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<br />Item No: 7B <br />Meeting Date: 9/24/01 <br />Type of Business: CB <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business <br />City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor & City Council <br /> <br />From: Jeremiah Anderson, Housing/Code Enforcement Inspector <br /> <br />Item Title/Subject: Discussion of resolution 5622, ordering the abatement of <br />hazardous conditions existing at 8217 Long Lake Road <br /> <br /> <br />Date of Report: September 18, 2001 <br /> <br /> <br />Background: <br /> <br />Currently, the single-family dwelling located at 8217 Long Lake Road in the City of <br />Mounds View is abandoned and is in a hazardous condition due to inadequate <br />maintenance, dilapidation, and physical damage. Additionally, the interior of the <br />dwelling contains filth and contamination. An inspection of the abandoned dwelling on <br />August 2, 2001 revealed immediate safety hazards and numerous housing <br />maintenance code violations. As such, the home is unfit for human occupation and was <br />posted to prevent its occupancy on August 2, 2001. <br /> <br /> <br />Discussion: <br /> <br />From a historical reference, this is not the first time the City has investigated code <br />violations present at 8217 Long Lake Road. A review of City records shows that the <br />City has investigated over 30 code violations at the property and conducted many site <br />inspections and follow-up work, which date back to 1994, expending many hours of <br />staff time. Additionally, several Ramsey County Court Citations have been issued to <br />the former occupant of the property for prior unresolved code violations during the past <br />few years. <br /> <br />The ownership situation of the property has been an issue of confusion in the past and <br />continues to be a source of confusion. The property was originally under a contract for <br />deed with the property owner living in the state of Arizona. The holder of this contract <br />for deed was entitled the rights to occupant of the property in exchange for a monthly <br />contractual payment. However, the real estate taxes and title of the property remained <br />in the name of the out of state owner. This system continued over the last few years