Any person found to be in violation of any provision hereof shall be guilty of a class C misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined in accordance with the general penalty provided in section 1.01.009 of this code. Each day a violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
(1967 Code, sec. 12-35; 1976 Code, sec. 34-111; Ordinance 974, sec. V, adopted 12/1/03; 2008 Code, sec. 34-111; Ordinance adopting 2020 Code)
The presence of any rubbish, trash, weeds and/or debris in or on any alleyway in the city shall be deemed a public nuisance. It shall be unlawful for any person occupying or owning abutting property to allow, cause or maintain such a public nuisance, or to accumulate or maintain piles of rubbish, trash, weeds and/or debris in and on such alleyway.
(1967 Code, sec. 12-32; 1976 Code, sec. 34-112; 2008 Code, sec. 34-112)
It shall be the duty of abutting or adjacent property owners or occupants to keep alleyways abutting on and adjacent to property owned or occupied by them free and clear of all rubbish, trash, weeds and/or debris.
(1967 Code, sec. 12-33; 1976 Code, sec. 34-113; 2008 Code, sec. 34-113)
(a) 
Whenever any public nuisance exists on and in alleyways adjacent to property owned or occupied by any person within the city limits in violation of the provisions of section 6.03.072, the owner or occupant of the premises shall be notified to abate and remove the nuisance in and on the alleyway adjacent to or abutting on their property. Such notice shall be in writing, shall specify the nuisance and its location, shall specify the corrective measures required and shall provide for compliance within seven days from service thereof.
(b) 
Such notice shall be served upon the owner or occupant of the premises by mailing the notice by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the address of the owner or occupant of the abutting or adjacent property. If the owner or occupant of the abutting or adjacent property fails or refuses to comply with the notice within the seven-day period after service thereof, as provided for in this section, the owner or occupant will be in violation of this division and subject to the penalty provided for in this division, and the city may clear such rubbish, trash, weeds and/or debris by mowing, picking up and hauling the rubbish, trash, weeds and/or debris away for disposal in any such manner as the city may provide, with the owner of the adjacent or abutting property to be subject to penalty for violation of this division or for city charges for removing and/or abating the nuisance. However, if the owner or occupant of the adjacent or abutting premises so desires, he may, within the seven-day period after service of notice to abate the nuisance, request the municipal court of the city that a date and time be set when he may appear before the municipal court for a trial to determine whether or not he is in violation of this division, and the trial may be set as provided by law.
(1967 Code, sec. 12-34; 1976 Code, sec. 34-114; 2008 Code, sec. 34-114)