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BILL NO. 17
ORDINANCE NO. 1702
AN ORDINANCE TO REPEAL CHAPTER 4, TITLE VIII OF THE MUNICIPAL
CODE OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL, COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO
AND ADD A NEW CHAPTER 4, TITLE VIII, SECTIONS 1 TO 6 WITH
REGARD TO WEEDS; REPEALING ALL ORDINANCES, RESOLUTIONS, OR
PARTS THEREOF IN CONFLICT HEREWITH.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL OF CALDWELL,
COUNTY OF CANYON, STATE OF IDAHO:
Section 1: That Chapter 4, Title VIII, Sections 1 through
3 be repealed.
Section 2. That a new Chapter 4, Title VIII, Sections 1
through 6 be added as follows:
8 -4 -1: DEFINITION: Undesirable plant growth that is unkept,
unsightly, deleterious and /or injurious to the public. Weeds include
noxious weeds, grasses, unkept bushes, and any plant meeting this
description.
8 -4 -2: WEEDS TO BE DESTROYED: Every person residing, doing
business, owning, managing, renting or leasing property within the
City limits of Caldwell shall be required to keep weeds over eight
inches (8 ") in height (see definition herein), continuously cut
down, weeded out, removed or destroyed. This shall not only include
all weeds on private property, but weeds situated on public property
adjacent to or contiguous with private property including areas behind
curbs, sidewalks, parking areas, and property to the center of alleys
and ditches.
8 -4 -3: CITY MAY CAUSE CLEAN UP OF WEEDS AND CHARGE AGAINST
PROPERTY: Every person owning, managing, occupying, renting, leasing,
or using property within the City limits of Caldwell shall keep weeds
over eight inches (8 ") in height continuously destroyed, weeded out
and cut down. The Mayor or City Council may five days after notice,
cause weed removal, obliteration or cutting as often as necessary, on
lots, lands or premises not in compliance. The expenses of such work
shall be assessed against the property involved as general taxes and
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collectible as other general State, County and Municipal taxes.
8 -4 -4: PENALTY FOR VIOLATIONS: Any person owning, managing,
or occupying any lots, lands or premises within such incorporated
limits of the City who shall, after notice, fail, refuse or neglect
to continuously keep weeded out, cut down, obliterated or destroyed,
the herein described weeds, grasses and growths in the manner
prescribed in accordance with the provisions of Section 8 -4 -2, shall
be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor.
8 -4 -5: EACH FIVE DAYS SEPARATE OFFENSE: Each and every five (5)
days any such person mentioned and described herein shall fail, refuse
or neglect to comply with the provisions of this Chapter shall constitute
a separate and distinct offense against the provisions of this Chapter,
and each of such separate offenses shall be punishable as provided by
the provisions entitled "Penalty for Violations ".
8 -4 -6: GRANT OF AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY LABOR: The Mayor and
City Council of the City are hereby given the power and authority to
employ such labor as is necessary to carry out the provisions of this
Chapter and allow the bills therefor.
Section 3. All ordinances or parts of ordinances inconsistent
herewith are hereby repealed.
Section 4. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its passage, approval, and publication according to law.
PASSED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS 5th
DAY OF August 1985.
DAY OF
ATTEST:
APPROVED BY THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF CALDWELL THIS 5th
August ,1985.
City Clerk