Ordinance No. 0931 09-18-1989�
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The City Council of the City of Fridley does hereby on�ain as follows:
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The powers and duties of the City Forester as set forth an this Chapter are
herehy conferred upon the Superintendent of Public Works and all designated
representatives. It is the duty of the Forester to coozclinate under the
direction and control of the City Manager all activities o£ the City relating
to the control arxl prevention of tree diseases. The Forester shall recommend
to the City Manager the details of the program for the control of tree diseases
arxi per£orm the duties inoident to such a program adopted by the City Council.
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4. Any dead Oak tree, or paYt thereof, includuxg logs, branches, stwnps,
firewood, or other oak material which has not been del�arked or free of hazard
as detennined bv the Forester.
5. Any diseased tree, dead tree, or part thereof, including logs, branches,
st�mips, firewood, or other wooclen material which has beexi detenninecl to present
a condition which endangers the safety or health of the public and has not been
treated ac�on�ing to the prescription of the City Forester.
1D4.06. INVIIIIL7RY, INSPFXTI�7 AND IlAVESi�GATION
1. The Forester or agent thereof may inspect all premises and places within
the City as often as deemed appropriate to determine whether any condition
described in either Section 104.04 or 104.05 of this Chapter exists thereon.
The Forester shall investigate all reported incidents of diseased trees.
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1. If the infected tree is located on private property, the Forester shall send
a written notification and prescription to the owner of said property. It shall
be the obligation of the property owner to cai�y out the prescribc�cl abatement
procedure(s) within thirty (30) days £rom the date of receipt of the
notification unless a written variance is granted by the Forester. If the owner
requests the City or fails to follow the prescription within the designated time
period, the Forester shall notify the propexty owner by mail that the City will
contract for the abatement of the public nuisance, namely the diseased or dead
tree and/or wood in question. The Forester shall then proceed to contract for
the prescrit�ed abatement procedures as soon as possible and shall report to the
City Clerk all rhames resulting from the abat�snent procedures r_.arried out on
such private property. The City Clerk shall list all such chan7es along with
a City Acfiiinistrative cost against each separate lot or parcel by September 15
of each year as special assessments to be collected co�nencing with the
following year�s taxes. Achltinistrative costs of $25.00 for each lot of parcel
shall be added to each assessment.
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2. In the case of baulevazd trees, defined as a tree growing within a street
rightrof-way or a street easement that k�s been acquired for an exist9ng street,
notices will be mailed to the owner of the abutting property as previously
descrii�ed in Section 104.08.01. However, the City shall abate any diseased
boulevaxd tree at no cost to the pmperty owner. If the property owner desires,
the City will replace the tree with a bare root selection on the owners property
in the vici_nity of the remwed tree.
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The Forester
Pr'oyram arxl
Agricult-ure.
shall keep accurate records of the Shade Tree Disease Contml
submit any rec�iired reports to the Mirulesota Commissioner of
PASSED AND AIJOFPED BY THE CITY CWNCIL OF T� CSTY OF FRIDLEY THIS 18TH DAY OF
SEPPII�IBER, 1989
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S A. HAAPAIA - CI�RK
First Reading: August 28, 1989
Second Reading: September 18, 1989
Publication: September 27, 1989
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