For the purpose of this subchapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
SECURE. Includes, but is not limited to, installing locks, repairing windows and doors, boarding windows and doors, posting “no-trespassing” signs, installing exterior lighting or motion-detecting lights, fencing the property, and installing a monitored alarm or other security system consistent with M.S. § 463.251, as it may be amended from time to time.
UNOCCUPIED BUILDING. A building which is not being used for a legal occupancy.
UNSECURED BUILDING. A building or a portion of a building that is open to entry by unauthorized persons without the use of tools.
VACANT BUILDING. A building or a portion of a building that meets one or more of the following conditions:
(1) Unoccupied and foreclosed upon as identified by the county;
(2) Unoccupied and windows or entrances to the premises are boarded up or closed off, or multiple window panes are broken and unrepaired;
(3) Unoccupied and doors to the premises are smashed through, broken off, unhinged, or continuously unlocked;
(4) Unoccupied and gas, electric, or water service to the premises has been terminated;
(5) Unoccupied and rubbish, trash, or debris has accumulated on the mortgaged premises;
(6) Unoccupied and the police or sheriff’s office has received at least two reports of trespassers on the premises, or of vandalism or other illegal acts being committed on the premises; or
(7) Unoccupied and the premises are deteriorating and are either below or are in imminent danger of falling below minimum community standards for public safety and sanitation.
(Ord. 09-2017, passed 8-8-2017)