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Council orders removal of long‑vacant CVS at 499 Snelling Ave N after years of nuisance complaints
Summary
Following a legislative hearing and extensive neighborhood testimony, the St. Paul City Council ordered the removal of the vacant CVS building at 499 Snelling Avenue North within 15 days, citing repeated police calls, safety concerns and failure to remediate code violations. The council adopted the Legislative Hearing Officer's recommendation.
The Saint Paul City Council voted on Nov. 5 to order the raising and removal of the vacant CVS building at 499 Snelling Avenue North after a legislative hearing in which staff documented extensive code violations, repeated police calls, and ongoing nuisance conditions.
Legislative Hearing Officer testimony summarized a long record of code enforcement: the site has been effectively vacant since May 2020, had its certificate of occupancy revoked in 2023, and the record included dozens of abatement notices, multiple work orders and hundreds of police calls. Photos and inspection reports submitted to the record showed broken windows, interior damage, boarded…
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