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Department Approval <br />l�'�, <br />Jy <br />REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION <br />Date: 10-19-09 <br />Item No.: 12.c <br />City Manager Approval <br />D �� • <br />� <br />Item Description: Community Development Department Request to Perform an Abatement <br />for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 807 Sandhurst Drive. <br />BACKGROUND <br />• The subject property is a vacant single family home that is for sale. <br />• The current owners are the Fitzsimmons who have moved out of state. <br />• Current violations include: <br />Household items, junk and debris in open outside storage in the rear yard (Violation of City <br />code Sections 407.02.D and 407.03.H). <br />Fence in disrepair (Violation of City code Sections 407.02.D and 407.03.H). <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 />FINANCIAL IMPACTS <br />Citv Abatement: <br />An abatement would encompass the following: <br />• Removal and disposal of junk and debris from rear year area. <br />o Approximately - $250.00 <br />• Repair three fence sections. <br />o Approximately — $150.00 <br />Total: Approximately - $400.00. <br />In the short term, costs of the abatement will be paid out of the HRA budget, which has allocated <br />$100,000 for abatement activities. The property owner will then be billed for actual and administrative <br />costs. If charges are not paid, staff is to recover costs as specified in Section 407.075. Costs will be <br />reported to Council following the abatement. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />