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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1335 - ADMIN Ordinance - City Council - 1976/05/24r ORDINANCE NO. 1335 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO WEED, SNOW, ICE AND RUBBISH REMOVAL, AND TO SIDEWALK REPAIR: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODE, SECTIONS 1:653, 1:654, 1:655 and 1:656 THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN: Section 1. Sections 1:653, 1:654, 1:655 and 1:656, are amended to read: Section 1:653. Weed Elimination - Duty of Owner. (a) Any weeds, whether noxious or not as defined by state law, growing upon any privately owned lot or tract of land in the City or upon any public boulevard or similar public property alongside the traveled portion of a street or alley abutting the private property, at a height greater than 6 inches, are hereby declared to be a nuisance. (b) The owner or occupant of any such property or abutting property shall prevent such nuisance on the property or on the abutting public boulevard or similar public property alongside the traveled portion of a street or alley and, if such nuisance occurs, shall cut and remove the weeds from the property. Section 1:654. Weed Elimination - Public Notice. On or before June 1 of each year, and at such other times as ordered by resolution of the Council, the city clerk shall publish once in the official newspaper a notice directing owners and occupants of property within the City to destroy all weeds declared by Section 1:653 to be a nuisance and stating that if not so destroyed the weeds may be destroyed by the Director of Public Works at the expense of the owner and if expenses thereof be not paid prior to the following September 1 the charge for such work will be made a special assessment against the property concerned. Section 1:655. Notice to Owner. (a) Snow, Ice and Rubbish Removal. When an owner or occupant permits a nuisance to exist in violation of Section 1:651, the city clerk may service a notice on the owner of the property ordering removal or elimination of the nuisance within the period allowed by Section 1:651. The notice shall state that in the event of non- compliance, removal or elimination may be done by the City of St. Louis Park at the owner's expense, and that if the expenses are not paid prior to the following September 1 the charge for the work will be made a special assessment against the property. When no owner or agent of the owner can be found, notice shall be sent by certified mail to the person who is listed on the records of the county auditor or county treasurer as the owner. Service will be complete upon mailing. (b) Sidewalk Repair 'and Weed Elimination. When an owner or occupant permits a nuisance to exist in violation of Sections 1:652, 1:653 or 1:654, the city clerk may serve a notice on the owner of the property ordering removal, elimination, or repair of the nuisance within seven days after the service of the property. The notice hall state that in the event of non-compliance, removal or elimination may be done by e City at the owner's expense, and that if the expenses are not paid prior to the following September 1 the charge for the work will be made a special assessment against the property. When no owner or agent of the owner can be found, notice shall be sent by certified mail to the person who is listed on the records of the county auditor or county treasurer as the owner. Service will be completed upon mailing. Section 1:656. Abatement by City. If the owner or occupant fails to comply with the notice within the period allowed for compliance after service, or if no owner, occupant or agent can be found the Director of Public Works may: (a) Cause the snow or ice or rubbish constituting the nuisance to be removed; or (b) In the case of a public sidewalk which is unsafe and in need of repairs, report the facts to the City Manager who in turn shall report them to the City Council. The Council thereupon, by resolution may order the City Manager to cause the sidewalk to be repaired and made sate for pedestrians by City crews or by contract let in accordance with law; or (c) Cause the weeds constituting the nuisance to be removed. Abatement by the City after failure of the owner or occupant to do so shall not relieve such owner or occupant of a violation of the Ordinance Code. Section 2. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance Ill's hall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both. Section 3. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication. Adopted by the City Council Reviewed or administration: -2- Approy_ed as to form and legality: City Attorney 3141tE SUN NEWSPAPERS AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION ST LOUISPARKSUN 6601 W. 78th St. Bloomington, Minnesota State of Minnesota ss. County of Hennepin J R RITCHAY, being duly sworn, on oath says he is and during all times here stated has been the vice president and printer of the newspaper known at The St Louis Park Sun and has full knowledge of the facts herein stated as follows (1) Said newspaper is printed in the English language in newspaper format and in column and sheet form equivalent in printed space to at least 900 square inches (2) Said newspaper is a weekly and is distributed at least once each week (3) Said newspaper has 50% of its news columns devoted to news of local interest to the community which it purports to serve and does not wholly duplicate any other publication and is not made up entirely of patents, plate matter and advertisements (4) Said newspaper is circulated in and near the municipality which it purports to serve, has at least 500 copies regularly delivered to paying subscribers, has an average of at least 75% of its total circulation currently paid or no more than three months in arrears and has entry as second-class matter in its local post -office (5) Said newspaper purports to serve the City of St Louis Park, Golden Valley School District No 275 and Robbinsdale School District No 281 in the County of Hennepin and it has its known office of issue in the City of Bloomington in said county, established and open during its regular business hours for the gathering of news, sale of advertisements and sale of subscriptions and maintained by the managing officer of said newspaper or persons in its employ and subject to his direction and control during all such regular business hours and devoted exclusively during such regular business hours and at which said newspaper is printed (6) Said newspaper files a copy of each issue immediately with the State Historical Society (7) Said newspaper is made available at single or subscription prices to any person, corporation, partnership or other unincorporated association requesting the newspaper and making the applicable payment (8) Said newspaper has complied with all foregoing conditions for at least one year preceding the day or dates of publication mentioned below (9) Said newspaper has filed with the Secretary of State of Minnesota prior to January 1, 1966 and each January 1 thereafter an affidavit in the form prescribed by the Secretaiy of State and signed by the managing officer of said newspaper and sworn to before a notary public stating that the newspaper is a legal newspaper He further states on oath that the printed Ordinance No. 35 hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published therein in the English language, once each week, for one .successive weeks. that it was first so published on wed the 2 day of June , 19 and was thereafter printed and published on every 76 to and including the day of , 19— and that the following is a printed copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, and is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publication of said notice. to -wit abcdefghilklmnopgrstuvwxy Subscribed and sworn to before me tlus 2 day of June , 19 76 RY HENNE, IN NTY My Comm. Expires July 28, 1978 (Official Publication) ORDINANCE NO. 1335 " AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO'' e' j WEED, SNOW, ICE AND RUBBISH it REMOVAL, AND TO SIDEWALK - REPAIR: AMENDING THE ST. LOUIS PARK ORDINANCE CODL,i9It SECTIONS 1:659,' 1:654, 1:855 and'- ='=• 1:656• THE CITY OF ST LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN • Section 1. Sections 1 659, 1 654, 1 655 and 1 656, are amended to read, Section 1:653. Weed Eliminations. Duty of Owner. ' (a) Any weeds, whether noxious or not as defined by state law, growing upon any privately owned lot or tract of land in the City or upon any public boulevard or similar public property, alongside the traveled portion of a°7 street or alley abutting the pnvate!i4 property, at a height greater than,6 if i inches, are hereby declared to be aiui nulsance (b) The owner or occupant of any'° such property or abutting property shall prevent such nuisance on the property or on the abutting public -+J boulevard or similar, public proper alongside the traveled portion ofq street or alley and, if such nuisance occurs, shall cut and remove the weeds from the property Section 1:654. Weed Elimination': Public Notice On or before June 1 of •"-i each year, and at such other times as ordered by resolution of the Council, the city clerk shall publish once in the' ' official newspaper a notice directing `='-i owners and occupants of property..t., within the City to destroy all weeds declared by Section 1 653 to be a nui- sance and stating that tf not so 'de- stroyed the weeds may be destroyed by the Director of Pubhc Works at the expense of the owner and if expenses thereof be not paid prior to the follow- ing September 1 the charge for such) work will be made a special assess- ment against the property concerned Section 1:855. Notice to Owner. (a) Snow, Ice and Rubbish Re- moval When an' owner or occupant permits a nuisance to exist in viola- tion of Section 1 651, the city clerk may service a notice on the owns of the property ordering removal or elimination of the nwsance within tl}p: period' allowed by Section 1 651 The'' notice shall state that in the event of non-compliance, removal or elimina- tion may be done by the City of St' Lows Park at the owner's expenstiop and that if the expenses are not paid - pnor to the following September 1 the charge for the work will be made -a'",7" special assessment against the prop _ erty. When no owner or agent of the owner can be found, notice shallfbe sent by certified mail to the person who is listed on the records of the county auditor or county treasurer qs the owner Service will be complete upon maihng - ''(b) Sidewalk Repair and Weed ,Elunination When an dwner or oc- cupant permits a nuisance to exist in violation of Sections 1 652, 1 653 or 1 854, the city clerk may serve a notice,on the owner of the property, ordering removal,' elimination, or re- �' pair of the nuisance within.seven 1' days after the service of the property The notice shall state thatin the event ' of non-compliance, removal or eluni- nation may be done by the City at theo owner's expensle; are that if thetex-9'' I pensee are not pals prior to the fol-, lowing Septembet 1'the charge for,tpe - work will be made a'special assess -r "n, iment,agaliikt the prdperty When no', w owner or,agent of the owner can be 0 found, notice shall be sent by certified t) mail to the person who is listed on the F records of the county auditor or county treasurer as the owner Sei: vice will be completed upon mailsntigg., Section 1:656. Abatement by City.,Ifii the owner or occupant fails to complyy-- with the notice within the period al Li lowed for comphance after service or if no owner, occupant or agent cant �, be found the Director of Public Works _ may (a) Cause the snow or ice or rub- bish constituting the nuisance t9 be removed, or (b) In the case of a public sidewalk which is unsafe and in need of re- pairs, report the facts to the City_, Manager who in turn shall report _— them them to the City Council The Councll thereupon, by resolution may oiler the City Manager to cause .the sidewalk to be repaired and made safe for pedestrians by City crews or by contract let in accordance with law, or (c) Cause the weeds constituting the nwsance to be removed Abatement by the City after failure of the owner or occupant to do so shall P not relieve such owner or occupant of r a violation of the Ordinance Code P Section 2. Penalty. Any person vio- lating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor an(1 upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $300, by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both Section 3. Effective Date This or• --b' dinance shall take effect fifteen (15),— ' days 15)--- days after its publication -=J Adopted by the City Council May 24, 1976 (s) JAMES R DAHL, Mayor Attest (s) EARL E HANSON City Clerk g Reviewed for administration (s) CHRIS CHERCHES City Manager Approved as to form and legality (s) WAYNE G POPHAM City Attorney (June 2, 1976)—SLP-GV u -x9 0 Z 0 ii: St. Louis Park, Minnesota furnishings & egmp Dictations System Inc, office supplies and forms Methodist Hospital, other services Northwestern Bell Telephone, communication John Shultz, mileage allowances Floyd Lock & Safge Co, maint & repairs -equip 1 8 0 s f - c •