section 10.60
1) maintaining or permitting a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures or endangers the public peace, safety, health, morals, decency, comfort, or repose of any considerable number of members of the public; or,
2) allowing noxious weeds, including all weeds defined by the State Commissioner of Agriculture to be injurious to public health, roads, crops, livestock, and other property including obviously neglected lawns and/or yards; or,
3) interfering with, obstructing or rendering dangerous for passage, any street, public right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or,
4) any other act or ommission declared by law to be a public nuisance.
Subd. 2. Permitting a Public Nuisance. It is unlawful for any person to permit real property under his/her control to be used to maintain a public nuisance, or let the same to another knowing it is to be so used.
Subd. 3. Notice to Abate. Authorized City personnel shall give notice to any person maintaining a nuisance to abate such practice forthwith or within a designated time, and if the owner or occupant of the premises on which such practice shall be situated shall negect or refuse to remove or correct the same for more than 24 hours after such notice is given or within the time specified in the notice, the owner shall, upon conviction, be penalized in accordance with this Section.
Subd. 4. Cost of Abatement. Any person convicted of maintaining or permitting a public nuisance who fails to abate such nuisance may be charged for abatement costs as incurred by the City. Where abatement is undertaken by City personnel, costs shall be charged at $50.00 per hour of labor but not less than $50.00, in addition, an administrative fee of $25.00 per occurrence. Abatement includes, but is not limited to, clearing of yards and mowing of lawns.