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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, debris, refuse,
<br /> litter, dead trees, or noxious weeds, and to remove all other public health or safety hazards from the
<br /> property.
<br /> (b) The owner or occupant of every lot or parcel shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all grass and weeds
<br /> on the property at a height of not more than six inches, except this provision shall not apply to the
<br /> following:
<br /> (1) Publicly owned parks, trails or nature areas.
<br /> (2) Property actively being farmed or used for agricultural purposes in conformance with chapter 78.
<br /> (3) Residential properties in excess of one acre gross lot size when located in the RR-1A, RR-16, LR-1A
<br /> and RS rural residential zoning districts, provided that such properties or portions of properties shall
<br /> be maintained in conformance with this subsection upon notice from the city that lack of such
<br /> maintenance has caused complaints from abutting property owners and is thereby creating a public
<br /> nuisance.
<br /> (4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter 78.
<br /> (5) Grass, weeds or underbrush on any slope in excess of 100 percent (45 degrees).
<br /> (c) Any violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare hazard, and
<br /> upon seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records of the office of the county auditor,
<br /> of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions in violation of this code section
<br /> exist, the city may remove such matter or correct any conditions in violation, and certify the cost of such
<br /> 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 the
<br /> outdoor areas; including courtyards and the like, of the property and adjacent rights-of-way in a manner that
<br /> complies with the following requirements. All recreational vehicles, mobile homes, camping trailers, motor homes,
<br /> pickup coaches, travel trailers, special mobile equipment, and utility trailers shall meet the requirements of this
<br /> Code. Additionally, all exterior storage must comply with subdivision (6) of 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, scrapped, unusable,
<br /> worn-out or wrecked object, thing or material composed in whole or in part of asphalt, brick,
<br /> carbon, cement, plastic, or other synthetic substance, fiber, glass, metal, paper, plaster, plaster of
<br /> paris, rubber, terra cotta, wool, cotton, cloth, canvas, organic matter or other substance,
<br /> regardless of perceived market value or requiring reconditioning in order to be used for its original
<br /> purpose.
<br /> c. Recreational vehicle. Mobile home and recreational vehicle shall mean and include the following
<br /> definitions, and shall not include any manufactured housing unit bearing a State of Minnesota
<br /> manufactured housing seal or certificate, for uses including but not limited to those listed below:
<br /> 1. Camping trailer means a folding structure, mounted on wheels and designed for travel,
<br /> recreation and vacation uses, also called a pop-up camper.
<br /> 2. Motor home means a portable, temporary dwelling to be used for travel, recreation and
<br /> vacation, constructed as an integral part of a self-propelled vehicle.
<br /> 3. Pickup camper means a structure designed to be mounted on a truck chassis for use as a
<br /> temporary dwelling for travel, recreation and vacation.
<br /> 4. Travel trailer means a vehicular, portable structure built on a chassis, designed to be used
<br /> as a temporary dwelling for travel, recreational and vacation uses, permanently identified
<br /> as a travel trailer by the manufacturer of the trailer.
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