HomeMy WebLinkAboutCCRes_87-37Resolution No. R-87-37
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING CITY OFFICIALS TO
PROCEED WITH AN ACTION UNDER THE STATE
HAZARDOUS AND SUBSTANDARD BUILDINGS ACT
TO ABATE A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AT THE
NORTHOME SHOPPING CENTER.
WHEREAS, the City Council is authorized by the state
Hazardous and Substandard Building Act, Minn. Stat. 463.161, to
abate a hazardous building within the municipality by a court-
enforced order, and
WHEREAS, the City Fire Marshall has on repeated occasions
during 1986-1987 notified the owners of the Northome Shopping
Center (the "Center"), located at the southeast corner of
Larpenteur and Snelling within Falcon Heights, that the Center
• is in violation of the City Fire Code, especially in regard to the
lack of a sprinkler system in the southeast corner of the basement,
but no substantive action has been taken by the owners to correct
the situation, and
WHEREAS, the uncorrected fire code violations constitute a
fire hazard, and
WHEREAS, the City Council has determined that the abatement
proceedings must be immediately instituted and prosecuted under
the Act in order to protect the public safety and health.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City of Falcon Heights
as follows:
1. The City finds on the basis of information provided by
the City Fire Marshall which is on file with the Fire
Marshall that the lack of a sprinkler system in the
basement of the Center makes the Center a hazardous
building within the meaning of the Act.
2. The City will begin abatement actions as authorized by
• the Act against the owners, agents, tenants and lien
holders of the Center to correct the hazardous condi-
tions in the Center.
3. The Mayor, City Clerk Administrator, City Fire Marshall,
and City Attorney and other appropriate officials are
hereby authorized to proceed with this action under the
Act by serving and filing all necessary documents and
bringing all necessary motions on behalf of the City.
•
Dated : December 14, 1987
Moved • Councilmember Wallin
Seconded:Councilmember Ciernia
Vote : Unanimous
City of Falcon Heights
By l~'wc ,~~~
Mayor Tom Baldwin
And
Clerk A ministrator, Janet R. Wiessner
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