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CROW RIVER NEWS
Rockford and Osseo, Minnesota
State of Minnesota 1
County of Hennepin y SS.
County of Wright .
DON R. LARSON, being duly sworn, on oath says: that he now is and during all the
time herein stated has been DON R. LARSON, the publisher and printer of the
newspaper known as the Crow River News, and has full knowledge of the facts
herein stated.
That for_mor than qpg ear imediate,]y prior to the publication therein of the
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Ordinance No. 162--Nuisances
hereto attached, said newspaper was printed and published in the English
language from its known office of publication within the County of Hennepin and
County of Wright, State of Minnesota, on Wednesday and Saturday of each week in
column and sheet form equivalent in space to 450 running inches of single
column 21/2 inches wide; has been issued from a known office established in said
place of publication equipped with skilled workmen and the necessary material for
preparing and printing the same: THE CROW RIVER NEWS has had in its
makeup not less than twenty-five percent of its news column devoted to local news
of interest to said community it purports to serve, the press work of which has
been done in its known place of publication; has contained general news, com-
ments and miscellany; has not duplicated any other publication; has not been
entirely made up of patents, plate matter and advertisements; has been circulated
at and near its said place of publication to the extent of 240 copies regularly
delivered to paying subscribers; has been entered as second class mail matter in
local post office of its said place of publication; that there has been on file in the
office of the County Auditor of said county the affidavit of a person having first
hand knowledge of the facts constituting its qualifications as a newspaper for
publication of legal notices; and that its publishers have complied with all
demands of said County Auditor for proofs of its said qualification. A copy of each
issue has been filed with the State Historical Society, St. Paul.
That the printed Notice City of Medina
Ordinance No. 162--Nuisances
hereto attached as a part hereof was cut from the columns of said ngwspaper; was
published therein in the English language once a week for successive
weeks,. that it was first so published on the 2.3 day of ....Jana ,
19..�6?and thereafter on of each week to and including
the day of , 19 ; and that the following is a copy of the
lower case alphabet which is acknowledgedto have been the size and kind of type
used in the publication of said NO Ce !
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MEDINA
ORDINANCE NO. 162
AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
NUISANCES AND REQUIRING THE
ABATEMENT THEREOF
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF MEDINA DOES ORDAIN AS,
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: Chapter V of the 1965
Code of Ordinances of the (Village) City
of Medina is amended by the addition of
the following:
-560.U1 uouc Nuisance --uetinea.
Whoever, by his act or failure to per-
form a legal duty, intentionally does
any of the following is guilty of
maintaining a public nuisance, and is
punishable as set forth in Section
hereof: (1) Maintains or permits a
condition which unreasonably annoys,
injuries or endangers the safety,
health, morals, comfort, or repose of
any considerable number of members
of the public; or
(2) Interferes with, obstructs, or.
renders dangerous for passage, in
public streets, highway or right of way,
or waters used by the public; or
(3) Is guilty of any other act or
omission declared by law or this Or-
dinance to be a public nuisance,
whether or not any sentence is
specifically provided therefor; or
(4) Permits real property under his
control to be used to maintain a public
nuisance, or rents the same, knowing it
will be so used.
550.05 Definitions. The following
words, when used in this Ordinance,
shall have the meanings ascribed to
them:
(1) Garbage. All putrescible animal,
vegetable or other matter, including
the cans, containers, or wrappers
wasted along with such materials.
(2) Rubbish. All non-putrescible
,wastes such as wood waste, tree
trimmings, shavings, paper, rags,
clothing, soil, plaster, glass, ashes, tin
cans and other metal products, plastics
and any other debris, whether com-
bustible or non-combustible.
550.10 Public Nuisances Prohibited. It
is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance to permit, maintain, or harbor
any of the following:
550.15 Limitation on Keeping of
Animals. It is hereby declared to be a
public nuisance to permit, maintain or
harbor any of the following:
(1) On any parcel of land 22,000 sq. ft.
or less:
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b. Five or more cats, four months old
c. Fowl, other than waterfowl.
d. Monkeys and other animals not
native to Minnesota
e. Six or more rodents
(2) Any combination of animals and-
or fowl of any age kept in such numbers
and under such conditions which
unreasonable annoy, injure, or en-
danger the health, safety, comfort,
repose or welfare of the public or of said
animals or fowl.
550.20 Private Kennel Defined and
Controlled.
(1) A private Kennell means a
dwelling or parcel of land containing
22,000 sq. ft. or less in or upon which
three or more dogs, four months old,
are kept as pets and not for selling,
boarding, breeding, showing, treating,
grooming or commercial purposes.
