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ENVIRONMENT � 55-2
<br /> AR,TICLE I. IN GENER.AL Sec. 58-2. 1�'Iaintenance of drainage systems;
<br /> interference with drainage; per-
<br /> Sec. 58-1. Maintenance of private property. mit for drainage systems.
<br /> (a) It is the duty of the owner of every vacant (a) De�i�zitio�l.s. 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 thein 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 nieaning:
<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 /> shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all �PPurtensnces,constructed by a private person or
<br /> grass and weeds on the property at a height of not e:�isting on private property, for the purpose of
<br /> more than six inches, e:�cept this provision shall collecting or conveying natural precipitation.
<br /> not apply to the following: Public drai�tiage syste�n means any storm se�ver,
<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 /> agricultural purposes in conformance with assessed, or maintained by the city from public
<br /> chapter 78. funds, for the purpose of collecting or conveying
<br /> natural precipitation.
<br /> (3) Residential properties in escess of one
<br /> acre gross lot size when located in the (b) Nlaintenance. It is the responsibility of the
<br /> RR-lA, RR-1B, LR-lA 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 com- city.
<br /> plaints from abutting property owners (c) Obstructio�is. It is a misdemeanor for any
<br /> and is thereby creating a public nuisance. person to obstruct or place any obstruction in or
<br /> l4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter upon any public or private drainage system.
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<br /> (d) Contract required. It is a misdemeanor for
<br /> (5) �rass, weeds or undex•brush on any slope any person to construct, reconstruct, or in any
<br /> in excess of 100 percent (45 deb ees}, way alter or estend any public or private drainage
<br /> (c) Any violation of this section is declared to system unless such pez•son is within the scope of a
<br /> be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare contx•act with the city or has a written permit
<br /> hazard, and upon seven days' written notice to from the city.
<br /> the o�vner, as sho�vn by the records of the off`ice of
<br /> the county auditor, of private premises on which (e) Increuse of i�olunze, uelocrty. It is a misde-
<br /> such material is found or any conditions in viola- nleanor for any person to increase the volume or
<br /> tion of this code section eYist,the city may remo`re �elocity of surface water runofi lear•inb his prop-
<br /> such matter or correct any conditions in violation, erty, or to channel an� 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. �vatercourse as such surface water is discharged
<br /> (�o�� 1gs�, 5 9.5�; �Jrd. �io. �91 2rd series. � l, from private property on to public streets, public
<br /> 6-14-1999) property, or on to neighborin� private property,
<br /> State law reference—Jlinnesota �iosious �tezd Law. vvit}lOut 3 peTmit fcOm t�1e Cit}'.
<br /> tiIinn. Stat. § 18.i5 et seq. (Code 1984, ,§ 9.04)
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