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Department Approval <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 06-08-09 <br />Item No.: 12.b <br />City Manager Approval <br />� . � <br />Item Description: Community Development Department Request to issue a Ramsey County <br />Court Citation for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 648 Iona Lane <br />BACKGROUND <br />• The subject property is a single-family detached home. <br />• The current owners are Manzoor and Mahroof Moghul who live in the property. <br />• Original public nuisance notice was sent in June of 2008 for deteriorated roofing, siding, soffits <br />and windows. <br />• The property owner reroofed the home in August, however, because no other repairs were <br />made complaints from neighbors continued. <br />• The remaining public nuisance violations were discussed at a public hearing on January 12tn <br />2009. The Council authorized staff to begin abatement of the violations (repair/repaint <br />deteriorated siding) if the property was not brought into `substantial compliance' by May <br />15, 2009. <br />• Re-inspections on May 18 and May 26 have identified that the property is not in substantial <br />compliance. The siding has been torn off of three sides of the house with no new siding re- <br />installed and just sheathing exposed. A few windows have been replaced. <br />• Staff can no longer repair/repaint the siding, as originally authorized, because most of the siding <br />has been removed. <br />• Current City Code violations and public nuisances include: <br />o The house still has some deteriorated siding on it and much of the house does not yet have a <br />weather protective membrane (a violation of City Code Section 906.05.C). <br />o The property is in a condition which is offensive, has a blighting influence on the <br />community and unreasonably annoys the public (a violation of City Code Section 407.01). <br />A status update, including pictures, will be provided at the public hearing. <br />POLICY OBJECTIVE <br />The City goals within the Comprehensive Plan are to protect and improve property values (Goal 3, 4, <br />and 5; page 6 and, Section 3) and to adhere to performance standards which protect the integrity of the <br />housing units and the neighborhood (Policy 6, page 8, Section 3). <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />