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O-58-172 .. . ORDINANCE NO. l7~ AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE USE OF SPRAY OR DUSTING MATERIALS HA VING PARATHION THEREIN WITHIN THE TERRITORIAL BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY O~ CLERMONT, LAKE COUNTY, FLORIDA; PROVIDING FOR PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION OF THIS ORDINANCE, AND OTHER MATTERS RELATING THERETO. WHEREAS, after due investigation the City Council of the City of Clermont was found, (a) that parathion in sprays and dusting materials is being increasingly used on citrus trees, lawns, flowers or shrubs in the City of Clermont; (b) that parathion is toxic; (c) that the City has no Ordinance re- gulating or restricting the use of parathion; and, (d) in order to protect the general health and welfare of property owners and those living within said City, an Ordinance regu- lating and restricting its use, must, of necessity and as an emergency, be passed; therefore. BE IT ORDAINED AND ESTABLISHED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CLERMONT: ... SECTION I. Hereafter no citrus trees, lawns, flowers or shrubs shall be sprayed or dusted with any spray or dusting material that contains any parathion on any property within the City of Clermont, if said citrus trees, lawns, flowers or shrubs are within 100 feet of any adjoining street, sidewalk, alleyway, driveway or any property upon which one or more persons, firms or corporations occupy same as a residence and/or business. However, nothing herein contained shall pre- vent a citrus grove, within said City Limits, from being sprayed or dusted with a material containing parathion provided a "buffer zone" is created by not spraying or dusting with any materials containing parathion within 100 feet of any street, sidewalk, alleyway, driveway, or any property upon which any person, firm or corporation occupy same as a residence and/or business. SECTION II. Every parcel of property within the City of Clermont, so sprayed or dusted, must be posted every fifty (50) feet, on all four sides, notifying the general public to the .. . effect that said property has been sprayed with said toxic dust or spray material and said posting or warning signs must remain thereon for a period of at least one week from the date so sprayed or disted. SECTION III. All persons, firms or corporations who, in any manner, would come within or under any of the provi- sions and penalties of this Ordinance, are hereby charged with full notice of the purpose, provisions and penalties hereof. SECTION IV. Any person, firm or corporation violating any part of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine of not less than $~.OO nor more than $500.00, or by imprisonment for a period of not more than sixty (60) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment as the Judge of the Municipal Court of the City of Clermont, in his just discretion, may impose. SECTION V. This Ordinance is passed as an emergency measure and the said Council, does by the vote by which this Ordinance is passed, hereby declare that an emergency exists which makes it imperative that this Ordinance become effective forthwith in order that the public health, welfare and safety of all persons within the City of Clermont might be most effect- ively protected and otherwise provided for. THIS Ordinance, therefore, shall become effective immed- iately upon its passage and all Ordinances or parts of Ordin- ances in conflict with this Ordinance or any part thereof, are hereby expressly repealed! - - - - ~ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - . - . - - - . PASSED by the City Council at its Adjourned Regular Heeting held on December 18, 1958, in the City of Clermont. Florida. &t~~nci1 ,! ATTEST 1 d '/'~?/;>'A-' \.. ( / City Clerk - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . - - - - - '. - - - ~ -- - - - - - - - V / :: ~ - : "'-....: ~ '~,.:-- ~~,\"... -2- RECEIVED AND APPROVED by me, this December 18, 1958. .. ~~ }iayor - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - e E R T I FIe ATE The foregoing Ordinance was posted in accordance with the Charter and Ordinances of the City of Clermont. DATED, January 19 , 1959 i ._ ,'...... -~ ------ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - . -3-