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ORDINANCE NO. 1486
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 853, CITY CODE 1977,
PERTAINING TO PARKING ON LANDSCAPED SURFACES:
The City of ColUtllbia Heights does ordain:
Chapter SA, Article II, Section 7, Subsection 5A207(1)(b) of the Columbia Heights City Code
which currently reads to wit:
5A207 (1)
(b) Every yard of any premises on which a dwelling or dwelling unit is located
shall have installed and maintained landscaping in accordance with the provisions
of this section.
(i) Sodding and ground cover. All exposed ground area surrounding the principal
building and accessory buildings that are not devoted to driveways, parking areas,
sidewalks, or patios, shall be sodded or landscaped with shrubs, trees, gardens, or
other ornamental landscape materials. No landscaped area shall be used for the
parking of vehicles or storage or display of materials, supplies or merchandise.
The owner of an unauthorized motor vehicle shall be given notice of violation by
the City and will be given fifteen (15) days to take corrective action. Corrective
action shall be defined as:
(1) An owner has taken corrective action when the vehicle is legally
parked and in compliance with an applicable City Ordinance and State
requirements for an operable vehicle on public roads. In the event
corrective action was not taken within fifteen (15) days from the notice of
the violation, the city may take the vehicle into custody, impOlmd it, and
the vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale as an unauthorized vehicle uilder
section 168B.08, 45 days after notice to the owner.
Is hereby amended to read as follows:
Section 7: Screening and landscaping
(b) Every yard of any premises on which a dwelling or dwelling unit is located shall
have installed and maintained landscaping in accordance with the provisions of
this section.
(i) Sodding and ground cover. All exposed ground area surrounding the principal
building and accessory buildings that are not devoted to driveways, parking areas,
sidewalks, or patios, shall be sodded or landscaped with shrubs, trees, gardens, or
other ornamental landscape materials. No landscaped area shall be used for the
parking of vehicles or storage or display of materials, supplies or merchandise.
The owner of the property and/or the owner of said vehicle in violation hereof
shall be given a notice of violation by the City and will be given ninety-six (96)
hours to take corrective action. Corrective action shall be defined as follows:
(1) The owner of said property and/or vehicle has taken corrective action
,,",;hen the vehicle is legally parked and in compliance \vith all applicable
City Ordinances and State requirements for an operable vehicle on public
roads. In the event corrective action is not taken within ninety-six (96)
hours from the notice of the violation, the city may take the vehicle into
custody, impound it, and the vehicle is eligible for disposal or sale as an
unauthorized vehicle under section 168B.08, 45 days after notice to the
owner.
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effective 30 days after its passage.
First Reading: .
Second Reading:
Date of Passage:
May 23,2005
June 13,2005
June 13, 2005
Offered by: Ericson Diehm
Seconded by: Williams
Roll Call: Ayes: Peterson, Williams, Nawrocki, Ericson Diehm, Kelzenberg
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Mayor Gary t:. Peterson
Attest:
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Patricia Muscovitz, CMC
Deputy City Clerk/Council Secretary