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O R D IN A N C E # 1 .1 a aZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA - A M E N D M E N T (I) A n o rd in a n c e d e c la rin g c e rtain n u isan c e s, p re sc rib in g th e ir a b a te m e n t, a n d p ro v id in g fo r p e n a lty fo r th e c o n tin u a tio n th e re o f; a n d d e c la rin g a n e m e rg e n c y . T H E T O W N O F B U T T E F A L L S D O T H O R D A IN A S F O L L O W S : D E F IN IT IO N : P U B L IC N U IS A N C E m e an s a c o n d itio n o r p ra c tic e w h ic h is o ffe n siv e , u n sig h tly , o b n o x io u s o r a n n o y in g o r w h ic h is h a z a rd o u s to th e p u b lic h e a th a n d sa fe ty . S E C T IO N 1. E a c h o f th e fo llo w in g d e sc rib e d c o n d itio n s fo r re sid e n tial a n d b u sin e ss p ro p e rties sh a ll c o n s titu te a n u isan c e a n d sh a ll b e a b a te d in th e m a n n er p re sc rib e d h e re in . A . T h e o b stru c tio n o f sid ew a lk s b y p e rm ittin g sh a d e tre e s, o rn a m e n ta l tree s o r h e d g e s to g ro w in su c h a m a n n e r th a t th e c le a r sp a c e o v e r th e sid e w a lk sh a ll b e le ss th a n 7 fe e t fre e o f b ra n c h e s o r fo lia g e fo r th e fu ll w id th o f su c h w a lk . B . C e rta in p la n ts o r sh ru b s c o m m o n ly k n o w n a s p o iso n o a k o r p o iso n iv y . C . T h e a c c u m u la tio n o f a n y le a v es, n a ils, b ro k en g la ss, m e ta l, straw , b ru sh , a sh e s, p a p e r, sa w d u st, tra sh o r o th er d e b ris o n a n y stre e t o r a lley o r p u b lic p ro p e rty in th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls. E x c e p tio n s: fire w o o d , (stac k e d ) a n d u se a b le tim b er (sta c k e d ) if o n u n o b stru c ted a lley s o r stre ets a n d if a p p ro v e d b y th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls. F ire w o o d o r lu m b e r m u st b e re m o v e d w ith in 3 0 d a y s if n o tified b y th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls. D . A n y a c cu m u latio n o r c o lle c tio n o f m a n u re , w a ste , filth o r o th er d e lete rio u s su b sta n c e fro m w h ic h n o x io u s o r d isa g re e a b le o d o rs a rise o r w h ic h a re d e trim e n ta l to th e h e a lth o r c o m fo rt o f a n y p e rso n in th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls. E x c e p tio n : c o m p o st p ile s m u st b e c o n ta in e d w ith in a su ita b le c o n ta in e r...s e e E b e lo w . E . A n y m a n u re p ile , v a u lt, g a rb a g e p ile o r o th e r p la c e w h e re d e c ay in g o r d e le te rio u s su b sta n c e a re k e p t o r d isp o se d o f w h ic h is n o t se c u rely sc re e n e d o r o th e rw ise p ro tec ted a g a in st flies o r th e d isse m in atio n o f d isag re ea b le o d o rs. F . A n y p e rso n al p ro p e rty w h ich is a b a n d o n e d u p o n th e stre e ts, sid ew a lk s, o r a lle y s in th e T o w n o f B u tte F a lls. It sh a ll b e th e d u ty o f a n y T o w n P o lic e O ffic e r to n o tify th e la n d o w n e r o f th e v io latio n o f th is o rd in an c e in w ritin g b y re g iste re d m a il. L a n d o w n e r w ill h a v e te n (1 0 ) d a y s to re m e d y th is v io la tio n . If v io latio n h a s n o t b e e n re m e d ied w ith th e te n (1 0 ) d a y s a fte r re c e ip t o f th e w ritte n v io la tio n , la n d o w n e r w ill b e a ssesse d a $ 1 0 0 m in im u m fin e o r m a x im u m $ 2 5 0 fin