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01v/1.1 <br /> 41114iE4 J 'f <br /> 7110 <br /> RESOLUTION NO. <br /> A RESOLUTION authorizing recovery of abatement costs <br /> pursuant to EMC 1.20.090 at 5401 South 4th Avenue, Everett, Washington. <br /> WHEREAS,the Everett Municipal Code (the "EMC") Section 1.20.090 authorizes the <br /> City to abate code violations and recover the abatement costs; and <br /> WHEREAS, on December 15, 2016, the City of Everett Violations Hearing Examiner <br /> issued an Order against the property owners Estate of Wayne K. and Anna F. Joel (the "Owners") <br /> for EMC violations at 5401 South 4th Avenue (the "Property"), parcel number 00500302500900, <br /> and abbreviated legal description: <br /> TOWN OF LOWELL BLK 025 D-00 - LOTS 9-10 <br /> WHEREAS the Owners failed to abate the violations, including vacating the residential <br /> and accessory structures on the property due to lack of required water and electrical utilities and <br /> securing vacated structures from trespass; removal of discarded items and overgrown vegetation <br /> from the yards and removal of inoperable vehicles parked on site by the date set by the Order. <br /> WHEREAS,the International Property Maintenance Code authorizes the code official to <br /> order a vacant structure that is unfit for human habitation and occupancy to be properly secured <br /> from entry, and may cause property to be secured at the owner's cost, if the owner fails to do so <br /> within a specified time; and <br /> WHEREAS, an Order of the City of Everett Code Official was sent to the Owners <br /> requiring abatement of the above-described violations, and explaining that failure to do so would <br /> result in the City abating the violations on the Property; and <br /> WHEREAS,the City, through a contractor, secured the residential structure and <br /> accessory structures from trespass on January 13, 2017 after the Owner failed to do so; <br /> WHEREAS, in accordance with EMC 1.20.090, the cost of properly securing a property, <br /> together with any penalties imposed by the Hearing Examiner, may become a lien against the <br /> property subject to interest accrued at the same rate and in the same manner as delinquent taxes; <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS,the City incurred costs in the amount of$1313.01 in its abatement of the <br /> violations and the Hearing Examiner imposed a penalty of$1,000 against the Owners; and <br /> 1 <br />