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Item No:7C Meeting Date: April 28, 2008 Type of Business: CB Administrator Review: _____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Jeremiah Anderson, Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector Item Title/Subject: Resolution 7263 Authorizing Abatement of Nuisance Code violations outside 8425 Spring Lake Rd Date of Report: April 24, 2008 Background: On July 3, 2007, staff inspected the property located at 8425 Spring Lake Road in response to information received regarding a large accumulation of inoperable vehicles and automotive parts stored outside the property. Staff observed at least ten inoperable snowmobiles and two inoperable motorcycles outside in the yard and several inoperable automobiles. A notice of violation dated July 3, 2007 was issued to the property owner Brady Newman. On October 11, 2007 and again December 4, 2007 staff issued Ramsey County Court Citations for continued violation of Section 607.07 Subdivision 2 of the Nuisance Code. Mr. Newman failed to appear in Ramsey County District court on March 25, 2008 and a bench warrant was issued. Discussion: Chapter 607 of the City Code defines and regulates nuisances. Section 607.02 defines nuisances in their most general form as any act, substance, matter, emission or thing which creates a dangerous or unhealthy condition or which threatens the public peace, health, safety or sanitary condition of the City or which is offensive or has a blighting influence on the community. Section 607.06 Subdivision 2 regulates the outside parking and storage of vehicles requires that vehicles parked or stored outdoors are parked on an improved surface such as asphalt, concrete, brick, or gravel parking areas. Section 607.07 Subdivision 2 prohibits the outside parking and storage of abandoned, junk, and unsafe vehicles. To summarize these requirements, vehicles parked or stored outdoors shall display current license and shall be fully operational and in compliance with all vehicle safety regulations so as to be street legal. A review of City records indicates that Mr. Newman applied for and was granted a Conditional Use Permit to construct an oversized garage at this property in 1994. In the planning application dated August 1, 1994 Mr. Newman requests “to add on additional garage to other for collector car storage” [sic]. This increased the total garage size to 24’ x 48’.