City Council Ordinance 490ORDINANCE NO. 490
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR THE SHUT-OFF OF WATER SERVICES TO
VACANT BUILDINGS OR IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS:
SECTION 1. Title 7, Chapter 2, Section 20 of the City Code of the City of Monticello is
amended by changing its title, PROVISION FOR SHUT-OFF FOR NONPAYMENT, and by
adding the following new paragraph (C) as follows:
7-2-20 PROVISION FOR SHUT-OFF FOR '`TONP,1�YME-N-T OF SERVICE:
( C ) Shut-off for Abandonment or Vacancy: The Chief Building Official or the
Public Works Director, to protect the public health and safety and in order to
protect the public water supply and/or private property, may order the City water
service immediately disconnected to any property without prior notice to the
owner upon determining that any of the following conditions exist:
1) The property is vacant or abandoned;
2) The property is unsecured;
3) The property is determined to be uninhabitable or unsuitable for
occupancy;
4) Other utilities have been shut-off or the City has been provided notice
of disconnection of gas or electric service;
5) That running water to the property creates an unsanitary or unsafe
condition.
Water service shall not be re -connected to the propertv until it has passed an
inspection by the City and the owner pays any re -connection fee. Upon
disconnection, the City will post or leave notice at the propertv indicating the date
of disconnection and directions regarding how the service may be re -connected.
SECTION 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and
publication.
ADOPTED by the Monticello City Council this 8th day of December 120d.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
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ATTEST:
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Administrator
By.
Clint Herbst, Mayor`
/ City of Monticello
(Official Publication)
ORDINANCE NO. 490
CITY OF MONTICELLO
WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING FOR
THE SHUT-OFF OF WATER
SERVICES TO VACANT BUILDINGS
OR IN OTHER CIRCUMSTANCES
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION THE CITY COUNCIL OFTHE CITY
OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA,
ORDAINS:
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) SECTION 1. Title 7, Chapter 2, Sec-
tion 20 of the City Code of the City of
SS. Monticello is amended by changing its
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) title, PROVISION FOR SHUT-OFF
FOR NONPAYMENT, and by adding
the following new paragraph (C) as fol-
lows:
Bruce Treichler, being duly sworn on an oath, states or af- 7-2-20 PROVISION FOR SHUT -
firms that he is the Publisher of the newspaper known as OFF OF SERVICE:
Monticello Times and has full knowledge of the facts which ( C ) Shut-off for Abandonment or Va-
are stated below. cancy: The Chief Building Official or
the Public Works Director, to protect the
(A) The newspaper has complied with all Of the require- public health and safety and in order to
protect the public water supply and/or
ments constituting qualification as a qualified newspa- private property, may order the City
per as provided by Minn. Stat. § 331A.02, water service immediately disconnect-
§ 331A.07, and other applicable laws as amended. ed to any property without prior notice
to the owner upon determining that any
(B) The printed public notice that is attached was pub- of the following conditions exist:
1) The property is vacant or aban-
lished in the newspaper once each week for one doned;
successive week(s); it was first published on 2) The property is unsecured;
Thursday, the 18 day Of December 3) The property is determined to be
uninhabitable or unsuitable for oc-
2008, and was thereafter printed and published on cupancy;
every Thursday to and including Thursday, the 4) Other utilities have been shut-off or
day of 2008; and printed the City has been provided notice of
below is a co of the lower case alphabet from A to disconnection of gas or electric
copy p service;
Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as 5) That running water to the property
being the size and kind of type used in the composi- creates an unsanitary or unsafe
condition.
tion and publication Of the notice: Water service shall not be re-connect-
abcdefghijklmnopgrstuvwxyz ed to the property until it has passed an
inspection by the City and the owner
pays any re -connection fee. Upon dis-
connection, the City will post or leave
notice at the property indicating the
By: date of disconnection and directions re-
garding how the service may be re -con -
Title: Publisher nected.
Section 2.Effective Date. This ordi-
nance shall be effective upon its pas -
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before me sage and publication.
On this 18 day of December , 2008. ADOPTED by the Montice!llu City
Council this 8th day of December,
2008.
CITY OF MONTICELLO
ATTEST: By:
Clint Herbst, Mayor
Notarv-�ubli/ Jeff O'Neill, City Administrator
(Dec. 18, 2008) mt-ord 490 Wtr
MARY ANN CARLSON
NOTARY PUBLIC — MINNESOTA
MY COMMISSION EXPIRES 1-31-09