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5.0 • F 5.1 Periodically the Community Development staff reviews Code violations relating to property maintenance to determine whether there are properties in disrepair for an extended period. The staff spends tine attempting to gain compliance during this time on these properties. Generally they have not met the Code because the owner has been unable (physicalIy or financially) or unwilling to comply with the Code. A. Ramsey County Court Citation is one remedy. It allows an impartial third party (Ramsey County judge) to assess the situation and make a ruling. The Community Development Department anticipates the judge will require the property owner to repair or remove the dilapidated section of fencing. 5.2 This process has been successfully used in previous years to resolve longstanding nuisance complaint violations. 5.3 The staff attempts to work with property owners to bring the structure into compliance (and continue to encourage property owners to repair properties up to the time of a Council hearing). & 1 The Council has requested that each time a County Court Citation is considered to resolve a long standing nuisance case, the Council review the case and provide direction prior to authorizing the City Prosecuting Attorney to proceed. 6.2 The City goals within the Comprehensive Plan are to protect and improve property values (Goal 3, 4 and 5; page 6 and, Section 3 ) and to adhere to performance standards which protect the integrity of the housing units and the neighborhood (Policy 6, page g, Section 3). 7;1 Staff recommends that the Council direct the staff to work with the city prosecuting attorney to cite (Ramsey County Court citation) the owrter for the specific violations of the Code. 7.2 Other options include; 1 ) Igo nothing — allow the violation and complaints to continue. 2) Proceed with a City Nuisance Abatement Hearing and repair the fence with city funds, which is slower and takes more staff time. Also, in this case, the property owners could repair the fence at minimal cost by doing the work themselves. If the City were to contract for the repair (and assign costs to the property taxes) it would be much more costly to the property owners. ra # I I IMI 411 MI 8.1 By motion, direct the staff to work with the city prosecuting attorney to cite (Ramsey County Court citation) the owner for violation of the Code. % \VictoriakComm \Perrnits�ComplaintsRCA _2199 Cohanse+ Blvd 092203.doc RCA-2199 Cohansey Blvd. Page