For the purpose of this article, the following definition shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning.
Collections of Water.
Those contained in ditches, pools, ponds, excavations, holes,
depressions, open cesspools, privy vaults, fountains, cisterns, tanks,
shallow wells, barrels, troughs (except horse troughs in frequent
use), urns, cans, boxes, bottles, tubs, buckets, defective house roof
gutters, tanks or flush closets or other similar water containers.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.25)
It shall be unlawful to have, keep, maintain, cause or permit
within the city, any collection of standing or flowing water in which
mosquitoes breed or are likely to breed, unless such collection of
water is treated so as effectually to prevent such breeding.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.26)
The method of treatment of any collections of water directed
toward the prevention of breeding of mosquitoes shall be approved
by the accredited code enforcement officer, and may be any one or
more of the following:
(1) Screening
with wire netting of at least 16 meshes to the inch each way or with
any other material which will effectually prevent the ingress or egress
of mosquitoes.
(2) Complete
emptying every seven days of unscreened containers, together with
their thorough drying or cleaning.
(3) Using
a larvicide approved and applied under the direction of the code enforcement
officer.
(4) Covering
completely the surface of the water with kerosene, petroleum or paraffin
oil once every seven days.
(5) Cleaning
and keeping sufficiently free of vegetable growth and other obstructions,
and stocking with mosquito-destroying fish.
(6) Filling
or draining to the satisfaction of the code enforcement officer.
(7) Proper
disposal, by removal or destruction, of tin cans, tin boxes, broken
or empty bottles and similar articles likely to hold water.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.27)
The natural presence of mosquito larvae in standing or running
water shall be evidence that mosquitoes are breeding therein, and
failure to prevent such breeding within three days after notice by
the code enforcement officer shall be deemed a violation of this article.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.28)
Should the person responsible for conditions giving rise to
the breeding of mosquitoes fail or refuse to take necessary measures
to prevent the same within three days after due notice has been given
to him, the code enforcement officer is authorized to do so, and all
necessary cost incurred by him for this purpose shall be a charge
against the property owner or other person offending, as the case
may be.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.29)
(a) For
the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this article, the code
enforcement officer, or his duly accredited agent, acting under his
authority, may at all reasonable times enter in and upon any premises
within his jurisdiction.
(b) Any
person or persons charged with any of the duties imposed by this article
failing, within the time designated by this article, or within the
time stated in the notice of the code enforcement officer, as the
case may be, to perform such duties, or to carry out the necessary
measures to the satisfaction of the code enforcement officer, shall
be deemed guilty of a separate violation of this article.
(1995 Code of Ordinances, Title IX, Chapter 97, Section
97.30)