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dangerous to walk through the interior due to broken glass, sharp protruding objects and scattered debris. Violations of City Code Section 906.OS.E. o Staff periodically inspects the exterior of this building and has repeatedly found that vandals and or vagrants have removed door/window boarding and re-entered the building. Staff has contracted to have the building re-secured a number of times. Recently, the police found the building open and a small teenager-type bicycle was observed just inside the door, indicating that children have been entering the building (see attached police report). Also police observed liquor bottles, drug paraphernalia and make-shift beds and clothing inside the building. Violations of City Code Section 407.03.J. • Under the Hazardous Building Law (Minn. Stat. 463.15-.23) the City may require a property owner to repair/remove hazardous conditions or raze the building if the structure meets the definition of "hazardous building" which is defined as: `Any building or property, which because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsatisfactory conditions, or abandonment, constitutes a fire hazard or a hazard to public safety or health.' o The Stuart Anderson Cattle Company Restaurant structure, located at 2750 Snelling Avenue, exhibits virtually all of the characteristics constituting a hazardous building due to the following conditions: ^ The parking lot storm sewer has a leak that is causing an asphalt section to erode away. ^ The structure's doors are boarded over with unpainted/decaying plywood. ^ Vandals removed soffit boards and doors to gain entry. Temporary patches have been placed over holes and doors but permanent repairs have not been completed. ^ Vandals have broken glass, destroyed bathroom fixtures, mirrors, doors, booths, whole walls, etc. Litter and debris are everywhere. Virtually everything inside the building has been damaged or destroyed. It is dangerous to walk through the interior due to the broken glass, sharp protruding objects and scattered debris. ^ Vandals have been removing interior wood paneling and lighting fires inside the building. This is primarily a wooden structure and these interior camp-fires could easily result in a very large fire engulfing the entire structure. A large fire of this type would also threaten to engulf adjacent buildings and businesses. ^ Staff periodically inspects the exterior of this building and has repeatedly found that vandals and or vagrants have removed door/window boarding and re-entered the building. Staff has repeatedly contracted to have the building re-secured.