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Timestamp: 2019-08-22 18:11:33
Document Index: 358660285

Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 215', '§ 215', '§ 215', '§ 215', '§2', '§3', '§4', '§5']

City of Kearney, MO Weeds, Debris or Other Vegetation
Ch 145 Procedures For Purchasing and Selection of Professional Services
Ch 210 Ordinance Violations
Ch 215 Art II Weeds, Debris or Other Vegetation
§ 215.050 Debris Defined.
§ 215.060 Notice.
§ 215.070 Abatement of Nuisance.
§ 215.080 Violation Is An Ordinance Violation — Penalty.
Ch 230 Public Parks and Recreation Areas
Ch 232 Public Tree Care
Ch IV Snow Emergency Routes
Ch V Weight Restrictions
Ch VI Turning Regulations
Ch 500 Building Codes and Building Permits
Ch 515 Swimming Pools, Spas and Similar Facilities
Ch 520 Sewers
Ch 525 Additional Building Regulations
Ch 615 Adult Business Regulations
City of Kearney, MO / Public Health, Safety and Welfare / Nuisances
Article II Weeds, Debris or Other Vegetation
Section 215.050 Debris Defined.
Section 215.060 Notice.
Section 215.070 Abatement of Nuisance.
Section 215.080 Violation Is An Ordinance Violation — Penalty.
[Ord. No. 756-97 §2, 11-4-1997]
Any condition on any lot or land that has the presence of debris of any kind is hereby declared to be a public nuisance, subject to abatement. "Debris" includes weed cuttings, cut and fallen trees and shrubs, overgrown vegetation and noxious weeds which are seven (7) inches or more in height, rubbish and trash, lumber not piled or stacked twelve (12) inches off the ground, rocks or bricks, tin, steel, parts of derelict cars or trucks, broken furniture and/or any flammable material. The word "debris" also includes any other material which is found on any lot or land that is unhealthy or unsafe, provided (1) that it is described in detail in the notice that is required in Section 215.060 below, and (2) that the definition is not challenged by requesting a formal hearing as provided in Section 215.060 below.
[Ord. No. 756-97 §3, 11-4-1997]
Enforcement of this Article shall be the responsibility of the Community Development Director. Enforcement shall commence by providing notice to the owner of the property of the nuisance condition existing on his/her/its property. The notice may be delivered by personal service, by certified mail, or by ordinary mail. (If sent by ordinary mail, there will be a rebuttable presumption that the letter was delivered five (5) days after the date it was sent.)
The notice shall generally describe the nature of the nuisance, the location of the property (using the mailing or popular address rather than a legal description, when reasonably possible to do so), and ordering the property owner to, within a period of seven (7) days from the receipt of the notice, abate the nuisance.
Any owner who wishes to challenge the order of abatement may do so, provided that within the seven (7) day period he/she/it requests a hearing on the validity of the order under the State Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 536, RSMo. If no such request is made within that time period, the order becomes final and is not subject to challenge elsewhere. If such request is made, the hearing shall be conducted by the Board of Aldermen.
The request for a hearing must be in writing, but otherwise no particular formality is required. Notice to the property owner of his/her/its right to request such hearing shall be given by including a copy of this Article with any notice sent under authority of this Section. Once a request for a hearing is received, the hearing shall be conducted in accordance with the "contested case" provisions of the State Administrative Procedure Act. The City Attorney shall represent the City at such a hearing.
[Ord. No. 756-97 §4, 11-4-1997]
If the nuisance is present on the property seven (7) days after receipt of the notice by the property owner, the enforcement officer shall cause the same to be abated. (The costs of abatement may include a fee for the City's costs in administering this Article, which fee shall not exceed $100.00.) The enforcement official shall certify the cost of such abatement to the City Clerk or other officer in charge of finance who shall cause the certified cost to be included in a special tax bill or added to the annual real estate tax bill, at the collecting official's option, and shall be collected in the same manner and procedure as for collecting real estate taxes.
[Ord. No. 756-97 §§5 — 6, 11-4-1997]
An owner who fails to remove a nuisance within seven (7) days of being notified to do so by the notice/abatement order described in Section 215.050 above shall be guilty of an ordinance violation and may (at the option of the City) be charged in Municipal Court with the ordinance violation of "failure to abate a nuisance".
Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall upon conviction be fined a sum not in excess of two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).