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ENVIRONMENT § 5S-2
<br /> ARTICLE I. IN GENERAL Sec. 58-2. Maintenance of drainage systems;
<br /> interference with drainage; per-
<br /> Sec. 58-1. Maintenance of private property. i mit for drainage systems.
<br /> (a) It is the duty of the owner of every vacant ? (a) Definitions. The following words,terms and
<br /> property and the owner and occupant of every phrases,when used in this section, shall have the
<br /> occupied property to maintain the property in a meanings ascribed to them in this subsection,
<br /> neat, clean and presentable manner free of any except where the context clearly indicates a dif-
<br /> junk, debris, refuse, litter, dead trees, or noxious ferent meaning:
<br /> weeds, and to remove all other public health or
<br /> safety hazards from the property. Private drainage system means any storm sewer,
<br /> (b) The owner or occupant of every lot or parcel ditch, tile line, or other facility, together with all
<br /> appurtenances,constructed by a private person or
<br /> shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all
<br /> grass and weeds on the property at a height of not existing on private property, for the purpose of
<br /> more than six inches, except this provision shall collecting or conveying natural precipitation.
<br /> not apply to the following: Public drainage system means any storm sewer,
<br /> (1) Publicly owned parks, trails or nature ditch, tile line, or other facility, together with all
<br /> areas. appurtenances, constructed by the city from pub-
<br /> (2) Property actively being farmed or used for ` lic funds, whether or not the cost was specially
<br /> assessed, or maintained by the city from public
<br /> agricultural purposes in conformance with
<br /> chapter 78. funds, for the purpose of collecting or conveying
<br /> i natural precipitation.
<br /> (3) Residential properties in excess of one
<br /> acre gross lot size when located in the (b) Maintenance. It is the responsibility of the
<br /> RR-1A, RR-1B, LR-1A and RS rural resi- owner of any private drainage system, or the
<br /> dential zoning districts,provided that such owner of the land upon which it is constructed, to
<br /> properties or portions of properties shall maintain such system in good and workable con-
<br /> be maintained in conformance with this dition and not to alter its capacity, inlet location
<br /> subsection upon notice from the city that or discharge location without a permit from the
<br /> lack of such maintenance has caused corn- city.
<br /> plaints from abutting property owners (c) Obstructions. It is a misdemeanor for any
<br /> and is thereby creating a public nuisance. person to obstruct or place any obstruction in or
<br /> (4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter upon any public or private drainage system.
<br /> 78.
<br /> (d) Contract required. It is a misdemeanor for
<br /> (5) Grass, weeds or underbrush on any slope any person to construct, reconstruct, or in any
<br /> in excess of 100 percent (45 degrees). way alter or extend any public or private drainage
<br /> (c) Any violation of this section is declared to system unless such person is within the scope of a
<br /> be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare contract with the city or has a written permit
<br /> hazard, and upon seven days' written notice to from the city.
<br /> , the owner, as shown by the records of the office of
<br /> the county auditor, of private premises on which (e) Increase of volume, velocity. It is a misde
<br /> such material is found or any conditions in viola- meanor for any person to increase the volume or
<br /> tion of this code section exist,the city may remove velocity of surface water runoff leaving his prop-
<br /> ' such matter or correct any conditions in violation, = erty, or to channel any surface water runoff so
<br /> and certify the cost of such removals or correc- that it is redirected outside of the normal,natural
<br /> tions as any other special assessment. watercourse as such surface water is discharged
<br /> (Code 1984, § 9.55; Ord. No. 191 2nd series, § 1, from private property on to public streets, public
<br /> J 6-14-1999) property, or on to neighboring private property,
<br /> State law reference—Minnesota Noxious Weed Law, without a permit from the city.
<br /> Minn. Stat. § 18.75 et seq. (Code 1984, § 9.04)
<br /> CD58:3
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