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ORD 91-23CITY OF OTSEGO COUNTY OF WRIGHT STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 91-23 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING NUISANCES, PROHIBITING THEIR CREATION OR MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. The following official summary of this ordinance has been approved by the Otsego City Council as clearly informing the public of the intent and effect of the ordinance: It is the intent and effect of the above entitled ordinance to define those acts, things and uses of property within the City of Otsego which shall be considered nuisances, specifically nuisances which affect the public health, the public morals and decency, and the public peace and safety. Among those general headings are specific provisions regarding various acts such as pollution of water and soil, burning, and exposure to disease as public.health nuisances; gambling, prostitution, and illegal possession and dispensation of intoxicating liquors and illegal drugs as morals and decency nuisances; and snow, ice, and water accumulation, and junk vehicles or other personalty and various dangerous property conditions as public safety nuisances. The ordinance also adopts by reference the Minnesota Hazardous Building Law, Minn. Stat. 463.15 et seq. and defines those noises which constitute nuisances including a general prohibition against continued, loud, unnecessary noises which unreasonably annoy others, restrictions on kinds and uses of certain horns and signaling devices, loud broad- casters of noise, loud speakers, unnecessary yelling and shouting, animal noises which are loud and continuous, whistles, sirens and other various noises, and areas wherein nuisance noises are prohibited. The ordinance further defines public consumption of intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor on public sidewalks, streets (or in public parking lots and parks without City authorization) as a nuisance. The ordinance places responsibility for enforcement upon the City Council, which can delegate said authority, and outlines a procedure for abatement of nuisances generally, and in emergency cases. The ordinance further provides for personal liability for the costs of removal to the owners of property from which the nuisance emanates and allows for assessment against that property in certain cases. Violations of this ordinance constitute a misdemeanor, as defined by State law, and the ordinance provides that, upon conviction, the costs of prosecution may be added to any penalty imposed. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection by any person at the Otsego City Hall. This summary approved by the Otsego City Council this 25TH _ day of November , 1991. No n, Freske, Mayor CITY OF OTSEGO Je me Perrault, City Clerk CI Y OF OTSEGO NUISANCE ORDINANCE SUMMARY General: The nuisance ordinance is a comprehensive ordinance that addresses all major areas of nuisance law in a single ordinance rather than having the sections distributed throughout the overall set of ordinances. This should serve both the public and the enforcing officials since it makes the ordinance more accessible. The major sections are summarized below. I. Section 6-2-1 defines a public nuisance in broad terms to include any act, thing or use of property that endangers the pubic health, safety or welfare. II. Section .6-2-2 specifically addresses health. This section prohibits a laundry list of acts including accumulating trash or garbage, discharge of sewage, pollution of any well or water supply, growing dense acumulations of noxious weeds, burning without a permit, dense smoke and offensive trades and businesses. III. Section 6-2-3 specifically addresses morals and decency. This section prohibits illegal gambling, prostitution and illegal sales of liquor and drugs. IV. Section 6-2-4 specifically addresses peace and safety. This prohibits a long list of specific acts including accumulations of snow on sidewalks, obstruction of public streets, waste water on the city streets, open wells, obstruction of natural waterways, operating artificial lighting outdoors in an improper manner, depositing dirt or construction debris on public right of way and depositing garbage on public right of ways. V. Section 6-2-5 specifically address outside storage of personality. It acts to prohibit outdoor storage of any vehicle or other large item of personal property that is either unusable or, if a motor vehicle or water craft, unlicensed. This section does not prohibit all outdoor storage. It will require that vehicles, including watercraft and the trailer they rest on, be licensed if they are stored outdoors. The city is empowered to abate the nuisance if necessary. VI. Section 6-2-6 adopts the hazardous building law from Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 463.15 through 463.261. VII. Section 6-2-7 addresses public noise. A. Subsection B establishes standards to be considered in determining a violation of the ordinance. These include volume, intensity, nature of the noise, proximity to residential areas, character and zoning of the neighborhood, density of inhabitation; time of day and W whether