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City Council Minutes �une 3, 2014 Page 2 of 4 Board of Re�iew in 2004 #he market val�e was not increased for one property owner due to the cor�dition of Mr. Dahl's property. in 2007 alE pro�er#ies adjacent #o #he Dahl property had #heir property �alues frozen at the 2006 market �aiue. The City continues to recei�e complaints. A nearby property owner recently informed the City Clerk that i# this property is not cleaned up he will present a peti#ion to re�uce the market �alues of their proper�ies. On February 6, 20'k4 t�e letter from the City Attorney was deli�ered to Mr. Dahf which outli�ed the �iolations of the City Code, the Land Use Regula�ions and the Nuisance Conditions. Currently the following items remain unresol�ed: o An non-permitted single-wide mobile home does not meet the minimum width requirement for a dwellir�g; o Toa many recreational �ehic{es; a Exteriar Storage; o Refuse and debris; o Too many animals; o Septic systems may nat be in conformance; o Abandoned buildings; and o Visual screening. Property owner, Virgi� Dahl sta#ed that the pic��res are not accurate. He alluded that the p�ctures show items that are not c�rre�tly on the properky. He noted tha� he is in compiiance with the animals. He indicated that there is 1 horse, a few chickens, 1 duck and a couple of rabbits on the property. He noted there are no goa�s or pigs and the traifer is gor�e. He explained #hat the reason the ather traile�' is �resent is because of access to wa#er and sewer. He explai�ed that he will be taking down the barr� this week and he will be ha�ing a garage sale to get rid of the rest of the stuff. Linda Johnso�, 6254 15t A�enue SW, Pequot Lakes, stated that since last July there has bee� a huge amount of worlc done on the property to clean it up. The barr� is being worked on righ# now and they are scrapping things out. Jerry Calhoun, 5810 Sibley Lake Road stated #hat he has seen that things have not changed in the last 10 yea�s. He explained t�at he was one of the residents #hat fequested to ha�e his taxes lowered. Virgil Dahl stated that he doesn't feel i# is right that he is being prosecuted and that the City is taking p+ctures of his property.