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Orono, MN Code of Ordinances Page 4 of 4 any other special assessment. Additionally, the city may also seek injunctive relief for violation of this section. Owners of private property shall remove and keep removed from all exterior areas of all residential properties the following items: a. Pest harborage. All exterior property shall be free from rodent harborage and infestation. Boxes, lumber, scrap metal, and similar materials shall not be allowed to accumulate outside a structure in a manner that attracts an infestation of pests. Materials permitted and approved for exterior storage shall be neatly stacked. b. Trash and debris. All household garbage, offal, dead animals, animal and human waste, and waste materials. 2. Accumulations of litter, glass, scrap materials (such as wood, metal, paper, and plastics), junk, combustible materials, stagnant water, plastic bags or trash. 3. Accumulations of clothing and any other items not designed for outdoor storage. c. Non -trash items. 1. Accumulations of wood pallets. 2. Accumulations of vehicle parts or tires. 3. All construction and building materials unless such materials are being used at the time in the construction of a building, in which case such construction must be permitted and on a continuous, uninterrupted basis. 4. All appliances or appliance parts. 5. All indoor or upholstered furniture of a type or material which is deteriorated by exposure to outdoor elements. 6. All recycling materials except for reasonable accumulations, amounts consistent with a policy of regular removal, which are stored in a well-maintained manner according to Chapter 50 and Chapter 54. 7. All other non -trash items which: (i) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with normal and usual use; or (ii) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with the intended use of the property, or (iii) Are likely to obstructor impede the necessary passage of fire or other emergency personnel. d. Fertilizer and burial of waste. No person shall leave, deposit, or cause to be placed on any private ground any garbage, sewage, waste, debris, carcass, or other substance or matter which is offensive or unhealthy by decomposition unless the same be buried at least three (3) feet under the surface of the ground; provided, that the use of manure and phosphorous free fertilizer in the normal course for agriculture or horticulture is permitted. (Code 1984, § 10.60(13); Ord. No. 206 2nd series, § 1, 9-10-2001; Ord. No. 4 3rd series, § 2,11-11-2003; Ord. No. 21 3rd series, § 1, 11-8-2004; Ord. No. 29 3rd series, §§ 1-3,10-24-2005) about:blank 7/2/2015 *S.