Ordinance 058aCITY OF CHANHASSEN
CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 58A
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE CONTROL AND PREVENTION
OF DUTCH ELM ANDOTHER ARBOREAL DISEASES
THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 7 of Ordinance No. 58, adopted June 16,
1975, and entitled "An Ordinance Relating to the Control and
Prevention of Dutch Elm and Other Arboreal Diseases Within the
City of Chanhassen," is hereby amended to read as follows:
7.01.Forester's Abatement Order. Whenever the
Forester finds with reasonable certainty that one
or more of the infestations defined in Section 4
exists in any trees or wood in any public or private
place, the owner shall be notified and ordered to
remove the same in a manner approved by the Forester.
If the owner fails to comply with the order, the City
Manager may act to abate the nuisance. In the event
that the owner cannot be contacted, the City shall
send notice by certified mail to the last known
address of the owner of record, and shall then proceed
forthwith to abate the nuisance.
7.02 Special Assessments. From time to time, the City
Manager shall list the total unpaid costs of abatement
attributable to each separate lot or parcel of land in
this City. The Council then may spread said costs or
any portion thereof against the property involved as a
special assessment under Minnesota Statutes, Chapters
18 and 429 and other pertinent statutes, for certification
to the county auditor and collection the following year
along with current taxes.
Section 2. This ordinance becomes effective from and after its
passage and publication.
Passed by the Council this is May 1973
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Attest:, Mayor
Clerk City Manager
Publish in Carver County Herald on the 10th day of May , 1978.