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or parcel of land from which it was removed. These recommendations are authorized by Redwood City Code Section 9.8. ALTERNATIVES 1. Council could choose not to declare the property a public nuisance and decline to order the abatement, resulting in the property remaining boarded- up. FISCAL IMPACT The costs associated with this abatement are difficult to accurately predict, as the property owner could elect to abate the nuisance himself, requiring no further City involvement. If demolition is required, staff anticipates the associated costs to exceed $100,000, requiring formal bidding for the project. Further, staff anticipates the project requiring a significant number of staff hours. The Building Inspector will keep an itemized list of costs associated with the razing and removing of the condemned building and submit that statement to City Council for approval, pursuant to Redwood City Code Section 9.12. Upon Council approval, the bill will be transmitted to the County Assessor and County Tax Collector, and at the time of delivery of the annual tax rate statement to the County, the City Clerk shall include a statement of expenses to be collected with municipal taxes, pursuant to Redwood City Code Section 9.13. Pursuant to Redwood City Code Section 9.14, those expenses shall constitute a lien on the property and the amount shall be added to the next succeeding tax bill against the property. ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW This adoption of this resolution a code enforcement action that is categorically exempt from CEQA pursuant to Section 15321(a)(2) because it is an “adoption of an administrative decision or order enforcing or revoking the lease, permit, license, certificate, or entitlement for use or enforcing the general rule, standard, or objective.” If the property owner chooses not to abate the public nuisance within 30 days of adoption of this resolution, the City’s razing and removal of the buildings will not be subject to CEQA because it will be a ministerial act. Additionally, the razing and removal of the buildings is categorically exempt pursuant to Section 15301(l)(3) because it is involves the demolition and removal of individual small structures such as “a store, motel, office, restaurant, or similar small commercial structure if designed for an occupant load of 30 persons or less.” GARY LEPORI BUILDING OFFICIAL 7.B. - Page 11