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City of Shoreview Municipal Code Chapter 200. Development Regulations 210.020 Rev.Date 4/3/06 Ord. No. 793 Rev. Date 4/3/06 Ord. No. 793 (8) Any well, hole or excavation left uncovered or in such other condition as to constitute a hazard to a child or other person, being or coming upon the premises where the same is located. (9) Hazardous buildings. (C) Prohibition. No person shall commit, create, or cause a public nuisance, or shall cause or permit a nuisance to exist on property under hislher control. (D) Enforcement. The provisions of this ordinance shall be enforced by the police department or by such other officers, employees, or agents as the City Council may designate. Such officers, employees, or agents shall have the power to inspect private premises in accordance with law, and take all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission or maintenance of public nuisances. The provisions of this ordinance for abatement of nuisances shall be in addition to any other penalty or remedy provided by this code, by county ordinance, or by state statute or regulation. Abatement. (A) General. Whenever the officer charged with enforcement determines a public nuisance exists on a premise, the officer shall notify in writing the o~ner or occupant of the premises of such fact and order such nuisance be terminated and abated. The notice shall be served in person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises are not occupied and the owner is unknown, notice may be served by posting it on the premises. The notice shall specify the steps to be taken to abate the nuisance and the time, not exceeding thirty days, within which the nuisance is to be abated; provided the time for abatement shall not exceed five days in the case of tall grass or noxious weeds. If the notice is not complied with within the time specified, the enforcing officer shall report that fact forthwith to the City CounciL Thereafter, the City Council, after notice and hearing, may cause the nuisance to be abated by the City. (B) Emergency Abatement. When the officer charged with enforcement determines that a nuisance constitutes a serious and imminent danger to the public safety or health, the officer may summarily abate the nuisance after a reasonable attempt to notify the owner or occupant of the property. The office shall immediately thereafter notify in writing the owner or occupant of the premises of the action taken. The notice shall be served in person or by registered or certified mail. (C) Accelerated Abatement for Certain Nuisances. Not withstanding the provisions of Section 211.070(H)( 1), city officers charged with enforcement of this chapter shall follow the accelerated procedure described below for abating accumulations of tall grasses, nuisance weeds and other vegetative growth under Section 2] 1.060(C) of this chapter. Section 21 o. Nuisance 210-2