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The City of Ramsey ordains. SECTION 1. PURPOSE SECTION 2. AMENDMENT 3. ORDINANCE #11 -06 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION TITLED PROPERTY CONDITIONS CONSTITUTING A PUBLIC NUISANCE AND THIS ORDINANCE AMENDING CITY CODE SECTION 2 -332 TITLED ABATEMENT. This Ordinance amends City Code Section 30 -3 titled Property Conditions constituting a public nuisance AND this Ordinance amends City Code Section 2 -332 titled Abatement and relating to the abatement of grass, weeds or noxious growths in excess of eight inches in height. It is the purpose of this Ordinance to (1) amend the City Code's definition of that certain public nuisance relating to the height of grass, weeds or noxious growths of vegetation, and (2) amend the City Code process as it relates to abating the public nuisance of grass, weeds or noxious growths of vegetation which exceed eight inches in height. A. City Code Section 30 -3(10) declaring as a public nuisance grass, weeds or noxious growths of vegetation is amended to provide as follows: All grass, weeds, or noxious growths of vegetation upon public or private property exceeding eight (8) inches in height, or whatever height specified in the appropriate zoning district, excluding acceptable prairie restoration plant materials. B. City Code Section 2 -332 Abatement, paragraph (d).Abatement Procedure (2) Procedure for Public Nuisances a.3 is amended to provide as follows: i. The notice shall also state that failure to abate the nuisance or violation, or request a hearing within the applicable time periods will result in abatement procedures, and that the cost of abatement with penalties and interest will be billed to the property owner. Pursuant to applicable state statutes, any unpaid fees and fines will be charged against the benefited property via special assessment under Minnesota Statutes for certification to the county auditor and collection along with current taxes the following year or in annual installments not exceeding ten, as the council may determine in each case.