances. The rehabilitation or demolition and removal of the structure must be completed within fifteen (15) days after the date of the Council Hearing. � l$' �°o 2. If the above correcrive action is not completed within this period of time the Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is hereby authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to demolish and remove this structure, fill the site and charge the costs incurred against the Subject Properry pursuantto the provisions of Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. 3. In the event the building is to be demolished and removed by the City of Saint Paul, all personal properiy or fixtures of any kind which interfere with the demolition and removal shall be removed from the properiy by the responsible parties by the end of this tune period. If all personal properry is not removed, it shall be considered to be abandoned and the City of Saint Paul shall remove and dispose of such properiy as provided by law. 4. It is further ordered, that a copy of this resolution be mailed to the owners and interested parties in accordance with Chapter 45 of the Saint Paul I.egislative Code. ORIGINAL Requested by Department of: � - Code Enforcement Division g �Ffrf�� Adoption Certified by Council Secretary By: Appx By: Adopted by Council: Date ��„_� �\q�y' Form Approved by City Attorney By: uc9,�G /u/ ��f''r�� a -!l-9d of Code Enforcement � March 11, 1998 `� TOTAL # OF SIGNATURE 02/06/98 � GREEN SHEET �.,�,�.�.� v c�:•¢oo 61562 � [��,.,,� ., � a � �.� ❑..�.,n.�,��. ❑��,�,�a Q..�.��,,.,� �, r � 1� ❑ (CLJP ALL LOCATIONS FOR SIGNATURE) City Council to pass this resolution which will order the owner(s) to remove or repair the referenced building(s). If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Department of Fire and Safety Services, Division of Code Enforcement is ordered to remove the building. The subject property is located at 26 Acker Street West. PLANNING COMMISSION CIB CAMMITTEE CNIL SERVICE CAMMISSION Fies ihis persoMrm ever vrorked under a conhad krthie depailment? YES NO Has Mis peisoNfirm ever been a dry emqoyce9 YES NO Does this perwNfirm pocsess a sldll not namaltypossessed by a�ry curteM city empbyce? YES NO �s mis perewvrim e targetea vemwrr YES NO �lain all ves answers on seoarate sheet and atfach to oreen she2t This building(s) is a nuisance building(s) as defined in Chapter 45 and a vacant building as defined in Chapter 43 of the Saint Paul Legislative Code. The owners, interested parties and responsible parties known to the Bnforcement Officer were given an order to repair or remove the building at 26 Acker Street West by January 7, 1998, and have failed to comply with those �r�c�g�� DVANTAGESIFAPPROVED �'� �.,�; ..� ��— � �� e� �' i FE8 121998 � FFg � The City will eliminate a nuisance. �� pfFkCE l ��8 �� -.. arvvni �roca ir, rrt�rc� The rty wil spend funds to wreck and remove this building(s). These costs will be assesse to e property, collected as a special assessment against the property taxes. remain uuabated in the City. This building(s) will continue to blight the community. IIOUNT OF TRANSACTION S Nuisance Housing Abatement SOURCE (�WM COST/REVENUEBUD6ETED(CIRCLEON� ACTNITV NtAABER No �� 33261 No C011f1C1I R$S28CC� ;;°Y3:2P n !� ,AA'e CITY OF SAINf PAUL Norm Coleman, �Lfayor � Febmary 6, 1998 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS Council President and Members of the City Council �±�.:3 � C I�o'a"�v� Department of Fire and Safety Services, Vacant/Nuisance Buildings Enforcement Division has requested ffie City Council schedule public hearings to consider a resolution ordering the repair or removal of the nuisance building(s) located at: 26 Acker Street West The City Council has scheduled the date of these hearings as follows: Legislative Hearing - Tuesday, March 3, 1998 City Council Hearing - Wednesday, March 11, 1998 The owners and responsible parties of record are: Name and I,ast Known Address Steven B. Roettger 26 Acker Street West St. Paul, MN 55117-5561 Interest Fee Owner AVCO Financial Services % American General Finance 2400 Central Avenue N.E. Mpls., MN 55418 The legai description of this property is: DEPARTh�.1 i OF F[RE AND SAFETY SERV[CES Timotiry K Fu!ler, Fise Chief 0 �d�a D[VISION OF PROPERTY CODE ENFORCEMEM , Charks Pote{ program Di�eclor Fuisance Building Code Enjorcement Si5 Cedar Stree1 Te1.� 6I2-198-4l�3 Saint Paul, MN 55/O1-2160 Faz: 612-218-3170 Mortgage �.Ol!!1F.{: �i��?