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Item No. Meeting Date: 4-5-99 Staff Report No. Type of Business: WK WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA: Consent Agenda;EDAB:EDA Business Mounds View Economic Development Authority Staff Report To: Mounds View Economic Development Authority From: Steve Dorgan, Housing Inspector Item Title/Subject: Housing Replacement Program Proposal to Demolish 8300 Fairchild Ave. Date of Report: March 31, 1999 SUMMARY Staff has recently received a letter from Sandi and Christopher Pidel,owners of 8300 Fairchild Avenue,requesting participation in the Housing Replacement Program(HRP). The Pidels have requested Option#2 of the HRP. Option#2 provides for funding by the EDA for the demolition of an existing home for the purposes of constructing a new home on the same lot. The current owner would maintain ownership of the property. The subject site is located just north of Arden Avenue adjacent to Groveland Park(see location map Exhibit A). The owner currently occupies the proposed property. Staff has completed an inspection of the proposed property to verify the eligibility as outlined in the HRP policy. Item G of the HRP policy states: G. Property Eligibility Criteria Program Staff shall evaluate each property for which an application is received to determine its eligibility for the Program based on the criteria in this section. Program Staff shall prepare property fact sheets for each property for which owners have expressed an interest in participating in the Program,and shall make a drive by inspection. Properties will be evaluated based on the following criteria outlined below. To be eligible for participation,the house on the property must have one of the characteristics noted in 1,2,3 or 4 below. Asterisks indicate the criteria that are met. *1. Substandard as to condition,property value,size or usage. *2. Obsolete and having a faulty design for block and area in which it is located. 3. Deterioration which has caused blight to other adjoining properties. 4. Detrimental to the safety or health of abutting properties in the block. If it is determined that the property is eligible for participation based on the condition of the house,it must also meet the following criteria as outlined in 5-8 below. *5. A geographic mix of properties is achieved. *6. The site can be developed with a single family home within city code requirements, including zoning and conformance with the Comprehensive Plan. The property may be considered if a variance can be obtained(see Section I,Item 2.). *7. The property must be owner-occupied or vacant before the owner makes application to the Program. Non-homesteaded vacant property will be considered for acquisition. Tenant- occupied properties will be considered by the EDA on a case-by-case basis. 8. Prior to approval by the EDA for participation in the Program,properties over 50 years old must be evaluated for historical significance. This will be accomplished by forwarding general property information and a property photo to the Minnesota Historical Society for review. The EDA will not enter into a purchase agreement or award funding for demolition on a property which qualifies for the National Registry of Historical Structures. Staff has determined that the subject property meets the characteristics as noted in items 1 and 2. Because the