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September 30, 2010
Liz Olson
Union Cemetery Volunteer
448 Mill Street
Long Lake, MN 55356
RE: Long Grass/Weeds at Union Cemetery
PIN: 35-118-23-23-0001
Dear Ms. Olson,
The City of Orono received the attached letter from a concerned citizen regarding the tall grass and
weeds at the Union Cemetery. You are the contact/volunteer name for the Union Cemetery according
to the City's records. If you are no longer involved with this organization, please forward to the
appropriate party.
The City requires all private property within the City to be maintained to acceptable standards. Those
standards are outlined within City Code Section 58-1 and are attached below. Please have the grass
and weeds on the property mowed to no more than six inches in height and maintained according to
City requirements.
Thank you for your attention to this matter. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to call me
at 952.249.4620.
Sincerely,
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Christine Mattson
Planning Assistant
Enclosure
Telephone(952)249-4600 • Fax(952)249-4616
www.ci.orono.mn.us
Sec. 58-1. Maintenance of private property.
(a) It is the duty of the owner of every vacant property and the owner and occupant of every
occupied property to maintain the property in a neat, clean and presentable manner free of any junk,
debris, refuse, litter, dead trees, or noxious weeds, and to remove all other public health or safety
hazards from the property.
(b) The owner or occupant of every lot or parcel shall regularly cut or otherwise maintain all
grass and weeds on the property at a height of not more than six inches, except this provision shall not
apply to the following:
(1) Publicly owned parks, trails or nature areas.
(2) Property actively being farmed or used for agricultural purposes in conformance with
chapter 78.
(3) Residential properties in excess of one acre gross lot size when located in the RR-1A,
RR-1B, LR-1A and RS rural residential zoning districts, provided that such properties or
portions of properties shall be maintained in conformance with this subsection upon
notice from the city that lack of such maintenance has caused complaints from abutting
property owners and is thereby creating a public nuisance.
(4) Wetlands vegetation as defined in chapter 78.
(5) Grass, weeds or underbrush on any slope in excess of 100 percent (45 degrees).
(c) Any violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance and a public safety and welfare
hazard, and upon seven days' written notice to the owner, as shown by the records of the office of the
county auditor, of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions in violation of this
code section exist, the city may remove such matter or correct any conditions in violation, and certify
the cost of such removals or corrections as any other special assessment.
(Code 1984, § 9.55; Ord. No. 191 2nd series, § 1, 6-14-1999)