HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Chapter 13 Burning of Leaves Veto OverriddenORDINANCE No. 5593 -73
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
OCTOBER 22,
IRENE K. GAMMON
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Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
OCTOBER 23, M73
Clerk
of Common Council
1RENE K. GAMMON
Approved and signed by
Clerk
ORDINANCE NO. 5593 -73
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND,
INDIANA, 1971, BY THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE 6
TO PROHIBIT THE BURNING OF LEAVES WITHIN THE
CITY.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council
of the City of South Bend:
SECTION 1. Chapter 13 of the Municipal Code of South
Bend, Indiana, 1971, is hereby amended by the addition thereto of
the following new article:
Article 6 AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
Sec. 13 -76 Leaf burning forbidden.
(a) No person shall initiate, cause, or allow any form
of leaf burning on public or private property during any time
within the City of South Bend, except that leaf burning will be
allowed from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the following times during
the year:
From October 15 to November 15 and from April 15
to May 15 of each year.
Sec. 13 -77 Penalty.
Any person violating any provision of Article 6,
Section 13 -76, shall, upon conviction, be deemed guilty of a mis-
demeanor and shall be punishable by a fine of not less than Ten
Dollars ($10.00) but no more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
SECTION 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage by the Common Council, its approval
by the Mayor and publication as required by law.
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Passed October 22, 1973, as amended.
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Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 13
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY
OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, 1971, BY
THE ADDITION OF ARTICLE 6 TO
PROHIBIT THE BURNING OF LEAVES
WITHIN THE CITY.
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion the Ordinance should go
to the Council as favorable, as amended:
Add the following to Sec. 13 -76 (a):
"except that leaf burning will be allowed from
7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., at the following times
during the year: From October 15 to November 15
and from April 15 to May 15 of each year."
Sec. 13 -77 to read as follows:
Any person violating any provision of Article 6,
Section 13 -76, shall, upon conviction, be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punishable
by a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00)
but no more than One Hundred Dollars ($100.00)."
Odell Newburn
Chairman
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