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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 1.6 OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, BEING AN ORDINANCE DEFINING NUISANCES, PROHIBITING THEIR CREATION OR MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF THE TOWN BOARD OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR HEREBY ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. The Ordinance defining nuisances; prohibiting their creation or maintenance and providing for abatement and penalties for violation thereof passed and approved November 23, 1964, as amended, is hereby .amended to read as follows, and all other ordinances or parts. of Ordinances inconsistent herewith are. hereby repealed.. In ali other respects all other Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 2..DECLARATION OF POLICY. The purpose of this chapter is to protect the public health, safety and welfare by enactment of provisions which: 271. Define public nuisances and nuisance.condit'ions. 272. Determine the responsibilities of owners and operators of dwellings and. property for correction of nuisance conditions: 2=3. Provide remedies to eliminate public nuisances. 2-4. Provide for administration, enforcement. and penalties. 2-5... Promote the stabilization and maintenance of neighborhoods_ SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: 3-1. ATTRACTIVE NUISANCE: A condition such as a: dangerous structure, an unsecured vacant or condemned building, or other condition which in the opinion of the Code Enforcement Officer may attract nonowner(s) or other unauthorized person(s). and. which would expose them to risk, peril. or danger. 3-2. DANGEROUS STRUCTURE. A structure which. is potentially hazardous to persons.or property including; but not limited to:. 34.1. A structure which is in danger of partial or complete collapse; or 3-22. A structure with any exterior parts which are loose or in danger of falling; or 3-2.3. A structure with any parts such as .floors, porches, railings, stairs, ramps, balconies or roofs which are accessible and which are. either collapsed, in danger of collapsing, or unable to support the weight of normally imposed loads. 3-3: CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. The person or party responsible for enforcement of this Ordinance. or their duly authorized representative.