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o That on February 27, 2003, the Fire Inspector received a complaint from a neighboring business that welding was occurring, at the SR Auto site, in a tent structure approximately twenty (20) feet from a barn where hay is stored. That on February 27, 2003, the Fire Inspector ~nd Fire Chief responded to the complaint by conducting another site inspection. It was apparent that work had not ceased as required by the first letter. In addition, there had been no improvement or progress on the property to comply with the letter dated January 2, 2003. That during the February 27, 2003 site inspection, an agreement was reached in which only minor repair work necessary to prepare certain vehicles for removal from the property would be permitted. 10. That on February 28, 2003, the City notified both Radu Kryshmaru and Sergey PovloviCh Karachrntes, known as the owners of SR Auto, of the Fire Code violations present on the Subject Property. The notice also required that the property be in compliance by April 1, 2003. 11. That on April 2, 2003, the Community Development Department sent notification to the Subject Property owners, Doug and Julie Hills, of the violations of City Code including the sections 9.20.23 (B-3 Highway Business District) Subdivision 2 (Permitted Uses)-and 5.12 (Condition of Premises). This notice informed the property owners that an auto salvage yard was not a permitted use of the property and that cannibalized vehicles and miscellaneous car parts were not to be stored outside on the property. Finally, it informed the property owners that their tenant, SR Auto, was only licensed for motor vehicle sales and thus, any repair work conducted on the Subject Property was in violation of their City licenses. 12. That on May 14, 2003, a staff person from the Community Development Department conducted another site inspection. At that time, all cannibalized vehicles and miscellaneous automotive pans had been removed from the property. All zoning violations had been resolved; however, this did not necessarily resolve the Building and Fire Code violations. 13. That in the summer of 2003, the City noticed that the garage been m-sided and a new roof had been installed. A re-siding permit had been issued on May 28, 2003;-however, no permit had been issued tbr the re-roofing work. The City was never contacted for a final inspection of the siding; Therefore, it was still unknown whether the structural hazards within the garage had been corrected. 14. That on January 7, 2004, the City was contacted by Anoka County Environmental Sm',,ices regarding concerns with SR Auto (proper handling of automotive waste and record keeping). They mentioned that it appeared as though an auto salvage operation was being conducted on the Subject Property. RESOLUTION #04-04- Page 2 of 4