The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace, safety and general welfare:
(A) All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks 24-hours after the snow or other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall;
(B) All trees, hedges, billboards or other obstructions which prevent people from having a clear view of all traffic approaching an intersection;
(C) All limbs of trees which are less than eight feet above the surface of any public sidewalk or less than 14 feet above the surface of any street, and all other limbs or trees which are so close to the surface of the sidewalk or street so as to constitute a danger to pedestrians or vehicles as identified by the City Inspector or a peace officer;
(D) All obnoxious noises in violation of Minn. Rules Chapter 7030, as it may be amended from time to time, which are hereby incorporated by reference into this code;
(E) Obstructions and excavations affecting the ordinary public use of streets, alleys, sidewalks or public grounds except under conditions as are permitted by this code or other applicable law;
(F) Radio aerials or television antennae erected or maintained in a dangerous manner;
(G) Any use of property abutting on a public street or sidewalk or any use of a public street or sidewalk which causes large crowds of people to gather, obstructing traffic and the free use of the street or sidewalk;
(H) All hanging signs, awnings, wires and other similar structures over streets and sidewalks, so situated so as to endanger public safety, or not constructed and maintained as provided by ordinance;
(I) The allowing of rain water, ice or snow to fall from any building or structure upon any street or sidewalk or to flow across any sidewalk;
(J) Any barbed wire fence less than six feet above the ground and within three feet of a public sidewalk or way;
(K) All dangerous, unguarded machinery in any public place, or so situated or operated on private property as to attract the public;
(L) Wastewater cast upon or permitted to flow upon streets or other public properties;
(M) Accumulations in the open of discarded or disused machinery, household appliances, automobile bodies or other material in a manner conducive to the harboring of rats, mice, snakes or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so accumulated, or in a manner creating fire, health or safety hazards from accumulation;
(N) Any well, hole or similar excavation which is left uncovered or in another condition as to constitute a hazard to any child or other person coming on the premises where it is located;
(O) Obstruction to the free flow of water in a natural waterway or a public street drain, gutter or ditch with trash of other materials;
(P) The placing or throwing on any street, sidewalk or other public property of any glass, tacks, nails, bottles or other substance which may injure any person or animal or damage any pneumatic tire when passing over the substance;
(Q) The depositing of garbage or refuse on a public right-of-way or on adjacent private property;
(R) All other conditions or things which are likely to cause injury to the person or property of anyone.
(S) Any vehicle parked in residential areas must be licensed, if applicable, intact and operational according to M.S. Chapter 169, must possess tires with sufficient tread, working lights, must not be creating a health and safety hazard, and must be able to pass a road safety check as determined by the Public Safety Department.
(T) Leaving or displaying anything for sale on public or private property, except that an owner of an item for sale may display it on property that the person owns or otherwise controls;
(U) Piling, storing or keeping of old machinery, junk, furniture, household furnishings or appliances or component parts of them or other debris;
(V) Depositing of, permitting or failing to remove, garbage, trash, rubbish, bottles, cans and other refuse on any property, including large quantities of organic debris and materials that accumulated by other than natural means, except neatly maintained compost piles;
(W) Property that has been disturbed by construction, grading, or other activity and is not seeded, sodded, or otherwise planted with a ground cover within 240 days, unless the 240 days expires between November 1 and May 15, in which case the ground cover must be established by the following July 15, unless the city approves a time extension;
(X) The accumulation of any piles of wood that are not:
(1) Neatly stacked; or
(2) Stacked or secured in a stable manner to avoid collapse.
(Y) Construction materials, including piles of dirt, sand, and sod, left in the open on property more than 60 days after construction has been completed or a certificate of occupancy has been issued, whichever occurred first;
(Z) A truck or other vehicle whose wheels or tires deposit mud, dirt, sticky substances, litter or other material on any street or highway;
(AA) Discarded construction material or other litter at a construction site that is not placed in an adequate waste container or that is allowed to blow around or off the site;
(BB) Erosion or stockpiling of any material onto a public street that is not part of a public improvement; or erosion or drainage from a property when it is causing, or has the likelihood of causing, serious harm to neighboring property or to natural resources such as significant trees, water bodies, wetlands, and wetland buffers. Serious harm includes actual damage as well as interference with reasonable use of the property;
(CC) The intentional discharge of items such as leaves, grass clippings, pet feces, solvents, antifreeze, oil, fireplace ashes, paint, and cement rinsate into a street, or storm sewer system; and
(DD) A structure, or a portion of a structure, located in a residential zoning district, if the exterior is not completed in accordance with city-approved construction plans within 180 days after the date that the city building permit was issued.
(Am. Ord. 5, Second Series, passed 12-9-03; Am. Ord. passed 6 - -2019)
Penalty, see § 10.99