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Item No. /0 1 Staff Report No. Meeting Date: August 23, 1999 Type of Business: CB WK: Work Session;PH:Public Hearing; CA:Consent Agenda;CB:Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor & City Council From: James Ericson, Planning Associate Item Title/Subject: Consideration of Resolution 5360, a resolution authorizing the abatement of a nuisance commercial vehicle parked in violation of City Code at 7656 Greenfield Avenue. Date of Report: August 13, 1999 Background: The City of Mounds View has been attempting to resolve a nuisance code violation present at Michael Guy's property located at 7656 Greenfield Avenue since becoming aware of the situation on June 4th of this year. Since before that date, there has been an older, unlicensed commercial vehicle parked in the yard which violates three different sections of the nuisance Code. Staff has sent numerous letters to the property owner requesting that the vehicle be removed. There has been no response from the property owner, nor has the vehicle moved in the ensuing months. On June 28, 1999, after failing to comply with the City's requests to move the vehicle, staff issued Mr. Guy a Ramsey County Court Citation, charging him with three counts of violating the nuisance code. On July 21, 1999, after still no response from the property owner and no change to the status of the vehicle, staff issued Mr. Guy a second Ramsey County Court Citation. A hearing was schedule before a Ramsey County judge, for which Mr. Guy failed to appear. As a result, and as is the custom upon failing to appear for a court hearing, warrants were issued for Mr. Guy's arrest. As of the date of this writing, the truck is still parked in Mr. Guy's front yard. Discussion: Section 607.08 of the Nuisance Code outlines the required steps to effectuate an abatement of nuisances and corresponding cost recovery. These steps are as follows: 1. Upon determination that a public nuisance exists, the person committing and maintaining such a public nuisance shall be notified in writing to terminate and abate said nuisance and remove such conditions or remedy such defects. The notice shall require the owner or occupant of such premises, or both, to take reasonable steps within a reasonable amount of time to be designated in the notice, but the maximum time of the removal of shall not in any event exceed thirty (30) days.