(a)
A
reward of $200.00 will be paid by the city to anyone who gives information
to police resulting in an arrest and gives testimony in a court of
law resulting in a conviction of one who has participated in the crime
of vandalism whereby the damages are in excess of $100.00.
(b)
If
conflicting claims are made for this reward offered by the city, the
city shall be discharged from a liability by the payment of a reward
in the amount of $200.00. Such reward shall be paid pro-rata to each
person whose information and testimony resulted in the conviction
of the guilty party. The city shall be responsible for only a total
of $200.00 reward, and if one or more people are responsible for the
conviction then such $200.00 reward shall be split among them equally.
(Ordinance adopted 1/17/1978)
(a)
Prohibited conditions.
It shall be unlawful for any
person in charge or in control of premises, whether as owner, lessee,
tenant, occupant or otherwise, to cause, suffer or permit the keeping
or depositing on or the scattering over such premises of junk, trash
or debris, or abandoned, discarded, or unused objects or equipment,
including, but not limited to, furniture, stoves, refrigerators, freezers,
appliances, cans or containers, or any item which is not customarily
used or stored outside or which is not made of a material that is
not resistant to damage or deterioration from exposure to the outside
environment, for a period in excess of seventy-two (72) hours in open
storage. The conditions described herein shall constitute a nuisance
and shall be abated as provided herein.
(b)
Order to abate.
(1)
Whenever any of the conditions described in subsection (a) of this section exist, it shall be the duty of the city, through its police department, to order that such nuisance be abated. Such order shall:
(2)
Such order shall be sent to the occupant of the premises, or, if
there is no occupant, to the owner of premises, or to the owner of
the object complained about, by certified or registered mail, return
receipt requested, at such occupant’s or owner’s last
known address. Such order shall be deemed delivered when placed in
the U.S. mail, postage prepaid.
(c)
Expenses charged to owner.
The expenses incurred by
the city in correcting the condition of such property, including the
cost of providing notice, shall be paid by the city and charged to
the owner of the property. In the event the owner fails or refuses
to pay such expenses within thirty (30) days after the first day of
the month following the month in which the work was done, the mayor
or his designee shall file a statement of expenses with the county
clerk of the county in which the property is located. The statement
of expenses shall include the name of the owner, if known, and the
legal description of the property. Upon the filing of such statement,
the city shall have a privileged lien against the property to secure
payment of such expense, second only to tax liens and liens for street
improvements. Such amount shall accrue interest at the rate of ten
percent (10%) per annum from the date of payment by the city until
paid by the owner. The city may bring a suit for foreclosure of the
lien to recover the expenditures and interest due. The statement of
expenses or certified copy of the [sic]
(Ordinance adopted 4/23/1992,
secs. 2, 4, 5; Ordinance adopting Code; Ordinance adopted 11/6/2018)
(a)
It
shall be unlawful for any person to drink beer, whiskey or any other
intoxicating beverage upon any street, sidewalk or alley or in any
interurban or railroad depot or bus station in the city, or on any
vacant lot within the city.
(Ordinance adopted 4/6/1948; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
Private property.
It shall be unlawful for any person
to knowingly go or trespass upon any private property in the city
to pick up pecans, nuts or fruit, or for any other purpose not otherwise
authorized by law, without the consent of the owner or owners of such
premises.
(b)
Streets or public right-of-way.
It shall be unlawful
for any person to pick up pecans, nuts or fruit from the streets or
public rights-of-way. Owners of fruit trees that are on private property
abutting a street or public right-of-way may pick up pecans, nuts
and fruit that have fallen from trees on their property into a street
or public right-of-way.
(c)
Public parks and recreational areas.
It shall be unlawful
for any person to pick up pecans, nuts or fruit in public parks and/or
recreational areas where signs are posted prohibiting same. Owners
of pecan, nut or fruit trees that are on private property abutting
a public park and/or recreational area may pick up pecans, nuts and
fruit that have fallen from trees on their property into a public
park and/or recreational area.
(Ordinance adopted 11/4/1980; Ordinance adopting Code)
(a)
The
placing of signs or advertisements within the rights-of-way, easements
and/or roadways of the city is unsightly and distractive and creates
trash and environmental problems.
(b)
It
shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, organization
or any other entity to place or cause to be placed any signs or advertisements
on any city right-of-way, easement or roadway.
(c)
No
sign or advertisement shall be placed on any existing utility poles,
sign posts, trees or any other structures within said rights-of-way,
easements or roadways.
(d)
This
section shall not apply to Westfest, Inc., the West Fair and Rodeo
Association or the West Chamber of Commerce.
(e)
The
violation of any provision of this section shall be unlawful and a
misdemeanor offense; each day a violation of this section continues
shall constitute a separate offense.
(Ordinance adopted 12/6/1994)
(a)
In addition to or in lieu of the notice described in section 8.01.002, any person who violates this article may be issued a citation by the city requiring that they appear before the municipal court within ten days. Failure to appear before the court within that ten-day period shall be a separate offense under this article. It shall not be a defense to any action initiated by a citation that a prior notice was not issued.
(b)
In addition to or in lieu of the notice described in section 8.01.002, or the citation described in subsection (a) of this section, wherein a person violates any provision of this article, a summons may be issued through the municipal court requiring that such person appear before the court at a specific time in regard to that violation. It shall not be a defense to any action initiated by a summons that a prior notice or citation was not issued.
(Ordinance adopted 11/6/2018)
