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Ordinance No. 556 <br /> Page 12 <br /> a. Abandoned and junk vehicles dre declared to be a <br /> public nuisance creating a hazard to the health and <br /> safety of the public because they invite <br /> plundering, create fire hazards, attract vermin, <br /> and present physical dangers to the safety and well <br /> being of children and other citizens. The <br /> accumulation and outside storage of such vehicles <br /> is in the nature of rubbish, litter, and unsightly <br /> __debris- and is a blight on the landscape and _a_ <br /> detriment to the environment. It shall be unlawful <br /> for a person to pile, store or keep wrecked, junked <br /> or abandoned motor vehicles on private or public <br /> property. <br /> b. Any vehicle, whether occupied or not, that is found <br /> stopped, standing or parked in violation of any <br /> ordinance or State statute; or that is reported <br /> stolen; or that is found impeding firefighting, <br /> snow removal or plowing or the orderly flow of <br /> traffic, is declared to be a public nuisance. <br /> c. Any vehicle which is impeding public road or <br /> utility repair, construction or maintenance <br /> activities after reasonable notice of the improper <br /> activities has been given to the vehicle owner or <br /> user at least twelve hours in advance, is declared <br /> to be a public nuisance. <br /> d. Vehicles without license plates: Any vehicle shall <br /> be deemed to be a junked or abandoned vehicle if <br /> said vehicle does not have attached thereto a valid <br /> and current license plate issued by the proper <br /> state agency. <br /> Subd. 7 . ABATEMENT OF VEHICLES <br /> a. Impounding. Any police officer or other duly <br /> authorized person may order any vehicle <br /> constituting a public nuisance to be immediately <br /> removed and/or impounded. The impounded vehicle <br /> shall be surrendered to the duly identified owner <br /> by the towing contractor only upon payment of the <br /> required impound, towing and storage fees. <br /> b. Sale. Notice and sale of any vehicle impounded <br /> under this ordinance shall be conducted in <br /> accordance with Minnesota Statute Chapter 168B, <br /> governing the sale of abandoned motor vehicles. <br />