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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRichard Jones - Development Agreement - 12/12/2005 DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT COME NOW the parties, the City of Waterloo (hereinafter referred to as "City"), and Richard Jones (hereinafter referred to as "Jones"), and agree to the following: 1. That this Agreement concerns real property known as 2554-2556 Edgemont, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, and legally described as: Lot 8, Southaven Addition, Waterloo, Iowa. 2. The parties agree that the real estate located at 2554-2556 Edgemont is in disrepair and does not, in many ways, meet the criteria of various municipal Codes for the upkeep of residential property. 3. That there is presently in effect, a Court Order allowing the City of Waterloo to tear this property down, in Case No. WT006628. 4. That the City will not tear this property down so long as Jones complies with the terms of this Agreement. Failure by Jones to abide by the terms of this Agreement will result in the termination of this Agreement and the eventual tearing down of the property by the City pursuant to a lawful Court Order. 5. That the following repairs must be made by Jones in order to keep the City from tearing the structure down. Jones has had an opportunity to meet with Louis Cutwright, Jr., Building Official for the City of Waterloo, and the two have agreed that these repairs are necessary and that Jones can complete these repairs. Jones must have these repairs completely on or before March 1, 2006. On that date, he will allow the City to enter the premises and inspect. The following repairs shall be made by that date: a. Property Exterior i. Replace doors ii. Repair damaged siding, walls, and dormer iii. Level the porch slab—when weather pen-nits iv. Completely paint the exterior—when weather permits b. Property Interior at 2554 Edgemont i. Repair broken windows ii. Install new floor coverings in the living room, bedrooms, and kitchen iii. Paint the interior iv. Repair the ceilings v. Make certain that all Safety Code issues are met for rental property, including areas such as bandrails, smoke alarms, etc. This may require inspection by the Waterloo Fire Department, which shall be the 110 responsibility of Jones to obtain. Jones shall be in complete compliance with the Rental Property ordinances by March 1, 2006. C. Property Interior at 2556 Edgemont i. Install new floor coverings in the living room, bedrooms, and kitchen ii. All ceilings will be repaired iii. Interior will be painted iv. Rental Safety Code issues will be met with areas such as handrails, smoke alarms, etc. Again, the Waterloo Fire Department will inspect when Jones is ready. 6. In addition to the above,Jones will also make the following upgrades: a. Will make certain that water heaters in both units are up to Code b. Will make certain that the furnaces and air conditioners in both units are up to Code. In order to facilitate this, Jones will have a Code Enforcement Officer from the City of Waterloo come to the residence to inspect water heaters, furnaces, and air conditioners. 7. Extensions Upon Good Cause Shown by Jones. The City may extend this Agreement, however, it is under no obligation to do so. 8. Inspections. Jones hereby gives the City the right to enter upon this property at any time following the execution of this Agreement for purpose of inspecting what work has been done and what work remains to be done. Should the City discover additional code or safety violations in the process of future inspections, the City shall have the right to add these items to this Agreement. Jones may request an extension at that time. 9. That this Agreement is binding upon both parties, their successors and assigns. This Agreement cannot be assigned without the written permission of the other party. 10. Within one day of execution of this Agreement, the City will notify MidAmerican Gas and Electric and grant them permission to install the electric service line from the electric utility pole to the house meter. Holidays and weekends will not be counted in this time period. Executed this.. day of ec-�,,la2005. 6/ — imothy J. rley Ri hard ones 10 CITY OF WATERLOO, IOWA By: Timothy J. y, Mayor ATTEST: Nancy kert, ty Clerk STATE OF IOWA ) ss. BLACK HAWK COUNTY ) On this L7& day of 2005, before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for the State of Iowa, personally appeared Timothy J. Hurley and Nancy Eckert, to me personally known, and who, being by me duly sworn, did say that they are the Mayor and City Clerk, respectively, of the City of Waterloo, Iowa; that the seal affixed to the foregoing instrument is the corporate seal of the corporation, and that the instrument was signed and sealed on behalf of the corporation by authority of its City Council as contained in the Resolution adopted by the City Council, under Council Action No. La.2.7416) of the City Council on the /,1'��' day of Deeen,Gel , 2005, and that Timothy J. Hurley and Nancy Eckert acknowledged the execution of the instrument to be their voluntary act and deed and the voluntary act and deed of the corporation, by it voluntarily executed. *Notry Public in and for the State Iowa