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• <br />• <br />30. At the time of the abatement, City Code Section 5.08.02 defined "Inoperable Vehicle" as <br />' "Any motor vehicle which cannot be driven or propelled under its own power upon demand <br />in its existing condition; or which cannot be driven or propelled under its own power in a <br />safe rummer because of its wrecked, junked, or partially dismantled condition at the time of <br />inspection and/or abatement; or which does not have attached to it current license plates, <br />tabs, or proof of liability insurance, as required by State law." <br />31. At the time of the abatement, City Code Sections 5.08.04 — 5.08.07 contained a list of thirty - <br />five items that the City declared to be a nuisance. <br />32. At the time of the abatement,. City Code Section 5.08 ( "Public'Nuisance ") did not contain a <br />definition of the terms "construction material," "appliance," "rubbish," or "debris," all of <br />which were contained in the September 13, 2007 notice sent from the City to Appellant. <br />Summary <br />33. The Court finds that the September 13, 2007 notice from the City to Appellant lacked the <br />required specificity described in Ramsey City Code Section 5.12.03, subd. 4(b). The letter <br />states that the nature of the violation is "Any and all conditions constituting a nuisance, <br />including, but not limited to, inoperable and/or unlicensed vehicles, construction materials, <br />appliances, junk, rubbish, and debris." The term "nuisance" is not defined in the notice, nor <br />are any of the other terms mentioned in the notice. Corrective measures were described as <br />removal of said conditions. The Court realizes that Officer Schiferli did not have complete <br />access to the Property when he observed it prior to writing the notice. However, the City <br />could have been 'much more specific in its notice. The City could have referenced the <br />7 The portion of than definition related to the vehicle having current license plates, tabs, or proof of liability insurance <br />was added to the definition during the abatement and did not become effective until October 15, 2007, after <br />Appellant received the September 13, 2007 notice. <br />a The nuisances were grouped into four categories: nuisances effecting health, nuisances affected public morals and <br />decency, nuisances affecting public safety, and nuisances affecting public peace. <br />11 <br />