Ch3.§1-5 · City of Nowthen public records

A. No person shall, directly or indirectly or by omission, create a nuisance. B. No responsible party shall allow a nuisance to remain upon or in any property, structure or vehicle under his control. C. No owner of any truck, trailer, or railroad car, or other vehicle shall leave the vehicle standing on or along any street, highway, freeway, or railroad track, or other public or private property within City of Nowthen carrying or containing any refuse, noxious substance, or hazardous waste. (Ordinance #6, adopted March 10, 2009) 3-1-6: DISCLOSURE OF RESPONSIBLE PARTY: Upon the request of the enforcement officer, a responsible party or owner shall disclose the name of any other   responsible party or owner known to them. This shall include specifically, but not exclusively, the persons for whom they are acting, from whom they are leasing the property, to whom they are leasing the property, with whom they share joint ownership or with whom they have any conveyancing contract. (Ordinance #6, adopted March 10, 2009) 3-1-7: ORDER TO CEASE: In the event that an enforcement officer observes a person creating a nuisance, the officer may, after presenting proper identification, order that the person cease creating a nuisance. (Ordinance #6, adopted March 10, 2009) 3-1-8: ABATEMENT AND COSTS: A. Actions. Abatement may include specifically, but not exclusively, removing, cleaning, exterminating, cutting, mowing, grading, repairing, draining, securing, boarding, barricading, fencing and demolishing. B. Costs. Abatement costs shall include specifically, but not exclusively, the costs of the abatement; the cost of investigation, such as title searches, inspection and testing; the cost of notification; filing costs; and administrative costs. C. Record of Abatement Costs and Billing. The enforcement officer shall keep a record of the costs of abatement performed under this Section and shall report monthly to the City Council all work performed for which the property owners shall be billed. The invoices shall state and certify the description of the land, lots or parcels involved and the amount assessable to each. D. Certification of Unpaid Abatement Costs to County Auditor. On or before September 1 of each year, the City Clerk shall list the total unpaid charge for each abatement against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this Section. After notice and hearing as provided in Minnesota Statutes Section 429.061, the Council may then spread the charges against property benefited as a special assessment under Minnesota Statues, Section 429.101 and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with current taxes the following year, or in annual installments, not exceeding ten, as the Council may determine in each case. (Ordinance #6, adopted March 10, 2009) 3-1-9: SERVICE: When service of an order or notice is required, any one or more of the following methods of service shall be adequate. A. Personal service   B. Service by mail, unless it is a written order which gives three (3) days or less for the completion of any act required by the order. C. If the appropriate party or address cannot be determined after reasonable effort, by posting a copy of the order in a conspicuous place on the property. D. If a mailed order or notice is returned by the United States Postal Service, a good faith effort shall be made to determine the correct address, unless the order or notice orders abatement and that abatement has been completed. (Ordinance #6, adopted March 10, 2009)

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