1999-086CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION N0.99-086
RESOLUTION MAKING FINDINGS OF FACT DECLARING A NUISANCE AT 255-257
18TH AVE. N., ORDERING THE NUISANCE TO BE ABATED AND ASSESSING THE
COSTS OF THE ABATEMENT AGAINST THE PROPERTY
WHEREAS, the property located at 255-257 18th Avenue North (the "Property") is
owned by Mr. Mahlon Osburn, and
WHEREAS, on May 19, 1999 the Hopkins City Inspection Staff inspected the Property,
and
WHEREAS, this inspection revealed the open storage of automobile parts, parking of a
junk vehicle not currently licensed, the open storage of a personal watercraft on
a trailer, storage of the boat and trailer, storage of a small building on a trailer,
and the deposit of a significant amount of junk and garbage both on the property
and inside the garage, and
WHEREAS, on July 9, 1999 a criminal complaint was filed against Mr. Mahlon Osburn
alleging violations of the Hopkins City Code due to the condition of the Property,
and
WHEREAS, on August 24, 1999, formal orders were sent to Mr. Mahlon Osburn
pursuant to Hopkins City Code Section 615.11 requiring that the Property be
brought into compliance with the City Code no later than September 6, 1999,
and
WHEREAS, on September 21, 1999, the Hopkins City Inspection Department reviewed
the Property and determined that it did not comply with the City Code, and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held September 21, 1999, pursuant to Hopkins City
Code Section 615.11, Subd. 5.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the condition of the Property located at
255-257 18th Avenue North, in the City of Hopkins, Hennepin County, constitutes
a nuisance as defined by various portions of the Hopkins City Code, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Hopkins City Council directs the City Manager,
the Inspections Department and the City Attorney's office to take all actions
necessary to remove the vehicle, personal watercraft on a trailer, the boat and
trailer, the small building on a trailer, the automobile parts, the junk and garbage,
and to assess the costs of the cleanup to the Property.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 21 St day of September 1999.
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Charles D. Redepenning, ayor
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