HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOR May 18, 1978
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BOARD OF REVIEW - !1A.Y 18, 1978
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The Regular Board of Review for the City of Andover was called to order by Mayor Jerry
Windschitl on May 18, 1978, 7:06 p.m., at the Andover City Hall, 1685 Crossto.m Boulevard
NWf Anoka, Hinnesota.
Council~ersons nresent: Lachinski, McClure, Orttel, Vanderlaan
~ouncilpersonÐ absent: None
Also present: County Assessor, Ed Thurston; City Clerk, p. K. Lindquist;
and residents
Mayor Windschitl explained the City Assessor who actually did the work has since resigned,
and the other City Assessor has become ill and is not able to attend this evening. If
any rechecks need to be done, Mr. Dave Clough will do them.
The following residents presented their cases:
Dave Langseth, Plat 67513, Parcel 0090, 0030, :,0040, 0050, 0060, and 0160; and Plat
67512. Parcels 0010, 0020, 0030, 0040, 0050, 0060, 0070, 0080, 0110, 0120, 0130,
0140. and 0150
!11o. Langseth's main concern was~on the estimated market value on his o.m property,
Plat 67513, Parcel 0008 with the house on it. He built all the homes in the area
and this market value is in excess of 515,000 to $21,000 greater than the other houses
with comparable square footage. It is new construction. In comparing this home with
the one he had just sold, he felt they were comparable, yet the market value on
this one is considerably more. His cost sheets for building the house is $39,000,
excluding the lot. He noted that only 12 x 21¡ feet of the house is on a basement;
the rest is on a slab. !~. Langseth agreed with the classification of the house.
!~. Thurston stated the home is classified as a two-story on a basement; and he
reviewed the records relative to square footage and classification. Mr. Thurston
felt the problem is in the way that two-story portion is valued, and apparently all
of that section is not two story.
!~yor Windschitl stated that !1r. Clough will have to recheck the home to get exact
information on the dimensions.
!~. Langseth noted the other parcels are bare lots. The plat is recorded 80 that
every other lot is a buildable lot, so he must sell two lots as a parcel.
According to bis tax statement, the 1/2 acre lots are valued at the same assessed
value. Mayor Windschitl noted the unbuildable Ones should be valued at bare land
value. !~. Thurston noted in the 1977 assessments they were $3,000 per lot; in 1978
they were all lowered by $1,000. He wasn't Sure what happened but felt possibly an
allowance was made on all lots rather than valuing buildable lots at $4,000 and un-
buildable lots at 52,000. !1r. Thurston will check with the Clerk to find at if the
plat specifies which lots are buildable and unbuildable, and he will find the acreage
value for that particular land.
Jim Fitznatrick, Plat 67809. Parcel 0850
!:r. Fitzpatrick felt his house is appraised at more than the r.¡arket value. He
purchased it when it was ser.¡i-complete and the finish work (trir.¡ work and painting)
is not yet done. He stated there is no blacktop driveway, nothing has been done on
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(Jim Fitzpatrick, Continued)
a deck, and no yard work is done. Also, the market value is about 15 percent r.1.ore
than what he paid for the house in July, 1977. The tax statement they received
after purchasing the house was ~500 more than what they paid for it.
Hr. Thurston stated the records show there is a blacktop driveway, which would add
about ~250 to the valuation of the house. The 1978 value for this house was indexed
8 percent from the 1977 value, which is standard. The records also show the house
as bein~ 100 percent complete on January 2, 1977; and 47 percent complete as of
January, 1976. He also stated that in making the assessr.ï.ent, typically they don't
consider yard work unless it is extensive landscaping. They deal with land values
on an average basis. The question is the blacktop driveway and the percenta~e of
co~pletion.
I~yor ITindschitl stated ~. Clough will have to check the driveway and look at the
percentage of completion on the house.
Steven ',1!. Kuha. Plat 68111, Parcel 0600
r·~. Kuha was concerned about his estimated market value. He bought the property
last September. The amount of blacktop is almost double on the books from what it
actually is, and the records show the garage 50 square feet larger than it is.
Hr. Thurston noted he had talked with I'~. Kuha previously, and apparently tbis
problem bef,an several years ago. Somewhere 336 additional square feet was recorded,
and this probably has been ~oing on for the third year now. I~. Kuha has requested
a review on the property. I~. Thurston stated if they go back to the 1976 or 1977
assessment and revalue the property the way it probably should have been initially
and straighten out the square footage, then once they make their recommendations,
they would also bring it up to the 1978 assessment and correct the entire thing.
It was determined that the County will make corrections if necessary after the County
Abatement process is followed through.
No action was taken by the City Council.
