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EVERETT WASHINGTON RESOLUTION NO. 7 3 8 0 A RESOLUTION authorizing recovery of abatement costs pursuant to EMC 1.20.090 at 1832 Chestnut Street, Everett, Washington. WHEREAS,the Everett Municipal Code (the "EMC") Section 1.20.090 authorizes the City to abate code violations and recover the abatement costs; and WHEREAS,the parcel number of the Property is 00-5632-356-031-00, and abbreviated legal description: ST NICHOLAS ADD BLK 356 D-00—LOTS 31 & 32 WHEREAS, on December 6, 2018 the City's Hearing Examiner issued a Default Order against the property owner, Estate of Frank Harley Rowe, (the "Owner") and John White (the "Tenant") requiring them to secure from trespass all structures and remove discarded items from public view, and the Examiner imposed a$2000 penalty against the Owner and the Tenant; and WHEREAS, on January 25, 2019,the City was informed by Five Brothers Mortgage Company that upon inspection of the property(the "Property"), they found that the residential structure was unlawfully occupied; and WHEREAS, on February 6, 2019, an Order of the City of Everett Code Official was sent to the Owner requiring securing of the residential structure and accessory structure from trespass, to properly remove from public view all discarded items, and explaining that failure to do so would result in the City abating the violations on the Property; and WHEREAS,the International Property Maintenance Code authorizes the code official to order a vacant and abandoned structure that is a harbor for vagrants and/or criminals to be properly secured from entry, and may cause property to be secured at the owner's cost, if the owner fails to do so within a specified time; and WHEREAS the Owner failed to abate the violations, including the removal of discarded items from the property by the date set by the Order; and WHEREAS,the City,through a contractor, secured the residential structure and accessory structure from trespass on February 15, 2019 and again on March 11; 2019; and 1