4E, Order to Remove Hazardous Building & Contents

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. . . ~ MEMORANDUM DATE: June 26, 2006 Agenda Item 6.A TO: Mayor and City Council Michelle Walfe, City Administrator Karen Barton, Community Development Director J crry Filla, City Attorney FROM: Dave ScherbeI, Building Official SUBJECT: Regarding 3150 Hamline Aven.ue Historv The City has been in the process of attem.pting to have the owner of the property located 3150 Hamline Avenue remove various code violations which are located 011 that property. Attached is a memo dated September 20, 2005, outlining the numerous correspondence and communications the City has had with the owner, Dorothy Stenberg, to abate the code violations located on both of the properties she owns in Arden Hills (3150 Hamline Avenue and 1415 Glenhill Road). Also attached is the Notice of Hearing to begin the abatement process to remove the code violations at 3150 Hamline Avenue. In a letter dated September 29t 2004) City staff communicated to Ms. Stenberg that the storage building (at 3150 Hamline Avenue) was unsafe and that work that was performed on that building does not change the unsafe condition.. Staff notes in that letter the following: stairs unsafe for human travel; rotted wood on walls in all areas; rotted wood all areas of roof - visible from the underside of the eaves; rotted wood at tail ends of the roof joists; new roof decking was installed and unable to determine how it was attached to rotten joists; structure still appears to be a harborage for rodents; structure is still in general disrepair including fencing attached to structure; trees growing through fence. Staff stated in that letter tl1at for all of the above reasons the structure is stillllnsafe and needs to be repaired or removed. I.Je2al Action Attached is a list of recent court action taken on the above properties. The following is a swmnary of those actions: On August 4th of 2004 the City did write two citations (one for each property) for the above violations..