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;tervi[[e 'Esta6[isJ1d 1857 1880 Main Street . Centervi({e, :M'J{ 55038 (651) 429.3232 . :fa>;. (651) 429.8629 July 30, 2004 Mr. Don Martin 6923 Tourville Circle Centervi11e, MN 55038 Dear Mr. Martin: Recently, the City received a complaint in regards to debris (ladders, hoses, lawnmowers, etc.) located near your garage in your yard. The Chief Building Official and Zoning Administrator both deem this to be a nuisance and a violation of Ordinance #6. I have enclosed Ordinance #6 and Ordinance #6A for your reference. Ordinance #6A, Section 6, #1 of the ordinance reads: Whenever the Zoning Administrator or Chief Building Official finds with reasonable certainty that a public nuisance exists on any public or private property in the City of Centerville, he shall notify the affected property owner by personal service or by certified mail that the nuisance must be abated within a reasonable time, not less than twenty (20) days from the date of service of the notice. Service by certified mail shall be deemed complete upon mailing. The order shall state with specificity the nature of the violations and the requirements for compliance. The order shall also state that the property owner may, within twenty (20) days of the date of the order request a hearing before the Hearing Examiner and shall set out the procedure by which that hearing may be requested The order shall also state that failure to abate the nuisance or request a hearing within the applicable time periods will result in summary abatement procedures, and that the cost of abatement will be assessed against the subject property. Upon expiration of the time required by the notice, the zoning Administrator or Chief Building Official may abate the nuisance unless a request for a hearing has been timely filed Ordinance #6A, Section 6, #2 of the ordinance reads: Any property owner who feels aggrieved by an order of the Zoning Administrator or Chief Building Official issued pUrsuant to this ordinance may request a hearing before the Hearing Examiner. Such request shall be filed in writing with the office of the City Clerk within twenty (20) days after service of the notice by. the Zoning Administrator or Chief Building OfficiaL The City Clerk shall notify the Hearing Examiner who shall notify the property owner of the date, time and place of the hearing. The hearing shall be conducted no more than ten (10) days after the Hearing Examiner receives notice of the request, unless a later date is