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429.011 MINNESOTA STATUTES 2017 2
<br />Subd. 6. Newspaper. "Newspaper" means the official newspaper of the municipality, or if there is no
<br />official newspaper, a legal newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.
<br />Subd. 7. Street. "Street" means any street, alley, or other public way, or any part thereof.
<br />Subd. 8. Utilities commission. "Utilities commission" means the municipal board or commission, other
<br />than the council, which exercises any authority or control over the operation of any municipally owned
<br />public utility.
<br />Subd. 9. Pedestrian skyway system. "Pedestrian skyway system" means any system of providing for
<br />pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or otherwise, elevated above ground, within and without the public
<br />right-of-way, and through or above private property and buildings, and includes overpasses, bridges,
<br />passageways, walkways, concourses, hallways, corridors, arcades, courts, plazas, elevators, escalators, heated
<br />canopies, and accesses and all fixtures, furniture, equipment, facilities, services, and appurtenances which
<br />in the judgment of the council will enhance the movement, safety, security, convenience and enjoyment of
<br />pedestrians and benefit the city and adjoining properties.
<br />Subd. 10. Underground pedestrian concourse. "Underground pedestrian concourse" means any system
<br />of providing for pedestrian traffic circulation, mechanical or otherwise, below ground, within and without
<br />the public right-of-way, and through or below private property, and includes tunnels, passageways, walkways,
<br />concourses, hallways, corridors, arcades, plazas, elevators, escalators, heated canopies, and accesses and all
<br />fixtures, furniture, equipment, facilities, and appurtenances which in the judgment of the council will enhance
<br />the movement, safety, security, convenience and enjoyment of pedestrians and benefit the city and adjoining
<br />properties.
<br />Subd. 11. Special lighting system. "Special lighting system" means lights or light displays of any type
<br />located within or without the public right-of-way.
<br />Subd. 12. Acquire. "Acquire" includes, but is not limited to, the obtaining by purchase, condemnation,
<br />or leasing rights or interests in the areas above or below the surface of the ground of real property or structures
<br />or improvements thereon.
<br />Subd. 13. Public mall, plaza, or courtyard. "Public mall, plaza, or courtyard" means any wholly or
<br />partly opened or enclosed public area adjacent to or attached to a wall, fence, commercial structure, hotel,
<br />or any other building and designed as a place for passive recreation, public entertainment, exhibition and
<br />education, or a pedestrian walk.
<br />Subd. 14. Fire protection system. "Fire protection system" means pipes, standpipes, sprinklers, control
<br />systems and other devices and equipment installed in or outside a building for the primary purpose of
<br />eliminating or reducing the spread of fire in the building or providing for safe evacuation of the building,
<br />whether the devices and equipment are publicly or privately owned.
<br />Subd. 15. Highway sound barriers. "Highway sound barriers" means sound abatement walls erected
<br />along highways to reduce noise levels attributable to vehicular traffic.
<br />Subd. 16. On -site water contaminant improvements. "On -site water contaminant improvements"
<br />means pipes, wells, and other devices and equipment installed in or outside a building for the primary purpose
<br />of eliminating water contamination caused by lead or other toxic or health threatening substances in the
<br />water, whether the improvements so installed are publicly or privately owned.
<br />History: 1953 c 398 s 1; 1961 c 338 s 1; 1969 c 741 s 1-3; 1971 c 617 s 1-4; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1973
<br />c636s1; 1973c702s22; 1974c233s1; 1976c147s1; 1978c634s1,2; 1979c330s1; 1983c9s1;
<br />Copyright CO 2017 by the Revisor of Statutes, State of Minnesota. All Rights Reserved.
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