HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 9187RESOLUTION NO. 9187
CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW
COUNTY OF RAMSEY
STATE OF MINNESOTA
RESOLUTION DENYING A RENTAL DWELLING LICENSE, AND AUTHORIZING AN
ORDER TO VACATE THE PREMISES OF 5067 IRONDALE ROAD, DUE TO
VIOLATIONS OF MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE, CHAPTER 1012 (RENTAL
DWELLING LICENSE)
WHEREAS, Mounds View City Code, Section 1012.03, Subd 1 states; "No person
shall allow to be occupied or let to another for occupancy any rental dwelling unit, unless
the owner has first obtained a rental dwelling license."; and,
WHEREAS, the property owner of 5067 Irondale Road, Sean Haller, a licensed
Resident Real Estate Salesperson, purchased the single-family home on July 27, 2017;
and,
WHEREAS, in an effort to enforce the City's Rental Dwelling License ordinance,
Staff compared licensed rental properties to non -homestead properties, finding that 5067
Irondale Road was neither licensed, nor homesteaded. In April, 2018, Staff conversed
with residents of 5067 Irondale Road, finding it to be occupied by renters; and,
WHEREAS, the City mailed a notice to the property owner, Sean Haller, on
October 2, 2019, requiring a response by October 31, 2019, of a Rental Dwelling License
Application, or a Rental Dwelling License Exemption Affidavit. No response was
received; and,
WHEREAS, Since 2017, the Mounds View Police Department and other law
enforcement agencies, have responded to 32 calls of service to this property, including
burglary, armed robbery, and shots fired, in addition to aggravated robberies committed
within the area by persons who reside at, or are associated with residents of 5067 Irondale
Road. The home is within the attendance walking area of a middle school and high
school, and less than'/2 mile from an elementary school. Activities at this property, and/or
by its occupants have created a public nuisance onto the neighborhood and the larger
community, and is the most concerning property within the City; and,
WHEREAS, the City Noticed the property owner, Sean Haller, of this Hearing, via
US Mail, and Certified US Mail (postmarked November, 7, 2019), and made attempts to
personally serve Notice, prior to the November 12, 2019 Hearing date; and,
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WHEREAS, the City Council conducted a Hearing on November 12, 2019, Finding:
The premises of 5067 Irondale Road, has been used in a disorderly manner
as described in City Code, Section 1012.05, Subd 1 (crimes against public
safety and health);
2. The property owner, Sean Haller, has irresponsibly operated this property,
inconsistent with the purpose and intent of the City's rental dwelling license
program (City Code, Section 1012.01; Purpose and Intent).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT, in accordance with City Code,
Section 1012.05, Subd 2, this Resolution shall serve as a written decision to deny a Rental
Dwelling License for 5067 Irondale Road. The property shall not be occupied as a rental
property until such time that the City has approved a Rental Dwelling License. No license
application shall be accepted nor considered for a period of one year after the date of this
Resolution, consistent with City Code, Section 1012.05, Subd 2(g); and,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT, the City Council
authorizes Staff to placard the home at 5067 Irondale Road, ordering the premises to be
vacated within 60 -days of the date of placard; and,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED THAT, the City Council
authorizes Staff to issue Administrative Offense(s) to the property owner.
Adopted this 12th day of November, 2019.
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The Mounds View Vision
A Thriving Desirable Community
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