7.1. HRSR 11-25-2002 - Laserfiche WebLink

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• PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS The properties were surveyed and evaluated in accordance with the following requirements under Minnesota Statute Section 469.174, Subdivision 10, clause (c) which states: Interior Inspection —"The municipality may not make such determination [that the building is structurally substandard] without an interior inspection of the property..." Exterior Inspection and Other Means—"An interior inspection of the property is not required, if the municipality finds that (1)the municipality or authority is unable to gain access to the property; and after using its best efforts to obtain permission from the party that owns or controls the property; and (2)the evidence otherwise supports a reasonable conclusion that the building is structurally substandard." Documentation— "Written documentation of the building findings and reasons why an interior inspection was not conducted must be made and retained under section 469.175, subdivision 3, clause (1)." PROCEDURES FOLLOWED TO MEET REQUIREMENTS The City of Eagan sent letters to all property owners and tenants located in the district requesting that an inspection and evaluation be made of their property. SEH canvassed the proposed area during a two-week period at the end of July, 2001. An interior inspection and evaluation was completed if consented to by the owner or owner's representative. An exterior inspection and evaluation was made of the property where either the owner refused interior access to their property or the scheduling of the evaluation was not able to be coordinated with the owner within the time given for the evaluations. For all subject buildings, the City of Eagan collected a listing of all available building permits on record, noting date issued and types of work completed for each permit. SEH reviewed this list as well as several actual permits for a sample of buildings. Additional building data was collected from public taxpayer information available from Dakota County. Building data from these public records was combined with and reviewed against information gathered in the field. QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS The properties were surveyed and evaluated to ascertain whether the qualification tests for tax increment eligibility for a redevelopment district,required under the following Minnesota Statutes,could be met. Minnesota Statute Section 469.174, Subdivision 10, clause (a) (1) requires two tests for occupied parcels: 1. Coverage Test—"parcels consisting of 70 percent of the area of the district are . occupied by buildings, streets, utilities, paved or gravel parking lots or similar structures . . ." 3