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Rf- REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION ► =16,1 2 • The property is a single family home owned by Mr. David Battisto who lives at the property. 3 The City continues to receive complaints from a neighbor about an unfinished driveway that 1 4 does not have an approved hard surface installed (as required by City Code). Due to financial hardships, the property owner states he cannot complete a hard surfaced driveway that was required as part of a 2008 garage addition. The garage was finished, but the "7 driveway was not. Currently the driveway just has a gravel base. The current violation is.- 9 o A driveway installed without an approved hard surface material. This is a violation ofRoseville's City '10 Code,, Section 703. .B.7 which specifically requires residential driveways to be hard surfaced with asphalt, concrete or pavers. 12 This case came before Council on August 8th, 2011. At the public hearing staff recommended 13 that in-order to resolve the issue before winter,, Council approve a voluntary abatement of the 14 violation whereby the City would contract to complete an asphalt overlay and assign the costs to 1 f.t the property for collection with taxes. Council did not approve the recommendation, discussed 1 1 possible options and then tabled the matter. 1 r Staff reviewed various options for brining the property into compliance, including.- 1 1. Issue a Ramsey County Court Citation for a City Code violation.- '19 a), Advantages.- 20 1), This process follows existing City Code enforcement process. 21 2), Less staff time is devoted to a resolution. 22 b), Disadvantages.- 23 1), Could take a long time to resolve (a year or more). 24 2. Change Roseville's City Code to have gravel surfaced driveways included in Section 25 407 as public nuisances, whereby the City could then perform an abatement (contract to 26 complete the work), under existing process in City Code Section 407.06. 27 a), Advantages.- 28 1), Would allow for abatement of the violation to be performed under 29 existing City Code enforcement process in Section 407.06. 30 b), Disadvantages.- Page I of 3