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ORDINANCE NO. 2007-410 <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 200 (NUISANCE) OF THE CITY <br />CODE AMENDING SECTION 200-3 NUMBER 8 TO PLACE REQUIREMENTS <br />ON NOXIOUS WEEDS AND TALL GRASS <br />THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: <br />Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby delete Section 200- <br />3-8 in its entirety and replace with the following language: <br />Noxious Weeds and Tall Grass <br />A. It shall be unlawful and prohibited for any owner, tenant, or occupant of land in <br />the City to permit or maintain noxious weeds or other rank growth, as <br />prohibited by Statutes of the State of Minnesota. <br />B. It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, or occupant of land in the City to <br />allow or permit any growth of weeds, grass, brush, or other rank vegetation to a <br />height greater than ten inches (10"), or any accumulation of dead weeds, grass, <br />or brush on such land. <br />C. It shall be unlawful for any owner, tenant, or occupant of land in the City to <br />allow or permit the growth of vegetation to a height greater than ten inches <br />(10") or noxious weeds on any land between the property lines of the parcel <br />and the pavement edge of any public roadway. <br />D. Tall vegetation along driveways and public roads that may impair visibility <br />when entering or exiting public roads is prohibited. <br />E. If the provisions of this section are not complied with, the Code Enforcement <br />Officer will mail a certified written notice, return receipt requested to the owner, <br />tenant, or occupant of the land requiring them to comply with the provisions of <br />this section. If the owner or owner's address is unknown, the City Clerk will <br />publish a notice in the City's official newspaper. The notices and publication <br />shall include the property address or description of the property and description <br />of the violation. The violation shall be abated by the owner within seven (7) <br />days of the mailing notice or publication. If there is failure to comply with the <br />violations outlined by the ordinance, the City will abate the nuisance and assess <br />the cost to the owner. The owner shall pay the assessment within 30 days or the <br />assessment will be applied to the owner's property tax statement. <br />Sections B & C shall not apply to: <br />a) Natural areas, such as but not limited to, wetlands, prairie grass or wild flower <br />restoration, public open spaces, storm water ponds, wooded areas, rain <br />gardens, bogs, or marshes. <br />