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ELK RIVER CITY CODE Sec. 46-34. - Public nuisances affecting peace and safety. (a) The following shall be declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety: (2) The outside piling, storing, or keeping of old machinery, junk, junk vehicles or inoperable vehicles, unlicensed vehicles, car parts, debris, trash, or abandoned motor vehicles as defined by Minn. Stats. ch. 16813, regardless of whether such items are located on the ground or on a trailer. (4) The depositing of garbage, trash, rubbish, bottles, cans and other refuse on a public right-of-way or on private property. (5) The outside storage of pipe, limber, forms, machinery or other occupational materials upon property in a residential district and covering more than one percent of the total lot area of such property. Section 46-38. Abatement by City. (a) Upon discovering a public nuisance under the provisions of this article the city administrator or designee shall serve a notice upon the owner of the property upon which the nuisance exists. Such notice shall be given by certified mail at the last known address as shown on the property tax records of the county. Such notice shall advise that a nuisance exists and require the property owner to abate the nuisance within a reasonable time, as established by the city administrator or designee and stated in the notice. Such time shall not be less than 14 days. Such notice shall also advise the property owner of the right to request a hearing before the city administrator or designee to contest the contents of the notice. (b) If requested by the person upon whom the notice is served under subsection (a) of this section, a hearing before the city administrator or designee shall be held at which the person may contest the contents of the notice. The request for such a hearing must be made within five days after receipt of the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section. After such hearing the city administrator or designee may affirm the notice, modify the notice or quash the notice. (c) If the property owner does not abate the nuisance as required by the notice provided for in subsection (a) of this section and has not requested a hearing before the city administrator or designee under subsection (b) of this section, authorized agents of the city shall abate the nuisance. The cost of such abatement shall be collected as a special assessment against the property upon which the nuisance was located. (d) If the property owner requests a hearing before the city administrator or designee under subsection (b) of this section, no abatement actions shall be taken until the hearing is held. If after the hearing the city administrator or designee affirms or modifies the notice and the nuisance is not abated as provided in the notice as affirmed or modified, authorized agents of the city shall abate the nuisance. The cost of such abatement shall be collected as a special assessment against the property upon which the nuisance was located.