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HomeMy WebLinkAboutD-89 Snow/Weeds Removal ORDINANCE NO. D-89. AN ORDINANCE REQUIRING THE REMOVAL OF SNOW FROM SIDEWALKS ABUTTING BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND THE CUTTING OF HIGH WEEDS AND GRASS AND THE REMOVAL OF DEBRIS AND RUBBISH FROM BETWEEN SIDEWALKS AND STREETS ABUTTING BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS AND FROM VACANT LOTS AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CO~ON COUNCIL of the City of Carme 1, to-wit: ~ ~ HED~E~ Ri~Eli~ ~ ~4LT~ ~ IND. 1. That the owner or owners of real estate used for business purposes within the corporate limits of the City of Carmel where said owner or owners actually occupy said real estate, and/or the tenants occupying said real estate, are herewith required to remove accumulated snow from the sidewalks abutting said real estate by 12 o'clock noon of any day, except Sundays or legal holidays, that snow has accumulated on said sidewalks within the previous twenty-four hour period. 2. Persons failing to comply with the provisions of Section 1 of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $10.00 and costs for each offense. 3. It is herewith further ordained that the owners of real estate located within the corporate limits of the City of Carmel shall be required to cut high weeds and grass and remove debris and rubbish from said real estate within five days after reoeiving written notice of such requirement from the Building Commissioner of the City of Carmel, and which notice shall be made by registered mail or personal or copy service upon the landowner if he is a resident of the City of Carmel, or by registered mail addressed to his last known address if he is a non-resident of the~City of Carmel. 4. It is further ordained that any owner of real estate located within the corporate limits of the City of Carmel and/or the tenant residing therein shall be required to cut high weeds and grass, and remove debris and rubbish from the area between streets and sidewalks adjacent to said real estate within five days after reoeiving written notice of such requirement from the Building Commissioner of the City of Carmel, and which notice shall be made by registered mail or personal or copy service upon the landowner or tenant if he is a resident of the City of Carmel or by registered mail addressed to his last known address if he is a non-resident of the City of Carmel. 5. Persons failing to comply with the provisions of Section 3 or 4 of this Ordinance shall be subject to a maximum fine of $10.00 and costs for each day of such non-compliance after receipt of notice as required in said Sections. 6. It is further ordained that Ordinance No. D-8 passed by the Town Board of Trustees of the Town of Carmel, Indiana on the 24th day of February, 1914 is herewith repealed. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage and publication for two consecutive weeks pursuant to State statute. Dated this /J~ day of March, 1976. Peggy Lou Smith Presioing Officer STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF HAMILTON SS: I, Peggy Lou Smith, hereby Certify that I am the duly elected and acting Clerk-Treasurer of the City of Carmel, Indiana, and that the attached Ordinance Was duly adopted by the Common Council of said City on the /~ day of March, 1976.