Resolution - #21-214 - 07/27/2021

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Councilmember Riley introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #21-214 RESOLUTION APPROVING HIRING CONTRACTORS TO ABATE A FENCE FROM th 8405 167 LANE NW WHEREAS, the property owner Willis Ware Jr. (the “Property Owner”) has an open code th enforcement case on the property generally known as 8405 167 Lane NW and legally described as follows: LOT 7 BLOCK 4 AUTUMN HEIGHTS, Anoka County, Minnesota (the “Subject Property”); and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is an owner-occupied property; and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is zoned R-1 Residential (Rural Developing); and WHEREAS, the Subject Property is approximately .76 acres in size; and WHEREAS, the City has recently opened a case on the Subject Property for violations related to a fence location and work without a permit in July 2020; and WHEREAS , the City sent a formal first notice of violation on July 1, 2020; and WHEREAS, the Property Owner applied for and was issued a fence permit on November 6, 2020 with the condition that the fence be moved after Winter; and WHEREAS , the City received another complaint regarding the fence location, upon which Staff discovered the fence had not been removed from the Easement; and WHEREAS, the City sent a recent formal first notice of violation on July 15, 2021 for public nuisances and off-street parking; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey City Code would allow a fence to be placed on the Subject Property in accordance with Section 117-111 regarding fences; and WHEREAS, the City of Ramsey had the Easement surveyed to confirm encroachment; and WHEREAS, the Property Owner has had notice for the last year that the fence is encroaching on a City owned Easement and a neighboring property; and WHEREAS , the Property Owner has not removed the fence from the Easement or neighboring property.