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City Council Ordinance 458ORDINANCE NO. 458 CITY OF MONTICELLO WRIGHT COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 7, CHAPTER 1, PUBLIC NUISANCES THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MONTICELLO, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 7-1-1, subparagraph (A) 1., of the Monticello City Code shall be amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: 7-1-1: (A) 1. Junk Vehicles. A vehicle without a valid current license, or without a valid current registration (if applicable), or which is apparently inoperable located outside an enclosed building in a residential area including, but not limited to, automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, snowmobiles, trailers, all- terrain vehicles and watercraft. SECTION 2. Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 7-1-1 of the Monticello City Code shall be amended by deleting, in its entirety, subparagraph 7-1-1 (A) 2. SECTION 3. Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 7-1-1, subparagraph (A) 3., of the Monticello City Code shall be amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: 7-1-1: (A) 3. Prohibited Material Storage. Any violation of this section is subject to abatement upon seven days' written notice to the owner of private premises on which such material is found or any conditions in violation of this code section exist. The owner of the property will be determined as shown by the records of the office of the county recorder. 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. 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. 130176 v3 (b) Trash and debris. (i) All household garbage, offal, dead animals, animal and human waste, and waste materials. (ii) Accumulations of litter, glass, scrap materials (such as wood, metal, paper, and plastics), junk, combustible materials, stagnant water, plastic bags or trash. (iii) Accumulations of clothing and any other items not designed for outdoor storage. (c) Non-trash items. (i) Accumulations of wood pallets. (ii) Accumulations of vehicle parts or tires. (iii) 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. (iv) All appliances or appliance parts. (v) All indoor or upholstered furniture of a type or material which is deteriorated by exposure to outdoor elements. (vi) All other non-trash items which: (1) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with normal and usual use; or (2) Are of a type or quantity inconsistent with the intended use of the property; or (3) Are likely to obstruct or 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. SECTION 4. Title 7, Chapter 1, Section 7-1-4 of the Monticello City Code shall be amended so as to read in its entirety as follows: 130176 v3 CHAPTER 1 PUBLIC NUISANCES 7-1-4: ENFORCEMENT: (A) Any person owning and/or occupying property within the city where activities described in subsections 7-1-1 (C), (D), and (E) are in violation of this ordinance shall be so notified in writing by the City of the violation by certified mail and given seven (7) days to either correct the violation or appeal to the City Council for a determination that the complained of activity does not violate the ordinance. An appeal to the City Council is perfected within the seven (7) day period if the person in violation files with the City Administrator a written request to be placed on the next City Council agenda for purposes of the Council hearing the appeal. No further action shall then be taken by the City until such time as the City Council shall determine that a violation does exist. Any party aggrieved by a decision hereunder by the City Council may appeal the decision to the District Court, Wright County, Minnesota, within thirty (30) days of the Council's decision. If after seven (7) days of the notice of violation the person in violation of this ordinance fails to correct the violation or appeal to the City Council, the City shall either: 1. petition the District Court for civil relief from the violation; or 2. remove and dispose of the material creating the violation and assess the cost of clean up, removal, and disposal against the property where such activity in violation of this ordinance occurred. For purposes of 7-1-1 (C), (D), and (E), the City need only provide the person in violation thereof one notice in any one 12-month period. If after a notice and within 12 months of such notice repeated violations occur, the City, without additional notice, may correct the conditions creating such violations and assess the cost therefore against the property where such activity in violation of 7-1-1 (C), (D), or (E) occurred. (B) PENALTY: Any person who violates any of the provisions of this ordinance is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be punished not more than the maximum penalty for a misdemeanor as prescribed by state law. 3 130176 v3 SECTION 5. EFFECTIVE DATE. This ordinance shall be effective upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED by the Monticello City Council this 12t~ay of March , 2007. CITY OF MONTICELLO By: Clint Herbst, ayor ATTEST: Jeff City Administrator 4 130176 v3