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(A) Establishment. Recreation areas and picnic grounds on lands owned by the city and known as Pine Grove Recreation Area are hereby established and shall include all other city recreation areas.
(B) Rules and regulations governing the use. It is unlawful for any person using the picnic grounds or recreation areas of Pine Grove Recreation Area and all other city recreation areas to fail to comply with the following rules and regulations:
(1) Maintain the picnic grounds and recreational areas in a clean, orderly and sanitary condition at all times, and shall deposit all garbage, refuse and debris in the containers located in the areas as provided for by the city;
(2) No animals, except household pets, shall be permitted in any of the areas, and dogs, cats or other animals or pets shall not be permitted to run loose;
(3) No fires of any kind shall be permitted in any area except in the grills provided for in the picnic areas;
(4) It is unlawful to remove any object or property from any area; to destroy, mutilate or deface any property within the Pine Grove Recreation Area or any other city recreation area; to cut any tree or peel the bark of any tree in the areas; or to make any excavations without the consent of the city;
(5) No firearms shall be discharged within any of the city recreation areas;
(6) No person shall create any disturbance, engage in brawling or fighting; disturb any meeting of persons using the recreation areas; engage in offensive, obscene or abusive language or conduct himself or herself in a boisterous or noisy manner tending reasonably to arouse alarm, anger or resentment in others;
(7) No motor vehicle shall travel into the Pine Grove Recreation Area except with permission;
(8) No overnight camping in the Pine Grove Recreation Area or any other city recreation area; and
(9) No one shall loiter in the recreation area after 10:30 p.m.
(1989 Code, § 10.30) Penalty, see § 130.99
(A) Obstructions. It is unlawful for any person to place, deposit, display or offer for sale any fence, goods or other obstructions upon, over, across or under any public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council, and then only in compliance in all respects with the terms and conditions of the permit, and taking precautionary measures for the protection of the public. An electrical cord or device of any kind is hereby included, but not by way of limitation, within the definition of an obstruction.
(B) Fires. It is unlawful for any person to build or maintain a fire upon public property.
(C) Dumping on public property. It is unlawful for any person to throw or deposit on public property any nails, dirt, glass or glassware, cans, discarded cloth or clothing, metal scraps, garbage, leaves, grass or tree limbs, paper or paper products, shreds or rubbish, oil, grease or other petroleum products, or to empty any water containing salt or other injurious chemicals thereon. It is a violation of this section to place or store any building materials or waste resulting from building construction or demolition on public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council.
(D) Signs and other structures. It is unlawful for any person to place or maintain a sign, advertisement or other structure on public property without first having obtained a written permit from the Council.
(E) Snow or ice on public property. It is unlawful for any person not acting under a contract with the city to dump snow or ice on public property.
(F) Continuing violation. Each day that any person continues in violation of this section shall be a separate offense and punishable as such.
(G) Condition. Before granting any permit under any of the provisions of this section, the Council may impose any insurance or bonding conditions thereon as it, considering the projected danger to public or private property or to persons, deems proper for safeguarding the persons and property. The insurance or bond shall also protect the city from any suit, action or cause of action arising by reason of the obstruction.
(1989 Code, § 10.31) Penalty, see § 130.99
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS
(A) Private property. The Council finds that accumulation on private property of unlicensed, unregistered or inoperable motor vehicles, household furniture, furnishings or appliances or parts or components thereof, or metal, wood, glass, paper, rubber, concrete or other material, whether organic or inorganic, can facilitate the growth or spread of noxious weeds, the nesting and breeding of rodents, insects and harmful bacteria, and be a threat of fire. The Council also finds that unless the accumulation is stored in a lawfully operated junk yard, housed within a lawfully erected building, or in a container permitted and the contents disposed of under provisions of the city code, it is a source of filth, cause of sickness and an immediate danger to the health, safety and welfare of persons and property in the city. The Council finds that if the unauthorized, unwholesome and dangerous accumulation is permitted to continue to pose a threat, it is a hazardous condition and a nuisance and must be abated, and this section is adopted to protect the residents of the city and their property and, in addition, to protect the rights of persons who may be found in violation of its provisions. ACCUMULATION, as that term is used in this division (A), means prohibited items in any number or amount.
(B) Business premises. The Council finds that accumulation, upon premises to which the public has access or may be exposed, of food particles or other material causing discomfort to patrons, or disrepair of seating, floor covering, plumbing, heating or electrical facilities, or failure to maintain a reasonable standard of cleanliness and absence of noxious odors, can facilitate the nesting and breeding of rodents, insects and harmful bacteria and is a source of filth, cause of sickness and an immediate danger to the health, safety and welfare of persons and property in the city. The Council finds that if the unauthorized, unwholesome and dangerous accumulation is permitted to continue to pose a threat, it is a hazardous condition and a nuisance and must be abated, and this section is adopted to protect the residents of the city and their property and, in addition, to protect the rights of persons who may be harmed in violation of its provisions. ACCUMULATION, as that term is used in this division (B), means prohibited items or conditions in any number or amount.
(1989 Code, § 10.32, Subd. 1)
(A) It is unlawful to park or store any unlicensed, unregistered or inoperable motor vehicle, household furniture, furnishings or appliances, or parts or components thereof, or scrap metal, wood, glass, paper, rubber, concrete or other material, whether organic or inorganic, on private property, unless the accumulation is stored within a lawfully operated junk yard, housed within a lawfully erected building, or in a container permitted and the contents disposed of under other provisions of the city code.
(B) It is unlawful to permit, on premises to which the public has access or may be exposed, any accumulation of food particles or other material causing discomfort to patrons; disrepair of seating, floor covering, plumbing, heating or electrical facilities; or failure to maintain a reasonable standard of cleanliness and absence of noxious odors.
(C) As to any provision of this section which constitutes an unlawful act, and in addition to all of the civil proceedings described in this section, each day that a violation continues or is permitted to continue shall constitute a separate offense in prosecution of the unlawful act.
(1989 Code, § 10.32, Subd. 2) Penalty, see § 130.99
Upon receipt of any complaint of violation of § 130.31 or on its own initiative, but at least annually during the month of May, the Council shall investigate the premises and if it is found that there is a hazardous condition and a nuisance on any premises in violation of this section, the same shall be reported to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer who shall prepare a notice of hearing on order to abate nuisance addressed to owners, tenants, mortgagees and other lienholders, all of whose interests are known to the City Administrator/Clerk-Treasurer or appear of record, and bearing the legal description of the premises on which the alleged violation appears. The notice shall state the date, time and place of hearing and describe the violation in general terms.
(1989 Code, § 10.32, Subd. 3)
(A) The notice shall be served at least 20 days before the date of hearing in the following manner:
(1) If the person to whom it is addressed resides in the city, or can readily be found therein, it shall be served personally on the addressee or left at his or her residence with a person of suitable age and discretion;
(2) Addressees not served personally shall be served by certified mail at their addresses appearing in records of the county; and
(3) By publication of the notice once in the official newspaper at least ten days prior to the date of hearing.
(B) Inadvertent failure to serve any addressee personally or by certified mail shall not invalidate the proceedings, but publication shall then suffice.
(1989 Code, § 10.32, Subd. 4)
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