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Ordinance 866 Page 3 1701.050. ABATEMENT ON PRIVATE OR PUBLIC PROPERTY (1) Whenever a nuisance, as defined in section 1701.010, is found to exist within any developed portions or utilized portions of any parcel or within 100 feet of such developed/utilized areas of any property that may lie within non-maintained naturally wooded areas on private property, the owner or person in control of such property shall be notified in writing, or by mail or personal delivery, that such condition exists. The notice shall also state that abatement, removal, or destruction of the nuisance shall be completed within 60 days. Extensions shall be granted by the City Administrator or his/her assignee on a case-by-case basis. Failure to abate the nuisance in the manner prescribed by the City Council will result in the City, by and through its Public Works department, entering upon the premises to abate the nuisance. (2) If the owner or person in control of any private premises upon which such a nuisance exists does not abate or eliminate the same within the timeline specifically outlined in the written notice based on time of year and type of tree to be removed, the City Council, its officers, employees and agents shall proceed to have such nuisance properly abated or eliminated. 17010.060. ABATEMENT ON CITY PROPERTY. Nuisances defined in section 1701.010 and found within areas as defined in section 1701.050 which exist upon property owned or controlled by the city, including public street rights-of-way, shall be abated or eliminated by the public works department forthwith in accordance with established specifications and procedures. 1701.070. COST OF ABATEMENT. If, pursuant to section 1701.050, the City Administrator, acting under the direction of the City Council, orders the removal or abatement of such nuisance, the Administrator shall report the cost of the removal or abatement to the council and the expense thereof plus an amount determined by the City Council to reimburse the city for its costs of inspection and eradication shall be assessed by the council upon the parcels on which the nuisance was located, notice being first given by a letter sent by first class mail to the property owner of the time and place such assessment will be made. The assessment procedure shall be as prescribed by Minn. Stats. § 429.101, and said assessment shall be a lien on the parcels and shall be returned with and collected in the same manner as other city taxes. 1701.080. TRANSPORTING OF NUISANCE WOOD. (1) The transportation of diseased trees and firewood as defined under this chapter shall be confined in accordance with the rules, regulations, or quarantine area(s) defined or identified by the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources. (2) Disposal of all ash wood shall be carried out in accordance with the City’s adopted Emerald Ash Borer Management Plan. 1701.090. INTERFERENCE. No person shall prevent, delay or interfere with the board of park commissioners or the officers and employees of the parks and recreation department of the city while they are engaged in the performance of duties imposed by this chapter.