HomeMy WebLinkAbout4845 RESOLUTION NO. 4 8 4 5
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF AUBURN, WASHINGTON, AUTHORIZING THE
CITY TO EXPEND FUNDS TO ABATE THE WEED AND
VEGETATION NUISANCE AT 2121 PIKE STREET NE,
IN THE CITY OF AUBURN
WHEREAS, Title 8 of the Auburn City Code (ACC) provides for an
enforcement mechanism for the City to address abatement of nuisances and
enforcement of laws against unlawful activity involving overgrown vegetation,
uncut grass and weeds; and
WHEREAS, the code provisions empower the City to take corrective
action when efforts to have the property owner cure the nuisance problem have
been unsuccessful; and
WHEREAS, City Code Enforcement staff have met with, communicated
with, given correction notices and issued infractions to the owner of the property
at 2121 Pike Street NE, in the City of Auburn ("Property"), which efforts have
been inadequate to prompt the owners to correct the nuisance conditions at that
property; and
WHEREAS, because the uncut vegetation and weeds present a danger to
public health, safety and welfare it is appropriate that the City take appropriate
steps to abate the nuisance conditions on said property and to take all steps
provided in code to recover the City's costs of such corrective action.
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July 19, 2012
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NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AUBURN,
WASHINGTON, HEREBY RESOLVES as follows:
Section 1. Findings of Nuisance. That the City Council makes the
following findings:
(a) That the property located at 2121 Pike Street NE in Auburn contains
weeds and overgrown vegetation in violation of ACC 8.12 and 8.20.
(b) That the condition of the Property constitutes a nuisance, as described
in Exhibit A, that warrant abatement under ACC 8.12 and 8.20, specifically due to
unmaintained brush and other vegetation which may create an insect or rodent
harborage and grass and ground cover exceeding a height of 12 inches that
create a fire hazard.
(c) That the condition of the Property, as described in Exhibit A, is
detrimental to health, safety and welfare of the public that necessitates corrective
action to preserve the public health, safety and welfare
(d) That the City has provided the property owners with notice of the
violations, the nuisance conditions, and necessary remedial action and they have
all failed to take corrective action.
Section 2. Authorization for Abatement and Cost Recovery That if
the nuisance conditions herein described are not fully corrected within three days
of receipt of written notice of abatement of these nuisance conditions to the
person(s) or entity owning, occupying or controlling such premises, the Mayor is
authorized to utilize City resources to correct and abate the nuisance conditions
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at said Property, to record all costs of abatement, and to take all legal steps to
recover these costs from the person(s) or entity owning or controlling the
premises.
Section 3. Continuina Abatement Authorization. That after the
Mayor has exercised the authority granted in Section 2, the Mayor finds that any
of the above findings describe the condition of the Property, the Mayor is
authorized to again give notice of abatement to the person(s) or entity owning,
occupying or controlling such premises and, if no corrective action is taken within
three days of the date of receipt of the notice, to again utilize City resources to
correct and abate the nuisance conditions at said Property and take all legal
steps to recover the costs from the person(s) or entity owning or controlling the
premises.
Section 4. Administrative Procedures. That the Mayor is authorized to
implement such administrative procedures as may be necessary to carry out the
directives of this legislation.
Section 5. Effective Date. This Resolution shall take effect and be in full
force upon passage and signatures.
Dated and Signed this_L,"2:L day of Q,^� . —, 2012..
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PETE B. LEWIS, MAYOR
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Danielle E. Daskam, City Clerk
APP ED AS TO FORM:
aniel B. i , City Attome
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Exhibit.A
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FINDINGS OF FACT REGARDING PROPERTY LOCATED AT 2121 PIKE ST NE
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Code Enforcement Officers received complaints about the premises at 2,121 Pike St NE,
Auburn,Washington 98002 regarding certain health and safety concerns. Officers made
repeated visits to the property to inspect the conditions reported. Photos of the premises
taken by the officers during these inspections are attached below.
Weeds and vegetation on the property have been allowed to grow and proliferate, to a
height greater than twelve inches, and to the point that they constitute a fire hazard and
a harborage or a potential harborage for pests rand vermin, including insects and
rodents.
A Notice to Correct was issued on April 27, 2012, a Notice of Penalty was issued on
May 29, 2012, and liens were filed on June 18, 2012, without compliance thereto.
It is appropriate that the City take action to abate, ameliorate and address the unsafe,
unhealthy and dangerous conditions thereon.
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Signed this day of July,.201122
Kevin Snyd r
Director, City of Auburn PI . ' g &
Development Department
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