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Timestamp: 2019-04-20 05:05:12+00:00

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§ 239-2 Nuisances declared and prohibited.
§ 239-3 Inspection of premises.
§ 239-4 Abatement of nuisances.
§ 239-5 Recovery of costs by Board of Health.
§ 239-7 Violations and penalties.
Health and sanitation — See Ch. 192.
Noise — See Ch. 237.
Peace and good order — See Ch. 255.
Solid waste — See Ch. 300.
Streets and sidewalks — See Ch. 306.
Includes the Health Officer or other official authorized by the Board of Health to enforce this chapter.
Depositing, accumulating, or maintaining any matter or thing which serves as food for insects or rodents and to which they may have access or which serves or constitutes a breeding place or harborage for insects or rodents in or on any land, premises, building or other place.
All places and premises in this municipality shall be subject to inspection by the Board of Health or the enforcing official if the Board or that official has reason to believe that any section of this chapter is being violated.
It shall be unlawful for any person to hinder, obstruct, delay, resist or prevent the Board of Health or the enforcing official from having full access to any place or premises upon which a violation of this chapter is believed to exist.
Whenever a nuisance as declared by § 239-2 of this chapter is found on any plot of land, lot, right-of-way or any other private premises or place, notice in writing shall be given to the owner thereof to remove or abate the same within such time as shall be specified therein but not less than five days from the date of service thereof. A duplicate of the notice shall be left with one or more of the tenants or occupants of the premises or place. If the owner resides out of the state or cannot be so notified speedily, such notice shall be left at that place or premises with the tenant or occupant thereof, or posted on the premises, and such action shall be considered proper notification to the owner, tenant or occupant thereof.
Whenever a nuisance as declared by § 239-2 of this chapter is found on any public property or on any highway or any other public premises or place, notice in writing shall be given to the person in charge thereof to remove or abate the same within such time as shall be specified therein. If such person fails to comply with such notice within the time specified therein, the Board of Health may remove or abate such nuisance in the manner as hereinafter provided in the case of a like condition existing on a private premises or place.
If the owner, tenant or occupant, upon being notified as provided by this section, shall not comply with such notice within the time specified therein and fails to remove or abate such nuisance, the Board of Health shall proceed to abate the nuisance or may cause it to be removed or abated in a summary manner by such means as the board shall deem proper.
The Board of Health may institute an action at law to recover costs incurred by it in the removal or abatement of any nuisance as declared by § 239-2 from any person who shall have caused or allowed such nuisance to exist, or from any owner, tenant, or occupant of premises who, after notice and notification as herein provided, shall fail to remove and abate the same within the time specified in such notice.
The provisions of this chapter shall be enforced by the Board of Health or the enforcing official who shall be appointed by the Board.
Violations of this chapter shall be punishable as provided in Chapter 1, Article III, General Penalty.

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