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Department Approval Item Description BACKGROUND ��s � REQUE5T FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 4-20-15 Item No.: Community Development Department Request to Perform an Abatement for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 2560 Fry Street. The subject property is a commercial property which has been vacant for many years. The current owner is Morrissey Development Company. Current violations include: Building and site in significant disrepair (a violation of City Code Sections 906.05 and 407.02.J). A status update, including pictures, will be provided at the public hearing. POLICY OBJECTIVE Property maintenance through City abatement activities is a key tool to preserving high-quality �� residential neighborhoods. Both Imagine Roseville 2025 and the City's 2030 Comprehensive Plan support property maintenance as a means by which to achieve neighborhood stability. The Housing � section of Imagine Roseville suggests that the City "implement programs to ensure safe and well- maintained properties." In addition, the Land Use chapter (Chapter 3) and the Housing and Neighborhoods chapter (Chapter 6) of the Comprehensive Plan support the City's efforts to maintain livability of the City's residential neighborhoods with specific policies related to property maintenance � and code compliance. Policy 6.1 of Chapter 3 states that the City should promote maintenance and � reinvestment in housing and Policy 2.6 of Chapter 6 guides the City to use code-compliance activities as one method to prevent neighborhood decline. FINANCIAL IMPACTS City Abatement: An abatement would encompass the following: Remove debris in parking lot: Remove junk/debris from site (mattress, sign, logs): Cut and remove overgrown brush between building and road: Cut overgrown grass: Patch, repair, and repaint entire building: Total: $ 500.00 $ 1,000.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 500.00 $15,500.00 $20,000.00 Page 1 of 2