It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation, or
any agent, employee, or assign of any person, firm, or corporation,
owning, claiming, occupying, or having supervision or control of any
real property, occupied or unoccupied, within the corporate limits
of the city, to dump trash, rubbish, debris, discarded or unsanitary
matter on any adjoining private property.
(Ordinance 1988-3, sec. 1, adopted 8/9/88)
It shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation or
any of its agents, employees or assigns owning, claiming, occupying
or having supervision or control of any real property, occupied or
unoccupied, within the corporate limits of the city, to dump trash,
rubbish, debris, or discarded or unsanitary matter on any other private
property, public property, or right-of-way within the corporate limits
of the city.
(Ordinance 1988-3, sec. 2, adopted 8/9/88)
Should any person, firm, or corporation or any of its agents, employees, or assigns violate section 6.03.001 and/or section 6.03.002, the city shall notify the violator of such by certified letter and allow him ten (10) days to remove all trash, rubbish, debris, discarded furniture, household appliances, or any objectionable, unsightly, or unsanitary matter from said premises and properly dispose of said items within the time allotted. Should said person, firm, or corporation or any agent, employee, or agent thereof fail to remove such trash within the time prescribed, the city shall levy, assess, and collect the actual costs involved in the removal of all trash, rubbish, etc. The charges herein provided shall be levied, assessed, and collected by the administrative department of the city. If any person shall fail to pay the charges so assessed within thirty (30) days after being so notified, the administrative department shall file with the court clerk of the county a statement by the mayor of such expenses. The city shall have a privileged lien on the premises, second only to tax liens and liens for street improvements, to secure the expenditures so made and ten (10) percent interest on the amounts from the date payment is due. For any such expenditures and interest, suit may be instituted and foreclosure had in the name of the city, and the statement so made by the mayor, or a certified copy of the statement, shall be prima facie proof of the amount expended in such work or improvements. In addition and not in lieu thereof, the chief of police or the fire chief shall have the authority to issue a citation against said offender for violation of this article. Should said offender be found guilty of said violation, the municipal judge shall set the fine within the minimum and maximum limits of the law.
(Ordinance 1988-3, sec. 3, adopted 8/9/88)
