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Timestamp: 2019-04-21 21:01:27+00:00

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8.12.050 Disposal of diseased animal carcass.
8.12.055 Graffiti removal fund and graffiti removal.
8.12.060 Compliance, authority and administration.
A. “Abate” means to repair, replace, remove, destroy or otherwise remedy the condition in question by such means and in such manner and to such an extent as the enforcement officer, in his or her judgment, determines is necessary in the interest of the general health, safety and welfare of the community.
B. “Building materials” means and includes lumber, plumbing materials, wallboard, sheet metal, plaster, brick, cement, asphalt, concrete block, roofing material, cans of paint and similar materials.
C. “Enforcement officer” means the code enforcement officer in the Burlington police department or any alternate designated by the chief of police.
D. “Garbage” means all discarded putrescible waste matter, including small dead animals weighing not over 15 pounds, but not including sewage or human or animal excrement.
E. “Graffiti” means the defacing, damaging or destroying by spraying of paint or marking of ink, chalk, dye or other similar substances on public or private buildings, structures, vehicles and places.
F. “Graffiti abatement” means the abatement procedure which identifies graffiti, issues notices to the property owner to abate the graffiti, and cures in the absence of response.
G. “Litter” means refuse such as, but not limited to, disposable packages and containers susceptible of being dropped, discarded or otherwise disposed of upon any property.
H. “Premises” means any building, lot, parcel, real estate or land or portion of land whether improved or unimproved, including adjacent sidewalks and parking strips.
I. “Refuse” means either garbage or rubbish or both garbage and rubbish, and includes litter.
J. “Responsible person” means any agent, lessee or other person occupying or having charge or control of any premises, except the owner.
K. “Rubbish” means all discarded nonputrescible waste matter. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
A. The existence of any weeds, trash, dirt, filth, the carcass of any animal, waste, shrubs, accumulation of lawn or yard trimmings or other offensive matter.
B. The existence of any dead, diseased, infested or dying tree that may constitute a danger to street trees, streets or portions thereof.
2. Visibility on or free use of or access to such improvements.
D. The planting, setting, placing or installation of any shrub, bush or tree in any public parking strip or other public place except on approval of the city supervisor. The following trees are prohibited in any public parking strip: poplar, willow, cottonwood, fruit woods (except ornamental type), nut trees, ailanthus, mountain ash and Oregon or big leaf maple.
E. The existence of any vines or climbing plants growing into or over any street tree, or any public hydrant, pole or transformer, or the existence of any shrub, vine or plant growing on, around or in front of any hydrant, standpipe, sprinkler system connection or any other appliance or facility provided for fire protection purposes in such a way as to obscure the view thereof or impair the access thereto.
F. The existence of any accumulation of materials or objects in a location when the same endangers property, safety or constitutes a fire hazard.
G. The existence of a sidewalk or portion of a sidewalk adjacent to any premises which is out of repair, and in a condition to endanger persons or property, or in a condition to interfere with the public convenience in the use of such sidewalk.
H. The burning or disposal of refuse, sawdust or any other material without a permit.
I. The existence of any obstruction to a street, alley, crossing or sidewalk, and any excavation in or under any street, alley, crossing or sidewalk, which is by ordinance prohibited, or which is made without lawful permission, or which, having been made by lawful permission, is kept and maintained after the purpose thereof has been accomplished, and for an unreasonable length of time.
8. Any litter, refuse, rubbish or garbage.
K. The depositing or burning or causing to be deposited or burned in any street, alley, sidewalk, park, parkway or other public place which is open to travel, of any hay, straw, paper, wood, boards, boxes, leaves, manure or other rubbish or material.
3. Make lawful any such storage or keeping when it is prohibited by other ordinances or laws.
M. The existence of any fence or other structure or thing on private property abutting or fronting upon any public street, sidewalk or place which is in a sagging, leaning, fallen, decayed or other dilapidated or unsafe condition.
N. The existence or maintenance on any premises of a storage area, junkyard or dumping ground for the wrecking or disassembling of automobiles, trucks, trailers, house trailers, boats, tractors or other vehicle or machinery of any kind, or for the storing or leaving of worn out, wrecked, inoperative or abandoned automobiles, trucks, trailers, house trailers, boats, tractors or other vehicle or machinery or any major parts thereof.
O. The existence on any premises of any abandoned or unused well, cistern or storage tank without first demolishing or removing from the city such storage tank or securely closing and barring any entrance or trapdoor thereto or without filling any well or cistern or capping the same with sufficient security to prevent access thereto by children.
P. The existence on any premises, in a place accessible to children, of any unattended and/or discarded icebox, refrigerator or other large appliance.
