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City of OR ONO RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL NO. - 2540 A RESOLUTION ORDERING ABATEMENT OF HAZARDOUS BUILDING PROCEEDINGS AT 4545 WATERTOWN ROAD, ORONO WHEREAS, the City of Orono is a municipal corporation organized and existing under the laws of the State of Minnesota; and WHEREAS, Earl Freeman, P.O. Box 685 Lemont, Illinois 60439 is the fee owner of record, of property located at 4545 Watertown Road, Orono, Minnesota, herein referred to as "the property", and legally described as follows: Property Identification Number: 31-118-23 24 0004 That part of the East 1/2 of the West 3/8 of the East 1/2 of the Northwest 1/4 Section 31, Township 118, Range 23 lying Southerly of County Road Number 6 and Northerly of the Southwesterly extension of the Northwesterly right-of-way of Ring Route Road, Unplatted 31 118 • 23, Hennepin County, Minnesota and WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orono, having duly considered the matter pursuant to Minnesota Statutes Sections 463.15 to 463.261, hereby finds that the above described property is uninhabitable and contains unsanitary and hazardous conditions which constitute a public nuisance and which makes this property hazardous to the public health, safety and welfare based on the following findings: 1. East side of building - make -shift addition, no permits issued, bottom studs are rotted off, 2x4 rafters over -spanned, plywood just nailed to the wall at random. 2. Foundation wall is bad. Stone foundation - cracks throughout, bowing on south wall. Foundation is deteriorating from inside and outside of structure. 3. Tuck -under garage foundation is stone and has improper beam supports. South wall caving in. 4. Improper beam supports - wood column to f loor with block of wood under it as footing. 5. No fire separation between residential unit and garage. 6. Gas line in basement is not capped. Shut off provided only. • 7. Floor joists - basement wall is cracked and in very poor condition. Page 1 of .7