it is a commercial or private source. B. Subsections C, D and J address public use of loudspeakers and other amplified sound. C. Subsections H, I, L, O, P and Q address various aspects of motor vehicles and commercial activity such as construction. D. Other subsections address noise emanating from public peddlers, school and hospital zones and animals. E. Subsections R and S adopt the standards in Minnesota Rule 7010.001 through 7010.1600 and supplements them by establishing that, within certain time limits (10:00 p.m. - 7:00 a.m.), noise heard outdoors at a distance of 50 feet is a nuisance. VIII. Section 6-2-9 assigns responsibility for any nuisance to both the owner and tenant of any premises. IX. Section 6-2-10 concerns public consumption of alcohol. X. Section 6-2-12 provides the City with a general power of abatement and establishes a process for such abatement. XI. Section 6-2-13 provides for recovery by the City of the cost of abatement. The ordinance provides for billing for the abatement and, where allowed by state law, assessing them to the property taxes of the property involved. XII. Section 6-2-14 makes violations a misdemeanor. CITY OF OTSEGO COUNTY OF WRIGHT .STATE OF MINNESOTA ORDINANCE NO. 91--or13 AN ORDINANCE DEFINING NUISANCES, PROHIBITING THEIR CREATION OR MAINTENANCE AND PROVIDING FOR ABATEMENT AND PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. The City Council of the City of Otsego ordains as follows: 6-2-1: Public Nuisance Defined. A public nuisance is a thing, act or use of property which: A. Maintains or permits a condition which unreasonably annoys, injures, or endangers the safety, health, morals, comfort, or repose of any considerable numbers of the public; or B. Interferes with, obstructs, or renders dangerous for passage, any public highway or right-of-way, or waters used by the public; or C. Any other act or omission declared by law or this chapter to be a public nuisance. 6-2-2: Public Nuisance Affecting Health The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting health: A. Exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter; B. All animals running at large; C. All ponds or pools of stagnant water; D. Carcasses of animals not buried or, destroyed within .24 hours after ddath; E. Accumulations of manure, refuse, or other debris; F. The discharge, disposal, accumulation, or collection of sewage or industrial waste; G. Garbage cans or other refuse containers which are not rodent -free or fly -tight or which are so maintained as to constitute a health hazard or to emit foul and disagreeable odors and which waste is not removed at least once a week; H. The pollution of any public well or cistern, stream or lake, canal or other body of water by sewage, industrial waste, or any other substances; I. All noxious weeds, as defined in Minnesota Rules 1505.0730, and other rank growths of vegetation, upon public or private property. J. Burning in violation of City of Otsego Ordinance No. 6; K. Dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot, or cinders, in unreasonable quantities; L. All public exposure of persons having a contagious disease; M. Any offensive trade or business as defined by either ordinance or State Statute or such trade or business whose operation constitutes a clear and present danger to the health of the public in general. 6-2-3: Public 'Nuisances Affecting Morals and Decency. The following are hereby declared to be nuisances affecting public morals and decency: A. Any gambling device not authorized by State Law and not properly permitted by the appropriate jurisdiction, including, but not limited to, slot machines and punch boards; B. Betting, or bookmaking, not allowed by State Law, and all apparatus used in such operations; C. All houses kept for the purpose of prostitution; D. All places where intoxicating liquor or illegal drugs are manufactured or dispensed of in violation of law or where, in violation of law, persons are permitted for the purpose of drinking intoxicating liquor or ingesting or otherwise using illegal drugs, gr where intoxicating liquor or illegal drugs are kept for sale or other disposition in violation of law, and all liquor, illegal drugs, and other property used for maintaining such places; E. Any vehicle used for the illegal transportation of intoxicating liquor and/or illegal drugs, or for prostitution and/or other immoral or illegal purpose. 6-2-4: Public Nuisances Affecting Peace and Safety. The following are declared to be nuisances affecting public peace and safety: A. All snow and ice not removed from public sidewalks within 12 hours after the snow or other precipitation causing the condition has ceased to fall; B. Depositing, or causing to be deposited, any snow or ice on or against any fire hydrant or on any sidewalk or roadway; C. All trees, hedges, billboards, or other obstructions which prevent persons from having a clear view of all traffic approaching an intersection_; D. All wires and limbs of trees which are so close to the surface of a sidewalk or street as to constitute a danger to pedestrians or vehicles; E. Obstructions and excavations affecting the ordinary use by the public of streets, alleys, sidewalks, or