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20 April 2011
<br /> 3580 Bayside Road
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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
<br /> occupied property to maintain the property in a neat, clean and presentable manner free
<br /> of any junk, debris, refuse, litter, dead trees, or noxious weeds, and to remove all other
<br /> public health or 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.
<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
<br /> the office of the county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found or
<br /> any conditions in violation of this code section exist, the city may remove such matter or
<br /> correct any conditions in violation, and certify the cost of such removals or corrections as
<br /> 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. 58-3. Junk cars, furniture, household furnishings and appliances stored on public or
<br /> private property.
<br /> It is unlawful to park or store any unlicensed, unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle lacking
<br /> essential parts, household furnishings or appliances, or parts or components, on any property, public or
<br /> private, unless housed within a lawfully erected building. Any violation of this section is declared to be a
<br /> nuisance; and upon seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records in the office of the
<br /> county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found, the city may remove the vehicle
<br /> and certify the cost of such removal as any other special assessment. For the purpose of this section,
<br /> an inoperable motor vehicle shall be defined as lacking parts essential to operation, including but not
<br /> limited to wheels, tires, motor, drive train, battery; or having two or more flat tires; or having the interior,
<br /> including the driver's position, used for storage in such a manner that no person can operate the
<br /> vehicle.
<br /> (Code 1984, § 9.50)
<br /> State Law References: Abandoned motor vehicles, Minn. Stat. ch. 168B.
<br /> Sec. 78-1405. Nonencroachments.
<br /> The following shall not be considered to be encroachments on yard requirements:
<br /> (1) Chimneys, flues, belt courses, leaders, sills, pilasters, lintels, ornamental features,
<br /> mechanical devices, cornices, eaves, and the like, provided they do not extend more
<br /> than two feet into a required yard.
<br /> (2) Nameplate signs for one-family dwellings; lights for illuminating parking areas, loading
<br /> areas or yards for safety and security purposes, provided the direct source of light is not
<br /> visible from the public right-of-way or adjacent residential property, may be located to
<br /> within five feet of the front lot line.
<br /> (3) Terraces, steps, uncovered porches, stoops or similar structures which do not extend
<br /> above the height of the ground floor level of the principal building and extend to a
<br /> distance of not less than two feet from any lot line.
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