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CITY OF ANOKA ORDINANCE NO. 2001- 1108 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 21, NUISANCES, ADDING ARTICLE IlL REDUCING HEALTH RISK EXPOSURE AT CLANDESTINE DRUG LAB SITES AND CHEMICAL DUMP SITES, OF THE CITY CODE OF THE CITY OF ANOKA THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANOKA ORDAINS: SECTION 1: Article ill, Section 21-20, Section 21-21, Section 21-23 of Chapter 21, of the Code of the City of Anoka are hereby created and made an official part of the Code and are hereby to read as follows: Section 21-20. General Provisions. (a) PUI:pose and Intent. The purpose of this Article is to reduce public exposure to health risks where law enforcement officers have determined that hazardous chemicals from a suspected clandestine drug lab site or associated dump site may exist. The City Council finds that such sites may contain suspected chemicals arid residues that place people, particularly children or adults of child bearing age, at risk when exposed through inhabiting or visiting the site, now and in the future. (b) Interpretation and Application. In their interpretation and application, the provisions of this Article shall be construed to protect the public health, safety and welfare. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this Article are either more or less restrictive than comparable provisions imposed by any other law, ordinance, statute, or regulation of any kind, the regulations which are more restrictive or which impose higher standards or requirements shall prevail. Should any court of competent jurisdiction declare any section or subpart of this Article ~ to be invalid, such decision shall not affect the validity of the Article as a whole or any I 'fart thereof; other than the provision declared invalid. l ~~Jees. Fees for the administration of this Article may be established and amended periodically by resolution of the City Council. . (d) Definitions. For the purposes of this Article, the following terms or words shall be interpreted as follows: 1. Child shall mean any person less than 18 years of age. 2. Chemical dumpsite shall mean any place or area where chemicals or other waste materials used in a clandestine drug lab have been located. 3. Clandestine drug lab shall mean the unlawful manufacture or attempt to manufacture controlled substances. 4. Clandestine drug lab site shall mean any place or area where law enforcement has determined that conditions associated with the operation of an unlawful clandestine drug lab exist. A clandestine drug lab site may include dwellings, accessory buildings, accessory structures, a chemical dump site or any land.