It is unlawful for any person to maintain, operate, abandon
or allow to exist upon any premises within the City owned by or under
the control of the person, any well hole or well hole casing, cesspool,
septic tank, sump or pipe or any other hole in the ground that is
hazardous to the life or limb of child or adults unless proper precautions
are taken by the person to prevent such well hole or well hole casing,
cesspool, septic tank, sump or pipe from being a hazard to the life
or limb of child or adults.
(Prior code §32.20)
It is unlawful for any person to abandon such well hole or well
hole casing, cesspool, septic tank, sump or pipe within the City without
first taking proper precautions to prevent such abandoned well hole
or well hole casing, cesspool, septic tank, sump or pipe from being
a hazard to the life or limb of child or adults.
(Prior code §32.20)
In the event that any owner or person, having under his or her
control premises upon which such hazard exists, is notified by the
Police Department of the City, in writing, that such hazard exists
and such person fails, within 24 hours, to remedy the condition then
existing, each day that such hazard continues shall be considered
a separate and distinct violation of this chapter.
(Prior code §32.20)
