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Residents raise notice and wording concerns as Morris adopts nuisance ordinance
Summary
Public commenters flagged numbering, definition and enforcement wording in the proposed nuisance ordinance and argued the hearings were not properly noticed; the council adopted Ordinance 129 and said publication and a 30‑day effective period will follow.
MORRIS, Minn. — Residents pressed the Morris City Council on details of a revised nuisance ordinance before the council adopted the measure on second reading Feb. 24.
Annette Watson, a Morris resident who reviewed the ordinance in detail, told the council it contains inconsistent numbering, repetitive references to items such as 'junkyard,' and that the city removed a prior, broader nuisance definition that included protection of "comfort." She urged restoring a catchall definition so the code can point back to a single standard and suggested adjusting a…
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