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Mayor and City Council Housing Replacement Program January 6, 1997 • Page 2 qualify for purchase under the Housing Replacement Program. In addition, there are two properties adjacent 1111 to this property which would qualify for purchase under the Housing Replacement Program based on the condition of the properties: 8271 Long Lake Road and 2510 Ardan Avenue. If the three properties were purchased, they could be cleared and redeveloped together. The location of the properties is shown on the attached maps, marked by diagonal lines. The total area in these three lots is 107,280 square feet. The properties are zoned R-1; the minimum lot size for single family homes is 11,000 for interior lots, and 12,500 for corner lots. The minimum lot width is 75 feet for interior lots and 100 feet for corner lots. (As a side note, the property south of 2510 Ardan Avenue, and east of 8271 Long Lake Road is assessed as having a value of$400.00. This property is marked by vertical striping on the attached maps. A portion of this property is in wetland, but it would add another 29,800 square feet to the redevelopment area at a very inexpensive price.) Redevelopment could result in three 75 foot wide x 450 foot deep lots facing Long Lake Road, or three 100 foot wide x 230 foot deep lots facing Ardan Avenue, or other combinations. The property selection criteria for the Housing Replacement Program state that a property must be owner- occupied or vacant before it is offered to the City for purchase. Tenant occupied properties will not be considered for purchase. It is stars understanding that this criterion was established to avoid relocation costs. The property at 8271 Long Lake Road is vacant at this time. We believe that the property at 2510 Ardan Avenue is tenant-occupied, but have not approached the property owner. This house is one of the more problematic in Mounds View, and is the only property on a septic system as opposed to public sewer. • Staff is recommending that the City Council direct staff to: • Proceed with negotiating the purchase of 8283 Long Lake Road. • Approach the property owner of 8271 Long Lake Road as to their interest in selling and to obtain an appraisal of the property. • Approach the property owner of 2510 Ardan Avenue to determine if it is vacant or tenant-occupied. Would the City Council want to reconsider the restrictin against tenant-occupied properties in this case? Ramsey County is expecting to make improvements to the compost site this summer. We would suggest that staff work with them to better define access to the compost site and to 2510 Ardan Avenue, and how to use the Ardau Avenue right-of-way as part of a redevelopment plan for these properties. PA/AAAA., Pamela Sheldon, Community Development Director C:\OFFICE\WPWIN\WPDOCS\CITYCOUN\REPORTS\HOUSREPL.WS • 4110