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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. 11 ATTEST: CITY OF /�5r1 � -- Hartner, City Clerk-- 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. �ATTEST: (��� � CITY OFANDOVER Mich lie Hartner, Deputy City Clerk heri B a, Mayor