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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2003,429.101 <br /> <br />Page 1 of2 <br /> <br />Minnesota Statutes 2003, Table of Chapters <br /> <br />Table of contents for Chapter 429 <br /> <br />429.101 service charge as special assessment on <br />benefited property. <br /> <br />Subdivision 1. Ordinances. (a) In addition to any <br />other method authorized by law or charter, the governing body of <br />any municipality may provide for the collection of unpaid <br />special charges for all or any part of the cost of: <br /> <br />(1) snow, ice, or rubbish removal from sidewalks; <br /> <br />(2) weed elimination from streets or private property; <br /> <br />(3) removal or elimination of public health OE safety <br />hazards from private property, excluding any structure included <br />under the provisions of sections 463.15 to 463.26; <br /> <br />(4) installation or repair of water service lines, street <br />sprinkling or other dust treatment of streets; <br /> <br />(5) the trimming and care of trees and the removal of <br />unsound trees from any street; <br /> <br />(6) the treatment and removal of insect infested or <br />diseased trees on private property, the repair of sidewalks and <br />alleys; <br /> <br />(7) the operation of a street lighting system; <br /> <br />(8) the operation and maintenance of a fire protection or a <br />pedestrian skyway system; or <br /> <br />(9) reinspect ions which find noncompliance after the due <br />date for compliance with an order to correct a municipal housing <br />maintenance code violation; <br /> <br />as a special assessment against the property benefited. <br /> <br />(b) The council may by ordinance adopt regulations <br />consistent with this section to make this authority effective, <br />including, at the option of the council, provisions for placing <br />primary responsibility upon the property owner or occupant to do <br />the work personally(except in the case of street sprinkling or <br />other dust treatment, alley repair, tree trimming, care, and <br />removal or the operation of a street lighting system) upon <br />notice before the work is undertaken, and for collection from <br />the property owner or other person served of the charges when <br />due before unpaid charges are made a special assessment. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Procedure for assessment. Any special <br />assessment levied under subdivision 1 shall be payable in a <br />single installment, or by up to ten equal annual installments as <br />the council may provide. With this exception, sections 429.061, <br />429.071, and 429.081 shall apply to assessments made under this <br />section. <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mn.us/stats/429/101.html <br /> <br />7/30/2004 <br />