1972-4919rRESOLUTION NO. 4919
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE
CITY MANAGER TO ORDER THE REPAIR OR
REMOVAL OF` HAZARDOUS BUILDING LOCATED
AT 6805 14TH AVENUE SOUTH
BL IT RESOLVED By the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota, as followso
I. Pursuant to Sections 463.15 to 463.26 inclusive, Minnesota Statutes, the City
Council of the City of Richfield finds that the house located at the above address, on the
land legally described as the South 86 feet of the North 172 feet of Block 7, Rich Field
Addition, is hazardous within the meaning of the aforesaid statute for the following reasons
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The electric lighting and wiring is inadequate for the structure.
The roof is bowed and needs reroofing and the eaves are rotten.
Most of the windows in the residence are broken and the window
sills are rotted.
Water leaks in around the chimney.
The foundation walls are cracked and deteriorated.
The exterior walls need residing.
The structure lacks a lavatory and cooking equipment.
The interior lath and plaster is broken and the interior
ceiling is bowed .
2. Pursuant to the foregoing and in accordance with said statute the City Manager is
hereby authorized and directed to order the owner to correct the above described deficiencie
or to remove or raze such hazardous building and that said repair, razing or removal be
completed within thirty (30) days of the date of service of this Order.
3. The City Manager shall advise the owner that unless such action is taken or an
Answer served upon the City of Richfield and filed in the office of the Clerk of District
Court of Hennepin County, Minnesota within twenty (20) days for the date of service of
the Order upon hirn, a Motion for Summary Enforcement of the Order will be made to the
District Court of Hennepin County.
4. The City Manager shall further advise the owner that if the City of Richfield
is compelled to take any corrective action herein all necessary costs will be assessed
against the real estate and all necessary expenses will be certified to the County Auditor
for collection and that such costs and expenses will be collected as other taxes.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield this 26th day of February, 1973.
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ATTEST:
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Thomas Moran, City Clerk