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Warren E. Peterson <br />Jerome P. Filla <br />Daniel Witt Fram <br />Glenn A. Bergman <br />John Michael Miller <br />Michael T. Oberle <br />Steven H. Bruns* <br />Paul W. Fahning* <br />Sonia R. Ortiz <br />Ben I. Rust <br />Jonathan R. Cuskey <br />Tracy 1. Halliday <br />Jared M. Goerlitz <br />Dan M. Duffek* <br />Ms. Meagan Beekman <br />City Planner I <br />City of Arden Hills <br />1245 West Highway 96 <br />.Arden Hills, MN 55112 <br />rf <br />P R O FESSI O NAL ASS 0 C I A T ION <br />Re: Special Assessment <br />Building Inspection Costs <br />Meagan: <br />December 15, 2009 <br />Suite 800 <br />55 East Fifth Street <br />St. Paul, MN 55101-1718 <br />(651 ) 291-895 5 <br />(651) 228-1753 facsimile <br />www.pfb-pa.com <br />(651)290-6907 <br />ifilla@.Pfb-pa.com <br />VIA EMAIL <br />You have inquired regarding the authority of the City to recover building inspection <br />fees. In cases where the City is required to repeatedly inspect property due to <br />ongoing city code violations, the City has the authority to recover unpaid special <br />charges which could include inspection costs relating to municipal housing code <br />violations. In order to implement this authority, the City would need to adopt an <br />appropriate ordinance or ordinances which would: <br />1. Create a separate City of Arden Hills Maintenance Code; or include in <br />the definition section of the city code, a definition for the term <br />"Housing Maintenance Code" (i.e. housing maintenance Code means <br />Sections 1325-1365 of the Arden Hills City Code); and <br />2. Define the process which would result in a property owner incurring <br />special charges as a result of repeated Housing Maintenance Code <br />Inspections. The process should include a notice of violation, a <br />reasonable compliance period, a statement which indicates that the <br />City will invoice for excessive compliance inspections, and a statement <br />which indicates that unpaid special charges will be assessed against <br />the property. <br />Please review and contact me. If you would like for me to draft a possible ordinance, <br />let me know. <br />Very truly yours, <br />1 <br />rgf'ne P illa <br />JPF/jmt / <br />CC: James Lehnoff <br />Ron Moorse <br />FAusers\Jessica\Jerry\Arden Hills\Correspondence\Beakman Ur 12.15.09.doc <br />*ALSO ADMITTED IN WISCONSIN <br />