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Department Approval - f:�:: � �- Item Description: BACKGROUND ��i � REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION Date: 3-8-10 Item No.: 12.c City Manager Approval Community Development Department Request to Perform an Abatement for Unresolved Violations of City Code at 2931 Fairview Avenue • The subject property is a single-family detached home. • The current owner is Jerry Mattson who lives at the property. • Current violations include: 1987 garage addition is without siding or paint, exterior is rotting. (Violation of City Code Section 407.02.J & K and 906.OS.C). • A status update, including pictures, will be provided at the public hearing. POLICY �BJECTIVE 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 Citv Abatement: An abatement would encompass the following: • Repair rot, purchase and install siding, paint bare sections (on garage addition). o Approximately - $10,000.00 Total: Approximately - $10,000.00 Page 1 of 2