Ordinance No. 1214 12-05-2005ORDINANCE NO. 1214
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 104 OF THE FRIDLEY CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO DISEASED TREE REMOVAL ASSESSMENT FEES
The City Council of the City of Fridley hereby finds, after review, examination and
recommendation of staff, that the Fridley City Code be hereby amended as follows:
CHAPTER 104. DISEASED TREES
104.08. PROCEDURES FOR REMOVAL OF INFECTED TREES OR WOODS
When the Forester or designee finds that a public nuisance as defined in Section 104.04 exists in
any tree or wood in any public or private place in the City, the Forester shall:
On private property, notify the property owner in writing with a Diseased/Hazardous
Tree Abatement Notice. The property owner shall carry out any recommended abatement
procedure(s) within thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the notification unless a
written e�tension is granted by the Forester.
If the owner fails to follow the recommendation of the Abatement Notice within
the designated time period, the Forester shall notify the property owner by mail that the
City will contract for the abatement of the public nuisance. The Forester shall then
proceed to contract for the abatement procedures as soon as possible and shall report to
the City Clerk all costs resulting from the abatement procedures carried out on such
private property. The City Clerk shall list all such charges related to the City abatement
administrative costs against each separate lot or parcel by September 15th of each year as
special assessments to be collected commencing with the following year's taxes. All
assessment related costs shall be added to each assessment. (Ref. 931)
PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FRIDLEY THIS STx
DAY OF DECEMBER 2005.
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DEBRA A. SKOGEN, ITY CLERK
Public Hearing: October 24, 2005
First Reading: November 7, 2005
Second Reading: December 5, 2005
Published: December 15, 2005