[Amended 7-13-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-O-022]
A. As a measure towards the prevention of fires and a deterrent against
an infestation or nesting of rodents or other vermin either of which
would constitute a detriment to the public health and well-being,
any and all upholstered or otherwise permeable furniture manufactured
exclusively for intended indoor use shall not be placed outside of
a building or structure, including but not limited to porches, decks,
driveways or carports.
B. Notice of violation shall be in writing and shall be served upon
the occupant in person, by registered mail or by posting of violation
upon the property where violation has occurred. Additionally, the
owner of the property may be served in person, by registered mail
or by posting of notice of violation at their last known/recorded
address.
C. Upon notice
of violation, the responsible party shall have seven days to comply
with the orders to remove. Failure to comply shall result in the issuance
of a municipal citation in the amount of $200 for the first offense
and $500 for the second and each subsequent offense thereafter within
a twenty-four-month period. Furthermore, each offense which remains
noncompliant beyond the seven days shall be considered unwanted trash
or debris and shall be collected and disposed of by the Town of Edmonston.
All associated costs shall be billed to the occupant/owner and upon
failure to remit payment within 30 days to the Town will constitute
an uncollected bill for services which shall be forwarded and attached
as a lien upon the property tax of said property.
[Added 2-12-2007 by Ord.
No. 2007-OR-02]
A. All property owners within the corporate limits of the Town of Edmonston
whether such property be improved or unimproved shall be responsible
for the removal of any graffiti placed on any part of the property
within 48 hours after graffiti has been applied or after notice is
given by the Code Enforcement Officer or Edmonston Police of the nuisance.
Upon failure to remove such public nuisance within the time specified,
the nuisance will be removed by the Town or its agents and the cost
thereof be charged to him/her, her, or them, as the case may be.
B. Failure to pay such costs necessary to cause removal of graffiti
by the proper person or persons within the time specified shall cause
the Town of Edmonston to collect same by entering same on the tax
records as a tax upon such real estate or by suit deemed necessary,
or both.
[Amended 8-17-1998 by Ord. No. 98-003]
Any trash, waste material, garbage, offensive and dirty material
or grass, weeds, briars and brush more than eight inches tall which
has been or which may hereafter be allowed to accumulate or grow on
any private property in the Town of Edmonston is hereby declared to
be a public nuisance. It shall be the duty of the Code Enforcement
Officer to notify the owner or owners, tenant or tenants or person
or persons in possession of any real estate where such public nuisance
exists to remove such public nuisance within seven days, inclusive
of Sundays and holidays, after the date of such notice, and that upon
failure to remove such public nuisance within the time specified,
the nuisance will be removed by the Town and the cost thereof be charged
to him/her, her or them, as the case may be, unless cause to the contrary
be shown by filing objections, in writing, with the Code Enforcement
Officer on or before the expiration date of such notice. If such written
objections are filed, it shall be the duty of such person to appear
before the Mayor and Town Council at its next meeting, when public
hearing shall be accorded to such person. Such notice shall be given
by placing the same in the United States Mail, addressed to the last
known address of such person or persons, and with sufficient postage
prepaid. If such public nuisance is not removed within the time specified
in such notice, and no written objections have been filed, or filed
and overruled by the Mayor and Town Council, then the Code Enforcement
Officer shall cause the public nuisance to be removed, and he/she
is authorized to incur the necessary expense in so doing, and shall
place a charge against the proper person or persons for such costs
and proceed to collect the same by entering same on the tax records
as a tax upon such real estate, or by suit if deemed necessary, or
both.
All property owners within the corporate limits of the Town
of Edmonston, whether such property be improved or unimproved, shall
be responsible for and shall keep the property cleared of weeds, debris
and litter or other obstruction the entire distance to the street
or sidewalk even though a portion of the land lying between the lot
and the sidewalk may not be titled to the property owner abutting,
but may even belong to the Town. Upon failure of any person to keep
such property clear the entire distance to the walk or street, the
owner shall have the usual ten-day notice served before the Town may
have the property cleared and taxed to such owner.
[Added 1-22-2007 by Ord.
No. 2007-OR-001]
The owner or owners, tenant or tenants, person or persons in
possession of any building whether commercial or residential, located
in the Town, which abuts a paved public sidewalk must remove, or cause
to be removed within 24 hours after the cessation of a snow or ice
fall and all snow or ice from the public sidewalk in front of or abutting
said building or property.
[Added 5-14-2008 by Ord.
No. 2008-OR-001]
A. It shall be unlawful to place advertising signs of any type such
as announcing the sale of property, chattels or goods, espousing the
election of candidates or issues of elections, offering services,
in the public rights-of-way described more fully as the area between
the public sidewalk and roadway, or in lieu of a sidewalk the area
between the front fence, or property line and roadway.
(1) Owners or residents of property giving anyone permission to place
such signs are advised to have them placed on their property.
B. All such signs placed in the public rights-of-way shall be removed
by the Edmonston Public Works Department and the owners of such signs
will be advised to recover their signs and to place them on private
property. Failure to recover their signs within 48 hours of notification
will result in the destruction of the signs by the Town of Edmonston,
and the enacting of the penalties assigned to this article.
[Amended 5-11-2009 by Ord. No. 2009-O-011]
Violations of this article are municipal infractions, subject
to a fine of $100 for each offense. Each day a violation continues
constitutes a separate offense.