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power to inspect private premises, and the officers charged with enforcement of this Code shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public nuisances. 601.070. POWERS OF OFFICERS. Whenever, in the judgment of the officer charged with enforcement, it is determined upon investigation that a public nuisance is being maintained or exists within the City, such officer shall notify in writing the person committing or maintaining such public nuisance and require him to terminate and abate said nuisance and to remove such conditions or remedy such defects. Said written notice shall be served on the person committing or maintaining said nuisance, in person or by registered mail. If the premises are not occupied and the address of the owner is unknown, service on the owner may be had by posting a copy of the notice on the premises. Said notice shall require the owner or occupant of such premises, or both, to take reasonable steps within a reasonable time to abate and remove said nuisance, said steps and time to be designated in said notice, but the maximum time for the removal of said nuisance after service of said notice shall not in any event exceed thirty (30) days. Service of notice may be proved in filing an affidavit of service in the office of the City Clerk setting forth the manner and the time thereof. When an order so given is not complied with, such noncompliance shall be reported forthwith to the Council for such action as may be necessary and deemed admissabie in the name of the City to abate and enjoin the further continuation of said nuisance. 601.080. ABATEMENT OF NUISANCE BY COUNCIL. If, after such service of notice, the person served fails to abate the nuisance or make the necessary repairs, alterations or changes in accordance with the direction of the Council, the Council may cause such nuisance to be abated at the expense of the Council and recover such expenditure, plus an additional twenty -five (25 %) percent of such expenditures, by civil action against the person or persons served; or, if service has been had upon the owner or occupant, by ordering the Clerk to extend such sum, plus twenty -five (25 %) percent thereof, as a special tax against the property upon which the nuisance existed and to certify the same to the County Auditor of Ramsey County, Minnesota, for collection in the same manner as taxes and special assessments are certified and collected. 601.090. PENALTIES. Any person who shall cause or create a nuisance, or permit any nuisance to be created or placed upon, or to remain upon any premises owned or occupied by him, and any person who shall fail to comply with any order made under the provisions of this Code, upon conviction thereof shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine of not more than Five Hundred Dollars ($500.00) or by imprisonment in the County jail for not more than ninety (90) days. Page 33