HomeMy WebLinkAboutAmending Article 4 Maintenance of PropertyORDINANCE No. 4790.65
Passed by the Common Council of the City of South Bend,
65
Presented by me to the Mayor of the City of South Bend,
se pr 1965
Clerk
of Common Council
Clerk
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ORDINANCE 4790 -65
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 4, CHAPTER 16
OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA, BEING ORDINANCE 4329 AND
REPEALING PORTIONS THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINED
BY THE COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH
BEND, INDIANA.
SECTION 1. Maintenance, etc., prohibited.
That Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 35 of the Municipal Code
of the City of South Bend, Indiana be and hereby is amended so as
to read as follows: It shall be unlawful for the occupant, tenant,
or owner, or the agent of any such owner, of any lot, place or
area within the City of South Bend, Indiana to permit or allow to
remain on such lot, place or area, or upon the sidewalks or alley-
ways abutting the same, any weeds, grass, or deleterious unhealthful
growths over 12 inches high or other noxious matter that may be
growing, lying, or located thereon.
SECTION 2. Notice to occupant, tenant or owner, or agent of owner.
Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 36 of the Municipal Code of
the City of South Bend is hereby amended so as to read as follows:
the Health Department is hereby authorized and empowered to give
five (5) days' notice in writing to the occupant, tenant, owner,
op, the agent of any owner of aray lot, place or area within the
City of South Bend, Indiana to cut, destroy, or remove any weeds,
grass or deleterious unhealthful growths over 12 inches high or
other noxious matter found lying or located on any such property
or upon the sidewalks or alleyways abutting the same. Such notice
shall be addressed to any such person at his last known address.
SECTION 3. Offense -- declaration of nuisance.
Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 37 is hereby repealed and the
following substituted therefore: the failure, neglect or refusal
of any occupant, or tenant or owner, or agent of any owner to
comply with any notice served upon such person pursuant to
Section 16 -36 of this Ordinance shall constitute a violation of
this Ordinance and each day's failure, neglect or refusal shall
constitute a separate offense.
It is hereby declared that the permitting or allowing to
remain on any lot, place or area or upon the sidewalks or alley-
ways abutting the same any weeds, grass, or deleterious unhealthful
growths over 12 inches high or other noxious matter shall constitute
a public nuisance.
SECTION 4. Penalty.
Chapter 16, Article 4, Section 38 of the Municipal Code of
the City of South Bend, Indiana is amended so as to read as
follows: any occupant, tenant, owner, or agent of such owner of
any lot, place or area within the City of South Bend, Indiana who
violates any provision of this Article, after due notice is given
pursuant to Section 16 -36 of this Ordinance and fails to remove
weeds, grass or deleterious unhealthful growths over 12 inches
high or other noxious matter that may be growing, lying or located
within any such lot, place or area, or upon the sidewalks or alley-
ways abutting the same on conviction thereof shall be fined for
each offense not less than $20.00 nor more than $300.00. Each
violation shall constitute a separate and distinct offense.
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Your Committee of the Whole
to whom was referred "AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE 49 RHAPTER 16 OF THE
MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA, BEING ORDINANCE
4329 AND REPEALING PORTIONS THEREOF. BE IT ORDAINIED BY THE
COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTH BEND, INDIANA ".
WEED ORDINANCE.
Respectfully report that they have examined the matter and that in their opinion this ordinance go to the
Council as favorable.
Chairman