public grounds except under such conditions as are permitted by City Ordinances or other applicable law; F.' Placing or storing on any street, sidewalk, alley or public right-of-way any boxes, goods, wares, merchandise, building materials, machinery, business or trade articles, except for the purpose of immediately transferring to some other proper place; G. Any tree, shrub, bush, or other vegetation located on private property which obstructs use or travel on any public right-of-way; H. Radio aerials or television antennae erected or maintained in a dangerous manner; I. Any use of property abutting a public street or sidewalk or any use of a public street or sidewalk which causes large crowds of people to gather, obstructing traffic and the free use of the street or sidewalk and which activity is conducted without a permit, license or other permission duly granted by the City; J. All hanging signs, awnings, and other similar structures over streets and sidewalks, or so situated so as to endanger public safety, or not constructed and maintained as provided by ordinance; K. The allowing of rain water, ice, snow to fall from any building or structure upon any street or sidewalk or to flow across any sidewalk; L. Any electric or barbed wire fencing strung lower then six feet in height and within three feet of a public sidewalk 3 or way, except when used in conjunction with agricultural uses in an area zoned for such use; M. All dangerous, unguarded machinery in any public place, or so situated or operated on private property as to attract the public; N. Waste water cast upon or permitted to flow upon streets or other public property; O. Accumulations in the open of discarded or dis-used machinery, household appliances, automobile bodies, or other material, in a manner conducive to the harboring or rats, mice, snakes, or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so accumulated, or items accumulated in a manner creating fire, health, or safety hazards; P. Accumulation in the open of broken or unused metal, wood lumber, cement, electrical fixtures, plumbing fixtures, building materials (but excluding building materials awaiting use in construction or improvement presently in progress on the same premises), trash, debris, rubbish, in a manner conducive to the harboring or rats mice, snakes, or vermin, or the rank growth of vegetation among the items so accumulated, or in a manner creating fire, health, or safety hazards from such accumulations; Q. Any well, hole, or similar excavation which is left open or uncovered or in such other condition as to constitute a danger to any child or other person coming on the premises where it is located; R. Obstruction of the free flow of water in a natural waterway, a public street drain, storm sewer, gutter, or ditch with trash or other materials; S. Digging excavations, placing culverts, placing dams, or doing any act which may alter or affect the drainage of public property, streets, alleys or sidewalks; or affect flows of the public storm sewer and drainage ditch system, without authorization by the city; T. The placing or throwing on any street, sidewalk, or other public property of any glass, tacks, nails, bottles, or other substance which may injure any person or animal or damage any pneumatic tire when passing over such substance; U. The deposition of garbage of refuse on a public right-of- way or on adjacent private property; 4 V. Throwing, placing, or depositing dirt, rocks, sand, leaves, trash, lawn clippings, weeds, grass, or other materials in the streets, sidewalks, ditches or other public ways and the gutters thereof; W. Permitting dirt, rocks or mud from construction or landscaping activities to be carried or deposited onto nearby streets, sidewalks, ditches or other public ways and the gutters thereof; X. All other conditions or things which are likely to cause injury to the person or property of anyone; Y. Operation of any artificial lighting facilities upon any private property without an effective shade or equivalent device to protect nearby residential premises from being adversely affected thereby; Z. Any used refrigerator, ice box, or freezer, with door latch intact, which is accessible to children. 6-2-5: Storage of Personalty. A. Unsheltered storage of unused, stripped, junked, and other automobiles, recreational vehicles, motorcycles, watercraft or any other motor vehicle, not in good and safe operating condition and bearing a current State of Minnesota License or Registration for that type of vehicle, and of any other vehicles, machinery, implements, and/or equipment and personal property of any kind which is no longer safely usable for the purposes for which it was manufactured, all of which is hereinafter described as "said personalty", for a period of thirty days or more (except in licensed junkyards) within the corporate limits of the City of Otsego is hereby declared to be a nuisance and dangerous to the public safety. B. Abatement by Owners. 