HomeMy WebLinkAbout2012-09-05 OPH CR - Overgrown Vegetation Nuisance City of Oak Park Heights
14168 Oak Park Blvd. N. — P.O. Box 2007
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Phone: 651.439.4439 Fax: 651.439.0574
September 5, 2012
Liz Weaver
15430 58 St. N.
Oak Park Heights, MN 55082
Re: Plants- Vegetation @ 15430 58 St. N., Oak Park Heights, MN
Dear Liz:
The City received a call expressing concern that the plants and other vegetation at the corner of 58 St. N. and
Penrose Ave. N. created an obstruction to visibility to vehicular traffic at the four -way stop in that location. In
response, I conducted a site visit to investigate and found that the plants and other vegetation upon your
property spilling into the roadway and at such height and d ensity that traffic and pedestrian visibility are
impaired both on 58 St. and Penrose Ave.
City Nuisance Ordinance 1109 defines a public nuisance as a "thing, act, or use of property which shall annoy,
injure, or endanger the health, safety, comfort or repose of the public." My observations of the impaired
visibility at the stop signs on 58 and Penrose suggest that a safety hazard exist as a result of the vegetation
density and height at that corner. A copy of this ordinance has been enclosed for your review and use.
With this letter you are directed to address the above issue by trimming the plantings and other vegetation
back so that clear traffic site lines are created to ensure safe vehicular and pedestrian travel at the corner of
58 St. N. and Penrose Ave. N. Compliance shall be made no later than Sunday, September 16, 2012. Once
compliance has been met, the site shall be maintained so that it remains free from reoccurrence of this
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nuisance.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions you may have regarding this request. Your prompt attention
is appreciated.
Sincerely,
lull ultman
Planning & Code Enforcement
Enclosure
pc: Eric Johnson, City Administrator (w /o enclosure)
Brian DeRosier, Chief of Police (w /o enclosure)
Email: jhultman @cityofoakparkheights.com