§ 12-11.1. Refuse and discarded items in the right-of-way.  


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  • (a)

    If the owner, person in control, or occupant of any private premises is dispossessed of said premises through any legal process such as, including but not limited to, a landlord-tenant or mortgage foreclosure proceeding, and, as a result, there exists an accumulation of refuse or discarded items on the adjacent right-of-way, the city shall notify the last known owner of such property as listed in the records of the city assessor that they have forty-eight (48) hours from the time of posting to remove said refuse and/or discarded items from the adjacent right-of-way.

    (b)

    Notice under (a) shall be served by posting a notice on a conspicuous place on the premises and by overnight mail.

    (c)

    If the last known owner shall fail to remove the litter within forty-eight (48) hours, after posting and mailing the notice, the city is hereby authorized to enter upon such premises and to remove the refuse, litter, or discarded items therefrom and/or the adjacent public right-of-way.

(Ord. No. 2015-20, § 2, 12-15-15)