'The owner, owners, tenants, lessees and/or occupants of any lot within the corporate limits of the City of Otsego upon which ,such above prohibited storage is made; and also the owner, owners, and/or lessees of said personalty involved in such storage, all of whom are hereinafter collectively referred to as "owners", shall jointly and severally abate said nuisance by the prompt removal of said personalty into completely enclosed buildings authorized to be used for such purposes, or to a licensed junkyard, or remove it to a location outside the corporate limits of the City of Otsego. 5 C. Abatement by the City. Whenever said owners fail to abate such nuisances the City shall remove the said personalty to a location of its selection. Abatement of such nuisance by the City shall be in accordance with Section 6-2-12 of this ordinance. Costs incurred by the City during said abatement, including the .,cost of storage, shall be recoverable from the said owners, jointly and severally, in accordance with Section 6-2-13 of this ordinance or in a suit at law. D. Disposal of Property After Abatement by the City. When said personalty has been removed and placed in storage by the City, as provided for herein, said personalty shall be sold by the City after the lapse of such time as is provided for by law. If the proceeds of such sales are insufficient to pay the costs of abatement and storage said owners shall be liable to the City for the balance of the costs. If the proceeds are in excess of the costs, including storage, the balance shall be paid to said owners or deposited in the City Treasury for their use. 6-2-6: Adoption by Reference. The "Hazardous Building Law," Minnesota Statutes 463.15 through 463.261, is adopted by reference. Any hazardous building or dangerous excavation may be abated in accordance with the provisions of that -law. 6-2-7: Pubic Nuisance Noise Prohibited. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully make or continue, or cause to be made or continued, any loud, unnecessary, or unusual noise which unreasonably annoys, disturbs, injures, or endangers the comfort, repose, health, peace, safety, or welfare of others, or precludes the quiet enjoyment of their property or affects their properties value, or affects the peace and quiet of any neighborhood, or which causes discomfort or annoyance to any reasonable person of normal -sensitivity residing in the area. This general prohibition is not limited by the specific restrictions of Section 6-2-7. B. Standards to be considered in dete7rmining a violation of this Section include, but are not limited to, the following: (1) the volume of the noise; (2) the intensity of the noise; (3) whether the nature of the noise is usual or unusual; .(4) the volume and intensity of the background noise, if any; (5) the proximity of the noise to residential sleeping 6 areas; (6) the nature and zoning of the area within which the noise emanates; (7) the density of the inhabitation of the area within which the noise emanates; (8) the time of day or night the noise occurs; 9) the duration of the noise; (10) whether the noise is recurrent, intermittent or constant; (11) whether the noise is produced by a commercial or non-commercial activity. 6-2-8: Specific Noises Prohibited. A. Prohibition. The following acts listed in Subdivisions B through Q are declared to be nuisance noises in violation of this chapter, but this listing shall not be deemed to be exclusive. B. Horns, Signaling Devices, Etc. (1) The sounding of any horn or signaling device on any automobile, motorcycle, or other vehicle on any street, public place, or private property within the City except as a present danger warning; (2) The creation by means of any such horn or signaling device of any unreasonably loud or harsh sound; (3) The sounding of any such device for any unnecessary and unreasonable period of time; (4) The use of any signaling device except one operated by hand or electricity; , (5) The use of any horn, whistle, or other device operated by engine exhaust; (6) The use of any such signaling device when traffic is held up for any reason. C. Radios, Television Sets. Amplifiers and Similar Devices Using, operating, or permitting to be played any radio, musical instrument, phonograph, juke box, amplifier, or other machine or device for the producing, reproducing, or amplifying of sound in such a manner as to disturb the 6 peace, quiet, or comfort of persons residing, working, or peaceably gathered in its vicinity. The operation of said machine or device between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and seven o'clock a.m. shall be prima facia evidence of violation of this section if done in such manner as to be plainly audible:. 