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Page 2 of 11 Section 3. The City Council of the City of New Brighton hereby repeals City Code, Chapter 17 30 Nuisances, Section 17-6 through 17-10 in their entirety, and adopts the following 31 language: 32 17-6. Nuisance Abatement Procedure 33 (1) Notice. 34 (A) Whenever the City determines that a public nuisance is being maintained or 35 exists on a premises in the City, the Building Official or their designated 36 representative may abate the nuisance after providing written notice to the 37 affected record property owner. 38 (B) The notice shall be given to the affected record property owner by U.S. Mail 39 or personal delivery. Refusal by the recipient to accept the notice shall not 40 constitute a defense that the notice was not received. If the record owner is 41 not able to be found, the City shall attach a copy of the notice or a door hanger 42 with the same information to the main entrance door of the principal structure 43 on the property. The notice shall state the following information at a 44 minimum: 45 (i) The date; 46 (ii) The address or legal description of the property; 47 (iii) A description of the nuisance and the section or sections of the City Code 48 which was/were violated; 49 (iv) The steps to be taken in order to abate the nuisance; 50 (v) The date by which the nuisance must be abated (grass and weed 51 violations must be abated within five calendar days from the date of the 52 notice); 53 (vi) That if the nuisance is not abated by the date stated, the City will abate 54 the nuisance and the costs incurred by the City will be charged, and if left 55 unpaid, will be certified to the county auditor for collection with property 56 taxes or specially assessed; 57 (vii) That the recipient has the right to appeal, in writing, the notice to the City 58 Council and the date by which such an appeal must be filed; and 59 (viii) A description of the penalties that may apply if the condition is not 60 corrected. 61