Legislative Hearings

15 West Kellogg Blvd. City of Saint Paul Saint Paul, MN 55102 Meeting Minutes - Action Only Legislative Hearings Marcia Moermond, Legislative Hearing Officer Mai Vang, Hearing Coordinator Jean Birkholz, Hearing Secretary legislativehearings@ci.stpaul.mn.us 651-266-8585 Tuesday, April 25, 2017 9:00 AM Room 330 City Hall & Court House 11:00 a.m. Hearings Orders To Vacate, Condemnations and Revocations 1 RLH VO 17-2 Appeal of Bruce Magnuson to a Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation and Order to Vacate at 1271 SEMINARY AVENUE. Sponsors: Stark Continue to May 3 for status on financing. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/23/2017 Summary Abatement Orders 2 RLH SAO 17-27 Appeal of Bernadette Dodge to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at 1469 ALBANY AVENUE. Sponsors: Stark Grant to June 16, 2017 to remove the garage under permit, remove the pools by May 12, owner is allowed to store the bricks on site to use for the sidewalk and leftover bricks not being used has to be removed by November 1, 2017. A new resolution will go before Legislative Hearing on May 16 to check for status of compliance on the pools issue and a second resolution will go before June 21 public hearing with a legislative hearing on June 20 for status of compliance on the garage. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 3 RLH SAO 17-14 Appeal of Parke Schilling to a Summary Abatement Order and Correction Notice at 824 FREMONT AVENUE. Sponsors: Prince Grant until May 19 for compliance. A new resolution will go before Legislative Hearing on May 23, 2017 to check status of compliance. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 City of Saint Paul Page 1 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only April 25, 2017 4 RLH SAO 17-24 Appeal of Meng Vang to a Summary Abatement Order at 1486 THIRD STREET EAST. Sponsors: Prince Grant to June 2, 2017 to properly store the wood pile off the ground and other improper stored materials in rear yard. A new resolution will go to Legislative Hearing on June 6 for status of compliance. Referred to the Charter Commission due back on 5/17/2017 Correction Orders 5 RLH CO 17-10 Appeal of Kenny J. Williams to a Correction Notice at 721 TUSCARORA AVENUE. Sponsors: Noecker Grant to September 15, 2017 to remove the cargo container. A new resolution will go to Legislative Hearing on September 19 to check on status of compliance. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 1:30 p.m. Hearings Fire Certificates of Occupancy 6 RLH FCO 17-43 Appeal of Douglas King to a Fire Inspection Code Compliance Notice at 750 BLAIR AVENUE. Sponsors: Thao Rescheduled to May 2 per owner's request. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/2/2017 7 RLH FCO 17-46 Appeal of Jeff Guertin to a Fire Certificate of Occupancy Correction Notice at 826 COMO AVENUE. Sponsors: Brendmoen Continue to May 9. Owner needs to come to hearing with a work plan, including timelines, on how to address the repairs and may seek funding assistance through NeighborWorks or other CDC; for item #8, owner will need to submit plan to Plan Review and pull permits. Laid Over to the Legislative Hearings due back on 5/9/2017 8 RLH FCO 17-42 Appeal of Graham M. Butler, Attorney, on behalf of William J. Uhlenkott, to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice at 529 PORTLAND AVENUE. City of Saint Paul Page 2 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only April 25, 2017 Sponsors: Thao Grant deadlines for the following: 1) grant 30 days to remove accumulation of exterior storage (buckets, reycle bins, tarps, pallets, furniture, buffet, and pots); 2) grant 30 days to remove materials from top shelf/top of cabinets to determine if there is sufficient clearance for the sprinkler heads; if there is less than 18 inches clearance, grant 60 days to remove the storage or rebuild; 3) will allow exerior storage of bricks during this construction season (leftover bricks cannot be stored outside); and 4) remove temporary structure/tent and associated storage within 60 days. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 2:30 p.m. Hearings Vacant Building Registrations 9 RLH VBR 17-29 Appeal of Joseph R. Yeary, RZC LLC, to a Vacant Building Registration Renewal Notice at 1051 ARKWRIGHT STREET. Sponsors: Brendmoen Deny the appeal and process the VB fee as an assessment; will allow permits. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 10 RLH VBR 17-28 Appeal of Chris Inwards to a Vacant Building Registration Requirement at 892 CONWAY STREET. Sponsors: Prince Waive the VB fee for 90 days; allows placard to be removed from property. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 (To be referred back to Legislative Hearing on July 25) 11 RLH VBR 17-30 Appeal of William Gobely to a Vacant Building Registration Fee Warning Letter, including Notice of Condemnation as Unfit for Human Habitation and Order to Vacate at 1560 CANFIELD AVENUE. Sponsors: Stark Waive the vacant building fee for 120 days; however, VB fee has gone to assessment. Deny the appeal on the VB status; however, legislative hearing officer will consult with Stephen Ubl to see if a full code compliance inspection is required or a building only inspection. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 12 RLH SAO 17-25 Appeal of Melody Youngberg to a Vacant Building Registration and Summary Abatement Order at 1336 DAYTON AVENUE. Sponsors: Thao City of Saint Paul Page 3 Legislative Hearings Meeting Minutes - Action Only April 25, 2017 Unit 2: waive the vacant building fee until October 2017; LHO allows the expired team inspection report to be used for making the repairs to the property. Referred to the City Council due back on 5/17/2017 City of Saint Paul Page 4