HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd. 532 - Amendment Title 4-1-2CITY OF ANDOVER
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 532
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANDOVER HEREBY ORDAINS AS
FOLLOWS:
AN AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE TITLE 4: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY,
CHAPTER 1: NUISANCES, SECTION 2: PUBLIC NUISANCES ENUMERATED.
4-1-2: PUBLIC NUISANCES ENUMERATED: Whoever, by his act or
failure to perform a legal duty, intentionally does any of the following, is guilty of
maintaining a public nuisance and may be ordered to abate the nuisance as
provided herein, charged with a misdemeanor, or both:
A. Dangerous Conditions: Maintains or permits a condition which
unreasonably annoys, injures, or endangers the safety, health,
morals, comfort or repose of any considerable number of members of
the public.
B. Obstructing Public Ways And Waterways: Interferes with, obstructs, or
renders dangerous for passage any public highway or right-of-way, or
waters used by the public.
C. Interference With Health Officials: Willfully opposes or obstructs a health
officer or physician charged with the enforcement of the health laws in
performing any legal duties.
D. Deposits Of Used Tires: Deposits or allows depositing of used or waste
tires upon public or private property which is not a tire recycling,
processing or receiving site approved by the city.
E. Accumulation of Debris: Maintains or permits the accumulation of
discarded or unused machinery, household appliances, automobile
bodies, lumber, wood trash, debris, or other material, or the rank growth of
vegetation among the items so accumulated, in a manner conducive to the
harboring of rats, mice, snakes, mosquitoes, vermin, or in any manner
creating fire, health, or safety hazards. (Amended Ord. 383, 6-2-09)
F. Junk Motor Vehicles: Parks, keeps, stores or accumulates junk motor
vehicles upon any private land or premises owned; occupied or controlled
by any person or legal entity unless authorized by this code or other
ordinance. No person shall park, keep or place any such vehicle upon
land not owned by such person. For purposes of this section, a junk
vehicle means any motor vehicle as defined in Minn. Stat. §169.011, subd.
42, part of a motor vehicle, or former motor vehicle stored in the open
which is (1) unusable or inoperable because of a lack of or defects in
component parts; (2) unusable or inoperable because of damage from
collision, deterioration, or otherwise; (3) beyond repair, and, therefore, not
intended for future use as a motor vehicle; (4) being retained on the
property for possible use of salvageable part; or (5) is not properly and
currently licensed for operation within the State of Minnesota. (Amended
Ord. 383, 6-2-09)
G. Dilapidated Structures: Maintains or permits the existence of any
structure or part of any structure which due to fire, wind, other natural
disaster, physical deterioration, or any other cause, is no longer habitable
as a dwelling or is no longer useful for any other purpose for which it may
have been intended. (Amended Ord. 383, 6-2-09)
H. Integrity of Dwelling Unit: All exterior elements of residential
dwelling units in the City shall be kept in a clean, sanitary and
structurally safe condition and in sound repair, including:
1. Stairways, porches, balconies, or decks;
2. Windows and Doors;
3. Soffit and Facia;
4. Roofs;
5. Siding, bricks, stone or stucco;
6. All other exterior elements not specifically listed.
Remodeling Projects: All residents undertaking remodeling
projects must keep all materials being used in the remodeling
project in a neat and orderly appearance and out of view from
adjoining property for the duration of the project.
All garbage and refuse shall be kept in proper storage containers (bins or
dumpsters) and regularly disposed of as set forth in Article 4, Chapter 2, of
the Andover City Code. (Amended Ord. 371, 5-20-2008; Amended Ord.
383, 6-2-09)
K. Radiation and Electrical Emissions: No activities shall be permitted that
emit dangerous radioactivity beyond enclosed areas. There shall be no
electrical disturbance (except from domestic household appliances)
adversely affecting the operation at any such point of any equipment other
than that of the creator of such disturbances.
L. Noise, odors, vibration, smoke, glare, air pollution, or dangerous wastes
shall be in compliance with and regulated by the State of Minnesota
Pollution Control Standards, the Minnesota Noise Pollution Control Rules,
and the Andover City Code.
M-. Other Conditions: Is guilty of any other act or omission declared by state
law or city ordinance to be a public nuisance. (Amended Ord. 72, 10-15-
1985; Amended Ord. 383, 6-2-09)
All other Titles, Chapters and Sections of the City Code shall remain as written
and adopted by the Andover City Council. Approval shall be contingent on the
adoption the updated City Code Title 12: Zoning Regulations. Adopted by the
City Council of the City of Andover this 19th day of April 2022.
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CITY OF ANDOVER
COUNTY OF ANOKA
STATE OF MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 532 SUMMARY
AN AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE TITLE 4: PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY, CHAPTER
1: NUISANCES, SECTION 2: PUBLIC NUISANCES ENUMERATED.
STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION AND POLICY
Statutory Authorization
This ordinance amendment is adopted pursuant to the authorization and policies contained in
Minnesota Statute 412.
Policy
The purpose of the Ordinance is to protect the public health, safety, morals and welfare of residents
of the City of Andover. The Ordinance amends City Code 4-1-2: Public Nuisances Enumerated to
include regulations for nuisances such as noise, odors, vibration, smoke, glare, air pollution,
dangerous wastes, radiation, electrical emissions and similar type nuisances which were previously
located in the Title 12: Zoning Regulations of the City Code. Some regulations were modified to
address issues of clarity and consistency.
GENERAL PROVISIONS AND
Jurisdiction
The provisions of this ordinance shall apply to the City of Andover.
Enforcement
The City Administrator or his/her designee shall have the authority to enforce the provisions of
this ordinance.
Interpretation
Interpretation of the provisions of this ordinance shall be held to be the minimum requirements
and shall be liberally construed in the favor of the governing body.
A printed copy of this ordinance is available for inspection by any person during regular hours of
the City Clerk.
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Andover on this 19th day of April 2022.
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