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ARTICLE L IN GENERAL Page 1 of 2
<br /> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL
<br /> Sec. 58-1. Maintenance of private property.
<br /> (a) It is the duty of the owner of every vacant property and the owner and occupant of every
<br /> occupied property to maintain the property in a neat, clean and presentable manner free of any
<br /> junk, debris, refuse, litter, dead trees, or noxious weeds, and to remove all other public health or
<br /> safety hazards from the property.
<br /> (b) The owner or occupant of every lot or parcel shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all
<br /> grass and weeds on the property at a height of not more than six inches, except this provision
<br /> shall not apply to the following:
<br /> (1) Publicly owned parks, trails or nature areas.
<br /> (2) Property actively being farmed or used for agricultural purposes in conformance
<br /> with chapter 78.
<br /> (3) Residential properties in excess of one acre gross lot size when located in the RR-
<br /> 1A, RR-1B, LR-1A and RS rural residential zoning districts, provided that such properties
<br /> or portions of properties shall be maintained in conformance with this subsection upon
<br /> notice from the city that lack of such maintenance has caused complaints from abutting
<br /> property owners and is thereby creating a public nuisance.
<br /> (4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter 78.
<br /> (5) Grass, weeds or underbrush on any slope in excess of 100 percent (45 degrees).
<br /> (c) Any violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare
<br /> hazard, and upon seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records of the office
<br /> of the county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions in
<br /> violation of this code section exist, the city may remove such matter or correct any conditions in
<br /> violation, and certify the cost of such removals or corrections as any other special assessment.
<br /> (Code 1984, § 9.55; Ord. No. 191 2nd series, § 1, 6-14-1999)
<br /> State law references: Minnesota Noxious Weed Law, Minn. Stat. § 18.75 et seq.
<br /> Sec. 58-2. Maintenance of drainage systems; interference with drainage; permit for
<br /> drainage systems.
<br /> (a) Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this section, shall have
<br /> the meanings ascribed to them in this subsection, except where the context clearly indicates a
<br /> different meaning:
<br /> Private drainage system means any storm sewer, ditch, tile line, or other facility, together with
<br /> all appurtenances, constructed by a private person or existing on private property, for the purpose of
<br /> collecting or conveying natural precipitation.
<br /> Public drainage system means any storm sewer, ditch, tile line, or other facility, together with all
<br /> appurtenances, constructed by the city from public funds, whether or not the cost was specially
<br /> assessed, or maintained by the city from public funds, for the purpose of collecting or conveying natural
<br /> precipitation.
<br /> (b) Maintenance. It is the responsibility of the owner of any private drainage system, or the
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