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City of Pacific, MO
Franklin County
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[Ord. No. 1045 §1, 7-21-1970; CC 1976 §29-1]
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance within the meaning of Section 79.380, Revised Statutes of Missouri, to discharge untreated sewage or human wastes onto the ground or into any creek or waterway within the City.
[Ord. No. 1045 §5, 7-21-1970; CC 1976 §29-2]
The Board of Aldermen, or such representatives as it may designate, is hereby empowered to go into or upon any premises in the City to determine if raw sewage or human waste is being discharged in violation of Section 705.010; and it is hereby declared to be an offense to interfere with the Board of Aldermen or its duly appointed representatives while engaged in making any determination called for in Section 705.010.
[Ord. No. 1045 §2, 7-21-1970; CC 1976 §29-3]
Any person allowing a nuisance as set out under Section 705.010 to continue upon his property or continuing to maintain any such nuisance after notice to the Board of Aldermen to desist shall be guilty of an offense, and each day such nuisance is continued shall be considered a separate and distinct offense and may be punished as such.
[Ord. No. 1045 §3, 7-21-1970; CC 1976 §29-4]
It is hereby declared to be unlawful for any person to rent or lease any premises within three hundred (300) feet of a nuisance declared under Section 705.010 as a habitation or dwelling place for human beings. Upon notice from the Board of Aldermen to cease and desist any such rental or leasing of premises for human habitation, the owner or agent in charge of said rented or leased property shall immediately give the tenants therein notice to remove themselves from the property contaminated by said sewerage or human wastes. Upon refusal of either the owner, his agents or the tenants to comply with the notices provided for in this Section, the Board of Aldermen is empowered to petition the Circuit Court for an injunction restraining either the leasing, renting or occupying of the contaminated premises.
[Ord. No. 1032 §1, 2-25-1970; CC 1976 §29-5]
The infiltration of the sanitary sewer system of the City by rainwater or surface water is hereby prohibited and the discharge by any person of rainwater or surface water into said sanitary sewer system is hereby declared to be an offense.