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ac. 17-75. Action by City Code Enforcement Officer. ) Upon notification by law enforcement authorities, the City Code Enforcement Officer or her appropriate municipal or public health authority will issue a Declaration of Public Health uisance for the affected property and post a copy of the Declaration at all probable entrances to e dwelling or property. ) Removal of the posted Declaration of Public Health Nuisance by anyone other than the City unitarian, law enforcement authorities, or their designees, is prohibited. ) The City Code Enforcement Officer will also attempt to notify the following parties of the eclaration of Public Health Nuisance: A. Owner of the property; B. Occupants of the property; C. Neighbors at probable risk; D. The City of New Brighton Department of Public Safety; and E. Other state and local authorities, such as the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency and the Minnesota Department of Public Health, which are known to have public and environmental protection responsibilities applicable to the situation. Any rental license issued by the City for the property is immediately suspended upon ance of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance. Such license will be reinstated only after compliance with an abatement order. After issuance of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance, the City Code Enforcement .cer will issue an order to the property owner to abate the public health nuisance. The ement order will include the following: A. A copy of the Declaration of Public Health Nuisance; B. An order to immediately vacate those portions of the property, including building or structure interiors, which may place the occupants or visitors at risk. C. Notification of suspension of the rental license, if applicable; and D. A summary of the owner's and occupant's responsibilities. 17-76. Responsibilities of Owner. Upon receipt of an abatement order, the property owner must, at the owner's expense: A. Properly secure and post the perimeter of any contaminated areas on the property in an effort to avoid exposure to unsuspecting parties; B. Promptly contract with appropriate environmental testing and cleaning firms to conduct on-site assessment, complete cleanup and remediation testing, including periodic follow- up testing to assure that the health risks are sufficiently reduced to allow safe human occupancy of the property and structures located on the property; C. Regularly notify the City of actions taken and reach agreement with the City on the cleanup schedule; and D. Provide written documentation to the City of the cleanup process, including a signed, written statement that the property is safe for human occupancy and that the cleanup was conducted in accordance with Minnesota Department of Health guidelines.