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13 with the enforcement of this Chapter shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public nuisances. a. The Clerk-Administrator or designee is authorized to enter upon any property if necessary to determine whether the provisions of this Code or any applicable State statute has been violated, to make any examinations or surveys, or to conduct any tests as may be reasonably necessary in the performance of their duties. All inspection and testing must be done in a reasonable manner. SECTION 13. Chapter 607 Section 607.08 Subd. 1 of the Mounds View Municipal Code is hereby amended with additions underlined and deletions struck out to read as follows: Subd. 1. 2. Abatement: Notice to owner or to person or persons responsible: Whenever, in the judgement of the officer charged with enforcement, it is determined upon investigation by the officer charged with enforcement that a public nuisance is being maintained or exists within the City, said officer a notice of violation shall be served upon the owner or the person or persons responsible therefore in the manner prescribed in Section 607.09 Subd. 3 and Subd. 4.such officer shall call or notify in writing the person committing and maintaining such a public nuisance and require him to terminate and abate said nuisance and remove such conditions or remedy such defects. Notice to the owner shall be satisfied by notice to the person listed as the taxpayer on the County's tax records. If the premises are not occupied, the address of the owner is unknown and no other responsible party can be reasonably identified, notice may be served on the property 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 amount of time to be designated in said notice, but the maximum time of the removal of said notice after service of said notice shall not in any event exceed thirty (30) days. If the owner, occupant or other responsible party does not comply with the notice within the time specified, the City Council may, after notice to the owner and occupant or other responsible party and an opportunity to be heard, provide for abating the nuisance by the City. The notice shall be served in the same manner as notice by the enforcing officer and shall be given at least ten (10) days before the date stated in the notice when the Council will consider the matter. If notice is given by posting, at least thirty (30) days shall elapse between the day of posting and the hearing. Subd. 3. Form: The notice of violation described in Section 607.09 Subd. 2. shall be in accordance with all of the following: a. Be in writing. b. Include a description of the real estate sufficient for identification. c. Include a statement of the violation or violations, and why the notice is being issued. d. Include a corrective order allowing a reasonable time to make the corrections and improvements required to bring the property or structure into compliance with the provisions of this Code.