Cambridge, Minn., City Code ch. 97 (2026) § 97.06

§ 97.06 ENFORCEMENT OF HOUSING CODE
(A)     Notice of violation.

       (1)      Except in those instances to which § 97.14 is applicable, whenever the Building
Inspector determines that there has been a violation of any one or more provisions of this chapter,
he or she shall give notice of the alleged violations to the person or persons who are or may be
responsible thereof, as enumerated in subsection (d) below. The notice shall:

                (a)     Be in writing;

                (b)     Particularize the violation or violations alleged to exist or to have been
committed;

               (c)     Provide a reasonable time, but not less than 30 days in any event, for the
correction of the violation or violations particularized; and

               (d)    Be addressed to and served upon the owner of the property, the operator of
the dwelling and the occupant of the dwelling unit or the rooming unit concerned, if the occupant is
or may be responsible for the violation.

         (2)      Service shall be as provided for personal service by the rules of civil procedure for courts of
record in Minnesota or by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, delivered to the addressee
only. If service is made by registered or certified mail, the Building Inspector shall make a record giving
details regarding the mailing. If one or more persons to whom the notice is addressed cannot be found or
served after diligent effort so to do, service may be made upon such person or persons by posting a notice
in a conspicuous place in or about the dwelling affected by the notice, in which event the Building Inspector
shall include in the record a statement as to why such posting was necessary.

(B)    Appeal to the Council. Any person affected by a notice issued hereunder who is aggrieved
thereby and who believes the same to be factually or legally contrary to the ordinances of the city
may within 15 days after service of the same appeal therefrom to the Council by filing a written
appeal in the office of the Clerk-Administrator, and such appeal shall be heard by the Council within
30 days after it was filed. Notice of the date, time and place of the hearing shall be given to the
appellant in the same manner as notice of the violation.

(C)     Effect of appeal. The taking of an appeal shall, during the pendency thereof, have the effect of
restraining the health officer or any other officer of this city from proceeding in any manner upon the
asserted violation or violations.

        (1)     Hearing. The appellant or his or her attorney shall have the opportunity to be heard
                at the hearing, whereupon the Council may:Affirm or deny the existence of any
                violations as alleged, in whole or in part; and

       (2)    If a violation has been found to exist, confirm or modify the extent of the correction
required and the time within which the correction must be made.

(D)     Correction of violation by Building Inspector and assessment of cost. In all cases of violation of
this chapter to which M.S. §§ 145.22 and 145.23, as they may be amended from time to time, are
applicable, the Building Inspector may proceed as therein provided to abate or remove the violation
and, if deemed necessary, to have the cost thereof specially assessed against the lot or parcel where
the violation was located. In suitable cases, the statutory remedies and procedure may be used either
concurrently with or separate from the procedures prescribed in this chapter.