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Compliance Official. Approval shall be based on compliance with the minimum standards of this Code for habitable rooms. Subd. 11. Yard Cover. Every yard of a premises on which a dwelling stands shall be provided with lawn or combined ground cover of vegetation, garden, hedges, shrubbery, and related decorative materials and such yard shall be maintained consistent with prevailing community standards. It shall be unlawful for any owner of any occupied or unoccupied lot or parcel of land to permit or maintain on such any growth of weeds, grass, brush or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average or any accumulation of dead weeds, grass or brush. It shall also be unlawful for any such person or persons to cause, suffer or allow noxious weeds or plants identified and defined by the Minnesota Department of-Agriculture to grow on any such lot or parcel of land. Native grasses indigenous to Minnesota, planted and maintained on any occupied lot or parcel of land, setback a minimum of 20 feet from the front property line as part of a garden or landscape treatment are exempt from this Section 355:00. Subd. 12. Composting. Composting is permitted provided the following regulations are complied with: (1) composting shall be conducted within an enclosed container(s) not to exceed a total of 100 cubic feet in volume and five feet high for all city lots; (2) the container(s) shall be of a durable material such as wood, block, or sturdy metal fencing material; (3) the compost container(s) ishall be located at least five feet from lot lines and be placed no closer than 20 feet to any habitable building other than the resident's own home nor less than two feet from the alley if any alley exists; (4).only organic yard materials, such as grass clippings, leaves, faded flowers, weeds, sawdust, wood ash and plant trimmings, lake plants, straw and commercially available compost amendments, may be placed in the compost container(s); (5) none of the following materials shall be placed in the compost container(s): meat, bones, fat oils, dairy products and other kitchen wastes; whole branches or logs, plastics, synthetic fibers,human or pet wastes or diseased plants, (6) compost shall be properly managed to minimize odor generation and promote effective decomposition of the material. Subd. 13. Trees and Brush. Every yard of a premises on which a dwelling stands shall properly trim and dress all trees and brush so overgrowth does not overwhelm access or safety sightlines near right-of-ways. Subd. 14. Discontinuance of Service or Facilities. No owner, operator, or occupant shall cause any service, facility, equipment or utility which is required under this Section 355:00, to be removed from or shut off from or discontinued for any occupied dwelling or dwelling unit let or occupied, s -17-