Legislative Hearings — Action Minutes: Nuisance Abatements and Vacate Orders (City of Saint Paul, May 5, 2026)
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The Legislative Hearings granted compliance extensions, laid over several nuisance abatement appeals for further review, authorized Department of Safety and Inspections (DSI) action where nuisances remained, and resolved one abatement; multiple matters were referred to City Council with due-back dates.
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- RLH SAO 26-36 (685 Van Buren Ave., appeal of Victor Thao): Grant to May 18 for compliance; referred to City Council due back 5/13/2026.
- RLH SAO 26-41 (399 Blair Ave.): Layover to Legislative Hearings on May 12, 2026 at 11:00 AM for further discussion; nuisance currently partially abated; referred to City Council due back 5/13/2026.
- RLH SAO 26-34 (2016 Fremont Ave.): Nuisance partially abated; granted extension to June 1, 2026 for compliance with all orders; laid over to Legislative Hearings due back 6/2/2026.
- RLH SAO 26-18 (708 Hawthorne Ave E.): Nuisance not abated; authorized DSI to take action to abate nuisance conditions; referred to City Council due back 5/13/2026.
- RLH SAO 26-27 (1377 Minnehaha Ave E.): Layover to Legislative Hearings on May 26, 2026 at 11:00 AM for update on compliance; referred to City Council due back 5/27/2026.
- RLH SAO 26-40 (412 White Bear Ave N.): Nuisance abated and matter resolved; referred to City Council due back 5/13/2026.
- RLH VO 26-22 (484 Robert St N., appeal of Frank Andrew): Grant to May 15 for compliance; referred to City Council due back 5/13/2026.
- RLH VO 26-21 (1609 Saint Anthony Ave, Apt. 5, appeal of George Leske): Granted the appeal of the order to vacate and granted to June 15 for compliance with remaining orders; referred to City Council due back 5/20/2026.
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- Making Finding on Nuisance Abatements
- 11:00 a.m. Hearings
- Summary & Vehicle Abatement Orders
- Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 708 HAWTHORNE AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH SAO 26-8.
- Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 2016 FREMONT AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 26-21.
- Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 1377 MINNEHAHA AVENUE EAST in Council File RLH SAO 26-19.
- Appeal of Victor Thao to a Summary Abatement Order at 685 VAN BUREN AVENUE.
- 1:30 p.m. Hearings
- Orders To Vacate - Fire Certificate of Occupancy
- Appeal of George Leske, Occupant, to a Fire Inspection Report (which includes vacate) at 1609 SAINT ANTHONY AVENUE, APARTMENT 5.
- Appeal of Frank Andrew to a Fire Inspection Correction Notice (which includes condemnation) at 484 ROBERT STREET NORTH.
- Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 412 WHITE BEAR AVENUE NORTH in Council File RLH SAO 26-25.
- Second Making finding on the appealed nuisance abatement ordered for 399 BLAIR AVENUE in Council File RLH SAO 26-16. (Legislative Hearing May 12, 2026)
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