Apple Valley, MN Code Violation Reporting: Common Violations (2026)

Apple Valley Code of Ordinances § 94.15 lists eleven conditions declared to be public nuisances affecting health. They include exposed accumulation of decayed or unwholesome food or vegetable matter, diseased animals running at large, ponds or pools of stagnant water, and carcasses of animals not buried or destroyed within 24 hours after death. Accumulations of manure, refuse or other debris are covered, as are privy vaults and garbage cans that are not rodent-free or fly-tight or that emit foul and disagreeable odors. Pollution of any storm sewer system, public well or cistern, stream, lake, canal or body of water by sewage, industrial waste or other substances is a health nuisance. So are all noxious weeds and other rank growths of vegetation on public or private property, and dense smoke, noxious fumes, gas and soot or cinders in unreasonable quantities.

Section 94.01(B) puts the primary responsibility on the property owner or occupant to abate any public nuisance on the owner's property or abutting it. When the city serves notice of the nuisance and the required abatement by U.S. mail to the property address, and to the owner if different, the owner or occupant must remove or abate the nuisance within five days of the date of the city's notice. If they do not, the city can perform the current service itself. Current services listed in § 94.01(A) include snow, ice or rubbish removal from sidewalks, weed elimination from boulevards or private property, and removal of public health or safety hazards from private property.

The owner and occupant are personally liable for the cost. The city mails an invoice that is immediately due and payable, and unpaid charges carry monthly service charges (late fee and penalty) until paid in full or assessed. Under § 94.01(D) unpaid charges are specially assessed against the property in accordance with M.S. § 429.101. Section 94.18 lets the city abate, without notice or other process, any condition that poses an imminent and serious hazard to human life or safety. Chapter 94 cross-references property maintenance regulations in § 155.360.