e . T h is p ro c e d u re w ill b e re p e ate d u n til la n d o w n e r c o m p lies w ith th e o rd in a n ce . A n y m o n e y c o llec te d in fin e s w ill b e tu rn e d o v e r to th e g e n e ra l fu n d fo r th e u se o f th e to w n . H (a ). T h e a c c u m u la tio n , k e e p in g o r sto rin g o f a n y a u to m o b ile , m o to r tru c k , tra ile r, se m i-tra ile r, m o to rcy c le, m o to r h o m e , b o a t tra ile r, c a m p tra iler o r a n y se lf-p ro p e llin g v e h ic le o r m a ch in e o r fa rm m a c h in e ry re q u irin g a m o to r v e h ic le lic e n se b y th e S ta te o f O re g o n a n d n o t h a v in g a c u rre n t lic en se d isp la y e d th e re o n u p o n a n y stre e t o r a lle y o r o th er p u b lic p ro p e rty d e e m e d p rim a fa cie e v id e n c e o f th e a c cu m u la tio n , k e e p in g o r sto rin g th e re o f. H (b ). T h e a c c u m u la tio n , k e e p in g o r sto rin g o f a n y a u to m o b ile , m o to r tru c k , tra ile r, se m i-tra ile r, m o to rcy c le , m o to r h o m e , b o a t tra ile r, c a m p tra ile r o r a n y se lf-p ro p e llin g v e h ic le o r m a ch in e o r fa rm m a ch in e ry th e re o n u p o n a n y p riv a te p ro p e rty fo r th e p u rp o se o f re sale , sto rag e , w re c k in g d o w n , p a rtin g o u t o r re sto ratio n u n le ss c o n tain e d w ith in a b u ild in g , o r w ith in a 6 (six ) fo o t fe n c e o r c o v e re d w ith a c o m m e rc ia l c a r c o v e r o r e q u iv a le n t. B e d sh e e ts, c le a r o r b la ck p la stic w ill n o t b e c o n sid e re d to b e a c c e p ta b le c o v e ra g e . H (c ). A n y o th e r m a ch in e ry o r e q u ip m e n t w h e th e r m a n u fa c tu re d o r h a n d m a d e n o t re q u irin g a lice n se b y th e S ta te o f O re g o n u p o n a n y stree t o r a lle y o r th e a c c u m u la tio n , k e e p in g o r sto rin g o n p riv a te p ro p e rty u n le ss c o n fin e d a s sta te d in H (b ). E X C E R P T S F R O M S E C T IO N 2 , 3 A N D 4: It sh a ll b e th e d u ty o f th e T o w n P o lic e O ffice r u p o n h is d e te rm in a tio n th a t a n u isa n ce e x ists, a s se t fo rth in th is o rd in a n ce , to n o tify th e o w n e r, o c c u p a n t, a g e n t o r o th e r p e rso n in p o sse ssio n o f th e p ro p e rty u p o n w h ic h th e n u isa n ce e x ists. If th e o w n e r, o c c u p a n t, a g e n t o r o th e r p e rso n in p o sse ssio n o f th e p ro p e rty is k n o w n o r h is a d d re ss is n o t k n o w n , th e n th e T o w n P o lic e O ffice r sh a ll se n d a n o tic e b y re g istere d m a il to th e la st k n o w n a d d re ss o f su c h p e rso n in c h a rg e o f th e p ro p e rty . T h e c o n tin u a tio n o f a n y n u isa n c e b e y o n d th e p e rio d p re scrib ed fo r a b a te m e n t (1 0 d a y in c re m e n ts u p to 9 0 d a y s) sh a ll c o n stitu te a n o ffe n se a n d th e fin e in c re a se s., w ith th e T o w n ’ s rig h t to p la c e a lie n o n th e p ro p e rty . T h e o w n e r, o c c u p a n t, a g e n t o r p e rso n in p o sse ssio n o f th e p ro p e rty m a y a p p e a l to th e T o w n C o u n c il w ith in te n (1 0 ) d a y s a fte r re c e ip t o f n o tic e , if in th e ir o p in io n su c h n u isan c e d o e s n o t e x ist. T h is O rd in a n c e w a s p a ssed b y th e T o w n C o u n c il o n th e 2 2 nd d a y o f Ju ly 2 0 0 3 . A T T E S T : L o ri P a x to n , C ity R e c o rd e r M a y o r S te v e H a rv e y PAGE 3 ONMLKJIHGFED
