3 Consider Adopting an Ordinance Declaring the Property at 31116 Ash Street to be a Public Nuisance

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FLAHERTY HOOD PA APPENDIX C August 11, 2014 John R. and Barbara J. Derksen VIA PERSONAL SERVICE 31116 Ash Street Pequot Lakes, MN 56472 Re: NOTICE—IMMEDIATE CORRECTIVE ACTION REQUIRED City Ordinance Violations at 31116 Ash Street,Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 Dear Mr.and Mrs. Derksen: I am writing in my capacity as City Attorney for the City of Pequot Lakes (the"City"). The City's administrative staff has informed me that you have knowingly maintained conditions on your above-referenced property located at 31116 Ash Street(the"Property")that violate the City's Code of Ordinances(the"City Code")and which constitute a public nuisance. Specifically,City staff inform me that you have allowed garbage,junk, construction materials, brush/branches, furniture and other debris to accumulate in plain sight on the Property and maintained a recreational vehicle within ten feet of your lot line in violation of the City's Code of Ordinances and nuisance regulations (the"City Code"). Further, staff informs me that you have failed to remedy such conditions despite receiving numerous written and verbal notices of violation from the City, including the letters to you from the City's Zoning Administrator on June 5,2014 and July 3, 2014. This letter is intended to provide you notice of the City Code violations and nuisance conditions that continue on your Property and the corrective action that is necessary for you to avoid additional legal action against you. Violations of City Code and Nuisance Conditions The accumulation of garbage,junk, construction materials, brush/branches, furniture and other debris and recreational vehicle (in its current location)on the Property is in violation of the following City Code provisions: • Section 17-7.4 requires "(a)11 structures shall be properly maintained in a clean and acceptable manner so as not to constitute a menace to the public health, safety, convenience, general welfare, property values, and aesthetics". . . . and that"(a)11 landscaping shall be properly maintained so as to preserve planting in a live state and free of noxious weeds." • Section 17-7.5(B) requires that"all materials and equipment shall be stored within a building or fully screened so as not to be visible from adjoining properties."