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<br />City of Mounds View-Community Development Department <br />Code Compliance Program <br /> <br />STANDARD OPERATING GUIDELINE <br />SUBJECT: <br />Vacant/Abandoned Building Inspection <br />NUMBER: 05-08 Page <br />APPROVED BY: City Council DATE ISSUED: <br />2007 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: Due to the inherent hazards associated with inspections of open, vacant, <br />abandoned buildings, and their blighting influence upon the community the City Council finds <br />that vacant and abandoned buildings and dwellings maintain a condition which unreasonably <br />annoys, injures or endangers the public safety and health. The following guideline shall be used <br />when performing enforcement actions at vacant abandoned buildings and dwellings. The <br />following guideline shall be used when performing these inspections. <br /> <br /> <br />GUIDELINE: Inspectors shall not enter vacant, open buildings alone. Interior inspections of <br />these buildings shall be made with another inspector or other City staff. Subsequently, <br />necessary orders shall be issued to have the building secured, repair structural deficiencies and <br />correct exterior violations. <br /> <br />If an inspector suspects leaking natural gas, water, or other similar emergency conditions, <br />he/she shall immediately telephone the office and discuss the situation with a supervisor. <br /> <br />When it has been reasonably demonstrated that a building or dwelling is vacant or abandoned <br />and attempts to reach a responsible party are unsuccessful the enforcement officer is authorized <br />to perform an abatement of the following conditions without prior authorization from the city <br />council. <br /> <br />1.0 Exterior accumulations of junk, debris, and household furnishings. <br />2.0 Graffiti removal. <br />3.0 Boarding and securing of open and vacant structures that are structurally unsound. <br />4.0 Long grass exceeding 8 inches and noxious weeds. <br /> <br />An abatement action shall be reported to the City Council at the next regularly scheduled <br />Council meeting. An invoice for the cost of the abatement shall be mailed to the taxpayer of <br />record. If payment is not received within 30 days the costs associated with the abatement shall <br />be certified to the property taxes consistent with MN Statutes 429.101 and other pertinent <br />Statutes and City Ordinances. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />REVISION HISTORY: <br />1. January 2005 – New release. <br />2. June 2007 – Updated <br />