Resolution - #20-260 - 11/10/2020

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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #20-260 RESOLUTION DECLARING 15740 RAMSEY BLVD NW A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE AND APPROVING ABATEMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS RELATED TO STRUCTURE RECITALS 1.The City of Ramsey has an open code enforcement case at 15740 Ramsey Blvd NW legally described as: THAT PRT OF SW1/4 OF SW1/4 OF SEC 15 TWP 32 RGE 25 DESC AS FOL: COM AT SW COR OF SD 1/4 1/4, TH E ALG S LINE THEREOF 393.9 FT TO C/L OF CSAH NO 56, TH DEFL 41 DEG 40 MIN 15 SEC LEFT IN NELY DIR ALG SD C/L 388.67 FT TO POB, TH DEFL 90 DEG LEFT IN NWLY DIR (the ‘Subject Property’). 2.The Police Department has attempted to contact the Property Owner as listed in Anoka County Property Records to remedy the situation. 3.The home on the Subject Property is abandoned and unoccupied. 4.The home on the Subject Property has been deemed unfit for human occupancy by the City’s Building Official due to lack of necessary utilities and services, as well as the condition of the interior of the home. 5.The home on the Subject Property has been the site for trespassing and there appear to have been fires lit inside the home, causing a threat and potential hazardous situation. 6.Minnesota Statute 463.251 allows the City to secure vacant buildings. 7.The City Council approved the Code Enforcement Process and Abatement on November 10, 2020. NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RAMSEY, ANOKA COUNTY, STATE OF MINNESOTA, as follows: 1)That the Ramsey City Council hereby approves the following actions: a.Securing of the building by the City and its abatement contractors as allowed via Minnesota Statute 463.251. b.Posting the home unfit for human occupancy by the City’s Building Official. c.That the home on the Subject Property is in violation of the City’s Nuisance Provisions (Chapter 30) and the International Property Maintenance Code.