HomeMy WebLinkAbout2020-07-01 CA Email to Applicant Re CUP Condition Compliance Deadline Julie Hultman
From: Kevin Sandstrom <KSandstrom@eckberglammers.com>
Sent: Wednesday,July 1, 2020 4:39 PM
To: 'Dave Phillips'; 'jim@furymotors.com'
Cc: Eric Johnson;Julie Hultman; Scott Richards <scott@planningco.com>
(scott@planningco.com)
Subject: RE: City of Oak Park Heights-- Fury Motors IUP for 14702 60th Street
Attachments: Fury Motors IUP Permit for 14702 60th Street (fully ex).pdf
Dave and Jim,
Today was the extended deadline, and although the City appreciates your representations from the below email of last
week,there has been only minimal progress toward repainting the building and it appears that task is proceeding very
slowly. Beyond that,there are multiple additional maintenance issues required in the IUP that remain incomplete, for
example new compliant lighting on the building, screened mechanicals, fixing the fence around the trash enclosure,
addition of professional signage on the building, and removal of the monument rocks at the southwest corner. Further,
grass and weeds on the site are badly overgrown in violation of city code and need to be mowed ASAP. In short,the site
remains an eyesore and the terms of the IUP remain noncompliant. Please carefully review the terms of the IUP and note
the issues that remain unfinished.
Please be advised that City Staff intends to recommend to the City Council that the IUP be deemed violated and revoked,
and we will also likely request from the Council to issue an order under Minnesota Statutes sections 463.15 -463.26
declaring the property hazardous and substandard,and authorizing the city to remediate or raze it. To your benefit,the
City Council will not be meeting again until July 28`h, but to ensure this matter is not placed on the council's agenda for
enforcement action,you should ensure all work is done and the property looks nice no later than July 20,2020, because
staff will be preparing materials for the council meeting agenda that week.
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From: Dave Phillips [mailto:DPhillips@PHILLIPSARCHITECTS.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2020 8:46 PM
To: Kevin Sandstrom; 'jim@furymotors.com'
Cc: eajohnson@cityofoakparkheights.com; 'Julie Hultman'; Scott Richards <scott@planningco.com>
(scott@planningco.com)
Subject: RE: City of Oak Park Heights-- Fury Motors IUP for 14702 60th Street
Mr. Sandstrom:
Thank you for the correspondence. Per instructions from Jim Leonard, I have contacted a crew that will pressure wash
the exterior and then begin patching the spalled areas of the masonry. I am informed this crew will start working on
Monday after completing their current project. If they complete the other project early, the crew will begin repairs at
14702 60th Street later this week.
After the building is patched a new coat of paint will be applied.
My contact information is below. During this pandemic, my office phone is not being answered. Please use my cell
phone listed below should you need to call.
Sincerely.
David Phillips
David A Phillips
President
Phillips Architects
401 North Third Street
Suite 450
Minnepolis, MN 55401
Cell 612-868-1261
dphillips@phillipsarchitects.com
From: Kevin Sandstrom <KSandstrom@eckberglammers.com>
Sent: Monday,June 22, 2020 12:55 PM
To: 'jim@furymotors.com'<jim@furymotors.com>; Dave Phillips<DPhillips@PHILLIPSARCHITECTS.COM>
Cc: eajohnson@cityofoakparkheights.com; 'Julie Hultman'<jhultman@cityofoakparkheights.com>; Scott Richards
<scott@planningco.com>(scott@planningco.com)<scott@planningco.com>
Subject: City of Oak Park Heights-- Fury Motors IUP for 14702 60th Street
Dear Jim and David:
I write to you as the City Attorney for the City of Oak Park Heights. As you both know, back on February 25,2020,the
City Council approved an Interim Use Permit for your site at 14702 60th Street North. That IUP approval contained
various conditions and stipulations regarding a moderate level of clean-up, repair, and general improvement to the
appearance and state of the property and building. A copy of the finalized and signed IUP permit document is attached
for your reference. The remediation work directed by the City are generally low-to-moderate cost and effort for Fury's
benefit given the interim nature of the intended use, but work is indeed important to complete because the City expects its
businesses and property owners to respect their neighbors and neighborhood property values by keeping up the condition
of property.
The original IUP approval required issues on your site to be resolved by June 1, 2020, and the City Staff later granted you
a reasonable extension out to July 1, 2020 to complete the work. At this time, the July 1St deadline is rapidly approaching
with Fury having completed only a fraction of the remediation and improvement work, with a majority of the issues yet to
be completed. City Staff have reminded you of this issue many times to no avail.
Please be advised that my office is apprised of the situation and if these issues remain unresolved beyond July 1St,then the
City Staff will request and recommend approval from the City Council to revoke your IUP and proceed with formal code
enforcement action. Please get into compliance with your IUP as soon as possible to ensure we do not have to take these
next steps.
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