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RESOLUTION NO.3187
A RESOLUTION DETERMINING THAT GORDON AND DEENA R.BEEMAN ARE THE OWNERS
OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY WITHIN THE CITY;THAT A NUISANCE REQUIRING
ABATEMENT BY CITY FORCES OR FORCES CONTRACTED BY THE CITY EXISTS ON SUCH
PROPERTY;AND DIRECTING THE USE OF SUCH FORCES TO ABATE THE NUISANCE
FOUND
Recitals:
1.Real Property Location and Ownership.Itis alleged bya Code EnforcementOfficerof the City,a person
authorized to enforce the ordinances and municipal code of the City,that the real property located at
1105 Hill Avenue (Lot 12, Block 1,South Terrace Addition)Parcel #111026000,Moses Lake,
Washington,is the site of public nuisance violations of Moses Lake Municipal Code (MLMC)8.14.030.
The records of Grant County show the owner of the subject property to be Gordon and Deena R.
Beeman,1105 Hill Avenue,Moses Lake,WA 98837.
2.Notice.On August 16,2010,the Code Enforcement Officer caused to be delivered by regular mail and
certified mail to the owner of record of the subject property a Notice of Violation and Order to Correct
or CeaseActivity. No appeal was filed to challenge thatorder.The time to comply underthatorder has
passed.The nuisance described in that order has not been abated by correction of the condition of the
property and a nuisance continues to exist on the subject property.On September28,2010,the Code
Enforcement Officercaused to be delivered to Gordon Beeman a notice of the intentof the City Council
to consider adoption of a resolution such as this at its meeting of October 12,2010.Such notice was
inwriting, inthe English languageand was delivered by return receiptmail and regular mail to the record
owner of the subject property.
3.Violations.Ithas been established by the Notice of Violation and Order to Corrector CeaseActivitythat
the following violations exist on the subject property and have not been corrected:
3.1 A violation of MLMC 8.14.030 -Accumulation of trash,old furniture,vehicle parts,junk vehicles,
and untidy storage
4.Hearing.On October 12,2010 the Moses Lake City Council conducted a hearing to consider the
allegations of the Code EnforcementOfficer that the subjectpropertycontainsa public nuisanceordered
corrected which remains uncorrected and thatthe record owner is responsible for the costs of correcting
and abating such violations ifsuch corrections and abatement is accomplished by Cityforces or forces
contracted by the Cityfor such purpose.All interested personswere permitted to provide written or oral
evidence relevant to the issue.
5.Evidence:
5.1.The following persons testified under oath:
Greg Nevarez,Moses Lake Code Enforcement Officer
Gordon Beeman,property owner
5.2.The following exhibits were made a part of the record of the proceedings:
EXHIBIT#1:Moses Lake Municipal Code Chapter 8.14.030
EXHIBIT#2:Notice of Violation and Order to Correct or Cease Activity dated August 16,2010
from the Code Enforcement Officer addressed to Gordon Beeman,1105 Hill Avenue,Moses
Lake,WA 98837
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EXHIBIT #3: Letter dated September 28,2010,from the Code Enforcement Officer to Gordon
Beeman advising the property owner of the hearing regarding the abatement of a nuisance on
his property,scheduled for October 12,2010.
EXHIBIT #4:Pictures taken by Code Enforcement Officer of the property located at 1105 Hill
Avenue,Moses Lake,Washington
Resolved:
1. A public nuisance in violation of MLMC 8.14.030 exists on the subject property at 1105 Hill (Parcel
#111026000),Moses Lake,Washington. Gordonand Deena R. Beeman,1105 Hill,Moses Lake,WA
98837 are the record contract owners of the subject property per the records of Grant County.
2. The public nuisance located upon the subject propertyconsists of:
2.1.Trash,old furniture,vehicle parts,junk vehicles,and untidy storage
3.The maintenance of these public nuisance violations on the subject property by the record owner
is detrimental to the health, safety, welfare,peace and tranquility of the residents of the City
impacting the qualityof lifeand diminishing property values.
4.Gordon and Deena R.Beeman,the record contract owners,have fifteen (15)days from the date
ofthe adoptionofthis resolution to cause the nuisance violations listedherein tobe removedtothe
satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer.Those improvements include the following:
4.1 Removal ofall trash,old furniture, vehicle parts, junk vehicles,and untidy storage from the
property or placed inside an enclosed structure
5.City staffshall providea status reportto City Council on the progress ofthe record contract owner
and occupant to make the clean up required on the subject property. Ifthe improvements, as listed
above,are not to the satisfaction of the Code Enforcement Officer,the Cityis authorized to use City
forces or contract forces to cause the identified public nuisances to be removed from the subject
property to the satisfaction of the City Manager.All costs ofany removal of the identified public
nuisances done at City expense shall be recovered bythe City Manager by all reasonable means
including immediate assignment of the costs so incurred for collection.
6. Acopyofthis resolution shall be providedtothe recordcontractownerbyreturnreceiptand regular
mail after its approval by the City Council.
Adopted by the CityCouncil on October 12,2010.
JontSne,Mayor
ATTEST:
fonald R.Cone,Finance Director
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