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Notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held on the '_4&,,day of
March 1988 at 7 °45 p.m. at the City Hall, 6301 Shingle
Creek Parkway, to consider An Ordinance Amending Chapter 19 Relative to the
Detection and Control of Tree Diseases.
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arrangements.
ORDINANCE NO. 88 -04
ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 19 RELATIVE TO THE DETECTION AND
CONTROL OF TREE DISEASES
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BROOKLYN CENTER DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 19 -1501, 1502, 1503, and 1504 is hereby amended in
the following manner:
Section 19 -1501. NUISANCE DEFINED. Any living or standing [elm] tree
or part thereof infected to any degree with [the Dutch elm disease fungus
Ceratocystis Ulmi (Buisnan) Moreau] an infectious disease or which harbors any
[of the elm bark beetles Scolytus Multistriatus or Hylurgopinus Rufipes] insect.
funei. or virus known to contribute to the svread of such disease is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance.
Any dead [elm] tree or part thereof known to contribute to the svread
of infectious diseases, including logs, branches, stumps, or firewood, is hereby
declared to be a public nuisance.
Section 19 -1502. NUISANCE PROHIBITED. It shall be unlawful for the
owner of any parcel of land in the City of Brooklyn Center to permit or maintain
on any such parcel of land or upon abutting street right of way any [elm] tree
or dead [elm] wood which is a public nuisance as defined in Section 19 -1501. It
shall be the duty of any such owner to promptly abate the nuisance by removing
and destroying such [elm] tree or dead [elm] wood in a manner authorized by the
City Manager or his duly authorized representative.
Section 19 -1503. INSPECTIONS AUTHORIZED. In order to carry out the
purposes of this ordinance and to implement the enforcement thereof, the City
Manager or his duly authorized representative is hereby authorized and empowered
to enter upon any parcel of land in the City of Brooklyn Center at all
reasonable hours for the purpose of inspecting any [elm] trees or dead [elm]
wood situated thereon and removing specimens therefrom for laboratory or field
analysis. It shall be unlawful for any person.to prevent or interfere with the
City Manager or his duly authorized representative in the performance of any
duties provided for in this ordinance.
ORDINANCE NO. 88 -04
Section 19 -1504. NOTIC E TO BATE A NUISANCE. If it is determined that a
public nuisance exists on a parcel of land or abutting street right of way, the
City Manager shall cause to be served upon the owner of the parcel of land a
written notice requiring such owner to abate the nuisance. Written notice shall
be served by mail, addressed to the owner of the parcel at his last known
address. If the owner upon whom such notice is served fails, neglects, or
refuses to abate the nuisance within 20 days after mailing such notice, the City
Manager or his duly authorized representatives [may] shall serve official notice
in person or by certified mail. proceed to abate the nuisance five (5) days
after receipt of such notice. and charge the cost thereof against the owner to
be paid by such owner to the City of Brooklyn Center.
Section 2. This ordinance shall be effective after adoption and
thirty (30) days following its legal publication.
Adopted this 14th day of March 19RR
Mayor
ATTEST:
Clerk
Date of Publication March 3, 1988
Effective Date April 2. 1988
(Underline indicates new matter; brackets indicate matter to be deleted.)