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<br /> <br /> Page 9 <br />SECTION II. Chapter 16, Article 6, Sections 16-48(m) of the South Bend Municipal Code <br />shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />ARTICLE 6. - DISPOSAL SITES AND SANITARY LANDFILLS <br />(Sections. 16-40-47 No changes) <br />Sec. 16-48. - Sanitary landfill operation requirements. <br />(Subparts (a) through (l), and (n) through (q)—no changes ) <br />(m) Scavenging shall be permitted only if salvaged material is removed from the site daily and <br />does not interfere with the orderly operation of the landfill. This Section in no way precludes <br />the right of a landfill operator to prevent scavenging as a part of their his operational standards. <br /> <br /> SECTION III. Chapter 16, Article 8, Sections 16- 55, 56, and Section 59 (b) of the South <br />Bend Municipal Code shall be amended to read in its entirety as follows: <br />Sec. 16-55. - Notice prior to abatement by City. <br />The Board of Public Works or its designee shall give forty-eight (48) hours' notice, in writing, <br />to remove from any real or personal property within the City any object or condition which is <br />deemed to be a public nuisance under Section 16-53 of this article. Such notice shall be given to <br />the owner of record or their his agent, and to any tenant or occupant of the property upon which <br />nuisance exists. Notice to the record owner may be mailed to their his last known address. Notice <br />to any tenant or occupant may be given by posting same in a prominent place upon the premises <br />where the nuisance is located. <br />Sec. 16-56. - Failure to comply with notice to abate. <br />Failure, neglect, or refusal by the record owner or their his agent, or the tenant or occupant, to <br />comply with the terms of the notice given pursuant to Section 16-55 shall constitute a violation of <br />this article. Each day's failure, neglect or refusal to abate the nuisance following notice pursuant <br />to Section 16-55 shall constitute a separate offense under this Article. <br />Sec. 16-59. - Removal of vegetation. <br />(a) Definitions. As used in this section, "weeds and rank vegetation" means grass and weeds over <br />nine (9) inches high, but not including small trees and bushes. <br />(b) Notice. The Department of Code Enforcement shall give forty-eight (48) hours’ notice, in <br />writing, to remove from any real or personal property within the City weeds and rank <br />vegetation. Such notice shall be given to the owner of record or their his agent and to any <br />tenant or occupant of the property upon which the weeds and rank vegetation exists. Notice <br />to the record owner may be mailed to the last known address of the record owner. Notice to <br />any tenant or occupant may be given by posting the same in a prominent place upon the <br />premises where the weeds and rank vegetation exists.