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For the purposes of this chapter, the City Council establishes the following definitions:
BLIGHT OFFICER: Shall be the Chief of Police for the City of Sleepy Eye, any peace officer in the City of Sleepy Eye, or an individual appointed to said position by the City Council.
DESIGNATED ENFORCEMENT AGENCY: Shall be the Sleepy Eye Police Department or City Attorney for the City of Sleepy Eye.
DUMPSTER: Shall mean any portable container (typically open on top), compactors, roll-offs or recycling containers used for the collection or storage of waste, whether from active and ongoing permitted construction projects, house cleans, or other use.
GARBAGE: Shall mean trash including, but not limited to, waste material, discarded matter, wasted or spoiled food, paper, cans, bottles, matter that is wrecked, scattered, or destroyed, or material or matter that is no longer useful.
JUNK: Shall mean worn out or discarded material including, but not limited to, household appliances or parts thereof, tools, discarded building materials, tin cans, broken glass, broken furniture, mattresses, box springs, boxes, crates, cardboard, tires or any other unsightly debris the accumulation of which has an adverse effect upon neighborhood or City property values, health, safety or general welfare.
MOTOR VEHICLE: Shall mean every vehicle which is self-propelled or at some point in time was self-propelled.
OPEN SPACE: Shall mean an area that is visible by surrounding properties or visible by the public from a public right-of-way, including but not limited to a street, alley, or sidewalk.
PROPERTY: Shall mean any property within the City of Sleepy Eye.
RUBBISH AND REFUSE: Shall mean non-garbage solid waste including, but not limited to, barrels, cans, cardboard, glass, paper, plastic, sweepings, clippings, ashes, rags, used or discarded building materials, and pallets.
VERMIN: Shall mean any non-domesticated animal, insect, or organism that is potentially distributive or injurious to the health or comfort of any persons, and includes but is not limited to mice, rats, pigeons, cockroaches, and other potential vectors. (Ord. 140, 2nd Series, 10-10-2017)
A. No person shall accumulate any garbage, rubbish, offal, refuse, the body of a dead animal, or other litter on any property, whether or not such accumulation is in a proper container for collection.
B. No person shall cast, place, sweep, or deposit anywhere within the City any garbage, rubbish, offal, refuse, body of a dead animal, or other litter in any such manner that it may be carried or deposited by the elements upon any street, sidewalk, alley, sewer, parkway, or other property. (Ord. 140, 2nd Series, 10-10-2017)
A. No person shall keep or permit to remain a building, fence, or other structure that conforms with any one of the following conditions:
1. Any part of any exterior surface has deterioration, holes, breaks, gaps, loose or rotting boards or timbers.
2. Any exterior surface that has had a surface finish such as paint applied is not maintained in order to avoid noticeable deterioration of the finish. Any wall or other exterior surface that has peeling, cracked, chipped or otherwise deteriorated surface finish on more than twenty five percent (25%) of:
a. Any one wall or other flat surface; or
b. All door and window moldings, eaves, gutters and similar projections on any one side or surface.
3. Glass, including windows and exterior light fixtures, are broken or cracked, or screens are torn or separated from moldings.
4. Exterior doors and shutters are not hung properly and do not have an operable mechanism to keep them securely shut or in place.
5. Cornices, moldings, lintels, sills, bay or dormer windows, and similar projections are not kept in good repair and are not free from cracks and defects that make them hazardous or unsightly.
6. Roof surfaces are not tight and have defects that admit water.
7. Roof drainage systems are not secured and hung properly.
8. Chimneys, antennae, air vents, and other similar projections are not structurally sound and are not in good repair. These projections are not secured properly, where applicable, to an exterior wall or exterior roof.
9. Foundations are not structurally sound and are in bad repair. (Ord. 140, 2nd Series, 10-10-2017)
A. A dumpster may be located on a property during the execution of a building permit. A dumpster must be removed within five (5) calendar days of the expiration of a building permit, passage of all final inspections or issuance of a certificate of occupancy, whichever is later.
B. No person shall keep a dumpster on a property longer than the time-frame prescribed in this section. This shall not limit a person's ability to keep a dumpster on a property when there are regularly-scheduled weekly pickups for the contents of the dumpster. (Ord. 140, 2nd Series, 10-10-2017)
A. No person shall place, park, permit to remain, store or leave upon an open area of a property any motor vehicle that conforms with any one of the following conditions:
1. The motor vehicle does not have a valid current motor vehicle license affixed to it.
2. The motor vehicle is unusable or inoperable because of lack of, or defects in component parts.
3. The motor vehicle is unusable or inoperable because of damage from collision, deterioration, or having been cannibalized.
4. The motor vehicle is beyond repair and therefore not intended for future use as motor vehicle.
5. The motor vehicle is being retained on the property for possible use of salvageable parts.
B. No person shall maintain unsheltered storage of any other vehicles, machinery, implements, equipment, junk or personal property of any kind which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured.
C. The owner or possessor of a motor vehicle or of any other vehicles, machinery, implements, equipment, junk or personal property described in this section shall be responsible to remove the motor vehicle, other vehicle, machinery, implement, equipment, junk or personal property to a duly licensed junk yard or other authorized place of deposit or storage. In the event the owner or possessor cannot be located, then it shall be the responsibility of the owner of the property to remove it from the property.
D. This section shall not apply to the owner or occupier of a property that sells fifteen (15) or more vehicles, at said property, in any given calendar year.
E. No person shall place, park, permit to remain, or store a motor vehicle on a surface that is dirt or grass-covered. This subsection shall not be applicable during snow emergencies.
F. No person shall place, park, permit to remain, or store a motor vehicle in the front setback (front yard) of a property, unless the driveway or parking area is approved by the City Council. (Ord. 140, 2nd Series, 10-10-2017)
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