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WEEDS AND GRASS
Section 92.38 of the Minnesota Basic Code, regarding weeds and grass height and removal, shall be replaced as follows:
(A) Height. It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, or occupant, or managing officer, agent, representative, or employee of any such owner, lessee or occupant having control of any occupied or unoccupied lot or land or any part thereof in the city to permit or maintain on any such lot or land, or on or along the sidewalk, street or alley adjacent to the lot or land between the property line and the curb or middle of the alley or for ten feet outside the property line if there be no curb, any growth of weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation to a greater height than six inches on the average, or any accumulation of dead weeds, grass, or brush.
(B) Removal.
(1) It shall the duty of any owner, lessee, or occupant of any lot or land to cut and remove or cause to be removed all the weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation as often as may be necessary to comply with the provisions of division (A) above; provided that cutting and removing the weeds, grass and rank vegetation at least once in every three weeks, between May 15 and September 15 of each year, shall be deemed to be a compliance with this subchapter.
(2) It shall also be unlawful for anyone to place weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation, including leaves; on the street; alleyway; or gutters when removing weeds, grass, or other rank vegetation, including leaves; from any lot or land.
(Ord. 60, passed - - )
If the provisions of this subchapter are not complied with, the Clerk-Treasurer shall serve written notice by certified mail upon the owner, lessee or occupant or any person having control of any such lot or land to comply with the provisions of this subchapter. It the person upon whom the notice is served fails, neglects or refuses to cut and remove or cause to be removed, the weeds, grass, or other vegetation within ten days after mailing of the notice, or if no person can be found in the city who either is or claims to be the owner of the lot or land or who either represents or claims to represent the owner, the Clerk-Treasurer shall cause the weeds, grass and other vegetation on the lot or land to be cut and removed and the actual cost of the cutting and removal plus 20% for inspection and other additional costs in connection with the removal shall be certified by the Clerk-Treasurer to the County Treasurer and shall thereupon become a lien upon the property on which the weeds, grass and other vegetation were located and shall be added to and become and form part of the taxes next to be assessed and levied upon the lot or land and shall bear interest at the same rate as taxes and shall be collected and enforced by the same officer and in the same manner as taxes. Any ground, lot parcel, vacant lot or portion thereof within a residential zoning district shall be graded and kept free of debris so it can be mowed and kept free of rank vegetation growth.
(Ord. 60, passed - - )
ANIMALS
It is unlawful for any person at their premises to keep more than three dogs and three cats, over the age of six months.
(Ord. 74, passed 12-11-2023) Penalty, see § 174.99
It is unlawful for any person who is the owner, or other person in possession, of a dog or cat to permit the dog or cat to run at large. For the purpose of this section the term
AT LARGE means off the premises of the owner and either not under the direct and complete control of the owner or not on a leash, cord, or chain of not more than ten feet in length and also under the control of the accompanying person. Electronic leashes are not acceptable.
(A) Owners are responsible to keep any animal confinement or restraint systems in good repair and with the ability to confine or restrain said animals as intended.
(B) Female dogs and cats in heat shall be confined in a building or secure enclosure in such a manner that the female dog or cat cannot come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding.
(Ord. 74, passed 12-11-2023) Penalty, see § 174.99
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