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ORDINANCE NO. _____
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING AND REENACTING
SECTION 48.10 OF THE ROCHESTER CODE OF
ORDINANCES, RELATING TO TALL GRASS AND
WEED ENFORCEMENT.
THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROCHESTER DO ORDAIN:
Section 1. Section 48.10 of the Rochester Code of Ordinances is hereby amended and
reenacted to read as follows:
48.10. Inspections and Notification by City. The City shall make such
inspections as are necessary to determine whether weeds or grass constitute a
public nuisance as defined in this chapter and is hereby authorized to enter onto
private property for the purpose of conducting such inspection. Upon finding such
public nuisance, the inspector shall cause an administrative citation to be issued
pursuant to chapter 5. The City may also serve a notice by regular mail or by
personal service upon the record owner of the property. The citation or notice shall
order such owner to abate the nuisance by cutting the weeds and grass, and
removing the clippings within 48 hours of the date of the notice. The citation or
notice shall also state that if the owner fails to do so, the City will cause the weeds
and grass to be cut and the expense thereof shall be the owner’s responsibility.
Refusal to accept, or not seeing such notice by the owner of the property shall
not constitute a defense that the notice was not received.
Section 2. This ordinance shall become effective as of the date of its publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ROCHESTER, MINNESOTA, THIS __________ DAY OF _______________, 2017.
____________________________________
PRESIDENT OF SAID COMMON COUNCIL
ATTEST: __________________________
CITY CLERK
APPROVED THIS _____ DAY OF ______________________, 2017.
____________________________________
MAYOR OF SAID CITY
(Seal of the City of
Rochester, Minnesota)
Ord15/48.10
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ORDINANCE NO,4304
AN ORDINANCE AMEND,
INC AND REENACTING
EEC-rlCNA 6,10 OF THE
ROCHESTER CODE: OF
ORDINANCES, RELA`r
tNC TO ENFORCE-C6
AND WEED
AFFIDAVIT FI`I CE-
ION
MENT.
THE COMMON COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF Rocu- State of Minnesota, Countof Olmsted'
ESTER DO ORDAK � Y
Section I.Section 48.10 of
the Rochester Carle of Or-
dinances Is hereby arnond- Sate 1,ovejoy, being duly sworn, on oath that she is the publisher or authorized
ed and reenacted to vend I as follows: agent and employee of the publisher of the newspaper known as the Post-
48JO< Inspections and ! Bulletin, and has fuli knowledge of the facts which are stated below:,
Notiffcalfon by City. The
City shall rnake such in- i
sanious as are neces-
sary
ether
sa to detarrnlne whether (A) The newspaper has complied with all the requirements constituting
weeds nrgrass conMitute qualifications as a legal newspaper, as provided by Minnesota. Statute
a public, nuisance as de-
lined Irl this chapter and is 331A.02, 331A.a7 and other applicable laws, as amended,
heresy authorized to enter I
onto private property for
the purpose of conduct-
Ing The printed notice
Ing such Ins ection Upon
finding sura public nui-
sance, the Inspector shod
cause an administrative Which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was
citation tuba rss, T purity , printed and published 1 times it was printed and published on the foliowin
pursu-
ant to chapter 5, The City � p p time(s); p p g
may also serve a notice by dates:
regular rnail orb person
at service upon tie record i �� 47511912{x1
owner of Ihs property, The
citation or notroe shall or- I P B 05/19/2017
der such owner to abate
the nuisance by cutting the P
moving the clippings within Printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from a to z„ both inclusive,
no hours of the date of the which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind o
notice, f type used in the
The citation or � . y
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rice shall also state that It composition and publication of the notice:
the owner tails to do so,the
City will cause the weeds
and grass to be cut and the abcderyh1jk1mncpgrsruvwxyrz
expense thereof shall be
the owner's responsibility. POSTS LLETIN COMPANY L.L.C.
Refusal to accept, or not S ^
seeing such notice by the
owner at the property shelf
riot constitute a defense
that the notice was not re- TITLE: Media Sales Manager
Celrisd„
Section 2. This ordinance
shall become effective as Subscribed and sworn to me on JEAN BUBLITZ
of the data of its publics- , 1
tion, This d y of l~ 20-A ' a= NOTARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA
PASSED HE COMMON
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OF RCOUOCIL OF HESTERI,IMINNE
soTA,THIS 15th DAY OF No Public
MAY,2017: DATE INFORMATION
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PRESIDENT OP SAID
COMMON COUNCIL 1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial user $29.95
ATTEST:
Is/Artissa HeNlingsfpsad For comparable space (per inch/per day/display rate)
CITY CLERK t
APPR0VED THIS 15th
DAY OF MAY,2017, 2) PubNNcatlon Fee $61.32 t
BSc'Ardell F.Bred'e
MAYOR
Baal of the City
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