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CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY FOR ACTION
CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: December 5, 2000
AGENDA ITEM: Authority to Issue Citations for City Code
AGENDA SECTION:
Enforcement
PREPARED BY: Sheila O'Bryan, Code Enforcement Official
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ATTACHMENTS: Ordinance Amendment
APPROVED BY•
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At the Committee of the Whole Meeting held on November 12, 2000, discussions of adding a new chapter to
the City Code was discussed. It was discussed that the new Chapter would give power of issuing citations to the
Code Enforcement Official and the Building Official.
Citations could be issued for violations of the following:
1. Title 8, Chapter 2 (parking)
2. Title 9, Chapter 3 (Building and Property Maintenance)
3. Ordinance B (Zoning Regulations)
The consensus of the Council was to approve the amending of Title l of the City Code by adding a new
Chapter 9.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Motion to approve an Ordinance amending Title 1 of the City Code by
Adding a New Chapter 9.
COUNCIL ACTION:
CITY OF ROSEMOUNT
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 1 OF THE CITY CODE
BY ADDING NEW CHAPTER 9
The City Council of the City of Rosemount, Minnesota, ordains as follows:
Sect_ ion 1. Rosemount City Code is amended by adding new Chapter 9 to Title 1 as follows:
CHAPTER 9
AUTHORITY TO ISSUE CITATIONS
Section 1.9.1. Authority to Issue Citations.
A. Except as expressly modified by this Section, no person other than a peace officer,
constable, or part-time peace officer may issue a citation in lieu of arrest or continued
detention, ask a person receiving a citation to give a written promise to appear in court, or
take a person into custody as permitted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 629.34.
B. The City Code Enforcement Official or Building Official may issue a citation in lieu of
arrest where the Code Enforcement Official or Building Official has probable cause to believe
that a person or corporation to whom the citation is issued has violated any of the following
provisions of the Code of the City of Rosemount, or any state statutes that relate to the same
subject matter and provide for a criminal penalty:
1. Title 8, Chapter 2 (Parking)
2. Title 9, Chapter 4 (Building and Property Maintenance).
3. Ordinance B (Zoning Regulations).
Sec_ lion 2. This Ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED this 5th day of December, 2000.
Cathy Busho, Mayor
ATTEST:
Linda J. Jentink, City Clerk
Published this day of , 2000 in the "Rosemount Town Pages."