(A) Within ten days after the abatement order is mailed to the owner, the property owner must, at the owner's expense:
(1) Properly secure and post the perimeter of any contaminated areas on the property in an effort to avoid exposure to unsuspecting parties;
(2) Promptly contract with appropriate environmental testing and cleaning firms to conduct on-site assessment, complete cleanup and remediation testing, including periodic follow-up testing to assure that the health risks are sufficiently reduced to allow safe human occupancy of the property and structures located on the property;
(3) Regularly notify the city of actions taken and reach agreement with the city on the cleanup schedule; and
(4) Provide written documentation to the city of the cleanup process, including a signed, written statement that the property is safe for human occupancy and that the cleanup was conducted in accordance with Minnesota Department of Health guidelines.
(B) The property may not be reoccupied or used in any manner until the city has obtained the written statement in division (A)(4) and has confirmed that the property has been cleaned in accordance with the guidelines established by the Minnesota Department of Health.
(Ord. 2005-1030, passed 1-10-05) Penalty, see § 94.99