No owner or occupier of land or a building shall cause or knowingly permit said property to become or remain in a condition constituting a menace to health or safety by the accumulation of filth, sewage, garbage, refuse, trash, standing or stagnant water, litter, rubbish, ruins, weeds, brush or any waste matter whatsoever.
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Town Council of the Town of Tatum as Ch. 8, Art. III, §§ 8.33 through 8.37, of the 1984 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
No person shall allow or cause sewage, garbage, filth, refuse or liquid waste to be discharged or to penetrate or drain from premises occupied by him/her or upon the premises of another.
No person shall allow or cause pollution of water used for irrigation or domestic purposes or the discharge into any moving water of sewage, garbage, refuse, filth or other hazardous or poisonous matter.
No person shall cause or permit the escape of noxious fumes, gas, smoke or odor from premises owned or occupied by him/her to premises owned or occupied by another, or to any place where the same shall be offensive or constitute a danger to the general public.
When the governing body determines that a nuisance exists and is then, or is likely to become, detrimental to the health of any person, it may to notify the occupier or owner, in writing, of the existence of the condition and request such person to abate or commence abatement of such condition within 10 days therefrom. If a request for abatement of a nuisance is not complied with as set forth above, the Town Attorney shall file a complaint in the Municipal Court.