1. (1) within any other building or structure used for residential purposes; or. (2) at the distance of fifty (5o) feet from the building, structure, or vehicle in which it is located. D. Loud Speakers, Amplifiers for Advertising Using, operating, or permitting to be used or operated, any radio receiving set, musical instrument, phonograph, loudspeaker, sound amplifier or other machine or device for the producing or reproducing of sound which is cast upon the public streets for the purpose of commercial advertising or attracting the attention of the public to any' building or structure by persons other than personnel of law enforcement or other governmental agencies;. E. Yelling, Shouting Etc Yelling, shouting, hooting, whistling, or singing at any time or place so as to annoy or disturb the quiet, comfort, or repose of persons in any office, or in any dwelling, hotel, motel, or other place of residence, or of any persons in the vicinity. F. Animals, Birds, Etc The keeping of any animal or bird which, by causing frequent or long -continued noise, shall disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity. G. Whistles or Sirens. The blowing of a locomotive whistle or steam whistle attached to any stationary boiler or any siren whatsoever except to give notice of the time to begin or stop work, as a warning of fire or danger, or by public emergency.vehicles. t H. Exhausts. The discharge into the open air of the exhaust of any stationary internal combustion engine, motor boat, motor vehicle, motorcycle or snow mobile except through a. muffler or other device which effectively prevents loud or explosive noises therefrom and which complies with all applicable State laws and regulations. I. Defect in Vehicle or Load. The use of any automobile, motorcycle, or other motor vehicle so out of repair, so loaded, or operated in such manner as to create loud and unnecessary grating, rattling, or other noise which shall 8 disturb the comfort or repose of any persons in the vicinity. J. Sound Trucks for Advertising Purposes. The use of sound trucks or any other vehicle equipped with sound - amplifying devices for the purposes of advertising any program, project, or meeting of any public agency, private business, religious organization, civic group, political party, or charitable.organization. K. Loading, Unloading, Opening Boxes. The creation of a loud and excessive noise in connection with loading or unloading any vehicle or the opening and destruction of bales, boxes, crates, and containers. L. Construction or Repairinct of Building. The erection (including excavating), demolition, alteration, or repair of any building between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and seven o'clock a.m. on any day except where single individuals or families work on a single family residence owned by the individual or family for their own occupancy, provided that the building inspector may, in cases of emergency, grant permission to repair at any time when he finds that such repair work will not affect the health and safety of the persons in the vicinity: M. Schools, Courts, Churches, Hospitals. The creation of any excessive noise on any street or private property adjacent to any school, institution of learning, church, court, or hospital while the same are in use which unreasonably interferes with the use thereof, provided conspicuous signs are displayed on such indicating that the same is a school, hospital, or court street. N. Hawkers, Peddlers. The shouting and crying of peddlers, hawkers, and vendors which disturbs the peace and quiet of the neighborhood. O. Pile Drivers, Hammers, Etc. The operation between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and seven o'clock a.m. of any pile driver, power shovel, pneumatic hammer, jack hammer, derrick, power or electric hoist, or other appliance, the use of which is attended by loud or unusual noise. P. Blowers. The operation of any noise -creating blower or power fan or any internal combustion engine, the operation of which causes noise due to the explosion of operation gases or fluids, unless the noise from such blower or fan is muffled and such engine is equipped with a muffler device sufficient to deaden such noise. Q. Internal Combustion Engines. No person shall create any 0 excessive noise by permitting diesel engines to idle, or by building, repairing or testing motor vehicles or other internal combustion engines, which causes a disturbance beyond the property line of the property on which the activity takes place. R. Noise in Residential'Areas. No person shall, between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and seven o'clock a.m. congregate because of, or participate in, any party or gathering of people from which noise emanates of a sufficient volume so as to disturb the peace, quiet or repose of persons residing in any residential area. Noise between the hours of ten o'clock p.m. and seven o'clock a.m. of such volume as to be'plainly audible at a distance of fifty (5o) feet from the residential dwelling unit wherein such party or gathering is located shall be prima facie evidence of a violation of this section. No persons shall visit or remain within any residential dwelling unit wherein such party or gathering is taking place except the owner, persons residing in that unit, or persons who have gone there for the sole purpose of abating the disturbance. S. Prima Facie Evidence of Loud Noise. Incorporation by reference: standards established in Minnesota Rule 7010.0010 to .1600, Noise Pollution Control, are hereby adopted by reference and exceeding these standards is considered prima facie evidence of noise constituting a nuisance. 