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602.04 Duties of City Officers. The city building official or designee and/or city law enforcement agency officers shall enforce the provisions of this chapter as defined in Sections 602.02 and 602.03. Such officers shall have the power to inspect private premises and take all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of such public nuisances. 602.05 General Abatement Procedure. Whenever the officer charged with enforcement determines that a public nuisance, as defined in Section 602.02 and Section 602.03, is being maintained or exists on property within the city, the following code enforcement procedure shall apply: Subd. 1 Notice of Violation. Written notice of violation stating the location of the property, a description of the violation, necessary corrective action and a reasonable amount of time allowed to abate the nuisance shall be served upon the owner of record and the occupant of the premises either in person or by certified or registered mail or posted in a conspicuous place on the property. If the premises are not occupied, the owner of record is unknown, or the owner of record or occupant refuses to accept notice of violation, notice of violation shall be served by posting it in a conspicuous place on the premises. Subd. 2 Abatement by enforcing official/recovery of costs. If at the end of the time period allowed for correction of a violation the violation still exists, a second notice shall be sent informing the property owner that enforcing official may cause the violations to be corrected by private or public means and pursuant to the provisions of Minn. Stats. Ch. 429.101, the city may collect unpaid special charges for abating a nuisance for all or any part of the cost of the work plus administrative fees as a special assessment for following violations: 1. Snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks; 2. Elimination of weeds from the streets or private property and elimination of weeds and grass in excess of the height limitations specified in this Code; 3. Removal or elimination of public health or safety hazards from private property, excluding any structure included under the provisions of Minn. §§ 463.15 to 463.26; 4. Repair of water service lines 5. The treatment and removal of insect infested or diseased trees on private property; 6. The operation and maintenance of a fire protection system; or 7. Rubbish, garbage and debris removal from private property. Subd. 3 Notice of City Council Order. The city council, in its discretion, may schedule a hearing for the purpose of giving the property owner the opportunity to appear before the council to respond to a notice of violation. Written notice of any city council hearing to determine or abate a nuisance shall be served upon the owner of record and the occupant of the premises, either in person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises is not occupied, the owner of record is unknown, or the owner of record or the occupant refuses to