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safe and well-maintained properties."' In addition, the Land Use chapter (Chapter 3) and the 3 1 Housing and Neighborhoods chapter (Chapter 6) of the Comprehensive Plan support the City's 32 efforts to maintain livability of the City's residential neighborhoods with specific policies 33 related to property maintenance and code compliance. Policy 6.1 of Chapter 3 states that the 34 City should promote maintenance and reinvestment in housing and Policy 2.6 of Chapter 6 35 guides the City to use code-compliance activities as one method to prevent neighborhood 36 decline. 37 City Code Sections pertaining to this case.- 38 o 906.03.H - Unsafe Structures and Equipment.- requires an unsafe structure to be posted 39 condemned. 40 o 90 6.03.1 — Emergency Measures.- allows for the boarding of unsafe structures to make 4 1 them temporarily safe. 42 o 906.03.J — Demolition.- allows for requiring the owner to repair or demolish the 43 structure. Furthermore,, if the owner does not comply, allows the City to demolish the 44 structure with the cost of demolition and removal to be charged against the real-estate. 45 FINANCIAL IMPACTS 46 A City abatement would involve demolishing the dilapidated garage and shed, and, disposing of 47 all structure debris and structure contents.* 48 0 Approximately - $, 10,000.00 49 In the short term,, costs of the abatement will be paid out of the HRA budget, which has allocated $,100,,000 for abatement activities. The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Section 906.03.J. Costs will be reported to Council following the abatement. 53 STAFF RECOMMENDATION 54 Staff recommends that the Council direct Community Development staff to abate the above referenced 55 unsafe structure violations at 2941 Rice Street by demolishing and removing the two structures. 56 REQUESTED COUNCIL ACTION �` 7 Direct Community Development staff to abate the unsafe structure violations at 2941 Rice Street by 58 hiring a general contractor to demolish both the dilapidated garage and shed, and, to dispose of the 59 structure debris and contents. The owner will first be given an additional 10 days to remove or repair 6('_) the structures,, or,, remove any contents. 6'i The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative costs. If charges are not paid, staff 62 is to recover costs as specified in Section 906.03J. Prepared by.- Don Munson, Permit Coordinator Attachments.- A.- Map of 2941 Rice Street. B. Resolution C. Photographs Page 2 of 2