CHAPTER VIII. HEALTH AND WELFARE

 


ARTICLE 1. HEALTH OFFICER.. 3

8-101. Health officer; position created. 3

8-102. City health officer; duties. 3

ARTICLE 2. HEALTH NUISANCES. 4

8-201. Nuisances unlawful; defined. 4

8-202. Enforcing officer; defined. 4

8-203. Same; duties. 5

8-204. Complaints; inquiry and inspection. 5

8-205. Right of entry. 5

8-206. Notice of violation and service thereof. 5

8-207. Same; contents. 6

8-208. Failure to comply; penalty. 6

8-209. Abatement by city; procedure. 6

8-210. Hearing. 7

8-211. Authorization to contract for services. 7

8-212. Site to be made safe. 8

8-213. Assessment, funding, and payment of costs. 8

8-214. Disposition of moneys received. 9

8-215. Immediate hazard. 9

8-216. Notice to owner. 9

8-217. Severability. 9

ARTICLE 3. ENVIRONMENTAL CODE. 10

8-301. Title. 10

8-302. Legislative finding of fact. 10

8-303. Purpose. 10

8-304. Rules of construction. 10

8-305. Definitions. 10

8-306. Public officer. 11

8-307. Enforcement standards. 12

8-308. Unlawful acts. 12

8-309. Notice. 12

8-310. Penalty. 13

8-311. Abatement. 13

8-312. Hearing before governing body. 14

8-313. Appeals. 14

8-314. Construction. 14

ARTICLE 4. JUNKED MOTOR VEHICLES ON PRIVATE PROPERTY   15

8-401. Findings of governing body. 15

8-402. Definitions. 15

8-403. Nuisances unlawful; defined; exceptions. 15

8-404. Public officer. 16

8-405. Complaints; inquiry and inspection. 16

8-406. Right of entry. 16

8-407. Notice. 16

8-408. Same; contents. 17

8-409. Failure to comply; penalty. 17

8-410. Abatement. 17

8-411. Hearing. 18

8-412. Disposition of vehicle. 18

ARTICLE 5. WEEDS. 19

8-501. Weeds to be removed. 19

8-502. Definitions. 19

8-503. Public officer. 19

8-504. Notice to remove. 19

8-505. Abatement; assessment of costs. 20

8-506. Right of entry. 20

8-507. Unlawful interference. 20

8-508. Noxious weeds. 21

ARTICLE 6. MINIMUM HOUSING CODE. 22

8-601. Title. 22

8-602. General. 22

8-603. Declaration of policy. 22

8-604. Definitions. 22

8-605. Duty of occupant or owner of occupied or unoccupied building and its premises or vacant premises. 24

8-606. Regulations for the use and occupancy of dwellings. 25

8-607. Maintenance and repair; dwellings. 27

8-608. Designation of unfit dwellings. 27

8-609. Designation of blighted premises (residential and nonresidential). 28

8-610. Designation of blighted buildings and premises (nonresidential). 29

8-611. Inspection of buildings and structures, and premises. 29

8-612. Notice of violations; procedures. 29

8-613. Public officer: authority. 30

8-614. Governing body; authority. 30

8-615. Order to correct and/or repair, remove or demolish. 30

8-616. Demolition by public officer; procedure and costs. 31

8-617. Conflict of laws; effect or partial invalidity. 31

8-618. Governing body; appeals. 31

8-619. Right of petition. 32

ARTICLE 7. RODENT CONTROL. 33

8-701. Definitions. 33

8-702. Building maintenance. 33

8-703. Notice to rat-stop; when city to do work. 33

8-704. Failure to comply. 33

8-705. Replace rat-stoppage. 34

8-706. Notice to eradicate rats. 34

8-707. Conditions conducive to harborage of rats. 34

8-708. Inspections. 34

ARTICLE 8. INSURANCE PROCEEDS FUND.. 35

8-801. Scope and application. 35

8-802. Lien created. 35

8-803. Same; encumbrances. 35

8-804. Same, pro rata basis. 35

8-805. Procedure. 35

8-806. Fund created; deposit of moneys. 36

8-807. Building inspector; investigation, removal of structure. 36

8-808. Removal of structure; excess moneys. 36

8-809. Same; disposition of funds. 37

8-810. Effect upon insurance policies. 37

8-811. Insurers; liability. 37

ARTICLE 9. LOUD SOUND AMPLIFICATION SYSTEMS IN MOTOR VEHICLES  38

8-901. Loud sound amplification systems; definitions. 38

8-902. Same; prohibited in motor vehicles. 38

8-903. Same; penalties. 38

ARTICLE 10. EROSION CONTROL. 39

8-1001.  Erosion controls required. 39

8-1002.  Erosion clean up. 39

8-1003.  Notice of Erosion Violation. 39

8-1004.  Notice to Abate. 39

8-1005.  Failure to Abate. 39

8-1006.  Abatement by City. 39

8-1007.  Assessment of Costs. 40

8-1008.  Assessment to Tax Rolls. 40

8-1009.  Other Means of Collection. 40

8-1010.  Penalty. 40

ARTICLE 11. PORTABLE STORAGE UNITS. 41

8-1101.  Purpose and intent. 41

8-1102.  Definitions. 41

8-1103.  Permit required. 41

8-1104.  Duration. 41

8-1105.  Location of placement. 41

8-1106.  Dimensions. 42

8-1107.  Maintenance. 42

8-1108.  Penalty. 42