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221 706,10: REPORTING DISCOVERY OF SHADE TREE PESTS: 222 Any owner or occupier of land or any person engaged in tree trimming or removal who becomes 223 aware of the existence of a nuisance as defined under Section 706.03 shall report the same to the 224 city. 225 706,11: REGISTRATION OF TREE CARE FIRMS: 226 Any person, corporation or other entity that operates a business which provides tree care, tree 227 trimming, or removal of trees, limbs, branches, brush, or shrubs for hire must be licensed to work 228 in the City by the Community Development Department. WW 111%_ 230 When the City Forester determines with reasonable certainty that it is necessary to order the 231 trimming,, treatment or removal of trees,, shrubs or herbaceous plants as authorized in subsection 232 706.09,, a written order to correct the condition shall be served. 233 A. The City Forester will notify in writing the owner of record or occupant of the premises that 234 a nuisance exists and order that the nuisance be terminated or abated. The notice may be 235 given in person or by mail. Failure of any party to receive the mail does not invalidate the 236 service of the notice. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the City Forester. 237 B. Removal Date.- The date inserted in the notice in subsection 706.12A shall be 20 days after 238 the notice is mailed. 239 C. Appeal.- A person receiving said notice may, within five (5) working days of the postmark 24O date of said notice,, file an appeal with the City. The appeal will be heard by the City Tree 241 Board and forwarded to the City Council for action within 21 calendar days following the 242 appeal of said notice. 243 D. Summary Removal of Pest-Infested Trees.- In the event the trees covered in said notice are 244 not removed,, destroyed and/or treated, as provided in subsections 706.12A through C, 245 within ten (10) calendar days following the denial on an appeal as set forth in subsection 246 706.12C,, the City Forester shall cause said trees to be summarily removed, destroyed and/or 247 treated and shall take any other action necessary to prevent the spread of the pest or danger 248 to the public. 249 E. Cost Responsibility.- Any costs of inspecting, removing or treating trees, including any legal 250 expense, shall be itemized and mailed to the owner at the address shown in the records of 251 the County Auditor. In the event said itemized bill is not paid within 30 days, the amount of 252 said costs, plus interest, shall be certified to the proper County officials and collected with 253 the next succeeding five (5) years real estate taxes as provided for in Minnesota Statute 254 Section 429.10 1. (Ord. 1107, 12-9-91 - amd. 1995 Code) 255 706,13: DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT TREE PLANTING: 256 All development and redevelopment activities within the City of Roseville shall be subject to 257 City Code Chapter 1011.03 regarding minimum landscaping standards. 258 706,14: DECLARATION OF A SHADE TREE PEST: 259 The City Forester may declare any vertebrate or invertebrate animal, plant pathogen, or plant in 260 the community threatening to cause significant damage to a shade tree or community forest, as %1.11 261 defined by Minn. Stat. § 89.001, to be a shade tree pest. r0i