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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1999-074 CCRMember Kay Lasman introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption: RESOLUTION NO. 99-74 RESOLUTION ORDERING THE RAZING AND REMOVAL OF A HAZARDOUS BUILDING AND FURTHER FOR THE ABATEMENT OF PUBLIC NUISANCES, SAFETY AND HEALTH HAZARDS AND OTHER ORDINANCES AND STATUTORY VIOLATIONS WITH RESPECT TO THAT REAL ESTATE LOCATED AT 4945 ZENITH AVENUE NORTH, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS LOT 2, BLOCK 2, BROOKLYN MANOR, VILLAGE OF BROOKLYN CENTER, HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA WHEREAS, Minnesota Statutes §463.15 et seq. define a hazardous building or hazardous property as any building or property which because of inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsanitary condition or abandonment, constitutes a fire hazard or hazard to public safety or health; and WHEREAS, Brooklyn Center City Ordinances 19-103 specifically defines as nuisances and prohibits the same, the presence on any real property the accumulation of rubbish, garbage, junk, disused furniture, appliances and the like; and WHEREAS, the razing and removal of a hazardous building and the abatement of public nuisances is necessary to protect the health, safety and welfare of the public by elimination of dangerous conditions, attractive nuisances and for the elimination of harborage for vermin, rats and other animals who may pose a danger to the public safety and to provide for the proper storage of refuse and garbage, thereby providing for more sanitary and safe conditions and to further protect the integrity and desirability of neighborhoods by prohibiting the storage of junk and other refuse in residential areas; and WHEREAS, City Inspectors have inspected the above-described premises on March 12, 1999, and found that the single-family home is in extremely poor condition, suffering as a result of a fire, stress fractures throughout the dwelling, electrical wiring which is burned or melted, smoke damage throughout the dwelling, a damaged furnace and mechanical system and broken windows throughout the dwelling; and WHEREAS, City Inspectors have determined that the dwelling is more than 50% destroyed and that the owner is showing no signs of rebuilding or removing the hazardous building; and WHEREAS, said property was previously occupied by Iris T. Carlson who has now abandoned the property; and WHEREAS, said property is encumbered by a mortgage in favor of Norwest Bank, P.A. dated August 16, 1993 and recorded as Document No. 2424746 in the Office of the Registrar of Title of Hennepin County. RESOLUTION NO. 99-74 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center, Minnesota that: 1. The City Council finds that the single-family dwelling at 4945 Zenith Avenue North is a hazardous building because of fire damage, inadequate maintenance, dilapidation, physical damage, unsanitary conditions and abandonment and constitutes a hazard to the public safety and health, and is a public nuisance and public health and safety hazard in violation of Chapters 12 and 19 of the Ordinances of the City of Brooklyn Center. 2. The razing and removal of the single-family dwelling and the abatement of nuisances thereby and removal of all debris and foundation and the filling of the excavation with clean fill to grade, adding topsoil and seed or sod is hereby ordered by the City Council of the City of Brooklyn Center as follows: a. Razing and removal of the single-family dwelling at 4945 Zenith Avenue North with removal of all debris thereafter including all partitions, wood, piping, broken concrete and all items left on the premises, whether deemed of value or trash including the removal of the foundation and the filling of the excavation with clean fill to grade, adding topsoil and seed or sod. b. Removal of all rubbish, trash, debris, refuse, and the like, whether deemed of value or trash, at the time of the removal of the building. The City Manager is hereby authorized to cause and carry out the abatement described herein and to perform all other tasks and functions reasonably incident thereto and to keep an accurate record of the cost of all actions and proceedings herein, including administrative time, attorney's fees and costs and disbursements and to send a statement of such costs to the landowners and occupants who are directed herewith to pay the same. -Ma10 ! 1999 YA."'A_ ~k_~ Date Mayor ATTEST: _ City Clerk The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Ed Nelson and upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: Myrna Kragness, Debra H lstrom, Kay Tasman, Ed Nelson, and Robert Peppe; and the following voted against the same: none, whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.