For the purposes of this subchapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
CITY. The City of Waverly, County of Wright, State of Minnesota.
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.
UNOCCUPIED BUILDING. A building that is not being used for 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 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; and/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. 12-04, passed 12-11-12)