2013-20 BILL NO. 2013-20
AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CONDITIONS RELATED TO
HOARDING TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE; AMENDING
SUBSECTION 925.01, SUBD. 2 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY CODE
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1. Subsection 925.01, subd. 2 of the Richfield City Code is
amended to read as follows.
Subd. 2. Public nuisances affecting health. The following are
declared to be nuisances affecting public health:
(a) exposed accumulations of decayed or unwholesome food or
vegetable matter;
(b) diseased animals running at large;
(c) ponds or pools of stagnant water;
(d) carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours
after death;
(e) accumulations of manure or rubbish;
(f) privy vaults and garbage cans which are not rodent free or
flytight, or which are so maintained as to constitute a health
hazard, or to emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(g) the pollution of any public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal
or body of water by sewerage, creamery or industrial wastes,
or other substances;
(h) poisonous plants including but not limited to poison ivy,
poison oak, and ragweed, plants detrimental to health; any
growth of weeds, grass, brush or other rank vegetation to a
greater height than six inches on the average; and
accumulations of dead weeds, grass or brush;
(i) dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas or soot, or cinders in
unreasonable quantities;
(j) offensive trades and businesses as defined by statute not
licensed by the city board f health as provided by law; and
(k) public exposure of persons having a contagious diseasei
and
(I) overcrowding a room or portion of a dwelling with long-term
storage of items, goods, or any material so as to prevent
upkeep, maintenance, or regular housekeeping. A room
may be considered overcrowded when storaqe covers an
excessive amount of the floor area of a room, constitutes a
potential excessive fire load, prevents access to windows or
doors, prevents access to or obstructs mechanical systems
or air movement, effectively eliminates use and access to
required electrical devices, impedes access and movement
of emergency personnel, blocks hallways, limits the
operation of doors or provides pest harborage.
Sec. 2. This Ordinance will be effective in accordance with Section 3.09
of the City Charter.
Adopted this 24th day of September, 2013.
B :
Debbie Goettel, Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibb•:, City Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION City of Richfield
(Official .Publication)
STATE OF MINNESOTA
)SS BI LL N0.2013-20
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN ) AN ORDINANCE DECLARING CON-
DITIONS RELATED TO HOARD-
Jeremy Bradfield being duly sworn on an ING TO BE A PUBLIC NUISANCE;
AMENDING SUBSECTION 925.01,
oath, states or affirms that they are the SUBD. 2 OF THE RICHFIELD CITY
Authorized Agent of the newspaper(s)known CODE
as: THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES OR-
DAIN:
SC Richfield Section 1. Subsection 925.01,subd.
2 of the Richfield City Code is amend-
ed to read as follows.
and has full knowledge of the facts stated health.The following are declared to
below: be nuisances affecting public health:
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of (a) exposed accumulations of de-
cayed or unwholesome food or
the requirements constituting qualifica- vegetable matter;
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided vgiliseased animals running at
by Minn. Stat. §331A.02, §331A.07, and { ponds or pools of stagnant wa-
other applicable laws as amended. (d)carcasses of animals not buried
B This Public Notice was printed and pub-
or destroyed within 24 hours after
( ) p p death;
lished in said newspaper(s) once each (e)accumulations of manure or rub-
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first bash;
( ) ( f) privy vaults and garbage cans
insertion being on 10/03/2013 and the last which are not rodent free or flytight,
insertion being on 10/03/2013, or which are so maintained as to
constitute a health hazard, or to
emit foul and disagreeable odors;
(g)the pollution of any public well or
cistern,stream,lake,canal or body
of water by sewerage, creamery
V/ or industrial wastes,or other sub-
stances;
By: (h) poisonous plants including but
Authorized Agent not limited to poison ivy, poison
oak, and ragweed, plants detri-
mental to health; any growth of
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before weeds,grass, brush or other rank
me on 10/03/2013. vegetation to a greater height than
six inches on the average;and ac-
cumulations of dead weeds,grass
or brush;
(i) dense smoke, noxious fumes,
gas or soot,or cinders in unreason-
able quantities;
(j)offensive trades and businesses
Notary Public as defined by statute not licensed
by the city board f health as pro-
vided by law;and
(k)public exposure of persons hav-
ing a contagious disease;and
(I)overcrowding a room or portion
of a dwelling with long-term stor-
4 a DIANE L. ELIASON tae of items.goods.or any mate-
: `x rial so as to prevent upkeep,main-
. . ;I' NOTARY PUBLIC-MINNESOTA tenance, or regular housekeeping,
My Comm.Exp.Jan.31,2015 A room may be considered over-
. a'N`°�"` crowded when storage covers an
excessive amount of the floor area
of a room, constitutes a potential
excessive fire load. prevents ac-
cess to windows or doors,prevents
access to or obstructs mechanical
systems or air movement, effec-
tively eliminates use and access
to reauired electrical devices. im-
pedes access and movement of
emergency personnel, blocks hall-
ways.limits the operation of doors
or provides pest harbor•ge.
Sec.2. This Ordinance will be effec-
tive in accordance with Section 3.09
of the City Charter.
Adopted this 24th day of September,
2013.
By:
Debbie Goettel,Mayor
ATTEST:
Nancy Gibbs,City Clerk
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