HomeMy WebLinkAbout0020 ORDINANCE NO, 20
TOWN OF LAKEVILLE
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE DEFINING NUISANCES, PR(11tIBITING THEIR
CREATION OR MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR
VIOLATION TIIEREOF
TILE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF LAKEVLI,LE HEREBY ORDAINS AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Public Nuisance Defined, A nui:~ance is a thing, act, occupation or
use of property which:
A. Shall unreasonably annoy, injur.c~ nr endanger the safety, health,
morals, comfort, or repose oi' any considerable number of members
of the public;
B. Shall offend public decency;
C. Shall unlawfully interfere with, obstruct, or tend to obstruct
or render dangerous for passage any public park, square, street,
walk, Lane, alley, highway or other public grounds or waters used
by the public;
D. Shall in any way render the public insecure in life or in use of
property.
E. Is declared by law to be a public nuisance and for which no spec-
ific penalty is provided,
SECTION 2, Penalty. Any person or persons, firm or corporation who shall know-
ingly cause ar create a nuisance, or permit any nuisance to be created or
placed upon or to remain upon any premises awned or occupied by him or them,
shall upon conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall
be punished by a fine of not less than Pive Dollars ($5.00) nor more than
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) or by imprisonment for not less than five (S;
days nor more than ninety (90) days,
SECTION 3. Separability. Every section, provision ar part of this Ordinance is
declared separable from. every other section, provision ar part; and if any
section, provision or part hereof shall be held invalid, it shall not affect
any other section, provision or part.
SECTION 4. Effect, This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after
its publication according to law.
Enacted and ordained into an ordinance this 23rd day of May, 1966.
•TOWN OF LAKEVILLE
Robert Jensen, Chairman
ATTEST;
Stanley r, Kolstad, Clerk