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May 25, 2012
<br /> 1099 Willow Drive South
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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,
<br /> debris, 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.
<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 notice 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 /> 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
<br /> the outdoor areas; including courtyards and the like, of the property and adjacent rights-of-way in a
<br /> manner that complies with the following requirements. All recreational vehicles, mobile homes, camping
<br /> trailers, motor homes, pickup coaches, travel trailers, special mobile equipment, and utility trailers shall
<br /> meet the requirements of this Code. Additionally, all exterior storage must comply with subdivision (6) of
<br /> this section.
<br /> (1) Definitions:
<br /> a. Blight means a deteriorated condition, something that impairs or destroys.
<br /> b. Junk means any cast-off, damaged, discarded, junked, obsolete, salvage,
<br /> scrapped, unusable, worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in
<br /> whole or in part of asphalt, brick, carbon, cement, plastic, or other synthetic
<br /> substance, fiber, glass, metal, paper, plaster, plaster of paris, rubber, terra cotta,
<br /> wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, organic matter or other substance, regardless of
<br /> perceived market value or requiring reconditioning in order to be used for its
<br /> original purpose.
<br /> c. Recreational vehicle. Mobile home and recreational vehicle shall mean and
<br /> include the following definitions, and shall not include any manufactured housing
<br /> unit bearing a State of Minnesota manufactured housing seal or certificate, for
<br /> uses including but not limited to those listed below:
<br /> 1. Camping trailer means a folding structure, mounted on wheels and
<br /> designed for travel, recreation and vacation uses, also called a pop-up
<br /> 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-
<br /> propelled vehicle.
<br /> 3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck
<br /> chassis for use as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and
<br /> vacation.
<br /> 4. Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis,
<br /> designed to be used as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and
<br /> vacation uses, permanently identified as a travel trailer by the
<br /> manufacturer of the trailer.
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