�,'vi'; �a�?.er Lot 12, Block 5, Drake's 2nd Addition to the City of St. Paul. qY- aaa 26 Acker Street West Febmary 6, 1998 Page 2 Division of Code Enforcement has declared this building(s) to constitute a"nuisance" as defined by Legislative Code, Chapter 45. Division of Code Enforcement has issued an order to the then known responsible parties to eliminate this nuisance condition by correcting the deficiencies or by razing and removing this building(s). Inasmuch as this Order to Abate has not been complied with the nuisance condition remains unabated, the community continues to suffer the blighting influence of this property. It is the recommendation of the Division of Code Enforcement that the City Council pass a resolution ordering the responsibie parties to either repair, or demolish and remove this building in a tunely manner, and failing that, authorize the Division of Code Enforcement to proceed to demolition and removal, and to assess the costs incurred against the real estate as a special assessment to be collected in the same manner as taxes. S' cerely, � `�°d � `�"� Re ta Weiss Vacant Buildings Supervisor Division of Code Enforcement Department of Fire and Safety Services RW:mI cc: Frank Berg, Building Inspection and Design Rachel Young, City Attorneys Office Nancy Anderson, Assistant Secretary to the Council Steve Zaccard, Fire Marshall Dan Pahl, PED-Housing Division � •: �'Y-aa REPORT LEGISLATIVE HEARING Date: March 3, 1998 Time: 10:00 a.m. Place: Room 330 City Ha11 15 West Kellogg Boulevazd Gerry Suathman Legislative Hearing Officer 1. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 202 Charles Avenue. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legisiative Hearing Officer recommends laying this matter over to June 2,1998. 2. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 977 Burr Street. If the owner faiis to comply with the resolution, Public Health is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends approval. Resolution ordering the owner to remove or repair the building located at 26 Acker Street West. If the owner fails to comply with the resolution, Public Heaith is ordered to remove the building. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends altowing the owner suc months to complete rehabilitation, provided a Code Compliance application be filed and a$2,000 Bond be posted by Noon, Wednesday, March 11"'. 4. Summary Abatement appea] for 842 Edmund Avenue; JoAnne Nixon and David Tonnar, appellants. The Legislative Hearing Officer recommends denying the appeal. q r _ �r,o MINUTES OF LEGISLATIVE HEARING Mazch 3, 1998 Room 330, City Hall Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer STAFF PRESENT: Chuck Votel Gerry Strathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, called the meering to order at 10:00 am. 202 Charles Avenue Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure was condemned in June, 1997 and has been vacant since July, 1997. The current property owner is the State of Minnesota Trust Exempt. Vacant building fees aze due and owing. Estimated cost to repair is $60,000 - cost to demolish, $9,300. Richazd Wendt and Kris Kujala, representing Ramsey County appeared. Mr. Wendt stated that there are interested buyers who aze wiliing to renovate the property. On two previous occasions, HRA asked to have this parcel removed from the auction list. HRA has now released their interest in this property. On May 28`� another auction will be held, at which time Ramsey County would like to auction this property to the interested buyers. Gerry Suathman, Legislative Hearing Officer, recommends laying this matter over to June 2, 1998, allowing the county an opportunity to put the property up for auction on May 28�', with the hope that a responsible buyer will rehabilitate. 977 Burr Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this structure has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Buiiding registration fees are due and owing. Real Estate taxes aze paid. Estimated cost to repair is $35,000 - cost to demolish, $6,900. The owner did not appear. Gerry Strathman, recommends approval of the order to repair or remove this building within fifteen (15) days. (continued) a�-� 26 Acker Street Chuck Votel, Public Health, advised that this building was condemned in July, 1997 and has been vacant since October, 1997. Vacant Building registration fees aze due and owing. Real Estate taYes for 1996 and 1997 are unpaid. Estimated cost to repair is $25,000 - cost to demolish, $6,535. 3teven B. Roettger, owner, appeared. Mr. Roettger presented photographs of neighboring homes which he feels aze in much worse shape than his. He advised that he presenfly has an attorney who is attempting to collect workers compensation for the past four yeazs. As soon as he receives that, he will rehabilitate the structure. Gerry Strathman, I.egislative Hearing Officer, recommends allowing Mr. Roettger six months to rehabilitate the structure, provided that he applies for a Code Compiiance Inspection and posts a$2,000 performance bond by Noon, Wednesday, March 11�'. Otherwise, Mr. Strathman recommends demolishing the building. 842 Edmund Avenue No one appeazed. Gerry Strathman, Legisiative Heazing Officer, recommends denying the appeal for the Summary Abatement order. The meeting adjourned at 10:20 a.m.