(2) A Private Kennel shall consist of
an enclosed space in which all dogs on
the premises are confined when not
under restraint as defined in Section
600.00 (c) of the Medina Dog Ordinance,
constructed so as to prevent the dogs
from running at large and in wnicn
provision is made to provide shelter
during inclement weather.
(3) Every Private Kennel shall be
kept in good repair and maintained in a
clean and sanitary condition. It shall be
unlawful to maintain a Private Kennel
in a way which constitutes a nuisance
under this Ordinance.
550.25 Private Kennel, License
Required.
(1) It shall be unlawful to operate or
maintain a Private Kennel without
obtaining a license as herein described.
(2) Application for a Private Kennel
License shall be made to the City Clerk.
The application shall state the name of
the applicant, the legal description of
the property, a sketch or drawing of the
proposed Kennel briefly describing its
construction and the approximate
number of dogs to be confined therein.
Said application shall be accompanied
by a written statement or letter from all
adjoining property owners stating that
they are aware that such Private
Kennel is proposed and their viewpoints.
on it, if any.
(1) Diseased animals, fish or fowl,
wild or domestic, whether confined or
running at large.
(2) Carcasses of animals, fish or fowl,
wild or domestic, not buried or
destroyed within 24 hours after death.
(3) Garbage not stored in rodent free
and fly -tight containers, or; garbage
stored so as to emit foul and
disagreeable odors, or; garbage stored
so as to constitute a hazard to public
health.
(4) Accumulations of rubbish as
defined herein.
(5) The dumping of any effluent,
garbage, rubbish, wastewater, or other
noxious substance upon public or
private property.
(6) Any open well, pit, excavation,
structure, barrier or other obstruction
which endangers public health, safety
or welfare.
(7) The pollution of any public or
private well or cistern, any public
stream, lake, canal, or body of water
by effluent, garbage, rubbish or other
noxious substance.
(8) Any noxious weeds, or any other
vegetation which endangers public
health, safety or welfare, or which is
contraband within the meaning of State
or Federal laws.
(9) The emitting or production of
dense smoke, noxious fumes, gases,
soot, cinders or sparks in unreasonable
quantities.
(10) The public exposure of persons
having a contagious disease or con-
dition which endagers public health,
safety or welfare.
(11) Accumulation of disused fur-
niture, appliances, machinery,
automobiles, and parts thereof, which.
may become a harborage for rats,,
snakes or vermin, or which may be
conducive to fire, or which endangers
the health, safety or welfare of the
public.
(3) License Fees and City Council
Approval.
(1) a license fee of $20.00 shall ac-
company the application for a Private
Kennel License and shall be paid over
to the City Clerk.
(2) The City Council may approve
said license attaching thereto any
conditions necessary to protect the
!immediate neighborhood from the
likelihood of a nuisance as defined
herein. The City Council may deny said
license upon finding that the establish-
ment of the Kennel would constitute a
public nuisance. Said License, if ap
,proved, shall be in the form of the
resolution of approval, a certified copy
of which shall be forwarded to tin
applicant.
(3) A copy of such resolution of ap
proval shall be forwarded to the Chie
of Police who shall maintain a registe
of all Private Kennel Licenses issued
No license renewal is required
provided however, that said licens
may be revoked by the City Counci
upon a showing that its operatics
constitutes a public nuisance or upon
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showing that the conditions of the
license have been violated.
(4) By application for and issuance of
Private Kennel License the applicant
consents to an inspection of the licensed
premise by City Inspector at any
reasonable time.
550.30 Abatement of Nuisance and
Assessment of Cost. When any nuisance
is found to exist, the Health Officer of
the City shall order the owner or oc-
cupant thereof to remove the same, at
the expense of the owner or occupant,
within .a period not to exceed 10 days,
the exact time to be specified in the
notice. Upon failure of the owner or
occupant to abate the nuisance, the
Chief of Police shall cause said
nuisance to be abated, shall certify the
cost thereof, to the City Clerk, and the
City Clerk shall certify said costs to the
County Auditor to be extended on the
tax role of the County against the real
estate from which the nuisance has
been abated, all in accordance with
Minnesota Statutes Sections 145.22 and
145.23 and Section 412.221.
550.35 Penalty. Any person violating
any of the provisions of this Ordinance
shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a
misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
not more than $300 and by im-
prisonment for a period of not ex-
ceeding 90 days. Each day that a
violation exists shall constitute a
separate offense.
Passed by the Medina City Council
this 18th day of May, 1976.
Donna Roehl, Clerk
Wayne Neddermeyer, Mayor
Published in the Crow River News
Wednesday, June 23, 1976.