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(b) Declaration of Property as a Public Health Nuisance. If law enforcement <br />determines the existence of a clandestine drug lab site or chemical dump site, the <br />property shall be declared a public health nuisance. <br />(c) Notice of Public Health Nuisance to Concerned Parties. Upon notification by law <br />enforcement authorities, the City Building Official shall promptly issue a <br />Declaration of Public Health Notice for the affected property and post a copy of <br />the Declaration at the probable entrance to the dwelling or property. The Building <br />Official shall also notify the owner of the property by mail and notify the <br />following parties: <br />1. Occupants of the property; <br />2. Neighbors at probable risk; <br />3. The City of Lino Lakes Police Department; and <br />4. Other state and local authorities, such as MPCA and MDH, that are known <br />to have public and environmental protection responsibilities that are <br />applicable to the situation. <br />(d) Property Owner's Responsibility to Act. The Building Official shall also issue an <br />order to abate the public health nuisance, including a specified time to complete <br />each of the following: <br />1. Vacate those portions of the property, including building or structure interiors, <br />S•••.- that may place the occupants or visitors at risk. <br />2. Contract with appropriate environmental testing and cleaning firms to conduct <br />an on-site assessment, complete clean-up and remediation testing and follow- <br />up testing, and determine that the property risks are sufficiently reduced to <br />allow safe human occupancy of the dwelling. <br />3. Provide written documentation of the clean-up process, including a signed, <br />written statement that the property is safe for human occupancy. <br />(e) Property Owner's Responsibility for Costs. The property owner shall be <br />responsible for all costs of vacation or clean-up of the site, including contractors <br />fees and public costs for services that were performed in association with a <br />clandestine drub lab site or chemical dump site clean-up. Public costs may <br />include, but are not limited to: <br />1. Posting of the site; <br />2. Notification of affected parties; <br />3. Expenses related to the recovery of costs, including the assessment <br />process; <br />4. Laboratory fees; <br />5. Clean-up services; <br />6. Administrative fees; and <br />