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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1942-0067 - Ordinance - 06/25/1942ORDINANCE NO. 67. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING WEEDS AND GRASS TO BE CUT UPON PREMISES AND THAT RUBBISH AND TRASH BE REMOVED THEREFROM: AND FIXING A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING THAT SAME SHALL BE DONE BY THE CITY IN THE EVENT OF SUCH FAILURE AND PhOVIDING FOR THE FIXING OF A LIEN UPON THE PROP.LRTY FOR THE EXPENSE INCURRED IN REMOVING AND DECLARING THAT ALLOWING WEEDS TO GROW AND TRASH AND RUBBISH TO ACCUMULATE TO BE A NUISANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, occupant or any person in charge of any premises in the City of College Station to allow weeds to grow upon the premises, or trash or rubbish to accumulate upon said premises to such an extent as is reasonably calculated to create a fire hazard or calculated to become injuri- ous to the health of the citizens of College Station, and either act is hereby de- clared to constitute a public nuisance. Section 2. Whenever weeds are allowed to grow, or trash or'rubbish allowed to accumulate upon any premises of the City of College wStation as prohibited by this ordinance the City Council shall hear evidence and determine whether or not such accumulation of rubbish and trash or the growth of weeds thereon, or both, are suffi- cient to constitute a nuisance as herein defined, and if they so find, they shall pass a resolution declaring that the growth of weeds or accumulation of trash and rubbish upon such premises, or both, constitutes a public nuisance, and shall order same re- moved by the owner, occupant, lessee or person in charge of such premises, within five days from the date such notice is given. Section 3. In the event the owner of the premises upon which is located a nuisance as prohibited by this ordinance can not be found or served with notice, and there does not appear to be any person of such premises or occupancy, or in the event the nuisance is not abated by cutting the weeds and removing the trash and rubbish or either of them, as the case may be, then said nuisance shall be abated by the City of College Station, and the expense incurred, which shall include salary and wages of all employees, and reasonable charge for machinery and tools, vehicles, etc., used in abating said nuisance shall be a personal charge against owner of said premises and shall be assessed as a lien against the property on which said nuisance is located and removed therefrom, and shall be due and payable to the City Tax Collector the . following tax paying period, that is, the first day of March following the date at which such nuisance is abated and failure to pay when due shall cause a ten per cent penalty to be added and same shall bear interest from the date the same is due, at the rate of six per cent per annum. Section 4, Failure to cut weeds and remove trash and rubbish or to do either of them when notified to do so, as set out in this ordinance by any party obligated to do so by this ordinance, shall)be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars 450.00) and each day that such nuisance shall continue after the time for abatement as herein set out shall constitute a separa/te offense. d PassJand approved this the 2t e/v day of /7 e, A.D. 19 ATTEST: Ci y Secretary APPROVED: Mayor ORDINANCE NO. 67. ' AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING NEEDS AND GRASS TO BE CUT UPON PREMISES AND THAT RUBBISH AND TRASH BE REMOVED THEREFROM: AND, FIXING A PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUCH ORDINANCE, AND PROVIDING THAT SAME SHALL BE DONE BY THE CITY IN THE EVENT OF SUCH FAILURE AND PROVIDING FOR THE FIXING OF A LIEN -UPON THE PROPERTY FOR THE EXPENSE INCURRED IN REMOVING AND DECLARING THAT ALLOWING WEEDS, TO GROW AND TRASH AND RUBBISH TO ACCUMULATE TO BE A NUISANCE. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLLEGE STATION: Section 1. It shall be unlawful for any owner, lessee, occupant or any person in charge of any premises in the City of College Station to allow weeds to grow upon the premises, or trash or rubbish to accumulate upon said premises to such an extent as.is reasonably calculated to create a fire hazard or•calculatedto become injurious to the health of the citizens of College Station, and either act is here- by declared to constitute a public nuisance. Section 2. Whenever weeds are allowed•to grow, or trash or rubbish allowed to accumulate upon any premises of the City of College Station as prohibited by this'ordinance the City Council shall hear evidence and determine whether or not such accumulation of rubbish and trash or the growth of weeds thereon, or both, are sufficient to constitute a nuisance as herein defined, and if they so find, they shall pass a resolution declaring that the growth of weeds or accumulation of trash and rubbish upon such premises, or both, constitutes a public nuisance, and shall order same removed by the owner, occupant, lessee or person in charge of such.premises, within five days from the date such notice is given. Section 3. In the event the owner of the premises upon which is located a nuisance as prohibited by this ordinance can not be found or served with notice, and there does not appear to be any person of such premisesor occupancy, or in the event_ the nuisance is not abated by cutting the weeds and removing the .trash and rubbish or either of them, as the case may be, then said nuisance shall be abated by the City of College Station, and the expense incurred, which shall include salary and wages of all employees, and reasonable charge for machinery and tools, vehicles, etc., used in abating said nuisance shall be a personal charge against owner of said premises and shall be assessed as a lien against the property on which said nuisance is located and removed therefrom, and shall be due and payable to the City Tax Collector the following tax paying period, that is, the first day of March following the date at which such nuisance is abated and failure to pay when due shall cause a ten per cent penalty to. be added and same shall bear interest from the date. the same is due, at the rate of six per cent per annum. , Section 4. Failure to cut weeds and remove trash and rubbish or to do either of them when notified to do so, as set out in this ordinance by any party obligated to do so by this ordinance, shall be punished by a fine in any sum not exceeding fifty dollars 450.00) and each day that such nuisance shall continue after the time for abatement as herein set out shall constitute a separate offense. Passed and approved this the 25th day of June, A. D., 1942. ATTEST: Lucy L. Sneed Asst. City Secretary APPROVED: • Ernest Langford Mayor 001.52