(A) Whenever the Forester finds with reasonable certainty that any of the conditions defined in § 93.05 of this chapter exists in any tree or wood in any public or private place in the city, he or she shall proceed as follows.
(1) The Forester shall notify the property owner by mail that the nuisance will be abated within a specified time, not more than ten days from the date of mailing such notice.
(2) In cases of non-compliance by the property owner within the period specified by the notice, the Forester shall immediately abate the nuisance by using municipal labor or by contracting for such services, and shall report such action to the Council. The Forester may bill the owner of private property for costs incurred for abating such nuisance.
(B) The Forester shall keep a record of trees removed and the cost of all abatements done under this section and shall report monthly to the Clerk- Administrator all work done for which assessments are to be made, stating and certifying the description of the land, lots and parcels involved and the amounts chargeable to each.
(C) On or before September 1 of each year, the Clerk-Administrator shall list the total unpaid charges for each abatement against each separate lot or parcel to which they are attributable under this subchapter. The Council may then charge all or any portion of such charges against the property involved as a special assessment under M.S. § 429.101, as it may be amended from time to time, and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor with collection in the following year with that year’s current taxes.
(Prior Code, § 93.07) (Ord. 526, passed 4-5-1977)