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o) <br />N <br />§ 5.24.010 <br />ORONO CODE <br />or portions of properties shall be <br />maintained in conformance with this <br />subsection (b) upon notice from the city <br />that lack of such maintenance has caused <br />complaints from abutting property owners <br />and is thereby creating a public nuisance. <br />(4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter <br />6.12. <br />(5) Grass, weeds, or underbrush on any slope <br />over 100 percent (45 degrees). <br />(c) Any violation of this section is declared to <br />be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare <br />hazard, and upon seven days' written notice to <br />the owner, as shown by the records of the office of <br />the county auditor, of private premises on which <br />such material is found or any conditions in <br />violation of this section exist, the city may <br />remove such matter or correct any conditions in <br />violation, and certify the cost of such removals or <br />corrections as any other special assessment. <br />(Code 1984, § 9.55; Code 2003, § 58-1; Ord. No. <br />191(2nd series), § 1, 6-14-1999; Ord. No. 298(3rd <br />series), § 1, 3-11-2024) <br />State law reference —Minnesota Noxious Weed Law, <br />Minn. Stats. § 18.75 et seq. <br />Sec. 5.24.020. Maintenance of drainage <br />systems; interference with <br />drainage; permit for drain- <br />age systems. <br />(a) Definitions. The following words, terms <br />and phrases, when used in this section, shall <br />have the meanings ascribed to them in this <br />subsection, except where the context clearly <br />indicates a different meaning: <br />Private drainage system means any storm <br />sewer, ditch, the line, or other facility, together <br />with all appurtenances, constructed by a private <br />person or existing on private property, for the <br />purpose of collecting or conveying natural <br />precipitation. <br />Public drainage system means any storm sewer, <br />ditch, tile line, or other facility, together with all <br />appurtenances, constructed by the city from <br />public funds, whether or not the cost was specially <br />assessed, or maintained by the city from public <br />funds, for the purpose of collecting or conveying <br />natural precipitation. <br />(b) Maintenance. It is the responsibility of the <br />owner of any private drainage system, or the <br />owner of the land upon which it is constructed, to <br />maintain such system in good and workable <br />condition and not to alter its capacity, inlet <br />location or discharge location without a permit <br />from the city. <br />(c) Obstructions. It is a misdemeanor for any <br />person to obstruct or place any obstruction in or <br />upon any public or private drainage system. <br />(d) Contract required. It is a misdemeanor for <br />any person to construct, reconstruct, or in any <br />way alter or extend any public or private drain- <br />age system unless such person is within the <br />scope of a contract with the city or has a written <br />permit from the city. <br />(e) Increase of volume, velocity. It is a <br />misdemeanor for any person to increase the <br />volume or velocity of surface water runoff leav- <br />ing his property, or to channel any surface water <br />runoff so that it is redirected outside of the <br />normal, natural watercourse as such surface <br />water is discharged from private property on to <br />public streets, public property, or on to neighbor- <br />ing private property, without a permit from the <br />city. <br />(Code 1984, § 9.04; Code 2003, § 58-2) <br />Sec. 5.24.030. Junk cars, furniture, <br />household furnishings and <br />appliances stored on public <br />or private property. <br />It is unlawful to park or store any unlicensed, <br />unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle lacking <br />essential parts, household furnishings or appli- <br />ances, or parts or components, on any property, <br />public or private, unless housed within a law- <br />fully erected building. Any violation of this <br />section is declared to be a nuisance; and upon <br />seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown <br />by the records in the office of the county auditor, <br />of private premises on which such material is <br />found, the city may remove the vehicle and <br />certify the cost of such removal as any other <br />CD5:30 <br />