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<br /> 601-11 <br />Council shall direct the City Administrator to extend such sums as an assessment against the <br />property upon which the nuisance existed and shall certify the same to the Ramsey County <br />Auditor for collection in the same manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and <br />collected. <br /> <br /> 1. Standard abatement. Whenever the officer who is charged with enforcement <br />determines that a public nuisance is being maintained or exists on property, the officer must <br />give written notification to the property owner and occupant or other responsible party of that <br />fact and order that the nuisance be terminated and abated. Notice must be served in person <br />or by certified mail. Failure of the party to receive the certified mail does not invalidate the <br />service of the notice. Notice to the owner will be satisfied by notice to the person listed as the <br />taxpayer on the county's tax records. If the property is not occupied, the owner is unknown, <br />or no other responsible party can be reasonably identified, notice may be served by posting it <br />on the property for a period of at least 72 hours. The notice must state: <br />a. the property location of the public nuisance; <br />b. the nature of the public nuisance, with reference to the appropriate code <br />provision; <br />c. the steps to be taken to abate the nuisance and a reasonable amount of time <br />within a period of time not to exceed 30 days, within which the nuisance is to be <br />abated; <br />d. that if the owner, occupant, or other responsible party does not comply with <br />the notice within the time specified, the city may provide for abating the nuisance; <br />e. that the owner, occupant, or other responsible party has the right to appeal the <br />designation as a public nuisance by submitting a request in writing to the city <br />clerk before the date by which abatement must be completed or within seven <br />calendar days after service of the notice, whichever comes first; and <br />f. that the city may assess its costs against the property in accordance with this <br />section. <br />If no timely appeal is submitted and the nuisance is not abated within the deadline given, <br />the enforcement officer may proceed to abate the nuisance. If a timely appeal is <br />submitted, the matter must be scheduled for a hearing before the city council. A notice of <br />the hearing must state the date, time, and location of the city council hearing, must be <br />served in the same manner as the abatement notice, and must be given at least ten days <br />before the hearing. After holding the hearing, the city council may issue an order <br />requiring abatement of the nuisance. <br /> <br />2. Summary abatement. The enforcing officer may provide for abating a public nuisance <br />without following the standard abatement procedure required in paragraph 1 above when: <br />a. there is an immediate threat to the public health or safety; <br />b. there is an immediate threat of serious property damage; <br /> c. a public nuisance has been caused by private parties on public property; or <br />If the enforcing officer abates the nuisance under this section, the officer must <br />reasonably attempt to notify the owner, occupant, or other responsible party of the