Adopt Resolution #21-216 Approving an Abatement of 7009 Highway 10 NW

Planning is seeking authorization to abate a trailer and plow truck in violation of City Code at 7009 Highway 10 NW. The Subject Properties have off-street parking violations. The Property Owner has not been compliant with Staff requests to move the plow truck to a proper surface, and remove the trailer being utilized as a storage shed.

No notification is required.

Summary
The Subject Properties are located at 7009 Highway 10 NW, and consist of two (2) parcels along Highway 10. The Subject Properties are zoned H-1 Highway 10 Business District and are approximately 1.65 acres in size in total. Abutting properties to the east and west of the Subject Properties are zoned the same and are City-owned properties. The Property has had code enforcement cases since 2004 concerning off-street parking violations directly related to the trailer on site. Staff recently sent a first notice of violation on July 9, 2021. The Property Owner has stated they will not be adhering to the requests of the notice of violation, and are seeking legal counsel related to the grandfather rights of the trailer and plow truck.

Code Enforcement Actions

• There are documented off-street parking violations dating back to 2004 including the trailer parked on the grass.
• Staff had previously requested the removal of the trailer and relocation of the plow truck, but were sympathetic to the Business' needs during the COVID-19 pandemic.
• A first notice of violation was sent to the Property Owner on July 9, 2021 requesting the removal of the trailer and the relocation of the plow truck.
• The Property Owner stated in two (2) phone calls on July 15, 2021 and July 20, 2021 that they would not be moving the trailer or plow truck from the grass and they would be seeking legal counsel.
• The City is requesting abatement of the trailer and plow truck from the City Council on July 27, 2021. The abatement would take place fourteen (14) days after the meeting, supplying the Property Owner with a notice of abatement.

Staff handles all Code Enforcement cases as part of their regular duties. 

Staff recommends adopting Resolution #21-216 Approving an Abatement of 7009 Highway 10 NW

Motion to adopt Resolution #21-216 Approving an Abatement of 7009 Highway 10 NW