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<br />~3 <br /> <br />CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION <br /> <br /> <br />Topic Report: Request to Waive Administrative Hearing Fee for an Appeal of a Zoning <br />Violation at the Property Generally Located at 6203 Rivlyn Ave NW. <br /> <br />By: Chris Anderson, Environmental Coordinator <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />On December 7, 2009, the City sent a notice of violation to Keith and Mary Ann Kiefer <br />concerning a zoning code violation on the property located at 6203 Rivlyn Ave NW. The <br />violation involves a fencing material that does not comply with regulations in the R.l <br />Residential District. Mr. Keith Kiefer submitted a written response to the initial notice of <br />violation, dated December 15,2009, requesting that the filing fee be waived. The initial notice <br />and subsequent communications are attached for reference. <br /> <br />Standard language was included in the notice of violation outlining the process afforded to the <br />property owner should they feel aggrieved by the notice of violation. As outlined in Ramsey, <br />Minnesota City Code Section 2-332 (Abatement), a property owner may request a hearing <br />before a Hearing Examiner if such request is submitted in writing within fourteen (14) days of <br />the initial notice of violation and is accompanied by a filing fee established by the City's rates <br />and charges. The filing fee for an administrative hearing, as established by Ordinance #08-30, <br />is $250. Since this fee is established by ordinance, any such request to waive said fee must be <br />considered and acted upon by the City Council. <br /> <br />Action Statement: <br /> <br />For information and discussion purposes only. Any discussion concerning this request should focus <br />solely on the request to waive the filing fee rather than on the specifics of the zoning violation. <br />Should this matter eventually be considered by the Hearing Examiner, there is the potential <br />that the City Council would have to act on the ruling of the Hearing Examiner if it were <br />appealed. This item has been included on the agenda for the regular City Council meeting this <br />evening for formal action to either waive the filing fee or to deny request. <br /> <br />Attachments: <br />A. Notice of violation dated December 7, 2009 <br />B. Mr. Kiefer's response to the notice of violation dated December 15,2009 <br />C. Response to Mr. Kiefer's December 15, 2009 letter <br /> <br />