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<br /> April9, 2012
<br /> 3025 Sixth Avenue North
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<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 occupied
<br /> property to maintain the property in a neat, clean and presentable manner free of any junk,debris,
<br /> refuse, litter, dead trees, or noxious weeds, and to remove all other public health or safety
<br /> hazards from the property.
<br /> (b) The owner or occupant of every lot or parcel shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all grass
<br /> and weeds on the property at a height of not more than six inches, except this provision shall not
<br /> 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 with
<br /> chapter 78.
<br /> (3) Residential properties in excess of one acre gross lot size when located in the RR-1A,
<br /> RR-1 B, LR-1A and RS rural residential zoning districts, provided that such properties or
<br /> 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 hazard,
<br /> and upon seven days' written na#ice to the owner, as shown by the records of the office of the
<br /> county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions in violation
<br /> of this code section exist, the city may remove such matter or correct any conditions in violation,
<br /> 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. 78-1577. Exterior storage in R districts.
<br /> In all R districts, it is the responsibility of the owner of any property, improved or unimproved, to maintain the
<br /> outdoor areas; including courtyards and the like, of the property and adjacent rights-of-way in a manner that
<br /> complies with the following requirements. All recreational vehicles, mobile homes, camping trailers, motor homes,
<br /> pickup coaches, travel trailers, special mobile equipment, and utility trailers shall meet the requirements of this
<br /> Code. Additionally, all exterior storage must comply with subdivision (6)of this section.
<br /> (1) Definifions:
<br /> a. Blight means a deteriorated condition, something that impairs or destroys.
<br /> b. Junk means any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvage, scrapped,
<br /> unusable, wom-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in whole or in part of
<br /> asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic, or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, metal,
<br /> paper, plaster, plaster of paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, organic
<br /> matter or other substance, regardless of perceived market value or requiring
<br /> reconditioning in order to be used for its original purpose.
<br /> c. Recreational vehicle. Mobile home and recreational vehicle shall mean and include the
<br /> following definitions, and shall not include any manufactured housing unit bearing a State
<br /> of Minnesota manufactured housing seal or certificate, for uses including but not limited
<br /> to those listed below:
<br /> 1. Camping trailer means a folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for
<br /> travel, recreation and vacation uses, also called a pop-up camper.
<br /> � 2. Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel,
<br /> recreation and vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled
<br /> vehicle.
<br /> 3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for
<br /> use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
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