Resolution - #23-215 - 09/26/2023

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Councilmember Specht introduced the following resolution and moved for its adoption: RESOLUTION #23-215 RESOLUTION DECLARING 15740 RAMSEY BLVD A HAZARDOUS STRUCTURE AND APPROVING ABATEMENT AND CODE ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS RELATED TO REMOVAL OF STRUCTURE RECITALS WHEREAS, Cynthia C. Lemke is the owner of the property at 15740 Ramsey Blvd. NW and legally described as: That part of the Southwest quarter of the Southwest quarter of Section 15, Township 32, Range 25, Anoka County, Minnesota, described as follows: Commencing at the Southwest corner of said quarter quarter, thence East along the South line thereof 393.9 feet to the centerline of CSAH No. 56, thence deflect 41 degrees 40 minutes 15 seconds left in a Northwesterly direction 202 feet, thence deflect 90 degrees right in a Northeasterly direction 137.04 feet, thence deflect 46 degrees 55 minutes 30 seconds right in an Easterly direction 272.05 feet, more or less, to said centerline, thence Southwesterly along said centerline 317.66 feet, more or less, to point of beginning, excluding road, subject to easements of record. (the ‘Subject Property’); WHEREAS, the Subject Property has had the same owners since 2010; and WHEREAS, the home on the Subject Property is abandoned and unoccupied; and WHEREAS, the home has been subject to multiple complaints on the conditions; and WHEREAS, staff has attempted to work with property owner to bring home into compliance with all applicable codes and ordinances with limited action on the part of the home owner; and WHEREAS, in 2020, the home on the Subject Property was 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; and WHEREAS, the City Council approved the Code Enforcement Process and Abatement on November 10, 2020 and the property was boarded up; and WHEREAS, since 2020, property conditions have deteriorated; and