Subd. 1. Ice and Snow a Nuisance. All snow and ice remaining upon public sidewalks is hereby declared to constitute a public nuisance and shall be abated by the owner or tenant of the abutting private property within 12 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to be deposited.
Subd. 2. City to Remove Snow and Ice. The city may cause to be removed from all public sidewalks, beginning 24 hours after snow or ice has ceased to fall, all snow or ice which may be discovered thereon, and it shall keep a record of the cost of the removal and the private property adjacent to which the accumulations were found and removed. Beginning 12 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to be deposited, the city may give notice to the homeowner or tenant that the city may remove same at the cost of the owner or tenant beginning 24 hours after the snow or ice has ceased to fall. In addition, in the event that the city does remove the snow or ice because of the failure of the owner or tenant to do so, the city shall notify the owner or tenant that the city shall not give any further additional notices to the owner or tenant, but may thereafter remove the snow or ice beginning 24 hours after same has ceased to fall or accumulate without further notice and charge them back for the removal.
Subd. 3. Cost of Removal to be Assessed. The City Administrator shall, on receipt of the information provided for in Subd. 2. above, extend the cost of the removal of snow or ice as a special assessment against the lots or parcel of ground abutting on walks which were cleared, and the special assessments shall at the time of certifying taxes to the County Auditor be certified for collection as other special assessments are certified and collected.
Subd. 4. Civil Suit for Cost of Removal. The City Administrator shall, in the alternative, bring suit in a court of competent jurisdiction to recover from the persons owning land adjacent to which sidewalks were cleared, as provided in Subd. 2. hereof, the cost of the clearing and the cost and disbursement of a civil action therefor.
Subd. 5. Placing of Ice or Snow in Public Streets, Alleys or on Other City Property. It is a petty misdemeanor for any person, not acting under a specific contract with the city, to remove snow or ice from public sidewalks or private property, and to place the same on a public street or alley in such quantity, or in such a manner as to cause a hazard to travel without adequate arrangements for the immediate removal thereof; and it is also a petty misdemeanor for any person not acting under a contract with the city to dump snow or ice on any other city property. It shall not be a violation of this section to deposit snow and ice on a public street in an area where it is normally picked up and removed by city crews; provided that, the snow and ice is removed only from the sidewalks in those areas which are specifically defined as the downtown business district and East Bridge Street from Minnesota Street to Frontage Road; and further provided, it is not so deposited on such city streets after the city crews have already picked up and removed the snow and ice from the streets.