DEPARTMENT: Property Taxation and Records
FILE TYPE: Consent Action
TITLE
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Authorization To Allow City Of West St. Paul Authority To Demolish And Remove Dwelling And All Remaining Materials On A Tax Forfeited Parcel, 1331 Calumet
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PURPOSE/ACTION REQUESTED
Authorize the city of West St. Paul the authority to demolish and remove the dwelling and all remaining materials on a tax forfeited parcel.
SUMMARY
Pursuant to Minn. Stat. ? 282.04, subd. 2(e)(f), the county auditor, with the approval of the county board, may provide for the demolition of any structure on tax-forfeited lands, and also approval for the grading of the land by filling or the removal of any surplus material from it.
The parcel description:
Lot Nine (9) and the South half (S 1/2) of Lot Eight (8), Block Three (3) Oakdale 2nd Addition according to the plat thereof on file and of record in the office of the Register of Deeds in and for Dakota County, Minnesota
42-53701-03-090
The property forfeited to the state for failure to pay real estate taxes on October 2, 2023.
Prior to the forfeiture, the City of West St. Paul was evaluating the property due to unsafe, unsanitary and hazardous conditions pursuant to its ordinances. On August 23, 2023, the City of West St. Paul approved Resolution No. 23-049 (Attachment). The Resolution confirmed, based on the inspection, the property is unsafe, unsanitary and hazardous conditions on the Property: (i) the Dwelling's roof had collapsed, (ii) the interior of the Dwelling has been exposed to the elements for several years and the Dwelling's roof and floor joists are rotting and waterlogged, (iii) the floors are saturated and buckled, (iv) the Dwelling's mechanical equipment is rusty and unsafe, and (v) the Dwelling's basement has standing water.
The city determined that the dwelling met the definition of a "hazardous building" as defined by Minn. Stat. ? 463.15, constituting a hazard to public safety or health. In Accordance with Minn. Stat. ? ...
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