HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 547-11 RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING CIVIL FINES FOR OFFENSES INITIATED BY AN
ADMINISTRATIVE CITATION PURSUANT TO R.C.O. §5.05
WHEREAS, Section 5.05, subd. 1 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances ("R.C.O.")
authorizes the City to issue administrative citations for violations of specific ordinances listed at
R.C.O. §5.03, subd. 2; and
WHEREAS, R.C.O. §5.04, subd. 3 states that the Common Council must adopt by
resolution a schedule of civil fines for those offenses initiated by an administrative citation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Common Council of the City of
Rochester as follows:
1) The City hereby establishes the fine for committing a violation of any of the
administrative offenses listed at R.C.O. §5.03, subd. 2, except for the offense of
Repeat Nuisance Service Calls (R.C.O. ch. 85C) and Failure to Remove Snow,
Ice, Dirt and Rubbish from a Public Sidewalk (R.C.O. §72.02), in the amount
designated by Minn. Stat. §169.999, subd. 5, as it may be amended from time to
time;
• 2) The City hereby establishes the fine for committing a violation of the offense of
Repeat Nuisance Service Calls (R.C.O. ch. 85C) in the amount of $60 upon the
receipt of the third Repeat Nuisance Service Call within a 365-day time period.
Upon the receipt of the fourth or more Repeat Nuisance Service Call (R.C.O. ch.
85C) within a 365-day time period, an additional $60 fine for each Call in excess
of three would be imposed up to a maximum fine of$300 for that time period.
3) The City hereby establishes the fine for committing a violation of the offense of
Failure to Remove Snow, Ice, Dirt and Rubbish from a Public Sidewalk (R.C.O.
§72.02) as follows:
A. First Calendar Year Offense: $40 per incident for residential
property and $60 per incident for commercial property;
B. Second Calendar Year Offense: $60 per incident for residential
property and $100 per incident for commercial property.
C. Third or More Calendar Year Offense: $120 per incident for
residential property and $200 per incident for commercial property.
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• PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS cO D F 06ZWMA�A- ; 2011.
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST:
ITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS �Tt_ DAY OF /D6CQY1B>0- , 2011.
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
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