D. R. Con,r:;er. Plat 6S926, Parcel 0610 and 6020
Hr. Conger stated his property, when purchåsed, was a 10-acre parcel and was then
split into a second parcei for purposes of building a home on it. This acreage was
in Green Acres at that time. He has hence found out they are no longer on Green
Acres and assumed they had been since they were continually filling out federal
~overnment forms. They are in the business of raising livestock and want to know
how to get back on Green Acres. He also wondered about the agricultural classifica-
tion. ~s. Conger also noted all their farm buildings are on the 2;r-acre parcel;
there fore, they are being taxed at a residential rate. And their farm bui~ing is
valued at half the value of their house. ~~. Thurston stated Parcel 6010 is
7;r acres and is classified agricultural. Parcel 6020 is 2;r acres, contains the
residence, barn, lean-to, and pole building, and is classified as residential. The
parcels were divided in November, 1973. The forms filled out by the Congers are
through the U, S. Department of Agriculture and the Green Acres Program is administered
through the County. Green Acres ~ust be applied for every year and that deadline is
Hay 1. Gayle Leone, Anoka County Assessor, explained the Green Acres has to be
filed for every year by May 1. It is correctly classified at agricultural on the 7k
acres and residential on the 2~ acres. If it had not beer divided, the County would
arbitrarily split it for the~ taking one acre for residential and 9 acres agricultural.
He stated the far~ buildings on the 2~~acre parcel could be split off since there is
that much value involved in the farm buildin~s. On the residential parcel, they can
set up the house and 1/2 acre on a residential class and the remaining two acres
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(D. R. Conger, Continued)
on the ag classification. !~. Leone stated the County could make that change in
classification themselves. The new construction on the farm building was valued
On the 1977 assessment, and they would have to go through the County Abatement
procedure if a correction is to be made.
No action was taken by the City Council.
Walter J. Vosika. Plat 65935. Parcel 2hOO and 3000
There are two 40-acre plarcels. The one was originally zoned light industry but was
chan~ed to residential without his Y~owledge and the other is rural. I~. Vosika
noted the parcel with the house and buildings hasn't gone up. He has made no im-
provements to the house and has no easement to get to the one parcel. He reviewed
the location of his parcels and the problems he is encountering rel~tive to trash
bags from the dump next door, the lack of easement to the one parcel, and on the
condition of the house and buildings. He also noted he had been refused a buildinß
~ermit to put up a pole barn because he had no easement to the parcel, and he ex-
pressed concern about the rise in taxes every year. læ. Thurston reviewed the
estimated market value of the parcels noting they are both classified agricultural
in Green Acres and they are com~arable On taxable value. The classification of the
þroperty hasnot changed because of the rezonin~. From what he could see, this land
was valued the same as the rest of the land around the City. The outbuildings are
showing 70 uercent depreciated structure value. It has apparently been the judgement
of the past assessors that the lack of easement to the one parcel does not adversely
affect the value of the parcel. }T. Thurston reviewed the tillable acreage in each
parcel and explained that the reason for the difference in price between the two is
because of the buildings and the 1/2-acre building site. lis. Lindquist stated I·~.
Vosika should not have been refused a buildin~ perrnit for the pole building; and
because it is ar,:ricultural land, no building pe~~it is :required as aGricultural
buildings are not covered under our building code.
No action was taken by the City Council.
Joyce Boos, Plat h59l9. Parcel 1,650
}~. Boos felt her parcel should be reappraised. There were two houses on this
þro-perty" She sold the older borne that she used to rent and moved it in June, 1977.
That home is no lon~er on this parcel" !~, Thurston noted that the house was there
on .1anua!'y 2, 1977; therefore, taxes will have to be paid on it for that year.
According to the reoords, the house was still on the property as of January 2, 1978.
If the house was moved off the property in June, 1977, in reviewing the figures, he
noted there is about $16,900 in structure value that is no longer there. The
structure value should then be reduced by 516,900.
J1ayor ~indschitl stated that I·~. Clough will investigate the parcel.
/.lOTIOn by Orttel, Seconded by IIcClure, that David Clough be appointed Assessor for the
City of Andover until such time that a permanent replacement is appointed. Hotion carried
unanimously"
¡!OTION by Lachinsld, Seconded by I!cClure, to direct the Clerk to provide the County Assessor
with the information regarding the Dave Langseth property as to which parcels are buildable
and nonbuildable. Discussion: !æ. Thurston felt since it is an assessment made by the
local assessor, he should be making the necessary changes and the County would make the
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notation on the abstract. Mayor \7indschitl noted that what needs to be done is get a
value on the lots and on the value of the home of ~~. Langseth to refer to the City
Assessor for a report.
Councilpersons McClure and Lachinski withdrew the Second and the Motion.
~mTrON by Orttel, Seconded by McClure, that the following items be referred to the City
Assessor for a report at the June 6 Council meeting for ~~. Dave Langseth, the home and
the Question of which lots are huildable and which are not on Plats 67513 and 67512; for
Jim Fitzpatrick, Plat 67809, Parcel 0850, the question of percentage of completion of the
home and the Question as to whether or not a blacktop driveway exists; and for Joyce Boos,
Plat 115919, Parcel 4650, to verify the fact that a home has been removed from the
pro1:Jert.v_ Motion carried unanimously_
~!OTIO"l by Orttel, Seconded by MCClure, that the Board of Review be continued to June 6,
1978, at 8 o'clock at the City Hall. Hotion carried unanimously.
Board of Review continued to June 6, 1978, 8 P.r.t.
9:06 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
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Marcella A. Peach
Recording Secretary
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