6-2-9: Responsibility. The owner and tenant of any premises on which a violation of Sections 6-2-6 and 6-2-7 of this ordinance occurs shall make every reasonable effort to see that the violation ceases. Violation of Sections 6-2-6 and 6-2-7 shall be deemed the act of both the person committing the act and the person in possession, control, custody, or having charge of the premises who allows or permits the violation to take place. Violation of Section 6-2-6 and 6-2-7 shall also be deemed the act of a non- resident landlord, provided he has received written notice from the City of the violation and has failed to make every reasonable effort to see that the violation ceases. 6-2-10: Public Drinking. A. Consumption. No person shall consume intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor on any public sidewalk or street, or in a vehicle upon a public street. No person shall, consume intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor in any public parking lot or in any park without City authorization.; B. Possession. No person M11 shall have in possession intoxicating liquor or non -intoxicating malt liquor in an open container on any public sidewalk or street or in a vehicle upon a public street. 6-2-11: Enforcement. A. Officers. The City Council shall have the duty of enforcing the provisions of this Ordinance, and the City Council may, by resolution, delegate to other officers or agencies power to enforce particular provisions of this Ordinance, including the power to inspect private premises, and the officers charged with enforcement of this Ordinance shall take all reasonable precautions to prevent the commission and maintenance of public nuisances. 6-2-12: Abatement. A. General. Whenever the officer charged with enforcement determines that a public nuisance is being maintained or exists on premises in the City, the officer shall notify in writing the owner or occupant of the premises of such fact and order that such nuisance be terminated or abated. The notice shall be served in person or by certified or registered mail. If the premises are not occupied and the owner is unknown, the notice may be served by posting it on a premises. The notice shall specify the steps to be taken to abate the nuisance and the time, not exceeding thirty (30) days, within which the nuisance is to be abated. If the notice is not complied with within the time specified, the enforcing officer shall report that fact forthwith to the Council. Thereafter, the Council may, after notice to the owner or occupant and an opportunity to be heard, provide for abating the nuisance by the City. The notice shall be served in the same manner as notice by the enforcing officer is served and shall be given at least ten (10) days before the date stated in the notice when the Council will consider the matter. If notice is given by posting, at least thirty (30) days shall elapse between the day of posting and the hearing. B. Emergency Abatement. When the officer charged with enforcement determines that a nuisance constitutes a serious and eminent danger to the public safety or health, the officer may summarily abate the nuisance after a reasonable attempt to notify the owner or occupant of the property. The officer shall immediately thereafter notify in writing the owner or occupant of the premises of the action taken. The notice shall be served in person or by registered or certified mail. 11 6-2-13: Recovery of Cost. A. Personal Liability. The owner of the premises on which a nuisance has been abated by the City shall be personally liable for the cost to the City of the abatement, including administrative costs. As.soon as the work has been completed and the cost determined, the clerk or other official designated by the Council shall prepare a bill for the cost and mail it to the owner. Thereupon, the amount shall be immediately due and payable at the Office of the Clerk. B. Assessment. If the nuisance is a public health or safety hazard on private property or the accumulation of snow and ice on public sidewalks, the Clerk shall, on or before September 1, next following abatement of the nuisance, list the total unpaid charges along with all other such charges as well as other charges for current services to be assessed under Minnesota Statutes, Section 429.101, against each separate lot or parcel to which the charges are attributable. The Council may then spread the charges against such property under that statute and other pertinent statutes for certification to the County Auditor and collection along with current and following year taxes, or in annual installments, not exceeding ten, as the Council may determine in each case. 6-2-14: Penalty. Any person violating any provision of this order shall, upon conviction, be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished pursuant to applicable State Statute regarding misdemeanor penalties, as amended, plus the costs of prosecution. 6-2-15: Separability. Every section, provision, or part of this Ordinance is declared separable from every other section, provision or part; and if any section,, provision or part thereof shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, it shall not affect any other section, provision, or part. 6-2-16: Effective Date. This Ordinance is effective upon its passage and publication according to law. , Passed this day of , 1991. 91 '+ May , City of Otsego !ATT ST: < 0 ego 'Cit Clerk 12