[MC 1983-10, § 1, May 16, 1983; MC 1992-33, § 1, December 7, 1992]
(a) 
It shall be unlawful for any owner or tenant of lands abutting or bordering upon the public streets of the City to fail to remove or cause to be removed, from the abutting or bordering sidewalks, curbs and gutters and twenty-four (24) inches from the beginning of the paved or unpaved roadway towards the center line of the street, all grass, weeds, litter, trash, and other debris therefrom.
(b) 
It shall be required by all business establishment owners, occupants and tenants, to sweep their sidewalks and twenty-four (24) inches from the curb and properly containerize collected litter and trash within thirty (30) minutes of opening and closing for business, and during the hours of 12:00 P.M. and 1:00 P.M. including weekends and holidays when opened for business.
(c) 
The Director of the Department of Public Works and Urban Development or the Director of Public Affairs and Safety, or their authorized representatives, may provide written notice to such owner or tenant to remove the materials described in paragraph (a) above.
(d) 
The owner or tenant shall remove such debris within twenty-four (24) hours after receipt of such notice. Such notice may be served upon the owner or tenant in person by those described in paragraph (c) above or by ordinary mail, addressed to the last known address of such owner as per City tax records.
[MC 1983-10, § 1, May 16, 1983; MC 1992-33, § 1, December 7, 1992]
(a) 
Where the owner or tenant duly notified has neglected or refused to remove the grass, weeds, litter, trash, or other debris, the Director of the Department of Public Works and Urban Development and with the advice of the Director of Public Affairs and Safety, may arrange for the removal of the same.
(b) 
In the event such work is undertaken at the direction of the Director of the Department of Public Works and Urban Development, or designee, requiring expenditure of City monies therefor, said Director shall present a report of work done to accomplish the correction to the City Council, along with a summary of the proceedings undertaken by the said Director or designee, to correct the undesirable condition.
(c) 
Following review thereof, the City Council may approve said costs, whereupon the same shall become a lien against the property, collectable as provided by law. A copy of the resolution approving the cost shall be certified by the City Council and filed with the Collector of Taxes of the City, who shall be responsible for the collection thereof.
[MC 1983-10, § 1, May 16, 1983; MC 1992-33, § 1, December 7, 1992]
Where the owner or tenant fails to comply with the notice to remove materials described in Section 13:10-1 (a) above, such owner or tenant may be fined an amount of not less than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) and not to exceed One Thousand Dollars ($1,000.00).