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Penalty, see § 91.99 <br />§ 91.07 ENFORCEMENT. <br />(A) (1) The Enforcement Official shall enforce the provisions relating to nuisances. <br /> (2) The enforcement official shall have the authority to inspect private premises and take all <br /> reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public <br /> nuisances. <br /> (3) Except in emergency situations of imminent danger to human life and safety, or when <br /> the owner, resident or other person in control of the property has granted permission, <br /> or when a violation can be seen without entering the property, the Enforcement Official <br /> shall obtain an administrative search warrant to enter private property. <br /> <br />(B) The Enforcement Official may commence enforcement action by citation, complaint or civil proceeding. <br /> <br />§ 91.08 ABATEMENT. <br /> <br />(A) Notice to remove. <br /> <br />(1) When there exists on private property a condition which is in violation of this chapter, a notice to <br />remove the offensive matter shall be served by the City Council or its agent upon the owner, <br />agent or occupant. <br /> <br />(2) The notice may be served personally or may be served by mail. In all cases where the owner is <br />not in the city or cannot be found therein, then notice shall be sent to the last known address. <br /> <br />(3) The notice shall describe the matter to be removed and require the removal thereof within a <br />reasonable amount of time not less than 10 days, including Saturdays, Sundays and holidays. <br />(B) Failure to remove. If, at the end of the designated removal period, ten days following service of a <br />notice to remove, the nuisance has not been terminated or abated, the city shall cause removal and <br />disposition. The person in violation may, within the ten days following service, file a written appeal <br />disputing the violation or requesting additional time to comply with the notice to remove. Appeals will <br />be placed on the next available agenda of the City Council for its consideration. <br /> <br />(C) Immediate abatement. Nothing in this section shall prevent the city, without notice or other process, <br />from immediately abating any condition that poses an imminent and serious hazard to human life or <br />safety. <br />(D) Recovery of costs. In instances where any nuisances are abated by city action pursuant to this chapter, <br />M.S. §§ 412.221 et seq., or M.S. Chapter 466, the cost of enforcement, abatement or other proceedings, <br />including administrative charges together with interest thereon at the lawful rate permitted under M.S. <br />91|Page <br /> <br />