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ORDINANCE 2008-420 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 320 (COMPREHENSIVE LAND USE REGULATION) TO ADD SECTION 1195-365.1 JUNK VEHICLES AND REPEALING CHAPTER 200, SECTION 4, NUMBER 17 REGARDING JUNK VEHICLES THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby repeal Chapter 200, Section 4, Number 17, and add Section 1195.365.1, Junk Vehicles, of the Hugo City Comprehensive Land Use Regulations to state the following: Subd. 1 Junk vehicles, or parts thereof, parked or stored on any public or private property that are not housed in a building shall be declared a public nuisance. For the purpose of this section "junk vehicle" shall mean any motor vehicle which is not in operable condition, partially dismantled, used for a source of repair or replacement parts for other vehicles, kept for scrapping, dismantling, or salvage of any kind, or which is not properly licensed for operation within the state. Subd. 2 Property meeting any of the following criteria shall be allowed no more than two junk vehicles parked or stored on the property provided that the junk vehicle is screened from adjacent properties and is not parked on the grass in the front yard: (A) Property that is zoned Rural Residential, Future Urban Service, Agricultural, or Long Term Agricultural and includes an inhabited dwelling, or; (B) Property in any urban residential zoning district that is 10 acres or more and includes an inhabited dwelling. Section 2. Severability. In the event that a court of competent jurisdiction adjudges any part of this Ordinance to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect any other provision of this Ordinance not specifically included with that judgment. Section 3. Effective Date. This amendment shall take effect upon its passage and publication. ADOPTED BY THE HUGO CITY COUNCIL ON JULY 7, 2008 kro%iion, Mayor ATTEST: cl- Michele Lindau, City Clerk