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ORDINANCE NO, 4239 -58
<br />AN ORDINANCE PROTECTING THE PUBLIC HEALTH, PROVIDING
<br />FOR THE CUTTING OF WEEDS AND DISPOSAL THEREOF, IN-
<br />CLUDING NUISANCES. AND PROVIDING FOR THEIR ABATEMENT
<br />AND MATTERS RELATING THERETO,' (�
<br />WHEREAS, it is imperative and urgent for the preservation of
<br />health, safety and sanitation that proper and adequate regulations be adopted
<br />to govern the cutting of weeds, grass, or deleterious, unhealthful growths,
<br />or other noxious matter.
<br />NOV, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City
<br />of South Bend that Ordinance No. 2339 be amended to read as follows:
<br />SECTION I: It shall be unlawful for the owner of any lot, place
<br />or area within the City, or the agent of such owner, to permit or
<br />allow to remain on such lot, place or area, or upon the sidewalk
<br />abutting the same, any weeds, grass, or deleterious, unhealth-
<br />ful growths, or other noxious matter, that may be growing, lying
<br />or located thereon.
<br />SECTION II: The Health Department is hereby authorized and
<br />empowered to notify, in writing, the owner of any such lot, place
<br />or area within the City, or the agent of such owner, to cut, destroy
<br />and /or remove any such weeds, grass, or deleterious, unhealthful
<br />growths, or other noxious matter, found lying or located on such
<br />owner's- property, or upon the sidewalk abutting same. Such notice
<br />shall be addressed to said owner, or agent of said owner, at his
<br />last known address.
<br />Upon the failure, neglect or refusal of any owner, or agent of owner,
<br />so notified, to cut, destroy and/or remove weeds, grass, or dele-
<br />terious, unhealthful growths, or other noxious matter, growing,
<br />lying, or located upon such owner's property, or upon the sidewalk
<br />abutting same, within five (5) days after receipt of the written notice
<br />provided for in the above paragraph, or within five (5) days after the
<br />date of notice, in the event same is returned to the City Post Office
<br />Department because of inability to make delivery thereof, providing
<br />the same was properly addressed to the last known address of such
<br />owner,_ or agent, the Health Department is hereby authorized and
<br />empowered to pay for the cutting, destroying and /or removal of
<br />such weeds, grass, or deleterious, unhealthful growths, or other
<br />noxious matter, or to request the removal through the Street
<br />Commission or Street Commissioner of the City of South Bend.
<br />This Ordinance is to be amended as follows: Wherever the ordinance mentions
<br />weeds and grass, there shall be added thrreto "over 12 inches high.@
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