Q. The existence of any drainage onto or over any sidewalk or public pedestrian way.
R. The existence or maintenance of graffiti, and other defacement of public and private property, including walls, rocks, bridges, buildings, fences, gates, vehicles, signs, road surfaces and other structures, trees, and all other real and personal property within the city.
S. The existence of any strong or offensive odor at the property line, including but not limited to rotting or decaying fish or other dead animals, rotting garbage, animal manure, strong chemical smells, and other strong or offensive odors.
T. Any other activity which has been declared a public nuisance by ordinances of the city as they currently exist or may hereafter be amended. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
A. It is a violation of this chapter for any responsible person or owner to permit, maintain, suffer, carry on or allow, upon any premises or in any lake, river, stream, drainage way or wetlands, any of the acts or things declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance.
B. It is unlawful for any person to create, maintain, carry out or do any of the acts or things declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance.
C. It is a violation of this chapter for anyone to fail to comply with any notice, complaint or order issued in accordance with this chapter.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person to write, paint, or draw upon any wall, rock, bridge, building, fence, gate, vehicle, sign, road surface or other structure, tree, or other real or personal property, either publicly or privately owned, any drawing, inscription, figure or mark of the type which is commonly known and referred to as “graffiti” within the city. Violation of this section shall be considered a misdemeanor and shall be punishable as set forth in chapter 1.24 BMC. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
A. It shall be the duty of the enforcement officer to enforce this chapter. The enforcement officer may call upon the police, fire, health or other appropriate city departments to assist in enforcement.
B. Upon presentation of proper credentials, the enforcement officer or duly authorized representative of the officer may, with the consent of the owner or occupier of a building or premises, or pursuant to a lawfully issued inspection warrant, enter at reasonable times any building or premises subject to the consent or warrant to perform the duties imposed by the nuisance code.
C. The nuisance code shall be enforced for the benefit of the health, safety and welfare of the general public, and not for the benefit of any particular person or class of persons.
D. It is the intent of this nuisance code to place the obligation of complying with its requirements upon the owner or responsible person for the condition of the land and buildings within the scope of this code.
E. No provisions of or term used in this code is intended to impose any duty upon the city or any of its officers or employees which would subject them to damages in civil action.
F. It is unlawful for any responsible person or owner to permit, maintain, suffer, carry on or allow, upon any premises or in any lake, river, stream, drainage way or wetlands, any of the acts or things declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance.
G. It is unlawful for any person to create, maintain, carry on or do any of the acts or things declared by this chapter to be a public nuisance.
H. It is unlawful for anyone to deposit, throw, keep or place any garbage, rubbish, refuse or litter on any property, public or private, or in any public place except in garbage cans, or detachable containers where authorized, placed on private property or placed on the street or alley for collection when necessary, authorized or required. The owner or responsible person who is responsible for the condition of private property shall be responsible for removing any unlawful garbage, rubbish, refuse and litter. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
Every person owning or having in charge any animal that has died or been killed on account of disease shall immediately bury the carcass thereof at least three feet underground at a place approved by the city health officer, or cause the same to be consumed by fire. No person shall sell or offer to sell or give away the carcass of any animal which died or was killed on account of disease. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
A. The city hereby creates a graffiti removal fund which will accept donations or fines levied for violations of the graffiti provisions of this code. The funds shall be for supplies for the removal of graffiti.
B. Whenever the enforcement officer determines that graffiti exists on any public or private buildings, structures, vehicles and places which are visible to any person utilizing any public road, parkway, alley, sidewalk, or other right-of-way within the city, and when seasonable temperatures permit the painting of exterior surfaces, the enforcement officer shall cause a notice to be issued that there is graffiti and that the graffiti must be removed within 10 days of the notice, or the city will remove the graffiti using funds donated for that purpose.
C. Upon failure of persons to comply with the notice by the designated date, or such continued date thereafter as the enforcement officer approves, the enforcement officer is authorized and directed to cause the graffiti to be abated by the city or by private contract, and the city or its private contractor is expressly authorized to enter upon the premises for such purposes. All reasonable efforts to minimize damage from such entry shall be taken by the city, and any paint used to obliterate or cover graffiti shall be as close as practicable to the background color(s). If the enforcement officer provides for the removal of the graffiti, the city shall not authorize nor undertake to provide for the painting or repair of any more extensive area than the area where the graffiti is located.
D. Property owners may consent in advance to city entry onto private property for graffiti removal purposes. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
In order to discourage public nuisances and otherwise promote compliance with this chapter, the director may, in response to field observations, determine that violations of this chapter have occurred or are occurring, and may utilize any of the compliance provisions contained in chapter 1.44 BMC. (Ord. 1852 § 2 (Exh. B), 2018).
Prior legislation: Ords. 1148, 1207 and 1352.

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