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i City of Saint Anthony Housing Maintenance Ordinance Draft Number 5 -- September 2, 1992 Page Number 14 1 total of one .hundred (100) cubic feet in volume and five feet high for all city lots; (2) the 2 container(s) shall be of a durable material such as wood, block, or sturdy metal fencing 3 material; (3) the compost container(s) shall be located at least five (5) feet from lot lines 4 and be placed no closer than 20 feet to any habitable building other than the resident's own 5 home nor less than two feet from the alley if any alley exists; (4) only organic yard materials, 6 such as grass clippings, leaves, faded flowers, weeds, sawdust, wood ash and plant trimmings, 7 lake plants, straw and commercially available compost amendments, may be placed in the 8 compost container(s); (5) none of the following materials shall be placed in the compost 9 container(s): meat, bones, fat oils, dairy products and other kitchen wastes; whole branches 10 or logs, plastics, synthetic fibers, human or pet wastes or diseased plants; (6) compost shall 11 be properly managed to minimize odor generation and promote effective decomposition of 12 the material. 13 14 TREES AND BRUSH. Every yard of a premises on which a dwelling stands shall properly 15 trim and dress all trees and brush so overgrowth does not overwhelm access or safety 16 sightlines near right-of-ways. 17 . 18 DISCONTINUANCE OF SERVICE OR FACILITIES. No owner, operator, or occupant 19 shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under this ordinance, • 20 . to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied dwelling or dwelling 21 ' unit let or occupied, except for such temporary interruptions as may be necessary while 22 actual repairs or alterations are in process, or during temporary emergencies. 23 24 SECTION 4. 25 26 MAXIMUM DENSITY, MINIMUM SPACE,USE AND LOCATION REQUIREMENTS. 27 No person shall occupy nor permit or let to be occupied any dwelling or dwelling unit for 28 the purpose of living therein, which does not comply with the following requirements: 29 30 PERMISSIBLE OCCUPANCY OF DWELLING UNIT. With the exception of owners 31 occupying a respective dwelling unit prior to 1940, the maximum permissible occupancy of 32 any dwelling unit shall be determined by reference to the current Minnesota Uniform 33 Building Codes. 34 35 ONE FAMILY PER DWELLING UNIT. Not more than one family, except for temporary 36 guests, shall occupy a dwelling unit. 37 38 MINIMUM CEILING HEIGHT. In order to qualify as habitable, rooms shall have a clear 39 ceiling height of not less than seven feet, six inches, except that in attics or top-half stories 40 used for sleeping, study, or similar activities, the ceiling height shall be not less than seven . 41 feet six inches over at least one-half of the floor area. In calculating the floor area of such 42 rooms in attics or top-halt stories, only those portions of the floor area of the room having