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City of OR ONO <br />RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL <br />NO. <br />A RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OP <br />HAZARDOUS BUILDING ACTION AT BIG ISLAND <br />VETERAN'S CAMP - CARETAKER'S CABIN <br />WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation <br />organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and <br />WHEREAS, Board of Governers-Big Island Veterans Camp,c/o <br />Order of the Purple Heart, 208 Veterans Service Building, St. Paul, MN <br />55155, has an interest; and <br />WHEREAS, State of Minnesota, Centenial Building, St. Paul, <br />Minnesota 55102, is the fee owner of record of property located at Big <br />Island Veteran's Camp, Orono, Minnesota, herein referred to as Big <br />Island Veteran's Cramp, -nd legally described as follows: <br />Lot 2 Unplattea 23-117-23 21 0001 <br />WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orono, having duly <br />considered the matter pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 463.15 <br />to 463.261, hereby finds that the above described caretaker's cabin is <br />unhabitable and contains unsanitary and hazardous conditions which <br />constitute a public nuisance and which makes this property hazardous <br />to the public health, safety and welfare based on the following <br />findings: <br />I. <br />Electrical wiring is in a state <br />of disrepair and is a <br />potential fire <br />hazard. <br />2. <br />Septic effluent <br />is directed towards <br />the lake. <br />3. <br />Water supply is <br />retrieved from <br />the lake. <br />4. <br />Roof is in poor <br />condition. <br />5. <br />The surrounding <br />area around the <br />building contains high <br />weeds and brush <br />which creates a <br />fire hazard. <br />6. Building is in a state of deterioration and dilapidation, <br />thus it is a safety and health hazard pursuant to <br />Minnesota State Building Code/Uniform Building Code, <br />Section 203. <br />7. Structure is a non -conforming use and has deteriorated <br />over 50% of the estimated construction value per Orono <br />Ordinance Section 10.03Subdivision 5(B). Structure must <br />be removed. <br />6. Orders to remove the structure were issued by the Building <br />Official on August 31, 1984, and May 22, 1985. These <br />orders have not been complied with. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED as follows: <br />