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706.10: REPORTING DISCOVERY OF SHADE TREE PESTS: Any owner or occupier of land or any person engaged in tree trimming or removal who becomes aware of the existence of a nuisance as defined under Section 706.03 shall report the same to the city. 706.11: REGISTRATION OF TREE CARE FIRMS: Any person, corporation or other entity that operates a business which provides tree care,tree trimming, or removal of trees, limbs, branches, brush, or shrubs for hire must be licensed to work in the City by the Community Development Department. 706.12: STANDARD ABATEMENT ORDER PROCEDURE: When the City Forester determines with reasonable certainty that it is necessary to order the trimming, treatment or removal of trees, shrubs or herbaceous plants as authorized in subsection 706.09, a written order to correct the condition shall be served. A. The City Forester will notify in writing the owner of record or occupant of the premises that a nuisance exists and order that the nuisance be terminated or abated. The notice may be given in person or by mail. Failure of any party to receive the mail does not invalidate the service of the notice. A copy of the notice shall be filed with the City Forester. B. Removal Date: The date inserted in the notice in subsection 706.12A shall be 20 days after the notice is mailed. C. Appeal: A person receiving said notice may, within five (5)working days of the postmark date of said notice, file an appeal with the City. The appeal will be heard by the City Tree Board and forwarded to the City Council for action within 21 calendar days following the appeal of said notice. D. Summary Removal of Pest-Infested Trees: In the event the trees covered in said notice are not removed, destroyed and/or treated, as provided in subsections 706.12A through C, within ten(10) calendar days following the denial on an appeal as set forth in subsection 706.12C, the City Forester shall cause said trees to be summarily removed, destroyed and/or treated and shall take any other action necessary to prevent the spread of the pest or danger to the public. E. Cost Responsibility: Any costs of inspecting, removing or treating trees, including any legal expense, shall be itemized and mailed to the owner at the address shown in the records of the County Auditor. In the event said itemized bill is not paid within 30 days, the amount of said costs, plus interest, shall be certified to the proper County officials and collected with the next succeeding five (5) years real estate taxes as provided for in Minnesota Statute Section 429.101. (Ord. 1107, 12-9-91; amd. 1995 Code) 706. 13: DEVELOPMENT OR REDEVELOPMENT TREE PLANTING: All development and redevelopment activities within the City of Roseville shall be subject to City Code Chapter 1011.03 regarding minimum landscaping standards. 706.14: DECLARATION OF A SHADE TREE PEST: The City Forester may declare any vertebrate or invertebrate animal, plant pathogen;or plant in the community threatening to cause significant damage to a shade tree or community forest, as defined by Minn. Stat. § 89.001,to be a shade tree pest. 6