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For statutory authority for towns to declare nuisances and to prevent and abate them by all the remedies given by law, see RCW 35.27.410; for provision that code cities shall have all the powers of a city of any class, see RCW 35A. 21.160.
Upon failure of any owner, lessee or agent of any lot or premises within the city to remove any rubbish, ripened weeds or other ignitable material from such lot or premises, within twenty-four hours from the time of receiving notice from the fire code official, the fire code official shall cause the same to be removed from said lot or premises, and the expense thereof shall be collected from such owner, lessee or agent in a civil action in the name of the city in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 169 § 3, 1911; Ord. 3032 § 1, 2017)
Upon failure of any owner, lessee or agent of any lot or premises within the city to remove any rubbish, ripened weeds or other ignitable material from said lot or premises when such rubbish, ripened weeds or other ignitable material is a menace to property from fire, within twenty-four hours after notice from the fire code official, the fire code official shall cause the same to be removed from such lot or premises and the expenses thereof shall be collected from the owner, lessee or agent, in a civil action in any court of competent jurisdiction.
(Ord. 169 § 4, 1911; Ord. 3032 § 2, 2017)
No person shall burn any materials outside of buildings or in any vacant lot, alley or street, in the city, whether in a receptacle or not, without having first obtained a permit from the jurisdiction having authority to issue outdoor burn permits.
(Ord. 501 § 1, 1949; Ord. 3032 § 3, 2017)