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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-113 ORDINANCE NO.... AN ORDINANCE relating to public health and sanitation; providing for the regulation and disposition of accumulations of garbage and refuse and the abatement thereof; imposing liens for the abatement thereof; repealing Section 2 of Ordinance No B-1523 and all other ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict here-. , with and declaring an emergency. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY OP YAKIMA: Section i. It ehall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to throw, place or scatter any garbage, rubbish ashes, trash or other refuse, over or upon any premises, street or alley, either public or private, or adjacent thereto, and either with or without the intent to later remove or burn the same; or to suffer or permit, from the accumulation of refuse, any premises, owned, occupied or Controlled by such person, firm or corporation to become or remain offensive, unsanitary, unsightly, unsafe to public health, or hazardous to fire. Section 2, It shall be the duty of the City Manager of the City of Yakima to give notice in Writing to the owner or agent of the owner of any premises, street or alley, either public or private, upon which there has been thrown, placed or scattered any garbage, rubbieh, ashes, trash or other refuse, and on which premises such accumulation of refuse has become offensive, unsan1- tary, unsightly, unsafe to public health or hazardous to fire, requiring such owner or agent to remove any 'such accumulation of refuse within a reasonable time, which shall be specified in said notice. Said notice shall further contain an estimate of the cost of the work to be done and shall state that in the event such work : not done within the time specified in the notice that the City of Yakima will proceed to remove such accumulation of refuse without further notice, and that the expense of so removing will be charged to the owner of the premises, and a lien for such expense imposed upon the property. Section 3. Whenever aty such property is owaed by a non- resident of the City of Yakima and such owner has no known agent in the City of Yakima, or the owner of such property is unknown, the notice provided for in Section 2 hereof shall be served by posting a copy thereof in a conspicuous place on the property, and by publication of such notice once in the official newspaper of the City of Yakima at least fifteen (15) days prior to the 410 time specified in the notice for the removal of such acoumulated refuse. Section 4, In the event the accumulation of refuse has not been removed from the premises in accordance with the notice provided for herein, the city Manager of the City of Yakima shall cause the accumulation of refuse to be removed by the City and shall file with the City Treasurer of the City of Yakima a statement containing the amount of the expense of the work one a description of the lot or parcel of land affected and shall direct the City Treasurer to proceed with the collection. Section 5. When the statement provided for in Section 4 hereof is filed with the City Treasurer, the City Treasurer shall immediately file with the Auditor of the County of Yakima 111 - 2 - • a Notice of Claim of Lien in substantially the following form Notice of Claim of Lien City of Yakima vs. 9 reputed owner NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Yakima, Washington, has and claims a lien against the following described property in the City of Yakima, County of Yakima, State of Washington, to-wit: (here insert legal description of property) for expenses incurred by the. City for the removal of an accumu- lation of refuse from said property in the amount of together with interest thereon at the rate of 6% per aig52776E and after the aa (qape of performing until paid. DATED CITY OF YAXIMA BY MITT.2747BWE:'" and shall proceed to collect the same in the same manner and within the time Provided for the foreclosure of labor and materialmenls liens under the laws of the State of Washington. Section 6. Section 2 of Ordinance No. B-1523 is hereby repealed, and all other ordinances and parts of ordinances of the City of Yakima in conflict herewith are hereby repealed: PROVInD, That the repeal of the ordinances or parts of ordinances effectuated by the enactment hereof shall not be construed as abating any actions now pending under or by virtue of such ordinance or as discontinuing, abating, modifying or altering any penalty accruing • 3 a. • or to accrue, or as affecting the liability of any person, firm or corporation or as waiving any right of the City of Yakima under any section or provision existing at the time of the passage of this ordinance. Section 7. This ordinance is one to provide for the immediate preservation of the public peace 9 property, health and safety of the people of the City of Yakima, and an emergency is hereby declared to exist and this ordinance shall be in full force and effect immediately upon its passage, approval and publication as provided by law and the City Charter, PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL, signed and approved this day of May 1960. AP - 110 11111/ . • r ATTEST: O y Olork Am. lip 4 —