Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-02-25
ORDINANCE No. 362

ORDINANCE No. sG2
An Ordinance To Prohibit the
Erection, Construction and In
habitation Of Undesirable, I'm
slightly and Unsanitary Build
Within the Village of Port Gin
ton, Ohio.
Whereas, temporary housing
units, living quarters, buildings
ana structures for human habita-
ton have been and will continue
70 be erected within the Village of
l'c"t Clinton, Ohio, unless other
wise prohibited.
Now, therefore, be it ordained
by the Courcil of the Village of
Tort clinton, Ohio,
,nis Ssc:t, .,t,p n One One. That it shall be
corporation to erect or construct,
or cause to be erected or con-
structrd, to move or cause to be
moVtd, on, onto, or within land or
property situated within the Viii
lagr OF Fort Clinton, Ohio, any
building, house, shed, garage, or
other structure adaptable to human
haDitatiCh until a permit for erect
ing, constructing or moving there
on s'.ch. house, building, shed,
been issned for such purpose by
the Clerk of the Village of Port
Clinton, Ohio.
Section Two. For the purpose of
this ordinance, the moving of any
previously constructed house, build
ing, shed, garage or other struc-
ture onto property situated within
the Village of Port Clinton, Ohio,
shall be deemed as the construc-
tion of such structure upon the
premises situated within the Viii
lage of Port Clinton, Ohio. Prior
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" structure onto premises within the
Village OF Port Clinton, Ohio, a
building permit must first be OBJ
tanned from the Clerk of the Vii
lage of Port Clinton, Ohio, as pro-
vided In Section One herein.
Section Three. The clerk of the
Village of Port Clinton, Ohio, shall
not issue such building permit un-
less and until plans and specifica-
tions for such erection or con-
Of said Clerk, nor shall said Clerk
issue such building permit until
the plans for which such permit
is issued have been approved by the
Building Committee of the Council
of the village of Port Clinton,
Ohio.
Section Four Said plans re-
ferred to in Section Three above
shall be permanently kept by the
Clerk of the Village of Port Clin-
ton, Ohio, and the failure of any
person, persons, firm or corpora
pliance with the plans upon which
any permit is issued, shall i'm
mediately and forthwith invalidate
such permit and render the same
null and void and of no effect.
Section Five. No house, build
ture adaptable for human habi-
tation shall be available or used
for human habitation unless
provded pna until within there such has stpScn Resn
tare at least one inside toilet and
until a connection has been made
for such structure with the sani-
tary sewer system of the Village
Of Port Clinton, Ohio.
Section til IN Six No house; ots build build
ture within the. Village of Port
habitation unless and until such
structure has been provided with
not less than two t2) doors for
ingress and egress.
Section Seven. 1t shall be un-
maintain within the corporate lin
its of the Village of Port Clinton
any soc,;ds outside s,tSt toilet S or PRIV PRIV ,,a
ing, shed, garage or other struc-
ture within the Village of Port
Clinton shall be used for human
habitation or occupancy unless
and until there has been provided
and installed therein necessary
connections and means for the
furnishing of running water in
said structure.
Section Nine. No house, build
ing, shed, garage or other struc-
ture within the Village of Port
Clinton, Ohio, shall be used for
human habitation or occupancy
unless such structure is placed
upon permanent foundation.
Section Ten. No person, per-
sons, firm or corporation that
this ordinance without first OBJ
tanning a building permit from the
Clerk of the Village of Port Clin-
ton, Ohio, or whoever shall violate
any other provision of this ordiS
nance shall be deemed guilty of
misdemeanor and upon convic-
ton thereof shall be fined not less
than Twenty-Five Dollars (S2H 0oN
nor more than Five Hundred Dol
lars s54ooO for of each a,s such i1iaefi of
construction. erection or illegal
human habitation shall be deemed
separate and complete offense.
Section Eleven. Any ordinance
, or ordinances or part or parts
thereof in conflict with this ordi-
nance be and the same are hereby
repealed. .
Section Twelve. Should any sec
tion or provision of this ordinance
or part thereof be decided by the
courts to be unconstitutional or
invalid the same shall not effect
the validity of this ordinance as a
whole or any part thereof, other
than the part so deemed to be un-
constitutional.
Section Thirteen. This ordinance
is deemed necessary for the preser-
vation of tho health. morals. well
fare and safety of the people of
the Village Of Port Clinton, Ohio,
and is hereby declared to be an
emergency measure and shall go
into immediate effect.
Pc ssn,. -e',-.,,~~v % 1919
CARL PECKER Mavor.
I, PATTT. SCHMTTT.
praSidept of Council