NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING VARIANCE REQUESTNOTICE IS HERE BY GIVEN, that a Public Hearing will be held before Ellsworth City Council (also known as the Zoning & Planning Board) on Thursday, June 4th, 2026, at 6:30PM at Ellsworth City Hall, 322 S. Broadway Street, Ellsworth, MN 56129, to consider the following:
•Spencer Swanson has made a request for a Variance to extend acement driveway from the existing driveway, remove sidewalk, curb &gutter and slope and abut cement to the city street and city gutter sothat the water may run freely and downward at his residentialresidence at 505 S. Broadway at his property in the City of Ellsworth, S.20' of Lot 2 and All of Lot 3, Block 23; parcel parcel #25-0150-000,Nobles County, Minnesota.
Subject to Minnesota State Statute§462.357 and City Code #10, City of Ellsworth, will mail notices to all property owners 350’ of the areas included in each application. Ellsworth City Council will take testimony from people wishing to be heard on these issues. Written comments may be sent to the City Clerk’s Office, PO Box 355, Ellsworth, MN 56129 by 5:00PM on Thursday, June 4th, 2026.THE REGULAR MEETING WILL BE HELD IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING to consider action on the above hearing item. Dawn A. Huisman, City Clerk-Treasurer

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NOTICE OF THE REGULAR MEETING CHANGE OF  DATE  

The Regular meeting will be held at 7:00pm on

THURSDAY, JUNE 4^th, 2026, at the Ellsworth City Hall,

322 S. Broadway Street, Ellsworth, MN 56129,

FOLLOWING THE PUBLIC HEARING, WHICH BEGINS AT 6:30PM.

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City of Ellsworth
WEED ELIMINATION NOTICE
ALL GRASS OR WEEDS GROWING UPON ANY PRIVATE PROPERTY OR ABUTTING PUBLIC RIGHTS-OF-WAY BY THE OWNER OR OCCUPANT IN CONTROL OF THE PROPERTY WHEN THE GRASS OR WEEDS ARE GREATER THAN SIX (6) INCHES IN HEIGHT OR GOING TO SEED EXCEPT WHEN THE PROPERTY IS USED FOR EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES (I.E. FFA OR SIMILAR PROGRAM) OR WHEN LEASED TO A THIRD PARTY BY A PUBLIC OR EDUCATIONAL ENTITY FOR ALFALFA, HAY GROUND OR SIMILAR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES. NO DEPOSIT OF GRASS OR WEEDS, BY REASON OF DISCHARGE FROM MOWING OR BY BLOWING ON TO THE PAVED OR TRAVELED PORTION OF ANY STREET. OWNERS AND OCCUPANTS SHALL DESTROY ALL WEEDS THAT ARE A NUISANCE WITHIN TEN (10) DAYS AFTER THIS PUBLICATION, OR CITY EMPLOYEES MAY CUT AND REMOVE SUCH WEEDS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE OWNER AND IF NOT PAID, THE CHARGE FOR SUCH WORK WILL BE MADE A SPECIAL ASSESSMENT AGAINST THE PROPERTY CONCERNED WITH THE CITY CLERK KEEPING TRACK OF EACH SEPARATE LOT AND PARCEL.

Sump Pump Discharge Notice:  Any resident with sump pumps draining their water into the sanitary sewer line and NOT disposing it properly out into the storm sewer drains on the street, may be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined up to $700 dollars or jail time. City Ordinance 910.07 Use of Public Services, Subd. 1, Unpolluted Waters.