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• • CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA ("8 —0 C ORDINANCE NO. 85-08 AN ORDINANCE PROVIDING AN ABATEMENT PROCEDURE FOR NUISANCES The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes does hereby ordain: Section 1. Declaration of Policy. The City Council of the City of Lino Lakes has determined that the health, safety, good order, general welfare, and convenience of the public is threat- ened by certain public nuisances on property within the City limits. It is declared to be the intention of the Council to abate these nuisances, and this ordinance is enacted for that purpose. Section 2. Whoever, by his act or failure to perform a legal duty, intentionally does any of the following is guilty of maintaining a public nuisance and may be ordered to abate the nuisance as provided herein, charged with a misdemeanor, or both: 1. Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures, or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of members of the public. 2. Interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage any public highway or right of way, or waters used by the public. 3. Willfully opposes or obstructs a health officer of physician charged with the enforcement of the health laws in performing any legal duties. 4. Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by state law or City ordinance to be a public nuisance. Section 3. Hearing Examiner. 1. Position Created. The position of Hearing Examiner is hereby created. The City Council may contract with third parties for the furnishing of all services of the Hearing Examiner as contained in this ordinance and set the rate of compensation therefor. 2. Duties of the Hearing Examiner. The Hearing Examiner shall have the following duties: a. Set dates and hear all contested cases following appeals of orders of the Zoning Administrator or Chief Building Official.