HomeMy WebLinkAbout25-147 - Resolution - Nuisance Abatement 6367 Ware RoadCITY OF LINO LAKES
RESOLUTION NO. 25-147
RESOLUTION DECLARING A PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY NUISANCE AT 6367
WARE ROAD, LINO LAKES, MN AND ORDERING ABATEMENT
WHEREAS, multiple inspections have been conducted at 6367 Ware Road, Lino
Lakes, MN (the "Property"), which have found refuse, debris, discarded appliances,
machinery, junk vehicles, lumber, wood, and other items on the exterior of the Property;
and
WHEREAS, property records indicate that the Property is owned by Benjamin and
Jennifer Hadash; and
WHEREAS, staff has found that the conditions on the property constitute public
health and safety nuisances pursuant to City Code sections 901.01(1), 901.02(5),
901.03(11), 901.03 (13), 901.03 (18), and 901.03(19); and
WHEREAS, the City has authority to abate public nuisances pursuant to City Code
sections 901.04 and 903.01-06; and
WHEREAS, staff has ordered the Property owners to remove the nuisance
conditions from the Property on numerous occasions; and
WHEREAS, since 2018, Benjamin Hadash has been cited multiple times for
violations of City Code relating to the Property; and
WHEREAS, Benjamin Hadash has been previously convicted of criminal charges for
Property violations; and
WHEREAS, despite the orders, citations, and criminal convictions, the Property
owners have failed to remove the nuisance conditions and remedy the code violations
on the Property; and
WHEREAS, on September 5, 2025 the City sent a letter to the Property owners via
certified mail that provided notice of the violations and stated that if the nuisance
conditions were not removed from the Property within 20 days, the City would proceed
with abatement and assess all costs for the same to the Property; and
WHEREAS, on September 26, 2025, staff inspected the Property and found that
the nuisance conditions and Code violations still remain; and
WHEREAS, the City Council finds that it is reasonably necessary, proper, and
convenient, and in the interest of the public health, public safety, and general welfare of the
citizens of the City that the nuisance conditions and Code violations on the Property be
abated
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of Lino Lakes, Minnesota that:
1. The Property, located at 6367 Ware Road, Lino Lakes, MN is hereby
declared to constitute a public health and safety nuisance.
2. The conditions on the Property, including the refuse, debris, discarded
appliances, machinery, junk vehicles, lumber, wood, and other items on the
exterior of the Property, constitute nuisances and are a threat to the health,
safety, and general welfare of the community of the City.
3. City staff, City consultants, and the law firm of Squires, Waldspurger and Mace
are authorized and directed to take all steps necessary on behalf of the City to
fulfill the purposes of this resolution and to take all appropriate legal action to
abate the nuisance conditions and other code violations on the Property,
including but not limited to obtaining an administrative warrant and summary
abatement order from a court; and
4. All costs of abatement, including but not limited to attorneys' fees, court costs,
and the costs to clean, remove, dispose, and/or store items of refuse or
personal property shall be assessed to the Property and certified to the County
Auditor for collection with property taxes pursuant to 903.04(3) of the City
Code.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Lino Lakes this 13' day of October, 2025.
b R ferty, Mayor
ATTEST:
Roberta Colotti, CIVIC, City Clerk