City Council Ordinance 57-1-1
CHAPTER I
PUBLIC NUISANCES
THE CITY OF MONTICELLO HEREBY ORDAINS THE FOLLOWING:
SECTION:
7-1-I: ACTIVITIES, BUSINESSES PROHIBITED
7-1-2: EXCEPTIONS
7-1-1: ACTIVITIES, BUSINESSES PROHIBITED: SUBSEQUENT TO THE ENACTMENT
HEREOF, THE FOLLOWING ACTS, CONDITIONS, ACTIVITIES, BUSINESS OR
BUSINESSES ARE HEREBY PROHIBITED EXCEPT AS HEREINAFTER PERMITTED:
(A) NO UNWHOLESOME SUBSTANCE, GARBAGE, REFUSE, OFFAL, OR SIMILAR SUBSTANCES
SHALL BE BROUGHT, DEPOSITED, LEFT, DUMPED OR ALLOWED TO ACCUMULATE
WITHIN THE CITY. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION OF THE CITY ORDINANCES
ENTITLED "PUBLIC NUISANCES", REFUSE SHALL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED
TO THE FOLLOWING OR SIMILAR ITEMS STORED OR PARKED OUTSIDE: PASSENGER
AUTOMOBILES, STATION WAGONS, TRUCKS AND OTHER VEHICLES NOT CURRENTLY
LICENSED (IF APPLICABLE) BY THE STATE OR WHICH ARE BECAUSE OF MECHANICAL
DEFICIENCY INCAPABLE OF MOVEMENT UNDER THEIR OWN POWER; HOUSEHOLD
APPLIANCES SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO WASHING MACHINES, DRYERS, REFRIG-
ERATORS, STOVES, FREEZERS, TELEVISION AND RADIO SETS, PHONOGRAPHS, AND
SIMILAR ITEMS, VEHICLE PARTS, OLD MACHINERY, MACHINERY PARTS, TIRES,
TIN CANS, BOTTLES, BUILDING; MATERIALS (UNLESS CURRENT BUILDING PERMIT
FOR THEIR USE IS IN FORCE, WOOD (UNLESS USED FOR FIRE WOOD AND NEATLY
STACKED), METAL OR ANY OTHER MATERIAL OR CAST OFF MATERIAL, AND SIMILAR
ITEMS.
(B) A PUBLIC NUISANCE IS A CRIME AGAINST THE ORDER AND ECONOMY OF THE STATE
AND CONSISTS IN UNLAWFULLY DOING AN ACT OR OMITTIN_ TO PERFORM A DUTY
WHICH AN ACT OR OMISSION SHALL:
I. ANNOY, INJURE OR ENDANGER THE SAFETY, HEALTH, COMFORT, OR REPOSE
OF ANY CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PERSONS*
2. OFFEND PUBLIC DECENCY.
�. UNLAWFULLY INTERFERE WITH, OBSTRUCT OR TEND TO OBSTRUCT OR RENDER
DANGEROUS FOR PASSAGE, A LAKE, NAVIGABLE RIVER, BAY, STREAM CANAL OR
BASIN OR A PUBLIC PARK, SQUARE, STREET, ALLEY OR HIGHWAY OR
4. IN ANY WAY RENDER A CONSIDERABLE NUMBER OF PERSONS INSECURE IN
LIFE OR THE USE OF PROPERTY, AND AS SUCH NUISANCES ARE HEREBY PRO-
HIBITED.
(u) IN ANY AREA THE EXISTENCE OF ANY NOXIOUS OR POISONOUS VEGETATION SUCH
AS POISON RAGWEED, OR OTHER POISONOUS PLANTS, OR ANY WEED, GRASS, BRUSH
OR PLANTS WHICH ARE A FIRE HAZARD OR OTHERWISE DETRIMENTAL TO THE HEALTH
OR APPEARANCE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD*
(D) NO PERSON SHALL HEREAFTER ENGAGE WITHIN THE CITY IN ANY TRADE OR
EMPLOYMENT WHICH IS HURTFUL TO THE INHABITANTS OR DANGEROUS TO THE
PUBLIC HEALTH, OR INJURIOUS TO NEIGHBORING PROPERTY, OR FROM WHICH
OBNOXIOUS ODORS ARISE, OR UNDUE NOISE EMINATES, AND SPECIFICALLY NO
PERSON SHALL OPERATE A DUMP OR GARBAGE DUMPING AREA OR RENDERING PLANT
OR TRAILER COURT EXCEPT SUCH SPECIFIC ACTIVITY BE AUTHORIZED BY THE
ISSUANCE OF A PERMIT AS HEREINAFTER PROVIDED.
FOR STATUTE AUTHORITY SEE CHAPTER T62, SESSION LAWS MINNESOTA 1953,
AND SECTION 412.221, SUBDIVISIONS 22,23, AND 29 OF MINNESOTA STATUTES
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(E) IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO CAUSE OR PERMIT GARBAGE, TIN CANS OR
REFUSE TO BE THROWN OR SCATTERED UPON ANY STREET, ALLEY, HIGHWAY,
PARKWAY OR 90OLEVARD OR REAL ESTATE.
(F) THE OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS OF LANDS SHALL REMOVE SUCH SUBSTANCES DE—
SCRIBED IN SUBSECTION (A) AND (C) FROM SUCH LAND, OR ELIMINATE THE
NUISANCE EXISTING ON SUCH LAND OR IN DEFAULT OF REMOVAL THEREFROM
WITHIN THIRTY (3O) DAYS OF A WRITTEN NOTICE FROM THE COUNCIL, THE
COUNCIL MAY ORDER THE REMOVAL AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT,
WHICH EXPENSE SHALL BECOME A LIEN UPON THE PROPERTY TO BE COLLECTED
AS A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. IN LIEU OF SUCH ELIMINATION BY THE COUNCIL
THE COUNCIL MAY REQUIRE THE REMOVAL BY APPROPRIATE COURT ORDER OR BY
CRIMINAL PROSECUTION OR BY BOTH.
7-1-2: EXCEPTIONS: THE PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER DO NOT APPLY
TO THE HAULING OR ACCUMULATION OR SPREADING OF MANURE FOR
THE PURPOSES OF AGRICULTURE, NOR TO THE NATURAL AND USUAL ACCUMULATION
OF RUBBISH FROM ONE RESIDENCE ON THE OWNERIS OWN PREMISES, PROVIDE(? THE
PUBLIC HEALTH IS NOT ADVERSELY AFFECTED THEREBY.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
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ATTEST: GARY IEBER, a O. JOHNSON
CI ADMINISTRATOR MAYOR
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